FIG. 3.

Neighbor-joining tree based on the alignment of partial A. phagocytophilum 16S rRNA sequences (599 bp) obtained in this study with selected sequences representative of the Anaplasma genus. Bootstrap values (1000 replicates) are indicated in each node (only percentages greater than 50% are shown). Sequences obtained in this study are indicated in bold and marked with asterisks. The host or vector, the strain or isolate name, the country of origin and the GenBank accession number are indicated. ¹Anaplasma sp. deposited in the GenBank as A. phagocytophilum.