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Detection of<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>subsp.<i>paratuberculosis</i>in Retail Cheeses from Greece and the Czech Republic
1 Dec 2005
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We investigated the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in retail cheeses from Greece and the Czech Republic. We found that 31.7% and 3.6% of our samples reacted positive by PCR and culture, respectively. Consumption of these cheeses is likely to result in human exposure to M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, albeit at a low level for viable cells.
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