title: Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Anaplasma in Southwestern China based on 16S rRNA sequence.
abstract: To identify the species within the genus Anaplasma circulating among ruminants in the Southwest of China, we performed the phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of two Anaplasma isolates from cattle and seven from goats. The two sequences obtained from cattle strains belonged to the A. marginale cluster, whereas the other seven sequences from caprine strains formed two Anaplasma spp. clusters, which diverged earlier than the clusters of A. marginale, A. centrale and A. ovis. These results indicate that there are at least two Anaplasma species circulating among ruminants in Southwestern China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, 160 Xueyuan Road, Rongchang County, Chongqing 402460, China.
authors.forename: Zuoyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Zhiying
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rongqiong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000709:Anaplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006041:Goats; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S