Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection of Sika Deer, Japan

Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection of Sika Deer, Japan

To determine whether Ehrlichia chaffeensis exists in Japan, we used PCR to examine blood from sika deer in Nara, Japan. Of 117 deer, 36 (31%) were infected with E. chaffeensis. The E. chaffeensis 16S rRNA base and GroEL amino acid sequences from Japan were most closely related to those of E. chaffee...

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Main Authors: Makoto Kawahara, Tomoko Tajima, Harumi Torii, Mitsutaka Yabutani, Joji Ishii, Makiko Harasawa, Emiko Isogai, Yasuko Rikihisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
sika deer
GroEL
16S rRNA
bacteria
Japan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/12/08-1667_article

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