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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, the cause of paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) is a chronic debilitating infection in ruminants. The disease is one of the most widespread bacterial infections of ruminants throughout the world. Recently, the organism was reported to be associated with enteric infection in humans and hence the disease is of public health importance. In the prese...

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is an important pathogen that causes a chronic, progressive granulomatous enteritis known as Johne's disease or paratuberculosis. The disease is endemic in many parts of the world and responsible for considerable losses to the livestock and associated industries. Diagnosis and control are problematic, due mostly to the long incubation period...

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of bovine paratuberculosis (PTB). The first step in the control of PTB is the identification and isolation of sub-clinical fecal shedders from the herd. In the current study, real-time and nested PCR targeting MAP-specific genetic elements (IS900 and ISMAP02) DNA isolated from fecal samples were used to detect MAP infectio...

Differentiation among types I, II, and III is the primary step in typing Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. We propose an innovative approach based on detection of gyrase B (gyrB) gene polymorphisms by suspension array technology, with high discriminatory power and high-throughput potential.

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the etiologic agent of Johne's disease, a chronic granulomatous enteritis in ruminants. ATP has been reported to induce cell death of macrophages and killing of Mycobacterium species in human and murine macrophages. In this study we investigated the short-term effect of ATP on the viability of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis-infected bovine mononu...

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