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Molecular detection of Anaplasma platys in a naturally-infected cat in Brazil
M L F Lima1, P T Soares, C A N Ramos
1Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias dos Animais Domésticos, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco , Recife, PE , Brasil.
Abstract:
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.