Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease

Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease [ILLUSTRATED]
by Committee on Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease (Author), National Research Council (Author)

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* Paperback: 244 pages
* Publisher: National Academies Press; illustrated edition edition (August 8, 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0309086116

Book Description
Johne's Disease is a chronic, progressive intestinal disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) that affects primarily ruminant animals. In recent decades there has been growing concern over the lack of effective control of this disease and questions have arisen regarding the possibility that Map infection could be a cause of some cases of Crohn's disease in humans. This report presents a broad outline of the steps that should be taken to control Johne's disease, reduce the spread of Map, and minimize effects of the disease in animals. The report also describes the weaknesses of our current research agenda and provides recommendations for a new research strategy to resolve the question of whether there is a link between Johne's and Crohn's diseases.

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Bacterial Pathogenesis

Bacterial Pathogenesis (Methods in Microbiology)
by: Peter H. Williams, Julian Ketley, George Salmond

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* Hardcover: 620 pages
* Publisher: Academic Press; 1st edition (July 15, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0125215258

Book Description
"...an excellent job of combining an overview of the basic questions in the study of bacterial pathogens and virulence with descriptions of experimental design and procedures. ...good job of placing this information into and experimental context." -David Nunn, University of Illinois, in ASM NEWS (2000) Praise for the Series "An invaluable resource for the detailed analysis of cellular gene function and genome architecture."

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