MYCOBACTERIAL DIAGNOSTICS

摘要

The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules unique to M.paratuberculosis. The invention also provides the polypeptides encoded by the M.paratuberculosis-specific nucleic acid molecules of the invention, and antibodies having specific binding affinity for the polypeptides encoded by the M.paratuberculosis-specific nucleic acid molecules. The invention further provides for methods of detecting M.paratuberculosis in a sample using nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, and antibodies of the invention. The invention additionally provides methods of preventing a M.paratuberculosis infection in an animal.