Characterization of the bovine salivary gland transcriptome associated with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis experimental challenge

Abstract Background Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), the etiologic agent of Johne’s disease is spread between cattle via the fecal-oral route, yet the functional changes in the salivary gland associated with infection remain uncharacterized. In this study, we hypothesized that expe...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Mallikarjunappa, Mounir Adnane, Paul Cormican, Niel A. Karrow, Kieran G. Meade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5845-4