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Use of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Typing<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>subsp.<i>paratuberculosis</i>
1 Nov 2004
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The etiology of Crohn's disease in humans is largely unknown. Clinical signs of Crohn's disease partly resemble the clinical picture of Johne's disease in ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Because of the high prevalence of these bacteria in (products of) ruminants and their remarkable thermostability, concern has been raised about the possible role of these bacteria in the...
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