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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#242 Applicati<strong>on</strong> and field validati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> real-time PCR assay for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> detecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from bovine fecal samples<br />

Yasuyuki Mori, Reiko Nagata, Kazuhiro Yoshihara<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Institute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Animal Health, Japan<br />

Background: While <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> real-time PCR has been widely used for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> detecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mycobacterium avium subsp.<br />

paratuberculosis (Map), a few issues, including <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sensitivity, specificity, reproducibility and standardizati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

real-time PCR analysis, must be addressed before it’s routine usage in clinical laboratories. We investigated<br />

some <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se issues for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> diagnostic system for Johne’s disease using quantitative realtime<br />

PCR (qPCR). Methods: Fecal DNA samples were prepared by commercial DNA extracti<strong>on</strong> reagents with<br />

bead-beating. For specificity testing, 775 fecal samples were collected from farms which have been c<strong>on</strong>firmed<br />

Map-free status by a routine culture and ELISA tests. Sensitivity and reproducibility were validated in collaborative<br />

studies with 23 prefectural animal health centers by performing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same reference fecal<br />

samples and purified Map DNA which were supplied from our lab. Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rmore, 3,782 fecal samples were<br />

collected from 23 prefectures and tested with both <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> culture. Results: In a validati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sensitivity<br />

and specificity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR, it detected 0.001 picogram purified Map DNA and 2 copies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> IS900, and no<br />

cross-reacti<strong>on</strong>s were observed with any o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r Mycobacterium species including closely rerated Mycobacterium<br />

sp. st.2333. Fecal DNA samples from Map-free farms were all negative in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR. In reproducibility tests using<br />

reference fecal sample and Map DNA provided, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results reported from collaborative centers<br />

were almost c<strong>on</strong>cordant with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> values we have expected. Comparative analysis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 3,782 fecal samples <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

unknown Map status yielded results that 194 samples (5.1%) were positive in bacterial culture and 327 (8.6%)<br />

were positive in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR. Of 194 samples with culture positive, 169 were also positive in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR (a c<strong>on</strong>cordance<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 87.1%). C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>: The combinati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> validated fecal DNA preparati<strong>on</strong> and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> qPCR is a reliable<br />

diagnostic tool in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rapid and appropriate JD-c<strong>on</strong>trol measures.<br />

#243 Evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a Johne’s disease bulk milk ELISA as a herd screening tool<br />

Hinrich Voges, Penny Back, Margaret Nash, Tracey Trotter<br />

LIC, New Zealand<br />

A genomic study for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Johne’s Disease Research C<strong>on</strong>sortium requires extensive screening to identify New<br />

Zealand dairy cows with advanced MAP infecti<strong>on</strong>. We <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>refore need efficient tools to target and screen herds<br />

with higher Johne’s disease risks.<br />

One such tool may be a bulk milk ELISA test - which is simple and cheap to administer using dairy<br />

company vat samples. To investigate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> performance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ‘Pourquier <strong>Paratuberculosis</strong> ELISA screening kit’<br />

as a vat test, we sampled 154 dairy herds (case herds) that have recorded Johne’s disease cows over several<br />

years <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> LIC Nati<strong>on</strong>al Dairy Cow Database, as well as 278 random herds from across New Zealand as<br />

c<strong>on</strong>trols.<br />

A single vat test revealed a clear right shift <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> test results am<strong>on</strong>gst <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> case herds with 14% > 0.1 S/P<br />

ratio compared to 1.4% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>trol herds. 64 (42 case and 22 c<strong>on</strong>trol) herds across <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vat test results<br />

(including most herds >0.1 S/P) were <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n selected for pooled-individual ELISA testing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> herd-test milk samples,<br />

targeting 2nd + lactati<strong>on</strong> cows. Herds with S/P ratios up to 0.05, >0.05 – 0.10 and greater than 0.10 were<br />

grouped into low, mid and high vat test herds.<br />

The vat test result showed a very high correlati<strong>on</strong> with individual cow reactor prevalence (R2 = 0.83).<br />

Mean apparent reactor prevalence differed significantly between low, mid versus high vat test herds (p

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