Interaction of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with bovine sperm

• Published in: Theriogenology Vol. 161; pp. 228 - 236
• Main Authors: Caldeira, Jéssica Lobo Albuquerque, Faria, Ana Carolina Silva, Diaz-Miranda, Edgar Andres, Zilch, Tiago Jaquel, da Costa Caliman, Sanely Lourenço, Okano, Denise Silva, Guimarães, José Domingues, Pena, Junnia Luisa, Barbosa, Wagner Faria, Junior, Abelardo Silva, Chang, Yung-Fu, Moreira, Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Cryopreservation; Paratuberculosis; Reproduction; Ruminants; Reproduction; Paratuberculosis; Cryopreservation; MAP; Ruminants

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is responsible for Paratuberculosis mainly affecting domestic ruminants. The interaction between MAP and sperm and/or germ cells has not yet been established, however the adherence between MAP and the host cell surface is associated to the 85 complex...