Evaluation of the limitations and methods to improve rapid phage-based detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the blood of experimentally infected cattle

Swift, B M C; Huxley, J N; Plain, K M; Begg, D J; De Silva, K; Purdie, A C; Whittington, R J; Rees, C E

Abstract

Disseminated infection and bacteraemia is an underreported and under-researched aspect of Johne’s disease. This is mainly due to the time it takes for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) to grow and lack of sensitivity of culture. Viable MAP cells can be detected in the blood of cattle suffering from Johne’s disease within 48 h using peptide-mediated magnetic separation (PMMS) followed by bacteriophage amplification. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the first detection of MAP in the blood of experimentally exposed cattle using the PMMS-bacteriophage assay and to compare these results with the immune response of the animal based on serum ELISA and shedding of MAP by faecal culture.

Citation

Swift, B. M. C., Huxley, J. N., Plain, K. M., Begg, D. J., De Silva, K., Purdie, A. C., …Rees, C. E. (2016). Evaluation of the limitations and methods to improve rapid phage-based detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the blood of experimentally infected cattle. BMC Veterinary Research, 12(1), 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0728-2

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 7, 2016
• Publication Date: Jun 16, 2016
• Deposit Date: Aug 14, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2020
• Journal: BMC Veterinary Research
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 115
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0728-2
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1396424