Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 3590-3595 , August 2007

Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in Swiss Raw Milk Cheeses Collected at the Retail Level

  • R. Stephan

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 272, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • S. Schumacher

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 272, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • T. Tasara

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 272, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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  • I.R. Grant

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG, United Kingdom

Received 9 January 2007 ,Accepted 10 April 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71813-1

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0015

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 3590-3595 , August 2007

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