Application of a novel peptide-mediated phage assay for the detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis to bovine bulk tank milk and feces samples

Antonio Foddai, Samuel Strain, Robert Whitlock, Christopher T. Elliott, Irene Grant

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Abstract

Naturally contaminated bovine bulk tank milk (n = 44) and feces (n = 39) were tested for the presence of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by a novel peptide-mediated magnetic separation-phage (PMS-phage) assay. Counts of viable M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis cells ranging from 1 to 110 PFU/50 ml of milk and 6 to 41,111 PFU/g of feces were indicated by the PMS-phage assay.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2017-2019
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume45
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

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