Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection of sika deer, Japan.
To determine whether Ehrlichia chaffeensis exists in Japan, we used PCR to examine blood from sika deer in Nara, Japan. Of 117 deer, 36 (31%) were infected with E. chaffeensis. The E. chaffeensis 16S rRNA base and GroEL amino acid sequences from Japan were most closely related to those of E. chaffeensis Arkansas.
Kawahara
Makoto
M
Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
Tajima
Tomoko
T
Torii
Harumi
H
Yabutani
Mitsutaka
M
Ishii
Joji
J
Harasawa
Makiko
M
Isogai
Emiko
E
Rikihisa
Yasuko
Y
D000818:Animals; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S