The Origin of the ‘Mycoplasma mycoides Cluster’ Coincides with Domestication of Ruminants

• Anne Fischer,

  Affiliations Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, Biotechnology Department, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Beth Shapiro,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Cecilia Muriuki,

  Affiliation Biotechnology Department, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

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• Martin Heller,

  Affiliation Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Jena, Germany

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• Christiane Schnee,

  Affiliation Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Jena, Germany

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• Erik Bongcam-Rudloff,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

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• Edy M. Vilei,

  Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Joachim Frey,

  Affiliation Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Joerg Jores

  * E-mail: jores@web.de

  Affiliation Biotechnology Department, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

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