| theileria sp. ot3 and other tick-borne pathogens in sheep and ticks in italy: molecular characterization and phylogeny. | pcr reverse line blot (rlb) hybridization and sequencing were used to determine the dynamics of infection with tick-borne pathogens in one hundred apparently healthy sheep in italy. blood samples were tested once prior to the onset of the grazing season (june 2010) and once after the end of the grazing season (august 2010). ticks collected from sheep and from the vegetation were also tested by pcr/rlb. before grazing, 56% of the sheep harbored several tick-borne pathogens: anaplasma ovis was the ... | 2015 | 25448422 |