Detection of Anaplasma sp in Korean Native Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) on Jeju Island, Korea

作者：Seong Giyong; Han Yu Jung; Chae Jeong Byoung; Chae Joon Seok; Yu Do Hyeon; Lee Young Sung; Park Jinho; Park Bae Keun; Yoo Jae Gyu; Choi Kyoung Seong^*

来源：Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2015, 53(6): 765-769.

DOI：10.3347/kjp.2015.53.6.765

• Anaplasma
• Korean native goat
• phylogenetic analysis
• 16S rRNA gene

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.

• 出版日期2015-12