Whole-genome analyses reveal a novel prophage and cgSNPs-derived sublineages of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae ST196

Abstract Background Brachyspira (B.) hyodysenteriae is a fastidious anaerobe spirochete that can cause swine dysentery, a severe mucohaemorragic colitis that affects pig production and animal welfare worldwide. In Switzerland, the population of B. hyodysenteriae is characterized by the predominance...

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Main Authors: Ana Belén García-Martín, Thomas Roder, Sarah Schmitt, Friederike Zeeh, Rémy Bruggmann, Vincent Perreten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08347-5