Open AccessAn Ehrlichia strain from a llama (Lama glama) and Llama-associated ticks (Ixodes pacificus)
Author(s) -
J E Barlough,
John E. Madigan,
D R Turoff,
J R Clover,
Sonjia M. Shelly,
J. S. Dumler
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.35.4.1005-1007.1997
Subject(s) - ehrlichia , biology , ixodes , lama , ehrlichiosis , virology , 16s ribosomal rna , zoology , tick , gene , genetics , medicine , copd
An ehrlichia was identified in the blood of a diseased llama (lama glama). Sequencing of its 16S rRNA gene showed the ehrlichia to be closely related to members of the Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup. The agent was also found in a pool of ticks (Ixodes pacificus) collected at the llama site.
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