Zivkovic, Zorica; Esteves, Eliane; Almazan, Consuelo; Daffre, Sirlei; Nijhof, Ard M.; Kocan, Katherine M.; Jongejan, Frans; De la Fuente, Jose
(BioMed Central, 2010-03)
BACKGROUND: Bovine anaplasmosis, caused by the rickettsial tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma marginale
(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae), is vectored by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in many tropical and subtropical
regions ...