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Novel SNP Discovery in African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer, using high-throughput Sequencing.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
le Roex Nikki, Noyes Harry, Brass Andrew, Bradley Daniel G, Kemp Steven J, Kay Suzanne, van Helden Paul D, Hoal Eileen G
Abstract excerpt
The African buffalo, Syncerus caffer, is one of the most abundant and ecologically important species of megafauna in the savannah ecosystem. It is an important prey species, as well as a host for a vast array of nematodes, pathogens and infectious diseases, such as bovine tuberculosis and corridor disease. Large-scale SNP discovery in this species would greatly facilitate further research into the area of host...
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