title: Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
abstract: The investigation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection covered 111 red foxes from the Mazovian Province. Determination was based on PCR amplification of 16S rRNA gene and the portion of msp4 gene coding MSP4 major surface protein. The presence of A. phagocytophilum was found in 2.7 % of foxes.
authors.affiliation: W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland. grzgrz@twarda.pan.pl
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karbowiak
authors.forename: Bronislava
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vichova
authors.forename: Viktoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Majlathova
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hapunik
authors.forename: Branislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Petko
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005589:Foxes / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial