Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis

Pathology: 1) causes animal paratuberculosis Johne's dsease, a chronic enteritis of cattle 2) found in blood of 50% of patients with Crohn's disease, 22% of patients with ulcerative colitis & in no controls Laboratory: - Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis Ab in milk - Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis Ab in serum - Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis identified by stain - Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis DNA - Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis culture

Properties

KINGDOM: monera DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES

References

Journal Watch 24(22):170, 2004 Naser SA, Ghobrial G, Romero C, Valentine JF. Culture of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from the blood of patients with Crohn's disease. Lancet. 2004 Sep 18;364(9439):1039-44. PMID: 15380962