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Abiri Z, Khalili M, Rad M, Sharifi H. Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Aborted Fetuses of Cattle and Sheep Using Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Mashhad City, Iran. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTERIC PATHOGENS 2016. [DOI: 10.17795/ijep33170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Fleitas J, Tejedor-Junco M, Santana A, Andrada M, Ramírez A. Mathematical method for calculating the sensitivity of a real-time trans-PCR analysis for Coxiella burnetii in goat milk. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Shim WB, Choi JG, Kim JY, Yang ZY, Lee KH, Kim MG, Ha SD, Kim KS, Kim KY, Kim CH, Eremin SA, Chung DH. Enhanced rapidity for qualitative detection of Listeria monocytogenes using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunochromatography strip test combined with immunomagnetic bead separation. J Food Prot 2008; 71:781-9. [PMID: 18468033 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-71.4.781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunochromatography (ICG) strip test, and immunomagnetic bead separation (IMBS) system based on a monoclonal antibody were individually developed for the detection and isolation of Listeria monocytogenes in meat samples. The three methods showed a strong reaction with Listeria species and a weak reaction with Staphylococcus aureus. To increase the rapidity of L. monocytogenes detection, combinations of the ELISA and ICG strip test with the IMBS system (ELISA-IMBS and ICG-IMBS) were investigated. In comparative analyses of artificially inoculated meat and samples of processed meat, the ELISA and ICG strip test required 24 h of enrichment time to detect the inoculated meat samples with > or =1 X 10(2) CFU/10 g, whereas the ELISA-IMBS and ICG-IMBS required only 14 h of enrichment. Analyses of naturally contaminated meat samples (30 pork samples, 20 beef samples, 26 chicken samples, 20 fish samples, and 20 processed meat samples) performed by ELISA-IMBS, ICG-IMBS, and API kit produced similar results. The ELISA-IMBS and ICG-IMBS provide a more rapid assay than the individual ELISA and the ICG strip test and are appropriate for rapid and qualitative detection of L. monocytogenes (or Listeria species) in meat samples. With the ICG-IMBS, L. monocytogenes could be detected in meat samples within 15 h and the method has potential as a rapid, cost-effective on-site screening tool for the detection of L. monocytogenes in food samples and agricultural products at a minimum detection level of approximately 100 CFU/10 g.
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- Won-Bo Shim
- Division of Applied Life Science (Brain Korea 21 program), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Gyeongnam 660-701, Korea
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Lavilla M, de Luis R, Conesa C, Pérez MD, Calvo M, Sánchez L. Production of polyclonal antibodies against spores ofClostridium tyrobutyricum, a contaminant affecting the quality of cheese: characterisation of the immunodominant protein. FOOD AGR IMMUNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/09540100801956653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Rodolakis A, Berri M, Héchard C, Caudron C, Souriau A, Bodier CC, Blanchard B, Camuset P, Devillechaise P, Natorp JC, Vadet JP, Arricau-Bouvery N. Comparison of Coxiella burnetii shedding in milk of dairy bovine, caprine, and ovine herds. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:5352-60. [PMID: 18024725 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The shedding of Coxiella burnetii in bovine, caprine, and ovine milk was measured using PCR, in 3 herds for each species, the bulk tank milk samples of which were positive at the time of their selection. Milk samples of 95 cows, 120 goats, and 90 ewes were sampled over 16 wk, as was the bulk tank milk. The shedding of C. burnetii in vaginal mucus and feces was checked at the beginning of the experiment and 2 mo later. The clinical signs in the selected herds as well as the duration and the shedding routes differed among the 3 species. The cows were asymptomatic and shed C. burnetii almost exclusively in milk. In one of the caprine herds, abortions due to C. burnetii were reported. The goats excreted the bacteria mainly in milk. In contrast, the ewes, which came from flocks with abortions due to Q fever (C. burnetii infection), shed the bacteria mostly in feces and in vaginal mucus. This could explain why human outbreaks of Q fever are more often related to ovine flocks than to bovine herds. These excretions did not seem more frequent when the samples were taken close to parturition. The samples were taken from 0 to 421 d after parturition in bovine herds and from 5 to 119 d and 11 to 238 d after parturition in the caprine and ovine herds, respectively. The shedding in milk was sometimes intermittent, and several animals shed the bacteria but were negative by ELISA: 80% of the ewes were seronegative, underscoring the lack of sensitivity of the ELISA tests available for veterinary diagnosis. The detection of antibodies in milk seems more sensitive than it is in serum.
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- A Rodolakis
- INRA, UR1282, Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, Centre de recherche de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
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Guatteo R, Beaudeau F, Joly A, Seegers H. Coxiella burnetiishedding by dairy cows. Vet Res 2007; 38:849-60. [PMID: 17903418 DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2007038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2006] [Accepted: 06/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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While shedding routes of Coxiella burnetii are identified, the characteristics of Coxiella shedding are still widely unknown, especially in dairy cattle. However, this information is crucial to assess the natural course of Coxiella burnetii infection within a herd and then to elaborate strategies to limit the risks of transmission between animals and to humans. The present study aimed at (i) describing the characteristics of Coxiella burnetii shedding by dairy cows (in milk, vaginal mucus, faeces) in five infected dairy herds, and at (ii) investigating the possible relationships between shedding patterns and serological responses. A total of 145 cows were included in a follow-up consisting of seven concomitant samplings of milk, vaginal mucus, faeces and blood (Day 0, D7, D14, D21, D28, D63, D90). Detection and quantification of Coxiella burnetii titres were performed in milk, vaginal mucus and faeces samples using real-time PCR assay, while antibodies against Coxiella were detected using an ELISA technique. For a given shedding route, and a given periodicity (weekly or monthly), cows were gathered into different shedding kinetic patterns according to the sequence of PCR responses. Distribution of estimated titres in Coxiella burnetii was described according to shedding kinetic patterns. Coxiella burnetii shedding was found scarcely and sporadically in faeces. Vaginal mucus shedding concerned almost 50% of the cows studied and was found intermittently or sporadically, depending on the periodicity considered. Almost 40% of cows were detected as milk shedders, with two predominant shedding patterns: persistent and sporadic, regardless of the sampling periodicity. Significantly higher estimated titres in Coxiella burnetii were observed in cows with persistent shedding patterns suggesting the existence of heavy shedder cows. These latter cows were mostly, persistently highly-seropositive, suggesting that repeated serological testings could be a reliable tool to screen heavy shedders, before using PCR assays.
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- Raphaël Guatteo
- Unit of Animal Health Management, UMR 708, Veterinary School, INRA, BP 40706, 44307, Nantes Cedex 03, France.
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Guatteo R, Beaudeau F, Berri M, Rodolakis A, Joly A, Seegers H. Shedding routes ofCoxiella burnetiiin dairy cows: implications for detection and control. Vet Res 2006; 37:827-33. [PMID: 16973121 DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2006038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 05/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Reliable detection of Coxiella burnetii shedders is a critical point for the control of the spread of this bacterium among animals and from animals to humans. Coxiella burnetii is shed by ruminants mainly by birth products (placenta, birth fluids), but may also be shed by vaginal mucus, milk, and faeces, urine and semen. However, the informative value of these types of samples to identify shedders under field conditions is unknown. Our aim was then to describe the responses obtained using a real-time PCR technique applied to milk, vaginal mucus and faeces samples taken from 242 dairy cows in commercial dairy herds known to be naturally infected with Coxiella burnetii, and to assess their putative associations. Positive results were found in all types of tested samples even in faeces. No predominant shedding route was identified. Among the shedder cows, 65.4% were detected as shedders by only one route. By contrast, cows with positive results for all three samples were scarce (less than 7%). Testing a cow based on only one type of biological sample may lead to misclassify it with regards to its shedding of Coxiella burnetii and thereby underestimate the risk of bacterial spread within a herd.
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- Raphaël Guatteo
- Unit of Animal Health Management, Veterinary School and INRA, BP 40706, 44307 Nantes Cedex 03, France.
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Ongör H, Cetinkaya B, Karahan M, Açik MN, Bulut H, Muz A. Detection of Coxiella burnetii
by immunomagnetic separation-PCR in the milk of sheep in Turkey. Vet Rec 2004; 154:570-2. [PMID: 15144006 DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.18.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- H Ongör
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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Berri M, Laroucau K, Rodolakis A. The detection of Coxiella burnetii from ovine genital swabs, milk and fecal samples by the use of a single touchdown polymerase chain reaction. Vet Microbiol 2000; 72:285-93. [PMID: 10727838 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(99)00178-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), targeting the repetitive transposon-like region of Coxiella burnetii (Trans-PCR), was evaluated for its ability to detect directly C. burnetii in genital swabs, milk and fecal specimens of ewes. By using a combination of centrifugation step, DNA purification using Qiamp Tissue kit followed by Trans-PCR assay, the efficiency for detection of coxiella in ewes milk samples was further improved and one C. burnetii-cell could be detected in 1ml of milk. In addition, an effective, simple and rapid method to remove PCR-inhibitory substances from fecal specimens by simply diluting the DNA template to 1:100 is described, which made the detection of one microorganism per mg of sample then possible. The results obtained from seropositive ewes proved that C. burnetii could also be detected in milk and fecal samples of naturally infected animals.
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- M Berri
- INRA Tours-Nouzilly Pathologie Infectieuse et Immunologie, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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Lorenz H, Jäger C, Willems H, Baljer G. PCR detection of Coxiella burnetii from different clinical specimens, especially bovine milk, on the basis of DNA preparation with a silica matrix. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:4234-7. [PMID: 9797270 PMCID: PMC106632 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4234-4237.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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For PCR detection of Coxiella burnetii in various clinical specimens we developed a sample preparation method in which silica binding of DNA was used. This method was found to be fast, easily performed with large numbers of samples, and equally sensitive for all of the specimens tested (livers, spleens, placentas, heart valves, milk, blood). The DNA preparation method described here can also be used as an initial step in any PCR-based examination of specimens. The procedure was tested with more than 600 milk samples, which were taken from 21 cows that were seropositive for C. burnetii and reportedly had fertility problems (and therefore were suspected of shedding the agent through milk intermittently or continuously). Of the 21 cows tested, 6 were shedding C. burnetii through milk. Altogether, C. burnetii DNA was detected in 6% of the samples. There was no correlation between the shedding pattern and the serological results.
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- H Lorenz
- Institute for Hygiene and Infectious Diseases of Animals, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Grant IR, Ball HJ, Rowe MT. Isolation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from milk by immunomagnetic separation. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:3153-8. [PMID: 9726853 PMCID: PMC106703 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3153-3158.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An immunomagnetic separation (IMS) technique was developed to facilitate selective isolation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis cells from milk. Rabbit polyclonal antibodies against radiation-killed intact M. paratuberculosis cells were produced and used to coat sheep anti-rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) type M-280 Dynabeads. The rabbit anti-M. paratuberculosis IgG-coated beads (IMB) reacted strongly with laboratory strains of M. paratuberculosis as determined by slide agglutination, and microscopic examination confirmed that M. paratuberculosis cells attached to the IMB. The IMB were found to have a maximum binding capacity of 10(4) to 10(5) CFU of M. paratuberculosis. Studies showed that IMS selectively recovered M. paratuberculosis from inoculated milk containing as few as 10 CFU of M. paratuberculosis per ml when 10 microliter IMB (ca. 10(6) beads) was added to 1 ml of milk and the preparation was incubated for 30 min at room temperature with gentle agitation. Larger volumes of milk (10 and 50 ml) were centrifuged and resuspended in 1 ml of phosphate-buffered saline-0.05% Tween 20 prior to IMS in order to increase the sensitivity of the method. Currently, primary isolation of M. paratuberculosis from a milk sample relies on chemical decontamination, followed by culturing on Herrold's egg yolk medium, which must be incubated at 37 degreesC for up to 18 weeks. The potential value of our IMS method is as an aid for rapid detection of M. paratuberculosis in milk when it is used in conjunction with end point detection methods, such as IS900 PCR or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
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- I R Grant
- Department of Food Science (Food Microbiology), The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5PX, United Kingdom.
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To H, Htwe KK, Kako N, Kim HJ, Yamaguchi T, Fukushi H, Hirai K. Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection in dairy cattle with reproductive disorders. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:859-61. [PMID: 9713817 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The prevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection in 207 cattle with reproductive disorders was studied by using an indirect immunofluorescence (IF) test, nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and isolation. IF antibodies to phase I and phase II antigens of C. burnetii were found in 122 (58.9%) and 125 (60.4%) of the sera, respectively, and PCR-positives were found in 8 (3.9%) of the sera and in 51 (24.6%) of the milk samples. In addition, C. burnetii was isolated from 51 (24.6%) of the milk samples by inoculating laboratory mice. The results indicate that the IF test plus PCR are useful in the diagnosis of bovine coxiellosis. It is difficult to deny that dairy cattle with reproductive disorders would be one of the important reservoirs of C. burnetii responsible for infection in both animal and human populations in Japan.
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- H To
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan
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Hirai K, To H. Advances in the understanding of Coxiella burnetii infection in Japan. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:781-90. [PMID: 9713803 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by a rickettsia Coxiella burnetii. Since its first description in 1937, the disease has been found to be present in most countries of the world. Serological evidences of Q fever in humans and coxiellosis in animals were reported in Japan in the 1950s, however, systematic studies of the disease did not begin until the report of isolation of C. burnetii from an acute Q fever patient in 1989. In addition to the extensive information about epidemiology of the disease, the understanding of Japanese isolates of C. burnetii is increasing rapidly in recent years. In this review, the epidemiology of the disease along with some characteristics of isolates of C. burnetii in Japan is summarized in five sections, i.e., coxiellosis, Q fever, modes of spread of the infection, laboratory diagnosis of the infection and some characteristics of Japanese isolates. This review includes some recent, unpublished data from our and other groups.
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- K Hirai
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan
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Yanase T, Muramatsu Y, Inouye I, Okabayashi T, Ueno H, Morita C. Detection of Coxiella burnetii from dust in a barn housing dairy cattle. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:51-3. [PMID: 9525780 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb01969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We attempted to detect Coxiella burnetii in dust samples collected from a barn housing dairy cattle by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Ten dust samples (five from ventilation fans and five from crossbeams) were collected from two areas in a barn on a farm near Sapporo, Hokkaido. C. burnetii was detected in 5 of the 10 dust samples. It was believed that aerial contamination by C. burnetii occurred in the barn.
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- T Yanase
- Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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Muramatsu Y, Yanase T, Okabayashi T, Ueno H, Morita C. Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cow's milk by PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay combined with a novel sample preparation method. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997; 63:2142-6. [PMID: 9172331 PMCID: PMC168504 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.6.2142-2146.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The use of an adequate concentration of Triton X-100 enhanced immunomagnetic separation of Coxiella burnetii from milk. PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (PCR-ELISA) could detect coxiellas more sensitively than could conventional PCR. PCR-ELISA is therefore thought to be suitable for the simultaneous assay of a large number of samples. However, the number of cows from which raw milk tested positive for coxiellas by PCR-ELISA was inconsistent with that found with the antibody to coxiella by indirect immunofluorescence assay. The inconsistency is thought to be associated with the differences in the infectious route, infectious dose, or the timing of yielding the antibody and the period of duration of the antibody.
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- Y Muramatsu
- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
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