Two Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains in Ixodes scapularis Ticks, Canada
We developed PCR-based assays to distinguish a human pathogenic strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ap-ha, from Ap-variant 1, a strain not associated with human infection. The assays were validated on A. phagocytophilum-infected blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) collected in Canada. The relativ...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257797/ |