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SNP genotyping of animal and human derived isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Veterinary microbiology - 27 Aug 2014
Wynne James W, Beller Christie, Boyd Victoria, Francis Barry, Gwoźdź Jacek, Carajias Marios, Heine Hans G, Wagner Josef, Kirkwood Carl D, Michalski Wojtek P
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the aetiological agent of Johne's disease (JD), a chronic granulomatous enteritis that affects ruminants worldwide. While the ability of MAP to cause disease in animals is clear, the role of this bacterium in human inflammatory bowel diseases remains unresolved. Previous whole genome sequencing of MAP isolates derived from human and three animal hosts showed...
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