Systemic and mucosal immune reactivity upon Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infection in mice.

Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the cause of Johne's disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder of ruminants. Due to the similar pathology, MAP was also suggested to cause Crohn's disease (CD). Despite of intensive research, this question is still not settled, possibly due...

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Main Authors: Arzu Koc, Imke Bargen, Abdulhadi Suwandi, Martin Roderfeld, Annette Tschuschner, Timo Rath, Gerald F Gerlach, Mathias Hornef, Ralph Goethe, Siegfried Weiss, Elke Roeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3984212?pdf=render