Molecular investigation and phylogeny of Anaplasmataceae species infecting domestic animals and ticks in Corsica, France.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Corsica is a French island situated in the Mediterranean Sea. The island provides suitable natural conditions to study disease ecology, especially tick-borne diseases and emerging diseases in animals and ticks. The family Anaplasmataceae is a member of the order Rickettsiales; it includes the genera Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neorickettsia and Wolbachia. Anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis traditionally refer to diseases caused by obligate intracellular bacteria of the genera Anaplasma and Ehrlichia. The aim of this study was to identify and estimate the prevalence of Anaplasmataceae species infecting domestic animals and ticks in Corsica.

Methods

In this study, 458 blood samples from sheep, cattle, horses, goats, dogs, and 123 ticks removed from cattle, were collected in C

SUBMITTER: Dahmani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481957 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature