title: Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in retail cheeses from Greece and the Czech Republic.
abstract: We investigated the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in retail cheeses from Greece and the Czech Republic. We found that 31.7% and 3.6% of our samples reacted positive by PCR and culture, respectively. Consumption of these cheeses is likely to result in human exposure to M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, albeit at a low level for viable cells.
authors.affiliation: School of Animal Science, Department of Anatomy-Physiology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Votanikos, Athens, Greece. ikonomop@aua.gr
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ikonomopoulos
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavlik
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartos
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Svastova
authors.forename: Wuhib Yayo
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Ayele
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roubal
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lukas
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gazouli
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology*; D018153:Czech Republic; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D006115:Greece; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial