Grant Publications

Proposal No. IBD-0074R
Principal Investigator:  Marcel A. Behr, M.D.
Applicant Organization:  McGill University Health Centre Research Institute (Montreal, Canada)
Project Title:  Molecular and immunologic detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in Crohn's disease
Period of Award:  December 1, 2003 - March 31, 2006
 
Behr MA, Schurr E.  Mycobacteria in Crohn's disease:  a persistent hypothesis.  Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2006;12:1000-4.

Jeyanathan M, Alexander DC, Turenne CY, Girard C, Behr MA.  Evaluation of in situ methods used to detect Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Crohn’s disease.  Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2006; 44(8):2942-50.

Jeyanathan M, Boutros-Tadros O, Radhi J, Semret M, Bitton A, Behr MA.  Visualization of Mycobacterium avium in Crohn's tissue by oil-immersion microscopy.  Microbes and Infection 2007;9:1567-73.

Behr MA, Kapur V.  The evidence for Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Crohn's disease.  Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 2008;24:17-21.