Molecular study of Anaplasma marginale parasite in carrier cattle in Al-Nasiriyah city

N. Al-Kasar, M. Flayyih, A. Al-Jorany
2019 Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences  
To detect Anaplasma marginale among carrier cattle by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, 64 blood samples, from healthy cows in abattoir of Al-Nasiriyah city were collected from June till August, 2017 in this study. By targeting MAR1bB2 gene with the molecular weight of approximately 265 bp, Anaplasma marginale were detected in18 samples (28.125%). One of these positive sample was recoded in
doi:10.33899/ijvs.2019.153867 fatcat:2luy7operrh53cedhndya43ldm