Vpma phase variation is important for survival and persistence of Mycoplasma agalactiae in the immunocompetent host

• Rohini Chopra-Dewasthaly ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Rohini.Chopra-Dewasthaly@vetmeduni.ac.at

  Current address: Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  Affiliation Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-1256

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• Joachim Spergser,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  Affiliation Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-0179

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• Martina Zimmermann,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation

  Current address: Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  Affiliation Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

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• Christine Citti,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UMR1225, INRA, ENVT, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, 23 Chemin des Capelles, Toulouse, France

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• Wolfgang Jechlinger †,

  † Deceased.

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision

  Affiliation Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

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• Renate Rosengarten

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Institute of Microbiology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  Affiliation Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, Vienna, Austria

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7014-5438

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