Multiplex PCR for detection of and in cattle.

genus has been classified under the family Anaplasmataceae of order Rickettsiales, which contains the spp. , , and is accountable for a broad range of diseases in both man and animal medicine around the globe. A multiplex PCR procedure was designed to identify , , and simultaneously by employing species-specific primers targeting the 4 (), 16S rRNA (), and () genes.