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Transcriptomic and genomic evidence for Streptococcus agalactiae adaptation to the bovine environment
1 Dec 2013
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BACKGROUND: Streptococcus agalactiae is a major cause of bovine mastitis, which is the dominant health disorder affecting milk production within the dairy industry and is responsible for substantial financial losses to the industry worldwide. However, there is considerable evidence for host adaptation (ecotypes) within S. agalactiae, with both bovine and human sourced isolates showing a high degree of...
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