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Molecular characterization of Anaplasma platys strains from dogs in Sicily, Italy.
BMC veterinary research - 26 Jul 2006
de la Fuente José, Torina Alessandra, Naranjo Victoria, Nicosia Silviane, Alongi Angelina, La Mantia Francesco, Kocan Katherine M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic diversity of Anaplasma platys (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) strains is currently poorly defined. The present study was designed to characterize A. patys strains in dogs from Palermo, Sicily, Italy, using a combination of PCR and sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA, heat shock operon groESL and citrate synthase (gltA) genes. RESULTS: Blood was collected from 344 dogs (111 pet dogs, 122...
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