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Mycoplasma agassizii, an opportunistic pathogen of tortoises, shows very little genetic variation across the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Luzuriaga-Neira Agusto, Sandmeier Franziska C, Weitzman Chava L, Tracy C Richard, Bauschlicher Shalyn N, Tillett Richard L, Alvarez-Ponce David
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma agassizii is a common cause of upper respiratory tract disease in Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). So far, only two strains of this bacterium have been sequenced, and very little is known about its patterns of genetic diversity. Understanding genetic variability of this pathogen is essential to implement conservation programs for their threatened, long-lived hosts. We used next generation...
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