Mycobacteria
Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of mycobacteria
Published in Vaccine Weekly, September 27th, 2006
Study 1: Mycobacterium paratuberculosis virulence determinants have been identified.
According to recent research published in the journal Infection and Immunity, "Johne's disease, caused by Mycobacterium paratuberculosis infection, is a worldwide problem for the dairy industry and has a possible involvement in Crohn's disease in humans.
"To identify virulence determinants of this economically important pathogen, a library of 5,060 transposon mutants was constructed using Tn5367 insertion mutagenesis, followed by large-scale sequencing...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-09-27)
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