Characterization of Rosculus vilicus sp. nov., a rhizarian amoeba interacting with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

In conclusion, we characterized a new environmental amoeba species at the cellular and genome level that was able to interact with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. As a result, R. vilicus is a potential candidate as environmental reservoir for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis but further experiments are needed to test this hypothesis.
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research