Novel Anaplasmataceae agents Candidatus Ehrlichia hydrochoerus and Anaplasma spp. Infecting Capybaras, Brazil

Thállitha S W J Vieira; Flávia C M Collere; Larissa D R Ferrari; Rafael A Baggio; Rogério R Lange; Marcos V Ferrari; Juan C M Duque; Gustavo S Sanches; Nathália A Pereira; Daniel M Aguiar; Marcelo B Labruna; Rafael F C Vieira

doi:10.3201/eid2802.210705

Novel Anaplasmataceae agents Candidatus Ehrlichia hydrochoerus and Anaplasma spp. Infecting Capybaras, Brazil

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb;28(2):480-482. doi: 10.3201/eid2802.210705.

Authors

Thállitha S W J Vieira, Flávia C M Collere, Larissa D R Ferrari, Rafael A Baggio, Rogério R Lange, Marcos V Ferrari, Juan C M Duque, Gustavo S Sanches, Nathália A Pereira, Daniel M Aguiar, Marcelo B Labruna, Rafael F C Vieira

Abstract

We amplified Ehrlichia and Anaplasma DNA from Amblyomma dubitatum tick-infested capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in southern Brazil. Sequencing of 16S rRNA, sodB, and groEL indicated a novel Ehrlichia species, and sequencing of 16S rRNA from 2 capybaras indicated a novel Anaplasma species. The tick vectors remain unknown.

Keywords: Anaplasma; Anaplasma spp.; Brazil; Candidatus Ehrlichia hydrochoerus; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; bacteria; capybaras; novel Anaplasmataceae agents; tickborne diseases; vector-borne infections.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anaplasma / genetics
Anaplasmataceae* / genetics
Animals
Brazil / epidemiology
Ehrlichia / genetics
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Rodentia

Substances

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S