High clonality of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis field isolates from red deer revealed by two different methodological approaches of comparative genomic analysis

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the aetiological agent of paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) in both domestic and wild ruminants. In the present study, using a whole-genome sequence (WGS) approach, we investigated the genetic diversity of 15 Mycobacterium avium field strains iso...

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Main Authors: Silvia Turco, Simone Russo, Daniele Pietrucci, Anita Filippi, Marco Milanesi, Camilla Luzzago, Chiara Garbarino, Giorgia Palladini, Giovanni Chillemi, Matteo Ricchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1301667/full