Anaplasma phagocytophilum—a widespread multi-host pathogen with highly adaptive strategies

S Stuen, EG Granquist, C Silaghi - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum has for decades been known to cause the
disease tick-borne fever (TBF) in domestic ruminants in Ixodes ricinus-infested areas in …

Genetic diversity of Anaplasma bacteria: Twenty years later

V Rar, S Tkachev, N Tikunova - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The genus Anaplasma (family Anaplasmataceae, order Rickettsiales) includes
obligate intracellular alphaproteobacteria that multiply within membrane-bound vacuoles …

Circulation of four Anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotypes in Europe

S Jahfari, EC Coipan, M Fonville, AD Van Leeuwen… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the etiological agent of granulocytic
anaplasmosis in humans and animals. Wild animals and ticks play key roles in the enzootic …

A review on the eco-epidemiology and clinical management of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and its agent in Europe

IA Matei, A Estrada-Peña, SJ Cutler… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the agent of tick-borne fever, equine, canine and human
granulocytic anaplasmosis. The common route of A. phagocytophilum transmission is …

Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and “Candidatus Neoehrlichia” bacteria: pathogenicity, biodiversity, and molecular genetic characteristics, a review

V Rar, I Golovljova - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2011 - Elsevier
The family Anaplasmataceae includes gram-negative obligate intracellular
alphaproteobacteria, which amplify within membrane-bound vacuoles. The genera …

Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Anaplasma

M Battilani, S De Arcangeli, A Balboni… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Anaplasma are obligate intracellular bacteria of cells of haematopoietic origin and are
aetiological agents of tick-borne diseases of both veterinary and medical interest common in …

Opening the black box of Anaplasma phagocytophilum diversity: current situation and future perspectives

T Dugat, AC Lagrée, R Maillard, HJ Boulouis… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a zoonotic obligate intracellular bacterium known to be
transmitted by ticks belonging to the Ixodes persulcatus complex. This bacterium can infect …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum evolves in geographical and biotic niches of vertebrates and ticks

RI Jaarsma, H Sprong, K Takumi, M Kazimirova… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Anaplasma phagocytophilum is currently regarded as a single species.
However, molecular studies indicate that it can be subdivided into ecotypes, each with …

Are Apodemus spp. mice and Myodes glareolus reservoirs for Borrelia miyamotoi, Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Rickettsia helvetica, R. monacensis and …

C Burri, O Schumann, C Schumann, L Gern - Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2014 - Elsevier
In Europe, in addition to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
virus, other zoonotic pathogens, like B. miyamotoi, a species related to the relapsing fever …

Distinct Host Species Correlate with Anaplasma phagocytophilum ankA Gene Clusters

W Scharf, S Schauer, F Freyburger… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a Gram-negative, tick-transmitted, obligate intracellular
bacterium that elicits acute febrile diseases in humans and domestic animals. In contrast to …