The features of fecal and ileal mucosa-associated microbiota in dairy calves during early infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis

Current diagnostic tests for Johne's disease (JD), a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), lack the sensitivity to identify infected animals at early (asymptomatic) stages of the disease. Th...

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Main Authors: Hooman eDerakhshani, Jeroen eDe Buck, Rienske eMortier, Herman W Barkema, Denis O Krause, Ehsan eKhafipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00426/full