Genome sequence of the fish pathogen Renibacterium salmoninarum suggests reductive evolution away from an environmental Arthrobacter ancestor.
Wiens GD, Rockey DD, Wu Z, Chang J, Levy R, Crane S, Chen DS, Capri GR, Burnett JR, Sudheesh PS, Schipma MJ, Burd H, Bhattacharyya A, Rhodes LD, Kaul R, Strom MS.
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J Bacteriol. 2008 Nov;190(21):6970-82. doi: 10.1128/JB.00721-08. Epub 2008 Aug 22.
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This pathogen is difficult to culture in vitro, genetic manipulation is challenging, and current therapies and preventative strategies are only marginally effective in preventing disease. The complete genome of R. salmoninarum ATCC 33209 was sequenced and shown to be a 3,1 …
This pathogen is difficult to culture in vitro, genetic manipulation is challenging, and current therapies and preventative strategies are o …