Accurate diagnostics for Bovine tuberculosis based on high-throughput sequencing.

BACKGROUND: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an enduring contagious disease of cattle that has caused substantial losses to the global livestock industry. Despite large-scale eradication efforts, bTB continues to persist. Current bTB tests rely on the measurement of immune responses in vivo (skin tests)...

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Main Authors: Alexander Churbanov, Brook Milligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3511461?pdf=render