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Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States

  • Alberto Alberti
  • , Rosanna Zobba
  • , Bernardo Chessa
  • , Maria Filippa Addis
  • , Olivier Sparagano
  • , Maria Luisa Pinna Parpaglia
  • , Tiziana Cubeddu
  • , Gianpaolo Pintori
  • , Marco Pittau
    • University of Sassari

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    Abstract

    The presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-transmitted zoonotic pathogen, was investigated in Sardinia using a molecular approach. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sardinian strains are genetically distinct from the two lineages previously described in Europe and are closely related to strains isolated in different areas of the United States.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6418-6422
    Number of pages5
    JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
    Volume71
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2005

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Environmental Science
    • Biotechnology
    • Microbiology

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