Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de...

Autores
Vasini Rosell, Brenda; Lagleyze, Bernardo; Morsella, Claudia Graciela; Mendez, Laura Luján; Bresky, Florencia; Gioffre, Andrea; Paolicchi, Fernando
Año de publicación
2020
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A pregnant heifer with an advanced clinical stage of paratuberculosis was reported in a herd in Argentina. Thus, the animal was euthanized and samples of organs of the cow and its fetus was taken and cultured for bacteriology in specific medium. Tissues were analyzed by histopathology (hematoxylin-eosin and Ziehl-Neelsen staining). Histopathological analysis of the cow’s samples revealed the presence of lesions consistent with paratuberculosis, and Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli, whereas the fetal tissues showed absence of lesions but the presence of acid-fast bacilli by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. After growing in specific medium, colonies in tissues from both cow and fetus were positive for IS900-PCR, confirming the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Finally, the isolates were typed by Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA), which confirmed the epidemiological link between them. This study is the first in Argentina to report the detection of MAP that shares an identical MLVA type in a pregnant cow and its fetus. The results of this study are consistent with previous reports and highlight the intra-uterine transmission of MAP as an important source of infection within herds.
Uma novilha prenha em estado clínico avançado de paratuberculose foi observada em um rebanho bovino na Argentina. O animal foi eutanasiado e foram colhidas amostras dos seus órgãos e dos órgãos feto as quais foram cultivadas para bacteriologia em meio específico. Os tecidos foram examinados por histopatologia (coloração de hematoxilina-eosina e Ziehl-Neelsen). Na histopatologia das amostras colhidas da novilha foram observadas lesões compatíveis com paratuberculose e a coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen revelou a presença de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes, nos tecidos fetais não foram observadas lesões, porém a coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen revelou a presença de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes. Após o crescimento em meio específico, as colônias foram positivas para o teste IS900-PCR nos tecidos de ambos, vaca e feto, confirmando a presença de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Por fim, os isolados foram tipados por Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis, confirmando a relação epidemiológica entre eles. Este estudo relata a primeira detecção de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis na Argentina em que houve o compartilhamento de um tipo idêntico de MLVA em uma vaca prenhe e no seu feto. Os resultados deste estudo são consistentes com relatos anteriores e destacam a transmissão intra-uterina de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis como importante fonte de infecção nos rebanhos de bovinos.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Vasini Rosell, Brenda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Vasini Rosell, Brenda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina
Fil: Lagleyze, Bernardo. Actividad privada; Argentina
Fil: Morsella, Claudia Graciela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Mendez, Laura Luján. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Bresky, Florencia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Bresky, Florencia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Gioffre, Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Gioffre, Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina
Fil: Paolicchi, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Paolicchi, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fuente
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science 57 : e161653. (2020)
Materia
Uterine Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Heifers
Histopathology
Disease Transmission
Enfermedad Uterina
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Novilla
Histopatología
Transmisión de Enfermedades
Argentina
Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA)
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spelling Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na ArgentinaVasini Rosell, BrendaLagleyze, BernardoMorsella, Claudia GracielaMendez, Laura LujánBresky, FlorenciaGioffre, AndreaPaolicchi, FernandoUterine DiseasesInfectious DiseasesHeifersHistopathologyDisease TransmissionEnfermedad UterinaEnfermedades InfecciosasMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosisNovillaHistopatologíaTransmisión de EnfermedadesArgentinaMultiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA)A pregnant heifer with an advanced clinical stage of paratuberculosis was reported in a herd in Argentina. Thus, the animal was euthanized and samples of organs of the cow and its fetus was taken and cultured for bacteriology in specific medium. Tissues were analyzed by histopathology (hematoxylin-eosin and Ziehl-Neelsen staining). Histopathological analysis of the cow’s samples revealed the presence of lesions consistent with paratuberculosis, and Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli, whereas the fetal tissues showed absence of lesions but the presence of acid-fast bacilli by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. After growing in specific medium, colonies in tissues from both cow and fetus were positive for IS900-PCR, confirming the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Finally, the isolates were typed by Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA), which confirmed the epidemiological link between them. This study is the first in Argentina to report the detection of MAP that shares an identical MLVA type in a pregnant cow and its fetus. The results of this study are consistent with previous reports and highlight the intra-uterine transmission of MAP as an important source of infection within herds.Uma novilha prenha em estado clínico avançado de paratuberculose foi observada em um rebanho bovino na Argentina. O animal foi eutanasiado e foram colhidas amostras dos seus órgãos e dos órgãos feto as quais foram cultivadas para bacteriologia em meio específico. Os tecidos foram examinados por histopatologia (coloração de hematoxilina-eosina e Ziehl-Neelsen). Na histopatologia das amostras colhidas da novilha foram observadas lesões compatíveis com paratuberculose e a coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen revelou a presença de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes, nos tecidos fetais não foram observadas lesões, porém a coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen revelou a presença de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes. Após o crescimento em meio específico, as colônias foram positivas para o teste IS900-PCR nos tecidos de ambos, vaca e feto, confirmando a presença de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Por fim, os isolados foram tipados por Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis, confirmando a relação epidemiológica entre eles. Este estudo relata a primeira detecção de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis na Argentina em que houve o compartilhamento de um tipo idêntico de MLVA em uma vaca prenhe e no seu feto. Os resultados deste estudo são consistentes com relatos anteriores e destacam a transmissão intra-uterina de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis como importante fonte de infecção nos rebanhos de bovinos.EEA BalcarceFil: Vasini Rosell, Brenda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Vasini Rosell, Brenda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); ArgentinaFil: Lagleyze, Bernardo. Actividad privada; ArgentinaFil: Morsella, Claudia Graciela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Mendez, Laura Luján. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Bresky, Florencia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Bresky, Florencia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Gioffre, Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Gioffre, Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); ArgentinaFil: Paolicchi, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Paolicchi, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFaculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo2026-07-21T16:31:24Z2026-07-21T16:31:24Z2020-04-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/27081https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/en/article/view/1616531678-4456https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2020.161653Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science 57 : e161653. (2020)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología AgropecuariaengArgentina .......... 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
title Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
spellingShingle Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
Vasini Rosell, Brenda
Uterine Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Heifers
Histopathology
Disease Transmission
Enfermedad Uterina
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Novilla
Histopatología
Transmisión de Enfermedades
Argentina
Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA)
title_short Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
title_full Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
title_fullStr Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
title_sort Evidence of in utero infection by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: first report in Argentina = Evidência de infecção intra-uterina por Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis usando Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis: primeiro relato na Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vasini Rosell, Brenda
Lagleyze, Bernardo
Morsella, Claudia Graciela
Mendez, Laura Luján
Bresky, Florencia
Gioffre, Andrea
Paolicchi, Fernando
author Vasini Rosell, Brenda
author_facet Vasini Rosell, Brenda
Lagleyze, Bernardo
Morsella, Claudia Graciela
Mendez, Laura Luján
Bresky, Florencia
Gioffre, Andrea
Paolicchi, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Lagleyze, Bernardo
Morsella, Claudia Graciela
Mendez, Laura Luján
Bresky, Florencia
Gioffre, Andrea
Paolicchi, Fernando
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Uterine Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Heifers
Histopathology
Disease Transmission
Enfermedad Uterina
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Novilla
Histopatología
Transmisión de Enfermedades
Argentina
Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA)
topic Uterine Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Heifers
Histopathology
Disease Transmission
Enfermedad Uterina
Enfermedades Infecciosas
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Novilla
Histopatología
Transmisión de Enfermedades
Argentina
Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA)
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv A pregnant heifer with an advanced clinical stage of paratuberculosis was reported in a herd in Argentina. Thus, the animal was euthanized and samples of organs of the cow and its fetus was taken and cultured for bacteriology in specific medium. Tissues were analyzed by histopathology (hematoxylin-eosin and Ziehl-Neelsen staining). Histopathological analysis of the cow’s samples revealed the presence of lesions consistent with paratuberculosis, and Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli, whereas the fetal tissues showed absence of lesions but the presence of acid-fast bacilli by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. After growing in specific medium, colonies in tissues from both cow and fetus were positive for IS900-PCR, confirming the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Finally, the isolates were typed by Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA), which confirmed the epidemiological link between them. This study is the first in Argentina to report the detection of MAP that shares an identical MLVA type in a pregnant cow and its fetus. The results of this study are consistent with previous reports and highlight the intra-uterine transmission of MAP as an important source of infection within herds.
Uma novilha prenha em estado clínico avançado de paratuberculose foi observada em um rebanho bovino na Argentina. O animal foi eutanasiado e foram colhidas amostras dos seus órgãos e dos órgãos feto as quais foram cultivadas para bacteriologia em meio específico. Os tecidos foram examinados por histopatologia (coloração de hematoxilina-eosina e Ziehl-Neelsen). Na histopatologia das amostras colhidas da novilha foram observadas lesões compatíveis com paratuberculose e a coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen revelou a presença de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes, nos tecidos fetais não foram observadas lesões, porém a coloração de Ziehl-Neelsen revelou a presença de bacilos álcool-ácido resistentes. Após o crescimento em meio específico, as colônias foram positivas para o teste IS900-PCR nos tecidos de ambos, vaca e feto, confirmando a presença de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Por fim, os isolados foram tipados por Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis, confirmando a relação epidemiológica entre eles. Este estudo relata a primeira detecção de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis na Argentina em que houve o compartilhamento de um tipo idêntico de MLVA em uma vaca prenhe e no seu feto. Os resultados deste estudo são consistentes com relatos anteriores e destacam a transmissão intra-uterina de Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis como importante fonte de infecção nos rebanhos de bovinos.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Vasini Rosell, Brenda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Vasini Rosell, Brenda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina
Fil: Lagleyze, Bernardo. Actividad privada; Argentina
Fil: Morsella, Claudia Graciela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Mendez, Laura Luján. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Bresky, Florencia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Bresky, Florencia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Gioffre, Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Gioffre, Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina
Fil: Paolicchi, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Paolicchi, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP). Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
description A pregnant heifer with an advanced clinical stage of paratuberculosis was reported in a herd in Argentina. Thus, the animal was euthanized and samples of organs of the cow and its fetus was taken and cultured for bacteriology in specific medium. Tissues were analyzed by histopathology (hematoxylin-eosin and Ziehl-Neelsen staining). Histopathological analysis of the cow’s samples revealed the presence of lesions consistent with paratuberculosis, and Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed the presence of acid-fast bacilli, whereas the fetal tissues showed absence of lesions but the presence of acid-fast bacilli by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. After growing in specific medium, colonies in tissues from both cow and fetus were positive for IS900-PCR, confirming the presence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Finally, the isolates were typed by Multiple-Locus Variable-number tandem-repeat Analysis (MLVA), which confirmed the epidemiological link between them. This study is the first in Argentina to report the detection of MAP that shares an identical MLVA type in a pregnant cow and its fetus. The results of this study are consistent with previous reports and highlight the intra-uterine transmission of MAP as an important source of infection within herds.
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