>Historically, MAP in humans has been difficult to study as it cannot be seen under an ordinary microscope and is very difficult to grow. Testing for MAP by the presence of its DNA (using PCR) has found MAP in up to 92% of Crohn’s patients but until now no-one has developed a test to show MAP in-situ in the tissues of people with Crohn’s disease.
It is fascinating that there is a virus that evades regular diagnostic techniques (i.e., using a microscope). That the virus can be found using genetic testing speaks to the power of genetic technology and how revolutionary the true understanding of genetics will be
Check this out, it has a lot of interesting information: http://www.crohnsmapvaccine.com
Could be interesting although obviously still in phase 1.