In:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 36, No. 7 ( 1998-07), p. 2035-2037
Abstract:
This case report describes a 12-year-old Arabian mare with granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Clinical signs included fever, apathy, anorexia, icterus, limb edema, and reluctance to move. Examination of buffy coat smears revealed Ehrlichia organisms in neutrophils and eosinophils. A band of 1,428 bp was amplified from DNA of leukocytes via nested PCR and was identified as part of the Ehrlichia 16S rRNA gene. It differed from the gene sequences of Ehrlichia phagocytophila and E. equi at two and three positions, respectively. Interestingly, the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA was 100% identical to that of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0095-1137
,
1098-660X
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.36.7.2035-2037.1998
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
1998
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1498353-9
SSG:
12
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