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A direct-PCR assay was developed for the rapid detection of Taylorella equigenitalis, a Gram-negative bacterium responsible for contagious equine metritis (CEM) in Equidae. The bacteria may be detected in equine genital swabs without need for a preliminary step of DNA extraction or bacterial isolation. Specificity was determined with 125 isolates of T. equigenitalis, 24 isolates of Taylorella asinigenitalis, five commensal bacteria of the genital tract and a facultative intracellular pathogen of foals found in large concentration in soil. Our PCR is specific and amplified a 413-bp 16S ribosomal DNA product only in all T. equigenitalis.  相似文献   

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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: The prevalence of Taylorella equigenitalis infection in Slovenia is unknown and methods used to refine identification in these stallions are required. HYPOTHESIS: In diagnosis of T. equigenitalis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) would have advantages over culture methods, especially in cases where small numbers of causal agent or intensive contamination of genital swabs are involved. METHODS: Culture method and PCR were used to examine a total of 980 genital swabs from the urethra and fossa urethralis of 245 stallions for the presence of the contagious equine metritis organism. RESULTS: Among 245 examined stallions, 225 (91.8%) were negative to T. equigenitalis by both methods. From the swabs of 17 stallions (6.9%) T. equigenitalis was isolated at first and/or second sampling. Swabs of 3 (13%) stallions were PCR positive but the isolation of T. equigenitalis failed. The rate of T. equigenitalis detection was higher with PCR than with the classic bacteriological examination. CONCLUSIONS AND POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: PCR protocol used in this study provided a specific, sensitive, and simple tool for rapid detection of T. equigenitalis. PCR is especially valuable in cases of intensive bacterial and fungal contamination of swabs where the isolation of T. equigenitalis usually fails.  相似文献   

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It is difficult to distinguish isolates of Taylorella equigenitalis, the cause of contagious equine metritis, from a T. equigenitalis-like organism isolated from asymptomatic donkeys and horses. Although T. equigenitalis is responsible for a severe, contagious disease of the reproductive tract of equids, the T. equigenitalis-like organism, although contagious, does not appear to produce disease. Because of the economic consequences of correctly distinguishing isolates of these 2 microorganisms, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay was developed that will distinguish isolates of T. equigenitalis from the T. equigenitalis-like microorganism. The primers used in the PCR assay were designed to amplify unique regions of the gene encoding the 16S ribosomal RNA.  相似文献   

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The effectiveness of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a field application test for the eradication of contagious equine metritis (CEM) was evaluated. Seven-thousands five-hundred and thirty-four genital swabs were collected from 4,026 Thoroughbred broodmares and stallions in Japan to test "high risk" horses as well as for general surveillance testing from 1998 to 2001. Bacterial isolation as well as PCR testing of original specimens and cultured specimens was performed for detection of Taylorella equigenitalis from genital swabs. As a result, T. equigenitalis was detected in 12 mares and 1 stallion by PCR, although the bacteria were isolated from only 2 of the PCR-positive mares. CEM-infected and carrier horses were treated by a combination of chemotherapy and surgery. Subsequent follow-up testing over a 3-year period did not detect T. equigenitalis. It was demonstrated that PCR testing was more sensitive than isolation as a method for the detection of T. equigenitalis from genital swabs of horses in the field. It was therefore suggested that a combination of PCR testing and treatment were useful measures in the eradication of CEM from Japan.  相似文献   

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In the present review article, recent molecular advances relating to studies with Taylorella equigenitalis, as well as the recently described second species of the genus Taylorella, namely Taylorella asinigenitalis, have been described. Molecular genotyping of T. equigenitalis strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) after digestion with the suitable restriction enzyme(s) enabled the effective discrimination of strains, thus allowing the examination of the scientific mechanism(s) for its occurrence and transmission of contagious equine metritis (CEM). Alternatively, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and nucleotide sequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA sequence and/or the other species specific sequence(s) as targets were confirmed to be effective for identification of T. equigenitalis. These new analytical methods at the genomic DNA level also enabled the discrimination of the newly discovered donkey-related T. asinigenitalis from T. equigenitalis, and moreover, the performance of phylogenetic analysis of genus Taylorella organisms with other closely related genera. Furthermore, detailed analysis of the genes responsible for CEM within the T. equigenitalis genome would be useful to help elucidate the pathogenic virulence and transmission mechanisms associated with the important equine pathogen associated with CEM.  相似文献   

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The traditional diagnostic test for Tritrichomonas foetus involves collection of preputial or vaginal samples followed by culture in a growth media and microscopic examination. Recently, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques have been described for use as a diagnostic assay. The objective of this study was to evaluate a previously described PCR assay for detecting T. foetus in cultured preputial material. The detection limits of the assay for T. foetus organisms in a growth medium, in samples prepared from washing microscope slides, and in preputial material cultured in a growth medium were determined. Preputial samples were collected from 13 bulls uninfected with T. foetus. The PCR assay was able to detect 5 T. foetus organisms in the growth medium and the cultured preputial material. Amplification products were obtained from samples prepared from washes of microscope slides containing as few as 3 visualized organisms. The PCR assay was able to detect organisms in culture at a lower concentration than was possible by direct microscopic examination. This low detection limit may allow the PCR assay to be used to enhance the sensitivity of the current diagnostic test. In addition, the assay could be used to confirm the identification of T. foetus organisms observed by direct microscopic examination when other confirmation techniques, such as staining and phase microscopy, are not practical.  相似文献   

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Eight strains of Taylorella equigenitalis were identified by a polymerase chain reaction using a primer pair specific to the 16S rDNA of T equigenitalis. These eight strains were chosen because they had previously been shown to represent eight distinct genotypes by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis after separate digestion of the genomic DNA with ApaI or NotI. The eight strains could be classified into six or seven types by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis using different kinds of primers. Amplified rDNA restriction analysis after separate digestion with five restriction enzymes, including AluI and MboI, of the 1,500 bp fragments of rDNA amplified by polymerase chain reaction did not discriminate the genomic variations among the eight strains of T equigenitalis. Thus, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was shown to discriminate these eight organisms better than random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis, while amplified rDNA restriction analysis was found to be unsuitable for subtyping T equigenitalis.  相似文献   

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为寻求一种快速灵敏的环形泰勒虫病PCR检测方法,基于环形泰勒虫裂殖体表面蛋白（Theirelia annulata surface protein,TaSP）基因序列保守区设计特异性引物,通过PCR技术扩增出该基因长为393 bp的高免疫原性区片段。用该引物对环形泰勒虫、中华泰勒虫、瑟式泰勒虫、尤氏泰勒虫、吕氏泰勒虫、绵羊泰勒虫、马泰勒虫、驽巴贝斯虫、牛巴贝斯虫基因组模板进行特异性试验,对环形泰勒虫基因组模板进行梯度稀释后扩增,以确定试验的敏感性,同时用本试验建立的方法与常规显微镜镜检方法对150份血清样品进行检测。特异性试验结果显示,在被检测的9个样本中,只有环形泰勒虫基因组模板中扩增出了符合大小的特异核苷酸片段;敏感性试验结果表明,PCR对环形泰勒虫的扩增效率可达到10-10;通过对150份血清样品的检测,并与血涂片方法进行比较,结果显示PCR方法具有特异性强、敏感度高等特点,适用于牛环形泰勒虫病的检测。  相似文献   

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In order to establish a rapid diagnostic method for contagious equine metritis (CEM), we developed and evaluated a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Species-specific PCR primer sets were derived from the DNA sequence of a cloned DNA fragment of Taylorella equigenitalis that did not hybridize with the genome of a taxomonically related species, Oligella urethralis. Single step PCR with primer set P1-N2 and two-step semi-nested PCR with primer sets P1-N2 and P2-N2 detected as low as 100 and 10 CFU of the bacteria, respectively. Single-step PCR detected T. equigenitalis from genital swabs of experimentally infected mares with sensitivity comparable to that of bacterial isolation. Furthermore, two-step PCR was more sensitive than the culture method. Upon examination of field samples, 12 out of 3,123 samples were positive by single-step PCR while only 2 were positive by bacterial culture. The 12 PCR-positive samples originated from 5 mares, of which 3 animals were considered to be carriers based on previous bacteriologic and serologic diagnoses for CEM. The PCR test described in this study would provide a specific and highly sensitive tool for the rapid diagnosis of CEM.  相似文献   

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: A two-step PCR assay was developed for the molecular detection of Taylorella equigenitalis, a Gram-negative genital bacterial pathogen in horses. Two specific oligonucleotide primers (TE16SrRNABCHf [25mer] and TE16SrRNABCHr [29mer]) were designed from multiple alignments of the 16S rRNA gene loci of several closely related taxa, including T. asinigenitalis. Subsequent enhanced surveillance of 250 Thoroughbred animals failed to detect the presence of this organism directly from clinical swabs taken from the genital tract of mares and stallions. Such a molecular approach offers a sensitive and specific alternative to conventional culture techniques, and has the potential to lead to improved diagnosis and subsequent management of horses involved in breeding programmes.  相似文献   

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实时荧光定量PCR检测畜禽肉制品中鸭源性成分   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  
根据鸭mtDNA COX基因上的保守序列设计特异性引物和TaqMan探针,建立实时荧光定量PCR用于检测畜禽肉制品中的鸭源性成分。结果表明,建立的方法特异性强,与鹅、鸡、羊、牛等15种动物DNA无非特异性扩增;灵敏度高,可检测1.0pg/μL鸭源DNA的存在;重复性好,同DNA浓度所测得Ct值的变异系数均小于3%;应用该法对模拟混合样品进行检测,结果与预期相符,且常见肉类DNA的存在并不影响该法对鸭源性成分检测的灵敏度。说明本试验建立的鸭源性成分实时荧光定量PCR法特异、敏感、稳定,可快速准确检测畜禽肉制品中含有的鸭源性成分。  相似文献   

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本研究按照牛轮状病毒(BRV)结构蛋白VP6基因序列,设计合成引物和探针,经各反应条件的优化,建立了BRV TaqMan实时荧光定量RT-PCR技术。对BRV进行了特异性、敏感性和重复性试验。结果表明,TaqMan实时荧光RT-PCR最低可检测到100个拷贝病毒RNA;与牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVD)、猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、牛结核杆菌(MB)和牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒(IBRV)不发生交叉反应;所制作的标准曲线在102~109拷贝/μL浓度范围内有极好的线性关系且线性范围宽,相关系数为0.997;与常规的RT-PCR相比,该方法具有快速、特异、敏感、重复性好、可同时检测大量样品等优点。可对样品中微量BRV进行准确检测,对BRV的诊断有重要意义。  相似文献   

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A real-time PCR assay based on TaqMan probe chemistry was developed for the detection of Theileria parva DNA in blood samples. It uses a Theileria genus-specific PCR primer set and a T. parva-specific probe to amplify and hybridize with a species-specific part of the 18S rRNA gene of the parasite. The test was evaluated using positive and negative reference blood samples and shown to be specific for T. parva. Analytical sensitivity was determined by testing a dilution series of T. parva positive blood. It was shown to be able to detect parasitaemia as low as 2 × 10(-6)%. The Taqman assay results were also compared with that obtained with the real-time hybridization probe PCR assay, which is currently employed as the official test for the diagnosis of T. parva infections in buffalo and cattle and was shown to be equally sensitive. A panel of 1164 field samples was screened using both assays and 164 samples tested positive in both tests, indicating a good correlation.  相似文献   

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Isolation and identification of Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of contagious equine metritis, by bacteriology is laborious and does not permit differentiation from the other member of the genus, Taylorella asinigenitalis. Moreover, other organisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa can also cause endometritis in mares and warrant diagnostic detection. Our objectives were to develop a rapid preparation method for field swab samples and to validate this protocol using new multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) detection tools for identification of these four pathogens. The complete analytical process from sample preparation to PCR analysis was then evaluated against bacteriology, the World Organisation for Health’s (OIE) gold standard method for T. equigenitalis and commonly used for the other three pathogens. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of this method, which used direct lysis and a multiplex rtPCR, were 100% and >92%, respectively. This study provided a simple-to-use method for prebreeding screening of mares and stallions.  相似文献   

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胎儿弯杆菌病TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
为建立胎儿弯杆菌(C.fetus)定量检测方法,本研究根据C.fetus毒力因子表面蛋白(SapA)基因序列设计引物和一条特异的TaqMan水解探针,建立了一种敏感、特异、重复性好的快速检测C.fetus的TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法.对该方法的特异性与敏感性研究,结果显示,该方法检测C.fetus结果均为阳性,而非C.fetus均为阴性;对带有SapA基因的阳性质粒的检测敏感性为10~8拷贝～10~2拷贝/μL范围内具有良好的线性关系,可敏感地检测到模板中13个拷贝的细菌DNA,其灵敏度是常规PCR方法的100倍.该方法具有简便、快速、特异性强、敏感性高等特点.该方法为C.fetus快速检测试剂盒的研制打下了良好的基础.  相似文献   

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为建立一种快速、敏感、特异的猪瘟病毒（classical swine fever virus,CSFV）实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,本研究根据GenBank中CSFV E2基因保守区域序列,设计了一对特异性引物和一条特异性探针,以CSFV总RNA为反转录模板,经优化反应条件,建立CSFV实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,并对其进行了特异性、敏感性、重复性试验;利用所建立的方法对35份临床疑似CSFV感染样品进行了检测。结果表明,本研究建立的CSFV实时荧光定量PCR检测方法在101~106拷贝/μL范围内有很好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999;CSFV细胞培养物出现阳性扩增信号,但ST正常细胞对照和其他8种病原对照未出现扩增,特异性良好;该方法重复性好、敏感性高,最低检测模板浓度为10拷贝/μL,并且CSFV的最低检测限为1 TCID50/mL;自35份疑似CSFV感染样品中检出19份阳性样品,与本课题组建立的CSFV Nested RT-PCR检测结果和克隆测序结果一致。本研究成功建立了CSFV实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,可用于CSFV的快速检测。  相似文献   

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A Real-time quantitative PCR assay for detection of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) was developed using the specific probe and primers designed basing on the E2 gene of CSFV. The Real-time quantitative PCR assay was established using the total RNA of CSFV as template. The specificity, sensitivity and repeatability of the assay were tested, and samples taken from clinic suspicious CSFV infected pigs had been testified by the established assay. The results indicated that the Real-time quantitative PCR assay was successfully established, and showed a good linear relationship at a template range of 101 to 106 copies/μL with a coefficient correlation of 0.999; The specificity of the assay revealed that amplifications were showed on CSFV samples, but other pathogens had no amplifications; The sensitivity of the assay was 10 copies/μL nucleic acid and 1 TCID50/mL virus; Meanwhile,19 positive samples were detected, which were consistent with results of CSFV detected by Nested RT-PCR, cloning and sequencing. The eatablished Real-time quantitative PCR assay was specific, sensitive rapid and suitable for early detection and epidemiological study of CSFV.  相似文献   

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A wild-type isolate with similar morphological and phenotypic properties to Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative bacterial agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), was referred for molecular identification by PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene. A species-specific PCR failed to yield a product compatible with that of T. equigenitalis. The direct sequencing of the universal 16S rRNA PCR amplicon suggested the presence of a Bacteroides sp., probably Bacteroides ureolyticus, with no consequent effects on the movement and transportation of the animal. Adoption of such a molecular means of identification through sequencing may aid in the identification of the atypical forms of Taylorella equigenitalis, as recently described, as well as differentiating this species from Taylorella asinigenitalis.  相似文献   

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为建立一种特异、快速的媾疫锥虫检测方法,本研究通过PCR方法从马媾疫锥虫动基体基因组中扩增得到395 bp的特异的保守序列,将其克隆到pMD-18T载体中构建重组质粒标准品,以10倍倍比稀释的质粒标准品为模板,进行SYBR GreenⅠ荧光定量PCR扩增并制作标准曲线,建立马媾疫锥虫荧光定量PCR的检测方法。结果表明:该方法的检测灵敏度可达到1拷贝/μL,并且与马属动物其他传染病无交叉反应。其组间及组内变异系数分别小于3.183%和3.842%。该方法的建立为快速及特异性检测马媾疫锥虫提供了有效的方法。  相似文献   

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The method of rapid slide agglutination and coagglutination was tested in the detection of Haemophilus equigenitalis (Taylorella equigenitalis)--the causal agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM). It was demonstrated that both methods were suitable for the serological diagnosis of the species under study. The antisera obtained from rabbits immunized with Haemophilus equigenitalis strains treated in different ways were specific, but with different antibody titres. When cross reactions with other species of microorganisms were verified, the antisera did not react with any of the strains, even after binding them to protein A of the positive strain Staphylococcus aureus--Cowan I. Coagglutination was much more rapid and pronounced than the ordinary rapid agglutination test. It was characterized by a low consumption of specific antiserum. The specific antibodies bound to staphylococci were kept at the temperature of 4 degrees C for several months without losing agglutinin activity.  相似文献   

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