Detection of Ehrlichia muris DNA from sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Hokkaido, Japan

被引:16
作者
Tamamoto, Chie [1 ]
Seino, Nobutaka
Suzuki, Masatsugu [2 ]
Kaji, Koichi [3 ]
Takahashi, Hiroshi [4 ]
Nokuma, Hisashi [1 ]
机构
[1] Obihiro Univ Agr & Vet Med, Dept Vet Clin Sci, Obihiro, Hokkaido 0808555, Japan
[2] Gifu Univ, Fac Appl Biol Sci, Gifu 5011193, Japan
[3] Tokyo Univ Agr & Technol, Fac Agr, Tokyo 1838509, Japan
[4] Kansai Res Ctr, Forestry & Forest Prod Res Inst, Tokyo 6120855, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
Ehrlichia muris; Cervus nippon yesoensis; species-specific PCR;
D O I
10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.017
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Ehrlichia muris DNA was detected in the blood of sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) by species-specific PCR based on the citrate synthase gene, which was shown to be more sensitive than species-specific PCR based on the 16S rRNA gene. Among 102 deer examined, one deer was positive. Deer may be a possible rnammalian reservoir of E. muris. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:370 / 373
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