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Comparative genomics of Campylobacter concisus isolates reveals genetic diversity and provides insights into disease association.
BMC genomics - 28 Aug 2013
Deshpande Nandan P, Kaakoush Nadeem O, Wilkins Marc R, Mitchell Hazel M
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BACKGROUND: In spite of its association with gastroenteritis and inflammatory bowel diseases, the isolation of Campylobacter concisus from both diseased and healthy individuals has led to controversy regarding its role as an intestinal pathogen. One proposed reason for this is the presence of high genetic diversity among the genomes of C. concisus strains. RESULTS: In this study the genomes of six C. concisus...
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