Diversity of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains from Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Gram-negative bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an intracellular pathogen and an etiological agent of human and animal anaplasmosis. Its natural reservoir comprises free-ranging ungulates, including roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus). These two species of deer also constitute the largest group of game animals in Poland. The aim of the study was to genotype and perform a phylogenetic analysis of A. phagocytophilum strains from roe deer and red deer.

Methods

Samples were subjected to PCR amplification, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of strain-specific genetic markers (groEL, ankA).

Results

Five haplotypes of the groEL gene from A. phagocytophilum and seven haplot

SUBMITTER: Myczka AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10886081 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature