1. Visualisation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in cultured cells, infected sheep and human tissue sections using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).
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Rayment N, Rhodes G, Hudspith B, Hughes V, Chianini F, Agrawal G, Bull TJ, Pickup R, and Sanderson J
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- Animals, Humans, Sheep, Microscopy, Confocal methods, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sheep Diseases microbiology, Sheep Diseases diagnosis, Cells, Cultured, Oligonucleotide Probes genetics, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis genetics, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolation & purification, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence methods, Paratuberculosis microbiology, Paratuberculosis diagnosis
- Abstract
We describe the development, testing and specificity of a modified oligonucleotide probe for the specific detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in culture and in infected tissue using fluorescent in situ hybridisation and confocal microscopy. The detection of MAP in both animal and human tissue using our modified probe allows for a more rapid diagnosis of MAP infection compared to the more often applied detection methods of culture and PCR and has the potential for quantification of cellular abundance. This approach would enable earlier treatment intervention and therefore the potential for reduced morbidity., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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