Abstract
We investigated the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in retail cheeses from Greece and the Czech Republic. We found that 31.7% and 3.6% of our samples reacted positive by PCR and culture, respectively. Consumption of these cheeses is likely to result in human exposure to M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, albeit at a low level for viable cells.
MeSH terms
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Base Sequence
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Cheese / microbiology*
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Czech Republic
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DNA Primers
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
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Greece
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Mycobacterium avium / genetics
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Mycobacterium avium / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / genetics
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
Substances
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DNA Primers
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DNA, Bacterial