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Anaplasma marginale is a rickettsial parasite of bovine erythrocytes causing world-wide economic losses in livestock production. Despite its importance, little is known about this rickettsia at a molecular level because it has not been cultured in vitro, and there is no small-animal model. Although several genes have been cloned and sequenced, the gross genome structure of the organism has not yet been well characterized. We separated intact bovine erythrocytes from leucocytes, and determined the genome size of A. marginale by use of restriction endonuclease cleavage and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). A value of 56 mol% G+C was obtained for this genome by spectral analysis. Undigested A. marginale DNA failed to migrate under several different electrophoretic conditions, indicating a circular genome. Digestions of intact A. marginale DNA were performed using restriction endonucleases NotI, SfiI and PacI. Complete digestion with SfiI resulted in 12 distinct bands ranging in size from 14 to 170 kbp. Total size determined by addition of SfiI-digested fragments was approximately 1200 kbp. PacI cleaved the A. marginale genome from three different isolates into just three fragments, of 598, 557 and 97 kbp. Incomplete digestion produced a band measuring 1250 kbp. These results indicate that A. marginale has a circular genome between 1200 and 1260 kbp, with a G+C content of 56 mol%.

"Analysis of the Anaplasma mavginale genome by pulsed-field electrophoresis"