Multiplex PCR for the detection of Brucella ovis, Actinobacillus seminis and Histophilus somni in ram semen |
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Authors: | Saunders V F Reddacliff L A Berg T Hornitzky M |
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Institution: | Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Camden, NSW 2570. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To develop a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the rapid detection of Brucella ovis, Actinobacillus seminis, Histophilus somni in fresh ram semen samples. DESIGN: The multiplex assay was based on the single PCR assays published for the detection of A seminis and B ovis, and the forward primer published for the detection of H somni; an alternative reverse primer for H somni was designed in this study. PROCEDURE: Culture and PCR of 295 fresh semen samples were carried out. RESULTS: The multiplex PCR was far more successful in the detection of H somni (45/295) than culture (23/295). A seminis was also detected in more semen samples by multiplex PCR (29/295) than culture (13/295) and B ovis was detected in three samples using both PCR and culture. No amplifications were detected with DNA from a range of bacterial isolates including species associated with epididymitis in rams. CONCLUSION: This PCR could be used as a complementary test, or alternative to culture of ram semen and other biological samples for the detection B ovis, H somni and A seminis. |
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