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Brucella Genetic Variability in Wildlife Marine Mammals Populations Relates to Host Preference and Ocean Distribution.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2017
Suárez-Esquivel Marcela, Baker Kate S, Ruiz-Villalobos Nazareth, Hernández-Mora Gabriela, Barquero-Calvo Elías, González-Barrientos Rocío, Castillo-Zeledón Amanda, Jiménez-Rojas César, Chacón-Díaz Carlos, Cloeckaert Axel, Chaves-Olarte Esteban, Thomson Nicholas R, Moreno Edgardo, Guzmán-Verri Caterina
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Intracellular bacterial pathogens probably arose when their ancestor adapted from a free-living environment to an intracellular one, leading to clonal bacteria with smaller genomes and less sources of genetic plasticity. Still, this plasticity is needed to respond to the challenges posed by the host. Members of the Brucella genus are facultative-extracellular intracellular bacteria responsible for causing...
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