Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
Journal Title: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Year 2009, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
The investigation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection covered 111 red foxes from the Mazovian Province. Determination was based on PCR amplification of 16S rRNA gene and the portion of msp4 gene coding MSP4 major surface protein. The presence of A. phagocytophilum was found in 2.7 % of foxes.
Authors and Affiliations
Grzegorz Karbowiak, Bronislava Vichova, Viktoria Majlathova, Joanna Hapunik, Branislav Petko
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