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Liu R, Xu B, Zhang J, Sun H, Liu C, Lu F, Pan Q, Zhang X. Mycoplasma synoviae induces serum amyloid A upregulation and promotes chicken synovial fibroblast cell proliferation. Microb Pathog 2021; 154:104829. [PMID: 33727170 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection causes infectious synovitis and arthritis with hyperplasia of synovial cells in the chicken joint. However, its mechanism is unknown. We used primary chicken synovial fibroblast (CSF) as the research object to study the role of MS in the proliferation of MS-infected CSF and determine the mechanisms involved. Using integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the interaction between CSF and MS, we screened a proliferation-regulated factor, serum amyloid A (SAA), that may regulate proliferation of MS-infected CSF. SAA appears to be associated with MS-induced CSF proliferation. To study the role of SAA in MS-induced CSF proliferation, a eukaryotic expression vector overexpressing SAA and a small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting Saa were constructed to manipulate the expression of SAA. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were detected via cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU), or terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-dnd labeling (TUNEL) assays, respectively. Western blot analysis was used to examine the protein expression level of SAA, cyclin E1, and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2). In vitro, MS significantly promoted the proliferation of CSF and increased the production of SAA. Overexpression of SAA accelerated the proliferative ability of CSF, whereas knockdown of SAA depressed the proliferative ability of CSF. A TUNEL assay indicated that MS did not induce apoptosis. Silencing of SAA suppressed the expression of cyclin E1 and CDK2. These results suggest that MS may upregulate the expression of SAA, accelerate the cell cycle, and promote proliferation of CSF.
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- Rui Liu
- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agriculture University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China; National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.
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Xu B, Chen X, Lu F, Sun Y, Sun H, Zhang J, Shen L, Pan Q, Liu C, Zhang X. Comparative Genomics of Mycoplasma synoviae and New Targets for Molecular Diagnostics. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:640067. [PMID: 33681335 PMCID: PMC7933220 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.640067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma synoviae is an important pathogen of poultry, causing significant economic losses in this industry. Analysis of the unique genes and shared genes among different M. synoviae strains and among related species is helpful for studying the molecular pathogenesis of M. synoviae and provides valuable molecular diagnostic targets to facilitate the identification of M. synoviae species. We selected a total of 46 strains, including six M. synoviae strains, from 25 major animal (including avian) Mycoplasma species/subspecies that had complete genome sequences and annotation information published in GenBank, and used them for comparative genomic analysis. After analysis, 16 common genes were found in the 46 strains. Thirteen single-copy core genes and the 16s rRNA genes were used for genetic evolutionary analysis. M. synoviae was found to have a distant evolutionary relationship not only with other arthritis-causing mycoplasmas, but also with another major avian pathogen, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, that shares the major virulence factor vlhA with M. synoviae. Subsequently, six unique coding genes were identified as shared among these M. synoviae strains that are absent in other species with published genome sequences. Two of the genes were found to be located in the genetically stable regions of the genomes of M. synoviae and were determined to be present in all M. synoviae isolated strains (n = 20) and M. synoviae-positive clinical samples (n = 48) preserved in our laboratory. These two genes were used as molecular diagnostic targets for which SYBR green quantitative PCR detection methods were designed. The two quantitative PCR methods exhibited good reproducibility and high specificity when tested on positive plasmid controls and genomic DNA extracted from different M. synoviae strains, other major avian pathogenic bacteria/mycoplasmas, and low pathogenic Mycoplasma species. The detection limit for the two genes was 10 copies or less per reaction. The clinical sensitivity and specificity of the quantitative PCR methods were both 100% based on testing chicken hock joint samples with positive or negative M. synoviae infection. This research provides a foundation for the study of species-specific differences and molecular diagnosis of M. synoviae.
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- Bin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,Ministry of Education (MOE) Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.,National Center for Engineering Research of Veterinary Bio-products, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Kulappu Arachchige SN, Young ND, Kanci Condello A, Omotainse OS, Noormohammadi AH, Wawegama NK, Browning GF. Transcriptomic Analysis of Long-Term Protective Immunity Induced by Vaccination With Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strain ts-304. Front Immunol 2021; 11:628804. [PMID: 33603758 PMCID: PMC7885271 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.628804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Live attenuated vaccines are commonly used to control Mycoplasma gallisepticum infections in chickens. M. gallisepticum ts-304 is a novel live attenuated vaccine strain that has been shown to be safe and effective. In this study, the transcriptional profiles of genes in the tracheal mucosa in chickens challenged with the M. gallisepticum wild-type strain Ap3AS at 57 weeks after vaccination with ts-304 were explored and compared with the profiles of unvaccinated chickens that had been challenged with strain Ap3AS, unvaccinated and unchallenged chickens, and vaccinated but unchallenged chickens. At two weeks after challenge, pair-wise comparisons of transcription in vaccinated-only, vaccinated-and-challenged and unvaccinated and unchallenged birds detected no differences. However, the challenged-only birds had significant up-regulation in the transcription of genes and enrichment of gene ontologies, pathways and protein classes involved in infiltration and proliferation of inflammatory cells and immune responses mediated through enhanced cytokine and chemokine production and signaling, while those predicted to be involved in formation and motor movement of cilia and formation of the cellular cytoskeleton were significantly down-regulated. The transcriptional changes associated with the inflammatory response were less severe in these mature birds than in the relatively young birds examined in a previous study. The findings of this study demonstrated that vaccination with the attenuated M. gallisepticum strain ts-304 protects against the transcriptional changes associated with the inflammatory response and pathological changes in the tracheal mucosa caused by infection with M. gallisepticum in chickens for at least 57 weeks after vaccination.
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- Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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de Jong A, Youala M, Klein U, El Garch F, Simjee S, Moyaert H, Rose M, Gautier-Bouchardon AV, Catania S, Ganapathy K, Gyuranecz M, Möller Palau-Ribes F, Pridmore A, Ayling RD. Minimal inhibitory concentration of seven antimicrobials to Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae isolates from six European countries. Avian Pathol 2021; 50:161-173. [PMID: 33291970 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2020.1861216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae are bacterial pathogens that cause disease in poultry, adversely affecting their health and welfare, and are a financial burden on producers. This manuscript describes the results of the MycoPath project that is the first international antimicrobial susceptibility programme for mycoplasma pathogens isolated from poultry. Improved comparative analysis of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) results from participating countries was facilitated by using one laboratory determining all MICs. Chicken and turkey isolates were obtained from France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy and Spain during 2014-2016. One isolate per farm was retained. The MIC of seven antimicrobial agents was determined using a broth microdilution method, with Friis Medium (M. gallisepticum) or Modified Chanock's Medium (M. synoviae). Of the 222 isolates recovered, 82 were M. gallisepticum and 130 were M. synoviae. M. gallisepticum MIC50/90 values were 0.12/0.5, 2/8, 0.5/4, 0.12/>64, 0.008/0.062, 0.008/32, 0.062/4 mg/l for doxycycline, enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline, spiramycin, tiamulin, tilmicosin and tylosin, respectively. For M. synoviae, the values were 0.5/1, 8/16, 0.5/1, 0.5/8, 0.25/0.5, 0.062/2 and 0.062/16 mg/l respectively. A bimodal MIC distribution for the fluoroquinolone (enrofloxacin) and the macrolides (spiramycin, tilmicosin and tylosin) indicate that both species have sub-populations that are less susceptible in vitro to those antimicrobials. Some differences in susceptibilities were observed according to host species, Mycoplasma species, and country of origin. This study provides a baseline of novel data for future monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in poultry Mycoplasma species. Additionally, this information will facilitate the selection of the antimicrobial agents most likely to be effective, thus ensuring their minimal use with targeted and correct therapeutic treatments.Highlights First large-scale pan-European collection of representative Mg and Ms isolates.MIC values assessed in central laboratory for Mg and Ms from chickens and turkeys.Range of MIC values for 82 Mg and 130 Ms isolates to seven licenced antibiotics shown.Data can be used to help determine Mg and Ms veterinary-specific breakpoints.
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- MycoPath Study Group, CEESA, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mycoplasmology, Bacteriology, and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses), Ploufragan, France
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- Mycoplasma Unit, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Verona, Italy
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- University of Liverpool, Institute of Infection and Global Health, Neston, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research CAR-HAS, Budapest, Hungary
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Wang J, Ishfaq M, Li J. Lactobacillus salivarius ameliorated Mycoplasma gallisepticum-induced inflammatory injury and secondary Escherichia coli infection in chickens: Involvement of intestinal microbiota. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2021; 233:110192. [PMID: 33476924 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2021.110192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection alone or in combination with other pathogens have brought huge economic losses to the poultry industry. The intestinal microbiota plays a critical role in host defence against respiratory infection. To explore the role of intestinal microbiota in MG-induced inflammation-mediated lung injury and secondary Escherichia coli infection, MG infection model and fecal microbiota transplantation model were developed. The results showed that MG infection changed gut microbiota composition along with lung inflammation injury. Fecal microbiota transplantation from chickens infected with MG to antibiotics cocktail treated chickens decreased host defense against Escherichia coli due to impaired intestinal mucosal barrier, downregulated the mRNA expression levels of host defense enzymes and blocked autophagic flux. Lactobacillus salivarius intake alleviated lung inflammation injury caused by MG infection and increased host defense against Escherichia coli by improved gut microbiota composition. These results highlighted the role of gut microbiota in MG-infection induced lung inflammation injury and secondary infection that offered a new strategy for preventive intervention against MG infection.
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- Jian Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China; Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China; Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Pharmaceutical Development, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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Ter Veen C, Dijkman R, de Wit JJ, Gyuranecz M, Feberwee A. Decrease of Mycoplasma gallisepticum seroprevalence and introduction of new genotypes in Dutch commercial poultry during the years 2001-2018. Avian Pathol 2020; 50:52-60. [PMID: 33016771 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2020.1832958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Almost two decades ago, in addition to a compulsory M. gallisepticum (Mg) monitoring programme of breeding stock based on European Union regulations, the Dutch poultry industry added national regulations to further reduce the Mg prevalence in Dutch commercial poultry. Currently, all commercial chicken and turkey flocks except broilers are monitored for Mg. All breeding flocks on a farm where one or more flocks tested Mg positive are culled. Mg positive layer pullets are channelled and layer pullets placed on Mg positive multi-age farms are vaccinated. The monitoring data obtained were analysed covering a period of 17 years. Moreover, 31 Dutch Mg isolates from the same period were analysed by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and compared to available PubMLST data. The results show that in breeding stock the seroprevalence decreased from 1.6% to 0.0%, in commercial layers from 6.3% to 1.9%, and in meat turkeys from 17.6% to 2.4%. The MLST results showed the presence of closely related and identical sequence types (STs) within the different Dutch poultry types. Similar STs were found in Northern and Southern Europe only. The results show a fast decline in the Mg prevalence since 2001, although in layers the Mg prevalence has stabilized and suggests backyard poultry might pose a risk for commercial poultry. The need for Mg control across poultry sectors and in trade was confirmed by the similarity in STs found in different types of poultry and regions. These results from the Dutch poultry industry can be extrapolated to Mg control in general.
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- Royal GD, Deventer, the Netherlands.,Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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Molecular Differentiation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Outbreaks: A Last Decade Study on Italian Farms Using GTS and MLST. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8040665. [PMID: 33182244 PMCID: PMC7712042 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8040665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infects many avian species and leads to significant economic losses in the poultry industry. Transmission of this pathogen occurs both horizontally and vertically, and strategies to avoid the spread of MG rely on vaccination and the application of biosecurity measures to maintain breeder groups as pathogen-free. Two live attenuated MG vaccine strains are licensed in Italy: 6/85 and ts-11. After their introduction, the implementation of adequate genotyping tools became necessary to distinguish between field and vaccine strains and to guarantee proper infection monitoring activity. In this study, 40 Italian MG isolates collected between 2010–2019 from both vaccinated and unvaccinated farms were genotyped using gene-targeted sequencing (GTS) of the cythadesin gene mgc2 and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) based on six housekeeping genes. The discriminatory power of GTS typing ensures 6/85-like strain identification, but the technique does not allow the identification ts-11 strains; conversely, MLST differentiates both vaccine strains, describing more detailed interrelation structures. Our study describes MG genetic scenario within a mixed farming context. In conclusion, the use of adequate typing methods is essential to understand the evolutionary dynamics of MG strains in a particular area and to conduct epidemiological investigations in the avian population.
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A respiratory commensal bacterium acts as a risk factor for Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in chickens. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2020; 230:110127. [PMID: 33080531 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Commensal microbiota has been shown to play an important role in local infections. However, the correlation between host respiratory microbiota and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection is not well characterized. Here, the results of 16S rRNA sequencing showed that MG infection correlated with alteration in respiratory microbiota of chickens characterized by decreased richness and diversity. To explore whether respiratory microbiota contributed to MG infection, an antibiotics cocktail was used to deplete respiratory microbiota. It has been found that depletion of respiratory Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria promoted MG infection, as reflected in the form of increased MG colonization, pro-inflammatory cytokines and proteins expression, and severe lung damage compared to the control group. Importantly, depletion of Gram-negative bacteria in respiratory tract mitigated MG infection, which indicated that certain Gram-negative bacteria may promote MG infection. By reconstitution of individual cultivable respiratory tract bacteria in antibiotic-treated chickens, a respiratory commensal microbe Serratia marcescens was identified to facilitate MG infection. We further found that Serratia marcescens may promote MG infection by downregulating Mucin 2 (MUC2) and tight junction related gene mRNA expression levels in trachea and lung tissues. Together, our data demonstrated that MG infection induced disturbed respiratory microbiota and the specific respiratory commensal bacterium Serratia marcescens could promote MG infection, and thus expand our understanding of the pathogenesis of MG infection.
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Unraveling the Global Phylodynamic and Phylogeographic Expansion of Mycoplasma gallisepticum: Understanding the Origin and Expansion of This Pathogen in Ecuador. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9090674. [PMID: 32825097 PMCID: PMC7557814 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9090674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is among the most significant problems in the poultry industry worldwide, representing a serious threat to international trade. Despite the fact that the mgc2 gene has been widely used for diagnostic and molecular characterization purposes, there is a lack of evidence supporting the reliability of this gene as a marker for molecular epidemiology approaches. Therefore, the current study aimed to assess the accuracy of the mgc2 gene for phylogenetic, phylodynamic, and phylogeographic evaluations. Furthermore, the global phylodynamic expansion of MG is described, and the origin and extension of the outbreak caused by MG in Ecuador were tracked and characterized. The results obtained strongly supported the use of the mgc2 gene as a reliable phylogenetic marker and accurate estimator for the temporal and phylogeographic structure reconstruction of MG. The phylodynamic analysis denoted the failures in the current policies to control MG and highlighted the imperative need to implement more sensitive methodologies of diagnosis and more efficient vaccines. Framed in Ecuador, the present study provides the first piece of evidence of the circulation of virulent field MG strains in Ecuadorian commercial poultry. The findings derived from the current study provide novel and significant insights into the origin, diversification, and evolutionary process of MG globally.
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Cisneros-Tamayo M, Kempf I, Coton J, Michel V, Bougeard S, de Boisséson C, Lucas P, Bäyon-Auboyer MH, Chiron G, Mindus C, Gautier-Bouchardon AV. Investigation on eggshell apex abnormality (EAA) syndrome in France: isolation of Mycoplasma synoviae is frequently associated with Mycoplasma pullorum. BMC Vet Res 2020; 16:271. [PMID: 32758240 PMCID: PMC7404918 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02487-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is known to cause Eggshell Apex Abnormality (EAA) syndrome characterized by an altered shell surface with increased translucency on the apex. However, no large-scale studies have been conducted to obtain prevalence data of EAA and MS isolates associated to this syndrome. This manuscript reports the results of two field studies performed in the French poultry industry (2015-2017): focusing mainly on investigation of presence and prevalence of EAA in different types of laying hen flocks (phase 1), and isolation of MS strains from EAA-infected flocks (phase 2). RESULTS The first survey included 77 farms of commercial layers in three French egg-production regions, hosting 40 flocks in alternative systems (ALT) and 56 in furnished cages (FC). Seven flocks (4 FC and 3 ALT) presented EAA clinical signs, giving a prevalence of 7.3% in this studied sample. A second independent field study was conducted to identify MS by in vitro cultivation and PCR in samples from 28 flocks with clinical signs of EAA. Different types of biological specimens were collected in EAA-affected flocks and submitted to the laboratory. M. synoviae was detected in 25/28 flocks, from both production systems (5/5 ALT and 20/23 FC). Detection of MS was significantly higher in tracheal swabs (59%) than in cloacal (10.5%), albumen (3.6%) and egg yolk (1.1%) swabs. It is worth to mention that attempts to clone MS from positive samples were often hampered by the presence of another Mycoplasma species, which showed fast growing behaviour in the selective media used in this study (Frey Medium 4 and Frey Medium 4 supplemented with erythromycin). The use of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in combination with next-generation sequencing (NGS) results allowed the identification of this fast growing mycoplasma as Mycoplasma pullorum, which was detected in 14 of the 25 (56%) MS-positive flocks. CONCLUSIONS These results confirmed the presence of the EAA syndrome in MS-positive flocks of layers in France, reared in different regions and in different production systems (ALT and FC). Studies need to be conducted to test whether M. pullorum may influence the expression of clinical signs of EAA in MS-infected layer farms.
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- M Cisneros-Tamayo
- Mycoplasmology, Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Ploufragan, France.,Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Mycoplasmology, Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Ploufragan, France
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- Epidemiology and Welfare in Poultry and Rabbits, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, ANSES, Ploufragan, France
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- Animal Welfare National Coordination, ANSES, Niort, France
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- Epidemiology and Welfare in Pigs, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, ANSES, Ploufragan, France
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- Viral Genetics and Biosafety unit, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, ANSES, Ploufragan, France
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- Viral Genetics and Biosafety unit, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, ANSES, Ploufragan, France
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- Mycoplasmology, Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit, Ploufragan-Plouzané-Niort Laboratory, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Ploufragan, France.
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Helmy YA, Kathayat D, Ghanem M, Jung K, Closs G, Deblais L, Srivastava V, El-Gazzar M, Rajashekara G. Identification and characterization of novel small molecule inhibitors to control Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in chickens. Vet Microbiol 2020; 247:108799. [PMID: 32768201 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) causes chronic respiratory disease in chickens, leading to severe economic losses to the poultry industry. Currently the disease is managed with antimicrobials and vaccination; however, emergence of multi-drug resistant Mycoplasma and the limited effect of vaccines necessitate development of novel approaches. A library of 4,182 small molecules (SMs) was screened for identification of narrow spectrum anti-MG compounds using high throughput screening. A total of 584 SMs were identified. Ten SMs possessed low MICs (0.78-100 μM) with efficacy against multiple MG strains and MG biofilm. These 10 SMs did not affect commensal/probiotic bacteria and other avian and foodborne pathogens. They displayed no or little toxicity on the avian macrophage HD-11 cells, human epithelial Caco-2 cells, and chicken red blood cells (RBCs); but, they were effective in reducing MG in chicken RBCs. Six SMs (SM1, SM3-5, and SM9-10) were tested in three-week-old chickens infected with MG (nasal spray; 109 CFU/bird). SM4 and SM9 reduced airsacculitis by 77.2 % and 82.9 %, MG load in the trachea by 0.9 log (p < 0.05) and 2.7 log (p < 0.0001), and tracheal mucosal thickness by 23 % and 61 %, respectively with no impact on the richness and evenness of the cecal (P = 0.6; H = 1.0) and tracheal (P = 0.8; H = 0.8) microbiota compared to the MG-infected controls. Both SM4 and SM9 treatments resulted in a significant alteration in the cell membrane conformation of MG. In conclusion; we identified two novel growth inhibitors of MG that are effective in chickens. These findings will facilitate development of novel antibacterials to control mycoplasmosis in poultry.
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- Yosra A Helmy
- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, 44691 OH, USA.
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Emam M, Hashem YM, El-Hariri M, El-Jakee J. Detection and antibiotic resistance of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae among chicken flocks in Egypt. Vet World 2020; 13:1410-1416. [PMID: 32848318 PMCID: PMC7429397 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.1410-1416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) are the most significant pathogens of avian mycoplasmosis. This study aimed to isolate and identify MG and MS from chickens and detect the various virulence genes in the isolates. Moreover, the efficacies of different antibiotics were tested to identify suitable treatment regimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS We isolated MG and MS from 487 chicken samples of different ages located in different Governorates in Egypt using conventional isolation methods. The isolates were characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and then tested for antibiotic sensitivity by the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method. RESULTS The prevalence of MG among the isolates was 9.85%, with the highest percentage isolated from air sacs, while the prevalence of MS among the isolates was 1.6%. Moreover, the highest levels of the prevalence of both MG and MS were during the winter and autumn sampling, while the lowest levels were in the summer and spring. Following the 16S rRNA-based detection of Mycoplasma isolates, 14 MG and 5 MS isolates were identified by different PCR-based detection methods for various virulence genes. Nine MG isolates contain the mgc2 gene, six MG isolates contain the gapA gene, and three MS isolates contain the vlhA gene. We validated a duplex PCR method for the simultaneous identification of MG and MS, based on 100% of the MG and MS isolates generating common bands at 55 and 17 kDa, respectively. The MIC method identified tiamulin and spiramycin as the antibiotics of choice for the treatment of MG and MS infections, respectively. CONCLUSION For more precise diagnosis of Mycoplasma infections in chicken flocks, conventional isolation methods must be confirmed by PCR. SDS-PAGE analysis helps in epidemiological studies and vaccine preparation. The MIC method can be used to help develop therapies to control avian mycoplasmosis infections.
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- Marwa Emam
- VACSERA Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Mycoplasma, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Current status of vaccine research, development, and challenges of vaccines for Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Poult Sci 2020; 99:4195-4202. [PMID: 32867963 PMCID: PMC7598112 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is an important avian pathogen that causes significant economic losses in the poultry industry. Surprisingly, the limited protection and adverse reactions caused by the vaccines, including live vaccines, bacterin-based (killed) vaccines, and recombinant viral vaccines is still a major concern. Mycoplasma gallisepticum strains vary in infectivity and virulence and infection may sometimes unapparent and goes undetected. Although extensive research has been carried out on the biology of this pathogen, information is lacking about the type of immune response that confers protection and selection of appropriate protective antigens and adjuvants. Regardless of numerous efforts focused on the development of safe and effective vaccine for the control of MG, the use of modern DNA vaccine technology selected in silico approaches for the use of conserved recombinant proteins may be a better choice for the preparation of novel effective vaccines. More research is needed to characterize and elucidate MG products modulating MG-host interactions. These products could be used as a reference for the preparation and development of vaccines to control MG infections in poultry flocks.
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Ghanem M, El-Gazzar M. Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing Assay for Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Avian Dis 2020; 63:693-702. [PMID: 31865685 DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-19-00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is the most pathogenic avian mycoplasma species. It affects commercial and noncommercial poultry and wild birds. Current MG sequence typing methods rely on the partial sequence of one or more surface antigen genes. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST), a widely used typing method for many human and animal pathogens, relies on conserved housekeeping genes. Recently, MLST assays have been developed for Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) and Mycoplasma iowae. Additionally, a whole genome-based core genome MLST (cgMLST) assay has been developed for MG and MS. However, cgMLST can be implemented only on pure isolates and cannot be applied to clinical samples. Here, we have developed a seven-locus-based MLST scheme for MG that can be applied directly on clinical samples without the need for isolation. The seven loci were selected from 425 genes recently used for the cgMLST assay. A total of 101 diverse MG samples, including isolates and clinical samples, were typed with the newly developed seven-locus MLST. The phylogeny and discriminatory power of the seven-locus MLST were evaluated and compared with the cgMLST and gene-targeted sequencing methods currently used for MG sequence typing. The seven-locus MLST provided optimum discriminatory power and congruent phylogeny to cgMLST. Additionally, a database for MG MLST was created and is currently available for public use online. This assay will increase accessibility to MG sequence typing and provide a stable and expandable nomenclature compatible with cgMLST. The seven-locus MLST assay represents an important tool for epidemiologic investigation of MG that can contribute to better control and eradication efforts.
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- Mostafa Ghanem
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210,
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Bale NM, Leon AE, Hawley DM. Differential house finch leukocyte profiles during experimental infection with Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates of varying virulence. Avian Pathol 2020; 49:342-354. [PMID: 32270701 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2020.1753652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Leukocyte differentials are a useful tool for assessing systemic immunological changes during pathogen infections, particularly for non-model species. To date, no study has explored how experimental infection with a common bacterial pathogen, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), influences the course and strength of haematological changes in the natural songbird host, house finches. Here we experimentally inoculated house finches with MG isolates known to vary in virulence, and quantified the proportions of circulating leukocytes over the entirety of infection. First, we found significant temporal effects of MG infection on the proportions of most cell types, with strong increases in heterophil and monocyte proportions during infection. Marked decreases in lymphocyte proportions also occurred during infection, though these proportional changes may simply be driven by correlated increases in other leukocytes. Second, we found significant effects of isolate virulence, with the strongest changes in cell proportions occurring in birds inoculated with the higher virulence isolates, and almost no detectable changes relative to sham treatment groups in birds inoculated with the lowest virulence isolate. Finally, we found that variation in infection severity positively predicted the proportion of circulating heterophils and lymphocytes, but the strength of these correlations was dependent on isolate. Taken together, these results indicate strong haematological changes in house finches during MG infection, with markedly different responses to MG isolates of varying virulence. These results are consistent with the possibility that evolved virulence in house finch MG results in higher degrees of immune stimulation and associated immunopathology, with potential direct benefits for MG transmission. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS House finches show a marked pro-inflammatory response to M. gallisepticum infection. Virulent pathogen isolates produce stronger finch white blood cell responses. Among birds, stronger white blood cell responses are associated with higher infection severity.
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- Natalie M Bale
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Kulappu Arachchige SN, Young ND, Shil PK, Legione AR, Kanci Condello A, Browning GF, Wawegama NK. Differential Response of the Chicken Trachea to Chronic Infection with Virulent Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strain Ap3AS and Vaxsafe MG (Strain ts-304): a Transcriptional Profile. Infect Immun 2020; 88:e00053-20. [PMID: 32122943 PMCID: PMC7171234 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00053-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the primary etiological agent of chronic respiratory disease in chickens. Live attenuated vaccines are most commonly used in the field to control the disease, but current vaccines have some limitations. Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-304) is a new vaccine candidate that is efficacious at a lower dose than the current commercial vaccine strain ts-11, from which it is derived. In this study, the transcriptional profiles of the trachea of unvaccinated chickens and chickens vaccinated with strain ts-304 were compared 2 weeks after challenge with M. gallisepticum strain Ap3AS during the chronic stage of infection. After challenge, genes, gene ontologies, pathways, and protein classes involved in inflammation, cytokine production and signaling, and cell proliferation were upregulated, while those involved in formation and motor movement of cilia, formation of intercellular junctional complexes, and formation of the cytoskeleton were downregulated in the unvaccinated birds compared to the vaccinated birds, reflecting immune dysregulation and the pathological changes induced in the trachea by infection with M. gallisepticum Vaccination appears to protect the structural and functional integrity of the tracheal mucosa 2 weeks after infection with M. gallisepticum.
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- Sathya N Kulappu Arachchige
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Garmyn A, Vereecken M, De Gussem K, Depondt W, Haesebrouck F, Martel A. Efficacy of Tylosin and Tilmicosin Against Experimental Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Chickens. Avian Dis 2020; 63:359-365. [PMID: 31251538 DOI: 10.1637/11991-110818-reg.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum, the cause of chronic respiratory disease, remains one of the most important pathogens in the poultry industry. Controlling the impact of this disease is done by eradication of positive breeder flocks or by vaccination and medication. Tylosin and tilmicosin are often used in medication programs. However, recent data on the in vivo efficacy of these macrolide antibiotics are scarce. Therefore, two dose titration studies were conducted using a recently isolated M. gallisepticum strain belonging to the wild-type population with regard to its tilmicosin and tylosin minimal inhibitory concentration. In a first trial, broilers were infected with M. gallisepticum and treated with 10 or 20 mg tilmicosin/kg body weight (BW) in the drinking water for five successive days. In a second trial, broilers were infected with M. gallisepticum and treated with 35 or 100 mg tylosin/ kg BW in the drinking water for five successive days. Clinical scoring of respiratory signs, macroscopic scoring of respiratory tract lesions, M. gallisepticum isolation from the respiratory organs, weight gain, and mortality were monitored for efficacy evaluation. All tylosin and tilmicosin treatments significantly reduced the course of clinical respiratory disease, macroscopic lesions in the respiratory organs, and M. gallisepticum numbers in the respiratory tract and obtained higher weight gains compared with the Mycoplasma-infected untreated control group. A treatment of 100 mg tylosin/kg daily for 5 days was not more clinically efficacious than the dosage of 35 mg tylosin/kg daily for 5 days. At final necropsy, in animals treated with 20 mg/kg BW tilmicosin, significantly fewer respiratory tract lesions were present than in the animals treated with 10 mg/kg BW tilmicosin. Therefore, when tilmicosin is used to treat clinical outbreaks of M. gallisepticum in broilers, a dosing scheme of 20 mg tilmicosin/kg BW for five successive days seems to be the most recommended scheme.
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- A Garmyn
- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium,
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- Huvepharma NV, Uitbreidingstraat 80, B2600 Berchem, Belgium
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- Huvepharma NV, Uitbreidingstraat 80, B2600 Berchem, Belgium
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- Huvepharma NV, Uitbreidingstraat 80, B2600 Berchem, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Bekő K, Kovács ÁB, Kreizinger Z, Marton S, Bányai K, Bánáti L, Catania S, Bradbury J, Lysnyansky I, Olaogun OM, Gyuranecz M. Development of mismatch amplification mutation assay for the rapid differentiation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum K vaccine strain from field isolates. Avian Pathol 2020; 49:317-324. [PMID: 32181698 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2020.1744523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum causes respiratory diseases and reproduction disorders in turkeys and chickens. The infection has considerable economic impact due to reduced meat and egg production. Because elimination programmes are not feasible in a large number of poultry farms, vaccination remains the only effective measure of disease control. Differentiating vaccine strains from field isolates is necessary in the control of vaccination programmes and diagnostics. The aim of this study was to develop a polymerase chain reaction based mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA) for the discrimination of K vaccine strain (K 5831, Vaxxinova Japan K.K.). After determining the whole genome sequence of the K strain, primers were designed to detect seven different vaccine-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms. After evaluating preliminary results, the MAMA-K-fruA test detecting a single guanine-adenine substitution within the fruA gene (G88A) was found to be the most applicable assay to distinguish the K vaccine strain from field isolates. The detected K strain-specific single nucleotide polymorphism showed genetic stability after serial passage in vitro, but this stability test should still be evaluated in vivo as well, investigating a large number of K strain re-isolates. The MAMA-K-fruA assay was tested on a total of 280 culture and field samples. The designed assay had 102 and 103 template copy number/µl sensitivity in melt-curve analysis based and agarose-gel based assays, respectively, and showed no cross reaction with other avian Mycoplasma species. The new MAMA provides a time- and cost-effective molecular tool for the control of vaccination programmes and for diagnostics.
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- Katinka Bekő
- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK
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- Department of Avian Diseases, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Beit Dagan, Israel
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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Kanci Condello A, Underwood GJ, Shil PK, Noormohammadi AH, Markham PF, Wawegama NK, Browning GF. Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain ts-304 is a safe and effective live attenuated vaccine for use in chickens. Vet Microbiol 2020; 244:108654. [PMID: 32402331 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-11) is a live attenuated vaccine against the important poultry pathogen Mycoplasma gallisepticum that has been used globally to improve poultry health. However, the majority of the bacterial cells in Vaxsafe MG do not express the GapA cytadhesin, reducing their capacity to colonise the respiratory tract. Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-304) is a GapA positive clone recovered from Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-11) that has been shown to be safe and efficacious in turkeys, and preliminary studies have suggested that Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-304) may have greater efficacy in chickens than Vaxsafe MG (ts-11). The studies described here aimed to meet the international regulatory requirements for safety and efficacy in chickens. The vaccine colonised the trachea of 3-week-old chickens without inducing signs of respiratory disease or significant lesions in the respiratory tract, and was safe at a tenfold overdose and after repeated administration. It was transmissible from vaccinated to naïve chickens with no evidence of reversion to virulence following multiple in vivo passages. Finally, the superiority of Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-304) was demonstrated by its capacity to induce similar protection against infection with wild type M. gallisepticum at a 40 fold lower dose than the end of shelf life titre dose of Vaxsafe MG (ts-11). The lower effective dose of Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-304) allows it to be freeze-dried, enhancing its stability, making it easier to transport and store the vaccine and increasing its shelf life. Vaxsafe MG (strain ts-304) is, therefore, a highly efficacious and promising live attenuated vaccine candidate suitable for use in chickens.
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- Anna Kanci Condello
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- Bioproperties Proprietary Limited, 36 Charter Street, Ringwood, Victoria, 3134, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Wu Q, Xu X, Chen Q, Zuo K, Zhou Y, Zhang Z, Kan Y, Yao L, Ji J, Bi Y, Xie Q. Rapid and visible detection of Mycoplasma synoviae using a novel polymerase spiral reaction assay. Poult Sci 2020; 98:5355-5360. [PMID: 31222371 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In this study, a rapid, specific, and sensitive detection assay for Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) was established using a polymerase spiral reaction (PSR) method. A pair of primers were designed according to the conserved region of the vlhA gene of MS, and PSR results were assessed using agarose gel electrophoresis and color rendering with a dye indicator. The optimum reaction temperature and time for PSR using the specific primers were 62°C and 40 min in a water bath, respectively. The sensitivity of the PSR assay for MS detection was 100 times more than that of the polymerase chain reaction assay based on agarose gel electrophoresis results and color change detected by the naked eye. Further experiments demonstrated that the primers specifically detected MS and showed no cross-reaction with other prevalent avian pathogens. Clinical sample testing confirmed that the MS-PSR assay is simple, rapid, specific, and sensitive, and thereby very suitable for application and promotion in the field and laboratories of grassroots units.
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- Qianqian Wu
- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Veterinary Laboratory, Guangzhou Zoo, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Insects Bio-reactor, China-UK-NYNU-RRes Joint Laboratory of Insect Biology, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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Catania S, Bottinelli M, Fincato A, Gastaldelli M, Barberio A, Gobbo F, Vicenzoni G. Evaluation of Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for 154 Mycoplasma synoviae isolates from Italy collected during 2012-2017. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224903. [PMID: 31697761 PMCID: PMC6837496 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a highly prevalent bacterial species in poultry causing disease and severe economic losses. Antibiotic treatment is one of the control strategies that can be applied to contain clinical outbreaks in MS-free flocks, especially because this bacterium can be transmitted in ovo. It becomes, then, very important for veterinarians to know the antibiotic susceptibility of the circulating strains in order to choose the most appropriate first-line antibiotic molecule as a proactive role in fighting antibiotic resistance. We evaluated the Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline, doxycycline, erythromycin, tylosin, tilmicosin, spiramycin, tiamulin, florfenicol and lincomycin for MS isolates collected between 2012 and 2017 in Italy. A total of 154 MS isolates from different poultry commercial categories (broiler, layer, and turkey sectors) was tested using commercial MIC plates. All MS isolates showed very high MIC values of erythromycin (MIC90 ≥8 μg/mL) and enrofloxacin (MIC90 ≥16 μg/mL). MIC values of doxycycline and oxytetracycline obtained were superimposable to each other with only a one-fold dilution difference. Discrepancies between MIC values of tylosin and tilmicosin were observed. Interestingly, seven isolates showed very high MIC values of lincomycin and tilmicosin, but not all of them showed very high MIC values of tylosin. Most of the MS isolates showed low MIC values of spiramycin, but seven strains showed a MIC ≥16 μg/mL. In the observation period, the frequency of the different MIC classes varied dependently on the tested antibiotic. Interestingly, tilmicosin MICs clearly showed a time-dependent progressive shift towards high-concentration classes, indicative of an on-going selection process among MS isolates. Until standardized breakpoints become available to facilitate data interpretation, it will be fundamental to continue studying MIC value fluctuations in the meantime in order to create a significant database that would facilitate veterinarians in selecting the proper drug for treating this impactful Mycoplasma.
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- Salvatore Catania
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, viale Dell’Università 10, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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Ter Veen C, de Wit JJ, Feberwee A. Relative contribution of vertical, within-farm and between-farm transmission of Mycoplasma synoviae in layer pullet flocks. Avian Pathol 2019; 49:56-61. [PMID: 31509002 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2019.1664725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In this study, the relative contribution of vertical transmission, within-farm transmission and between-farm transmission of Mycoplasma synoviae in layer pullet flocks was quantified using logistic regression analysis. Data from 311 Dutch pullet flocks, of which 172 (55%) were positive for M. synoviae, were included in the study. Also the M. synoviae status of the parent stock of these flocks was included. The M. synoviae status was determined with the M. synoviae rapid plate agglutination test. Data analysis showed that vertical transmission was the most important transmission route for M. synoviae in layers as is demonstrated by an odds ratio of 5.8 (P = 0.000). A positive association with M. synoviae infections was found for layer pullet flocks on a multi-house farm where at least one other flock was M. synoviae-positive compared to single-house farms (odds ratio 3.1, P = 0.022), while a negative association was found when no other M. synoviae-positive flocks were present (odds ratio = 0.2, P = 0.003). No association was found between M. synoviae status of pullet flocks and poultry farm density. Odds ratios were 0.54 (P = 0.288) and 0.34 (P = 0.073), respectively, for medium and highest poultry farm density compared to lowest poultry farm density. This is the first time that the relative contribution of horizontal and vertical transmission of M. synoviae has been quantified. These results can be extrapolated to M. synoviae control in general, and emphasize the importance of M. synoviae control in parent stock and practical channelling.
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- GD Animal Health, Deventer, the Netherlands
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- GD Animal Health, Deventer, the Netherlands
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- GD Animal Health, Deventer, the Netherlands
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Mycoplasmosis in poultry: update on diagnosis and preventive measures. WORLD POULTRY SCI J 2019. [DOI: 10.1017/s0043933916000830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fujisawa S, Murata S, Takehara M, Katakura K, Hmoon MM, Win SY, Ohashi K. Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Mycoplama synoviae, and infectious bronchitis virus in poultry in Myanmar. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:261. [PMID: 31345206 PMCID: PMC6659308 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2018-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, poultry farming is a major industry. In order to manage and maintain stable productivity, it is important to establish policies for biosecurity. Infectious respiratory diseases are a major threat to poultry farming. Avian influenza and Newcastle disease have been reported in Myanmar, but no scientific information is available for other respiratory pathogens, such as mycoplasmas and infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Identifying the genotypes and serotypes of IBVs is especially important to inform vaccination programs. In this study, we detected Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), M. synoviae (MS), and IBV in several poultry farms in Myanmar. RESULTS Samples were collected from 20 farms in three major poultry farming areas in Myanmar, and MG, MS, and IBV were detected on two, four, and eight farms, respectively, by polymerase chain reaction. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the observed MG and MS isolates were not identical to vaccine strains. Three different genotypes of IBV were detected, but none was an unknown variant. CONCLUSIONS Mycoplasmas and IBV were detected on poultry farms in Myanmar. Periodic surveillance is required to establish the distribution of each pathogen, and to institute better vaccine protocols.
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- Sotaro Fujisawa
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- University of Veterinary Science, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Development of Molecular Methods for Rapid Differentiation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum Vaccine Strains from Field Isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2019; 57:JCM.01084-18. [PMID: 30971467 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01084-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum is among the most economically significant mycoplasmas causing production losses in poultry. Seven melt-curve and agarose gel-based mismatch amplification mutation assays (MAMAs) and one PCR are provided in the present study to distinguish the M. gallisepticum vaccine strains and field isolates based on mutations in the crmA, gapA, lpd, plpA, potC, glpK, and hlp2 genes. A total of 239 samples (M. gallisepticum vaccine and type strains, pure cultures, and clinical samples) originating from 16 countries and from at least eight avian species were submitted to the presented assays for validation or in blind tests. A comparison of the data from 126 samples (including sequences available at GenBank) examined by the developed assays and a recently developed multilocus sequence typing assay showed congruent typing results. The sensitivity of the melt-MAMA assays varied between 101 and 104 M. gallisepticum template copies/reaction, while that of the agarose-MAMAs ranged from 103 to 105 template copies/reaction, and no cross-reactions occurred with other Mycoplasma species colonizing birds. The presented assays are also suitable for discriminating multiple strains in a single sample. The developed assays enable the differentiation of live vaccine strains by targeting two or three markers/vaccine strain; however, considering the high variability of the species, the combined use of all assays is recommended. The suggested combination provides a reliable tool for routine diagnostics due to the sensitivity and specificity of the assays, and they can be performed directly on clinical samples and in laboratories with basic PCR equipment.
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Immunologic Pathways in Protective versus Maladaptive Host Responses to Attenuated and Pathogenic Strains of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Infect Immun 2019; 87:IAI.00613-18. [PMID: 30559221 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00613-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Mycoplasmas are small bacterial commensals or pathogens that commonly colonize host mucosal tissues and avoid rapid clearance, in part by stimulating inflammatory, immunopathogenic responses. We previously characterized a wide array of transcriptomic perturbations in avian host tracheal mucosae infected with virulent, immunopathologic Mycoplasma gallisepticum; however, mechanisms delineating these from protective responses, such as those induced upon vaccination, have not been thoroughly explored. In this study, host transcriptomic responses to two experimental M. gallisepticum vaccines were assessed during the first 2 days of infection. Relative to virulent infection, host metabolic and immune gene responses to both vaccines were greatly decreased, including early innate immune responses critical to disease development and subsequent adaptive immunity. These data specify host genes and potential mechanisms contributing to maladaptive versus beneficial host responses-information critical for design of vaccines efficacious in both limiting inflammation and enabling pathogen clearance.
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Mycoplasmas are intrinsically resistant to antimicrobials targeting the cell wall (fosfomycin, glycopeptides, or β-lactam antibiotics) and to sulfonamides, first-generation quinolones, trimethoprim, polymixins, and rifampicin. The antibiotics most frequently used to control mycoplasmal infections in animals are macrolides and tetracyclines. Lincosamides, fluoroquinolones, pleuromutilins, phenicols, and aminoglycosides can also be active. Standardization of methods used for determination of susceptibility levels is difficult since no quality control strains are available and because of species-specific growth requirements. Reduced susceptibility levels or resistances to several families of antimicrobials have been reported in field isolates of pathogenic Mycoplasma species of major veterinary interest: M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae in poultry; M. hyopneumoniae, M. hyorhinis, and M. hyosynoviae in swine; M. bovis in cattle; and M. agalactiae in small ruminants. The highest resistances are observed for macrolides, followed by tetracyclines. Most strains remain susceptible to fluoroquinolones. Pleuromutilins are the most effective antibiotics in vitro. Resistance frequencies vary according to the Mycoplasma species but also according to the countries or groups of animals from which the samples were taken. Point mutations in the target genes of different antimicrobials have been identified in resistant field isolates, in vitro-selected mutants, or strains reisolated after an experimental infection followed by one or several treatments: DNA-gyrase and topoisomerase IV for fluoroquinolones; 23S rRNA for macrolides, lincosamides, pleuromutilins, and amphenicols; 16S rRNAs for tetracyclines and aminoglycosides. Further work should be carried out to determine and harmonize specific breakpoints for animal mycoplasmas so that in vitro information can be used to provide advice on selection of in vivo treatments.
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While antimicrobial resistance is already a public health crisis in human medicine, therapeutic failure in veterinary medicine due to antimicrobial resistance remains relatively uncommon. However, there are many pathways by which antimicrobial resistance determinants can travel between animals and humans: by close contact, through the food chain, or indirectly via the environment. Antimicrobial stewardship describes measures that can help mitigate the public health crisis and preserve the effectiveness of available antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial stewardship programs have been principally developed, implemented, and studied in human hospitals but are beginning to be adapted for other applications in human medicine. Key learning from the experiences of antimicrobial stewardship programs in human medicine are summarized in this article-guiding the development of a stewardship framework suitable for adaptation and use in both companion animal and livestock practice. The antimicrobial stewardship program for veterinary use integrates infection prevention and control together with approaches emphasizing avoidance of antimicrobial agents. The 5R framework of continuous improvement that is described recognizes the importance of executive support; highly motivated organizations and teams (responsibility); the need to review the starting position, set objectives, and determine means of measuring progress and success; and a critical focus on reducing, replacing, and refining the use of antimicrobial agents. Significant issues that are currently the focus of intensive research include improved detection and diagnosis of infections, refined dosing regimens that are simultaneously effective while not selecting resistance, searches for alternatives to antimicrobial agents, and development of improved vaccines to enhance immunity and reduce disease.
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Moronato ML, Cecchinato M, Facchetti G, Mainenti M, Gobbo F, Catania S. Application of different laboratory techniques to monitor the behaviour of a Mycoplasma synoviae vaccine (MS-H) in broiler breeders. BMC Vet Res 2018; 14:357. [PMID: 30458824 PMCID: PMC6245925 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-018-1669-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a major poultry pathogen which causes severe economic losses in all the productive sectors. The prevalence of MS in European countries has increased in the last few years, leading to greater attention to the available methods to prevent its spread. The main strategy currently applied for its containment is the development and maintenance of MS-free breeder flocks. A live MS vaccine (MS-H) obtained by mutagenizing an Australian field strain has recently been introduced in Italy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the vaccine behaviour in broiler breeder groups at different production stages and the effectiveness of the available laboratory tests in discriminating the MS-H from a field strain. Results The vaccine diffused extensively through the population, shown by the wide serological response (over 80% of positive samples in RSA and 85% in ELISA), the high serological titres, the positivity of all the tracheal samples collected during the production phase by MS PCR and the positivity by cultivation from tracheal swabs at the end-point (55 weeks after vaccination). In contrast, only one swab from a sternal bursa was positive in MS PCR, while all the joint and oviduct samples were negative. There was no evidence of vertical transmission. Different genotyping techniques were used to achieve a clear classification of the MS positive samples. The vlhA and the obg gene analysis showed that most of the strains were homologous with the vaccine, but some ambiguous samples were further investigated with the multi locus sequence typing (MLST) scheme which confirmed the homology. Conclusions The development of a multi-technique approach to monitor vaccinated avian flocks, based both on serological and biomolecular methods, is advised as well as the use of effective genotyping techniques to analyse the MS strains circulating in high densely populated poultry areas. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12917-018-1669-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- M L Moronato
- Department of Animal Medicine Production and Health - MAPS, Università degli Studi di Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020. Legnaro, Padova, Italy. .,Avian Medicine Laboratory Mycoplasma Unit - SCT1, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020. Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Animal Medicine Production and Health - MAPS, Università degli Studi di Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020. Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- Veterinary practitioner. Avicola Alimentare Monteverde SRL. Via San Donato, 107, 25038. Rovato, Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Verona, SCT1, Via S. Giacomo 5, 37135, Verona, Italy
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- Avian Medicine Laboratory Mycoplasma Unit - SCT1, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020. Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- Avian Medicine Laboratory Mycoplasma Unit - SCT1, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020. Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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Evidence for Multidrug Resistance in Nonpathogenic Mycoplasma Species Isolated from South African Poultry. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.01660-18. [PMID: 30171000 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01660-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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One hundred seventy-eight mycoplasma strains isolated from South African poultry flocks between 2003 and 2015 were identified by full-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and were classified as follows: Mycoplasma gallisepticum (25%), M. gallinarum (25%), M. gallinaceum, (23%), M. pullorum (14%), M. synoviae (10%), and M. iners (3%), as well as one Acheoplasma laidlawii strain (1%). MIC testing was performed on the axenic samples, and numerous strains of each species were resistant to either chlortetracycline or tylosin or both, with variable sensitivity to enrofloxacin. The strains of all species tested remained sensitive to tiamulin, except for one M. gallinaceum sample that demonstrated intermediate sensitivity. The mutation of A to G at position 2059 (A2059G) in the 23S rRNA gene, which is associated with macrolide resistance, was found in the South African M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae strains, as well as a clear correlation between macrolide resistance in M. gallinarum and M. gallinaceum and mutations G354A and G748A in the L4 ribosomal protein and 23S rRNA gene, respectively. No correlation between resistance and point mutations in the genes studied could be found for M. pullorum Only a few strains were resistant to enrofloxacin, apart from one M. synoviae strain with point mutation D420N, which has been associated with quinolone resistance, and no other known markers for quinolone resistance were found in this study. Proportionally more antimicrobial-resistant strains were detected in M. gallinaceum, M. gallinarum, and M. pullorum than in M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae Of concern, three M. gallinaceum strains showed multidrug resistance to chlortetracycline, tylosin, and oxytetracycline.IMPORTANCE Nonpathogenic poultry Mycoplasma species are often overlooked due to their lesser impact on poultry health and production compared to the OIE-listed pathogenic strains M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae The use of antimicrobials as in-feed growth promoters and for the control of mycoplasmosis is common in poultry production across the world. Here, we provide evidence that certain nonpathogenic Mycoplasma species are acquiring multidrug resistance traits. This would have significant implications if these species, for which no vaccines are applied, are able to transfer their antibiotic resistance genes to other mycoplasmas and bacteria that may enter the human food chain.
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Kreizinger Z, Sulyok KM, Bekő K, Kovács ÁB, Grózner D, Felde O, Marton S, Bányai K, Catania S, Benčina D, Gyuranecz M. Genotyping Mycoplasma synoviae: Development of a multi-locus variable number of tandem-repeats analysis and comparison with current molecular typing methods. Vet Microbiol 2018; 226:41-49. [PMID: 30389042 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Control of one of the most important avian mycoplasmas, Mycoplasma synoviae, and tracing the spread of the infection can be challenging as the pathogen is transmissible by both horizontal and vertical routes, and it can be disseminated through long distances via the hatching eggs, day-old chicks or pullets during intensive international trade. Genetic information provided by molecular typing methods support control programmes and epizootiologic studies. The aims of the present study were to develop a multi-locus variable number of tandem-repeats analysis (MLVA) method for the typing of M. synoviae isolates and to evaluate the currently used molecular typing methods which are applicable directly on clinical samples. Tandem repeat (TR) regions were selected from the whole genome sequence of the M. synoviae type strain (WVU1853) to characterise the genetic diversity of 86 M. synoviae strains originating from 15 countries. The strains were also submitted to multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) assays, vlhA gene sequence analysis and to assays designed to differentiate live vaccine strains from field strains. The developed MLVA involves the examination of seven TR regions and provides similar genetic resolution as the tested MLST assays by identifying 35 genotypes among the tested strains. Differentiation of the live vaccine strains from field strains was also successful with the developed assay. The provided MLVA method proved to be a highly discriminative, rapid and cost-effective alternative typing technique for the genetic characterisation of M. synoviae and it is also suitable for the complementation of live vaccine strain differentiating assays in ambiguous cases.
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- Zsuzsa Kreizinger
- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell'Università 10, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy.
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- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Groblje 3, SI-1230, Domžale, Slovenia.
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1143, Budapest, Hungária krt. 21., Hungary; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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Leigh SA, Evans JD, Collier SD, Branton SL. The impact of vaccination route on Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine efficacy. Poult Sci 2018; 97:3072-3075. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Garmyn A, Vereecken M, Degussem K, Depondt W, Haesebrouck F, Martel A. Efficacy of tiamulin alone or in combination with chlortetracycline against experimental Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection in chickens. Poult Sci 2018; 96:3367-3374. [PMID: 28431183 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (M. gallisepticum) remains one of the most important diseases in poultry production. Controlling the impact of the disease is done by eradication of positive breeder flocks or by vaccination and medication. A widely used molecule in medication programs is tiamulin, a pleuromutilin antibiotic. Since recent data on the in vivo efficacy of this molecule are scarce, 2 challenge studies were conducted using a recently isolated M. gallisepticum strain belonging to the wildtype population with regard to its tiamulin and tetracycline minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). In the first challenge study, the dose rate of tiamulin was tested. For this, broilers were infected with M. gallisepticum and treated with 10 mg or 25 mg tiamulin hydrogen fumarate (hf)/kg body weight (BW) for 5 successive days. In a second challenge study, the dose rate of tiamulin combined with chlortetracycline was tested. For this, broilers were infected with M. gallisepticum and treated with 6.25 mg tiamulin hf/18.75 mg chlortetracycline hydrochloride (hcl)/kg BW or 12.5 mg tiamulin hf/37.5 mg chlortetracycline hcl/kg BW for 5 successive days. Clinical scoring of respiratory signs, macroscopic scoring of respiratory tract lesions, M. gallisepticum isolation from the respiratory organs, weight gain, and mortality were the monitored efficacy parameters. The first study demonstrated that a 5-day 10 mg/kg BW tiamulin hf treatment provided significant protection against the M. gallisepticum infection. However, since the 5-day 25 mg/kg BW group was significantly better than the 10 mg/kg BW for reducing the post-treatment clinical signs and the M. gallisepticum numbers in the respiratory organs, the 25 mg/kg BW treatment is recommended for clinical M. gallisepticum infections. In the second study, the combined 12.5 mg tiamulin hf/37.5 mg chlortetracycline hcl/kg BW resulted in a significant reduction of the severity of clinical respiratory disease post treatment and a significant reduction of the M. gallisepticum numbers in the respiratory tract.
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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- Huvepharma NV, Uitbreidingstraat 80, B2600 Berchem, Belgium
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- Huvepharma NV, Uitbreidingstraat 80, B2600 Berchem, Belgium
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- Huvepharma NV, Uitbreidingstraat 80, B2600 Berchem, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Ghanem M, Wang L, Zhang Y, Edwards S, Lu A, Ley D, El-Gazzar M. Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing: a Standardized Approach for Molecular Typing of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. J Clin Microbiol 2018; 56:JCM.01145-17. [PMID: 29070657 PMCID: PMC5744223 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01145-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the most virulent and economically important Mycoplasma species for poultry worldwide. Currently, M. gallisepticum strain differentiation based on sequence analysis of 5 loci remains insufficient for accurate outbreak investigation. Recently, whole-genome sequences (WGS) of many human and animal pathogens have been successfully used for microbial outbreak investigations. However, the massive sequence data and the diverse properties of different genes within bacterial genomes results in a lack of standard reproducible methods for comparisons among M. gallisepticum whole genomes. Here, we proposed the development of a core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) scheme for M. gallisepticum strains and field isolates. For development of this scheme, a diverse collection of 37 M. gallisepticum genomes was used to identify cgMLST targets. A total of 425 M. gallisepticum conserved genes (49.85% of M. gallisepticum genome) were selected as core genome targets. A total of 81 M. gallisepticum genomes from 5 countries on 4 continents were typed using M. gallisepticum cgMLST. Analyses of phylogenetic trees generated by cgMLST displayed a high degree of agreement with geographical and temporal information. Moreover, the high discriminatory power of cgMLST allowed differentiation between M. gallisepticum strains of the same outbreak. M. gallisepticum cgMLST represents a standardized, accurate, highly discriminatory, and reproducible method for differentiation among M. gallisepticum isolates. cgMLST provides stable and expandable nomenclature, allowing for comparison and sharing of typing results among laboratories worldwide. cgMLST offers an opportunity to harness the tremendous power of next-generation sequencing technology in applied avian mycoplasma epidemiology at both local and global levels.
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- Mostafa Ghanem
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Rasheed El-Mahmoudeya, Markaz Rasheed, El Beheira Governorate, Egypt
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Kreizinger Z, Grózner D, Sulyok KM, Nilsson K, Hrivnák V, Benčina D, Gyuranecz M. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Mycoplasma synoviae strains originating from Central and Eastern Europe. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13:342. [PMID: 29149886 PMCID: PMC5693497 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1266-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycoplasma synoviae causes infectious synovitis and respiratory diseases in chickens and turkeys and may lead to egg shell apex abnormalities in chickens; hence possesses high economic impact on the poultry industry. Control of the disease consists of eradication, vaccination or medication. The aim of the present study was to determine the in vitro susceptibility to 14 different antibiotics and an antibiotic combination of M. synoviae strains originating from Hungary and other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. RESULTS Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of a total of 41 M. synoviae strains were determined by the microbroth dilution method. The strains were collected between 2002 and 2016 and originated from Hungary (n = 26), Austria (n = 3), the Czech Republic (n = 3), Slovenia (n = 3), Ukraine (n = 3), Russia (n = 2) and Serbia (n = 1). Tetracyclines (with MIC50 values of 0.078 μg/ml, ≤0.25 μg/ml and 0.5 μg/ml for doxycycline, oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline, respectively), macrolides (with MIC50 values of ≤0.25 μg/ml for tylvalosin, tylosin and tilmicosin), pleuromutilins (with MIC50 values of 0.078 μg/ml and ≤0.039 μg/ml for tiamulin and valnemulin) and the combination of lincomycin and spectinomycin (MIC50 1 μg/ml (0.333/0.667 μg/ml)) were found to be the most effective antibiotic agents against M. synoviae in vitro. High MIC values were detected in numerous strains for fluoroquinolones (with MIC50 values of 1.25 μg/ml and 2.5 μg/ml for enrofloxacin and difloxacin), neomycin (MIC50 32 μg/ml), spectinomycin (MIC50 2 μg/ml), lincomycin (MIC50 0.5 μg/ml) and florfenicol (MIC50 4 μg/ml). Nevertheless, strains with elevated MIC values were detected for most of the applied antibiotics. CONCLUSIONS In the medical control of M. synoviae infections the preliminary in vitro antibiotic susceptibility testing and the careful evaluation of the data are crucial. Based on the in vitro examinations doxycycline, oxytetracycline, tylvalosin, tylosin and pleuromutilins could be recommended for the therapy of M. synoviae infections in the region.
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- Zsuzsa Kreizinger
- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária körút 21, Budapest, 1143 Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária körút 21, Budapest, 1143 Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária körút 21, Budapest, 1143 Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária körút 21, Budapest, 1143 Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária körút 21, Budapest, 1143 Hungary
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- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Groblje 3, SI-1230 Domžale, Slovenia
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungária körút 21, Budapest, 1143 Hungary
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Machado LDS, Santos FFD, Togashi CK, Abreu DLDC, Pimentel JC, Sesti L, Pereira VLDA, Nascimento ERD. Egg quality in laying hens exposed to Mycoplasma gallisepticum F-strain attenuated vaccine. Poult Sci 2017; 96:976-979. [PMID: 27738118 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum causes coughing, ocular and nasal discharge, reduction in feed intake, lower and uneven growth, decline in egg production and quality, and increase in mortality. Among the attenuated vaccination strains, MGF can reduce clinical signs and lesions in layer hens, stimulate immune responses of cellular and humoral basis, act as an instrument of competitive exclusion in relation to field strains, and reduce the use of antimicrobials. This study aimed to investigate the effects of attenuated MG F-strain vaccination on egg quality in 3 groups of 30 hens each, being one control and 2 vaccinated. Vaccination was applied by ocular route at 8 and 12 wk of age. Comparisons were made among unvaccinated hens; vaccinated at 8 wk of age; and vaccinated at 8 and 12 wk of age. There were no statistical differences in eggshell thickness and weight among groups. Eggs from twice vaccinated birds yielded a Haugh unit significantly lower than the other groups without affecting egg classification. There was no significant difference in ELISA results between the vaccinated groups.
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- L D S Machado
- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva Veterinária e Saúde Pública/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rua Vital Brazil Filho, number 64, Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva Veterinária e Saúde Pública/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rua Vital Brazil Filho, number 64, Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva Veterinária e Saúde Pública/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rua Vital Brazil Filho, number 64, Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil.,Departamento de Zootecnia e Desenvolvimento Agrossocioambiental Sustentável/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva Veterinária e Saúde Pública/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rua Vital Brazil Filho, number 64, Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil
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- CEVA Animal Health, Paulínia, 13140-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva Veterinária e Saúde Pública/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rua Vital Brazil Filho, number 64, Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva Veterinária e Saúde Pública/Faculdade de Veterinária/Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rua Vital Brazil Filho, number 64, Niterói, 24230-340, Brazil
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Umar S, Tanweer M, Iqbal M, Shahzad A, Hassan F, Usman M, Sarwar F, Qadir H, Asif S, Un-Nisa Q, Younus M, Ali A, Akbar M, Towakal F, Shah MA. RETRACTED: Mycoplasma synoviae vaccine modifies virus shedding and immune responses of avian influenza (H9N2) infection in commercial layers. Poult Sci 2017; 96:3086-3095. [PMID: 28854756 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). The authors retract the above paper due to: 1) conflict of interest among the authors; and 2) addition of co-author Dr. Muhammad Younus without his knowledge or permission. The authors apologize for these two grave mistakes.
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- Department of Pathobiology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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- University College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Poultry Research Institute (PRI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Poultry Research Institute (PRI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Veterinary Officer, Department of Livestock and Dairy Development, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Jhang, Pakistan
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- Veterinary Officer, Department of Livestock and Dairy Development, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Poultry Research Institute (PRI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathobiology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Sun SK, Lin X, Chen F, Wang DA, Lu JP, Qin JP, Luo TR. Epidemiological investigation of Mycoplasma Synoviae in native chicken breeds in China. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13:115. [PMID: 28441945 PMCID: PMC5405555 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Backgroud Mycoplasma synoviae (M. synoviae) is widely distributed around the world, and leads to serious economic losses in the world every year. Nevertheless, the incidence and epidemiology of M. synoviae infection in China have remained unclear. Results In this study we demonstrate that over 9773 broiler chicken flocks in 16 Chinese provinces were affected by M. synoviae between 2010 and 2015. Our epidemiological study revealed that M. synoviae was widely prevalent in multi-aged Chinese native breeder chickens, and the prevalence of M. synoviae in embryos of breeders reached up to 16.29%. In addition, our data showed that chickens aged 14 days or younger carried simultaneously high levels of maternal antibody against M. synoviae and high M. synoviae infection (10%), and low M. synoviae antibody levels in breeders and high proportion of M. synoviae infection in embryos could increase the chances of incidence in the offspring. Finally, our results also indicated that 3- to 7-week-old chickens might be most the susceptible to M. synoviae and, therefore, might play a key role in the horizontal transmission of M. synoviae. Conclusion Our findings suggest that M. synoviae is widely circulating in Chinese native chickens, accordingly, effective control measures are urgently needed to control the spread.
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- Shi-Kai Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China.,Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, WENS Group Academy, Yunfu, Guangdong, 527439, China
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- Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, WENS Group Academy, Yunfu, Guangdong, 527439, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, WENS Group Academy, Yunfu, Guangdong, 527439, China
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- Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, WENS Group Academy, Yunfu, Guangdong, 527439, China
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- Guangdong Enterprise Key Laboratory for Animal Health and Environmental Control, WENS Group Academy, Yunfu, Guangdong, 527439, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China.
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Kreizinger Z, Sulyok KM, Grózner D, Bekő K, Dán Á, Szabó Z, Gyuranecz M. Development of mismatch amplification mutation assays for the differentiation of MS1 vaccine strain from wild-type Mycoplasma synoviae and MS-H vaccine strains. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175969. [PMID: 28419134 PMCID: PMC5395193 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma synoviae is an economically significant pathogen in the poultry industry, inducing respiratory disease and infectious synovitis in chickens and turkeys, and eggshell apex abnormality in chickens. Eradication, medication and vaccination are the options for controlling M. synoviae infection. Currently there are two commercial, live, attenuated vaccines available against M. synoviae: the temperature sensitive MS-H vaccine strain and the NAD independent MS1 vaccine strain. Differentiation of vaccine strains from field isolates is essential during vaccination and eradication programs. The present study provides melt-curve and agarose gel based mismatch amplification mutation assays (MAMA) to discriminate the MS1 vaccine strain from the MS-H vaccine strain and wild-type M. synoviae isolates. The assays are based on the A/C single nucleotide polymorphism at nt11 of a HIT family protein coding gene. The melt- and agarose-MAMAs reliably distinguish the MS1 vaccine strain genotype from the MS-H vaccine strain and wild-type M. synoviae isolate genotype from 102 template number/DNA sample. No cross-reactions with other avian Mycoplasma species were observed. The assays can be performed directly on clinical samples and they can be run simultaneously with the previously described MAMAs designed for the discrimination of the MS-H vaccine strain. The developed assays are applicable in laboratories with limited facilities and promote the rapid, simple and cost effective differentiation of the MS1 vaccine strain.
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- Zsuzsa Kreizinger
- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, Budapest, Hungary
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- Intervet Hungária Kft., part of MSD Animal Health, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Zhao Y, Hou Y, Zhang K, Yuan B, Peng X. Identification of differentially expressed miRNAs through high-throughput sequencing in the chicken lung in response to Mycoplasma gallisepticum HS. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2017; 22:146-156. [PMID: 28433919 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2017.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infects chickens, causes chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) and severely damages the poultry industry. It has been suggested that micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are involved in microbial pathogenesis. Here, we identified miRNAs that are associated with MG infection in chicken lungs at 3 and 10days post-infection by deep sequencing. Thirty-six down-regulated and 9 up-regulated miRNAs belonging to 31 miRNA families were detected at 3days post-infection, whereas 50 down-regulated and 18 up-regulated miRNAs belonging to 41 miRNA families were found at 10days post-infection. The 45 and 68 differentially expressed miRNAs at 3 and 10days target 6280 and 7181 genes, respectively. In this study, 8 candidate novel chicken miRNAs were identified. Analyses via GO, KEGG, miRNA-GO-network, path-net and gene-net showed that these altered miRNAs might be involved in regulating the host response to MG infection by targeting genes in many pathways, such as the MAPK pathway, focal adhesion, Wnt pathway, endocytosis, Jak/STAT pathway, phosphatidylinositol pathway, adherens junctions, regulation of actin cytoskeleton among others. These analyses indicate that the MAPK pathway may be a key regulatory route. Also, the miR-8 family, miR-499 family, miR-17 family, and PIK3 family genes, as well as the MAP2K1 and RAC1 genes, might be important in MG infection. miR-20 of the miR-17 family was further confirmed by RT-qPCR. The important miRNAs, mRNAs and pathways associated with MG infection in chicken are valuable for further research. Our data provide new insights into the mechanism of these miRNAs on the regulation of host-MG interactions.
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- Yabo Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction (Huazhong Agricultural University), Ministry of Education; College of Animal Science and Technology and College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Ferreira VL, Dias RA, Raso TF. Screening of Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) for Pathogens of Veterinary and Medical Importance. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2016-0296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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El-Gazzar M, Ghanem M, McDonald K, Ferguson-Noel N, Raviv Z, Slemons RD. Development of Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) for Mycoplasma synoviae. Avian Dis 2016; 61:25-32. [DOI: 10.1637/11417-040516-reg] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Mohamed El-Gazzar
- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, 953 College Station Road, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Xiao X, Sun J, Yang T, Fang X, Cheng J, Xiong YQ, Liu YH. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Profiles of Tiamulin in an Experimental Intratracheal Infection Model of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Front Vet Sci 2016; 3:75. [PMID: 27656647 PMCID: PMC5012102 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2016.00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum is the most important pathogen in poultry among four pathogenic Mycoplasma species. Tiamulin is a pleuromutilin antibiotic that shows a great activity against M. gallisepticum and has been approved for use in veterinary medicine particularly for poultry. However, the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) profiles of tiamulin against M. gallisepticum are not well understood. Therefore, in the current studies, we investigated the in vivo PK/PD profiles of tiamulin using a well-established experimental intratracheal infection model of M. gallisepticum. The efficacy of tiamulin against M. gallisepticum was studied in 8-day-old chickens after intramuscular (i.m.) administration at 10 doses between 0–80 mg/kg. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to evaluate the PK parameters of tiamulin following i.m. administration at doses of 5, 40, and 80 mg/kg in Mycoplasma gallisepticum-infected neutropenic chickens. Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) was used for quantitative detection of M. gallisepticum. The MIC of tiamulin against M. gallisepticum strain S6 was 0.03 μg/mL. The PK/PD index, AUC24h/MIC, correlated well with the in vivo antibacterial efficacy. The in vivo data suggest that animal dosage regimens should supply AUC24h/MIC of tiamulin of 382.68 h for 2 log10 ccu equivalents M. gallisepticum reduction. To attain that goal, the administered dose is expected to be 45 mg/kg b.w. for treatment of M. gallisepticum infection with an MIC90 of 0.03 μg/mL.
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- Xia Xiao
- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (SCAU), College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Centre for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (SCAU), College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou , China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (SCAU), College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou , China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (SCAU), College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou , China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (SCAU), College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou , China
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (SCAU), College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Centre for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Cizelj I, Berčič RL, Slavec B, Narat M, Dovč P, Benčina D. Multilocus sequence analysis forMycoplasma synoviaemolecular genotyping. Br Poult Sci 2016; 56:658-65. [DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2015.1113506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Peebles ED, Jacob R, Branton SL, Evans JD, Leigh SA, Gerard PD. Effects of different vaccine combinations against Mycoplasma gallisepticum on the digestive and reproductive organ characteristics of commercial egg-laying hens. Poult Sci 2015; 94:2898-904. [PMID: 26467015 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is a major and economically significant pathogen of avian species. When administered before lay, F-strain MG (FMG) can reduce egg production during lay, but the ts-11 strain of MG (ts11MG) does not exert this effect. Two trials were conducted to determine the effects of pre-lay vaccinations of ts11MG, MG-Bacterin (MGBac), or their combination, in conjunction with an FMG vaccination overlay after peak production on the digestive and reproductive organ characteristics of Hy-Line W-36 layers housed in biological isolation units (4 units per treatment, 10 birds per unit). The following vaccination treatments were administered at 10 wk of age (woa): 1) Control (no vaccinations); 2) MGBac; 3) ts11MG; and 4) ts11MG and MGBac combination (ts11MG+MGBac). At 45 woa, half of the birds were vaccinated with a laboratory stock of high passage FMG. In both trials, parameters determined in 4 birds per unit at 55 woa included: BW; fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome incidence; mean number of mature ovarian follicles; ovarian, oviduct, and small intestine weights; and the weights and lengths of the various portions of the oviduct and small intestine. Treatment effects were observed for the weights of the entire small intestine and the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, as percentages of BW; and for vagina weight as a percentage of total oviduct weight. In general, the weights of the small intestine and its 3 components were increased in response to the FMG vaccine that was administered at 45 woa. An FMG vaccination at 45 woa may increase relative intestine weight in layers; however, use of a prelay MGBac vaccine alone or in combination with ts11MG, with or without an FMG overlay, does not affect the gross characteristics of their digestive and reproductive organs, and may be used without having an adverse effect on their performance, as was observed in a previous companion study.
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- E D Peebles
- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University
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- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University
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- USDA-ARS, Poultry Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS 39762
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- USDA-ARS, Poultry Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS 39762
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- USDA-ARS, Poultry Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS 39762
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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Hong YH, Kwon JS, Lee HJ, Song CS, Lee SW. Eradication of Mycoplasma synoviae from a multi-age broiler breeder farm using antibiotics therapy. Poult Sci 2015; 94:2364-8. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Armour NK, Ferguson-Noel N. Evaluation of the egg transmission and pathogenicity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates genotyped as ts-11. Avian Pathol 2015; 44:296-304. [DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2015.1044890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Natalie K. Armour
- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Peebles ED, Jacob R, Branton SL, Evans JD, Leigh SA, Gerard PD. Effects of different vaccine combinations against Mycoplasma gallisepticum on blood characteristics in commercial layer chickens. Poult Sci 2015. [PMID: 26217033 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is a major and economically significant pathogen of avian species. When administered before lay, F-strain MG (FMG) can reduce egg production during lay, but the ts-11 strain of MG (ts11MG) does not exert this effect. Two trials were conducted to determine the effects of pre-lay vaccinations of ts11MG, MG-Bacterin (MGBac), or their combination, in conjunction with an FMG challenge overlay after peak production on the blood characteristics of commercial layers. In each trial, 160 mycoplasma-free Hy-Line W-36 layers were housed in negative-pressure biological isolation units (4 units per treatment, 10 birds per unit) from 9 through 52 wk of age (woa). The following vaccination treatments were administered at 10 woa: 1) Control (no vaccinations); 2) MGBac; 3) ts11MG; and 4) ts11MG and MGBac combination (ts11MG+MGBac). At 45 woa, half of the birds were challenged with a laboratory stock of high-passage FMG. Parameters measured in both trials were whole-blood hematocrit and serum concentrations of cholesterol (SCHOL), triglycerides, calcium, and total protein (STP). An age×treatment interaction (P=0.04) was observed for STP between 23 and 43 woa. The STP concentration in the ts11MG and ts11MG+MGBac groups was higher at 33 woa, but was lower at 43 woa, in comparison to the Control group. Also, at 38 woa, the STP of the ts11MG+MGBac group was higher than that of the MGBac group. Although use of the ts11MG vaccine alone or in combination with MGBac may influence circulating STP concentrations when administered before lay, it remains effective in protecting layers against the adverse effect of a post-peak challenge of FMG on egg production, as was observed in a previous companion study.
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- E David Peebles
- Mississippi State University, Poultry Science Department, P.O. Box 9665, Mississippi State, MS, 39762
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- Mississippi State University, Poultry Science Department, P.O. Box 9665, Mississippi State, MS, 39762
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- USDA-ARS, Poultry Research Unit, 810 Hwy 12 East, P.O. Box 5367, Mississippi State, MS
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- USDA-ARS, Poultry Research Unit, 810 Hwy 12 East, P.O. Box 5367, Mississippi State, MS
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- Mississippi State University, Poultry Science Department, P.O. Box 9665, Mississippi State, MS, 39762
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- Clemson University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson, SC
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Rapid, Simple and Cost-Effective Molecular Method to Differentiate the Temperature Sensitive (ts+) MS-H Vaccine Strain and Wild-Type Mycoplasma synoviae Isolates. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26207635 PMCID: PMC4514773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma synoviae infection in chickens and turkeys can cause respiratory disease, infectious synovitis and eggshell apex abnormality; thus it is an economically important pathogen. Control of M. synoviae infection comprises eradication, medication or vaccination. The differentiation of the temperature sensitive (ts+) MS-H vaccine strain from field isolates is crucial during vaccination programs. Melt-curve and agarose gel based mismatch amplification mutation assays (MAMA) are provided in the present study to distinguish between the ts+ MS-H vaccine strain, its non-temperature sensitive re-isolates and wild-type M. synoviae isolates based on the single nucleotide polymorphisms at nt367 and nt629 of the obg gene. The two melt-MAMAs and the two agarose-MAMAs clearly distinguish the ts+ MS-H vaccine strain genotype from its non-temperature sensitive re-isolate genotype and wild-type M. synoviae isolate genotype, and no cross-reactions with other Mycoplasma species infecting birds occur. The sensitivity of the melt-MAMAs and agarose-MAMAs was 103 and 104 copy numbers, respectively. The assays can be performed directly on clinical samples and they can be run simultaneously at the same annealing temperature. The assays can be performed in laboratories with limited facilities, using basic real-time PCR machine or conventional thermocycler coupled with agarose gel electrophoresis. The advantages of the described assays compared with previously used methods are simplicity, sufficient sensitivity, time and cost effectiveness and specificity.
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