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Genetic diversity of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia bacteria found in Dermacentor and Ixodes ticks in Mongolia.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jan 2020
von Fricken Michael E, Qurollo Barbara A, Boldbaatar Bazartseren, Wang Ya-Wei, Jiang Rui-Ruo, Lkhagvatseren Sukhbaatar, Koehler Jeffrey W, Moore Thomas C, Nymadawa Pagbajab, Anderson Benjamin D, Matulis Graham, Jiang Jia-Fu, Gray Gregory C
Abstract excerpt
Anaplasma and Ehrlichia are tick-borne bacterial pathogens that cause human granulocytic anaplasmosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis, and are severe threats to livestock economies like Mongolia. In this study, ticks were collected, identified, and pooled (n = 299) from three distinct environments across central Mongolia. Each pool was initially tested for Anaplasma/Ehrlichia using a 16S rRNA PCR assay that detects...
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