Abstract
Human Anaplasmosis and<i>Anaplasma ovis</i>Variant
Highlights
To the Editor: Anaplasmosis is a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Anaplasma
We report infection of a human with a strain of Anaplasma sp. other than A. phagocytophilum, which was detected by PCR amplification of anaplasmatic 16S rRNA, major surface protein 4, and heat shock protein 60 genes
The first blood sample was positive for A. ovis by PCR; the other 2 were negative
Summary
A. marginale, A. centrale, A. phagocytophilum, A. ovis, A. bovis, and A. platys are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect vertebrate and invertebrate host cells. Anaplasma spp. infections in humans have been reported in Cyprus [2,3]. We report infection of a human with a strain of Anaplasma sp. Other than A. phagocytophilum, which was detected by PCR amplification of anaplasmatic 16S rRNA, major surface protein 4 (msp4), and heat shock protein 60 (groEL) genes.
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