Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging human pathogens, causing a wide
range of clinical diseases affecting individuals who are immunocompromised and who have …

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Mptb) causes Johne's disease in ruminants.
Disease control programmes aim to break the faecal–oral cow–calf transmission cycle …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Paratuberculosis is a chronic, granulomatous infection of the intestinal tract of cattle and
other domestic and wild ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium ssp paratuberculosis …

The purpose of this paper is to review scientific evidence concerning pathogens that could
potentially be transmitted via bovine semen. As a result of a careful analysis of the …

ABSTRACT Between November 2002 and April 2003, 244 bottles and cartons of
commercially pasteurized cow's milk were obtained at random from retail outlets throughout …

Mycobacterium avium, one of the species of the M. avium complex (MAC), includes 4
subspecies, ie, M. avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH), M. avium subsp. avium (MAA), M. avium …

Although a causal link between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP)
and Crohn's disease has not been proved, previous studies suggest that the potential routes …

Paratuberculosis (PTB) is a disease which causes considerable economic losses to
producers of livestock, particularly dairy cows. Nowadays PTB is one of the most prevailing …

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic variability of Mycobacterium avium ssp.
paratuberculosis infection in US Holsteins. Blood and fecal samples were collected primarily …