Sequences of the linear chromosome and plasmids of , the cause of avian spirochetosis of poultry, revealed a smaller genome than those of other spp. transmitted by argasid ticks. Missing or disrupted genes included a methylase and those in the pathway for synthesis of phospholipids from glycerol.
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