Diversity of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains, USA

We analyzed the structure of the expression site encoding the immunoprotective protein MSP2/P44 from multiple Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in the United States. The sequence of p44ESup1 had diverged in Ap-variant 1 strains infecting ruminants. In contrast, no differences were detected between A...

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Main Authors: Eric Morissette, Robert F. Massung, Janet E. Foley, A. Rick Alleman, Patrick Foley, Anthony F. Barbet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/6/08-1610_article