Mycoplasma agassizii, an opportunistic pathogen of tortoises, shows very little genetic variation across the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.

Mycoplasma agassizii, an opportunistic pathogen of tortoises, shows very little genetic variation across the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.

Mycoplasma agassizii is a common cause of upper respiratory tract disease in Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). So far, only two strains of this bacterium have been sequenced, and very little is known about its patterns of genetic diversity. Understanding genetic variability of this patho...

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Main Authors: Agusto Luzuriaga-Neira, Franziska C Sandmeier, Chava L Weitzman, C Richard Tracy, Shalyn N Bauschlicher, Richard L Tillett, David Alvarez-Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245895

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245895

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