MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSPECIES PARATUBERCULOSIS (MAP) DIAGNOSTIC TEST

摘要

The subject invention provides PCR primers and other nucleic acid sequences derived from Mycobacterium avium genes (IS 1311 (Genbank accession # U16276), F57 (Accession # X70277) and ISMav2 (Accession # AF286339); these accession numbers and their respective descriptions are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety and are provided in SEQ ID NOs: 5, 7 and 213). Additionally, the subject invention also provides methods of identifying animals or individuals infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Non-limiting examples of identifying such animals or individuals include various nucleic hybridization techniques such as, and not limited to, Northern blots, Southern blots and PCR techniques.