Comparative Genomics Analyses Support the Reclassification of Bisgaard Taxon 40 as Mergibacter gen. nov., With Mergibacter septicus sp. nov. as Type Species: Novel Insights Into the Phylogeny and Virulence Factors of a Pasteurellaceae Family Member Associated With Mortality Events in Seabirds

The Pasteurellaceae family has been associated with fatal diseases in numerous avian species. Several new taxa within this family, including Bisgaard taxon 40, have been recently described in wild birds, but their genomic characteristics and pathogenicity are not well understood. We isolated Bisgaar...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Eliana De Luca, Sonsiray Álvarez-Narváez, Grazieli Maboni, Rodrigo P. Baptista, Nicole M. Nemeth, Kevin D. Niedringhaus, Jason T. Ladner, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Galina Koroleva, Sean Lovett, Gustavo F. Palacios, Susan Sanchez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Subjects:	bisgaard taxon 40 Pasteurellaceae genomic analysis evolution virulence factors phylogeny
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.667356/full