Anaplasma bovis

Anaplasma bovis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rickettsiales
Family: Ehrlichiaceae
Genus: Anaplasma
Species:
A. bovis
Binomial name
Anaplasma bovis
Dumler et al. 2001

Anaplasma bovis[1] is gram negative, obligate intracellular organism, which can be found in wild and domestic ruminants, and potentially a wide variety of other species. It is one of the last species of the Family Anaplasmaceae (formerly Ehrlichiaceae) to be formally described. It preferentially infects host monocytes,[2] and is often diagnosed via blood smears, PCR, and ELISA. A. bovis is not currently considered zoonotic, and does not frequently cause serious clinical disease in its host (although clinical disease has been noted in calves). This organism is transmitted by tick vectors, so tick bite prevention is the mainstay of A. bovis control, although clinical infections can be treated with tetracyclines. This organism has a global distribution, with infections noted in many areas, including Korea,[3] Japan,[4] Europe, Brazil, Africa, and North America.[2]

  1. ^ Dumler JS, Barbet AF, Bekker CP, et al. (2001). "Reorganization of genera in the families Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae in the order Rickettsiales: unification of some species of Ehrlichia with Anaplasma, Cowdria with Ehrlichia and Ehrlichia with Neorickettsia, descriptions of six new species combinations and designation of Ehrlichia equi and 'HGE agent' as subjective synonyms of Ehrlichia phagocytophila". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51 (Pt 6): 2145–65. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-6-2145. PMID 11760958.
  2. ^ a b Rymaszewska, A. (2008). "Bacteria of the genus Anaplasma – characteristics of Anaplasma and their vectors: a review" (PDF). Veterinarni Medicina. 53 (11): 573–584. doi:10.17221/1861-VETMED.
  3. ^ Park, Jinho; Han, Du-Gyeong; Ryu, Ji-Hyoung; Chae, Jeong-Byoung; Chae, Joon-Seok; Yu, Do-Hyeon; Park, Bae-Keun; Kim, Hyeon-Cheol; Choi, Kyoung-Seong (2018-03-12). "Molecular detection of Anaplasma bovis in Holstein cattle in the Republic of Korea". Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 60 (1): 15. doi:10.1186/s13028-018-0370-z. ISSN 0044-605X. PMC 5848521. PMID 29530058.
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