| differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in mesenteric lymph nodes of iberian red deer (cervus elaphus hispanicus) naturally infected with mycobacterium bovis. | little information is available about gene expression in natural mycobacterial infection of wildlife species. iberian red deer can serve as reservoir of mycobacterium bovis in spain, thus increasing the risk of bovine tuberculosis (btb) in humans and cattle. herein, we characterized the differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in mesenteric lymph nodes of deer naturally infected with m. bovis using microarray hybridization. results were validated by determination of seru ... | 2008 | 17604102 |
| an epidemiological evaluation of mycobacterium bovis infections in wild game animals of the spanish mediterranean ecosystem. | recreational hunting of indigenous wild artiodactyls has been one of the most lucrative and rapidly growing industries in western spain over the last five years. in the absence of careful ecological management, one consequence of the commercial exploitation of this natural resource has been the appearance of outbreaks of infectious disease; most notably bovine tuberculosis. from the outset of the study in 1997, we have observed a steady increase in prevalence of mycobacterium bovis (m. bovis) in ... | 2006 | 16045949 |