Detection and Genotypic Analysis of <i<Anaplasma bovis</i< and <i<A. phagocytophilum</i< in Horse Blood and Lung Tissue

A clinical case of <i<Anaplasma bovis</i< was reported for the first time in our previous study (2019) in a horse, a nondefinitive host. Although <i<A. bovis</i< is a ruminant and not a zoonotic pathogen, it is responsible for persistent infections in horses. In this follow-up study, the prevalence of <i<Anaplasma</i< spp., including <i<A. bovis</i<, was assessed in horse blood and lung tissue samples to fully understand <i<Anaplasma</i< spp. pathogen distribution and the potential risk factors of infection. Among 1696 samples, including 1433 blood samples from farms nationwide and 263 lung tissue samples from horse abattoirs on Jeju Island, a total of 29 samples (1.7%) tested positive for <i<A. bovis</i< and 31 (1.8%) samples tested positive for <i<A. phagocytophilum</i<, as determined by 16S rRNA nucleotide sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism. This study is the first to detect <i<A. bovis</i< infection in horse lung tissue samples. Further studies are needed to clarify the comparison of sample types within cohorts. Although the clinical significance of <i<Anaplasma</i< infection was not evaluated in this study, our results emphasize the need to clarify the host tropism and genetic divergence of <i<Anaplasma</i< to enable the development of effective prevention and control measures through broad epidemiological studies..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences - 24(2023), 4, p 3239

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Min-Goo Seo [VerfasserIn]
In-Ohk Ouh [VerfasserIn]
Dongmi Kwak [VerfasserIn]

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Biology (General)
Blood
Chemistry
Horse
Lung
Phylogeny
Restriction fragment length polymorphism

doi:

10.3390/ijms24043239

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DOAJ080263534