The humoral immune response is essential for successful vaccine protection against paratuberculosis in sheep

Abstract Background The role played by the humoral immune response in animals vaccinated against a mycobacterial disease such as paratuberculosis, is not well understood. Sheep vaccinated against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) can still become infected and in some cases succumb to...

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Main Authors: Hannah B. Pooley, Douglas J. Begg, Karren M. Plain, Richard J. Whittington, Auriol C. Purdie, Kumudika de Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1972-z