Anaplasma marginale and A. platys Characterized from Dairy and Indigenous Cattle and Dogs in Northern Vietnam
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Hong CHIEN
1
;
Thi Lan NGUYEN
;
Khanh Linh BUI
;
Tho VAN NGUYEN
;
Thanh Hoa LE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Anaplasma marginale; Anaplasma platys; hybrid dairy cattle; indigenous cattle; domestic dog; phylogeny; 16S rDNA; Vietnam
- MeSH: Anaplasma marginale; Anaplasma; Anaplasmataceae; Animals; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Cattle; DNA, Ribosomal; Dogs; Humans; Phylogeny; Trees; Vietnam
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2019;57(1):43-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Anaplasma marginale and A. platys were detected and characterized (16S rDNA sequence analysis) from dairy and indigenous cattle, and the latter in domestic dogs in Vietnam. A phylogenetic tree was inferred from 26 representative strains/species of Anaplasma spp. including 10 new sequences from Vietnam. Seven of our Vietnamese sequences fell into the clade of A. marginale and 3 into A. platys, with strong nodal support of 99 and 90%, respectively. Low genetic distances (0.2–0.4%) within each species supported the identification. Anaplasma platys is able to infect humans. Our discovery of this species in cattle and domestic dogs raises considerable concern about zoonotic transmission in Vietnam. Further systematic investigations are needed to gain data for Anaplasma spp. and members of Anaplasmataceae in animal hosts, vectors and humans across Vietnam.
