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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2005, p. 6418-6422, Vol. 71, No. 10
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.10.6418-6422.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Equine and Canine Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains Isolated on the Island of Sardinia (Italy) Are Phylogenetically Related to Pathogenic Strains from the United States

Alberto Alberti,1* Rosanna Zobba,1 Bernardo Chessa,1 Maria Filippa Addis,1 Olivier Sparagano,2 Maria Luisa Pinna Parpaglia,1 Tiziana Cubeddu,1 Gianpaolo Pintori,1 and Marco Pittau1

Istituto di Patologia Speciale e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy,1 School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, King George VI Building, King's Road, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom2

Received 11 January 2005/ Accepted 17 May 2005

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Istituto di Patologia Speciale e Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy. Phone: (39) 079 229448. Fax: (39) 079 229451. E-mail: alberti{at}uniss.it.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2005, p. 6418-6422, Vol. 71, No. 10
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.10.6418-6422.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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