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Characterization of two strains of Anaplasma marginale isolated from cattle in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after propagation in tick cell culture.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Mar 2015
Baêta Bruna A, Ribeiro Carla C D U, Teixeira Rafaella C, Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro, Passos Lygia M F, Zweygarth Erich, Fonseca Adivaldo H
Abstract excerpt
IDE8 tick cell cultures have been used for the isolation and propagation of several isolates of Anaplasma marginale. The genetic heterogeneity of A. marginale strains in cattle is diverse in endemic regions worldwide and the analyses of msp1α (major surface protein 1 alpha) gene sequences have allowed the identification of different strains. This study reports the isolation and propagation of two new isolates of...
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