Detection of Anaplasma dna in Ixodes ricinus ticks: pitfalls.
Folia Parasitol (Praha)
; 54(4): 310-2, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-18303773
ABSTRACT
A total of 150 nymphal Ixodes ricinus (L., 1758) (Acari Ixodidae) from the Czech Republic were examined for Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Foggie, 1949) Dumler et al., 2001 by PCR using EHR521/747 primers 22 of 50 pools were positive (minimum prevalence, 14.7%). However, sequencing of the PCR products did not show complete homology with A. phagocytophilum (91%) while the closest relationship (95%) was found to "Candidatus Ehrlichia walkefii". The results indicate a need for care in interpretation of Anaplasma PCR results and for PCR optimization for detecting A. phagocytophilum in ticks.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Vetores Artrópodes
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Ixodes
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Anaplasma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article