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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5294-5297, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5294-5297.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Characterization of Aegyptianella pullorum (Rickettsiales, Anaplasmataceae)

Yasuko Rikihisa,1* Chunbin Zhang,1 and Bruce M. Christensen2

Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Columbus, Ohio 43210,1 Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 537062

Received 14 March 2003/ Returned for modification 22 June 2003/ Accepted 11 August 2003

We sequenced the 16S rRNA and groEL genes of Aegyptianella pullorum, a small bacterium that infects and replicates only in avian red blood cells. A specific PCR test was developed to analyze A. pullorum DNA. Phylogenic analysis revealed A. pullorum is most closely related to Anaplasma spp.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1925 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210. Phone: (614) 292-5661. Fax: (614) 292-6473. E-mail: Rikihisa.1{at}osu.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5294-5297, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5294-5297.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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