High genetic diversity and superinfection by Anaplasma marginale strains in naturally infected Angus beef cattle during a clinical anaplasmosis outbreak in southeastern Brazil.

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Anaplasma marginale is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium that is parasitic to erythrocytes and is the main agent of bovine anaplasmosis. This disease causes severe anemia and reduces weight gain and milk production, thus giving rise to major economic losses relating to livestock worldwide. The genetic diversity of this bacterium has been characterized based on sequences of major surface proteins...

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