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Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from Ugandan cattle and strain differentiation using optimised DNA typing techniques.
BMC veterinary research - 29 Jun 2012
Okuni Julius Boniface, Dovas Chrysostomos I, Loukopoulos Panayiotis, Bouzalas Ilias G, Kateete David Patrick, Joloba Moses L, Ojok Lonzy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of paratuberculosis in Ugandan cattle has recently been reported but there is no information on the strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) responsible for the disease. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterise MAP from seropositive cattle and paratuberculosis lesions in tissues obtained from slaughtered cattle in Uganda. RESULTS: Twenty one isolates...
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