The genome of the heartwater agent Ehrlichia ruminantium contains multiple tandem repeats of actively variable copy number

Heartwater, a tick-borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants, is caused by the intracellular rickettsia Ehrlichia ruminantium (previously known as Cowdria ruminantium). It is a major constraint to livestock production throughout subSaharan Africa, and it threatens to invade the Americas, yet ther...

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Autores principales:	Collins, N.E., Liebenberg, J., Villiers, Etienne P. de, Brayton, K.A., Louw, E., Pretorius, E., Faber, F.E., Heerden, H. van, Josemans, A., Kleef, M. van, Steyn, H.C., Strijp, M.F. van, Zweygarth, E., Jongejan, F., Maillard, J.C., Berthier, D., Botha, M., Joubert, F., Corton, C.H., Thomson, N.R., Allsopp, M.T., Allsopp, B.A.
Formato:	Journal Article
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	National Academy of Sciences 2005
Materias:	ehrlichia ruminantium animal health animal diseases bacterial diseases ehrlichia genomes replication genetic markers adaptation cowdria ruminantium livestock
Acceso en línea:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21178