Table 1.
M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis strains used in the study
| Strain code | Origin | Profile |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| IS1311 PCR-REAa | SnaBI-SpeI PFGE | ||
| K10 (ATCC BAA-968) | Bovine; reference | 1-1 | |
| 2E | Bovine; vaccine | ND | |
| 316F | Bovine; vaccine | ND | |
| 81 | Bovine | C | 2-58 |
| 445 | Bovine | C | 54-49 |
| 764 | Bovine | C | 2-1 |
| 22G | Sheep | S | 69-50 |
| OC 49 | Sheep | S | 57-57 |
C, cattle strain; S, sheep strain; ND, not done.