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A high level of strain variation within the Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae population of the UK has implications for disease diagnosis and management.
Veterinary microbiology - 26 Nov 2006
Parham K, Churchward Colin P, McAuliffe L, Nicholas R A J, Ayling R D
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Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is one of only two mycoplasma species associated with small ruminant disease in Britain and has been associated with an increasing number of disease outbreaks since 2002. This investigation used well-defined techniques to assess the variability of UK M. ovipneumoniae isolates, in an attempt to identify strain clusters within the population. Strains received for routine diagnosis between...
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