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Comparative genomic and proteomic analyses of two Mycoplasma agalactiae strains: clues to the macro- and micro-events that are shaping mycoplasma diversity.
BMC genomics - 2 Feb 2010
Nouvel Laurent X, Sirand-Pugnet Pascal, Marenda Marc S, Sagné Eveline, Barbe Valérie, Mangenot Sophie, Schenowitz Chantal, Jacob Daniel, Barré Aurélien, Claverol Stéphane, Blanchard Alain, Citti Christine
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BACKGROUND: While the genomic era is accumulating a tremendous amount of data, the question of how genomics can describe a bacterial species remains to be fully addressed. The recent sequencing of the genome of the Mycoplasma agalactiae type strain has challenged our general view on mycoplasmas by suggesting that these simple bacteria are able to exchange significant amount of genetic material via horizontal gene...
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