About the Authors
- Robert J. Greenstein
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: BGAxis@aol.com
Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Surgical Research, VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Liya Su
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Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Surgical Research, VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Vahram Haroutunian
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Affiliation Psychiatry, VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Azra Shahidi
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Affiliation Microbiology, VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Sheldon T. Brown
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Affiliation Infectious Diseases, VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
The corresponding author (RJG) has submitted provisional patent applications based on the hypotheses that were tested in this study. The final author (STB) was a member of the National Academy of Sciences panel that issued the 2003 report entitled “Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease”.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RG SB. Performed the experiments: RG LS. Analyzed the data: RG LS VH AS SB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RG VH AS SB. Wrote the paper: RG SB.