Culture-Independent Identification of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in Ovine Tissues: Comparison with Bacterial Culture and Histopathological Lesions

Culture-Independent Identification of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in Ovine Tissues: Comparison with Bacterial Culture and Histopathological Lesions

Johne’s disease is a chronic debilitating enteropathy of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Current abattoir surveillance programs detect disease via examination of gross lesions and confirmation by histopathological and/or tissue culture, which is time-consum...

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Main Authors: Kamal R. Acharya, Navneet K. Dhand, Richard J. Whittington, Karren M. Plain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
abattoir surveillance
quantitative PCR
strain typing
sheep
tissue
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00232/full

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