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Comparative Genomics of Bovine and Human <i>Fusobacterium necrophorum</i> Strains Reveal Subspecies- and Host-associated Differences in Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance
2026-04-23
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Fusobacterium necrophorum (FN) is an important opportunistic pathogen implicated in necrotizing infections, including liver abscesses, calf diphtheria, metritis, and foot rot in cattle, and tonsillopharyngitis in humans. However, FN also exists as a commensal member of the bovine reproductive microbiota with potential negative, as in metritis, and even positive associations with pregnancy outcom...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 34961fcf-2fdd-53f2-99fc-b57ea6cd59ec
- DOI
- 10.64898/2026.04.22.720273
