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Identification of genetic markers for Mycobacterium pinnipedii through genome analysis.
FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Jul 2005
Bigi Fabiana, Garcia-Pelayo M Carmen, Nuñez-García Javier, Peralta Andrea, Caimi Karina C, Golby Paul, Hinds Jason, Cataldi Angel, Gordon Stephen V, Romano Maria I
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis in seals is caused by Mycobacterium pinnipedii, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. In this study, we evaluated the extent of genetic variability among Mycobacterium bovis and M. pinnipedii by microarray-based comparative genomics. We identified two deletions that are exclusive to M. pinnipedii: PiD1 that removes the orthologues of the M. tuberculosis genes Rv3530c and Rv3531c, and...
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