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: Morissette, Eric, Massung, Robert F., Foley, Janet E., Alleman, A. Rick, Foley, Patrick, Barbet, Anthony F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727310/