Abstract
Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was detected by real-time PCR, which targeted the msp2 gene, in 2.9% of questing Ixodes ricinus ticks (adults and nymphs; n = 2,862), collected systematically from selected locations in Bavaria, Germany, in 2006. Prevalence was significantly higher in urban public parks in Munich than in natural forests.
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / classification
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification*
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Animals
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Cities
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Female
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Germany
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Ixodes / growth & development*
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Ixodes / microbiology*
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Larva / microbiology
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Male
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Nymph / microbiology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Seasons
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Sequence Analysis, DNA