Molecular Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Horses in Korea.

ABSTRACT: The identification and characterization of pathogenic and zoonotic tick-borne diseases like granulocytic anaplasmosis are essential for developing effective control programs. The differential diagnosis of pathogenic Anaplasma phagocytophilum and non-pathogenic A. phagocytophilum-like Anaplasma spp. is important for implementing effective treatment from control programs. The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. in horses in Korea by nucleotide sequencing and restriction enzyme fragment length polymorphism assay. Of the 627 horses included in the study, only 1 (0.2%) was infected with A. phagocytophilum. Co-infection with A. phagocytophilum- like Anaplasma spp. was not detected in the study. The 16S rRNA sequence of A. phagocytophilum was similar

SUBMITTER: Seo MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6327205 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature