Evaluation of modified BACTEC 12B radiometric medium and solid media for culture of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from sheep.

RJ, Whittington; I, Marsh; S, McAllister; MJ, Turner; DJ, Marshall; CA, Fraser

doi:10.1128/jcm.37.4.1077-1083.1999

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Evaluation of modified BACTEC 12B radiometric medium and solid media for culture of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from sheep.

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Whittington RJ

Marsh I

McAllister S

Abstract

Definitive diagnosis of Johne's disease in ruminants depends on confirming the presence of the causative bacterium, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, in tissues of the host. This is readily achieved in most ruminant species by culture. However, culture of clinical specimens from sheep in ...

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