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Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States.

ABSTRACT: The presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-transmitted zoonotic pathogen, was investigated in Sardinia using a molecular approach. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sardinian strains are genetically distinct from the two lineages previously described in Europe and are closely related to strains isolated in different areas of the United States.

SUBMITTER: Alberti A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1265917 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States.

Alberti Alberto A Zobba Rosanna R Chessa Bernardo B Addis Maria Filippa MF Sparagano Olivier O Pinna Parpaglia Maria Luisa ML Cubeddu Tiziana T Pintori Gianpaolo G Pittau Marco M

Applied and environmental microbiology 20051001 10

The presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-transmitted zoonotic pathogen, was investigated in Sardinia using a molecular approach. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sardinian strains are genetically distinct from the two lineages previously described in Europe and are closely related to strains isolated in different areas of the United States. ...[more]

PMID: 16204571

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