Detection of Anaplasma sp. in Korean Native Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) on Jeju Island, Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2015.53.6.765
- Author:
Giyong SEONG
1
;
Yu Jung HAN
;
Jeong Byoung CHAE
;
Joon Seok CHAE
;
Do Hyeon YU
;
Young Sung LEE
;
Jinho PARK
;
Bae Keun PARK
;
Jae Gyu YOO
;
Kyoung Seong CHOI
Author Information
1. College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea. kschoi3@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Anaplasma;
Korean native goat;
phylogenetic analysis;
16S rRNA gene
- MeSH:
Anaplasma/classification/genetics/*isolation & purification;
Anaplasmosis/*microbiology;
Animals;
Female;
Goat Diseases/*microbiology;
Goats;
Islands;
Male;
Molecular Sequence Data;
Phylogeny;
Republic of Korea
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2015;53(6):765-769
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Anaplasma species are obligate intracellular pathogens that can cause tick-borne diseases in mammalian hosts. To date, very few studies of their occurrence in Korean native goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) have been reported. In the present study, we investigated Anaplasma infection of Korean native goats on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, and performed phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences. Our results showed that Anaplasma infection was found mostly in adult female goats. The phylogenetic tree revealed that the 7 sequences identified in Korean native goats could belong to Anaplasma sp. and were distinct from A. marginale, A. centrale, and A. ovis. The results indicated that the sequences identified to belong to Anaplasma were closely related to sequences isolated from goats in China and were clustered within the same group. To our knowledge, this is the first study to detect Anaplasma sp. infection in Korean native goats.
