Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2014

Seiten: 858-867

Zeitschrift: International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Bandnummer: 304

Heftnummer: 7

ISSN: 1438-4221

eISSN: 1618-0607

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.07.006

Verlag: Elsevier

Abstract: 
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease [JD]), a chronic granulomatous enteritis in ruminants. JD is one of the most widespread bacterial diseases of domestic animals with significant economic impact. The histopathological picture of JD resembles that of Crohn's disease (CD), a human chronic inflammatory bowel disease of still unresolved aetiology. An aetiological relevance of MAP for CD has been proposed. This and the ambiguity of other published epidemiological findings raise the question whether MAP represents a zoonotic agent. In this review, we will discuss evidence that MAP has zoonotic capacity. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Atreya, R., Buelte, M., Gerlach, G., Goethe, R., Hornef, M., Koehler, H., et al. (2014) Facts, myths and hypotheses on the zoonotic nature of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 304(7), pp. 858-867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.07.006

APA-Zitierstil: Atreya, R., Buelte, M., Gerlach, G., Goethe, R., Hornef, M., Koehler, H., Meens, J., Moebius, P., Roeb, E., & Weiss, S. (2014). Facts, myths and hypotheses on the zoonotic nature of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 304(7), 858-867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.07.006