title: Molecular characterization of Mycoplasma agalactiae reveals the presence of an endemic clone in Spain.
abstract: Mycoplasma agalactiae isolates from Spain were genetically characterized to investigate their genomic diversity and to better understand their relationship to isolates from other countries. Molecular typing revealed a high genomic homogeneity in Spanish M. agalactiae isolates, which clearly shows the circulation of one endemic clonal population.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería, Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ariza-Miguel
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Lázaro
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández
mesh_terms: D020043:Genes, Essential; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D045644:Mycoplasma agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology