Molecular detection and phylogenetic characterization of Ehrlichia- and Anaplasma-related genotypes in free-ranging anteaters from southeastern Brazil.

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Bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae are tick-borne pathogens of recognized veterinary and zoonotic relevance, widely distributed among domestic and wild vertebrate hosts. Although increasingly reported in Brazilian wildlife species, molecular data on these agents in xenarthrans remain scarce, particularly in regions undergoing environmental transformation. This study investigated the occurrence of Anaplasma...

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• Anaplasmosis
• Brazil
• Ehrlichiosis
• Genotype
• Phylogeny