Balci, A. Tulay; Wilbey, R. Andrew. Determination of acid phosphatase activity in heat
treated milks by the Fluorophos Test System. International Journal of Dairy Technology. May
1999; 52(2): 56-58. ISSN: 1364-727X.
NAL Call No.: SF221.I58
Descriptors: Fluorophos Test System(R), measurement of acid phosphatase, fruit juices and milk,
enhance the destruction of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Bannantine, John P.; Stabel, Judith R. Identification of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis antigens present within infected macrophages. Molecular Biology of the Cell. Nov. 1999; 10
(Suppl. ): 181a. ISSN: 1059-1524. Note: 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell
Biology, Washington, D.C., USA, December 11-15, 1999.
NAL Call No.: QH604.C452
Descriptors: white cells, macrophages, isolation and identification of intracellar bacteria, Johne’s
diseases.
Burrells, C.; Clarke, C.J.; Colston, A.; Kay, J.M.; Porter, J.; Little, D.; Sharp, J.M. Interferon-gamma and interleukin-2 release by lymphocytes derived from the blood, mesenteric lymph nodes and intestines of normal sheep and those affected with paratuberculosis (Johne's disease). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. May 1999; 68(2/4): 139-148. ISSN: 0165-2427.
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=JournalURL&_cdi=5189&_auth=y&_acct=C000052423&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=4250348&md5=f5f60e05fe0e447c7311059c14754776
NAL Call No.: SF757.2.V38
Descriptors: sheep, paratuberculosis, interferon, interleukin-2, lymphocytes, lymph nodes, intestines, cytokines, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, lesions, major histocompatibility complex, cd4+ lymphocytes, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Cobb, Alison J.; Frothingham, Richard. The GroES antigens of Mycobacterium avium and
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Veterinary Microbiology. June 1, 1999; 67(1): 31-35. ISSN: 0378-1135.
NAL Call No.: SF601.V44
Descriptors: similarities and differences between species, possible vaccine agent, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Crabb, J.H.;
Sweeney, R.W.; Cressman, H.; McAdams, S.; Whitlock, R.H. New rapid diagnostic test for Johne's disease
in cattle. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the
American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference. 1999; (32): 247-249. Note: Meeting
held Sept. 23-26, 1999,
NAL Call
No.: SF961.A5
Descriptors: cattle, Mycobacterium avium
subsp. paratuberculosis, diagnostic techniques.
Dei, R.; Tortoli, E.; Bartoloni, A.; Simonetti, M. T.; Lillini, E. HPLC does not differentiate
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from Mycobacterium avium. Veterinary Microbiology. March 12, 1999; 65(3): 209-213. ISSN: 0378-1135.
NAL Call No.: SF601.V44
Descriptors: testing of isolates, potential detection method, no significant differences.
Dotta, U.; Guglielmino, R.; Cagnasso, A.; D' Angelo, A.; Prato, S.; Bosso, M. Effects of
subclinical bovine paratuberculosis on in-vitro polymorphonuclear neutrophil migration. Journal of Comparative Pathology. Nov. 1999; 121(4): 399-403. ISSN: 0021-9975.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 J82
Descriptors: white blood cells, neutrophils, subclinical infection, blood picture, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Driemeier, David; Farias, Cruz Claudio Estevao; Pereira, Gomes Marcos Jose; Corbellini, Luis
Gustavo; Loretti, Alexandre Paulino; Colodel, Edson Moleta. Clinical and pathological aspects
of bovine paratuberculosis in Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinaria
Brasileira. July-Dec. 1999; 19(3-4): 109-115. ISSN: 0100-736X. Note: In Portuguese with
English and Portuguese summaries.
NAL Call No.: SF756.37.B7 P5
Descriptors: dairy herd, clinical signs, cattle, necropsy findings described, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis cultured in Herrold's medium enriched with mycobactin, many tissues cultured.
El Zaatari, Fouad A. K.; Naser, Saleh A.; Hulten, Kristina; Burch, Paula; Graham, David Y. Characterization of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis p36 antigen and its seroreactivities in
Crohn's disease. Current Microbiology. Aug. 1999; 39(2): 115-119. ISSN: 0343-8651.
NAL Call No.: QR1.C78
Descriptors: possible zoonotic relationships between Johne’s and Crohn’s, immunoblotting
technique, reactivity of human sera from patients with Crohn’s indicates Mycobacteria may be
involved.
Ellingson, Jay L. E.; Stabel, Judith R. Species-specific genetic identification of Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis. Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents.
[e-file] Nov. 16, 1999; 1228(3): No pagination. ISSN: 0098-113.
NAL Call No.: T223.A21
Abstract: An M. paratuberculosis gene referred to as hspX provides a useful target region for the
construction of suitable probes and primers that are species-specific for distinguishing M. paratuberculosis from related mycobacteria in a test sample. M. paratuberculosis is the causative
agent of Johne's disease and has been isolated from human patients with Crohn's disease.
Descriptors: hspX gene, possible species specific probes and primers, strain differentiation,
Johne’s disease agent, Crohn’s disease, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Elrod, C.C. Mycobacterium paratuberculosis:
worse than the Y2K bug. Proceedings Cornell Nutrition
Conference for Feed Manufacturers. 1999; (61):
128-132. ISSN: 0885-7687.
NAL Call
No.: 389.79 C81
Descriptors: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, mycobacterial
diseases, disease course, disease transmission, disease control, herd health
status, zoonoses, cattle, Johne’s
disease.
Englund, Stina; Ballagi, Pordany, Andras; Bolske, Goran; Johansson, Karl Erik. Single PCR and
nested PCR with a mimic molecule for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. March 1999; 33(3): 163-171. ISSN: 0732-8893.
Descriptors: detection method, nested PCR based on IS900 plus an internal control molecule, to
confirm growth, bovine tissues, primary bacterial cultures, considered a useful screening tool.
Feola, R. P.; Collins, M. T.; Czuprynski, C. J. Hormonal modulation of phagocytosis and
intracellular growth of Mycobacterium avium ss. paratuberculosis in bovine peripheral blood
monocytes. Microbial Pathogenesis. Jan. 1999; 26(1): 1-11. ISSN: 0882-4010.
NAL Call No.: QR175.M53
Descriptors: growth hormone, prolactin, vitamin D3, luteinizing hormone, oxytocin, hormone
effects on phagocytosis and intracellular survival, bovine peripheral blood monocytes, intracellular
bacillary growth, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Freeman, Roger; Magee, John; Barratt, Anne; Wheeler, Janice; Steward, Michael; Lee, Maureen;
Piggott, Nigel; Grobusch, Martin P. Rapid immunochromatographic assay for diagnosis of
tuberculosis: Antibodies detected may not be specific. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. June
1999; 37(6): 2111-2112. ISSN: 0095-1137.
NAL Call No.: QR46.J6
Descriptors: Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium bovis,
Mycobacterium chelonei, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium
leprae, Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium microti, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis,
Mycobacterium smegmatis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium vaccae, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, 38 kilodalton
antigen.
Garry, F. Producers
need to know facts about Johne's disease. Feedstuffs. 1999; 71(19): 12-15. ISSN: 0014-9624.
NAL Call
No.: 286.81 F322
Descriptors: dairy cattle, Mycobacterium avium
subsp. paratuberculosis, disease control, disease prevention.
Gasteiner, J.; Wenzl, H.; Fuchs, K.; Jark, U.; Baumgartner, W. Serological cross-sectional study
of paratuberculosis in cattle in Austria. Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B. Sept. 1999;
46(7): 457-466. ISSN: 0931-1793.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 Z52
Descriptors: 11,028 cattle, 2757 farms, prevalence of serum antibodies, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, epidemiological study,
ELISA (Allied Monitors), 6 year old Holstein Frisian cattle, various regional differences, Austria.
Gilot, Philippe; Coetsier, C. Specificity of the 34-kilodalton immunodominant protein of
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (and reply). Clinical and Diagnostic
Laboratory Immunology. Jan. 1999; 6(1): 146-148. ISSN: 1071-412X.
Descriptors: bacterial protein, specificity, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Grant, I. R.; Ball, H. J.; Rowe, M. T. Effect of higher pasteurization temperatures, and longer
holding times at 72 degree C, on the inactivation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in milk. Letters in Applied Microbiology. June 1999; 28(6): 461-465. ISSN: 0266-8254.
NAL Call No.: QR1.L47
Descriptors: raw milk, inoculated with 3 strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, NCTC 8578,
B2 and DVL 943 various heat treatments, survivability.
Greig, Alastair; Stevenson, Karen; Henderson, Dennis; Perez, Valentin; Hughes, Valerie; Pavlik,
Ivo; Hines, Murray E. II; McKendrick, Iain; Sharp, J. Michael. Epidemiological study of
paratuberculosis in wild rabbits in Scotland. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. June 1999; 37(6): 1746-1751. ISSN: 0095-1137.
NAL Call No.: QR46.J6
Descriptors: prevalence, 22 farms, rabbits as vectors, cattle and rabbit disease interactions,
molecular genetic typing looking for strain differences, interspecies transmission, epidemiology,
wildlife a reservoirs and vectors.
Gyimesi, Zoltan S.; Stalis, Ilse H.; Miller, Janice M.; Thoen, Charles O. Detection of
Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues of
captive exotic birds using polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Sept. 1999; 30(3): 348-353. ISSN: 1042-7260.
NAL Call No.: SF601 J6
Descriptors: methods, techniques, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, avian tuberculosis, diagnostic study, formalin fixed, paraffin embedded archival
avian tissues, testing by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reliability, diagnostic value of test.
Hajtos, Istvan; Glavits, Robert; Malik, Galal. Paratuberculosis in Northern Hungarian sheep
flocks. Magyar Allatorvosok Lapja. July 1999; 121(7): 383-390. ISSN: 0025-004X. Note: In
Hungarian with English and Hungarian summaries.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 V644
Descriptors: Hungarian Merino sheep, 5 flocks, occurrence of Johne’s disease, clinical and on the
spot examinations, clinical signs, histology findings, ileum, mesenterial lymph nodes, smear
samples of ileal mucosa, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, etiology, pathology.
Harris, N. Beth; Feng, Zhengyu; Liu, Xiaofei; Cirillo, Suat L. G.; Cirillo, Jeffrey D.; Barletta, Raul
G. Development of a transposon mutagenesis system for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. June 1, 1999; 175(1): 21-26. ISSN: 0378-1097.
NAL Call No.: QR1.F44
Abstract: Mycobacterium
avium subspecies paratuberculosis, a slow-growing
Mycobacterium, is the causative agent of Johne's
disease. Although M. paratuberculosis
is difficult to manipulate genetically, our laboratory has recently
demonstrated the ability to introduce DNA into these bacteria by transformation
and phage infection. In the current study we develop the first transposon mutagenesis system for M. paratuberculosis using the
conditionally replicating mycobacteriophage phAE94 to
introduce the mycobacterial transposon
Tn5367. Southern blotting and sequence analysis demonstrated that the transposon insertion sites are distributed relatively
randomly throughout the M. paratuberculosis genome. We constructed a comprehensive
bank of 5620 insertion mutants using this transposon.
The transposition frequency obtained using this delivery system was 1.0 x
10(-6) transposition events per recipient cell. Auxotrophic
mutants were observed in this library at a frequency of 0.3%.
Descriptors: methods to introduce DNA into bacteria, transformation and phage infection, first
transposon mutagenesis system, conditionally replicating mycobacteriophage phAE94, insertion
sites, 5620 insertion mutants.
Harris, N. B.; Liu, X.; Cirillo, J. D.; Barletta, R. G. Transposon mutagenesis of Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis. Abstracts of the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 1999; 99: 650. ISSN: 1060-2011. Note: 99th General Meeting of the American Society for
Microbiology, Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 30-June 3, 1999.
NAL Call No.: QR1.A5
Descriptors: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Tn5367 transposon, bacteriophage mediated
delivery, aph gene mutation.
Hermon, Taylor J.; Cheng, J.; Bull, T. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in milk: An animal and human pathogen. Journal of Microbiological Methods. Nov. 1999; 38(3): 217. ISSN: 0167-7012. Note: European Meeting on Molecular Diagnostics, Scheveningen, The Hague,
Netherlands, October 13-16, 1999.
NAL Call No.: QR65.J68
Descriptors: milk, dairy products, zoonotic disease, food contaminant, description of biology,
issues and concerns.
Higgins, R. Infections of uncertain zoonotic origin. Medecin Veterinaire du Quebec. 1999; 29(1): 29-35. ISSN: 0225-9591. Note: In French.
NAL Call No.: SF602.M8
Descriptors: dogs, humans, pigs, various diseases including, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.
Hubbard, James; Surawicz, Christina M. Etiological role of Mycobacterium in Crohn's disease: An assessment of the literature. Digestive Diseases. 1999; 17(1): 6-13. ISSN: 0257-2753.
Descriptors: Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, etiological role,
pathogens, humans, possible zoonotic disease.
Johnson, Ifearulundu Yvette; Kaneene, John B. Distribution and environmental risk factors for
paratuberculosis in dairy cattle herds in Michigan. American Journal of Veterinary Research. May 1999; 60(5): 589-596. ISSN: 0002-9645.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 Am3A
Descriptors: 3,886 dairy cattle tested, herds, soil risk factors, epidemiology of infection, pH, iron
content, lime addition, pastures, exercise lots, questionnaire on management practices, productivity
levels, Michigan.
Johnson, Ifearulundu Yvette; Kaneene, John B.; Lloyd, James W. Herd-level economic analysis
of the impact of paratuberculosis on dairy herds. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical
Association. March 15, 1999; 214(6): 822-825. ISSN: 0003-1488.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 Am3
Descriptors: herd level analysis, economic losses, dairy cattle, herds, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, cross-sectional study design,
sample population, a multistage stratified random sample of 121 dairy herds, questionnaires were
filled out regarding management practices, herd productivity, labor use, expenditures, blood
sampling, Michigan.
Marsh, I.; Whittington R.; Cousins, D. PCR-restriction endonuclease analysis for identification
and strain typing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and Mycobacterium
avium subsp. avium based on polymorphisms in IS1311. Molecular and Cellular Probes. April
1999; 13(2): 115-126. ISSN: 0890-8508.
NAL Call No.: RB43.7.M63
Descriptors: cattle, sheep, DNA, Mycobacterium avium, IS1311 gene, IS900 gene, Mycobacterium
avium avium, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, possible diagnostic agent, restriction
endonuclease analysis products interpretation.
McDonald, W. L.; Ridge, S. E.; Hope, A. F.; Condron, R. J. Evaluation of diagnostic tests for
Johne's disease in young cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal. Feb. 1999; 77(2): 113-119. ISSN: 0005-0423.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 Au72
Descriptors: development of immune responses, calves, oral dosing for experimental infection,
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, natural infection, evaluation of potential diagnostic tests, testing fecal shedding, Johne’s disease,
difficulties in diagnosis.
Moreira, Ana Rita; Paolicchi, Fernando; Morsella, Claudia; Zumarraga, Martin; Cataldi, Angel;
Fabiana, Bigi; Alicia, Alito; Piet, Overduin; van Soolingen, Dick; Maria, Isabel Romano. Distribution of IS900 restriction fragment length polymorphism types among animal
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates from Argentina and Europe. Veterinary Microbiology. Dec. 1999; 70(3-4): 251-259. ISSN: 0378-1135.
NAL Call No.: SF601.V44
Descriptors: cattle and deer isolates, 61 isolates, 4 different patterns, BstII digests of genomic
DNA, patterns described, Argentina.
Murray, Alan; Gheorghiu, Marin; Gicquel, Brigitte. Promoter of M. paratuberculosis and its
use for the expression of immunogenic sequences. Official Gazette of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Patents. [e-file] Oct. 19, 1999; 1227(3): No pagination. ISSN: 0098-1133.
NAL Call No.: T223.A21
Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleotide sequence which is present at a position adjacent to
the 5' end of the reverse sequence complementary to the open reading frame coding for a potential
transposase contained in the insertion element IS900 in Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. The
nucleotide sequence has promoter functions and contains important signals for the regulation of
transcription and translation. The invention also relates to methods for cloning and expressing
heterologous proteins using such regulatory sequences, to vectors and transformed host cells
containing these sequences, and to immunogenic compositions prepared by expression of
nucleotide sequences placed under control of these regulatory sequences.
Descriptors: bacterial genetics, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, promoter functions, regulation of transcription and translation.
Naser, S.; Fenster, W.; Romero, C.; Schwartz, D.; Campbell, D.; Piromalli, C.; Shafran, I. In vitro
evaluation of anti-tuberculosis drugs against Mycobacterium avium ss. paratuberculosis for
treatment of Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology. April 1999; 116(4 Pt. 2): A783. ISSN: 0016-5085. Note: Digestive Disease Week and the 100th Annual Meeting of the American
Gastroenterological Association, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 16-19, 1999.
NAL Call No.: RC799.G37
Descriptors: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, susceptibility to antibiotics,
clarithromycin, ethambutol, isoniazid, kanamycin, pyrazinamide, rifampicin, streptomycin.
Naser, Saleh; Shafran, Ira; El Zaatari, Fouad. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in
Crohn's disease is serologically positive. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. March 1999; 6(2): 282. ISSN: 1071-412X.
Descriptors: human, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, detection.
Ott, Stephen L.; Wells, Scott J.; Wagner, Bruce A. Herd-level economic losses associated with
Johne's disease on US dairy operations. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. June 11, 1999; 40(3-4): 179-192. ISSN: 0167-5877.
NAL Call No.: SF601.P7
Descriptors: USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System's (NAHMS), dairy cattle study,
economic losses, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, high prevalence herds, milk
reductions, culling cows, losses of $200-250 million annually.
Pavlik, Ivo; Horvathova, Alica; Dvorska, Lenka; Bartl, Jiri; Svastova, Petra; du Maine, Robin;
Rychlik, Ivan. Standardisation of restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Journal of Microbiological Methods. Oct.
1999; 38(1-2): 155-167. ISSN: 0167-7012.
NAL Call No.: QR65.J68
Descriptors: DNA, 1008 strains, digestion with PstI and BstII, hybridized with standard IS900
probe, DNA fingerprints, GelCompar, 13 fragment length polymorphisms.
Puyang, Xiaoling; Lee, Karen; Pawlichuk, Corey; Kunimoto, Dennis Y. IS1626, a new IS900-related Mycobacterium avium insertion sequence. Microbiology. Nov. 1999; 145(11): 3163-3168. ISSN: 1350-0872.
NAL Call No.: QR1.J64
Nucleotide Sequence: AF071067 GenBank, amino acid nucleotide sequence.
Descriptors: bacterial identifying genetics, high-stringency hybridization with the pMB22/S12
probe from IS900 of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, 3 clones.
Reichel, Michael P.; Kittelberger, Reinhold; Penrose, Mary E.; Meynell, Robyn M.; Cousins,
Debby; Ellis, Trevor; Mutharia, Lucy M.; Sugden, Edward A.; Johns, Andrea H.; de Lisle,
Geoffrey W. Comparison of serological tests and faecal culture for the detection of
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in cattle and analysis of the antigens
involved. Veterinary Microbiology. April 1, 1999; 66(2): 135-150. ISSN: 0378-1135.
NAL Call No.: SF601.V44
Descriptors: cattle, 341 sera samples,106 fecal samples, assay evaluation, ELISA, complement
fixation test, detection assay, comparison study.
Sinclair, M. C.; Wildblood, L. A.; Stevenson, K.; Jones, D. G. Cytokine mRNA production in
ovine alveolar macrophages infected with mycobacteria. Immunology. Dec. 1999; 98 (Suppl. 1): 52. ISSN: 0019-2805. Note: Joint Congress of the British Society for Immunology and the
British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Harrogate, England, UK, November 30-December 03, 1999.
NAL Call No.: 448.3 Im6 Suppl.
Descriptors: infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, cytokines.
Sinclair, M. C.; Wildblood, L. A.; Stevenson, K.; Beard, P.; Sharp, J. M.; Hopkins, J.; Jones, D. G. The initial T-cell and cytokine profile of lambs experimentally infected with mycobacteria. Immunology. Dec. 1999; 98(Suppl. 1): 52. ISSN: 0019-2805. Note: Joint Congress of the British
Society for Immunology and the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Harrogate,
England, UK, November 30-December 03, 1999.
NAL Call No.: 448.3 Im6 Suppl.
Descriptors: sheep, lambs, Mycobacterium infection, cytokines, white cell profiles, experimental infection.
Suenaga, Kensuke; Yokoyama, Yuichi; Nishimori, Isao; Sano, Shuichi; Morita, Masanori;
Okazaki, Kazuichi; Onishi, Saburo. Serum antibodies to Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in
patients with Crohn's disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. June 1999; 44(6): 1202-1207. ISSN: 0163-2116.
NAL Call No.: 448.8 Am324
Descriptors: immunology, humans with Crohn’s disease, serum antibodies, IgG, IgA, IgM, ELISA
assay on sera, unique response to immune response to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in patients with Crohn’s.
United
States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Veterinary Services. Centers for
Epidemiology and Animal Health. National Animal Health Monitoring System (
URL: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cnahs/nahms/beefcowcalf/Beef97/bf97john.pdf
NAL Call
No.: aSF967.P33 W43 1999
Descriptors: overview of the disease,
symptoms, control factors, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, paratuberculosis,
Valentin, Weigand Peter; Goethe, Ralph. Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infections in ruminants: Still more questions than answers. Microbes and
Infection. Nov. 1999; 1(13): 1121-1127. ISSN: 1286-4579. Note: A review.
NAL Call No.: QR180 M53
Descriptors: Johne’s disease, pathogenesis, chronic enteritis of ruminants, biology of infection and
host interaction are unknown.
Waters, W. R.; Stabel, J. R.; Sacco, R. E.; Harp, J. A.; Pesch, B. A.; Wannemuehler, M. J. Antigen-specific B-cell unresponsiveness induced by chronic Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection of cattle. Infection and Immunity. April 1999; 67(4): 1593-1598. ISSN: 0019-9567
NAL Call No.: QR1.I57
Abstract: Mycobacterium
avium subsp. paratuberculosis
infection of cattle results in a chronic granulomatous enteritis. Clinical disease (i.e. cachexia, diarrhea and high fecal bacterial counts) is
preceded by a lengthy subclinical stage of disease.
The immunologic mechanisms associated with the progression of infected cattle
from subclinical to clinical disease are unclear. In
this study, a cell proliferation assay was used in combination with flow cytometry to compare peripheral blood lymphocyte responses
of cattle with subclinical paratuberculosis
to responses of cattle with clinical paratuberculosis.
B cells from cattle with subclinical disease
proliferated vigorously upon stimulation with M. avium subsp.
paratuberculosis
antigen, with up to 12.4% of the total B cells responding. However, B cells
from cattle with clinical disease did not proliferate upon antigen stimulation
despite good proliferation in response to concanavalin
A stimulation. In addition, these animals had high
percentages of peripheral blood B cells. B cells from noninfected
animals did not proliferate upon M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis
antigen stimulation. Thus, it appears that B-cell proliferation is a sensitive
indicator of subclinical Johne's
disease. Furthermore, the immunologic mechanisms responsible for the
antigen-specific unresponsiveness of peripheral blood B cells may be
significant in the eventual progression from subclinical
to clinical Johne's disease in cattle.
Descriptors: cattle, Johne’s disease, description of progression of disease from subclinical to
clinical states, immunology associated with progression, cell proliferation assay, flow cytometry,
peripheral blood lymphocyte responses, B cells, antigen stimulation.
Whittington, R. J.; Reddacliff, L.; Marsh, I.; Saunders, V. Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded intestinal tissue by IS900
polymerase chain reaction. Australian Veterinary Journal. June 1999; 77(6): 392-397. ISSN: 0005-0423.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 Au72
Descriptors: evaluation, comparison study, DNA extraction methods, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by IS900 PCR, disease
confirmation, ruminants, experimental laboratory study, three DNA extraction methods used.
Whittington, R. J.; Marsh, I.; McAllister, S.; Turner, M. J.; Marshall, D. J.; Fraser, C. A. Evaluation of modified BACTEC 12B radiometric medium and solid media for culture of
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from sheep. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. April 1999; 37(4): 1077-1083. ISSN: 0095-1137.
NAL Call No.: QR46.J6
Descriptors: diagnosis, evaluate the culture of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, sheep, modified
BACTEC 12B radiometric medium, sensitivity of culture, histopathology, evaluate a range of solid
media.
Williams, Stephanie L.; Harris, N. Beth; Barletta, Raul G. Development of a firefly luciferase-based assay for determining antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Feb. 1999; 37(2): 304-309. ISSN: 0095-1137.
NAL Call No.: QR46.J6
Descriptors: evaluation of antimicrobial agents, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, firefly luciferase-based assay,
determining drug susceptibilities, amikacin, clarithromycin, ethambutol, isoniazid, kanamycin,
rifabutin, D-cycloserine, suggested drug therapy combinations.
Zhao, Ben Yang; Czuprynski, Charles J.; Collins, Michael T. Intracellular fate of
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in monocytes from normal and infected,
interferon-responsive cows as determined by a radiometric method. Canadian Journal of
Veterinary Research. Jan. 1999; 63(1): 56-61. ISSN: 0830-9000. Note: In English with English
and French summaries.
NAL Call No.: SF601.C24
Descriptors: comparison study, bovine monocytes, normal and infected cows, strong Th1-like
cellular immune response to ingest and inhibit the intracellular growth, radiometric (BACTEC)
culture, standard plate counting, microscopic counting of acid-fast stained monocyte monolayers.
Zimmer, K.; Drager, K.G.; Klawonn, W.; Hess, R.G. Contribution
to the diagnosis of Johne's disease in cattle. Comparative studies on the
validity of Ziehl-Neelsen staining, faecal culture and a commercially
available DNA-probe test in detecting Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in
faeces from cattle. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. Mar 1999; 46(2): 137-140. ISSN: 0931-1793.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 Z52
Descriptors: cattle, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, feces, diagnosis,
paratuberculosis, experimental infection, diagnostic techniques, asymptomatic
infections.
Zimpernik, I.; Awad, Masalmeh M.; Baumgartner, W. M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis strains isolated from ruminants in Austria. Tieraerztliche Umschau. June 1, 1999; 54(6): 335-338. ISSN: 0049-3864. Note: In German with English and German summaries.
NAL Call No.: 41.8 T445
Descriptors: pathogen survey, intestinal contents, intestines, lymph nodes, cattle, sheep, ruminants,
10 base oligonucleotides, 5 different DNA fingerprints, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Austria.
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