… Thus, the severity and duration of illness depends on the host’s immune status. The groups
implicated with higher risks of infection include children and staff in day care centers, farmers …

… In this review, we summarize current knowledge of bovine Johne’s disease pathology,
pathogenesis, immunology and genetics. We discuss knowledge gaps that direly need to be …

One-third of humans are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of
tuberculosis. Sequence analysis of two megabases in 26 structural genes or loci in strains …

… , it follows that α-hemolysin utilizes other cell surface molecule(s) as receptors in non-LFA-1-…
A direct implication of Lally’s receptor work is that a similar mechanism could exist in the …

… C for 39 s, extension at 72C for 82 s, and a denaturation step at 94C for 54 s for a total of
30 cycles. Each reaction was preceded by an initial denaturation step at 94C for 60 s and was …

… Resistance to EMB results from an accumulation of genetic events determining overexpression
of the Emb protein(s), structural mutation in EmbB, or both. Further characterization of …

… Similarly, 39 S. aureus isolates were reported from 126 bulk tanks in Pennsylvania … S. aureus
is not viable (49). Presence of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes and production of SEs by S…

The importance of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals is widely acknowledged
as important. However, very little is known about composition and distribution of the microbial …

… 3 min followed by 10 cycles of 95 C for 30 s, 50 C for 30 s, 72 C for 30 s. This was followed
by 25 cycles of 95 C for 30 s, 55 C for 30 s, 72 C for 30 s, with a final extension at 72 C for 7 …

Antimicrobials have been used extensively as growth promoters (AGPs) in agricultural
animal production. However, the specific mechanism of action for AGPs has not yet been …