Pathogen That Causes Disease In Cattle Also Associated With Crohn's Disease
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 22:28
in Health & Medicine
People with Crohn's disease are seven-fold more likely to have in their gut tissues the bacterium that causes a digestive-tract disease in cattle called Johne's disease. The role this bacterium may or may not play in causing CD is a top research priority, according to a new report released by the American Academy of Microbiology.