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Genetic diversity in the plasticity zone and the presence of the chlamydial plasmid differentiates Chlamydia pecorum strains from pigs, sheep, cattle, and koalas.
BMC genomics - 4 Nov 2015
Jelocnik Martina, Bachmann Nathan L, Kaltenboeck Bernhard, Waugh Courtney, Woolford Lucy, Speight K Natasha, Gillett Amber, Higgins Damien P, Flanagan Cheyne, Myers Garry S A, Timms Peter, Polkinghorne Adam
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chlamydia pecorum is a globally recognised pathogen of livestock and koalas. To date, comparative genomics of C. pecorum strains from sheep, cattle and koalas has revealed that only single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and a limited number of pseudogenes appear to contribute to the genetic diversity of this pathogen. No chlamydial plasmid has been detected in these strains despite its ubiquitous...
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