Early detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in cattle with multiplex-bead based immunoassays.

Johne's Disease (JD), caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), results in significant economic loss to livestock production. The early detection of MAP infection in animals with extant serological assays has remained challenging due to the low sensitivity of commercially...

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Main Authors: Lingling Li, Bettina Wagner, Heather Freer, Megan Schilling, John P Bannantine, Joseph J Campo, Robab Katani, Yrjo T Grohn, Jessica Radzio-Basu, Vivek Kapur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5736219?pdf=render