Macrophage state and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis persistence in cattle: An evidence-to-claim framework.
Johne's disease is a chronic granulomatous enteritis of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Macrophages are a major intracellular niche for MAP and a defining cellular component of bovine intestinal lesions, but results obtained from different tissues, donor groups, cell systems, MAP...