| Anaplasma marginale
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| Class: Proteobacteria | Order: Rickettsiales | Family: Anaplasmataceae
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| Giemsa stained Anaplasma marginale in erythrocytes. Marginally located, spherical inclusion bodies (diameter: 0.5-1 µm), dark blue or black, attached to the erythrocyte membrane. Usually single, but sometimes in pairs. |
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Hosts: Cattle
Intermediate hosts: Tick species of numerous genera, including Boophilus, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Ixodes and Rhipicephalus. |
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| Causes bovine “Gall sickness”, which is widespread in the tropics and subtropical regions. |
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Photo: Jesper Monrad
© Department of Veterinary Disease Biology 2011
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences - University of Copenhagen
Denmark |
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