Intestinal Spirochaetes of the Genus Brachyspira Share a Partially Conserved 26 Kilobase Genomic Region with Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli

Intestinal Spirochaetes of the Genus Brachyspira Share a Partially Conserved 26 Kilobase Genomic Region with Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli

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Anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes of the genus Brachyspira include both pathogenic and commensal species. The two best-studied members are the pathogenic species B. hyodysenteriae (the aetiological agent of swine dysentery) and B. pilosicoli (a cause of intestinal spirochaetosis in humans and other...

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Main Authors: Yair Motro, David S. Dunn, Tom La, Nyree D. Phillips, David J. Hampson, Matthew I. Bellgard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Microbiology Insights
Subjects:
Horizontal gene transfer
Brachyspira
genomic island
Online Access:http://la-press.com/article.php?article_id=786

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