Genome-Wide Diversity and Phylogeography of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Canadian Dairy Cattle.

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative bacterium of Johne's disease (JD) in ruminants. The control of JD in the dairy industry is challenging, but can be improved with a better understanding of the diversity and distribution of MAP subtypes. Previously established mo...

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Main Authors: Christina Ahlstrom, Herman W Barkema, Karen Stevenson, Ruth N Zadoks, Roman Biek, Rowland Kao, Hannah Trewby, Deb Haupstein, David F Kelton, Gilles Fecteau, Olivia Labrecque, Greg P Keefe, Shawn L B McKenna, Kapil Tahlan, Jeroen De Buck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752300?pdf=render