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Detection of Ehrlichia muris DNA from sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Hokkaido, Japan |
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| Authors: | Tamamoto Chie Seino Nobutaka Suzuki Masatsugu Kaji Koichi Takahashi Hiroshi Inokuma Hisashi |
| Institution: | aDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Science, Obihiro University of Veterinary Medicine & Agriculture, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan bFaculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan cFaculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan dKansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kyoto 612-0855, Japan |
| Abstract: | 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 mammalian reservoir of E. muris. |
| Keywords: | Ehrlichia muris Cervus nippon yesoensis Species-specific PCR |
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