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Phylogenomic exploration of the relationships between strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.
BMC genomics - 26 Jan 2016
Bryant Josephine M, Thibault Virginie C, Smith David G E, McLuckie Joyce, Heron Ian, Sevilla Iker A, Biet Franck, Harris Simon R, Maskell Duncan J, Bentley Stephen D, Parkhill Julian, Stevenson Karen
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is an infectious enteric pathogen that causes Johne's disease in livestock. Determining genetic diversity is prerequisite to understanding the epidemiology and biology of Map. We performed the first whole genome sequencing (WGS) of 141 global Map isolates that encompass the main molecular strain types currently reported. We investigated the...
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