Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 1/06-A Genome sequencing. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 1/06-A

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, an important animal pathogen, is the etiological agent of a disease that is commonly called caseous lymphadenitis (CLA). This pathogen is found in all the world's major sheep and goat and other animals like horse, camel, llama, buffalo and rare human, causing significant economic losses worldwide, mainly due to the reduction of wool, meat and milk yields, decreased reproductive efficiencies of affected animals and condemnation of carcasses and skins in abattoirs.This isolate is an equine field isolate of Californian origin.