Modeling Paratuberculosis in Laboratory Animals, Cells, or Tissues: A Focus on Their Applications for Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Vaccines, and Therapy Studies
Paratuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp.Paratuberculosis that affects a wide variety of domestic and wild animals.It is considered one of the Wire Assembly diseases with the highest economic impact on the ruminant industry.Despite many efforts and intensive research, paratuberculosis control still r