Serological and molecular detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mycobacterium avium</Emphasis> subsp. <Emphasis Type="Italic">paratuberculosis</Emphasis> in cattle of dairy herds in Colombia |
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| Authors: | Jorge Arturo Fernández-Silva Amir Abdulmawjood Ömer Akineden Michael Bülte |
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| Institution: | 1.Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria (Grupo Centauro), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias,Universidad de Antioquia,Medellín,Colombia;2.Institut für Tier?rztliche Nahrungsmittelkunde, Fachbereich Veterin?rmedizin,Justus–Liebig–Universit?t Giessen,Giessen,Germany |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study is the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) by serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), fecal polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and fecal culture in Colombian
dairy herds. Serum and fecal samples from asymptomatic cows (n = 307) of 14 dairy herds were tested for MAP by an unabsorbed ELISA test (ELISA-A). Serum and fecal samples from positive
ELISA-A animals (n = 31) were further tested by an absorbed ELISA test (ELISA-B) and PCR. Fecal samples from animals of herds positive by ELISA-A
and PCR (n = 105) were inoculated onto three different culture media. ELISA-A produced positive results in 10% of the serum samples
and 71% of the herds. ELISA-B and PCR results were positive in two and six serum and fecal samples from positive ELISA-A animals,
respectively. Fecal samples were negative for MAP on all culture media. The results of this study confirmed the presence of
MAP in local dairy herds and the difficulties of MAP detection in asymptomatic animals by ELISA, PCR, and fecal culture. |
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