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Article

Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma spp. in Cattle from Kazakhstan

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Laboratory of Applied Genetics, National Center for Biotechnology, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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National Veterinary Reference Center, 150 let Abaya Street 22/3, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
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Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pathogens 2024, 13(10), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100894
Submission received: 16 August 2024 / Revised: 2 October 2024 / Accepted: 9 October 2024 / Published: 12 October 2024

Abstract

Bovine anaplasmosis is an infectious vector-borne disease caused by bacteria of the genus Anaplasma, which have a wide global distribution and represent a high economic burden for agriculture. The use of molecular genetic techniques has increased our knowledge of the species diversity of Anaplasma spp. and naturally susceptible animals. Monitoring studies allow us to assess the level of infection in herds, as well as the involvement of natural vectors in the processes of maintaining and spreading infection. Despite the high prevalence of Theileria and Babesia in cattle in Kazakhstan, there is no information on the distribution and species diversity of Anaplasma spp in this country. As part of this work, 7027 DNA samples isolated from the whole blood of cattle from 175 settlements in all 17 Kazakhstan regions were PCR-tested for the presence of Anaplasma spp. Anaplasma carriers were found in 1.3% (90 out of 7027) of the tested animals in 9 of the 17 regions of Kazakhstan. The highest percentage of infected animals was recorded in Turkistan (South Kazakhstan) and North Kazakhstan with 4.46% and 2.48% positive samples, respectively. The partial sequencing of 16S rRNA and the groEL gene allowed us to identify five species of Anaplasma: A. centrale, A. marginale, Candidatus Anaplasma Mongolica, A. ovis, and Unknown Anaplasma with infection rates of 0.63%, 0.44%, 0.13%, 0.01%, and 0.01%, respectively.
Keywords: anaplasmosis of cattle; A. centrale; A. marginale; A. ovis; Kazakhstan anaplasmosis of cattle; A. centrale; A. marginale; A. ovis; Kazakhstan

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Kadyrova, M.; Ostrovskii, A.; Mukanov, K.; Kassen, A.; Shevtsova, E.; Berdikulov, M.; Vergnaud, G.; Shevtsov, A. Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma spp. in Cattle from Kazakhstan. Pathogens 2024, 13, 894. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100894

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Kadyrova M, Ostrovskii A, Mukanov K, Kassen A, Shevtsova E, Berdikulov M, Vergnaud G, Shevtsov A. Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma spp. in Cattle from Kazakhstan. Pathogens. 2024; 13(10):894. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100894

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Kadyrova, Madina, Alexandr Ostrovskii, Kassym Mukanov, Amirkhan Kassen, Elena Shevtsova, Maxat Berdikulov, Gilles Vergnaud, and Alexandr Shevtsov. 2024. "Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma spp. in Cattle from Kazakhstan" Pathogens 13, no. 10: 894. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100894

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Kadyrova, M., Ostrovskii, A., Mukanov, K., Kassen, A., Shevtsova, E., Berdikulov, M., Vergnaud, G., & Shevtsov, A. (2024). Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma spp. in Cattle from Kazakhstan. Pathogens, 13(10), 894. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100894

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