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The ability of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to enter bovine epithelial cells is influenced by preexposure to a hyperosmolar environment and intracellular passage in bovine mammary epithelial cells.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 2006
Patel Dilip, Danelishvili Lia, Yamazaki Yoshitaka, Alonso Marta, Paustian Michael L, Bannantine John P, Meunier-Goddik Lisbeth, Bermudez Luiz E
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the cause of Johne's disease in cattle and other ruminants. M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection of the bovine host is not well understood; however, it is assumed that crossing the bovine intestinal mucosa is important in order for M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis to establish infection. To examine the ability of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis to infect...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Cell Line
- Epithelial Cells
- Female
- Mammary Glands, Animal
- Milk
- Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Osmolar Concentration
- Phenotype