Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis potentially reveals the existence of two groups of Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulating in cattle in France with different wild reservoirs

Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis potentially reveals the existence of two groups of Anaplasma phagocytophilum circulating in cattle in France with different wild reservoirs

Abstract Background Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of tick-borne fever, a disease with high economic impact for domestic ruminants in Europe. Epidemiological cycles of this species are complex, and involve different ecotypes circulating in various host species. To date, these epide...

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Main Authors: Thibaud Dugat, Gina Zanella, Luc Véran, Céline Lesage, Guillaume Girault, Benoît Durand, Anne-Claire Lagrée, Henri-Jean Boulouis, Nadia Haddad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
France
Group A
Group B
MLVA
Reservoir
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1888-4

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