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Campos FS, Franco AC, Oliveira MT, Firpo R, Strelczuk G, Fontoura FE, Kulmann MIR, Maidana S, Romera SA, Spilki FR, Silva AD, Hübner SO, Roehe PM. Detection of bovine herpesvirus 2 and bovine herpesvirus 4 DNA in trigeminal ganglia of naturally infected cattle by polymerase chain reaction. Vet Microbiol 2014; 171:182-8. [PMID: 24725448 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Establishment of latent infection within specific tissues in the host is a common biological feature of the herpesviruses. In the case of bovine herpesvirus 2 (BoHV-2), latency is established in neuronal tissues, while bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) and ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) latent virus targets on cells of the monocytic lineage. This study was conducted in quest of BoHV-2, BoHV-4 and OvHV-2 DNA in two hundred trigeminal ganglia (TG) specimens, derived from one hundred clinically healthy cattle, majority of them naturally infected with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) and bovine herpesvirus 5 (BoHV-5). Total DNA extracted from ganglia was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) designed to amplify part of the genes coding for BoHV-2, and BoHV-4 glycoprotein B and, for OvHV-2, the gene coding for phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase-like protein. BoHV-2 DNA was detected in TG samples of two (2%) and BoHV-4 DNA in nine (9%) of the animals, whereas OvHV-2 DNA could not be detected in any of the TG DNA. The two animals in which BoHV-2 DNA was identified were also co-infected with BoHV-1 and BoHV-5. Within the nine animals in which BoHV-4 DNA was detected, six were also co-infected with BoHV-1 and BoHV-5. This report provides for the first time evidence that viral DNA from BoHV-2 and BoHV-4 can be occasionally detected in TG of naturally infected cattle. Likewise, in this report we provided for the first time evidence that the co-infection of cattle with three distinct bovine herpesviruses might be a naturally occurring phenomenon.
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Affiliation(s)
- F S Campos
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil.
| | - A C Franco
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - M T Oliveira
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - R Firpo
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - G Strelczuk
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - F E Fontoura
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - M I R Kulmann
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - S Maidana
- Instituto de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas (CICVyA), Instituto de tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), N. Repetto y Los Reseros S/N, CC25 (B1712WAA), Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - S A Romera
- Instituto de Virología, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas (CICVyA), Instituto de tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), N. Repetto y Los Reseros S/N, CC25 (B1712WAA), Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - F R Spilki
- Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Health Sciences, Feevale University, Rodovia RS-239 2755, Novo Hamburgo, CEP 93.352-000, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - A D Silva
- Embrapa CNPSA, BR 153, Km 110, Post Box 21, Concórdia, CEP 89.700-000, Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil
| | - S O Hübner
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), University Campus, Post Box 354, Pelotas, CEP 96.010-900, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
| | - P M Roehe
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Sarmento Leite 500, Porto Alegre, CEP 90.050-170, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil; Institute for Veterinary Research "Desidério Finamor" (IPVDF), Estrada do Conde 6000, Eldorado do Sul, CEP 92.990-000, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil
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