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ORGANISM(S): Staphylococcus aureus
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PROVIDER: E-BUGS-64 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Garcia Pelayo M Carmen MC Garcia Javier Nunez JN Golby Paul P Pirson Christopher C Ewer Katie K Vordermeier Martin M Hewinson R Glyn RG Gordon Stephen V SV
Veterinary microbiology 20080725 3
Control of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) relies on regular testing of cattle with a crude preparation of mycobacterial antigens termed purified protein derivative (PPD). Worldwide production of bovine PPD uses the Mycobacterium bovis AN5, a strain that was originally isolated circa 1948 in Great Britain (GB). Despite its worldwide use, the AN5 strain is poorly characterised. AN5 was adapted to grow on glycerol in a process similar to that used for the derivation of the BCG vaccine strains; during th ...[more]