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

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Oct;71(10):6418-22. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.10.6418-6422.2005.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Anaplasma / classification
  • Anaplasma / genetics
  • Anaplasma / isolation & purification
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / classification*
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum / pathogenicity*
  • Animals
  • Chaperonin 60 / genetics
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology
  • Dogs
  • Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology
  • Ehrlichiosis / microbiology
  • Ehrlichiosis / veterinary*
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Horse Diseases / microbiology
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tick Infestations / veterinary
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Chaperonin 60

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY848747
  • GENBANK/AY848748
  • GENBANK/AY848749
  • GENBANK/AY848750
  • GENBANK/AY848751
  • GENBANK/AY848752