Genome of Mycoplasma haemofelis, unraveling its strategies for survival and persistence

Mycoplasma haemofelis is a mycoplasmal pathogen (hemoplasma) that attaches to the host's erythrocytes. Distributed worldwide, it has a significant impact on the health of cats causing acute disease and, despite treatment, establishing chronic infection. It might also have a role as a zoonotic a...

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Main Authors: Santos, Andrea P, Guimaraes, Ana MS, do Nascimento, Naíla C, SanMiguel, Phillip J, Martin, Samuel W, Messick, Joanne B
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196708/