Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis diagnosis and strain typing--present status and future developments.
Indian J Exp Biol
; 2007 Oct; 45(10): 843-52
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ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the etiological agent of paratuberculosis, a chronic gastroenteritis of ruminants and has zoonotic importance. We present here a review of MAP with respect to--(i) present diagnostic techniques and important developments; and (ii) MAP strain-typing tools. A summary of the findings to date is presented, and advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods are compared and discussed.
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Main subject:
Paratuberculosis
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Humans
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Immunity, Innate
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Animals
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Mycobacterium avium
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
2007
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Article