Deletion of relA abrogates the capacity of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis to establish an infection in calves

Deletion of relA abrogates the capacity of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis to establish an infection in calves

Previous comparative studies in goats revealed deletion of relA but not pknG abrogates the capacity of M. a. paratuberculosis (Map) to establish a persistent infection. The immune response elicited by the mutant cleared infection. The objective of the present study was to extend the studies in cal...

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Main Authors: Kun Taek ePark, Andrew J Allen, George M Barrington, William eDavis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
immune response
regulatory T cells
IL-23R
M. a. paratuberculosis
relA
IL-12R
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00064/full

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