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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#66 Comparis<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> efficacy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al and a quantitative real-time polymerase chain<br />

reacti<strong>on</strong>s (qRT-PCR) <strong>on</strong> tissues <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pathologically characterized ovine paratuberculosis<br />

Ganesh G S<strong>on</strong>awane, Bhupendra N. Tripathi<br />

Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Awikanagar, India; Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India<br />

A quantitative real-time PCR assay (SYBR green chemistry) employing IS900 gene specific primers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mycobacterium<br />

avium subsp. parartuberculosis (MAP) was developed <strong>on</strong> a MAP culture (IVRI/C-132), which subsequently<br />

served as a basis for detecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP genome and its quantificati<strong>on</strong> (in copy number) in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intestinal<br />

and mesenteric lymph node (MLN) tissues <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 38 paratuberculous sheep (multibacillary-23 and paucibacillary-15).<br />

The sensitivity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> qRT-PCR was found to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> standard curve.<br />

The qRT-PCR was compared be 34 copies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> IS900 gene. The number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> copies in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> test samples was<br />

extrapolated from with c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al PCR targeting IS900 and 251 genes <strong>on</strong> tissue samples <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se sheep.<br />

Am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> multibacillary group, IS900 PCR detected 19(82.6%), 251 PCR detected 21 (91.3%) and qRT-PCR<br />

detected all 23 (100%) sheep positive for MAP in intestine and lymph nodes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se animals. Am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

paucibacillary group, IS900 PCR detected 2 (13.3%), 251 PCR detected 4 (27%) and qRT-PCR detected all<br />

15 (100%) sheep positive for MAP in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intestines and lymph nodes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se animals. When results <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> both<br />

groups were taken toge<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, IS900 PCR detected 21(55.2%), 251 PCR detected 25 (65.7%) and qRT-PCR<br />

detected all 38 (100%) animals positive for MAP genome ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intestine or MLN tissues. The 251 PCR<br />

detected greater number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> cases but it was not significant in comparis<strong>on</strong> to IS900 PCR. The qRT-PCR results<br />

were significant in comparis<strong>on</strong> to both PCR targeting IS900 and 251 genes. Though, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rates <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> detecti<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> both MAP genes (IS900 and 251) were greater in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intestinal than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MLN tissues, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> differences were<br />

statistically n<strong>on</strong>-significant. Tissues from c<strong>on</strong>trol sheep were negative for all three PCRs. Based <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> present study, it was c<strong>on</strong>cluded that qRT-PCR was a highly sensitive test in comparis<strong>on</strong> to c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

PCR for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> diagnosis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paratuberculosis <strong>on</strong> infected tissues especially from paucibacillary sheep.<br />

#84 Genetic diversity in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from cattle herds in<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands<br />

Kimm van Hulzen, Henri Heuven, Mirjam Nielen, Jeroen Hoeboer, Wiebren Santema, Ad Koets Faculty <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Veterinary Medicine, University Utrecth, The Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands<br />

The objective <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this study was to investigate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> genetic diversity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis<br />

(MAP) within and between herds in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands. Earlier research showed that MAP has a very low<br />

level <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> heterogeneity and it is difficult to investigate epidemiological relati<strong>on</strong>ships between isolates <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> infected<br />

herds or infected ruminant species. Recently developed PCR-based methods c<strong>on</strong>sisting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> variable-number<br />

tandem repeats (VNTRs) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> genetic elements called mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units (MIRUs) provided<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possibility to study genetic variati<strong>on</strong> in a simple and rapid way.<br />

For 52 isolates originating from 36 commercial dairy herds from different regi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands,<br />

MIRU-VNTR was applied at 11 loci. Within <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> group <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 52 isolates, 19 different genotypes were detected. One<br />

genotype was found in 28 isolates, <strong>on</strong>e genotype in 4 isolates, <strong>on</strong>e genotype in 3 isolates, <strong>on</strong>e genotype in 2<br />

isolates and 15 genotypes were found <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>ce. Eleven herds provided multiple isolates. In 5 herds a single<br />

genotype was found whereas in 6 herds more than <strong>on</strong>e genotype was found.<br />

In c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>, this study shows that between dairy farms in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands as well as within dairy farms<br />

in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands, infected animals may shed different MAP genotypes. Although 53% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP isolates<br />

were typed within <strong>on</strong>e genotype, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y originated from different geographical regi<strong>on</strong>s in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands. Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />

research will be d<strong>on</strong>e to study <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possible associati<strong>on</strong> between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP genotype and host disease phenotype.<br />

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