Molecular epidemiology, associated risk factors, and phylogenetic analysis of anaplasmosis in camel

Publication date: Available online 24 July 2018Source: Microbial PathogenesisAuthor(s): M. Azmat, M. Ijaz, S.H. Farooqi, A. Ghaffar, A. Ali, A. Masud, S. Saleem, A. Rehman, M.M. Ali, K. Mehmood, Amjad Khan, H. ZahngAbstractCamel Anaplasmosis is caused by members of family Anaplasmatacae, a tick transmitted, obligate intracellular bacteria. The etiological bacteria are transmitted by ixodid tick species. The species have multi host range distribution that is why it is crucial to diagnose it timely. The aim of present study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology i.e. prevalence and risk factors analysis of camel anaplasmosis. Furthermore, variations in hematological standards were also evaluated. The study found an overall 13.33% prevalence in camels. The confirmation of PCR positive samples for Anaplasma spp. was made through sequencing, the study isolatesshowed high homology with Iranian, Chinese, Philippines and South African isolates of Anaplasmatacae (Accession numbers'; KX765882, KP062964, KY242456, LC007100 and U54806) on BLAST queries. The phylogenetic analysis revealedthree study isolates of present study clustered with each other and the cluster was found closer to Chinese isolate of A. phagocytophilum (KY242456), A. marginale (KU586048), and Mongolian isolates of A. ovis (LC194134). Two of the isolates resembled Iranian isolate of Candidatus Anaplasmacamelii (KX765882), while one isolate resembled with Chinese isolates of A. Platys (KX987336) and Croatian isol...
Source: Microbial Pathogenesis - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research