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SUBMITTER: Jenner DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2821768 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jenner Dominic C DC Dassa Elie E Whatmore Adrian M AM Atkins Helen S HS
Comparative and functional genomics 20090101
Brucellosis is a prevalent zoonotic disease and is endemic in the Middle East, South America, and other areas of the world. In this study, complete inventories of putative functional ABC systems of five Brucella species have been compiled and compared. ABC systems of Brucella melitensis 16M, Brucella abortus 9-941, Brucella canis RM6/66, Brucella suis 1330, and Brucella ovis 63/290 were identified and aligned. High numbers of ABC systems, particularly nutrient importers, were found in all Brucel ...[more]