Fig. 1. Phylogenetic tree of the partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of Anaplasma (A.) bovis isolated from this study (bold font) and other related Anaplasma spp. sequences from the GenBank database. Sequences used for comparison were as follows: A. bovis sequences from a leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus; AB983439), raccoon (Procyon lotor; GU937020), Hokkaido bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus; JN811557), domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris; HM131218) and a red deer (Cervus elaphus; KJ659043) in Japan, as well as from a goat (Capra aegagrus hircus; HQ913646) in China and two sequences from Haemaphysalis longicornis in Korea (KC311347, EU181143). In addition, an A. platys sequence from a domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris; EF139459) in Thailand, as well as A. phagocytophilum sequences from a Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus; GU556625) and a domestic dog (EU409557) in Korea and A. centrale and A. marginale from cattle in Japan (AF283007, FJ226454, respectively) were included in the tree. The numbers on the tree indicate bootstrap values for the branch points.