Anaplasma


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Anaplasma

[‚an·ə′plaz·mə]
(microbiology)
A genus of the family Anaplasmataceae; organisms form inclusions in red blood cells of ruminants.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Seroprevalence estimation and management factors associated with high herd seropositivity for Anaplasma marginale in commercial dairy farms of Puerto Rico.
SEROPREVALENCE OF ANAPLASMA MARGINALE INFECTION AMONG CATTLE FROM THREE DISTRICTS OF THE NORTHERN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
This bacterium, Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ap), secretes a protein that binds with another protein produced by white blood cells, and that connection creates compartments that siphon host-cell nutrients to feed the bacteria, enabling their growth inside the white blood cells.
Bacteria hijack host cells for infection
In the study, researchers reported that a protein called OmpA on the surface of Anaplasma phagocytophilum is important for invading host cells.
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The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of oxytetracycline, enrofloxacin and imidocarb for the elimination of persistent Anaplasma marginale infection in naturally infected Sahiwal cattle.
Chemotherapeutic Efficacy of Oxytetracycline, Enrofloxacin and Imidocarb for the Elimination of Persistent Anaplasma marginale Infection in Naturally Infected Sahiwal Cattle
Caused by the microbe Anaplasma marginale, anaplasmosis affects cattle health, well-being, and production in many parts of the world and is characterized by severe anemia, fever, and weight loss.
Vaccine for anaplasmosis under development
Researchers in many different countries and climates explore such topics as RNAi and the study of insect immunity, the Picorna-like Kakugo virus identified in aggressive honeybee workers, encephalitic arboviruses as an emerging and re-emerging problem, neurologic manifestations of West Nile Virus infection, the effects of co-infection with Borrelia Burgdorferi and Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in vector ticks and vertebrate hosts, and the cellular secretion of Sf21 cells upon baculovirus infection.
Insect viruses; detection, characterization, and roles
2008) and incidence of the pathogen Anaplasma ovis (de la Fuente et al.
Distribution of Pasteurella Trehalosi genotypes isolated from Bighorn Sheep in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
equi and is now referred to as Anaplasma phagocytophilum (which will be used throughout the rest of the discussion).
Human Ehrlichiosis: a case study
Besides Lyme disease, the deer tick carries an additional organism, anaplasma, that can be a much more serious disease because it attacks the dog's blood cells and can be life-threatening.
Warmth keeps Lyme disease-carrying ticks active
A species of tickbome bacteria that causes human "Agranulocytic anaplasmosis, Anaplasma (from the Greek an- ["without"] + plasma ["shape"]) phagocytophilum (named for its affinity for growing in neutrophils: phagocyte + Latin phile ["loving"]) has gone by many names.
Anaplasma phagocytophilum [an"e-plaz'me fa'go-sit"o-fi-lum]
The disease is mainly caused by Anaplasma marginale and occasionally A.
Clinico and Hemato-Biochemical Studies on Anaplasmosis in Buffaloes

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