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Ecology and genomic features of infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Egypt.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Apr 2015
Amin Adel S, Hsu Chung-Yi, Darwish Samah F, Ghosh Pallab, AbdEl-Fatah Eman M, Behour Tahani S, Talaat Adel M
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis, or Johne's disease, in cattle, with potential involvement in cases of Crohn's disease in humans. Johne's disease is found worldwide and is economically important for both beef and dairy industries. In an effort to characterize this important infection in Egypt, we analysed the ecological and genomic...
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