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Mycoplasma tullyi sp. nov., isolated from penguins of the genus Spheniscus
12 Sept 2017
Abstract excerpt
A mycoplasma isolated from the liver of a dead Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) and designated strain 56A97T, was investigated to determine its taxonomic status. Complete 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the organism was most closely related to Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma imitans (99.7 and 99.9 % similarity, respectively). The average DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain...
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