Complete Sequence and Annotation of the Mycoplasma phocidae Strain 105 T Genome

Abstract

The genome of Mycoplasma phocidae strain 105 T was analyzed in order to improve our understanding of its role in epidemic marine mammal mortalities. It was found to encode a suite of immunosuppressors that may enable evasion of host defenses and modulate susceptibility to viral coinfections or their severity in seals. The genome of Mycoplasma phocidae strain 105 T was analyzed in order to improve our understanding of its role in epidemic marine mammal mortalities. It was found to encode a suite of immunosuppressors that may enable evasion of host defenses and modulate susceptibility to viral coinfections or their severity in seals.