Two genetic clusters in swine hemoplasmas revealed by analyses of the 16s rRNA and RNase P RNA genes

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1657-1661

  Watanabe, Yusaku ^a,b,c   Fujihara, Masatoshi ^a,b   Obara, Hisato ^a,b   Nagai, Kazuya ^a   Harasawa, Ryô ^a,b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Bremen Vet Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eperythrozoon; Hemoplasma; Mycoplasma

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; RIBONUCLEASE P; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84855416608     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0293     Document Type: Article

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