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<110>  Krah, Eugene R
       O'Connor, Thomas P.
       Beall, Melissa J
 
<120>  Ehrlichia canis DIVA (Differentiate Infected from Vaccinated 
       Animals)

<130>  04-947C

<150>  60/668205
<151>  2005-04-04

<150>  11/397,222
<151>  2006-04-04

<160>  22    

<170>  PatentIn version 3.3

<210>  1
<211>  2067
<212>  DNA
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  1
atggatattg ataacaataa tgtgactaca tcaagtacgc aagataaaag tgggaattta     60

atggaagtga ttatgcgtat attaaatttt ggtaataatt cagatgagaa agtaagcaat    120

gaagacacta aagttcttgt agagagttta caacctgctg tgaatgacaa tgtaggaaat    180

ccatcaagtg aagttggtaa agaagaaaat gctcctgaag ttaaagcgga agatttgcaa    240

cctgctgtag atggtagtgt agaacattca tcaagtgaag ttgggaaaaa agtatctgaa    300

actagtaaag aggaaagtac tcctgaagtt aaagcagaag atttgcaacc tgctgtagat    360

ggtagtatag aacattcatc aagtgaagtt ggagaaaaag tatctaaaac tagtaaagag    420

gaaagtactc ctgaagttaa agcagaagat ttgcaacctg ctgtagatga tagtgtggaa    480

cattcatcaa gtgaagttgg agaaaaagta tctgaaacta gtaaagagga aaatactcct    540

gaagttaaag cagaagattt gcaacctgct gtagatggta gtatagaaca ttcatcaagt    600

gaagttggag aaaaagtatc taaaactagt aaagaggaaa gtactcctga agttaaagca    660

gaagatttgc aacctgctgt agatgatagt gtggaacatt catcaagtga agttggagaa    720

aaagtatctg aaactagtaa agaggaaaat actcctgaag ttaaagcaga agatttgcaa    780

cctgctgtag atggtagtgt ggaacattca tcaagtgaag ttggagaaaa agtatctaaa    840

actagtaaag aggaaagtac tcctgaagtt aaagcagaag atttgcaacc tgctgtagat    900

gatagtgtgg aacattcatc aagtgaagtt ggagaaaaag tatctgaaac tagtaaagag    960

gaaaatactc ctgaagttag agcagaagat ttgcaacctg ctgtagatgg tagtgtagaa   1020

cattcatcaa gtgaagttgg agaaaaagta tctgaaacta gtaaagagga aagtactcct   1080

gaagttaaag cagaagattt gcaacctgct gtagatagta gtatagaaca ttcatcaagt   1140

gaagttggga aaaaagtatc tgaaactagt aaagaggaaa gtactcctga agttaaagca   1200

gaagatttgc aacctgctgt agatggtagt gtagaacatt catcaagtga agttggagaa   1260

aaagtatctg aaactagtaa agaggaaaat actcctgaag ttaaagcaga agatttgcaa   1320

cctgctgtag atggtagtgt agaacattca tcaagtgaag ttggagaaaa agtatctgaa   1380

actagtaaag aggaaaatac tcctgaagtt aaagcggaag atttgcaacc tgctgtagat   1440

ggtagtgtag aacattcatc aagtgaagtt ggagaaaaag tatctgaaac tagtaaagaa   1500

gaaagtactc ctgaagttaa agcagaagat ttgcaacctg ctgtagatga tagtgtagaa   1560

cattcatcaa gtgaagttgg agaaaaagta tctgaaacta gtaaagaaga aagtactcct   1620

gaagttaaag cggaagattt gcaacctgct gtagatggta gtgtggaaca ttcatcaagt   1680

gaagttggag aaaaagtatc tgagactagt aaagaggaaa gtactcctga agttaaagcg   1740

gaagtacagc ctgttgcaga tggtaatcct gttcctttaa atcctatgcc ttcaattgat   1800

aatattgata ctaatataat attccattac cataaagact gtaaaaaagg ttcagctgta   1860

ggaacagatg aaatgtgttg tcctgtatca gaattaatgg ctggggaaca tgttcatatg   1920

tatggaattt atgtctatag agttcaatca gtaaaggatt taagtggtgt atttaatata   1980

gatcattcta catgtgattg taatttagat gtttattttg taggatacaa ttcttttact   2040

aacaaagaaa cagttgattt aatataa                                       2067


<210>  2
<211>  688
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  2

Met Asp Ile Asp Asn Asn Asn Val Thr Thr Ser Ser Thr Gln Asp Lys 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ser Gly Asn Leu Met Glu Val Ile Met Arg Ile Leu Asn Phe Gly Asn 
            20                  25                  30          


Asn Ser Asp Glu Lys Val Ser Asn Glu Asp Thr Lys Val Leu Val Glu 
        35                  40                  45              


Ser Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asn Asp Asn Val Gly Asn Pro Ser Ser Glu 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Gly Lys Glu Glu Asn Ala Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
65                  70                  75                  80  



Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Lys 
                85                  90                  95      


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
            100                 105                 110         


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
        115                 120                 125             


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro 
    130                 135                 140                 


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu 
145                 150                 155                 160 


His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu 
                165                 170                 175     


Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp 
            180                 185                 190         


Gly Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys 
        195                 200                 205             


Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
    210                 215                 220                 


Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
                245                 250                 255     


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro 
        275                 280                 285             


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu 
    290                 295                 300                 


His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Arg Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp 
                325                 330                 335     


Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu 
            340                 345                 350         


Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
        355                 360                 365             


Pro Ala Val Asp Ser Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Lys 
    370                 375                 380                 


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
                405                 410                 415     


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Pro 
            420                 425                 430         


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu 
        435                 440                 445             


His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu 
    450                 455                 460                 


Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu 
                485                 490                 495     


Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
            500                 505                 510         


Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu 
        515                 520                 525             


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
    530                 535                 540                 


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro 
                565                 570                 575     


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Val Gln Pro Val Ala Asp Gly Asn Pro Val Pro 
            580                 585                 590         



Leu Asn Pro Met Pro Ser Ile Asp Asn Ile Asp Thr Asn Ile Ile Phe 
        595                 600                 605             


His Tyr His Lys Asp Cys Lys Lys Gly Ser Ala Val Gly Thr Asp Glu 
    610                 615                 620                 


Met Cys Cys Pro Val Ser Glu Leu Met Ala Gly Glu His Val His Met 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Tyr Gly Ile Tyr Val Tyr Arg Val Gln Ser Val Lys Asp Leu Ser Gly 
                645                 650                 655     


Val Phe Asn Ile Asp His Ser Thr Cys Asp Cys Asn Leu Asp Val Tyr 
            660                 665                 670         


Phe Val Gly Tyr Asn Ser Phe Thr Asn Lys Glu Thr Val Asp Leu Ile 
        675                 680                 685             


<210>  3
<211>  3186
<212>  DNA
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  3
aatttagatt ttggacttgt agatggagat ggtaaaaatc ctttacatca tgctgttgaa     60

catttgccac ctgttatact taagggcgta atggaccatg taaaaaatag tagtgagttt    120

caagatttag taaatgatcc tgattatttt ggaaatacta tagctcatta tgcagttaag    180

aataaaaatg ctgatttaac attgtttaac atgctgaaag cttcaggagc tgatttaaat    240

gttaggaatg tagttggtcg agctccaata catgttgctt cttctaatgg taaggctaat    300

gcagtttctg gacttgtatc atgtggtatt gacgttaatt ctcaagatgt gaatggagat    360

acaccacttc atattgctgt tgaaggcggt agtatggaga cggtattagc agtgttaaat    420

cagagaggtg ctgatgttag tgtccagaat aacgatggag ttacacctat gcttagtgct    480

gctaaatatg gagatatagg tgtaataaaa gctttaggtt cagctaaacc aaatattaaa    540

ggtgaagaca ctgttgctaa atcattgctg atggaggatt acaaaggttt tacacccttg    600

cattttgtag ctggtggtgg tagcagagat acattccgtg tcgtaagaaa aaattatgaa    660

aaatgtcatg acttagctac tattagggca gctttaatgc aagatagaag tggtggtgag    720

cttgtaaatt taggggattt tgaaagtgaa aatatattgg gttcgccaaa tgcaaaattc    780

ttgcagcata ttcaatcagc aaattttggt ttttctccag cgcattgtgc tatagtatcg    840

tctaatcaca atgtaatgaa agatatctta aattttgttg gggattcgtt acacctacca    900

agtgagcgtg ggtataatgc aatgcaggtt gctgctttgt ttggtgacaa agaagcagtg    960

aaaatgcttg ctaaaagtgc taagccaagt gatcttaatt ttaagacttc agcaactcct   1020

actccgttaa atcttgcatg tcttagaggt gataatgagg tagtacgtgg gttagtaggt   1080

caacatggta ttgacattaa ccaacgtatg ggaagtgata aaaacactgt attgcattat   1140

gcaatcagca aaggagatag ttttcttgtg caaaagatat tagctcatac tggagttgat   1200

gttaattgtg agaataacct aggtcaaacg cctttacatt tagcagttga gggaggagat   1260

cctaagatag tatcttctct tcttaaagct ggtgcagtag ttaatcgtct ggatgataat   1320

ggtagatctg tactttcttc tgcgatagtt ccaggtagaa aagaaaaggg agtgctgggt   1380

atagttaata aattgctgga tagaggtgca gatattaatt tagatggaga ccacaatata   1440

ctttttgatc agtgtctaag gggtggatat aataatgtat tagataagtt aatacaacaa   1500

ggggttgaag ttaatcgaaa tagtgaaata cgtccaatgg tttatgctgc aatatctggt   1560

aatgagcatg ctatcaaatc attagctaat gctggtggag atgttaatga agtagtaaat   1620

aatccatcta gtaggcattc aggaaatcct ttaattatgg ttgcagtagc agatggtaat   1680

gcaggtcttc ttaaaacatt agtttctgaa ggatgtgatg ttggtaaatc tggaaaagat   1740

ggtaatacag cgttacatta tgctgttagt cattcagata aagagtttgg taataaagct   1800

ataaagatat taatttcacg taatagtgtt gggactaata gagatattct tactcaaaag   1860

aataacgcag gtgatacacc tttacatgaa gctcttaagt caggtaatat taattctgta   1920

cagaatatct taagtgctgt acatccaaga tacgcaaagg agatattaac agccagagac   1980

aaagaagggt acacaccaat gcattatact gttggagtaa ataatgttga tgttggtaga   2040

agtattctag agtctatgct ctctaaaggt gtgaataatc ttggagagat tgttggagca   2100

caggatagta attttcgaac acctctgcat gctgctatta aaatatctga ttatcgtgct   2160

gcggacatga taataggtag cttatcgaaa acagaattgt caaagttatc gcaattaaca   2220

gatattaacg gggatacacc actacatctt tcttgtcagt ctggtaatgt cgagatgaca   2280

caattctttc ttggaggttt ggataaacgt gaattaccta agacattaaa gatagcaaat   2340

aaaaatggag atactccttt acatgatgct ataagaaatg atgatattaa atctgcaaaa   2400

atgatgatta ggaattgtaa caaagaagaa cttgctaatg tattaaaatg taaagatagt   2460

tttggtaata cagtattgca tactattgct gaccaagtta ttgcgaatcc agaatcaaag   2520

aaagaccttg atggtttgat gaatttagca gtgaaaaggc taaagaatca agatctgaaa   2580

gatctagtta atacgcgaaa taactctgac gatactgttg cacattgtgc tcttttatcg   2640

gatatgaaat atgctcaaaa gatacttaaa tcatgtaacc atgatacatt agtgagagga   2700

aatagtaata atcaatcttt atcagagtgt attcgtgatg atagtaaata taaaaaaggt   2760

ggaattttta gtaagtcttt attttcaaaa ttaaagaaac ttgaggcacg agctgccagc   2820

gctagttatg aagaattatc tagtatcagt agtggtagtg atgtttcttc tgtatcaaca   2880

aatagcacag aagtaagtgc agtacctgaa gtggcaagaa gtagtggtgc tgtgtcgttc   2940

aaacatgtgc aagaaacagg agttgacacg tctggtcctt ctgatataga aagtttagag   3000

agattatctg atactagtct tgggtcaaat gattttgatc agcgaatggc agatttagat   3060

caagaaatag caaatattgt tagtggttta ccagaagtta cccaggtagc tgtaagtcaa   3120

caacaagcag catctcctag ttcaggtcaa gctgctggtg tgcaacaaaa agagatgcag   3180

agataa                                                              3186


<210>  4
<211>  1061
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  4

Asn Leu Asp Phe Gly Leu Val Asp Gly Asp Gly Lys Asn Pro Leu His 
1               5                   10                  15      


His Ala Val Glu His Leu Pro Pro Val Ile Leu Lys Gly Val Met Asp 
            20                  25                  30          


His Val Lys Asn Ser Ser Glu Phe Gln Asp Leu Val Asn Asp Pro Asp 
        35                  40                  45              


Tyr Phe Gly Asn Thr Ile Ala His Tyr Ala Val Lys Asn Lys Asn Ala 
    50                  55                  60                  


Asp Leu Thr Leu Phe Asn Met Leu Lys Ala Ser Gly Ala Asp Leu Asn 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Val Arg Asn Val Val Gly Arg Ala Pro Ile His Val Ala Ser Ser Asn 
                85                  90                  95      


Gly Lys Ala Asn Ala Val Ser Gly Leu Val Ser Cys Gly Ile Asp Val 
            100                 105                 110         


Asn Ser Gln Asp Val Asn Gly Asp Thr Pro Leu His Ile Ala Val Glu 
        115                 120                 125             


Gly Gly Ser Met Glu Thr Val Leu Ala Val Leu Asn Gln Arg Gly Ala 
    130                 135                 140                 


Asp Val Ser Val Gln Asn Asn Asp Gly Val Thr Pro Met Leu Ser Ala 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ala Lys Tyr Gly Asp Ile Gly Val Ile Lys Ala Leu Gly Ser Ala Lys 
                165                 170                 175     


Pro Asn Ile Lys Gly Glu Asp Thr Val Ala Lys Ser Leu Leu Met Glu 
            180                 185                 190         


Asp Tyr Lys Gly Phe Thr Pro Leu His Phe Val Ala Gly Gly Gly Ser 
        195                 200                 205             


Arg Asp Thr Phe Arg Val Val Arg Lys Asn Tyr Glu Lys Cys His Asp 
    210                 215                 220                 


Leu Ala Thr Ile Arg Ala Ala Leu Met Gln Asp Arg Ser Gly Gly Glu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Leu Val Asn Leu Gly Asp Phe Glu Ser Glu Asn Ile Leu Gly Ser Pro 
                245                 250                 255     


Asn Ala Lys Phe Leu Gln His Ile Gln Ser Ala Asn Phe Gly Phe Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Pro Ala His Cys Ala Ile Val Ser Ser Asn His Asn Val Met Lys Asp 
        275                 280                 285             


Ile Leu Asn Phe Val Gly Asp Ser Leu His Leu Pro Ser Glu Arg Gly 
    290                 295                 300                 


Tyr Asn Ala Met Gln Val Ala Ala Leu Phe Gly Asp Lys Glu Ala Val 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Lys Met Leu Ala Lys Ser Ala Lys Pro Ser Asp Leu Asn Phe Lys Thr 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Ala Thr Pro Thr Pro Leu Asn Leu Ala Cys Leu Arg Gly Asp Asn 
            340                 345                 350         


Glu Val Val Arg Gly Leu Val Gly Gln His Gly Ile Asp Ile Asn Gln 
        355                 360                 365             



Arg Met Gly Ser Asp Lys Asn Thr Val Leu His Tyr Ala Ile Ser Lys 
    370                 375                 380                 


Gly Asp Ser Phe Leu Val Gln Lys Ile Leu Ala His Thr Gly Val Asp 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Val Asn Cys Glu Asn Asn Leu Gly Gln Thr Pro Leu His Leu Ala Val 
                405                 410                 415     


Glu Gly Gly Asp Pro Lys Ile Val Ser Ser Leu Leu Lys Ala Gly Ala 
            420                 425                 430         


Val Val Asn Arg Leu Asp Asp Asn Gly Arg Ser Val Leu Ser Ser Ala 
        435                 440                 445             


Ile Val Pro Gly Arg Lys Glu Lys Gly Val Leu Gly Ile Val Asn Lys 
    450                 455                 460                 


Leu Leu Asp Arg Gly Ala Asp Ile Asn Leu Asp Gly Asp His Asn Ile 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Leu Phe Asp Gln Cys Leu Arg Gly Gly Tyr Asn Asn Val Leu Asp Lys 
                485                 490                 495     


Leu Ile Gln Gln Gly Val Glu Val Asn Arg Asn Ser Glu Ile Arg Pro 
            500                 505                 510         


Met Val Tyr Ala Ala Ile Ser Gly Asn Glu His Ala Ile Lys Ser Leu 
        515                 520                 525             


Ala Asn Ala Gly Gly Asp Val Asn Glu Val Val Asn Asn Pro Ser Ser 
    530                 535                 540                 


Arg His Ser Gly Asn Pro Leu Ile Met Val Ala Val Ala Asp Gly Asn 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Ala Gly Leu Leu Lys Thr Leu Val Ser Glu Gly Cys Asp Val Gly Lys 
                565                 570                 575     


Ser Gly Lys Asp Gly Asn Thr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ser His Ser 
            580                 585                 590         


Asp Lys Glu Phe Gly Asn Lys Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ile Ser Arg Asn 
        595                 600                 605             


Ser Val Gly Thr Asn Arg Asp Ile Leu Thr Gln Lys Asn Asn Ala Gly 
    610                 615                 620                 


Asp Thr Pro Leu His Glu Ala Leu Lys Ser Gly Asn Ile Asn Ser Val 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Gln Asn Ile Leu Ser Ala Val His Pro Arg Tyr Ala Lys Glu Ile Leu 
                645                 650                 655     


Thr Ala Arg Asp Lys Glu Gly Tyr Thr Pro Met His Tyr Thr Val Gly 
            660                 665                 670         


Val Asn Asn Val Asp Val Gly Arg Ser Ile Leu Glu Ser Met Leu Ser 
        675                 680                 685             


Lys Gly Val Asn Asn Leu Gly Glu Ile Val Gly Ala Gln Asp Ser Asn 
    690                 695                 700                 


Phe Arg Thr Pro Leu His Ala Ala Ile Lys Ile Ser Asp Tyr Arg Ala 
705                 710                 715                 720 


Ala Asp Met Ile Ile Gly Ser Leu Ser Lys Thr Glu Leu Ser Lys Leu 
                725                 730                 735     


Ser Gln Leu Thr Asp Ile Asn Gly Asp Thr Pro Leu His Leu Ser Cys 
            740                 745                 750         


Gln Ser Gly Asn Val Glu Met Thr Gln Phe Phe Leu Gly Gly Leu Asp 
        755                 760                 765             


Lys Arg Glu Leu Pro Lys Thr Leu Lys Ile Ala Asn Lys Asn Gly Asp 
    770                 775                 780                 


Thr Pro Leu His Asp Ala Ile Arg Asn Asp Asp Ile Lys Ser Ala Lys 
785                 790                 795                 800 


Met Met Ile Arg Asn Cys Asn Lys Glu Glu Leu Ala Asn Val Leu Lys 
                805                 810                 815     


Cys Lys Asp Ser Phe Gly Asn Thr Val Leu His Thr Ile Ala Asp Gln 
            820                 825                 830         


Val Ile Ala Asn Pro Glu Ser Lys Lys Asp Leu Asp Gly Leu Met Asn 
        835                 840                 845             


Leu Ala Val Lys Arg Leu Lys Asn Gln Asp Leu Lys Asp Leu Val Asn 
    850                 855                 860                 


Thr Arg Asn Asn Ser Asp Asp Thr Val Ala His Cys Ala Leu Leu Ser 
865                 870                 875                 880 



Asp Met Lys Tyr Ala Gln Lys Ile Leu Lys Ser Cys Asn His Asp Thr 
                885                 890                 895     


Leu Val Arg Gly Asn Ser Asn Asn Gln Ser Leu Ser Glu Cys Ile Arg 
            900                 905                 910         


Asp Asp Ser Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gly Gly Ile Phe Ser Lys Ser Leu Phe 
        915                 920                 925             


Ser Lys Leu Lys Lys Leu Glu Ala Arg Ala Ala Ser Ala Ser Tyr Glu 
    930                 935                 940                 


Glu Leu Ser Ser Ile Ser Ser Gly Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Val Ser Thr 
945                 950                 955                 960 


Asn Ser Thr Glu Val Ser Ala Val Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Ser Ser Gly 
                965                 970                 975     


Ala Val Ser Phe Lys His Val Gln Glu Thr Gly Val Asp Thr Ser Gly 
            980                 985                 990         


Pro Ser Asp Ile Glu Ser Leu Glu  Arg Leu Ser Asp Thr  Ser Leu Gly 

        995                 1000                 1005             


Ser Asn  Asp Phe Asp Gln Arg  Met Ala Asp Leu Asp  Gln Glu Ile 
    1010                 1015                 1020             


Ala Asn  Ile Val Ser Gly Leu  Pro Glu Val Thr Gln  Val Ala Val 
    1025                 1030                 1035             


Ser Gln  Gln Gln Ala Ala Ser  Pro Ser Ser Gly Gln  Ala Ala Gly 
    1040                 1045                 1050             


Val Gln  Gln Lys Glu Met Gln  Arg 
    1055                 1060     


<210>  5
<211>  2373
<212>  DNA
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  5
aattatgctg aaactacttt atcatttggt gaatctcgag cagaaggacg tgaatctcca     60

tcaagtgcat ttgttcaaac tggtcaatca gaagtacctc ggagtgaggc tgcagagcca    120

ttaattcaat ttcctcatga tgaagaaagt actgcattag gttctcaagc aactatgaca    180

ggagtgtcta ctcaggctag tccgtcagca gcatatcagg atgatagtga aatatcacgt    240

atgaggtcta tggcaggaac atctgctcaa gctgatcaat cagcagtaca tcgtcggagt    300

ggtacagcat tagagccatt aattgaattg cctgatgaag aagaaaatgc tgcattagat    360

tttcaaacag ctatgacagg agtgcctact caggctagtc cgtcagcagt acatcggagt    420

ggtgttgcat cagatcctac gctacctgat gatgaaagaa ttgatgttcc atcagtttca    480

tctcaagttg taagaccttt tagtgatggt gaagattatt cagtatatga taaatcaggt    540

gtagtaagtg gtcatgaaag acctgtttct tctagagatt caagacaatt ggatgcattt    600

ggtgatccat cagatgattt attgccggag agtgaaatta ttgttagcag cagtaagaaa    660

gcaatattag atagccaaaa tgaaatagaa tctcttattc agagtggaga tacttctaga    720

tgtattaggg caattaatag tgctcctagt gcgtcagtgt ttcaactgaa gactttatcg    780

aatgatatat ctattgctgg acgtgctttt ttaaatggta atattgattt aatagaagct    840

tgtatgaatt ctggcaagaa attaaatcca aatattactg ataatgaaaa aaatactcta    900

ttacatcaat ttgtaggata ttttgaacgc gatccgagaa tgttgcttga tgcaggaatg    960

cgtaatctgt ttttgagatt atgcatggat tatggtttcg atattaatca taaaaatagt   1020

aatggtaata cagtacttga tagattaaat gatttagtag aagggttaag tagttcgcaa   1080

gttgatcttg aaagtagtgg tattgatgag tttatgatct cattgttagc tcattctaga   1140

atgagtgatc aagcagtaaa gaatattgct actgcgcaaa atgagttttt tgcacgtgat   1200

tctgtttata atattagtcg tttagttgat acttctatag ttttgcagaa taaattcagt   1260

gaagtatttt atgaagtctg tggacgtatt ttatctgaag aagctggtaa acataagggt   1320

gttgctgaag caaattattc aagattgaat aaaatattaa atgatgaatg tcttagaaag   1380

actttagcta atacagatgc cgatggaaat aatgttttac agagattgtg tcaagatatt   1440

gcttctggaa aaatcaatgc tcgtgatgac agagtattaa aactttttga gacaattata   1500

tctaatttaa aagacaaaga taaagcatta ctagaggatt tattatttaa taatagaaac   1560

tcaagatttg aaaattgcat tgaagctata ccacgtattc ctggtgccga tgctctattt   1620

aaaaaactag aagagttatt attaaaaaag aaaatagcag agtcttgtga ttttaattct   1680

atgttagtga attgtgctga gtctgctaat gataatttat ataattacct gcgcactaat   1740

tatgcagtta ttggtataaa taacgtagat ataaatggca attcatccct atgtaaagct   1800

gttgttactg ggtcacaagg tattgttaaa gcagtattat caactggaac taatattaat   1860

aggaaagata aaaatggtaa tacaccttta catgcattgt taatttttat gatgtctaac   1920

cctgaacttg tcaaggagca acatatttca cttgtgaaat tcttagcgtc tcgtggagct   1980

ttacttaatg taaaaaataa tatgaatatt tctccaatta tgcttgcaga atctattgat   2040

aagaaagagg aacttgctaa gaaatttaca aatcaaaaag ttagtatttt agaatcttta   2100

atagctggta gtgaagaaca tttagggctt aaatccaaat gtatatctga gttaaagcct   2160

tatatagaat taggaaaagg catgaagtac gaagatatac atgctgatgt aataggtggt   2220

gtattatctg ctgatatgtg taatgctaga ttgcagatag gtaaattatt aaatggtgat   2280

ttttgtaaag aaaatgaatt aaagacagta aaatttaatt tttctgatac aaataagggt   2340

tatgtacaaa atgttggtaa aaaaagaaat tat                                2373


<210>  6
<211>  791
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  6

Asn Tyr Ala Glu Thr Thr Leu Ser Phe Gly Glu Ser Arg Ala Glu Gly 
1               5                   10                  15      


Arg Glu Ser Pro Ser Ser Ala Phe Val Gln Thr Gly Gln Ser Glu Val 
            20                  25                  30          


Pro Arg Ser Glu Ala Ala Glu Pro Leu Ile Gln Phe Pro His Asp Glu 
        35                  40                  45              


Glu Ser Thr Ala Leu Gly Ser Gln Ala Thr Met Thr Gly Val Ser Thr 
    50                  55                  60                  


Gln Ala Ser Pro Ser Ala Ala Tyr Gln Asp Asp Ser Glu Ile Ser Arg 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Met Arg Ser Met Ala Gly Thr Ser Ala Gln Ala Asp Gln Ser Ala Val 
                85                  90                  95      


His Arg Arg Ser Gly Thr Ala Leu Glu Pro Leu Ile Glu Leu Pro Asp 
            100                 105                 110         


Glu Glu Glu Asn Ala Ala Leu Asp Phe Gln Thr Ala Met Thr Gly Val 
        115                 120                 125             


Pro Thr Gln Ala Ser Pro Ser Ala Val His Arg Ser Gly Val Ala Ser 
    130                 135                 140                 


Asp Pro Thr Leu Pro Asp Asp Glu Arg Ile Asp Val Pro Ser Val Ser 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ser Gln Val Val Arg Pro Phe Ser Asp Gly Glu Asp Tyr Ser Val Tyr 
                165                 170                 175     


Asp Lys Ser Gly Val Val Ser Gly His Glu Arg Pro Val Ser Ser Arg 
            180                 185                 190         


Asp Ser Arg Gln Leu Asp Ala Phe Gly Asp Pro Ser Asp Asp Leu Leu 
        195                 200                 205             


Pro Glu Ser Glu Ile Ile Val Ser Ser Ser Lys Lys Ala Ile Leu Asp 
    210                 215                 220                 


Ser Gln Asn Glu Ile Glu Ser Leu Ile Gln Ser Gly Asp Thr Ser Arg 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Cys Ile Arg Ala Ile Asn Ser Ala Pro Ser Ala Ser Val Phe Gln Leu 
                245                 250                 255     


Lys Thr Leu Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Ile Ala Gly Arg Ala Phe Leu Asn 
            260                 265                 270         


Gly Asn Ile Asp Leu Ile Glu Ala Cys Met Asn Ser Gly Lys Lys Leu 
        275                 280                 285             


Asn Pro Asn Ile Thr Asp Asn Glu Lys Asn Thr Leu Leu His Gln Phe 
    290                 295                 300                 


Val Gly Tyr Phe Glu Arg Asp Pro Arg Met Leu Leu Asp Ala Gly Met 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Arg Asn Leu Phe Leu Arg Leu Cys Met Asp Tyr Gly Phe Asp Ile Asn 
                325                 330                 335     


His Lys Asn Ser Asn Gly Asn Thr Val Leu Asp Arg Leu Asn Asp Leu 
            340                 345                 350         


Val Glu Gly Leu Ser Ser Ser Gln Val Asp Leu Glu Ser Ser Gly Ile 
        355                 360                 365             


Asp Glu Phe Met Ile Ser Leu Leu Ala His Ser Arg Met Ser Asp Gln 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ala Val Lys Asn Ile Ala Thr Ala Gln Asn Glu Phe Phe Ala Arg Asp 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ser Val Tyr Asn Ile Ser Arg Leu Val Asp Thr Ser Ile Val Leu Gln 
                405                 410                 415     


Asn Lys Phe Ser Glu Val Phe Tyr Glu Val Cys Gly Arg Ile Leu Ser 
            420                 425                 430         


Glu Glu Ala Gly Lys His Lys Gly Val Ala Glu Ala Asn Tyr Ser Arg 
        435                 440                 445             


Leu Asn Lys Ile Leu Asn Asp Glu Cys Leu Arg Lys Thr Leu Ala Asn 
    450                 455                 460                 


Thr Asp Ala Asp Gly Asn Asn Val Leu Gln Arg Leu Cys Gln Asp Ile 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Ala Ser Gly Lys Ile Asn Ala Arg Asp Asp Arg Val Leu Lys Leu Phe 
                485                 490                 495     


Glu Thr Ile Ile Ser Asn Leu Lys Asp Lys Asp Lys Ala Leu Leu Glu 
            500                 505                 510         


Asp Leu Leu Phe Asn Asn Arg Asn Ser Arg Phe Glu Asn Cys Ile Glu 
        515                 520                 525             


Ala Ile Pro Arg Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Leu Phe Lys Lys Leu Glu 
    530                 535                 540                 


Glu Leu Leu Leu Lys Lys Lys Ile Ala Glu Ser Cys Asp Phe Asn Ser 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Met Leu Val Asn Cys Ala Glu Ser Ala Asn Asp Asn Leu Tyr Asn Tyr 
                565                 570                 575     


Leu Arg Thr Asn Tyr Ala Val Ile Gly Ile Asn Asn Val Asp Ile Asn 
            580                 585                 590         


Gly Asn Ser Ser Leu Cys Lys Ala Val Val Thr Gly Ser Gln Gly Ile 
        595                 600                 605             


Val Lys Ala Val Leu Ser Thr Gly Thr Asn Ile Asn Arg Lys Asp Lys 
    610                 615                 620                 


Asn Gly Asn Thr Pro Leu His Ala Leu Leu Ile Phe Met Met Ser Asn 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Pro Glu Leu Val Lys Glu Gln His Ile Ser Leu Val Lys Phe Leu Ala 
                645                 650                 655     


Ser Arg Gly Ala Leu Leu Asn Val Lys Asn Asn Met Asn Ile Ser Pro 
            660                 665                 670         


Ile Met Leu Ala Glu Ser Ile Asp Lys Lys Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Lys 
        675                 680                 685             


Phe Thr Asn Gln Lys Val Ser Ile Leu Glu Ser Leu Ile Ala Gly Ser 
    690                 695                 700                 


Glu Glu His Leu Gly Leu Lys Ser Lys Cys Ile Ser Glu Leu Lys Pro 
705                 710                 715                 720 


Tyr Ile Glu Leu Gly Lys Gly Met Lys Tyr Glu Asp Ile His Ala Asp 
                725                 730                 735     


Val Ile Gly Gly Val Leu Ser Ala Asp Met Cys Asn Ala Arg Leu Gln 
            740                 745                 750         


Ile Gly Lys Leu Leu Asn Gly Asp Phe Cys Lys Glu Asn Glu Leu Lys 
        755                 760                 765             


Thr Val Lys Phe Asn Phe Ser Asp Thr Asn Lys Gly Tyr Val Gln Asn 
    770                 775                 780                 


Val Gly Lys Lys Arg Asn Tyr 
785                 790     


<210>  7
<211>  2283
<212>  DNA
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  7
gtaaaaaaat taagattatt attaaattca ataagtgagt taccgcaaga attaaaagat     60

caaattttaa gtactagaag tactatagat aaattacgaa atagaattaa tgcctgcata    120

aagtctgacg atagagaagg tattgcacat gctgtagaat ctatggctag ttcttattgt    180

gaattattag gacattgtag attaattttt aagaaattat atgatgaaaa tgctgataaa    240

agtttgctag aattatgtat taaagaatat caatctgatt taaacaaatt attggaacaa    300

ggtattgata tatgtgcttc agaagtctca tcagaatgta aggatttagt ttgtaaagta    360

tgtgaagatg aatttgagaa atatgactct ttatctaaag tacaaagatt cagggaatta    420

tctggtgaaa ttgctgattt ggatgataaa ttaacaagaa gggcttcttt tgttgagact    480

tttggattat ttagcagtag attaagacat tatagggaaa ttttaggaga tggtgattta    540

aaatttcgag agaggatagt tgaaaaatat caagaggatt taaaggaatt attagaatta    600

tctgttgatc ttcatttgtt aataaattta ccagcattag aagatttacg cgatcataga    660

aatttagtgc atagagcatg taatgctgaa attgaaaaat atctaacttt atttgatgat    720

caacaattac gtacattatc gcaagaagtg aataatgctc atggtgaatt gatacagatg    780


ttttctaagt ttagtatatt tgttgatggc gttactggta ttgaacagag cacatctcaa    840

gtagagcacc ctcgttctga tattgctaaa agagatacta caacaccaaa gcaacgtgtt    900

gtgcaaggta aagatgatat acaatctagt gatagtgata gtgatagtga tagtaaatac    960

ggtgatgatg atagtaaaaa agcatcagtt agtgcacctg ctgttgacca agttgtacct   1020

gtagctgatg ttcaacctga acctcagcta ggtgaaggat tggaaacatt agagtctagt   1080

atagctgaag gacctgagtt gcctggtgat gcatctactg ctaagcaatc tatacctttt   1140

gcgataacac catcaagtcc tgagacagtt gatgaaaaac ttgaaagttc tggtgttagt   1200

caagatggta ttacaacacc aggacaacgt gttgtgcaag gtaaagatga tatacaatct   1260

agtgatagtg atagtgatag taaatacggt gatgatgata gtaaaaaagc atcagctagt   1320

gcacctgctg ttgaccaagt tgtacctgta gctgatgttc aacctgaacc tcagctaggt   1380

gaaaaattgg aaacattaga gtctagtata actaaaggac ctgagttgcc tggtgatgca   1440

tctactgcta agcaatctat accttttgcg ataacaccat caagtcctga gacagttgat   1500

gaaaaacttg aaagttctgg tgttagtcaa gatggtatta caacaccagg acaacgtgtt   1560

gtgcaaggta aagatgatat acaatctagt gatagtgata gtgatagtaa atacggtgat   1620

gatgatagta aaaaagcatc agctagtgca cctgctgttg accaagttgt accttctgac   1680

actcgtgcag atggagtatc agaaccatta gcatctcatg tggatcaagg atctgatgta   1740

cctggtgatg catctgttga tggtgttgat ttaagattag gacggttatc tactgagcaa   1800

agtggattgt tgccacgtca tgaacaaaat gtaagagcat ttattttaga acagagtttg   1860

ttagatcaat tatatatgga ctatatagat ttacaccctg atcagaaaag ttgtgaagct   1920

tataattcag cattgcatgg atataataca agattagagt tacagaagga atataacagg   1980

atttttgaat cacatgaatc agcatctcca aatgaaatta atagtttttc acaaaaatat   2040

agagcagcat taagagatgt tgcgcaggat attgttaatc agggtccaat gttttattct   2100

tctagagatg caatgctatt aagggctaga gtagacacat tgtgtgatat gtgtcgttca   2160

atacgtaatc tgtatatggt tgaattagat gccatagata aagaagaaaa atcgttacaa   2220

tctgatatga aatctgcaag ttctagtgat aaaaagttga tacaagaaaa aataaaatta   2280

ctt                                                                 2283


<210>  8
<211>  761
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  8

Val Lys Lys Leu Arg Leu Leu Leu Asn Ser Ile Ser Glu Leu Pro Gln 
1               5                   10                  15      


Glu Leu Lys Asp Gln Ile Leu Ser Thr Arg Ser Thr Ile Asp Lys Leu 
            20                  25                  30          


Arg Asn Arg Ile Asn Ala Cys Ile Lys Ser Asp Asp Arg Glu Gly Ile 
        35                  40                  45              


Ala His Ala Val Glu Ser Met Ala Ser Ser Tyr Cys Glu Leu Leu Gly 
    50                  55                  60                  


His Cys Arg Leu Ile Phe Lys Lys Leu Tyr Asp Glu Asn Ala Asp Lys 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Ser Leu Leu Glu Leu Cys Ile Lys Glu Tyr Gln Ser Asp Leu Asn Lys 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Leu Glu Gln Gly Ile Asp Ile Cys Ala Ser Glu Val Ser Ser Glu 
            100                 105                 110         


Cys Lys Asp Leu Val Cys Lys Val Cys Glu Asp Glu Phe Glu Lys Tyr 
        115                 120                 125             


Asp Ser Leu Ser Lys Val Gln Arg Phe Arg Glu Leu Ser Gly Glu Ile 
    130                 135                 140                 


Ala Asp Leu Asp Asp Lys Leu Thr Arg Arg Ala Ser Phe Val Glu Thr 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Phe Gly Leu Phe Ser Ser Arg Leu Arg His Tyr Arg Glu Ile Leu Gly 
                165                 170                 175     


Asp Gly Asp Leu Lys Phe Arg Glu Arg Ile Val Glu Lys Tyr Gln Glu 
            180                 185                 190         


Asp Leu Lys Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu Ser Val Asp Leu His Leu Leu Ile 
        195                 200                 205             


Asn Leu Pro Ala Leu Glu Asp Leu Arg Asp His Arg Asn Leu Val His 
    210                 215                 220                 


Arg Ala Cys Asn Ala Glu Ile Glu Lys Tyr Leu Thr Leu Phe Asp Asp 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Gln Gln Leu Arg Thr Leu Ser Gln Glu Val Asn Asn Ala His Gly Glu 
                245                 250                 255     


Leu Ile Gln Met Phe Ser Lys Phe Ser Ile Phe Val Asp Gly Val Thr 
            260                 265                 270         


Gly Ile Glu Gln Ser Thr Ser Gln Val Glu His Pro Arg Ser Asp Ile 
        275                 280                 285             


Ala Lys Arg Asp Thr Thr Thr Pro Lys Gln Arg Val Val Gln Gly Lys 
    290                 295                 300                 


Asp Asp Ile Gln Ser Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Lys Tyr 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Gly Asp Asp Asp Ser Lys Lys Ala Ser Val Ser Ala Pro Ala Val Asp 
                325                 330                 335     


Gln Val Val Pro Val Ala Asp Val Gln Pro Glu Pro Gln Leu Gly Glu 
            340                 345                 350         


Gly Leu Glu Thr Leu Glu Ser Ser Ile Ala Glu Gly Pro Glu Leu Pro 
        355                 360                 365             


Gly Asp Ala Ser Thr Ala Lys Gln Ser Ile Pro Phe Ala Ile Thr Pro 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ser Ser Pro Glu Thr Val Asp Glu Lys Leu Glu Ser Ser Gly Val Ser 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Gln Asp Gly Ile Thr Thr Pro Gly Gln Arg Val Val Gln Gly Lys Asp 
                405                 410                 415     


Asp Ile Gln Ser Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Lys Tyr Gly Asp Asp 
            420                 425                 430         


Asp Ser Lys Lys Ala Ser Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Val Asp Gln Val Val 
        435                 440                 445             


Pro Val Ala Asp Val Gln Pro Glu Pro Gln Leu Gly Glu Lys Leu Glu 
    450                 455                 460                 


Thr Leu Glu Ser Ser Ile Thr Lys Gly Pro Glu Leu Pro Gly Asp Ala 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Ser Thr Ala Lys Gln Ser Ile Pro Phe Ala Ile Thr Pro Ser Ser Pro 
                485                 490                 495     


Glu Thr Val Asp Glu Lys Leu Glu Ser Ser Gly Val Ser Gln Asp Gly 
            500                 505                 510         



Ile Thr Thr Pro Gly Gln Arg Val Val Gln Gly Lys Asp Asp Ile Gln 
        515                 520                 525             


Ser Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Lys Tyr Gly Asp Asp Asp Ser Lys 
    530                 535                 540                 


Lys Ala Ser Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Val Asp Gln Val Val Pro Ser Asp 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Thr Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Ser Glu Pro Leu Ala Ser His Val Asp Gln 
                565                 570                 575     


Gly Ser Asp Val Pro Gly Asp Ala Ser Val Asp Gly Val Asp Leu Arg 
            580                 585                 590         


Leu Gly Arg Leu Ser Thr Glu Gln Ser Gly Leu Leu Pro Arg His Glu 
        595                 600                 605             


Gln Asn Val Arg Ala Phe Ile Leu Glu Gln Ser Leu Leu Asp Gln Leu 
    610                 615                 620                 


Tyr Met Asp Tyr Ile Asp Leu His Pro Asp Gln Lys Ser Cys Glu Ala 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Tyr Asn Ser Ala Leu His Gly Tyr Asn Thr Arg Leu Glu Leu Gln Lys 
                645                 650                 655     


Glu Tyr Asn Arg Ile Phe Glu Ser His Glu Ser Ala Ser Pro Asn Glu 
            660                 665                 670         


Ile Asn Ser Phe Ser Gln Lys Tyr Arg Ala Ala Leu Arg Asp Val Ala 
        675                 680                 685             


Gln Asp Ile Val Asn Gln Gly Pro Met Phe Tyr Ser Ser Arg Asp Ala 
    690                 695                 700                 


Met Leu Leu Arg Ala Arg Val Asp Thr Leu Cys Asp Met Cys Arg Ser 
705                 710                 715                 720 


Ile Arg Asn Leu Tyr Met Val Glu Leu Asp Ala Ile Asp Lys Glu Glu 
                725                 730                 735     


Lys Ser Leu Gln Ser Asp Met Lys Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Asp Lys Lys 
            740                 745                 750         


Leu Ile Gln Glu Lys Ile Lys Leu Leu 
        755                 760     


<210>  9
<211>  414
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  9

Ala Thr Gly Thr Thr Ala Cys Ala Cys Gly Thr Thr Cys Ala Ala Ala 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Thr Cys Ala Thr Gly Thr Thr Gly Ala Thr Cys Ala Ala Cys Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Thr Ala Cys Ala Ala Ala Thr Cys Ala Thr Ala Thr Ala Gly Ala Ala 
        35                  40                  45              


Cys Ala Thr Gly Ala Thr Gly Ala Thr Thr Ala Cys Cys Ala Thr Thr 
    50                  55                  60                  


Thr Thr Ala Cys Thr Gly Gly Thr Cys Cys Thr Ala Cys Thr Ala Gly 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Thr Thr Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Thr Thr Ala Ala Thr Cys Thr Thr 
                85                  90                  95      


Thr Cys Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala 
            100                 105                 110         


Thr Gly Gly Ala Gly Thr Thr Ala Cys Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Gly Thr 
        115                 120                 125             


Ala Thr Cys Thr Thr Cys Thr Ala Thr Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Gly Thr 
    130                 135                 140                 


Gly Thr Ala Gly Gly Ala Thr Gly Cys Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Thr Thr 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Gly Thr Gly Ala Thr Cys Cys Ala Ala Ala Thr Thr Gly Thr Cys Gly 
                165                 170                 175     


Thr Thr Ala Thr Cys Cys Thr Thr Thr Ala Gly Ala Ala Thr Thr Ala 
            180                 185                 190         


Gly Thr Ala Gly Ala Ala Thr Gly Thr Cys Ala Gly Cys Gly Thr Ala 
        195                 200                 205             


Thr Thr Gly Ala Gly Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Cys Cys Ala Gly Thr 
    210                 215                 220                 



Ala Thr Gly Cys Ala Ala Thr Gly Cys Ala Gly Gly Thr Thr Thr Ala 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Cys Thr Thr Gly Ala Cys Thr Gly Thr Thr Gly 
                245                 250                 255     


Ala Thr Gly Cys Ala Thr Ala Thr Cys Ala Ala Thr Thr Ala Gly Gly 
            260                 265                 270         


Ala Thr Thr Gly Thr Thr Gly Thr Thr Ala Gly Gly Thr Gly Gly Thr 
        275                 280                 285             


Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Ala Gly Thr Gly Cys Thr Ala Thr Gly Ala 
    290                 295                 300                 


Ala Thr Thr Ala Cys Ala Thr Ala Thr Cys Thr Thr Ala Thr Ala Gly 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Cys Thr Ala Thr Cys Cys Thr Thr Gly Thr Thr Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr 
                325                 330                 335     


Thr Ala Thr Gly Ala Thr Thr Gly Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala 
            340                 345                 350         


Gly Ala Ala Ala Thr Thr Ala Thr Thr Ala Cys Gly Ala Cys Thr Gly 
        355                 360                 365             


Thr Thr Gly Thr Cys Ala Thr Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Thr Gly Cys Gly 
    370                 375                 380                 


Thr Gly Thr Thr Ala Thr Thr Ala Cys Ala Ala Cys Thr Gly Thr Thr 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Gly Thr Gly Ala Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly Cys Gly Thr Ala Ala 
                405                 410                 


<210>  10
<211>  137
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  10

Met Leu His Val Gln Asn His Val Asp Gln His Thr Asn His Ile Glu 
1               5                   10                  15      


His Asp Asp Tyr His Phe Thr Gly Pro Thr Ser Phe Glu Val Asn Leu 
            20                  25                  30          


Ser Glu Glu Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Gln Glu Val Ser Ser Ile Asp Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Val Gly Cys Glu Asp Cys Asp Pro Asn Cys Arg Tyr Pro Leu Glu Leu 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Glu Cys Gln Arg Ile Glu Glu Arg Pro Val Cys Asn Ala Gly Leu 

65                  70                  75                  80  


Glu Ser Leu Thr Val Asp Ala Tyr Gln Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Gly Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Phe Leu Ser Ala Met Asn Tyr Ile Ser Tyr Ser Tyr Pro Cys Tyr Tyr 
            100                 105                 110         


Tyr Asp Cys Cys Asp Arg Asn Tyr Tyr Asp Cys Cys His Lys Asn Ala 
        115                 120                 125             


Cys Tyr Tyr Asn Cys Cys Asp Cys Ala 
    130                 135         


<210>  11
<211>  3018
<212>  DNA
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  11
atgacgattt tcttagaaag tgatgatgat aagagtaact ttaagaagac attggagaac     60

ggtactaaag acaagacaaa tctagataat acttattatg actatcatca tgaagatgat    120

atgggaaata ctgaatatca ttatgtgagt ttggatagag tggatcatgt taagatgcct    180

gaagagcctg taggttatgg tggagatact ttacctattg ttcctactac agctgctagt    240

gtatctggta gtgatgcagg cgttgctgta ggtaatgtta aagattttga agataatgtt    300

tttcatcata catctactat aagaaacgat gaattgaaga tagatttacg aatacatact    360

ttaaaggatt tatctgataa aagattacgt gaaattgaaa agggatttaa tgatacggta    420

acaaaattta aaaataattt tgggttagaa ccaaatgatg gagaaactat ttttgattta    480

tacctttttg atgataagga acaatataat tattatggaa agctttataa cttaggaatt    540

agtggatctg gaggtatgac tttctatgga aatgctaatg ttccatataa aatttatgta    600

catcaatatg gtgaaatatt gaatttaaaa catgaattaa ctcatgcatt agaaagttat    660

gcatctggac ataaattgca tggttctgac gtaaatagca gaatatttac ggaaggatta    720

gctgattata tccaagaaga taatagtttt attatgagag gattaaagga tcgagagatc    780

acttcagatg tattgaaaga ttcttctggt aatgtagatc atttaagtgg tgttgcagtg    840

aatgaaaatc agaggttaag ttatagtata ggacatgcat ttgtaagctt tttacaagag    900

aaatatccta agttaatttc ggaatattta aacgcattaa aagaggataa tattattcgt    960

gctaaagaaa taattagtat ggataagtat ccagattttg agccgtgggt gaagtctaaa   1020

gacattagtt tatatttaga aaatatgaat gtattaaagt taggattagg tgagaaaatg   1080

ttttctgctg aaagtgctag ctattttgaa gatcaaggtg tcaataaaga atattaccat   1140

gaaaatattt atgatatgag tggtaaacta gtaggtgaaa tgtcacctgt agtgcattat   1200

gcacaaaaaa atgtgattcg tatttggaat attgcaagtc ctgatatgat agaggtgcga   1260

ccagaatata actttctgaa attggtaact actccatctg gtaagtctgc atatgtatat   1320

tgtgataaga atgggcatga gtattttaat actaaagatt acatagattc tgcgtttaat   1380

atattggcaa gatatgatgt taagcttcgt gaaagtagtg atgctttgga tattagaggt   1440

cgttactcag atgctgctaa agtgtttagt aagctgccta atgcggattt gctgttggat   1500

aagtttttag aaaaaatagg ttatagtagt tataagcaga taataatgag taatccagaa   1560

cagcttaatt ctattaaggc ttatgtagta aaagaagtgt ttgaaaattt tagggaatct   1620

gaggtcaaaa aggtgttgag tggtgagtct catccggaag taagaaatgt attaatggat   1680

cttacctatg ttgatttaaa gagtgttata ggagtaaatg gtgcagatat tgacagtatt   1740

atttctaatc cagatgtaat gttgcgtact gctgtgttag gtaaaggaaa tgcaagtggg   1800

atatctctat atgtagatga tcagaaagtt ggtgagctgt caactgaagc aggttattgt   1860

gttaaaaatc ttgatactgg taaagtgtat tttatgttcc ataatgttgt tggaatgata   1920

gcaagtggtt atgaagacag agcatatatg gttgtattag aaaaagatgg taagtttact   1980

actgctctag ttaataatat acaaaaagca gcagatggaa atgttgtatg ggataatcaa   2040

tttaatcatc cgaatattaa taacttgcac tcaaattata aggagctgtt gttaaatgat   2100

gcttcagtta aagattactc tcatcttgcg gatgtgaaat ttaataaaga tgatacagta   2160

attgttaaag gtgaattatt agatgataaa ggtactgtaa gtgtagatga tgatgtacat   2220

cgtgcagttg ttaagcatga tgatcaaata ctacatcagt ttaagagtat gtctttttac   2280

attactgaac catcagctga ttcaggtgac aattatggaa gtgatttttt catttctgat   2340

gaaggaaaaa atcttagatt tcaacttcct aaagctatta cgcatttgaa attggttaat   2400

gttaatggaa ataataagtt ggtaccatgt actaaagatg ggaatgaaca tcctgaaggt   2460

atgccatctg atttaacgga tgaatataga tatatagatc ctatttttgc tcatacattt   2520

gagaaacaaa gttattctaa aaatagtatt agtgttgggt tagtggactt cagtaaatat   2580

aaagaaggat ctatgtttaa attacagcat tattctgatg attatcatat tcataaggat   2640

gaacaaggta atgttattag gcctaataac agatcttacg ttacaaaagt ggatttagta   2700

tatgatgata aagttattgg gatgttgtct gatagtataa atcaatttca gggtgatatt   2760

ttcatttctg caagccttaa ttatagccac aatgattttc tttcatctaa gtactttcag   2820

aaagttaata ttgaggcgtt agaaaatgga atatatagtg gaagatatga tgtaggagat   2880

ggtgaccaaa tagcaggtct taatactgat acaggttata gtgataaagc tattttttac   2940

tttaaaaatg atagcgcatc tactgatatg ccggctagtg atgttactac tattttacct   3000

tatataaatg agctttaa                                                 3018


<210>  12
<211>  1005
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  12

Met Thr Ile Phe Leu Glu Ser Asp Asp Asp Lys Ser Asn Phe Lys Lys 
1               5                   10                  15      


Thr Leu Glu Asn Gly Thr Lys Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Asp Asn Thr Tyr 
            20                  25                  30          


Tyr Asp Tyr His His Glu Asp Asp Met Gly Asn Thr Glu Tyr His Tyr 
        35                  40                  45              


Val Ser Leu Asp Arg Val Asp His Val Lys Met Pro Glu Glu Pro Val 
    50                  55                  60                  


Gly Tyr Gly Gly Asp Thr Leu Pro Ile Val Pro Thr Thr Ala Ala Ser 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Val Ser Gly Ser Asp Ala Gly Val Ala Val Gly Asn Val Lys Asp Phe 
                85                  90                  95      


Glu Asp Asn Val Phe His His Thr Ser Thr Ile Arg Asn Asp Glu Leu 
            100                 105                 110         


Lys Ile Asp Leu Arg Ile His Thr Leu Lys Asp Leu Ser Asp Lys Arg 
        115                 120                 125             


Leu Arg Glu Ile Glu Lys Gly Phe Asn Asp Thr Val Thr Lys Phe Lys 
    130                 135                 140                 


Asn Asn Phe Gly Leu Glu Pro Asn Asp Gly Glu Thr Ile Phe Asp Leu 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Tyr Leu Phe Asp Asp Lys Glu Gln Tyr Asn Tyr Tyr Gly Lys Leu Tyr 
                165                 170                 175     


Asn Leu Gly Ile Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Met Thr Phe Tyr Gly Asn Ala 
            180                 185                 190         


Asn Val Pro Tyr Lys Ile Tyr Val His Gln Tyr Gly Glu Ile Leu Asn 
        195                 200                 205             


Leu Lys His Glu Leu Thr His Ala Leu Glu Ser Tyr Ala Ser Gly His 
    210                 215                 220                 


Lys Leu His Gly Ser Asp Val Asn Ser Arg Ile Phe Thr Glu Gly Leu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ala Asp Tyr Ile Gln Glu Asp Asn Ser Phe Ile Met Arg Gly Leu Lys 
                245                 250                 255     


Asp Arg Glu Ile Thr Ser Asp Val Leu Lys Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn Val 
            260                 265                 270         


Asp His Leu Ser Gly Val Ala Val Asn Glu Asn Gln Arg Leu Ser Tyr 
        275                 280                 285             


Ser Ile Gly His Ala Phe Val Ser Phe Leu Gln Glu Lys Tyr Pro Lys 
    290                 295                 300                 



Leu Ile Ser Glu Tyr Leu Asn Ala Leu Lys Glu Asp Asn Ile Ile Arg 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ala Lys Glu Ile Ile Ser Met Asp Lys Tyr Pro Asp Phe Glu Pro Trp 
                325                 330                 335     


Val Lys Ser Lys Asp Ile Ser Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Met Asn Val Leu 
            340                 345                 350         


Lys Leu Gly Leu Gly Glu Lys Met Phe Ser Ala Glu Ser Ala Ser Tyr 
        355                 360                 365             


Phe Glu Asp Gln Gly Val Asn Lys Glu Tyr Tyr His Glu Asn Ile Tyr 
    370                 375                 380                 


Asp Met Ser Gly Lys Leu Val Gly Glu Met Ser Pro Val Val His Tyr 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ala Gln Lys Asn Val Ile Arg Ile Trp Asn Ile Ala Ser Pro Asp Met 
                405                 410                 415     


Ile Glu Val Arg Pro Glu Tyr Asn Phe Leu Lys Leu Val Thr Thr Pro 
            420                 425                 430         


Ser Gly Lys Ser Ala Tyr Val Tyr Cys Asp Lys Asn Gly His Glu Tyr 
        435                 440                 445             


Phe Asn Thr Lys Asp Tyr Ile Asp Ser Ala Phe Asn Ile Leu Ala Arg 
    450                 455                 460                 


Tyr Asp Val Lys Leu Arg Glu Ser Ser Asp Ala Leu Asp Ile Arg Gly 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Arg Tyr Ser Asp Ala Ala Lys Val Phe Ser Lys Leu Pro Asn Ala Asp 
                485                 490                 495     


Leu Leu Leu Asp Lys Phe Leu Glu Lys Ile Gly Tyr Ser Ser Tyr Lys 
            500                 505                 510         


Gln Ile Ile Met Ser Asn Pro Glu Gln Leu Asn Ser Ile Lys Ala Tyr 
        515                 520                 525             


Val Val Lys Glu Val Phe Glu Asn Phe Arg Glu Ser Glu Val Lys Lys 
    530                 535                 540                 


Val Leu Ser Gly Glu Ser His Pro Glu Val Arg Asn Val Leu Met Asp 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Leu Thr Tyr Val Asp Leu Lys Ser Val Ile Gly Val Asn Gly Ala Asp 
                565                 570                 575     


Ile Asp Ser Ile Ile Ser Asn Pro Asp Val Met Leu Arg Thr Ala Val 
            580                 585                 590         


Leu Gly Lys Gly Asn Ala Ser Gly Ile Ser Leu Tyr Val Asp Asp Gln 
        595                 600                 605             


Lys Val Gly Glu Leu Ser Thr Glu Ala Gly Tyr Cys Val Lys Asn Leu 
    610                 615                 620                 


Asp Thr Gly Lys Val Tyr Phe Met Phe His Asn Val Val Gly Met Ile 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Ala Ser Gly Tyr Glu Asp Arg Ala Tyr Met Val Val Leu Glu Lys Asp 
                645                 650                 655     


Gly Lys Phe Thr Thr Ala Leu Val Asn Asn Ile Gln Lys Ala Ala Asp 
            660                 665                 670         


Gly Asn Val Val Trp Asp Asn Gln Phe Asn His Pro Asn Ile Asn Asn 
        675                 680                 685             


Leu His Ser Asn Tyr Lys Glu Leu Leu Leu Asn Asp Ala Ser Val Lys 
    690                 695                 700                 


Asp Tyr Ser His Leu Ala Asp Val Lys Phe Asn Lys Asp Asp Thr Val 
705                 710                 715                 720 


Ile Val Lys Gly Glu Leu Leu Asp Asp Lys Gly Thr Val Ser Val Asp 
                725                 730                 735     


Asp Asp Val His Arg Ala Val Val Lys His Asp Asp Gln Ile Leu His 
            740                 745                 750         


Gln Phe Lys Ser Met Ser Phe Tyr Ile Thr Glu Pro Ser Ala Asp Ser 
        755                 760                 765             


Gly Asp Asn Tyr Gly Ser Asp Phe Phe Ile Ser Asp Glu Gly Lys Asn 
    770                 775                 780                 


Leu Arg Phe Gln Leu Pro Lys Ala Ile Thr His Leu Lys Leu Val Asn 
785                 790                 795                 800 


Val Asn Gly Asn Asn Lys Leu Val Pro Cys Thr Lys Asp Gly Asn Glu 
                805                 810                 815     



His Pro Glu Gly Met Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Asp Glu Tyr Arg Tyr Ile 
            820                 825                 830         


Asp Pro Ile Phe Ala His Thr Phe Glu Lys Gln Ser Tyr Ser Lys Asn 
        835                 840                 845             


Ser Ile Ser Val Gly Leu Val Asp Phe Ser Lys Tyr Lys Glu Gly Ser 
    850                 855                 860                 


Met Phe Lys Leu Gln His Tyr Ser Asp Asp Tyr His Ile His Lys Asp 
865                 870                 875                 880 


Glu Gln Gly Asn Val Ile Arg Pro Asn Asn Arg Ser Tyr Val Thr Lys 
                885                 890                 895     


Val Asp Leu Val Tyr Asp Asp Lys Val Ile Gly Met Leu Ser Asp Ser 
            900                 905                 910         


Ile Asn Gln Phe Gln Gly Asp Ile Phe Ile Ser Ala Ser Leu Asn Tyr 
        915                 920                 925             


Ser His Asn Asp Phe Leu Ser Ser Lys Tyr Phe Gln Lys Val Asn Ile 
    930                 935                 940                 


Glu Ala Leu Glu Asn Gly Ile Tyr Ser Gly Arg Tyr Asp Val Gly Asp 
945                 950                 955                 960 


Gly Asp Gln Ile Ala Gly Leu Asn Thr Asp Thr Gly Tyr Ser Asp Lys 
                965                 970                 975     


Ala Ile Phe Tyr Phe Lys Asn Asp Ser Ala Ser Thr Asp Met Pro Ala 
            980                 985                 990         


Ser Asp Val Thr Thr Ile Leu Pro  Tyr Ile Asn Glu Leu  
        995                 1000                 1005 


<210>  13
<211>  2172
<212>  DNA
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  13
atggatagta taagtgcaaa tcacatacgc aatattttat tccttgtttt aggcgcattt     60

tttggactgg aattttgctt ttatttatca ggtgtattat tcatcttaat ggtctgggga    120

ccaaattacc tagattttaa tgctataaat cccagtttga gtgattttcc agacagaatt    180

tggccaacta tttttgacta tgtacaacat tggtggaaga acccttctgc atacgatgca    240

gttttattac ttaagctaat aacgtcatta tgtacaccag taggtattct aagcatagta    300

ttatggaacc ttagaaatat attattcgat tggaggccat ttaagaagaa agaatcactg    360

catggagatt caagatgggc aacagaaaaa gatattcgca aaataggatt acgtagtaga    420

aaaggaatat tattagggaa agacaagaga ggatatctca ttgcagatgg atatcaacat    480

gcattgttat ttgcaccaac tggatccgga aaaggtgtag gttttgtaat accaaactta    540

ttattctggg aagattctgt agtagtacac gatataaaat tagagaacta tgatcttaca    600

agtgggtgga gaaaaaaaag gggacaagaa gttttcgtgt ggaacccagc acaacctgac    660

ggtataagtc actgttacaa cccattagat tggataagct ctaagcctgg acaaatggta    720

gatgatgtac aaaaaattgc caatctaata atgcctgaac aagatttttg gtataacgaa    780

gcacgtagtt tatttgtagg agtagtatta tacttactag cagtaccaga aaaagtaaaa    840

tcctttggag aagttgtaag aacaatgcgc agcgatgacg tagtctacaa cttagcagta    900

gtactagaca caatagggaa aaagattcac ccagttgcat acatgaatat agctgcattt    960

ttacaaaaag cagacaaaga acgctcaggt gttgtatcaa ctatgaactc atctttagaa   1020

ttatgggcaa acccattaat agatacagca acagcatcaa gtgattttaa tattcaagaa   1080

tttaaaagga aaaaagtaac agtatatgtt ggattaacac cagataattt aactcgtctt   1140

agacctttaa tgcaggtatt ttatcaacaa gctacagaat ttttatgtag aactttacca   1200

tcagatgatg aaccatatgg tgtactgttc ttaatggatg agtttccaac attaggaaaa   1260

atggagcaat ttcaaacagg tatcgcatat ttccgtggat atagagttag actatttttg   1320

attattcaag atactgaaca gcttaagggt atatatgaag aagcaggaat gaactcattc   1380

ttatcaaact ctacttatag aataactttt gctgcaaata atatagaaac tgcaaattta   1440

atatcacagt taataggaaa taaaactgtt aaccaagagt ctttaaacag acctaaattt   1500

ttagatttga accctgcatc acgttcatta catatatcag aaacacaaag agctttacta   1560

ttacctcaag aagtaataat gttacccaga gatgagcaaa tacttttaat agaatctact   1620

tatcctataa aatcaaagaa aataaaatac tatgaagaca aaaattttac aaaaaaacta   1680

ttaaagagta cctttgttcc aactcaagag ccttatgatc ccaacaaaac aaaaacagca   1740

acaaaagaaa acgaagaacc tatgccaagt attgaaagcg atcttcctaa aaatacatct   1800

gacaatactg aaaacaatat ggaagatggt gcaatgtaca gcagcataga agaagattat   1860

gacgatgatg atgatgattt taattttgaa gacttagatg aatatatgga tgaagaagaa   1920

gattatgatg atgaagaata tgatgatata gattatgatg ataataacaa tagtaatgag   1980

gagtatgaag aagataatcc agaagaagat gacaatagca ataatctaga cgatgaggaa   2040

gaggaagaag ataatattat agattatgaa gatgaagaag aatatgatga taacatagac   2100

tacaaagatg atgacaataa ctacaacaaa gataccactg acgatcaaga ctcaaaaaaa   2160

cataatgaat ag                                                       2172


<210>  14
<211>  723
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  14

Met Asp Ser Ile Ser Ala Asn His Ile Arg Asn Ile Leu Phe Leu Val 
1               5                   10                  15      


Leu Gly Ala Phe Phe Gly Leu Glu Phe Cys Phe Tyr Leu Ser Gly Val 
            20                  25                  30          


Leu Phe Ile Leu Met Val Trp Gly Pro Asn Tyr Leu Asp Phe Asn Ala 
        35                  40                  45              


Ile Asn Pro Ser Leu Ser Asp Phe Pro Asp Arg Ile Trp Pro Thr Ile 
    50                  55                  60                  


Phe Asp Tyr Val Gln His Trp Trp Lys Asn Pro Ser Ala Tyr Asp Ala 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Val Leu Leu Leu Lys Leu Ile Thr Ser Leu Cys Thr Pro Val Gly Ile 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Ser Ile Val Leu Trp Asn Leu Arg Asn Ile Leu Phe Asp Trp Arg 
            100                 105                 110         


Pro Phe Lys Lys Lys Glu Ser Leu His Gly Asp Ser Arg Trp Ala Thr 
        115                 120                 125             


Glu Lys Asp Ile Arg Lys Ile Gly Leu Arg Ser Arg Lys Gly Ile Leu 
    130                 135                 140                 


Leu Gly Lys Asp Lys Arg Gly Tyr Leu Ile Ala Asp Gly Tyr Gln His 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ala Leu Leu Phe Ala Pro Thr Gly Ser Gly Lys Gly Val Gly Phe Val 
                165                 170                 175     


Ile Pro Asn Leu Leu Phe Trp Glu Asp Ser Val Val Val His Asp Ile 
            180                 185                 190         


Lys Leu Glu Asn Tyr Asp Leu Thr Ser Gly Trp Arg Lys Lys Arg Gly 
        195                 200                 205             


Gln Glu Val Phe Val Trp Asn Pro Ala Gln Pro Asp Gly Ile Ser His 
    210                 215                 220                 


Cys Tyr Asn Pro Leu Asp Trp Ile Ser Ser Lys Pro Gly Gln Met Val 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Asp Asp Val Gln Lys Ile Ala Asn Leu Ile Met Pro Glu Gln Asp Phe 
                245                 250                 255     


Trp Tyr Asn Glu Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe Val Gly Val Val Leu Tyr Leu 
            260                 265                 270         


Leu Ala Val Pro Glu Lys Val Lys Ser Phe Gly Glu Val Val Arg Thr 
        275                 280                 285             


Met Arg Ser Asp Asp Val Val Tyr Asn Leu Ala Val Val Leu Asp Thr 
    290                 295                 300                 


Ile Gly Lys Lys Ile His Pro Val Ala Tyr Met Asn Ile Ala Ala Phe 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Leu Gln Lys Ala Asp Lys Glu Arg Ser Gly Val Val Ser Thr Met Asn 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Ser Leu Glu Leu Trp Ala Asn Pro Leu Ile Asp Thr Ala Thr Ala 
            340                 345                 350         


Ser Ser Asp Phe Asn Ile Gln Glu Phe Lys Arg Lys Lys Val Thr Val 
        355                 360                 365             


Tyr Val Gly Leu Thr Pro Asp Asn Leu Thr Arg Leu Arg Pro Leu Met 
    370                 375                 380                 


Gln Val Phe Tyr Gln Gln Ala Thr Glu Phe Leu Cys Arg Thr Leu Pro 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ser Asp Asp Glu Pro Tyr Gly Val Leu Phe Leu Met Asp Glu Phe Pro 
                405                 410                 415     


Thr Leu Gly Lys Met Glu Gln Phe Gln Thr Gly Ile Ala Tyr Phe Arg 
            420                 425                 430         


Gly Tyr Arg Val Arg Leu Phe Leu Ile Ile Gln Asp Thr Glu Gln Leu 
        435                 440                 445             


Lys Gly Ile Tyr Glu Glu Ala Gly Met Asn Ser Phe Leu Ser Asn Ser 
    450                 455                 460                 


Thr Tyr Arg Ile Thr Phe Ala Ala Asn Asn Ile Glu Thr Ala Asn Leu 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Ile Ser Gln Leu Ile Gly Asn Lys Thr Val Asn Gln Glu Ser Leu Asn 
                485                 490                 495     


Arg Pro Lys Phe Leu Asp Leu Asn Pro Ala Ser Arg Ser Leu His Ile 
            500                 505                 510         


Ser Glu Thr Gln Arg Ala Leu Leu Leu Pro Gln Glu Val Ile Met Leu 
        515                 520                 525             


Pro Arg Asp Glu Gln Ile Leu Leu Ile Glu Ser Thr Tyr Pro Ile Lys 
    530                 535                 540                 


Ser Lys Lys Ile Lys Tyr Tyr Glu Asp Lys Asn Phe Thr Lys Lys Leu 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Leu Lys Ser Thr Phe Val Pro Thr Gln Glu Pro Tyr Asp Pro Asn Lys 
                565                 570                 575     


Thr Lys Thr Ala Thr Lys Glu Asn Glu Glu Pro Met Pro Ser Ile Glu 
            580                 585                 590         


Ser Asp Leu Pro Lys Asn Thr Ser Asp Asn Thr Glu Asn Asn Met Glu 
        595                 600                 605             


Asp Gly Ala Met Tyr Ser Ser Ile Glu Glu Asp Tyr Asp Asp Asp Asp 
    610                 615                 620                 


Asp Asp Phe Asn Phe Glu Asp Leu Asp Glu Tyr Met Asp Glu Glu Glu 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Asp Tyr Asp Asp Glu Glu Tyr Asp Asp Ile Asp Tyr Asp Asp Asn Asn 
                645                 650                 655     


Asn Ser Asn Glu Glu Tyr Glu Glu Asp Asn Pro Glu Glu Asp Asp Asn 
            660                 665                 670         


Ser Asn Asn Leu Asp Asp Glu Glu Glu Glu Glu Asp Asn Ile Ile Asp 
        675                 680                 685             


Tyr Glu Asp Glu Glu Glu Tyr Asp Asp Asn Ile Asp Tyr Lys Asp Asp 
    690                 695                 700                 


Asp Asn Asn Tyr Asn Lys Asp Thr Thr Asp Asp Gln Asp Ser Lys Lys 
705                 710                 715                 720 


His Asn Glu 
            


<210>  15
<211>  688
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  15

Met Asp Ile Asp Asn Asn Asn Val Thr Thr Ser Ser Thr Gln Asp Lys 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ser Gly Asn Leu Met Glu Val Ile Met Arg Ile Leu Asn Phe Gly Asn 
            20                  25                  30          


Asn Ser Asp Glu Lys Val Ser Asn Glu Asp Thr Lys Val Leu Val Glu 
        35                  40                  45              


Ser Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asn Asp Asn Val Gly Asn Pro Ser Ser Glu 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Gly Lys Glu Glu Asn Ala Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Lys 
                85                  90                  95      


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
            100                 105                 110         


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
        115                 120                 125             


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro 
    130                 135                 140                 


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu 
145                 150                 155                 160 


His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu 
                165                 170                 175     


Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp 
            180                 185                 190         


Gly Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys 
        195                 200                 205             


Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
    210                 215                 220                 


Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
                245                 250                 255     


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro 
        275                 280                 285             


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu 
    290                 295                 300                 


His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Arg Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp 
                325                 330                 335     


Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu 
            340                 345                 350         


Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
        355                 360                 365             


Pro Ala Val Asp Ser Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Lys 
    370                 375                 380                 


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
                405                 410                 415     


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Pro 
            420                 425                 430         


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu 
        435                 440                 445             


His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu 
    450                 455                 460                 


Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu 
                485                 490                 495     


Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln 
            500                 505                 510         


Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu 
        515                 520                 525             


Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala 
    530                 535                 540                 


Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro 
                565                 570                 575     


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Val Gln Pro Val Ala Asp Gly Asn Pro Val Pro 
            580                 585                 590         


Leu Asn Pro Met Pro Ser Ile Asp Asn Ile Asp Thr Asn Ile Ile Phe 
        595                 600                 605             


His Tyr His Lys Asp Cys Lys Lys Gly Ser Ala Val Gly Thr Asp Glu 
    610                 615                 620                 


Met Cys Cys Pro Val Ser Glu Leu Met Ala Gly Glu His Val His Met 
625                 630                 635                 640 


Tyr Gly Ile Tyr Val Tyr Arg Val Gln Ser Val Lys Asp Leu Ser Gly 
                645                 650                 655     


Val Phe Asn Ile Asp His Ser Thr Cys Asp Cys Asn Leu Asp Val Tyr 
            660                 665                 670         


Phe Val Gly Tyr Asn Ser Phe Thr Asn Lys Glu Thr Val Asp Leu Ile 
        675                 680                 685             


<210>  16
<211>  515
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  16

Lys Glu Glu Asn Ala Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala 
1               5                   10                  15      


Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Lys Lys Val 
            20                  25                  30          


Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp 
        35                  40                  45              


Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val 
    50                  55                  60                  


Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser 
                85                  90                  95      


Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn 
            100                 105                 110         


Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser 
        115                 120                 125             


Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser 
    130                 135                 140                 


Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val 
                165                 170                 175     


Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp 
            180                 185                 190         


Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val 
        195                 200                 205             


Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val 
    210                 215                 220                 


Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn 
                245                 250                 255     


Thr Pro Glu Val Arg Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser 
        275                 280                 285             


Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala 
    290                 295                 300                 


Val Asp Ser Ser Ile Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Lys Lys Val 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp 
                325                 330                 335     


Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val 
            340                 345                 350         


Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn Thr Pro Glu Val 
        355                 360                 365             


Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Asn 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser 
                405                 410                 415     


Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser 
            420                 425                 430         


Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala 
        435                 440                 445             


Val Asp Asp Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys Val 
    450                 455                 460                 


Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val 
                485                 490                 495     


Gly Glu Lys Val Ser Glu Thr Ser Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val 
            500                 505                 510         


Lys Ala Glu 
        515 


<210>  17
<211>  36
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (4)..(4)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (9)..(9)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (19)..(19)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (21)..(21)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (30)..(30)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (34)..(34)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid

<400>  17

Lys Glu Glu Xaa Thr Pro Glu Val Xaa Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala 
1               5                   10                  15      


Val Asp Xaa Ser Xaa Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Xaa Lys Val 
            20                  25                  30          


Ser Xaa Thr Ser 
        35      


<210>  18
<211>  19
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  18

Cys Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser 
1               5                   10                  15      


Val Glu His 
            


<210>  19
<211>  27
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  19

Cys Glu Val Gly Lys Glu Glu Asn Ala Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp 
1               5                   10                  15      


Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His 
            20                  25          


<210>  20
<211>  37
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis

<400>  20

Cys Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Glu Lys 
            20                  25                  30          


Val Ser Glu Thr Ser 
        35          


<210>  21
<211>  48
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (1)..(15)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid or no amino acid

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (34)..(48)
<223>  X stands for any amino acid or no amino acid

<400>  21

Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu 
            20                  25                  30          


His Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 
        35                  40                  45              


<210>  22
<211>  37
<212>  PRT
<213>  Ehrlichia canis


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (31)..(31)
<223>  X is K or E

<400>  22

Cys Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Val Lys Ala Glu Asp Leu Gln Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Val Asp Gly Ser Val Glu His Ser Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Xaa Lys 
            20                  25                  30          


Val Ser Glu Thr Ser 
        35          


