Molecular Characterization of Aegyptianella pullorum (Rickettsiales, Anaplasmataceae)

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American Society for Microbiology

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We sequenced the 16S rRNA and groEL genes of Aegyptianella pullorum, a small bacterium that infects and replicates only in avian red blood cells. A specific PCR test was developed to analyze A. pullorum DNA. Phylogenic analysis revealed A. pullorum is most closely related to Anaplasma spp.

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