Spiroplasma – an emerging arthropod-borne pathogen?
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Spiroplasma - an emerging arthropod-borne pathogen?
Spiroplasma is a genus of wall-less, low-GC, small Gram-positive bacteria of the internal contractile cytoskeleton, with helical morphology and motility. The genus is classified within the class Mollicutes. Spiroplasma / host interactions can be classified as commensal, pathogenic or mutualist. The majority of spiroplasmas are found to be commensals of insects, arachnids, crustaceans or plants,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1232-1966,1898-2263
DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1185758