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Campylobacter fetus Plasmid Diversity: Comparative Analysis of Fully Sequenced Plasmids and Proposed Classification Scheme.
Genome biology and evolution - 9 Oct 2024
Pena-Fernández Nerea, van der Graaf-van Bloois Linda, Duim Birgitta, Zomer Aldert, Wagenaar Jaap A, Ocejo Medelin, Lavín Jose Luís, Collantes-Fernández Esther, Hurtado Ana, Aduriz Gorka
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter fetus is an animal pathogen that contains 2 mammal-associated subspecies: Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus (Cff) and Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis (Cfv) including its biovar intermedius that exhibit different biochemical traits and differences in pathogenicity. Although plasmids are important in the horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors, C. fetus...
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