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Anaplasma marginale msp1alpha genotypes evolved under positive selection pressure but are not markers for geographic isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2003
de la Fuente José, Van Den Bussche Ronald A, Prado Tulio M, Kocan Katherine M
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasma marginale (order Rickettsiales, family Anaplasmataceae), a tick-borne pathogen of cattle, is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Many geographic isolates of A. marginale occur in the United States and have been identified by major surface protein 1a (MSP1a), which...
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