Lactobacilli Isolated From Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Antagonize Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in a Species-Dependent Manner

Lactobacilli Isolated From Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Antagonize Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in a Species-Dependent Manner

Background: Wildlife poses a significant burden for the complete eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). In particular, wild boar (Sus scrofa) is one of the most important reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis, the causal agent of bTB. Wild boar can display from mild TB lesions, usually found in head...

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Main Authors: Maria Bravo, Theo Combes, Fernando O Martinez, Rosario Cerrato, Joaquín Rey, Waldo Garcia-Jimenez, Pedro Fernandez-Llario, David Risco, Jorge Gutierrez-Merino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
antagonism
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
bovine tuberculosis
lactobacilli
Mycobacterium bovis
probiotics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01663/full

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