Isolation of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis and other non-tuberculous mycobacteria from head lymph nodes of wild ruminants and badgers in Switzerland

IntroductionThe family Mycobacteriaceae contains over 188 species, most of which are saprophytic non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). In wildlife, a variety of different NTM can be found, with different reports about their pathogenic potential. A pathogenic member of NTM is Mycobacterium avium ssp. p...

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Main Authors: Julia Lienhard, Ute Friedel, Claudio Paganini, Monika Hilbe, Simone Scherrer, Sarah Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1321106/full