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Haghkhah M, Hemati Z, Derakhshandeh A, Namazi F, Chaubey KK, Singh SV. Immuno-reactivity evaluation of Mce-truncated subunit candidate vaccine against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis challenge in the goat models. BMC Vet Res 2023; 19:157. [PMID: 37710242 PMCID: PMC10500891 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-023-03715-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Detection of an appropriate antigen with high immunogenicity can be a big step in the production of an effective vaccine for control of Johne's disease (JD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Mce-truncated protein as a subunit vaccine candidate for the control of JD in experimentally challenged goats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six healthy goat kids were immunized with Mce-truncated protein, and two goats were kept as controls. All kids were twice challenged orally with live Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis(MAP) strain and half the goats from both the categories were sacrificed at 7 and 10 months after start of challenge study. Culture of MAP was performed from all the necropsied tissues to determine the true JD infection status. RESULTS Mce-truncated protein only reacted with pooled vaccinated goat sera in western-blot. A significant increase in humoral immune response against Mce protein was also observed in vaccinated goats. Compared to the control group, vaccinated goats gained higher body weights and none of them shed MAP or showed histopatological lesions or colonization of MAP in their necropsy tissues. CONCLUSIONS The new Mce protein based vaccine provided significant immunity in goats as they could meet the challenge with live MAP bacilli. Although the vaccine used in this study showed the high potential as a new effective vaccine for the control of JD, further validation study is still required to successfully implement the vaccine for JD control program.
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- Masoud Haghkhah
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71345-1731, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71345-1731, Iran.
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71345-1731, Iran
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- Division of Research and Innovation, School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Arcadia Grant, P.O. Chandanwari, Premnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Ajhai, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Tigani-Asil ETAE, Abdelwahab GED, Abdu EHAM, Terab AMA, Khalil NAH, Marri ZJMA, Yuosf MF, Shah AAM, Khalafalla AI, Ishag HZA. Pathological, microscopic, and molecular diagnosis of paratuberculosis/John's disease in naturally infected dromedary camel ( Camelus dromedarius). Vet World 2023; 16:1277-1283. [PMID: 37577185 PMCID: PMC10421554 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2023.1277-1283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Background and Aim Paratuberculosis (PTB) or John's disease is a chronic disease of ruminants impeding the reproduction and productivity of the livestock sector worldwide. Since there is a lack of pathological studies explaining the nature and development of the disease in camels, this study aimed to highlight the anatomopathological changes of PTB in camels, which may help in verifying and validating some diagnostic tests used to detect the etiology of the disease in camel tissues. Materials and Methods In August 2017, at Alselaa border's Veterinary Clinic of Al Dhafra Region, Western Abu Dhabi, UAE, one imported culled she-camel of 2 years old was subjected to clinical, microscopic, and anatomopathological investigations along with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) to confirm the infection and correlate between clinical signs and pathological lesions of the PTB in dromedary camels. Results Clinically, typical clinical signs compliant with the pathognomonic gross and histologic lesions of PTB were seen in naturally infected dromedary camel. As presumptive diagnosis microscopically, acid-fast coccobacillus bacterium clumps were demonstrated in direct fecal smears as well as in scraped mucosal and crushed mesenteric lymph node films, and in histopathological sections prepared from a necropsied animal and stained by Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Free and intracellular acid-fast clump phagosomes were further confirmed as Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by q-PCR. Conclusion Clinical signs and pathological lesions of paratuberculosis in a dromedary camel were found to be similar to those of the other susceptible hosts.
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- El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil
- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Extension Services and Animal Health Division, Animal Wealth Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Biosecurity Affairs Division, Development and Innovation Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Elmoslemany A, Alanazi F, Elsohaby I, Fayez M, Alnaeem A. Associations between management factors and seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in dromedary camels. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 83:101780. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Selim A, Attia KA, Alsubki RA, Kimiko I, Sayed-Ahmed MZ. Cross-sectional survey on Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis in Dromedary Camels: Seroprevalence and risk factors. Acta Trop 2022; 226:106261. [PMID: 34848184 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Johne's disease is a chronic disease with great concern in ruminants and caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). A cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to January 2020 to estimate the prevalence of MAP infection among camels which are kept in three governorates in Nile Delta of Egypt. A total of 440 serum samples were examined by ELISA for detection of MAP antibodies. The multivariable logistic regression model was performed to determine the associated risk factors for MAP infection in examined camels. Overall, the seroprevalence of MAP infection was found to be 7.5% among examined camels. The multivariable logistic regression model was performed to determine the associated risk factors for MAP infection in examined camels. The main findings revealed that the risk of getting MAP infection increased among elder camels (>10 years old) with signs of diarrhea, having communal water source and in camels grazing in the same pasture (odds ratio >1). However, geographic location, sex and contact with cattle had not significant impact regarding to seroprevalence of MAP infection in camels. The present findings confirm presence of MAP among camels which is a potential risk factor for contamination of environment and spreading of infection. Therefore, further studies for detection of infected animals in early stage are needed beside the estimated risk factors in this study to build an efficient control program.
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Paratuberculosis: The Hidden Killer of Small Ruminants. Animals (Basel) 2021; 12:ani12010012. [PMID: 35011118 PMCID: PMC8749836 DOI: 10.3390/ani12010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Paratuberculosis is a chronic disease of ruminants and many non-ruminant animals caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Affected animals show diarrhoea, loss of weight, and decreased production performance with consequent economic losses. This bacterium has been detected in some humans suffering from a chronic intestinal disease known as Crohn’s disease (CD) and, therefore, some scientists believe that CD is the human form of paratuberculosis. The disease in small ruminants has been reported in all continents, with goats being more susceptible than sheep. The clinical signs of the disease in goats are not so obvious as often do not show signs of diarrhoea, and the animal may die before being finally diagnosed. In Africa and many developing countries, paratuberculosis is described as a “neglected disease” particularly in small ruminants, which play a vital role in the livelihood of poor communities. This overview attempts to highlight the current research and gaps on this disease in small ruminants to draw more attention for further studies on diagnosis, prevention and control. Abstract Paratuberculosis (PTB) is a contagious and chronic enteric disease of ruminants and many non-ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), and is characterised by diarrhoea and progressive emaciation with consequent serious economic losses due to death, early culling, and reduced productivity. In addition, indirect economic losses may arise from trade restrictions. Besides being a production limiting disease, PTB is a potential zoonosis; MAP has been isolated from Crohn’s disease patients and was associated with other human diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis. Paratuberculosis in sheep and goats may be globally distributed though information on the prevalence and economic impact in many developing countries seem to be scanty. Goats are more susceptible to infection than sheep and both species are likely to develop the clinical disease. Ingestion of feed and water contaminated with faeces of MAP-positive animals is the common route of infection, which then spreads horizontally and vertically. In African countries, PTB has been described as a “neglected disease”, and in small ruminants, which support the livelihood of people in rural areas and poor communities, the disease was rarely reported. Prevention and control of small ruminants’ PTB is difficult because diagnostic assays demonstrate poor sensitivity early in the disease process, in addition to the difficulties in identifying subclinically infected animals. Further studies are needed to provide more insight on molecular epidemiology, transmission, and impact on other animals or humans, socio-economic aspects, prevention and control of small ruminant PTB.
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Zhao L, Wang Y, Wang JL, Zhao WH, Cheng HX, Ma YM, Chai HL, Zhang ZS, Wang LF, Miao ZQ, Ding YL, Sulijid J, Dang GH, Liu SY, Wang FL, Liu SG, Liu YH. Serological investigation and genotyping of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep and goats in Inner Mongolia, China. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256628. [PMID: 34492040 PMCID: PMC8423245 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Paratuberculosis a contagious and chronic disease in domestic and wild ruminants, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Typical clinical signs include intractable diarrhea, progressive emaciation, proliferative enteropathy, and mesenteric lymphadenitis. Paratuberculosis is endemic to many parts of the world and responsible for considerable economic losses. In this study, different types of paratuberculosis and MAP in sheep and goats were investigated in Inner Mongolia, a northern province in China contiguous with two countries and eight other provinces. A total of 4434 serum samples were collected from six cities in the western, central, and eastern regions of Inner Mongolia and analyzed using the ELISA test. In addition, tissue samples were collected from seven animals that were suspected to be infected with MAP. Finally, these tissues samples were analyzed by histopathological examination followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), IS1311 PCR-restriction enzyme analysis (PCR-REA), and a sequence analysis of five genes. Among all 4434 ruminant serum samples collected from the six cities in the western, central, and eastern regions of Inner Mongolia, 7.60% (337/4434) measured positive for the MAP antibody. The proportions of positive MAP antibody results for serum samples collected in the western, central, and eastern regions were 5.10% (105/2058), 6.63% (85/1282), and 13.44% (147/1094), respectively. For the seven suspected infected animals selected from the herd with the highest rate of positivity, the gross pathology and histopathology of the necropsied animals were found to be consistent with the pathological features of paratuberculosis. The PCR analysis further confirmed the diagnosis of paratuberculosis. The rest of the results demonstrated that herds of sheep and goats in Inner Mongolia were infected with both MAP type II and type III. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of the two subtypes of MAP strains in sheep and goats in Inner Mongolia.
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- Li Zhao
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
- Key Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Technology in Animal Disease, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hohhot, China
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Hodgeman R, Mann R, Savin K, Djitro N, Rochfort S, Rodoni B. Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Australia. BMC Microbiol 2021; 21:101. [PMID: 33789575 PMCID: PMC8012159 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02140-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) causes Johne's disease (JD), a chronic enteritis widespread in ruminants, resulting in substantial economic losses, especially to the dairy industry. Understanding the genetic diversity of Map in Australia will assist epidemiological studies for tracking disease transmission and identify subtype characteristics for use in development of improved diagnostic typing methods. Here we investigated the phylogenetic relationships of 351 Map isolates and compared different subtyping methods to assess their suitability for use in diagnostics and accuracy. RESULTS SNP-based phylogenetic analysis of 228 Australian isolates and 123 publicly available international isolates grouped Type S and Type C strains into two distinct lineages. Type C strains were highly monomorphic with only 20 SNP differences separating them. Type S strains, when aligned separately to the Telford strain, fell into two distinct clades: The first clade contained seven international isolates while the second clade contained one international isolate from Scotland and all 59 Australian isolates. The Australian Type B strain clustered with US bison strains. IS1311 PCR and Restriction Enzyme Analysis (REA) intermittently generated incorrect results when compared to Long Sequence Polymorphism (LSP) analysis, whole genome SNP-based phylogenetic analysis, IS1311 sequence alignment and average nucleotide identity (ANI). These alternative methods generated consistent Map typing results. A published SNP based assay for genotyping Map was found to be unsuitable for differentiating between Australian and international strain types of Map. CONCLUSION This is the first phylogenetic analysis of Australian Map isolates. The Type C lineage was highly monomorphic, and the Type S lineage clustered all Australian isolates into one clade with a single Scottish sheep strain. The Australian isolate classified as Type B by IS1311 PCR and REA is likely to be descended from bison and most closely related to US bison strains. Limitations of the current typing methods were identified in this study.
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- Rachel Hodgeman
- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. .,School of Applied Systems Biology, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Applied Systems Biology, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.,School of Applied Systems Biology, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.,School of Applied Systems Biology, AgriBio, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Evolutionary genomic and bacteria GWAS analysis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and dairy cattle Johne's disease phenotypes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.02570-20. [PMID: 33547057 PMCID: PMC8091108 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02570-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne's disease in ruminants, which has important health consequences for dairy cattle. The Regional Dairy Quality Management Alliance (RDQMA) project is a multistate research program involving MAP isolates taken from three intensively studied commercial dairy farms in the northeastern United States, which emphasized longitudinal data collection of both MAP isolates and animal health in three regional dairy herds for a period of about 7 years. This paper reports the results of a pan-GWAS analysis involving 318 MAP isolates and dairy cow Johne's disease phenotypes, taken from these three farms. Based on our highly curated accessory gene count the pan-GWAS analysis identified several MAP genes associated with bovine Johne's disease phenotypes scored from these three farms, with some of the genes having functions suggestive of possible cause/effect relationships to these phenotypes. This paper reports a pan-genomic comparative analysis between MAP and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, assessing functional Gene Ontology category enrichments between these taxa. Finally, we also provide a population genomic perspective on the effectiveness of herd isolation, involving closed dairy farms, in preventing MAP inter-farm cross infection on a micro-geographic scale.IMPORTANCE Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne's disease in ruminants, which has important health consequences for dairy cattle, and enormous economic consequences for the dairy industry. Understanding which genes in this bacterium are correlated with key disease phenotypes can lead to functional experiments targeting these genes and ultimately lead to improved control strategies. This study represents a rare example of a prolonged longitudinal study of dairy cattle where the disease was measured and the bacteria were isolated from the same cows. The genome sequences of over 300 MAP isolates were analyzed for genes that were correlated with a wide range of Johne's disease phenotypes. A number of genes were identified that were significantly associated with several aspects of the disease and suggestive of further experimental follow-up.
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Mizzi R, Timms VJ, Price-Carter ML, Gautam M, Whittington R, Heuer C, Biggs PJ, Plain KM. Comparative Genomics of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Sheep Strains. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:637637. [PMID: 33659287 PMCID: PMC7917049 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.637637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the aetiological agent of Johne's disease (JD), a chronic enteritis that causes major losses to the global livestock industry. Further, it has been associated with human Crohn's disease. Several strains of MAP have been identified, the two major groups being sheep strain MAP, which includes the Type I and Type III sub-lineages, and the cattle strain or Type II MAP lineage, of which bison strains are a sub-grouping. Major genotypic, phenotypic and pathogenic variations have been identified in prior comparisons, but the research has predominately focused on cattle strains of MAP. In countries where the sheep industries are more prevalent, however, such as Australia and New Zealand, ovine JD is a substantial burden. An information gap exists regarding the genomic differences between sheep strain sub-lineages and the relevance of Type I and Type III MAP in terms of epidemiology and/or pathogenicity. We therefore investigated sheep MAP isolates from Australia and New Zealand using whole genome sequencing. For additional context, sheep MAP genome datasets were downloaded from the Sequence Read Archive and GenBank. The final dataset contained 18 Type III and 16 Type I isolates and the K10 cattle strain MAP reference genome. Using a pan-genome approach, an updated global phylogeny for sheep MAP from de novo assemblies was produced. When rooted with the K10 cattle reference strain, two distinct clades representing the lineages were apparent. The Australian and New Zealand isolates formed a distinct sub-clade within the type I lineage, while the European type I isolates formed another less closely related group. Within the type III lineage, isolates appeared more genetically diverse and were from a greater number of continents. Querying of the pan-genome and verification using BLAST analysis revealed lineage-specific variations (n = 13) including genes responsible for metabolism and stress responses. The genetic differences identified may represent important epidemiological and virulence traits specific to sheep MAP. This knowledge will potentially contribute to improved vaccine development and control measures for these strains.
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- Rachel Mizzi
- Farm Animal Health Group, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Public Health, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Farm Animal Health Group, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.,School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Farm Animal Health Group, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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Wibberg D, Price-Carter M, Rückert C, Blom J, Möbius P. Complete Genome Sequence of Ovine Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Strain JIII-386 (MAP-S/type III) and Its Comparison to MAP-S/type I, MAP-C, and M. avium Complex Genomes. Microorganisms 2020; 9:microorganisms9010070. [PMID: 33383865 PMCID: PMC7823733 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium avium (M. a.) subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is a worldwide-distributed obligate pathogen in ruminants causing Johne’s disease. Due to a lack of complete subtype III genome sequences, there is not yet conclusive information about genetic differences between strains of cattle (MAP-C, type II) and sheep (MAP-S) type, and especially between MAP-S subtypes I, and III. Here we present the complete, circular genome of MAP-S/type III strain JIII-386 (DE) closed by Nanopore-technology and its comparison with MAP-S/type I closed genome of strain Telford (AUS), MAP-S/type III draft genome of strain S397 (U.S.), twelve closed MAP-C strains, and eight closed M.-a.-complex-strains. Structural comparative alignments revealed clearly the mosaic nature of MAP, emphasized differences between the subtypes and the higher diversity of MAP-S genomes. The comparison of various genomic elements including transposases and genomic islands provide new insights in MAP genomics. MAP type specific phenotypic features may be attributed to genes of known large sequence polymorphisms (LSPSs) regions I–IV and deletions #1 and #2, confirmed here, but could also result from identified frameshifts or interruptions of various virulence-associated genes (e.g., mbtC in MAP-S). Comprehensive core and pan genome analysis uncovered unique genes (e.g., cytochromes) and genes probably acquired by horizontal gene transfer in different MAP-types and subtypes, but also emphasized the highly conserved and close relationship, and the complex evolution of M.-a.-strains.
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- Daniel Wibberg
- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany; (D.W.); (C.R.)
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- AgResearch, Hopkirk Research Institute, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand;
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany; (D.W.); (C.R.)
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Justus Liebig University Gießen, D-35390 Gießen, Germany;
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut/Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)3641-8042280
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Ali ZI, Hanafy M, Hansen C, Saudi AM, Talaat AM. Genotypic analysis of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from raw milk and human cases in Wisconsin. J Dairy Sci 2020; 104:211-220. [PMID: 33162087 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) compose a group of mycobacteria that do not belong to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex group. They are frequently isolated from environmental samples such as water, soil, and, to a lesser extent, food samples. Isolates of NTM represent a major health threat to humans worldwide, especially those who have asthma or are immunocompromised. Human disease is acquired from environmental exposures and through consumption of NTM-contaminated food. The most common clinical manifestation of NTM disease in human is lung disease, but lymphatic, skin and soft tissue, and disseminated disease are also important. The main objective of the current study was to profile the farm-level contamination of cow milk with NTM by examining milk filters and bulk tank milk samples. Five different NTM species were isolated in one dairy herd in Wisconsin, with confirmed 16S rRNA genotypes including Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium avium ssp. hominissuis, Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium simiae, and Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis). In tank milk samples, M. fortuitum was the predominant species in 48% of the samples, whereas M. chelonae/abscessus and M. fortuitum were the only 2 species obtained from 77 and 23% of the examined filters, respectively. Surprisingly, M. avium ssp. hominissuis, M. paratuberculosis, and M. simiae were isolated from 16.7, 10.4, and 4% of the examined milk samples, respectively, but not from milk filters. Interestingly, NTM isolates from human clinical cases in Wisconsin clustered very closely with those from milk samples. These findings suggest that the problem of NTM contamination is underestimated in dairy herds and could contribute to human infections with NTM. Overall, the study validates the use of bulk tank samples rather than milk filters to assess contamination of milk with NTM. Nontuberculous mycobacteria represent one type of pathogens that extensively contaminate raw milk at the farm level. The significance of our research is in evaluating the existence of NTM at the farm level and identifying a simple approach to examine the potential milk contamination with NTM members using tank milk or milk filters from dairy operations. In addition, we attempted to examine the potential link between NTM isolates found in the farm to those circulating in humans in Wisconsin.
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- Zeinab I Ali
- Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
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Zaychikova MV, Danilenko VN. The Actinobacterial mce Operon: Structure and Functions. BIOLOGY BULLETIN REVIEWS 2020. [PMCID: PMC7709480 DOI: 10.1134/s2079086420060079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- M. V. Zaychikova
- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117971 Moscow, Russia
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- Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117971 Moscow, Russia
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A Protective Vaccine against Johne's Disease in Cattle. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8091427. [PMID: 32957508 PMCID: PMC7564561 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Johne’s disease (JD) caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) is a chronic infection characterized by the development of granulomatous enteritis in wild and domesticated ruminants. It is one of the most significant livestock diseases not only in the USA but also globally, accounting for USD 200–500 million losses annually for the USA alone with potential link to cases of Crohn’s disease in humans. Developing safe and protective vaccines is of a paramount importance for JD control in dairy cows. The current study evaluated the safety, immunity and protective efficacy of a novel live attenuated vaccine (LAV) candidate with and without an adjuvant in comparison to an inactivated vaccine. Results indicated that the LAV, irrespective of the adjuvant presence, induced robust T cell immune responses indicated by proinflammatory cytokine production such as IFN-γ, IFN-α, TNF-α and IL-17 as well as strong response to intradermal skin test against M. paratuberculosis antigens. Furthermore, the LAV was safe with minimal tissue pathology. Finally, calves vaccinated with adjuvanted LAV did not shed M. paratuberculosis post-challenge, a much-desired characteristic of an effective vaccine against JD. Together, this data suggests a strong potential of testing LAV in field trials to curb JD in dairy herds.
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Bannantine JP, Conde C, Bayles DO, Branger M, Biet F. Genetic Diversity Among Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Revealed by Analysis of Complete Genome Sequences. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1701. [PMID: 32849358 PMCID: PMC7426613 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium comprises four subspecies that contain both human and veterinary pathogens. At the inception of this study, twenty-eight M. avium genomes had been annotated as RefSeq genomes, facilitating direct comparisons. These genomes represent strains from around the world and provided a unique opportunity to examine genome dynamics in this species. Each genome was confirmed to be classified correctly based on SNP genotyping, nucleotide identity and presence/absence of repetitive elements or other typing methods. The Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) genome size and organization was remarkably consistent, averaging 4.8 Mb with a variance of only 29.6 kb among the 13 strains. Comparing recombination events along with the larger genome size and variance observed among Mycobacterium avium subspecies avium (Maa) and Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis (Mah) strains (collectively termed non-Map) suggests horizontal gene transfer occurs in non-Map, but not in Map strains. Overall, M. avium subspecies could be divided into two major sub-divisions, with the Map type II (bovine strains) clustering tightly on one end of a phylogenetic spectrum and Mah strains clustering more loosely together on the other end. The most evolutionarily distinct Map strain was an ovine strain, designated Telford, which had >1,000 SNPs and showed large rearrangements compared to the bovine type II strains. The Telford strain clustered with Maa strains as an intermediate between Map type II and Mah. SNP analysis and genome organization analyses repeatedly demonstrated the conserved nature of Map versus the mosaic nature of non-Map M. avium strains. Finally, core and pangenomes were developed for Map and non-Map strains. A total of 80% Map genes belonged to the Map core genome, while only 40% of non-Map genes belonged to the non-Map core genome. These genomes provide a more complete and detailed comparison of these subspecies strains as well as a blueprint for how genetic diversity originated.
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- John P Bannantine
- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA, United States
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, ISP, Nouzilly, France
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA, United States
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, ISP, Nouzilly, France
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Hemati Z, Haghkhah M, Derakhshandeh A, Chaubey KK, Singh SV. Novel recombinant Mce-truncated protein based ELISA for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in domestic livestock. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233695. [PMID: 32479551 PMCID: PMC7263793 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Johne’s disease (JD) is an infectious wasting condition of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in domestic livestock of every country that has been investigated. Controlling JD is problematic due to the lack of sensitive, specific, efficient, and cost-effective diagnostic tests. A major challenge in the development of diagnostics like ELISA is the selection of an ideal antigen/(s) that is pathogen-specific and allows sensitive recognition. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and use Mce-truncated protein-based ELISA assay for the diagnosis of MAP infection with high sensitivity and specificity. In silico epitope prediction by epitope mapping throughout the whole length of MAP2191 protein revealed that C-terminal portion of this protein presented potential T- and B-cell epitopes. Therefore, a novel Mce-truncated protein encoded by the selected region of MAP2191 gene was expressed, purified with Ni-NTA gel matrix and confirmed by SDS PAGE and western blot. A profiling ELISA assay was developed to evaluate sera from MAP infected and non-infected ruminant species for antibodies against Mce-truncated protein to infer the immunogenicity of this protein in the host. Using this Mce protein-based ELISA, 251 goats, 53 sheep, 117 buffaloes, and 33 cattle serum samples were screened and 49.4, 51.0, 69.2, and 54.6% animals, respectively, were found positive. Comparing with i-ELISA, the new Mce-based ELISA kit showed a relatively higher specificity but suffered from slightly reduced sensitivity. Mce-based ELISA excluded apparently false positive results of i-ELISA. Mce protein was found to be antigenic and Mce-ELISA test could be employed as a diagnostic test for JD in domestic livestock in view of the a relatively higher specificity and accuracy. The antigenic potential of Mce antigen can also be exploited for the development of a new vaccine for the control of MAP infection.
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- Zahra Hemati
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Health Division, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura Uttar Pradesh, India
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Hemati Z, Derakhshandeh A, Haghkhah M, Chaubey KK, Gupta S, Singh M, Singh SV, Dhama K. Mammalian cell entry operons; novel and major subset candidates for diagnostics with special reference to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection. Vet Q 2020; 39:65-75. [PMID: 31282842 PMCID: PMC6830979 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2019.1641764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mammalian cell entry (mce) genes are the components of the mce operon and play a vital role in the entry of Mycobacteria into the mammalian cell and their survival within phagocytes and epithelial cells. Mce operons are present in the DNA of Mycobacteria and translate proteins associated with the invasion and long-term existence of these pathogens in macrophages. The exact mechanism of action of mce genes and their functions are not clear yet. However, with the loss of these genes Mycobacteria lose their pathogenicity. Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), the etiological agent of Johne’s disease, is the cause of chronic enteritis of animals and significantly affects economic impact on the livestock industry. Since MAP is not inactivated during pasteurization, human population is continuously at the risk of getting exposed to MAP infection through consumption of dairy products. There is need for new candidate genes and/or proteins for developing improved diagnostic assays for the diagnosis of MAP infection and for the control of disease. Increasing evidences showed that expression of mce genes is important for the virulence of MAP. Whole-genome DNA microarray representing MAP revealed that there are 14 large sequence polymorphisms with LSPP12 being the most widely conserved MAP-specific region that included a cluster of six homologs of mce-family involved in lipid metabolism. On the other hand, LSP11 comprising part of mce2 operon was absent in MAP isolates. This review summarizes the advancement of research on mce genes of Mycobacteria with special reference to the MAP infection.
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- Zahra Hemati
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University , Mathura , India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University , Mathura , India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University , Mathura , India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University , Mathura , India
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- Department of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute , Bareilly , India
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Genomic Polymorphism Associated with the Emergence of Virulent Isolates of Mycobacterium bovis in the Nile Delta. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11657. [PMID: 31406159 PMCID: PMC6690966 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48106-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium bovis is responsible for bovine tuberculosis in both animals and humans. Despite being one of the most important global zoonotic disease, data related to the ecology and pathogenicity of bovine tuberculosis is scarce, especially in developing countries. In this report, we examined the dynamics of M. bovis transmission among dairy cattle in the Nile Delta of Egypt. Animals belonging to 27 herds from 7 governorates were tested by the Single Intradermal Comparative Skin Tuberculin (SICST), as a preliminary screen for the presence of bovine tuberculosis. Positive SICST reactors were identified in 3% of the animals spread among 40% of the examined herds. Post-mortem examination of slaughtered reactors confirmed the presence of both pulmonary and/or digestive forms of tuberculosis in > 50% of the examined animals. Targeted and whole-genome analysis of M. bovis isolates indicated the emergences of a predominant spoligotype (SB0268) between 2013–2015, suggesting a recent clonal spread of this isolate within the Nile Delta. Surprisingly, 2 isolates belonged to M. bovis BCG group, which are not allowed for animal vaccination in Egypt, while the rest of isolates belonged to the virulent M. bovis clonal complex European 2 present in Latin America and several European countries. Analysis of strain virulence in the murine model of tuberculosis indicated the emergence of a more virulent strain (MBE4) with a specific genotype. More analysis is needed to understand the molecular basis for successful spread of virulent isolates of bovine tuberculosis among animals and to establish genotype/phenotype association.
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Scherrer S, Stephan R, Zumthor JP, Kipar A, Seehusen F. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of a New Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis S-Type Strain Genotype in Goats. Front Vet Sci 2019; 6:250. [PMID: 31417916 PMCID: PMC6684744 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Paratuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease of global importance mainly in domestic and wild ruminants, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). In goats, paratuberculosis is mostly caused by the "C-type" (cattle) and in a few cases by the "S-type" (sheep) strain of MAP. In 2017, a caprine S-type III isolate with a new VNTR profile was identified in a Swiss alpine region. In 2018, new caprine isolates with the same novel VNTR profile originating from a farm of a close by neighboring valley were analyzed. Here we report on this MAP S-type III outbreak in a Swiss dairy goat farm in which we investigated the pathological changes, distribution and genotype of MAP tissue homogenates. Full necropsy and histological examination were undertaken on two female adult goats with a history of weight loss and intermitting diarrhea. Routine and special stains were applied to characterize the morphological changes. DNA was extracted from 33 different tissue samples and tested for MAP by qPCR targeting IS900 and F57. Subtyping was performed, using the variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) and mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRU) approach. The goats showed moderate to marked emaciation and displayed typical clinical features of paratuberculosis. A moderate granulomatous enteritis and regional lymphadenitis with a small to moderate number of acid-fast bacteria within macrophages was detected. MAP detection was mainly restricted to the gastrointestinal tract, mesenteric and hepatic lymph nodes. Subtyping the S-type isolates using a panel of eight established MIRU-VNTR loci identified a new genotype, INMV 218.
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- Simone Scherrer
- Section of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Veterinary Pathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Veterinary Pathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Selim A, Ali AF, Ramadan E. Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of Johne's disease in Egyptian cattle. Acta Trop 2019; 195:1-5. [PMID: 31002806 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Johne's disease is chronic enteric incurable disease in ruminant, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). The data about incidence and economic importance of the disease in Egypt are scare. The present study investigated the prevalence of Johne`s disease among cattle in some localities in Egypt. The results revealed that the infection was significantly higher in older animals than young animals (P = <0.05). The prevalence of the disease was higher in Gharbia governorate (19.6%) in comparison with other studied area. To determine the efficiency of diagnostic tests, 138 fecal samples were examined by culture and real-time PCR, the result showed slight agreement between both tests for detection of MAP in feces. Sequence analysis of IS1311 gene for isolated MAP strain from Egypt revealed high identity (98%) with other MAP strains from Germany and Netherland. MAP belongs to a subspecies genetically different from Mycobacterium avium subsp. Hominissuis (MAH) and Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (MAA), therefore these results are as would be expected. This study confirms the circulation of MAP among cattle in Egypt and highlights the need for more study on the disease in the Middle East.
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- Abdelfattah Selim
- Department of Animal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
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- Department of Reproductive Diseases, Animal Reproduction Research Institute, ARC, Giza, Egypt
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Zhu S, Zimmerman D, Deem SL. A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels. ECOHEALTH 2019; 16:356-377. [PMID: 31140075 PMCID: PMC7087575 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01413-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dromedary, or one-humped, camels Camelus dromedarius are an almost exclusively domesticated species that are common in arid areas as both beasts of burden and production animals for meat and milk. Currently, there are approximately 30 million dromedary camels, with highest numbers in Africa and the Middle East. The hardiness of camels in arid regions has made humans more dependent on them, especially as a stable protein source. Camels also carry and may transmit disease-causing agents to humans and other animals. The ability for camels to act as a point source or vector for disease is a concern due to increasing human demands for meat, lack of biosafety and biosecurity protocols in many regions, and a growth in the interface with wildlife as camel herds become sympatric with non-domestic species. We conducted a literature review of camel-borne zoonotic diseases and found that the majority of publications (65%) focused on Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), brucellosis, Echinococcus granulosus, and Rift Valley fever. The high fatality from MERS outbreaks during 2012-2016 elicited an immediate response from the research community as demonstrated by a surge of MERS-related publications. However, we contend that other camel-borne diseases such as Yersinia pestis, Coxiella burnetii, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever are just as important to include in surveillance efforts. Camel populations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, are increasing exponentially in response to prolonged droughts, and thus, the risk of zoonoses increases as well. In this review, we provide an overview of the major zoonotic diseases present in dromedary camels, their risk to humans, and recommendations to minimize spillover events.
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- Sophie Zhu
- Graduate Group in Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Global Health Program, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, 20008, USA
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- Institute for Conservation Medicine, Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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Salem MA, El-Deeb WM, Zaghawa AA, Housawi FM, Alluwaimi AM. Investigation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Arabian dromedary camels ( Camelus dromedarius). Vet World 2019; 12:218-223. [PMID: 31040561 PMCID: PMC6460865 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.218-223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) causes Johne’s disease in ruminants. This study aimed to investigate Mycobacterium paratuberculosis infection in clinically infected camels on the immunological, conventional bacteriological, and molecular biological basis. Materials and Methods: A total of 30 Arabian camels (Camelus dromedarius) were examined in this study. The camels were suffering from signs ranging from mild to severe infections (that did not respond to antibiotic treatment) to chronic or intermittent diarrhea. Camels were grouped into three groups based on their age, sex, and breed. Detection of anti-MAP antibodies in camels’ serum, Ziehl–Neelsen (ZN) staining technique on rectal scraps, direct recognition of MAP in stool and tissue specimens by IS900 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, and finally isolation and molecular description of MAP from fecal and tissue samples were carried out. Results: Five MAP isolates were recovered from these investigated camel samples giving an isolation rate of 16.6%, while eight camels were identified by PCR (26.6%). Five camels yielded MAP in their feces by ZN fecal staining (16.6%), whereas ELISA detected anti-MAP antibodies in nine camels only (30%). Conclusion: From the obtained results, we concluded that the gold standard for the diagnosis of MAP is the culture method despite its limitations. Molecular diagnosis (PCR) could be a useful tool in the identification of truly positive and negative camels; however, great care should be given regarding the primers specificity and sensitivity.
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- Mohamed A Salem
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.,Department of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Department of Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sadat University, -Sadat, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fawzy A, Zschöck M, Ewers C, Eisenberg T. Genotyping methods and molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Int J Vet Sci Med 2018; 6:258-264. [PMID: 30564606 PMCID: PMC6286618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne’s disease (JD) which affects mainly ruminants and is characterized by chronic diarrhea and emaciation. Johne’s disease is highly prevalent in many countries around the world and leads to high economic losses associated with decreased production. Genotyping of the involved pathogen could be used in the study of population genetics, pathogenesis and molecular epidemiology including disease surveillance and outbreak investigation. Principally, researchers have first assumed the presence of two different MAP strains that are associated with the animal host species (cattle and sheep). However, nowadays MAP characterization depends mainly upon genetic testing using genetic markers such as insertion elements, repetitive sequences and single nucleotide polymorphisms. This work aims to provide an overview of the advances in molecular biological tools used for MAP typing in the last two decades, discuss how these methods have been used to address interesting epidemiological questions, and explore the future prospects of MAP molecular epidemiology given the ever decreasing costs of the high throughput sequencing technology.
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- Ahmad Fawzy
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Cairo University, Egypt
- Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Giessen, Germany
- Institute of Hygiene and Animal Infectious Diseases, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
- Corresponding author at: Institute of Hygiene and Animal Infectious Diseases, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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- Institute of Hygiene and Animal Infectious Diseases, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Hessian State Laboratory (LHL), Giessen, Germany
- Institute of Hygiene and Animal Infectious Diseases, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Grant IR, Foddai ACG, Tarrant JC, Kunkel B, Hartmann FA, McGuirk S, Hansen C, Talaat AM, Collins MT. Viable Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis isolated from calf milk replacer. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:9723-9735. [PMID: 28987590 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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When advising farmers on how to control Johne's disease in an infected herd, one of the main recommendations is to avoid feeding waste milk to calves and instead feed calf milk replacer (CMR). This advice is based on the assumption that CMR is free of viable Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP) cells, an assumption that has not previously been challenged. We tested commercial CMR products (n = 83) obtained from dairy farms around the United States by the peptide-mediated magnetic separation (PMS)-phage assay, PMS followed by liquid culture (PMS-culture), and direct IS900 quantitative PCR (qPCR). Conventional microbiological analyses for total mesophilic bacterial counts, coliforms, Salmonella, coagulase-negative staphylococci, streptococci, nonhemolytic Corynebacterium spp., and Bacillus spp. were also performed to assess the overall microbiological quality of the CMR. Twenty-six (31.3%) of the 83 CMR samples showed evidence of the presence of MAP. Seventeen (20.5%) tested positive for viable MAP by the PMS-phage assay, with plaque counts ranging from 6 to 1,212 pfu/50 mL of reconstituted CMR (average 248.5 pfu/50 mL). Twelve (14.5%) CMR samples tested positive for viable MAP by PMS-culture; isolates from all 12 of these samples were subsequently confirmed by whole-genome sequencing to be different cattle strains of MAP. Seven (8.4%) CMR samples tested positive for MAP DNA by IS900 qPCR. Four CMR samples tested positive by both PMS-based tests and 5 CMR samples tested positive by IS900 qPCR plus one or other of the PMS-based tests, but only one CMR sample tested positive by all 3 MAP detection tests applied. All conventional microbiology results were within current standards for whole milk powders. A significant association existed between higher total bacterial counts and presence of viable MAP indicated by either of the PMS-based assays. This represents the first published report of the isolation of viable MAP from CMR. Our findings raise concerns about the potential ability of MAP to survive manufacture of dried milk-based products.
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- Irene R Grant
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom BT9 7BL.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom BT9 7BL
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Madison 53706
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, University of Wisconsin Veterinary Care, Madison 53706
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Madison 53706
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Gut biofilm forming bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease. Microb Pathog 2017; 112:5-14. [PMID: 28942174 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symbolizes a group of intestinal disorders in which prolonged inflammation occur in the digestive tract (esophagus, large intestine, small intestine mouth, stomach). Both genetic and environmental factors (infections, stress, diet) are involved in the development of IBD. As we know that bacteria are found in the intestinal mucosa of human and clinical observations revealed bacterial biofilms associated with patients of IBD. Various factors and microbes are found to play an essential role in biofilm formation and mucosal colonization during IBD. Biofilm formation in the digestive tract is dependent on an extracellular matrix synthesized by the bacteria and it has an adverse effect on the immune response of the host. There is no satisfactory and safe treatment option for IBD. Therefore, the current research aims to disrupt biofilm in IBD and concentrates predominantly on improving the drug. Here, we review the literature on bacterial biofilm and IBD to gather new knowledge on the current understanding of biofilm formation in IBD, host immune deregulation and dysbiosis in IBD, molecular mechanism, bacteria involved in biofilm formation, current and future regimen. It is urgently required to plan new ways to control and eradicate bacteria in biofilms that will open up novel diagnostic and therapeutic avenues for IBD. This article includes the mechanism of signaling molecules with respect to the biofilm-related genes as well as the diagnostic methods and new technologies involved in the treatment of IBD.
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Bannantine JP, Etienne G, Laval F, Stabel JR, Lemassu A, Daffé M, Bayles DO, Ganneau C, Bonhomme F, Branger M, Cochard T, Bay S, Biet F. Cell wall peptidolipids of Mycobacterium avium: from genetic prediction to exact structure of a nonribosomal peptide. Mol Microbiol 2017; 105:525-539. [PMID: 28558126 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mycobacteria have a complex cell wall structure that includes many lipids; however, even within a single subspecies of Mycobacterium avium these lipids can differ. Total lipids from an M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) ovine strain (S-type) contained no identifiable glycopeptidolipids or lipopentapeptide (L5P), yet both lipids are present in other M. avium subspecies. We determined the genetic and phenotypic basis for this difference using sequence analysis as well as biochemical and physico-chemical approaches. This strategy showed that a nonribosomal peptide synthase, encoded by mps1, contains three amino acid specifying modules in ovine strains, compared to five modules in bovine strains (C-type). Sequence analysis predicted these modules would produce the tripeptide Phe-N-Methyl-Val-Ala with a lipid moiety, termed lipotripeptide (L3P). Comprehensive physico-chemical analysis of Map S397 extracts confirmed the structural formula of the native L3P as D-Phe-N-Methyl-L-Val-L-Ala-OMe attached in N-ter to a 20-carbon fatty acid chain. These data demonstrate that S-type strains, which are more adapted in sheep, produce a unique lipid. There is a dose-dependent effect observed for L3P on upregulation of CD25+ CD8 T cells from infected cows, while L5P effects were static. In contrast, L5P demonstrated a significantly stronger induction of CD25+ B cells from infected animals compared to L3P.
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- John P Bannantine
- National Animal Disease Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ames, IA, 50010, USA
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, Toulouse, 31000, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, Toulouse, 31000, France
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- National Animal Disease Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ames, IA, 50010, USA
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, Toulouse, 31000, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Université de Toulouse, UPS, IPBS, Toulouse, 31000, France
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- National Animal Disease Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ames, IA, 50010, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Chimie des Biomolécules, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,CNRS UMR 3523, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Chimie des Biomolécules, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,CNRS UMR 3523, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Infectiologie et Santé Publique, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR1282, Nouzilly, F-37380, France
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- Infectiologie et Santé Publique, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR1282, Nouzilly, F-37380, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Chimie des Biomolécules, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.,CNRS UMR 3523, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Infectiologie et Santé Publique, INRA, Université de Tours, UMR1282, Nouzilly, F-37380, France
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis – An Overview of the Publications from 2011 to 2016. CURRENT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40588-017-0054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Möbius P, Liebler-Tenorio E, Hölzer M, Köhler H. Evaluation of associations between genotypes of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculsis and presence of intestinal lesions characteristic of paratuberculosis. Vet Microbiol 2017; 201:188-194. [PMID: 28284609 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis affecting ruminants worldwide. Depending on the MAP-Type (MAP-C or MAP-S, cattle or sheep type), strains differ in virulence and host preference. There is not yet any strong evidence indicating that individual field strains of the same MAP-subgroup exhibit differences in virulence. The aim of this study was to evaluate a potential association between the genotype of individual field strains belonging to the MAP-C group and the presence of macroscopic intestinal lesions characteristic of paratuberculosis in the infected animals. 88 MAP-C isolates were sampled from clinically healthy cows at slaughter. Cows were grouped as A (n=46) with, and B (n=42) without macroscopic intestinal lesions. Sampled cows from both the A and B groups came from different farms and had a similar age distribution. MAP isolates were characterized by MIRU-VNTR and IS900-RFLP analysis. Resulting genotypes were examined for an association with the presence of macroscopic intestinal lesions characteristic of paratuberculosis. MAP isolates from groups A and B exhibited similar strain diversity: 20 and 18 combined genotypes, altogether 32 genotypes. Six of these genotypes were detected in both groups. Although no association was found between individual combined genotypes and presence of macroscopic intestinal lesions, IS900-RFLP-(BstEII)-Type-C1 (the most common type worldwide) was found more often in group A (p<0.01). The data give only weak indication for the existence of differences in virulence among MAP-cattle type isolates. Differences in the development and severity of lesions may rather depend on unknown host factors or inoculation dose. Virulence properties of IS900-RFLP-(BstEII)-Type-C1 isolates should be examined in more detail.
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- Petra Möbius
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, 07743 Jena, Naumburger Str. 96a, Germany.
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, 07743 Jena, Naumburger Str. 96a, Germany.
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, RNA Bioinformatics and High Throughput Analysis, 07743 Jena, Leutragraben 1, Germany.
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, 07743 Jena, Naumburger Str. 96a, Germany.
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Superior Protection from Live-Attenuated Vaccines Directed against Johne's Disease. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2017; 24:CVI.00478-16. [PMID: 27806993 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00478-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) is the etiological agent of Johne's disease in ruminants. Johne's disease is an important enteric infection causing large economic losses associated with infected herds. In an attempt to fight this infection, we created two novel live-attenuated vaccine candidates with mutations in sigH and lipN (pgsH and pgsN, respectively). Earlier reports in mice suggested these vaccines are promising candidates to fight Johne's disease in ruminants. In this study, we tested the performances of the two constructs as vaccine candidates using the goat model of Johne's disease. Both vaccines appeared to provide significant immunity to goats against challenge from wild-type M. paratuberculosis The pgsH and pgsN constructs showed a significant reduction in histopathological lesions and tissue colonization compared to nonvaccinated goats and those vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine. Unlike the inactivated vaccine, the pgsN construct was able to eliminate fecal shedding from challenged animals, a feature that is highly desirable to control Johne's disease in infected herds. Furthermore, strong initial cell-mediated immune responses were elicited in goats vaccinated with pgsN that were not demonstrated in other vaccine groups. Overall, the results indicate the potential use of live-attenuated vaccines to control intracellular pathogens, including M. paratuberculosis, and warrant further testing in cattle, the main target for Johne's disease control programs.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases in Camelids. EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF LIVESTOCK 2017. [PMCID: PMC7121465 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-47426-7_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Growing interest in camelids presents a unique challenge to scientists and veterinarians engaged in diagnosing infectious diseases of this species. It is estimated that 65 % of fatalities in Old World camels (OWC, i.e., Camelus dromedarius and C. bactrianus) and 50 % in New World camelids/South American camelids (NWC/SAC, i.e., the domestic alpaca (Vicugna pacos) and llama (Lama glama)) are caused by infectious diseases. Factors that contribute to disease emergence in camelids involve climate change and increased demand for camel products resulting in the intensification of production and expanding camel contacts with other animal species and humans. In this chapter, the most important emerging diseases of camelids are described and discussed. The most notable emerging viral infections in OWC include camelpox, Rift Valley fever (RVF), peste des petits ruminants (PPR), and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Brucellosis, Johne’s disease (JD), and dermatophilosis are the emerging bacterial diseases in OWC. Emerging diseases of NWC include infections with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bluetongue (BT), and coronavirus. Parasitic emerging infections in NWCs include the small liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) and meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis).
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Davidson FW, Ahlstrom C, De Buck J, Whitney HG, Tahlan K. Examination of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis mixed genotype infections in dairy animals using a whole genome sequencing approach. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2793. [PMID: 27994984 PMCID: PMC5160890 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many pathogenic mycobacteria are known to cause severe disease in humans and animals. M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is the causative agent of Johne’s disease—a chronic wasting disease affecting ruminants such as cattle and sheep, responsible for significant economic losses in the dairy and beef industries. Due to the lack of treatment options or effective vaccines, mitigating losses can be difficult. In addition, the early stages of Map infection may occur in asymptomatic hosts that continue to shed viable bacteria in their faeces, leading to the infection of other healthy animals. Using multi-locus short sequence repeat (ML-SSR) analysis we previously reported that individual Johne’s positive dairy cattle from farms across the island of Newfoundland were infected by Map with multiple SSR-types simultaneously. The occurrence of multiple mixed genotype infections has the potential to change pathogen and disease dynamics as well as reduce the efficacy of treatments and vaccines. Therefore, we conducted whole genome sequencing (WGS) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis on a subset of these isolates for a more in-depth examination. We also implemented a PCR assay using two discriminatory SNPs and demonstrated the incidence of a mixed infection by three genotypically diverse Map isolates in a single animal. In addition, results show that WGS and SNP analysis can provide a better understanding of the relationship between Map isolates from individual and different animals. In the future such studies on the occurrence of mixed genotype infections could potentially lead to the identification of variable pathogenicity of different genotypes and allow for better tracking of Map isolates for epidemiological studies.
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- Fraser W Davidson
- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland , St. John's , NL , Canada
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland , St. John's , NL , Canada
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland , St. John's , NL , Canada
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Sonawane GG, Narnaware SD, Tripathi BN. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in ruminants in different parts of India. Int J Mycobacteriol 2016; 5:59-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Bryant JM, Thibault VC, Smith DGE, McLuckie J, Heron I, Sevilla IA, Biet F, Harris SR, Maskell DJ, Bentley SD, Parkhill J, Stevenson K. Phylogenomic exploration of the relationships between strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:79. [PMID: 26813574 PMCID: PMC4729121 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2234-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is an infectious enteric pathogen that causes Johne’s disease in livestock. Determining genetic diversity is prerequisite to understanding the epidemiology and biology of Map. We performed the first whole genome sequencing (WGS) of 141 global Map isolates that encompass the main molecular strain types currently reported. We investigated the phylogeny of the Map strains, the diversity of the genome and the limitations of commonly used genotyping methods. Results Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and phylogenetic analyses confirmed two major lineages concordant with the former Type S and Type C designations. The Type I and Type III strain groups are subtypes of Type S, and Type B strains are a subtype of Type C and not restricted to Bison species. We found that the genome-wide SNPs detected provided greater resolution between isolates than currently employed genotyping methods. Furthermore, the SNP used for IS1311 typing is not informative, as it is likely to have occurred after Type S and C strains diverged and does not assign all strains to the correct lineage. Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable Number Tandem Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) differentiates Type S from Type C but provides limited resolution between isolates within these lineages and the polymorphisms detected do not necessarily accurately reflect the phylogenetic relationships between strains. WGS of passaged strains and coalescent analysis of the collection revealed a very high level of genetic stability, with the substitution rate estimated to be less than 0.5 SNPs per genome per year. Conclusions This study clarifies the phylogenetic relationships between the previously described Map strain groups, and highlights the limitations of current genotyping techniques. Map isolates exhibit restricted genetic diversity and a substitution rate consistent with a monomorphic pathogen. WGS provides the ultimate level of resolution for differentiation between strains. However, WGS alone will not be sufficient for tracing and tracking Map infections, yet importantly it can provide a phylogenetic context for affirming epidemiological connections. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-2234-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Josephine M Bryant
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK. .,Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK.
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, EH26 0PZ, UK. .,Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, EH26 0PZ, UK.
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, EH26 0PZ, UK.
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- Neiker-tecnalia, Dpto. de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Berreaga 1, 48160, Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- INRA, UMR1282, Infectiologie Santé Publique (ISP-311), F-37380, Nouzilly, France.
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK.
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, EH26 0PZ, UK.
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Ghosh P, Shippy DC, Talaat AM. Superior protection elicited by live-attenuated vaccines in the murine model of paratuberculosis. Vaccine 2015; 33:7262-7270. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Möbius P, Hölzer M, Felder M, Nordsiek G, Groth M, Köhler H, Reichwald K, Platzer M, Marz M. Comprehensive insights in the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis genome using new WGS data of sheep strain JIII-386 from Germany. Genome Biol Evol 2015; 7:2585-2601. [PMID: 26384038 PMCID: PMC4607514 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evv154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium avium (M. a.) subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP)—the etiologic agent of Johne’s disease—affects cattle, sheep, and other ruminants worldwide. To decipher phenotypic differences among sheep and cattle strains (belonging to MAP-S [Type-I/III], respectively, MAP-C [Type-II]), comparative genome analysis needs data from diverse isolates originating from different geographic regions of the world. This study presents the so far best assembled genome of a MAP-S-strain: Sheep isolate JIII-386 from Germany. One newly sequenced cattle isolate (JII-1961, Germany), four published MAP strains of MAP-C and MAP-S from the United States and Australia, and M. a. subsp. hominissuis (MAH) strain 104 were used for assembly improvement and comparisons. All genomes were annotated by BacProt and results compared with NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) annotation. Corresponding protein-coding sequences (CDSs) were detected, but also CDSs that were exclusively determined by either NCBI or BacProt. A new Shine–Dalgarno sequence motif (5′-AGCTGG-3′) was extracted. Novel CDSs including PE-PGRS family protein genes and about 80 noncoding RNAs exhibiting high sequence conservation are presented. Previously found genetic differences between MAP-types are partially revised. Four of ten assumed MAP-S-specific large sequence polymorphism regions (LSPSs) are still present in MAP-C strains; new LSPSs were identified. Independently of the regional origin of the strains, the number of individual CDSs and single nucleotide variants confirms the strong similarity of MAP-C strains and shows higher diversity among MAP-S strains. This study gives ambiguous results regarding the hypothesis that MAP-S is the evolutionary intermediate between MAH and MAP-C, but it clearly shows a higher similarity of MAP to MAH than to Mycobacterium intracellulare.
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- Petra Möbius
- NRL for Paratuberculosis, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Straße 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- RNA Bioinformatics and High Throughput Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz-Lipmann-Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstraße 11, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Genome Analysis, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz-Lipmann-Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstraße 11, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- NRL for Paratuberculosis, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Straße 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz-Lipmann-Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstraße 11, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz-Lipmann-Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstraße 11, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- RNA Bioinformatics and High Throughput Analysis, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Timms VJ, Hassan KA, Mitchell HM, Neilan BA. Comparative genomics between human and animal associated subspecies of the Mycobacterium avium complex: a basis for pathogenicity. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:695. [PMID: 26370227 PMCID: PMC4570654 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1889-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background A human isolate of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis 43525) was sequenced and compared genomically to other mycobacterial pathogens. M. paratuberculosis 43525 was recently isolated from a patient with ulcerative colitis and belongs to the M. avium complex, a group known to infect both humans and animals. While M. paratuberculosis is a known pathogen of livestock, there are only 20 human isolates from the last 20 years, therefore we took the opportunity to perform a whole genome comparison between human and animal mycobacterial pathogens. We also compared virulence determinants such as the mycobactin cluster, PE/PPE genes and mammalian cell entry (mce) operons between MAC subspecies that infect animals and those that infect humans. M. tuberculosis was also included in these analyses given its predominant role as a human pathogen. Results This genome comparison showed the PE/PPE profile of M. paratuberculosis 43525 to be largely the same as other M. paratuberculosis isolates, except that it had one PPE and one PE_PGRS protein that are only present in human MAC strains and M. tuberculosis. PE/PPE proteins that were unique to M. paratuberculosis 43525, M. avium subsp. hominissuis and a caprine M. paratuberculosis isolate, were also identified. In addition, the mycobactin cluster differed between human and animal isolates and a unique mce operon flanked by two mycobactin genes, mbtA and mbtJ, was identified in all available M. paratuberculosis genomes. Conclusions Despite the whole genome comparison placing M. paratuberculosis 43525 as closely related to bovine M. paratuberculosis, key virulence factors were similar to human mycobacterial pathogens. This study highlights key factors of mycobacterial pathogenesis in humans and forms the basis for future functional studies. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1889-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Verlaine J Timms
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia. .,Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Institute of Clinical Microbiology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia.
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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and the influence of strain type on infection and pathogenesis: a review. Vet Res 2015; 46:64. [PMID: 26092160 PMCID: PMC4473831 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-015-0203-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is an important pathogen that causes a chronic, progressive granulomatous enteritis known as Johne's disease or paratuberculosis. The disease is endemic in many parts of the world and responsible for considerable losses to the livestock and associated industries. Diagnosis and control are problematic, due mostly to the long incubation period of the disease when infected animals show no clinical signs and are difficult to detect, and the ability of the organism to survive and persist in the environment. The existence of phenotypically distinct strains of Map has been known since the 1930s but the genetic differentiation of Map strain types has been challenging and only recent technologies have proven sufficiently discriminative for strain comparisons, tracing the sources of infection and epidemiological studies. It is important to understand the differences that exist between Map strains and how they influence both development and transmission of disease. This information is required to develop improved diagnostics and effective vaccines for controlling Johne's disease. Here I review the current classification of Map strain types, the sources of the genetic variability within strains, growth characteristics and epidemiological traits associated with strain type and the influence of strain type on infection and pathogenicity.
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Gioffré A, Correa Muñoz M, Alvarado Pinedo MF, Vaca R, Morsella C, Fiorentino MA, Paolicchi F, Ruybal P, Zumárraga M, Travería GE, Romano MI. Molecular typing of Argentinian Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates by multiple-locus variable number-tandem repeat analysis. Braz J Microbiol 2015; 46:557-64. [PMID: 26273274 PMCID: PMC4507551 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838246220140283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Multiple-locus variable number-tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) of
Mycobacterium avium subspecies
paratuberculosis (MAP) isolates may contribute to the
knowledge of strain diversity in Argentina. Although the diversity of MAP has
been previously investigated in Argentina using IS900-RFLP, a
small number of isolates were employed, and a low discriminative power was
reached. The aim of the present study was to test the genetic diversity among
MAP isolates using an MLVA approach based on 8 repetitive loci. We studied 97
isolates from cattle, goat and sheep and could describe 7 different patterns:
INMV1, INMV2, INMV11, INMV13, INMV16, INMV33 and one incomplete pattern. INMV1
and INMV2 were the most frequent patterns, grouping 76.3% of the isolates. We
were also able to demonstrate the coexistence of genotypes in herds and
co-infection at the organism level. This study shows that all the patterns
described are common to those described in Europe, suggesting an epidemiological
link between the continents.
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- Andrea Gioffré
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, México, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, México
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Veterinarias, Faculdad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Chascomús, Argentina, Centro de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Veterinarias, Faculdad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Cátedra de Zootecnia Especial II, Faculdad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cátedra de Zootecnia Especial II, Faculdad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina, Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina, Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina, Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Veterinarias, Faculdad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Chascomús, Argentina, Centro de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Veterinarias, Faculdad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Instituto de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ahlstrom C, Barkema HW, Stevenson K, Zadoks RN, Biek R, Kao R, Trewby H, Haupstein D, Kelton DF, Fecteau G, Labrecque O, Keefe GP, McKenna SLB, De Buck J. Limitations of variable number of tandem repeat typing identified through whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis on a national and herd level. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:161. [PMID: 25765045 PMCID: PMC4356054 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1387-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), the causative bacterium of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle, is widespread in the Canadian dairy industry and has significant economic and animal welfare implications. An understanding of the population dynamics of MAP can be used to identify introduction events, improve control efforts and target transmission pathways, although this requires an adequate understanding of MAP diversity and distribution between herds and across the country. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) offers a detailed assessment of the SNP-level diversity and genetic relationship of isolates, whereas several molecular typing techniques used to investigate the molecular epidemiology of MAP, such as variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) typing, target relatively unstable repetitive elements in the genome that may be too unpredictable to draw accurate conclusions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diversity of bovine MAP isolates in Canadian dairy herds using WGS and then determine if VNTR typing can distinguish truly related and unrelated isolates. Results Phylogenetic analysis based on 3,039 SNPs identified through WGS of 124 MAP isolates identified eight genetically distinct subtypes in dairy herds from seven Canadian provinces, with the dominant type including over 80% of MAP isolates. VNTR typing of 527 MAP isolates identified 12 types, including “bison type” isolates, from seven different herds. At a national level, MAP isolates differed from each other by 1–2 to 239–240 SNPs, regardless of whether they belonged to the same or different VNTR types. A herd-level analysis of MAP isolates demonstrated that VNTR typing may both over-estimate and under-estimate the relatedness of MAP isolates found within a single herd. Conclusions The presence of multiple MAP subtypes in Canada suggests multiple introductions into the country including what has now become one dominant type, an important finding for Johne’s disease control. VNTR typing often failed to identify closely and distantly related isolates, limiting the applicability of using this typing scheme to study the molecular epidemiology of MAP at a national and herd-level.
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- Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Scotland. .,University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
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- Laboratoire d'épidémiosurveillance animale du Québec, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
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- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Amin AS, Hsu CY, Darwish SF, Ghosh P, AbdEl-Fatah EM, Behour TS, Talaat AM. Ecology and genomic features of infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Egypt. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2015; 161:807-18. [PMID: 25667007 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis, or Johne's disease, in cattle, with potential involvement in cases of Crohn's disease in humans. Johne's disease is found worldwide and is economically important for both beef and dairy industries. In an effort to characterize this important infection in Egypt, we analysed the ecological and genomic features of recent isolates of M. paratuberculosis. In this report, we examined 26 Holstein dairy herds distributed throughout Egypt, from 2010 to 2013. Using PCR analysis of faecal samples, we estimated a mean herd-level prevalence of 65.4 %, with animal-level infection that reached a mean of 13.6 % among animals suffering from diarrhoea. Whole genome sequencing of field isolates identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms among field isolates relative to the standard M. paratuberculosis K10 genome. Interestingly, the virulence of M. paratuberculosis isolates from Egypt revealed diverse virulence phenotypes in the murine model of paratuberculosis, with significant differences in tissue colonization, particularly during the chronic stage of infection. Overall, our analysis confirmed that Johne's disease is a newly identified problem in Egypt and indicated that M. paratuberculosis has potentially diverse genotypes that impact its virulence. Further ecological mapping and genomic analysis of M. paratuberculosis will enhance our understanding of the transmission and evolutionary dynamics of this pathogen under natural field conditions.
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- Adel S Amin
- Biotechnology Research Unit, Animal Reproduction Research Institute (ARRI), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Biotechnology Research Unit, Animal Reproduction Research Institute (ARRI), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Biotechnology Research Unit, Animal Reproduction Research Institute (ARRI), Giza, Egypt
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- Biotechnology Research Unit, Animal Reproduction Research Institute (ARRI), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Alluwaimi AM. Paratuberculosis Infection in Camel (<i>Camelus dromidarius</i>): Current and Prospective Overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/ojvm.2015.57021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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McNees AL, Markesich D, Zayyani NR, Graham DY. Mycobacterium paratuberculosis as a cause of Crohn's disease. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 9:1523-34. [PMID: 26474349 PMCID: PMC4894645 DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2015.1093931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown cause, affecting approximately 1.4 million North American people. Due to the similarities between Crohn's disease and Johne's disease, a chronic enteritis in ruminant animals caused by Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) infection, MAP has long been considered to be a potential cause of Crohn's disease. MAP is an obligate intracellular pathogen that cannot replicate outside of animal hosts. MAP is widespread in dairy cattle and because of environmental contamination and resistance to pasteurization and chlorination, humans are frequently exposed through contamination of food and water. MAP can be cultured from the peripheral mononuclear cells from 50-100% of patients with Crohn's disease, and less frequently from healthy individuals. Association does not prove causation. We discuss the current data regarding MAP as a potential cause of Crohn's disease and outline what data will be required to firmly prove or disprove the hypothesis.
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- Adrienne L. McNees
- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Bahrain Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center at Bahrain Specialist Hospital, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas USA
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Hussain MH, Saqib M, Al-Maawali MG, Al-Makhladi S, Al-Zadjali MS, Al-Sidairi T, Asubaihi S, Al-Rawahi A, Mansoor MK. Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and evaluation of risk factors in camels of the Sultanate of Oman. Trop Anim Health Prod 2014; 47:383-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-014-0734-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Atreya R, Bülte M, Gerlach GF, Goethe R, Hornef MW, Köhler H, Meens J, Möbius P, Roeb E, Weiss S. Facts, myths and hypotheses on the zoonotic nature of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Int J Med Microbiol 2014; 304:858-67. [PMID: 25128370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease [JD]), a chronic granulomatous enteritis in ruminants. JD is one of the most widespread bacterial diseases of domestic animals with significant economic impact. The histopathological picture of JD resembles that of Crohn's disease (CD), a human chronic inflammatory bowel disease of still unresolved aetiology. An aetiological relevance of MAP for CD has been proposed. This and the ambiguity of other published epidemiological findings raise the question whether MAP represents a zoonotic agent. In this review, we will discuss evidence that MAP has zoonotic capacity.
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- Raja Atreya
- Medical Clinic 1, University of Erlangen-Nuermberg, Ulmenweg 18, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Food Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Frankfurter Straße 92, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Microbiology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Department of Gastroenterology, Klinikstr.33, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Molecular Immunology, Inhoffenstraße 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Virulence and immunity orchestrated by the global gene regulator sigL in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Infect Immun 2014; 82:3066-75. [PMID: 24799632 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00001-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis causes Johne's disease in ruminants, a chronic enteric disease responsible for severe economic losses in the dairy industry. Global gene regulators, including sigma factors are important in regulating mycobacterial virulence. However, the biological significance of such regulators in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis rremains elusive. To better decipher the role of sigma factors in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis pathogenesis, we targeted a key sigma factor gene, sigL, activated in mycobacterium-infected macrophages. We interrogated an M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis ΔsigL mutant against a selected list of stressors that mimic the host microenvironments. Our data showed that sigL was important in maintaining bacterial survival under such stress conditions. Survival levels further reflected the inability of the ΔsigL mutant to persist inside the macrophage microenvironments. Additionally, mouse infection studies suggested a substantial role for sigL in M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis virulence, as indicated by the significant attenuation of the ΔsigL-deficient mutant compared to the parental strain. More importantly, when the sigL mutant was tested for its vaccine potential, protective immunity was generated in a vaccine/challenge model of murine paratuberculosis. Overall, our study highlights critical role of sigL in the pathogenesis and immunity of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection, a potential role that could be shared by similar proteins in other intracellular pathogens.
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Complete Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Isolated from Human Breast Milk. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 2014; 2:2/1/e01252-13. [PMID: 24503996 PMCID: PMC3916490 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.01252-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the etiologic agent of Johne’s disease in ruminants and has also been associated with human Crohn’s disease. We report the complete genome sequence of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis, isolated from the breast milk of a Crohn’s disease patient. This sequence has high identity with characterized strains recovered from cattle.
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Sugiura M, Kasama Y, Araki R, Hoki Y, Sunayama M, Uda M, Nakamura M, Ando S, Abe M. Induced pluripotent stem cell generation-associated point mutations arise during the initial stages of the conversion of these cells. Stem Cell Reports 2014; 2:52-63. [PMID: 24511470 PMCID: PMC3916761 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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A large number of point mutations have been identified in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) genomes to date. Whether these mutations are associated with iPSC generation is an important and controversial issue. In this study, we approached this critical issue in different ways, including an assessment of iPSCs versus embryonic stem cells (ESCs), and an investigation of variant allele frequencies and the heterogeneity of point mutations within a single iPSC clone. Through these analyses, we obtained strong evidence that iPSC-generation-associated point mutations occur frequently in a transversion-predominant manner just after the onset of cell lineage conversion. The heterogeneity of the point mutation profiles within an iPSC clone was also revealed and reflects the history of the emergence of each mutation. Further, our results suggest a possible approach for establishing iPSCs with fewer point mutations. iPSCs versus ESCs—an obvious difference in the frequency and mode of point mutations A large number of iPSC generation-associated, not preexisting, point mutations Heterogeneity of point mutation profiles in an iPSC clone No common point mutations among iPSC clones
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- Mayumi Sugiura
- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Transcriptome Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Rindi L, Garzelli C. Genetic diversity and phylogeny of Mycobacterium avium. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 21:375-83. [PMID: 24345519 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium, one of the species of the M. avium complex (MAC), includes 4 subspecies, i.e., M. avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH), M. avium subsp. avium (MAA), M. avium subsp. silvaticum (MAS) and M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), in turn classified into the S (sheep) and C (cattle) types. These subspecies, although closely related, represent distinct organisms, each endowed with specific pathogenetic and host range characteristics, ranging from environmental opportunistic bacteria that cause infections in swine and immunocompromised patients to pathogens of birds and ruminants. The present review summarizes the basic epidemiological and pathological features of the M. avium subspecies, describes the major genomic events responsible of M. avium subspecies diversity (insertion sequences, sequence variations in specific chromosome loci or genes, deletions, duplications and insertions of large genomic regions) and then reconstructs the phylogenetic relationships among the M. avium subspecies.
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- Laura Rindi
- Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ricerca Traslazionale e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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Fecteau ME, Bedenice D, Cebra C, Pinn T, McAdams S, Fyock T, Whitlock R, Sweeney R. Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium
subsp. paratuberculosis
Fecal Shedding in Alpacas Presented to Veterinary Hospitals in the United States. J Vet Intern Med 2013; 27:1228-33. [DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- M.-E. Fecteau
- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center; School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Kennett Square PA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Tufts University; North Grafton MA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine; Corvallis OR
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; College of Veterinary Medicine; Cornell University; Ithaca NY
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center; School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Kennett Square PA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center; School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Kennett Square PA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center; School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Kennett Square PA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center; School of Veterinary Medicine; University of Pennsylvania; Kennett Square PA
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Bannantine JP, Li LL, Sreevatsan S, Kapur V. How does a Mycobacterium change its spots? Applying molecular tools to track diverse strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Lett Appl Microbiol 2013; 57:165-73. [PMID: 23721475 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2013] [Revised: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Defining genetic diversity in the wake of the release of several Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) genome sequences has become a major emphasis in the molecular biology and epidemiology of Johne's disease research. These data can now be used to define the extent of strain diversity on the farm. However, to perform these important tasks, researchers must have a way to distinguish the many MAP isolates/strains that are present in the environment or host to enable tracking over time. Recent studies have described genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), of which MAP is a member, through pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, single sequence repeats, variable-number tandem repeats, genome rearrangements, single nucleotide polymorphisms and genomewide comparisons to identify insertions and deletions. Combinations of these methods can now provide discrimination sufficient for dependable strain tracking. These molecular epidemiology techniques are being applied to understand transmission of Johne's disease within dairy cattle herds as well as identify which strains predominate in wildlife.
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- J P Bannantine
- National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Ames, IA, USA.
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Kumthekar S, Manning EJB, Ghosh P, Tiwari K, Sharma RN, Hariharan H. Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis confirmed following serological surveillance of small ruminants in Grenada, West Indies. J Vet Diagn Invest 2013; 25:527-30. [DOI: 10.1177/1040638713490688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Surveillance for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis ( Map) infection in small ruminants of Grenada was undertaken using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Among the 479 sheep tested, 11 (2.3%) were ELISA positive while only 1 out of 260 goats (0.3%) was ELISA positive. Five of the 12 ELISA-positive animals were also positive in a commercial agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) assay, and 4 of these showed acid-fast rods consistent with Map in fecal smears. Two sheep that were test-positive by ELISA, AGID, and fecal smears were euthanized and necropsied. Both had gross and histological lesions of paratuberculosis affecting the ileocecal area of small intestines and adjacent lymph nodes. These tissues were successfully cultured in 2 of 3 variants of Middlebrook 7H10 medium. The identity of acid-fast organisms isolated from the tissues was confirmed as Map by multiplex conventional polymerase chain reaction. Using IS 1311 amplification and Hinf I restriction digest analysis, isolates were identified as cattle (C) strains of Map. The current study describes Map infection in Grenada and confirms the presence of C type in sheep on the island of Carriacou. The low seroprevalence in clinically normal animals on the islands of Grenada and Carriacou suggests that control measures implemented in the near future may have a good chance of preventing spread of the infection.
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- Sachin Kumthekar
- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Pathobiology Academic Program, University Centre, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies (Kumthekar, Tiwari, Sharma, Hariharan)
- Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (Manning, Ghosh)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Pathobiology Academic Program, University Centre, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies (Kumthekar, Tiwari, Sharma, Hariharan)
- Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (Manning, Ghosh)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Pathobiology Academic Program, University Centre, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies (Kumthekar, Tiwari, Sharma, Hariharan)
- Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (Manning, Ghosh)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Pathobiology Academic Program, University Centre, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies (Kumthekar, Tiwari, Sharma, Hariharan)
- Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (Manning, Ghosh)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Pathobiology Academic Program, University Centre, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies (Kumthekar, Tiwari, Sharma, Hariharan)
- Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (Manning, Ghosh)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Pathobiology Academic Program, University Centre, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies (Kumthekar, Tiwari, Sharma, Hariharan)
- Department of Pathobiological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI (Manning, Ghosh)
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