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Presence of a novel <i>Ehrlichia</i> sp. in <i>Ixodes granulatus</i> found in Okinawa, Japan
1 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
Ehrlichia-specific DNA fragments of Ehrlichia omp-1 and groEL genes were found in two I. granulatus ticks which had been collected from wild small mammals in a subtropical zone in Japan. The DNA sequences of groEL and 16SrDNA of the suspected Ehrlichia were clustered into a group of E. chaffeensis, E. muris, and Ehrlichia sp. HF565 found in I. ovatus, but were distinctly different. Therefore the Ehrlichia strain...
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