| Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
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| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. a. subsp. paratuberculosis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Bergey et al. 1923) Thorel et al. 1990
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is an obligate pathogenic bacterium in the genus Mycobacterium.[1] It is often abbreviated M. paratuberculosis or M. avium ssp. paratuberculosis. It is the causative agent of Johne's disease, which affects ruminants such as cattle, and suspected causative agent in human Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.[2] The type strain is ATCC 19698 (equivalent to CIP 103963 or DSM 44133).[3]
- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG, eds. (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.
- ^ "Study finds bacteria in milk linked to rheumatoid arthritis". MedicalXpress. University of Central Florida. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Thorel M, Krichevsky M, Lévy-Frébault V (1990). "Numerical taxonomy of mycobactin-dependent mycobacteria, amended description of Mycobacterium avium, and description of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium subsp. nov., Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis subsp. nov., and Mycobacterium avium subsp. silvaticum subsp. nov". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 40 (3): 254–60. doi:10.1099/00207713-40-3-254. PMID 2397193.