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Mengqi Wang1,2, Nathalie Bissonnette1, Mario Laterrière3

  • 1Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada.

概括

DNA甲基化变化与乳牛中由葡萄球菌染色体 (SCM) 引起的亚临床乳腺炎有关. 这些表观遗传变化可能调节宿主免疫反应,并作为乳腺健康的潜在生物标志物.

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