Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis at a regional scale in Germany

• Published in: Research in veterinary science Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 776 - 782
• Main Authors: Fernández-Silva, J.A., Abdulmawjood, A., Akineden, Ö., Dräger, K., Klawonn, W., Bülte, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2012; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - microbiology; Cattle industry; Dairy cattle; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Epidemiology; Genetic diversity; Genotype; Genotype & phenotype; Germany; Germany - epidemiology; Microbiology; Milk; MIRU-VNTR; MLSSR; Molecular Epidemiology; Mycobacterium avium; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - genetics; Paratuberculosis - epidemiology; Paratuberculosis - microbiology; Vaccines; Veterinary medicine; Germany; Luxembourg; Molecular epidemiology; Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; MLSSR; MIRU-VNTR; Germany; Dairy cattle

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causal agent of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Genotyping of MAP is useful to gain a better understanding of the origin of infection, to evaluate regional control programs, to improve diagnostics, and to develop vaccines. In this study 91 MA...