title: Detection of Anaplasma sp. in Korean Native Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) on Jeju Island, Korea.
abstract: Anaplasma species are obligate intracellular pathogens that can cause tick-borne diseases in mammalian hosts. To date, very few studies of their occurrence in Korean native goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) have been reported. In the present study, we investigated Anaplasma infection of Korean native goats on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, and performed phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences. Our results showed that Anaplasma infection was found mostly in adult female goats. The phylogenetic tree revealed that the 7 sequences identified in Korean native goats could belong to Anaplasma sp. and were distinct from A. marginale, A. centrale, and A. ovis. The results indicated that the sequences identified to belong to Anaplasma were closely related to sequences isolated from goats in China and were clustered within the same group. To our knowledge, this is the first study to detect Anaplasma sp. infection in Korean native goats.
authors.affiliation: College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea.
authors.forename: Giyong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.affiliation: College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea.
authors.forename: Yu-Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong-Byoung
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
authors.forename: Do-Hyeon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea.
authors.forename: Jinho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea.
authors.forename: Bae-Keun
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Clinics, National Institute of Animal Science Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54875, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Gyu
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Seong
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000709:Anaplasma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006041:Goats; D062312:Islands; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: 16S rRNA gene; Anaplasma; Korean native goat; phylogenetic analysis