Complete genome sequence of Mycoplasma suis and insights into its biology and adaption to an erythrocyte niche.

Mycoplasma suis, the causative agent of porcine infectious anemia, has never been cultured in vitro and mechanisms by which it causes disease are poorly understood. Thus, the objective herein was to use whole genome sequencing and analysis of M. suis to define pathogenicity mechanisms and biochemica...

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Main Authors: Ana M S Guimaraes, Andrea P Santos, Phillip SanMiguel, Thomas Walter, Jorge Timenetsky, Joanne B Messick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091866?pdf=render