Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Pages: 858-867

Journal: International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volume number: 304

Issue number: 7

ISSN: 1438-4221

eISSN: 1618-0607

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

Publisher: 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 Citation style: 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 Citation style: 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