Mycoplasma agalactiae ST35: a new sequence type with a minimal accessory genome primarily affecting goats

Abstract Background Mycoplasma agalactiae, causing agent of contagious agalactia, infects domestic small ruminants such as sheep and goats but also wild Caprinae. M. agalactiae is highly contagious and transmitted through oral, respiratory, and mammary routes spreading rapidly in an infected herd. R...

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Main Authors: George Filioussis, Georgios Bramis, Evanthia Petridou, Nektarios D. Giadinis, Laurent-Xavier Nouvel, Christine Citti, Joachim Frey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-03128-w