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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2934-2937, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2934-2937.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Molecular Detection of a New Anaplasma Species Closely Related to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Canine Blood from South Africa

Hisashi Inokuma,1,4* Maremichi Oyamada,1 Patrick J. Kelly,2 Linda A. Jacobson,3 Pierre-Edouard Fournier,4 Kazuhito Itamoto,1 Masaru Okuda,1 and Philippe Brouqui4

Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan,1 Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand,2 Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa,3 Unité des Rickettsies, Faculté de Médecine, 27 bd. Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France4

Received 9 September 2004/ Returned for modification 29 November 2004/ Accepted 13 February 2005

Canine DNA samples from South Africa were found to contain 16S rRNA gene nucleotide and citrate synthase gene nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences that were most similar to Anaplasma phagocytophilum: 98%, 66%, and 69% similarity, respectively. This suggests that a new Anaplasma species closely related to A. phagocytophilum occurs in Africa.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan. Phone and fax 81-155-49-5370. E-mail: inokuma{at}obihiro.ac.jp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2005, p. 2934-2937, Vol. 43, No. 6
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2934-2937.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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