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Characterization of Anaplasma marginale subsp. centrale Strains by Use of msp1aS Genotyping Reveals a Wildlife Reservoir.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2016
Khumalo Zamantungwa T H, Catanese Helen N, Liesching Nicole, Hove Paidashe, Collins Nicola E, Chaisi Mamohale E, Gebremedhin Assefaw H, Oosthuizen Marinda C, Brayton Kelly A
Abstract excerpt
Bovine anaplasmosis caused by the intraerythrocytic rickettsial pathogen Anaplasma marginale is endemic in South Africa. Anaplasma marginale subspecies centrale also infects cattle; however, it causes a milder form of anaplasmosis and is used as a live vaccine against A. marginale There has been less interest in the epidemiology of A. marginale subsp. centrale, and, as a result, there are few reports detecting...
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