Detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in cultures from nasal and tonsillar swabs of pigs by a PCR assay based on the nucleotide sequence of a dsbE-like gene

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作者
Chiers, K
Van Overbeke, I
Donné, E
Baele, M
Ducatelle, R
De Baere, T
Haesebrouck, F
机构
[1] Univ Ghent, Fac Vet Med, Dept Pathol Bacteriol & Poultry Dis, Lab Vet Bacteriol & Mycol, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
[2] Univ Ghent, Fac Med, Dept Clin Biol Microbiol & Immunol, Lab Bacteriol & Virol, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
关键词
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; pig-bacteria; PCR; nose; tonsils; dsbE;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1135(01)00414-X
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A PCR assay for the detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae was developed based on the amplification of a dsbE-like gene. All of 157 field isolates of A. pleuropneumoniae reacted in the PCR by the amplification of a 342 bp product. No reaction was observed with related bacterial species or other bacterial species isolated from pigs, except for A. lignieresii, The lower detection limit of the PCR was 10(2) CFU per PCR test tube and was not affected by the addition of 10(6) CFU Escherichia coli. The PCR was evaluated on mixed bacterial cultures from nasal and tonsillar swabs as well as suspensions of nasal conchae and tonsils obtained from specific pathogen-free (SPF) pigs, experimentally infected pigs, and pigs from farrow-to-finish herds. The results of the new PCR were compared with a PCR based on the detection of the omlA gene coding for an outer membrane protein, with a commercially available PCR (Adiavet (TM) APP, Adiagene, Saint-Brieuc, France), and with conventional culturing. No positive reactions were observed with any of the PCR methods in samples of SPF animals. In samples of the other animals, no or low significant differences between nasal swabs and suspensions as well as tonsillar swabs and suspensions were observed in any method. In general, more positive results were obtained from tonsillar samples in comparison to nasal samples. Interassay sensitivity and specificity values were assessed for each test by pair wise comparisons between assays. The agreement between tests was evaluated by calculating Cohen's kappa coefficient. From these analyses the three PCR assays showed a good agreement, The dsbE-based PCR proved to be highly sensitive (95 and 93%) and specific (82 and 74%) in comparison to the omlA-based PCR and the commercially available PCR, respectively. It was concluded that the dsbE-like gene-based PCR is a reliable diagnostic assay for demonstration of A. pleuropneumoniae. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that tonsillar swabs can be used for the detection of the pathogen in healthy carrier animals. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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