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Bovine Tuberculosis Diagnostics

Peptide-mediated capture PCR detects bovine tuberculosis in dairy herds

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, October 24th, 2006

Peptide-mediated capture PCR detects Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in dairy herds.

According to recent research from Germany, "A peptide-mediated capture PCR for the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in bulk milk samples was developed and characterized. Capture of the organism was performed using peptide aMptD, which had been shown to bind to the M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis MptD protein."

"Consistent expression of the MptD receptor protein and binding of the aMptD ligand were demonstrated by capturing different Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis type I and type 11 strains...

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