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Genome dynamics of Bartonella grahamii in micro-populations of woodland rodents.
BMC genomics - 4 Mar 2010
Berglund Eva C, Ehrenborg Christian, Vinnere Pettersson Olga, Granberg Fredrik, Näslund Kristina, Holmberg Martin, Andersson Siv G E
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BACKGROUND: Rodents represent a high-risk reservoir for the emergence of new human pathogens. The recent completion of the 2.3 Mb genome of Bartonella grahamii, one of the most prevalent blood-borne bacteria in wild rodents, revealed a higher abundance of genes for host-cell interaction systems t...
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