| phage infection, transfection and transformation of mycobacterium avium complex and mycobacterium paratuberculosis. | mycobacterium avium complex strains and mycobacterium paratuberculosis are closely related intracellular pathogens affecting humans and animals. m. avium complex infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in aids patients, and m. paratuberculosis is the agent of johne's disease in ruminants. genetic manipulation of these micro-organisms would facilitate the understanding of their pathogenesis, the construction of attenuated vaccine strains and the development of new drugs and trea ... | 1995 | 7773411 |