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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Main Authors:	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.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	National Academy of Sciences 2005
Subjects:	ehrlichia ruminantium animal health animal diseases bacterial diseases ehrlichia genomes replication genetic markers adaptation cowdria ruminantium livestock
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21178