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Who infects whom?-Reconstructing infection chains of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in an endemically infected dairy herd by use of genomic data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Nigsch Annette, Robbe-Austerman Suelee, Stuber Tod P, Pavinski Bitar Paulina D, Gröhn Yrjö T, Schukken Ynte H
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence of circulation of multiple strains within herds and mixed infections of cows marks the beginning of a rethink of our knowledge on Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) epidemiology. Strain typing opens new ways to investigate MAP transmission. This work presents a method for reconstructing infection chains in a setting of endemic Johne's disease on a well-managed dairy farm. By linking...
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