Distribution and diversity of mycoplasma plasmids: lessons from cryptic genetic elements

BMC Microbiology

Table 2 Detection of plasmids from ruminant mycoplasmas

Phylogenetic group	Taxon	nb of screened strains^a	strains with plasmid^b
Hominis	M. agalactiae	40	0
	M. bovis	42	0
	Subtotal	82	0
Spiroplasma	M. mycoides subsp. capri	43	12
	M. capricolum subsp. capricolum	41	15
	M. leachii	10	1
	M. yeatsii	16	7
	M. cottewii	2	2
	Subtotal	112	37
	Total	194	37

(a) including the species type strain.
(b) as visualized on agarose gel after total DNA extraction by phenol/chloroform.

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