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The absence of the drhm gene is not a marker for human-pathogenicity in European Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains.
Parasites & vectors - 7 May 2020
Langenwalder Denis B, Schmidt Sabine, Silaghi Cornelia, Skuballa Jasmin, Pantchev Nikola, Matei Ioana A, Mihalca Andrei D, Gilli Urs, Zajkowska Joanna, Ganter Martin, Hoffman Tove, Salaneck Erik, Petrovec Miroslav, von Loewenich Friederike D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium that replicates in neutrophil granulocytes. It is transmitted by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus complex and causes febrile illness in humans and animals. The geographical distribution of A. phagocytophilum spans the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. However, human disease predominantly occurs in North America but is...
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