Lining the small intestine with mycobacteriophages protects from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and eliminates fecal shedding

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(MAP), affects wild and domestic ruminants. There is no cure or effective prevention, and current vaccines have substantial limitations, leaving this disease widespread in all substantial dairy industries causing economic, and animal welfare implications. Mycobacteriophages (MPs) have been gaining interest in recent years and are proposed as a promising solution to curtailing MAP infection. Using a well-validated...

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