Patent ID: 7863434

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a polynucleotide sequence at least 90% identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding a granulocytic Ehrlichia S2, S7, S22, S23, C6.1, C6.2, S11, E8, E46#1, or E46#2 polypeptide consisting of the complete amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4, 6, 2, 8, 21, 22, 39, 27, 29, or 30, respectively; (b) SEQ ID NO:3, 5, 1, 7, 23, 38, 26, or 28; and (c) a nucleotide sequence complementary to any of the nucleotide sequences in (a) or (b).