Cytokine responses of bovine macrophages to diverse clinical <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subspecies <it>paratuberculosis </it>strains
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subsp. <it>paratuberculosis </it>(<it>MAP</it>), the causative agent of Johne's disease (JD) persistently infects and survives within the host macrophages. While i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/10 |