The Anaplasma ovis genome reveals a high proportion of pseudogenes

Abstract Background The genus Anaplasma is made up of organisms characterized by small genomes that are undergoing reductive evolution. Anaplasma ovis, one of the seven recognized species in this genus, is an understudied pathogen of sheep and other ruminants. This tick-borne agent is thought to ind...

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Main Authors: Zhijie Liu, Austin M. Peasley, Jifei Yang, Youquan Li, Guiquan Guan, Jianxun Luo, Hong Yin, Kelly A. Brayton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-5374-6