Anaplasma platys in dogs, Chile

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Sep;13(9):1392-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1309.070021.

Abstract

We conducted a 16S rRNA nested PCR for the genus Ehrlichia and Ehrlichia spp. with blood samples from 30 ill dogs in Chile. Phylogenetic analysis was performed by using groESL gene amplification. We identified Anaplasma platys as 1 of the etiologic agents of canine ehrlichiosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anaplasma / classification
  • Anaplasma / genetics
  • Anaplasma / isolation & purification*
  • Anaplasmosis / epidemiology
  • Anaplasmosis / microbiology*
  • Animals
  • Chile / epidemiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dogs
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial