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Prevalence of Ostertagia ostertagi lesions in slaughtered dairy cattle from São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal

Ostertagiosis caused by Ostertagia ostertagi is considered the most important parasitosis in dairy cattle raised in temperate areas. The aim of this investigation was to determinate the prevalence of ostertagiosis in cattle slaughtered in São Miguel Island (SMI), Azores, the geographical distribution of positive cases, its economic impact and farmers awareness regarding preventive and control […]
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Draft genome sequence of a rare pigmented mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis type C strain

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the causative agent of paratuberculosis. We report here the draft genome sequence of a rare pigmented M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis type C strain, comprising 58 contigs and having a genome size of 4,851,414 bp. The genome will assist in the execution of pigmentation and virulence studies on this mycobacterium.
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