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Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Retail Cheeses from Greece and the Czech Republic |
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| Authors: | John Ikonomopoulos Ivo Pavlik Milan Bartos Petra Svastova Wuhib Yayo Ayele Petr Roubal John Lukas Nigel Cook and Maria Gazouli |
| 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. |
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