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Genome-scale analysis of Mycoplasma agalactiae loci involved in interaction with host cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Skapski Agnès, Hygonenq Marie-Claude, Sagné Eveline, Guiral Sébastien, Citti Christine, Baranowski Eric
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma agalactiae is an important pathogen of small ruminants, in which it causes contagious agalactia. It belongs to a large group of "minimal bacteria" with a small genome and reduced metabolic capacities that are dependent on their host for nutrients. Mycoplasma survival thus relies on intimate contact with host cells, but little is known about the factors involved in these interactions or in the more...
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