Bovine TB, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, is a highly infectious disease that spreads among domestic and wild animals as well as humans. Increasingly, bovine TB infection is associated with multidrug and extensively drug-resistant M. bovis. This is the only area in the US that is not classified as free of bovine TB by the USDA. “With this platform, we are producing a machinery of specialist suppliers that isn’t limited to bovine TB antigens,” Sreevatsan said. “A Novel Probiotic-Based Oral Delivery Vaccine for Bovine Tuberculosis” is funded by USDA’s National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program.