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Dual presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and its closely related Anaplasma sp. in ixodid ticks in Hokkaido, Japan, and their specific molecular detection.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Dec 2012
Ybañez Adrian Patalinghug, Matsumoto Kotaro, Kishimoto Toshio, Yokoyama Naoaki, Inokuma Hisashi
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasma phagocytophilum causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) and tick-borne fever in ruminants. A closely related and potentially novel Anaplasma sp. in Japan was recently characterized. The aims of the study were to provide molecular evidence for the presence of these 2 species in Japan, and to develop a reliable PCR method based on the nucleotide differences within the citrate synthase (gltA) gene....
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