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A Major Cell Wall Lipopeptide of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
9 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), the causative agent of Johne disease in cattle and other ruminants, is proposed to be at least one of the causes of Crohn disease in humans. MAP and Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium, a closely related opportunistic environmental bacterium, share 95% of their genes and exhibit homologies of more than 99% between these genes. The identification of molecules...
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