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Heterologously secreted MbxA from Moraxella bovis induces a membrane blebbing response of the human host cell. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17825. [PMID: 36280777 PMCID: PMC9592583 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22480-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Many proteins of the Repeats in Toxins (RTX) protein family are toxins of Gram-negative pathogens including hemolysin A (HlyA) of uropathogenic E. coli. RTX proteins are secreted via Type I secretion systems (T1SS) and adopt their native conformation in the Ca2+-rich extracellular environment. Here we employed the E. coli HlyA T1SS as a heterologous surrogate system for the RTX toxin MbxA from the bovine pathogen Moraxella bovis. In E. coli the HlyA system successfully activates the heterologous MbxA substrate by acylation and secretes the precursor proMbxA and active MbxA allowing purification of both species in quantities sufficient for a variety of investigations. The activating E. coli acyltransferase HlyC recognizes the acylation sites in MbxA, but unexpectedly in a different acylation pattern as for its endogenous substrate HlyA. HlyC-activated MbxA shows host species-independent activity including a so-far unknown toxicity against human lymphocytes and epithelial cells. Using live-cell imaging, we show an immediate MbxA-mediated permeabilization and a rapidly developing blebbing of the plasma membrane in epithelial cells, which is associated with immediate cell death.
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Maier GU, Davy JS, Forero LC, Bang H, Clothier K, Angelos JA. Effects of eye patches on corneal ulcer healing and weight gain in stocker steers on pasture: a randomized controlled trial. Transl Anim Sci 2021; 5:txab162. [PMID: 34693213 PMCID: PMC8530089 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txab162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is a painful ocular disease in cattle that is characterized by the presence of a corneal ulcer and production losses. A common industry practice is to cover an affected eye with a piece of cloth to reduce exposure to face flies and ultraviolet light with the goal of alleviating pain, accelerating healing, and reducing spread. To study the efficacy of eye patches in the treatment of IBK, a group of 216 clinically normal Angus crossbred steers were followed between April and August 2019 and evaluated weekly for the development of IBK. Eyes of cattle that developed IBK were enrolled with a blocked randomization scheme based on ulcer severity score to receive either an eye patch (treatment group) or no eye patch (control group). All treatment and control group animals received parenteral antimicrobial and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory treatments and were housed in a pasture separated from the rest of the cohort for a maximum of 28 d or until clinical cure. Corneal ulcer areas were measured, and body weights were recorded twice weekly for steers in the treatment and control groups. Weights of all steers in the cohort were recorded three times during the trial period. The primary outcome, rate of corneal ulcer healing, was higher (P = 0.001) for lesions in eyes receiving an eye patch as determined by a linear mixed model that controlled for ulcer severity score at enrollment and previous IBK in the opposite eye. Median corneal ulcer healing time was 10 (IQR [Interquartile range] 7–17) d for patched eyes vs. 14 (IQR 7–21) d for unpatched eyes. In a Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for severity score at diagnosis, the hazard ratio for ulcer healing was 1.62 (95% CI: 1.02–2.56, P = 0.042) for eyes that received a patch compared to eyes that did not. Among all 216 steers in the cohort, those that were diagnosed with IBK had a numerically higher average daily gain (ADG) (0.45 [±SE 0.01] kg) vs. those that were not (0.42 [±SE 0.12] kg; P = 0.06). In enrolled steers that received a patch, the secondary outcome ADG was 0.47 (±SE 0.02) kg compared to 0.43 (±SE 0.02) kg in controls (P = 0.22). Weight gain may have been confounded by pasture during the treatment period. Results of this trial support the use of this low-cost intervention; further investigation into possible reasons for observed differences in weight gain may be warranted.
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- Gabriele U Maier
- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Agriculture and Natural Resources Tehama, Glenn and Colusa counties, University of California, Red Bluff, CA 96080, USA
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- Agriculture and Natural Resources Shasta and Trinity counties, University of California, Redding, CA 96002, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Biostatistics, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Kneipp M, Green AC, Govendir M, Laurence M, Dhand NK. Risk factors associated with pinkeye in Australian cattle. Prev Vet Med 2021; 194:105432. [PMID: 34298304 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pinkeye is the most important bovine ocular disease worldwide and a major welfare and economic concern to the Australian cattle industry. Pinkeye can occur in epidemic proportions, but severity and susceptibility vary within and between herds, indicating that the disease is multifactorial. This study was conducted to identify the on-farm risk factors associated with pinkeye disease in Australian cattle. Data were gathered from cattle farmers using a custom designed online questionnaire. Farmer responses suitable for assessment (n = 999) were analysed with descriptive, univariable and multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the association of 26 explanatory variables with pinkeye within-herd prevalence. Results revealed that farm location, farm grazing area, farmer-reported dust levels, fly levels, rain levels, animal zebu content and cattle age were significantly associated with pinkeye prevalence. More specifically, having a farm located in southern Australia, of smaller grazing area with cattle ≤ 2 years of age, was associated with a higher pinkeye prevalence. Pinkeye prevalence was also greater if respondents ranked their farms as having high fly levels compared to moderate and low fly levels, respectively and on farms ranked low for rainfall compared to moderate and high rainfall, respectively. Those that ranked their farms as having high dust levels had more pinkeye compared to moderate and low dust levels, but moderate dust levels were protective compared to low dust levels. The results confirm that pinkeye disease is multifactorial and is associated with a range of host and environmental factors. These findings should be used to assist in the control of the disease and improve pinkeye outcomes in Australian cattle.
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- Mac Kneipp
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- Murdoch University, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, 90 South Street, WA, 6150, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia.
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A Review of Global Prevalence and Economic Impacts of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 2021; 37:355-369. [PMID: 34049665 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2021.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A summary of available literature on the prevalence and estimated economic impacts of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) from around the world is made. Country-level prevalence of IBK has been reported only for the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. We provide an estimate of IBK prevalence rate by geographic climate and region accounting for cattle sub-species and age. Estimated prevalence worldwide is 2.78%. Historical economic impact assessments are available only for the United States, Australia, and United Kingdom. Rarely do assessments capture the full economic cost of the disease. Better data on prevalence and how treatment and prevention decisions modify disease impacts is required to estimate the global economic impact.
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Comparative analysis of the fecal microbiota from different species of domesticated and wild suids. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13616. [PMID: 31541124 PMCID: PMC6754420 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49897-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Most of the microorganisms living in a symbiotic relationship in different animal body sites (microbiota) reside in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Several studies have shown that the microbiota is involved in host susceptibilities to pathogens. The fecal microbiota of domestic and wild suids was analyzed. Bacterial communities were determined from feces obtained from domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) raised under different conditions: specific-pathogen-free (SPF) pigs and domestic pigs from the same bred, and indigenous domestic pigs from a backyard farm in Kenya. Secondly, the fecal microbiota composition of the African swine fever (ASF) resistant warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) from Africa and a European zoo was determined. African swine fever (ASF) is a devastating disease for domestic pigs. African animals showed the highest microbial diversity while the SPF pigs the lowest. Analysis of the core microbiota from warthogs (resistant to ASF) and pigs (susceptible to ASF) showed 45 shared OTUs, while 6 OTUs were exclusively present in resistant animals. These six OTUs were members of the Moraxellaceae family, Pseudomonadales order and Paludibacter, Anaeroplasma, Petrimonas, and Moraxella genera. Further characterization of these microbial communities should be performed to determine the potential involvement in ASF resistance.
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Kowalski AP, Maboni G, Gressler LT, Espíndola JP, Balzan C, Tasca C, Guizzo JA, Conceição FR, Frandoloso R, de Vargas AC. Antigenic characterization of Moraxella bovis, Moraxella bovoculi and Moraxella ovis strains with potential use in vaccines. Vet Microbiol 2018; 210:56-63. [PMID: 29103697 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moraxella bovis is historically known as the primary agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). However, Moraxella bovoculi and Moraxella ovis are also reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of IBK, therefore, these three species should be included in the development of a new vaccine with a broad-spectrum protection against the disease natural challenge. In this study we investigated the antigenic properties of clinical isolates and reference strains of M. bovis, M. bovoculi and M. ovis using a novel in vitro approach for vaccine evaluation based on two techniques, flow cytometry and western blotting (WB). Here, we demonstrated that rabbit antisera produced against reference M. bovis strain and commercial bacterin showed low number of IgG with capacity to recognize a panel of heterologous strains composed by M. bovoculi and M. ovis. On the other hand, the antisera generated against two clinical isolates of M. ovis (Mov2 and Mov3) presented high cross-reactivity levels against all M. ovis and M. bovis strains evaluated. Similarly, the antisera against Mbv3 (clinical isolate of M. bovoculi) had high levels of IgG associated on the surface of all M. bovoculi strains and most of the M. ovis strains analyzed. The WB analysis demonstrated that Moraxella spp. has multiple immunogenic antigens and most of them are shared between the three species. Based on the cross-reactivity analysis and considering the relative number of IgGs associated on the bacterial surface, we suggest that a multivalent vaccine including Mbv3, Mov2 and Mov3 strains may provide a strong and broad protection against all strains involved in IBK outbreaks.
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- Ananda Paula Kowalski
- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Imunologia Avançada, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Campus I, Bairro São José, BR 282, km 171, CEP 99052-900, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Imunologia Avançada, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Campus I, Bairro São José, BR 282, km 171, CEP 99052-900, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Imunologia Avançada, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Campus I, Bairro São José, BR 282, km 171, CEP 99052-900, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Aplicada, Setor de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CEP 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Imunologia Avançada, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Campus I, Bairro São José, BR 282, km 171, CEP 99052-900, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Setor de Bacteriologia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Camobi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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Maboni G, Gressler LT, Espindola JP, Schwab M, Tasca C, Potter L, de Vargas AC. Differences in the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Moraxella bovis, M. bovoculi and M. ovis. Braz J Microbiol 2015; 46:545-9. [PMID: 26273272 PMCID: PMC4507549 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838246220140058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the differences in the antimicrobial
susceptibility profiles of Moraxella bovis, M.
bovoculi and M. ovis. Thirty-two strains of
Moraxella spp. isolated from cattle and sheep with
infectious keratoconjunctivitis were tested via broth microdilution method to
determine their susceptibility to ampicillin, cefoperazone, ceftiofur,
cloxacillin, enrofloxacin, florfenicol, gentamicin, neomycin, oxytetracycline
and penicillin. The results demonstrated that Moraxella spp.
strains could be considered sensitive for most of the antimicrobials tested in
this study, but differences between the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of
these three Moraxella species were found. M.
bovis might differ from other species due to the higher MIC and MBC
values it presented.
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- Grazieli Maboni
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Funk LD, Reecy JM, Wang C, Tait RG, O'Connor AM. Associations between infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis at weaning and ultrasongraphically measured body composition traits in yearling cattle. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2014; 244:100-6. [DOI: 10.2460/javma.244.1.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shen H, Gould S, Kinyon J, Opriessnig T, O’Connor A. Development and evaluation of a multiplex real-time PCR assay for the detection and differentiation of Moraxella bovis, Moraxella bovoculi and Moraxella ovis in pure culture isolates and lacrimal swabs collected from conventionally raised cattle. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:1037-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05123.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Carmo PM, Vargas AC, Rissi DR, Oliveira-Filho JC, Pierezan F, Lucena RB, Leite FLL, Barros CS. Surto de ceratoconjuntivite infecciosa bovina e hemoncose causando mortalidade em bezerros. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2011000500002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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É descrito um surto de ceratoconjuntivite infecciosa bovina (CIB) e hemoncose intercorrente afetando um grupo de 116 bezerros de 1-2 anos de idade na região central do Rio Grande do Sul. Vinte bezerros foram afetados e nove morreram. Os sinais clínicos incluíam perda de peso, marcada palidez da mucosa oral, lacrimejamento, opacidade focal da córnea e avermelhamento da conjuntiva. Sinais mais avançados incluíam lacrimejamento copioso, opacidade da córnea, ceratocone, ceratomalacia e cegueira. O diagnóstico de CIB foi baseado nos achados epidemiológicos e clínico-patológicos e confirmado pela cultura de uma cepa hemolítica de Moraxella bovis dos olhos de dois terneiros afetados. O alto coeficiente de letalidade (45%) neste surto foi atribuído a grave hemoncose intercorrente.
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Postma GC, Carfagnini JC, Minatel L. Moraxella bovis pathogenicity: An update. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 31:449-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Shiell BJ, Tachedjian M, Bruce K, Beddome G, Farn JL, Hoyne PA, Michalski WP. Expression, purification and characterization of recombinant phospholipase B from Moraxella bovis with anomalous electrophoretic behavior. Protein Expr Purif 2007; 55:262-72. [PMID: 17709258 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Moraxella bovis is the causative agent of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) also known as pinkeye, a highly contagious and painful eye disease that is common in cattle throughout the world. Vaccination appears to be a reasonable and cost-effective means of control of pinkeye. Identification of genes encoding novel secreted antigens have been reported, and these antigens are being assessed for use in a vaccine. One of the genes encodes phospholipase B, which can be expressed with high purity and yield in recombinant Escherichia coli as a secreted, soluble, non-tagged, mature construct (less signal peptide with predicted mass 63 kDa). The recombinant phospholipase B exhibited anomalous electrophoretic mobility that was dependent on the temperature of the denaturing process, with bands observed at either 52 or 63 kDa. Analysis by in-gel digestion and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed these two distinct forms most likely had identical sequences. Phospholipase B is a compact, globular protein with a predicted structure typical of a conventional autotransporter. It is suggested that high temperature is required to unfold the protein (to denature the beta-barrel-rich transporter domain) and to ensure accessibility of the reducing agent. Interestingly, the two forms of the enzyme, differing in size and isoelectric points, were also detected in cell-free supernatants of M. bovis cultures, indicating that native phospholipase B may exist in two differentially folded states possibly also differing in oxidation status of cysteine residues.
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- Brian J Shiell
- Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong, Vic 3220, Australia
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Marshall RB, Winter PJ, Cooper BS, Robinson AJ. Subspecies differentiation of Moraxella bovis by restriction endonuclease DNA analysis (BRENDA). N Z Vet J 2005; 33:67-70. [PMID: 16031161 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1985.35167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A total of 94 strains of Moraxella bovis have been examined by bacterial restriction endonuclease DNA analysis (BRENDA). These strains comprised isolates from the U.S.A., the U.K., in Australia, and from a number of widely separated areas within New Zealand. The strains were classified into a total of 26 different types on the basis of their BRENDA patterns. Fourteen types were present among 34 strains from the U.S.A., eight types from 17 strains in the U.K. three types from five strains in Australia but only one type resulted from all 38 New Zealand strains. Moraxella liquifaciens, M. nonliquifaciens and an atypical Moraxella sp. isolated from cattle eyes in Australia were tested and produced BRENDA patterns clearly different from those of the Moraxella bovis strains. BRENDA, when used with the restriction endonuclease EcoR1, did not provide a means of distinguishing between avirulent, nonhaemolytic M.bovis, and the virulent haemolytic strains.
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- R B Marshall
- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North
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Snowder GD, Van Vleck LD, Cundiff LV, Bennett GL. Genetic and environmental factors associated with incidence of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in preweaned beef calves1. J Anim Sci 2005; 83:507-18. [PMID: 15705746 DOI: 10.2527/2005.833507x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is one of the most economically important diseases in preweaned calves. This study examined the health records of 45,497 calves over a 20-yr period to determine environmental and genetic factors influencing the incidence of IBK. Three data sets were analyzed with an animal model. The first data set (n = 41,986) evaluated environmental factors and genetic differences among nine purebred (Angus, Braunvieh, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Limousin, Pinzgauer, Red Poll, and Simmental) and three composite breeds (MARC I, MARC II, and MARC III). Weaning weights of calves diagnosed with IBK were 8.9 kg lighter (P < 0.05) than weights of healthy calves. Incidence of IBK was related to age of the calf and the seasonal life cycle of the face fly (Musca autumnalis). Incidence of IBK increased in the spring (June), peaked during the summer months (July to September), and then decreased in the fall. Herefords were the most susceptible breed (P < 0.05) compared with all other purebreds and composites. Estimates of direct heritability for the incidence of IBK were generally low and ranged from 0.00 to 0.28 by breed. The maternal permanent environmental and genetic effects of the dam on the incidence of IBK were not significant for most breeds. The second data set (n = 9,606) was used to estimate heterosis for the incidence of IBK from a Hereford and Angus diallel design. The heterosis effect for the incidence of IBK in reciprocal Hereford/Angus crossbred calves was slightly negative (P = 0.12) but not large. The higher incidence of IBK in Angus x Hereford calves compared with Hereford x Angus calves (13.3 vs. 8.9%) suggests a maternal effect related to the incidence of IBK. Incidence of IBK in crossbred calves sired by tropically adapted breeds (Brahma, Boran, Tuli) compared with purebred and crossbred Bos taurus types was investigated in the third data set (n = 2,622). Crossbred calves sired by tropically adapted breeds had a lower incidence of IBK than most Bos taurus types (P < 0.05), but they were not different than either reciprocal crosses of Hereford and Angus or purebred Angus calves. Response to selection for decreasing the incidence of IBK is likely to be slow because of low heritability and low incidence in most breeds. Significant breed differences for incidence of IBK may be important to some producers and management systems.
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- G D Snowder
- ARS, USDA, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA.
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Conceição FR, Dellagostin OA, Paolichi F, Leturia AC, Gil Turnes C. Molecular diversity of Moraxella bovis isolated from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay over a period of three decades. Vet J 2004; 167:53-8. [PMID: 14623151 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-0233(03)00084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The molecular profile of 30 Moraxella bovis strains, recovered from outbreaks of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay between 1974 and 2001, was determined through randomly applied polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Molecular profiles of nine strains recovered after 1990 varied from those recovered before 1990. The profiles of 13 strains (48%) differed from those of three vaccinal strains extensively used since 1984 in Argentina and Uruguay. Eight Argentinean strains, one from Brazil and two from Uruguay had identical RAPD profiles. Strains belonging to different serogroups had identical RAPD profiles, demonstrating that this technique was not able to discriminate among strains with low cross-reactivity indices. RAPD may be helpful in the primary characterization of M. bovis strains, but it does not replace serological characterization.
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Prieto CI, Rodriguez ME, Bosch A, Chirdo FG, Yantorno OM. Whole-bacterial cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for cell-bound Moraxella bovis pili. Vet Microbiol 2003; 91:157-68. [PMID: 12458165 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(02)00297-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), caused by Moraxella bovis, is a disease of major importance in cattle industry. M. bovis has several virulence factors among which pili are crucial antigen for the protective capacity of vaccines against this disease. The production of vaccines against IBK therefore requires a reliable technique for cellular piliation level assessment on cells to be included as vaccine components. In this study we describe a specific whole-bacterial cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (bact-ELISA) capable of detecting pili antigen on M. bovis cell surface. A sequential competitive bact-ELISA was developed using highly piliated M. bovis cells as antigen. Samples to be analyzed were allowed to react with anti-pilus serum prior to incubation in wells coated with piliated cells of M. bovis. This assay proved useful for the rapid, sensitive and reproducible evaluation of piliation on M. bovis cells, and represents an important tool for cellular piliation monitoring daburing M. bovis cells production in stirred bioreactors.
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- Claudia I Prieto
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Calle 47 y 115, 1900, La Plata, Argentina
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Farn JL, Strugnell RA, Hoyne PA, Michalski WP, Tennent JM. Molecular characterization of a secreted enzyme with phospholipase B activity from Moraxella bovis. J Bacteriol 2001; 183:6717-20. [PMID: 11673447 PMCID: PMC95508 DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.22.6717-6720.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A candidate for a vaccine against infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) has been cloned and characterized from Moraxella bovis. The plb gene encodes a protein of 616 amino acids (molecular mass of ~65.8 kDa) that expresses phospholipase B activity. Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that PLB is a new member of the GDSL (Gly-Asp-Ser-Leu) family of lipolytic enzymes.
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- J L Farn
- CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong, Victoria, Australia 3220.
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Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous in the environment but is rarely reported as a cause of keratitis in animals. In this case, a mare was presented with epiphora and evidence of pain in the right eye. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from a corneal lesion, and bacteria were also seen in the cytologic evaluation. This is the first reported case of ulcerative keratitis associated with L. monocytogenes in a horse.
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- S Sanchez
- Athens Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the effect that filtrate obtained from cultures of Moraxella bovis has on cultured corneal epithelial cells and other types of cultured mammalian cells. SAMPLE POPULATION Cultured hamster corneal epithelial cells, bovine epithelial cells, and several transformed cell lines exposed to culture filtrate from a pathogenic isolate of M bovis. PROCEDURE Moraxella bovis was cultured, and bacteria were removed by filtration. The resulting bacterial culture filtrate was incubated with various types of cultured cells, and effects of the filtrate on detachment of various mammalian cell types was quantified by the use of neutral red dye. Additionally, bacterial culture filtrate was treated with protease inhibitors as well as trypsin and heat prior to incubation with cultured mammalian cells. RESULTS Bacterial culture filtrate of M bovis caused all types of cultured cells to detach from each other and from the substrate, with the maximal effect evident 2 hours after initiating incubation. Detached cells were alive, and detachment was reversible. Serine protease inhibitors (phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride and alpha2-macroglobulin) inhibited cell detachment attributable to bacterial culture filtrate. Heating and treatment with trypsin also inhibited cell detachment. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Moraxella bovis produces a soluble factor that causes reversible detachment of cultured cells. This activity may play a role in the pathogenesis of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis.
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- R M Marrion
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA
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Prieto CI, Aguilar OM, Yantorno OM. Analyses of lipopolysaccharides, outer membrane proteins and DNA fingerprints reveal intraspecies diversity in Moraxella bovis isolated in Argentina. Vet Microbiol 1999; 70:213-23. [PMID: 10596805 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(99)00142-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Intra-specific diversity within Moraxella bovis was investigated analysing DNA fingerprints, outer membrane proteins (OMP) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) profiles. Three collection strains and 57 isolates of M. bovis, collected during 3 years from cattle with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) symptoms, from diverse geographical locations of Argentina, were examined. The LPS and OMP profiles were studied through SDS-PAGE analysis and genotype was determined by PCR-DNA fingerprinting. Genotyping identified five DNA types while analysis of LPS and OMP profiles identified three rough LPS types and three OMP types among the 60 isolates of M. bovis including the three collection strains. None of the three methods employed to assess diversity was discriminating when used alone because the degree of heterogeneity in each group of surface structures was limited, but when data of each typing method were combined, 15 distinct subgroups were determined. This subgrouping was clearly able to differentiate isolates of the same genotype. These typing methods appear to be useful to assess different aspects of the disease such as the diversity within a population of M. bovis associated to epidemic conditions, track the causal agent in an outbreak of the disease, monitoring vaccination programs and studies on virulence.
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- C I Prieto
- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- R Arumugaswamy
- Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, New South Wales
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Fenwick B, Rider M, Liang J, Brightman A. Iron repressible outer membrane proteins of Moraxella bovis and demonstration of siderophore-like activity. Vet Microbiol 1996; 48:315-24. [PMID: 9054127 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00155-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Moraxella bovis (strain Epp 63), grown in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with desferrioxamine mesylate (0.05 mg/ml) resulted in cell free culture supernatants with an increased chromeazurol-S response indicating the presence of high affinity iron binding ligand(s). Supernatants of cultures where growth occurred in tryptic soy broth, RPMI 1640, or RPMI 1640-desferrioxamine supplemented with ferrous sulfate (10 micrograms/ml) were negative on the chromeazurol-S test. Growth of M. bovis in RPMI 1640 or RPMI 1640-desferrioxamine medium induced the expression of previously unrecognized outer membrane proteins whose expression was repressed when the medium was supplemented with iron and which were not produced when growth occurred in tryptic soy broth.
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- B Fenwick
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA
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Beard MK, Moore LJ. Reproduction of bovine keratoconjunctivitis with a purified haemolytic and cytotoxic fraction of Moraxella bovis. Vet Microbiol 1994; 42:15-33. [PMID: 7839582 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(94)90074-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Evidence that the beta-haemolysin produced in vitro by Moraxella bovis is an important virulence determinant in vivo was strengthened by studies using a haemolytic preparation of greater purity than previously available. A concentrated haemolytic fraction containing outer-membrane bound vesicles was separated from the cell-free filtrate of a bacterial culture using a process comprising tangential flow ultrafiltration, ion-exchange and gel-filtration high-performance liquid chromatography and centrifugal-driven filtration. The cytotoxicity of haemolytic fractions for calf-corneal epithelial cells in vitro was investigated at progressive stages of this attempted haemolysin purification procedure and the results demonstrated a positive correlation for the levels of haemolytic and cytotoxic activity throughout. Further support for the role of the haemolysin was obtained in vivo following the intra-corneal injection of calves with a crude or a purified haemolytic fraction. The ocular damage caused by both preparations, together with the healing processes and microscopic pathology of the experimentally induced damage closely resembled published descriptions of naturally occurring infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. No effect was obtained in vitro or in vivo from equivalent fractions prepared from a non-haemolytic strain of M. bovis.
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- M K Beard
- Department of Animal Health, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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Dagnall GJ. The role of Branhamella ovis, Mycoplasma conjunctivae and Chlamydia psittaci in conjunctivitis of sheep. THE BRITISH VETERINARY JOURNAL 1994; 150:65-71. [PMID: 8025837 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1935(05)80097-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Smooth (S) and rough (R) types of Branhamella ovis were used alone and in conjunction with Mycoplasma conjunctivae and Chlamydia psittaci in attempts to produce conjunctivitis in lambs. This was only successful with one S-type previously isolated from a clinical case of conjunctivitis. In experimental mixed infection, B. ovis contributed to the severity of ovine keratoconjunctivitis attributable to infection with Mycoplasma conjunctivae. When B. ovis and C. psittaci were inoculated into the conjunctival sac mild conjunctivitis was produced but C. psittaci could not be re-isolated.
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- G J Dagnall
- Royal Veterinary College, Department of Animal Health, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
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Kodjo A, Moussa A, Borges E, Richard Y. Identification of Moraxella-like bacteria isolated from caprine and ovine nasal flora. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1993; 40:97-104. [PMID: 8322548 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1993.tb00115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Twenty four Moraxella related bacterias were isolated from healthy caprine and ovine nasal swabs and were investigated by classic biochemical tests and by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of whole-cell proteins in comparison with 9 reference strains. Proteolytic and haemolytic strains were investigated by electron microscopy. The biochemical results clustered field isolates in four groups corresponding to Branhamella and Moraxella species. Proteolytic, haemolytic and fimbriated field isolates showed the same morphological structure and biochemical features as Moraxella bovis. SDS-PAGE results indicated that DICE coefficient between a field isolate and the corresponding reference strain can be as 62.5%; 41.7% and 36% respectively for the groups 1, 3 and 4. The group 2 showed a similarity percentage over 75% with the reference strain Moraxella nonliquefaciens. This results indicated that a non proteolytic but haemolytic bacteria, closely related to Moraxella nonliquefaciens was commonly isolated from small ruminants nasal flora. These animals can also be hosts of a subspecies of Moraxella bovis.
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- A Kodjo
- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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Aleixo JA, Barbosa RC, Gil-Turnes C. Generation of monoclonal antibodies against surface antigens of Moraxella bovis. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 1991; 10:625-31. [PMID: 1804773 DOI: 10.1089/hyb.1991.10.625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Six hybridoma lines producing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Moraxella bovis were established from fusions between the SP2/0 myeloma cells and BALB/c mice splenocytes. Three antibodies were of the IgG1 isotype, two were IgG2a, and one was IgG2b. The specificity of the antibodies was determined by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using whole cells of M. bovis and of other Gram-negative bacteria, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from M. bovis JUR2 and E. coli as antigens. Ascitic fluid produced by the six hybridoma lines inhibited hemagglutination by M. bovis GF9. One MAb (35F) reacted specifically with purified M. bovis LPS in the ELISA test. The MAb panel detected heterogeneity among the isolates recovered from different geographical regions.
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- J A Aleixo
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPel, RS, Brazil
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Fifty-three Australian, seven British, two American and two New Zealand isolates of Moraxella bovis were classified into seven serogroups on the basis of their variable fimbrial (pilus) antigens using whole cell slide agglutination (SA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and tandem-crossed immunoelectrophoresis (TCIE). Although results of serogroup classification by SA and ELISA were identical in 68.7% of isolates, it was found necessary to resolve the discrepancies between the two systems using TCIE. Results suggest that world-wide variation in the potentially host-protective fimbrial antigens of M. bovis may be relatively limited. It is proposed that the previous numerical classifications of British and Australian serogroups are appropriately amalgamated as a result of this latest study and are designated as serogroups A to G inclusive. A protocol for the further serotyping of fresh, fimbriate isolates of M. bovis is suggested.
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- L J Moore
- Department of Animal Health, University of Sydney, Camden, N.S.W., Australia
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Gil-Turnes C, Aleixo JA. Quantification of Moraxella bovis haemagglutinating adhesins with monoclonal antibodies. Lett Appl Microbiol 1991; 13:55-7. [PMID: 1370049 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1991.tb00569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Six monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Moraxella bovis GF 9 were used to quantify haemagglutinating adhesins of 16 strains of this organism. The amount of each MAb necessary to inhibit one haemagglutinating unit of each strain varied between 4 and 0.007 times that required by strain GF 9. Five strains reacted with six MAbs, one with five, two with four, one with three, two with two and three with none. The procedures used enabled to detect dominant strains candidates for vaccines.
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- C Gil-Turnes
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Centro de Biotecnologia, RS, Brazil
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Bovine erythrocytes (RBCs) exposed to Moraxella bovis culture supernatants exhibited rapid leakage of intracellular K+ (95% in 10 min), slower cell swelling (1.20-fold increase in mean corpuscular volume in 20 min), and subsequent lysis (76% leakage of hemoglobin in 25 min). Incubation media made hypertonic by the addition of 75 mM carbohydrates with molecular diameters of 0.72 to 1.32 nm prevented hemolysin-induced RBC swelling, but incubation media made hypertonic by the addition of carbohydrates with molecular diameters of less than 0.72 nm did not protect against hemolysin-induced RBC swelling. Raffinose (75 mM; molecular diameter, 1.14 nm) did not block hemolysin-induced K+ leakage but did block hemolysis. These findings support the hypothesis that hemolysin-induced lysis occurs by colloid-osmotic swelling and are compatible with M. bovis hemolysin acting as a pore-forming cytolysin. Assuming that M. bovis hemolysin acts as a transmembrane molecular sieve, then the functional size of the hemolysin transmembrane pores in bovine RBCs is approximately 0.9 nm, the molecular size of sucrose. Hemolytic activity was inhibited by the Ca2+ chelator ethylene glycol-bis (beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), but hemolysin-induced K+ leakage was not affected by EGTA.
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- K D Clinkenbeard
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
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Sequence analysis of the inversion region containing the pilin genes of Moraxella bovis. J Bacteriol 1990; 172:310-6. [PMID: 2403542 PMCID: PMC208434 DOI: 10.1128/jb.172.1.310-316.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Moraxella bovis EPP63 is able to produce two antigenically distinct pili called Q and I pili (previously called beta and alpha pili). Hybridization studies have shown that the transition between the types is due to inversion of a 2.1-kilobase segment of chromosomal DNA. We present the sequence of a 4.1-kilobase region of cloned DNA spanning the entire inversion region in orientation 1 (Q pilin expressed). Comparison of this sequence with the sequence of the polymerase chain reaction-amplified genomic DNA from orientation 2 (I pilin expressed) allows the site-specific region of recombination to be localized to a 26-base-pair region in which sequence similarity to the left inverted repeat of the Salmonella typhimurium hin system was previously noted. In addition, 50% sequence similarity was seen in a 60-base-pair segment of our sequence to the recombinational enhancer of bacteriophage P1, an inversion system related to the hin system of S. typhimurium. Finally, two open reading frames representing potential genes were identified.
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An in vitro assay was developed using calf corneal cells to assess the importance of fimbriae in the colonisation of the bovine ocular surface by Moraxella bovis, and the role of fimbrial antibodies in the bovine immune response and resistance to infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). Fimbriae promoted adherence of M. bovis to calf corneal cells in culture; 15 fimbriate isolates, representative of 6 fimbrial serogroups of M. bovis, adhered to the cells whereas 4 non-fimbriate isolates failed to do so. Fimbrial antibodies in hyperimmune rabbit serum inhibited attachment of all fimbriate strains of the homologous fimbrial serogroup but not those of 5 heterologous serogroups. The relevance of these results to the use of a polyvalent fimbrial vaccine in the control of IBK is discussed.
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- L J Moore
- AFRC Institute for Animal Disease Research, Newbury, Berkshire, England
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Rogers DG, Cheville NF, Pugh GW. Conjunctival lesions caused by Moraxella bovis in gnotobiotic calves. Vet Pathol 1987; 24:554-9. [PMID: 3455084 DOI: 10.1177/030098588702400614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hemolytic Moraxella bovis was instilled into the conjunctival sac of gnotobiotic calves, and conjunctivae were sampled serially after infection. Bilateral lesions developed in seven of eight infected calves. Histologically, M. bovis was first seen within swollen epithelial cells near the lid margins and occasionally within superficial epithelium in other areas. Conjunctival erosions and ulcers were seen in later stages. Scanning electron microscopy showed M. bovis in pits on surfaces of epithelial cells and in erosions on palpebral conjunctivae; lesions were prominent near lid margins. By transmission electron microscopy, M. bovis was seen within swollen epithelial cells near lid margins; many epithelial cells had undergone cytolysis. This study demonstrates that virulent M. bovis can invade bovine conjunctival epithelial cells and cause conjunctivitis in the absence of injurious ultraviolet irradiation or other predisposing environmental factors.
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- D G Rogers
- National Animal Disease Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA
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Fimbrial proteins were extracted from 15 isolates of Moraxella bovis, and antisera to each of the preparations were raised in rabbits. The antigenic relationships of the fimbriae were investigated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, tandem crossed immunoelectrophoresis, and a slide agglutination test. With all three methods there was a similar pattern of antigenic cross-reactivity among the fimbriae. The 15 isolates, together with 23 additional isolates, could be grouped into seven fimbrial serogroups.
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- L J Moore
- Agricultural and Food Research Council Institute for Animal Disease Research, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, England
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Rogers DG, Cheville NF, Pugh GW. Pathogenesis of corneal lesions caused by Moraxella bovis in gnotobiotic calves. Vet Pathol 1987; 24:287-95. [PMID: 3617395 DOI: 10.1177/030098588702400401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Moraxella bovis was instilled into the conjunctival sac of gnotobiotic calves and corneas were sampled serially after infection. Lesions developed in seven of eight infected calves, but were absent in a noninfected control calf. Histologically, M. bovis was first seen in foci of swollen epithelium and within basal epithelial cells adjacent to ulcers. Corneal ulcers were severe in later stages of infection; fibrin deposits, neutrophils, and bacteria were present in the stromas. Examination of early lesions by scanning electron microscopy showed M. bovis in pits on the surfaces of dark epithelial cells, enmeshed in degenerate epithelial cells and within erosions and an ulcer; in later samples, bacteria were rare. Ultrastructurally, M. bovis was seen in surface pits in superficial epithelial cell processes and within swollen epithelial cells. In stroma, M. bovis was frequently seen among collagen fibrils, within neutrophil phagosomes, and associated with cellular debris. This study demonstrates that a virulent strain of M. bovis can invade bovine corneal epithelial cells and can cause keratitis in the absence of injurious ultraviolet irradiation or other known predisposing environmental factors.
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Lepper AW, Barton IJ. Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis: seasonal variation in cultural, biochemical and immunoreactive properties of Moraxella bovis isolated from the eyes of cattle. Aust Vet J 1987; 64:33-9. [PMID: 3300626 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1987.tb16125.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The eyes of 20 young cattle were examined over an 18 month period in which 12 members of the group contracted infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). On each of 23 occasions cultural, biochemical and immunoreactive properties of up to 6 isolates of Moraxella bovis derived from each eye were determined. Relationships between the clinical response of eyes, phenotypic properties of M. bovis and annual variations in the level of solar ultraviolet radiation of 280 to 320 nm wavelength were examined. M. bovis was isolated from all IBK-affected and some unaffected eyes less than one month after the maximum annual level of the mean weekly UV radiation (2,840 mWh.m-2 X nm-1) was recorded. A high proportion of M. bovis from IBK lesions were simultaneously active in haemolysis, agar corrosion, gelatin liquefaction and litmus milk peptonisation. Some of these characteristics showed marked dissociation despite consistent reactivity in the fluorescent antibody test, which had a sensitivity and specificity of 95%. Fall in the mean weekly level of UV radiation below 1,438 mWh X m-2 X nm-1 in autumn was accompanied by healing of ulcers, persistent scar formation and a decline in the number of M. bovis isolated from affected eyes. A slower decline in the number of M. bovis isolated from apparently healthy eyes occurred in the winter and occasional fresh IBK lesions occurred.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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LEPPER AWD, HERMANS IR. Characterisation and quantitation of pilus antigens of Moraxella bovis by ELISA. Aust Vet J 1986. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1986.tb15917.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Maidment DC, Batty DL. Changes in titres of Moraxella bovis-specific IgG in growing cattle. THE BRITISH VETERINARY JOURNAL 1986; 142:65-9. [PMID: 3947934 DOI: 10.1016/0007-1935(86)90010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Chandler RL, Smith K, Turfrey BA. Exposure of bovine cornea to different strains of Moraxella bovis and to other bacterial species in vitro. J Comp Pathol 1985; 95:415-23. [PMID: 4031135 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9975(85)90046-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A collection of strains of Moraxella bovis, some pathogenic and some non-pathogenic in cattle, together with other M. bovis preparations, Neisseria ovis, Staphylococcus aureus and Moraxella non-liquefaciens were studied by scanning electron microscopy for their affinity to bovine corneal preparations in vitro. The in vitro procedure provides a convenient method for studies on host-pathogen interactions at the early stage of pathogenesis. The results corresponded well with the pathogenicity of the respective strains and species in cattle. It is considered that the pathogenicity of M. bovis is associated with at least two factors, piliation and the ability to produce pit-like depressions in corneal epithelial cells. The other bacterial species, which are not thought to play an important role in infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, had the ability to adhere to the bovine cornea but did not produce pits. The pitting factor of M. bovis is of interest in relation to studies on vaccination against infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis.
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Maidment DC, Kidder DE, Taylor MN. Electrolyte and protein levels in bovine tears. THE BRITISH VETERINARY JOURNAL 1985; 141:169-73. [PMID: 3995253 DOI: 10.1016/0007-1935(85)90147-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Miller RB, Fales WH. Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis: an update. THE VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. LARGE ANIMAL PRACTICE 1984; 6:597-608. [PMID: 6393547 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9846(17)30012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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An in vitro assay is described using radiolabeled Moraxella bovis for studying adherence to intact bovine corneal epithelial surfaces. The assay was optimized for time (45 min) and for the ratio of epithelial cells to bacteria (1:1000) that demonstrated a significant difference in adherence between M. bovis strain 118F, a piliated organism and a nonpiliated variant, strain 118F/4-2. Adherence of these organisms correlated with previous pathogenicity studies involving experimental infection of calves. Scanning electron microscopy of tissues treated in the assay revealed a predilection of M. bovis for dark epithelial cells and for association with depressions in the tissue surface. This assay technique is discussed in comparison with other in vitro adherence assay methods.
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Chandler R, Turfrey B, Smith K. Laboratory model for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis: the pathogenicity of different strains of Moraxella bovis, pathology and ultrastructural observations. Res Vet Sci 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/s0034-5288(18)32019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chandler RL, Bird RG, Smith MD, Anger HS, Turfrey BA. Scanning electron microscope studies on preparations of bovine cornea exposed to Moraxella bovis. J Comp Pathol 1983; 93:1-8. [PMID: 6841686 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9975(83)90038-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Preparations of bovine cornea were studied by scanning electron microscopy before and after in vitro exposure to Moraxella bovis. The bacteria were observed in association with the surface of the corneal epithelium; they showed a predilection for dark cells relatively devoid of surface structure. Pit-like depressions related to the presence of individual bacteria were produced in these cells. An evident association with corneal epithelium was shown by 2 strains known to be pathogenic experimentally in cattle but not by 2 non-pathogenic strains.
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Webber JJ, Fales WH, Selby LA. Semiselective medium for isolation of Moraxella bovis from cattle with infectious keratoconjunctivitis. J Clin Microbiol 1982; 16:193-4. [PMID: 7107855 PMCID: PMC272319 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.16.1.193-194.1982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The incorporation of 2.5 micrograms/ml of cloxacillin into 5% bovine blood agar provided an inexpensive, easily prepared culture medium for the primary isolation of Moraxella bovis from bovine lacrimal and nasal secretions. With this medium, the time required to identify and isolate M. bovis from large numbers of field specimens was substantially reduced, whereas the sensitivity of isolation was increased by 60%.
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Webber JJ, Fales WH, Selby LA. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Moraxella bovis determined by agar disk diffusion and broth microdilution. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1982; 21:554-7. [PMID: 7081977 PMCID: PMC181940 DOI: 10.1128/aac.21.4.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The antimicrobial susceptibility of 84 isolates of Moraxella bovis was evaluated by the standard agar disk diffusion and broth microdilution procedures. All isolates were resistant to cloxacillin by disk diffusion, with 97% of isolates having a minimal inhibitory concentration of greater than or equal to 2 micrograms/ml. Of the hemolytic isolates, 68% were resistant to streptomycin. A high frequency of susceptibility was recorded for all other antimicrobial agents tested. Quantitative data supported the use of sulfonamides, but not tylosin, for parenteral infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis therapy.
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Chandler RL, Smith K, Turfrey BA. Ultrastructural and histological studies on the corneal lesion in infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. J Comp Pathol 1981; 91:175-84. [PMID: 7345101 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9975(81)90022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Certain strains of Moraxella bovis produce tissue-damaging enzymes which may initiate or potentiate infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. Thirteen reference strains of this species were characterized physiologically and screened for production of various enzymes by some conventional biochemical tests and the API ZYM system (Analytab Products, Plainview, N.Y.). All 13 strains were hemolytic. All hydrolyzed Tween 80 and Tween 85 and displayed C4 esterase, C8 esterase-lipase, and C14 lipase activities. All produced phosphoamidase and phosphatase. All were able to hydrolyze casein and gelatin. All produced leucine and valine aminopeptidases and fibrinolysin. Twelve produced hyaluronidase or were agarolytic. Three hydrolyzed chondroitin sulfate. Nine strains autoagglutinated. Five produced catalase, and two produced cystine aminopeptidase.
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Caspari EL, Wood PD, Newton JM. Eyelid pigmentation and the incidence of infectious bovine kerato-conjunctivitis in Hereford-Friesian cross-bred calves. THE BRITISH VETERINARY JOURNAL 1980; 136:210-3. [PMID: 7388584 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1935(17)32283-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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