title: Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks: comparison of prevalences and partial 16S rRNA gene variants in urban, pasture, and natural habitats.
abstract: Urban, natural, and pasture areas were investigated for prevalences and 16S rRNA gene variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks. The prevalences differed significantly between habitat types, and year-to-year variations in prevalence and habitat-dependent occurrence of 16S rRNA gene variants were detected.
authors.affiliation: Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. evelyn.overzier@tropa.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Overzier
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Herb
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahling
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silaghi
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015995:Prevalence; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S