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Genomic variations associated with attenuation in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis vaccine strains.
BMC microbiology - 22 Jan 2013
Bull Tim J, Schock Alex, Sharp J Michael, Greene Mandisa, McKendrick Iain J, Sales Jill, Linedale Richard, Stevenson Karen
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) whole cell vaccines have been widely used tools in the control of Johne's disease in animals despite being unable to provide complete protection. Current vaccine strains derive from stocks created many decades ago; however their genotypes, underlying mechanisms and relative degree of their attenuation are largely unknown. RESULTS: Using mouse...
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