Transovarial Transmission of <i>Anaplasma marginale</i> in <i>Rhipicephalus</i> (<i>Boophilus</i>) <i>microplus</i> Ticks Results in a Bottleneck for Strain Diversity

Transovarial Transmission of <i>Anaplasma marginale</i> in <i>Rhipicephalus</i> (<i>Boophilus</i>) <i>microplus</i> Ticks Results in a Bottleneck for Strain Diversity

<i>Anaplasma marginale</i> is an obligate intraerythrocytic bacterium of bovines, responsible for large economic losses worldwide. It is mainly transmitted by <i>Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus</i> ticks and, despite mounting evidence suggesting transovarial transmission,...

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Main Authors: Sofía de la Fournière, Eliana Carolina Guillemi, Martina Soledad Paoletta, Agustina Pérez, Dasiel Obregón, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Néstor Fabián Sarmiento, Marisa Diana Farber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Anaplasma marginale</i>
<i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i>
transovarial transmission
vector competence
MSP1a
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/8/1010

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