Title:	Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys in a naturally-infected cat in Brazil.
Authors:	LIMA, M. L. F. SOARES, P. T. RAMOS, C. A. N. ARAUJO, F. R. RAMOS, R. A. N. SOUZA, I. I. F. FAUSTINO, M. A. G. ALVES, L. C. A.
Affiliation:	M. L. F. LIMA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO; P. T. SOARES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO; C. A. N. RAMOS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO; FLABIO RIBEIRO ARAUJO, CNPGC; R. A. N. RAMOS, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO; I. I. F. SOUZA, BOLSISTA CNPGC; M. A. G. FAUSTINO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO; L. C. A. ALVES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO.
Date Issued:	2010
Citation:	Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 41, n. 2, p. 381-385, Apr./June 2010.
Description:	Following the accidental finding of inclusion bodies similar to Anaplasma platys in a stained blood smear from a cat, DNA analysis of the 16S rRNA gene was performed and 100% identity was found with different strains of A. platys. These data confirm that cats are susceptible to parasitism by A. platys. In the present study, a natural infection by A. platys in a cat is reported for the first time in the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil, using molecular tools to confirm the identity of the pathogen.
Thesagro:	Bactéria Carrapato Gato Sanidade Animal
NAL Thesaurus:	Anaplasma platys Anaplasmataceae Rhipicephalus sanguineus
ISSN:	1517-8382
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822010000200019
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPGC)