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Ehrlichia ruminantium: genomic and evolutionary features.
Trends in parasitology - 1 Sept 2007
Frutos Roger, Viari Alain, Vachiery Nathalie, Boyer Frédéric, Martinez Dominique
Abstract excerpt
Ehrlichia ruminantium is the causative agent of heartwater, an important tick-borne disease of livestock in Africa and the Caribbean that threatens the American mainland. The genome sequences of three strains of E. ruminantium have recently been published, revealing the presence of specific features related to genomic plasticity. E. ruminantium strains have traces of active genomic modifications, such as high...
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