Molecular Detection of a New Anaplasma Species Closely Related to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Canine Blood from South Africa

Canine DNA samples from South Africa were found to contain 16S rRNA gene nucleotide and citrate synthase gene nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences that were most similar to Anaplasma phagocytophilum: 98%, 66%, and 69% similarity, respectively. This suggests that a new Anaplasma species closel...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005-06, Vol.43 (6), p.2934-2937
Main Authors: Inokuma, Hisashi, Oyamada, Maremichi, Kelly, Patrick J, Jacobson, Linda A, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Itamoto, Kazuhito, Okuda, Masaru, Brouqui, Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaplasma - classification
Anaplasma - genetics
Anaplasma - isolation & purification
Anaplasma phagocytophilum - classification
Anaplasma phagocytophilum - genetics
Anaplasmosis - microbiology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Blood - microbiology
Citrate (si)-Synthase - genetics
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
DNA, Bacterial - analysis
DNA, Ribosomal - analysis
Dog Diseases - microbiology
Dogs
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
South Africa
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Summary:Canine DNA samples from South Africa were found to contain 16S rRNA gene nucleotide and citrate synthase gene nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences that were most similar to Anaplasma phagocytophilum: 98%, 66%, and 69% similarity, respectively. This suggests that a new Anaplasma species closely related to A. phagocytophilum occurs in Africa.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2934-2937.2005