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A new multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis reveals different clusters for Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulating in domestic and wild ruminants.
Parasites & vectors - 16 Sept 2014
Dugat Thibaud, Chastagner Amélie, Lagrée Anne-Claire, Petit Elisabeth, Durand Benoît, Thierry Simon, Corbière Fabien, Verheyden Hélène, Chabanne Luc, Bailly Xavier, Leblond Agnès, Vourc'h Gwenaël, Boulouis Henri-Jean, Maillard Renaud, Haddad Nadia
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BACKGROUND: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne intragranulocytic alpha-proteobacterium. It is the causative agent of tick-borne fever in ruminants, and of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in humans, two diseases which are becoming increasingly recognized in Europe and the USA. However, while several molecular typing tools have been developed over the last years, few of them are appropriate for in-depth...
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