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Genetic characterization of Anaplasma marginale strains from Tunisia using single and multiple gene typing reveals novel variants with an extensive genetic diversity.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jul 2018
Ben Said Mourad, Ben Asker Alaa, Belkahia Hanène, Ghribi Raoua, Selmi Rachid, Messadi Lilia
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasma marginale, which is responsible for bovine anaplasmosis in tropical and subtropical regions, is a tick-borne obligatory intraerythrocytic bacterium of cattle and wild ruminants. In Tunisia, information about the genetic diversity and the phylogeny of A. marginale strains are limited to the msp4 gene analysis. The purpose of this study is to investigate A. marginale isolates infecting 16 cattle located...
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