Abstract
We report Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of Ixodes persulcatus and I. ovatus ticks in Japan. Unique p44/msp2 paralogs (and/or 16S rRNA genes) were detected in tick tissues, salivary glands, and spleens of experimentally infected mice. These findings indicate the public health threat of anaplasmosis in Japan.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / classification
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / pathogenicity
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Animals
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Cyclophosphamide / pharmacology
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Ehrlichiosis / microbiology
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Ehrlichiosis / physiopathology
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Female
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Immunocompromised Host
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Ixodes / classification
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Japan
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Male
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Mice
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Salivary Glands / microbiology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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msp2 protein, Anaplasma phagocytophilum
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p44 protein, Anaplasma phagocytophila
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Cyclophosphamide
Associated data
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GENBANK/AY969010
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GENBANK/AY969011
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GENBANK/AY969012
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GENBANK/AY969013
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GENBANK/AY969014
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GENBANK/AY969015