ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW HIGHLY PATHOGENIC FIELD ISOLATE OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SPP. AVIUM

Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of a New Highly Pathogenic Field Isolate of Mycobacterium avium spp. avium

Avian tuberculosis is a chronic, contagious zoonotic disease affecting birds, mammals, and humans.The disease is most often caused by Mycobacterium avium spp.avium (MAA).Strain resources are important for research on avian tuberculosis and vaccine Play Gyms development.However, there has been little reported about the newly identified MAA strain in

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Gliomas and the vascular fragility of the blood brain barrier

Astrocytes, members of the glial family, interact through the exchange of soluble factors or by directly contacting neurons and other brain cells, such as microglia and endothelial cells.Astrocytic projections interact with vessels and act as additional elements of the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB).By mechanisms not fully understood, astrocytes can und

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