Iron-sparing Response of <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subsp. <it>paratuberculosis </it>is strain dependent

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two genotypically and microbiologically distinct strains of <it>Mycobacterium avium </it>subsp. <it>paratuberculosis </it>(MAP) exist - S and C MAP strains that primarily infect sheep and cattle, respectively....

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Main Authors: Higgins LeeAnn, Jagtap Pratik, Kugadas Abirami, Bannantine John P, Senthilkumar, Janagama Harish K, Witthuhn Bruce A, Sreevatsan Srinand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/268