Zoonotic potential of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis: The current position

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1282-1293

  Grant, Irene R ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GENES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

'CURRENT; CROHN DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIGH DETECTION RATE; INFECTIOUS AGENTS; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; JOHNE'S DISEASE; PARATUBERCULOSIS; ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL;

DISEASES;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOFAZIMINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MACROLIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFABUTIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARD15 GENE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROHN DISEASE; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NOD2 GENE; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REMISSION; SMOKING; ZOONOSIS;

BOS TAURUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 20444499310     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02598.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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