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Genetic structure of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis population in cattle herds in Quebec as revealed by using a combination of multilocus genomic analyses.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Aug 2014
Sohal Jagdip Singh, Arsenault Julie, Labrecque Olivia, Fairbrother Julie-Hélène, Roy Jean-Philippe, Fecteau Gilles, L'Homme Yvan
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the etiological agent of paratuberculosis, a granulomatous enteritis affecting a wide range of domestic and wild ruminants worldwide. A variety of molecular typing tools are used to distinguish M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis strains, contributing to a better understanding of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis epidemiology. In the present study, PCR-based typing...
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