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Current understanding of the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Microbes and infection - 1 Apr 2006
Motiwala Alifiya S, Li Lingling, Kapur Vivek, Sreevatsan Srinand
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the etiological agent of Johne's disease (or paratuberculosis). Paratuberculosis is a chronic gastroenteritis mainly affecting cattle, sheep and other ruminants. MAP is also of concern due to the heretofore unresolved issue of its possible role in Crohn's disease in humans. We present here a review of MAP (i) mobile genetic elements; (ii) repetitive elements;...
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