Presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in environmental samples collected on commercial Dutch dairy farms.
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.
Eisenberg
Susanne W F
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Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3582 CL Utrecht, Netherlands. S.W.F.Eisenberg@uu.nl
Koets
Ad P
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Hoeboer
Jeroen
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Bouman
Marina
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Heederik
Dick
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Nielen
Mirjam
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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
D004391:Dust