Interaction between Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and environmental protozoa

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Whan, Lynne ^a   Grant, Irene R ^a   Rowe, Michael T ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; CHLORINE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33747056886     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-63     Document Type: Article

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