title: Presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in environmental samples collected on commercial Dutch dairy farms.
abstract: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne's disease in cattle, was identified in settled-dust samples of Dutch commercial dairy farms, both in the dairy barn and in the young stock housing. Bioaerosols may play a role in within-farm M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3582 CL Utrecht, Netherlands. S.W.F.Eisenberg@uu.nl
authors.forename: Susanne W F
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: Ad P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Koets
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoeboer
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouman
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heederik
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nielen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003612:Dairying; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009426:Netherlands; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004391:Dust