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Extensive genetic recombination occurs in the field between different genotypes of Ehrlichia ruminantium.
Veterinary microbiology - 20 Sept 2007
Allsopp M T E P, Allsopp B A
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The intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium is the causative agent of heartwater throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and some islands of the Caribbean. The disease is tick-borne and causes substantial livestock losses, threatening food security and productivity in both the commercial and small-scale farming sectors in endemic areas. Immunization by infection and treatment is currently practised in...
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