About the Authors
- Robert J. Greenstein
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* E-mail: BGAxis@aol.com
Affiliations Department of Surgery, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Laboratory of Molecular Surgical Research, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Liya Su
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Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular Surgical Research, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
- Sheldon T. Brown
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Affiliations Department of Medicine, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
Competing Interests
Yes, the authors have the following competing interest. This project was partly funded by Becton-Dickinson. RJG has submitted patents based on the hypotheses tested in prior publications. Patents Issued: US Patent # 7,846,420: Issue Date Dec 7, 2010. Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Vaccines and Methods for Using the Same. US Patent # 7,902,350: Issue Date March 8, 2011. Method for Monitoring the Efficacy of a Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Therapy. Patents Submitted: Serial # 12/119,657: Filing Date: May 13, 2008: Methods for Diagnosing and Treating a Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Infection. Serial # 12/892,039: Filing Date: Sept 28, 2010: Medium and Method for Culturing Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors. STB was a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA panel that issued the Report “Diagnosis and Control of Johne's Disease.” ISBN 0-309-08611-6.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RJG. Performed the experiments: LS RJG. Analyzed the data: RJG LS STB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RJG STB. Wrote the paper: RJG.