Genetic Features of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Strains Circulating in the West of France Deciphered by Whole-Genome Sequencing

ABSTRACT Paratuberculosis is a chronic infection of the intestine, mainly the ileum, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in cattle and other ruminants. This enzootic disease is present worldwide and has a negative impact on the dairy cattle industry. For this subspecies, the curren...

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Main Authors: Cyril Conde, Julien Thézé, Thierry Cochard, Marie-Noëlle Rossignol, Christine Fourichon, Arnaud Delafosse, Alain Joly, Raphael Guatteo, Laurent Schibler, John P. Bannantine, Franck Biet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03392-22