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Culture phenotypes of genomically and geographically diverse Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates from different hosts.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2011
Whittington Richard J, Marsh Ian B, Saunders Vanessa, Grant Irene R, Juste Ramon, Sevilla Iker A, Manning Elizabeth J B, Whitlock Robert H
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis causes paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in ruminants in most countries. Historical data suggest substantial differences in culturability of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates from small ruminants and cattle; however, a systematic comparison of culture media and isolates from different countries and hosts has not been undertaken. Here, 35 field isolates from the...
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