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Genetic characterization of Anaplasma ovis strains from bighorn sheep in Montana.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Apr 2006
de la Fuente José, Atkinson Mark W, Hogg John T, Miller David S, Naranjo Victoria, Almazán Consuelo, Anderson Neil, Kocan Katherine M
Abstract excerpt
Wildlife reservoir species and genetic diversity of Anaplasma ovis (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) have been poorly characterized. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), captured in Montana from December 2004 to January 2005, were tested for antibodies to Anaplasma spp.; the presence of A. ovis was determined by the characterization of major surface protein msp4 sequences. Anaplasma antibodies were detected in 25/180...
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