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Isolation
Whole blood from a naturally infected 13 year old Hereford cow from south-central Idaho herd
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Liquid nitrogen
Comments
Officially recognized as reference strain by Veterinary Hemoparasite Research Workers of the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine.
Effect on Host
Decreased hematocrit resulting in mild to severe anemia and if immunocompromised, death
Incubation: Using 10(8) infected erythrocytes, 20-26 days needle challenge (IV); 33-38 days tick transmitted
Name of Depositor
W Goff, D Stiller
Source
Whole blood from a naturally infected 13 year old Hereford cow from south-central Idaho herd
References
Zaugg JL, et al. Transmission of Anaplasma marginale Theiler by males of Dermacentor andersoni Stiles fed on an Idaho field-infected, chronic carrier cow. Am. J. Vet. Res. 47: 2269-2271, 1986. PubMed: 3777655
