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Stochastic transmission of multiple genotypically distinct Anaplasma marginale strains in a herd with high prevalence of Anaplasma infection.
Title | Stochastic transmission of multiple genotypically distinct Anaplasma marginale strains in a herd with high prevalence of Anaplasma infection. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Palmer, GH, Knowles, DP, Rodríguez, J-L, Gnad, DP, Hollis, LC, Marston, T, Brayton, KA |
Journal | J Clin Microbiol |
Volume | 42 |
Issue | 11 |
Pagination | 5381-4 |
Date Published | 2004 Nov |
ISSN | 0095-1137 |
Keywords | Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasmosis, Animals, Cattle, Cattle Diseases, Genotype, Prevalence, Stochastic Processes |
Abstract | Multiple genotypically unique strains of the tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma marginale occur and are transmitted within regions where the organism is endemic. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that specific A. marginale strains are preferentially transmitted. The study herd of cattle (n = 261) had an infection prevalence of 29% as determined by competitive inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and PCR, with complete concordance between results of the two assays. Genotyping revealed the presence of 11 unique strains within the herd. Although the majority of the individuals (70 of 75) were infected with only a single A. marginale strain, five animals each carried two strains with markedly distinct genotypes, indicating that superinfection does occur with distinct A. marginale strains, as has been reported with A. marginale and A. marginale subsp. centrale strains. Identification of strains in animals born into and infected within the herd during the period from 1998 to 2003 revealed no significant difference from the overall strain prevalence in the herd, results that do not support the occurrence of preferential strain transmission within a population of persistently infected animals and are most consistent with pathogen strain transmission being stochastic. |
DOI | 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5381-5384.2004 |
Alternate Journal | J. Clin. Microbiol. |
PubMed ID | 15528749 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC525272 |
Grant List | R01 AI44005 / AI / NIAID NIH HHS / United States |