Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States.

@article{citeulike:2497102, abstract = {The presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-transmitted zoonotic pathogen, was investigated in Sardinia using a molecular approach. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sardinian strains are genetically distinct from the two lineages previously described in Europe and are closely related to strains isolated in different areas of the United States.}, address = {Istituto di Patologia Speciale e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Universit\`{a} degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy. alberti@uniss.it}, author = {Alberti, A. and Zobba, R. and Chessa, B. and Addis, M. F. and Sparagano, O. and Pinna Parpaglia, M. L. and Cubeddu, T. and Pintori, G. and Pittau, M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2497102}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.10.6418-6422.2005}, issn = {0099-2240}, journal = {Appl Environ Microbiol}, keywords = {anaplasma\_phagocytophilum, host, italy, pathogenic, phylogenetic}, month = {October}, number = {10}, pages = {6418--6422}, posted-at = {2008-03-09 19:46:41}, priority = {2}, title = {Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.10.6418-6422.2005}, volume = {71}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2497102 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2497102 TI - Equine and canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains isolated on the island of Sardinia (Italy) are phylogenetically related to pathogenic strains from the United States. JF - Appl Environ Microbiol VL - 71 IS - 10 SP - 6418 EP - 6422 AD - Istituto di Patologia Speciale e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy. alberti@uniss.it SN - 0099-2240 N2 - The presence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a tick-transmitted zoonotic pathogen, was investigated in Sardinia using a molecular approach. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Sardinian strains are genetically distinct from the two lineages previously described in Europe and are closely related to strains isolated in different areas of the United States. KW - anaplasma_phagocytophilum KW - host KW - italy KW - pathogenic KW - phylogenetic AU - Alberti, A AU - Zobba, R AU - Chessa, B AU - Addis, MF AU - Sparagano, O AU - Pinna Parpaglia, ML AU - Cubeddu, T AU - Pintori, G AU - Pittau, M PY - 2005/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.10.6418-6422.2005 ER -