01420naa a2200313 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400570007410000190013124500830015026000090023352005180024265000210076065000200078165000290080165000140083065000140084465000090085865000200086770000180088770000200090570000180092570000200094370000200096370000230098370000200100677300800102618612382023-05-25       2010    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a1517-83827 ahttps://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220100002000192DOI1 aLIMA, M. L. F.  aMolecular detection of Anaplasma platys in a naturally-infected cat in Brazil.  c2010  aFollowing the accidental finding of inclusion bodies similar to Anaplasma platys in a stained blood smear from a cat, DNA analysis of the 16S rRNA gene was performed and 100% identity was found with different strains of A. platys. These data confirm that cats are susceptible to parasitism by A. platys. In the present study, a natural infection by A. platys in a cat is reported for the first time in the state of Pernambuco, in northeastern Brazil, using molecular tools to confirm the identity of the pathogen.  aAnaplasma platys  aAnaplasmataceae  aRhipicephalus sanguineus  aBactéria  aCarrapato  aGato  aSanidade Animal1 aSOARES, P. T.1 aRAMOS, C. A. N.1 aARAUJO, F. R.1 aRAMOS, R. A. N.1 aSOUZA, I. I. F.1 aFAUSTINO, M. A. G.1 aALVES, L. C. A.  tBrazilian Journal of Microbiologygv. 41, n. 2, p. 381-385, Apr./June 2010.