Dynamics of specific anti-Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis antibody response through age.

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) causes a chronic infection in cattle. MAP infected cattle with humoral immune (HI) reactions with IgG antibodies are usually those where latency of infection has ceased and their infection is progressing towards reduced milk yield, weight loss and si...

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Main Authors: Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Nils Toft, Hisako Okura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639166?pdf=render