scholarly journals Seroprevalencia de Brucella canis en perros de un refugio para animales de compañía en Bogotá, Colombia

Biomédica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-270
Author(s):  
Astrid-Jullieth Laverde ◽  
Daniela Restrepo-Botero ◽  
Diego Hernández-Pulido ◽  
José Luis Rodríguez-Bautista ◽  
Isabel-Sofía Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Brucella Canis

Introducción. El riesgo de infección con Brucella canis en humanos y perros aumenta con la exposición constante a perros portadores asintomáticos. En Colombia hay evidencia de infección con B. canis en personas que conviven con perros. Una preocupación adicional en Bogotá es la falta de información actualizada sobre la prevalencia de la infección en perros destinados a programas de adopción.Objetivo. Establecer la seroprevalencia de la infección por B. canis en perros de un refugio para animales de compañía destinados a la adopción en Bogotá.Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en un refugio ara animales de Bogotá. Se detectaron anticuerpos contra B. canis en el suero de 51 perros (28 hembras y 23 machos) mediante una prueba inmunocromatográfica de flujo lateral. Asimismo, los individuos positivos se analizaron con PCR para la detección del ADN de Brucella spp.Resultado. La seroprevalencia de B. canis fue del 1,96 % (1/51). El perro seropositivo correspondió a una hembra asintomática de tres años de edad en la cual no se detectó ADN bacteriano en sangre mediante la PCR.Conclusiones. La seroprevalencia representada por un solo perro con IgG anti-B. canis puede considerarse un riesgo potencial para las poblaciones de perros y humanos, ya que podría tratarse de un animal con infección persistente capaz de diseminar la bacteria.

Ultrastructure of periplasmic bodies in gram-negative bacteria

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 640-641
Author(s):  
Xie Nianming ◽  
Ding Shaoqing ◽  
Wang Luping ◽  
Yuan Zenglin ◽  
Zhan Guolai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Campylobacter Jejuni ◽  
Proteus Mirabilis ◽  
Shigella Flexneri ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Periplasmic Space ◽  
Clostridium Tetani ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Brucella Canis

Perhaps the data about periplasmic enzymes are obtained through biochemical methods but lack of morphological description. We have proved the existence of periplasmic bodies by electron microscope and described their ultrastructures. We hope this report may draw the attention of biochemists and mrophologists to collaborate on researches in periplasmic enzymes or periplasmic bodies with each other.One or more independent bodies may be seen in the periplasmic space between outer and inner membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, which we called periplasmic bodies. The periplasmic bodies have been found in seven species of bacteria at least, including the Pseudomonas aeroginosa. Shigella flexneri, Echerichia coli. Yersinia pestis, Campylobacter jejuni, Proteus mirabilis, Clostridium tetani. Vibrio cholerae and Brucella canis.

scholarly journals Characterization of epididymal and testicular histologic lesions and use of immunohistochemistry and PCR on formalin-fixed tissues to detect Brucella canis in male dogs

2021 ◽  
pp. 104063872098688
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Camargo-Castañeda ◽  
Lauren W. Stranahan ◽  
John F. Edwards ◽  
Daniel G. Garcia-Gonzalez ◽  
Leonardo Roa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Accurate Diagnosis ◽  
Testicular Atrophy ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Formalin Fixed Paraffin ◽  
Brucella Canis ◽  
Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded ◽  
Variable Sensitivity ◽  
Ffpe Tissues ◽  
Formalin Fixed

In male dogs, Brucella canis frequently causes epididymitis, ultimately resulting in testicular atrophy and infertility. Although B. canis predominantly affects the epididymis, the misleading term “orchitis” is still commonly used by clinicians. Of additional concern, diagnosis in dogs remains challenging because of variable sensitivity and specificity of serologic assays and fluctuations in bacteremia levels in infected dogs, reducing the sensitivity of blood culture. We describe here the histologic lesions in the scrotal contents of 8 dogs suspected of being infected with B. canis and clinically diagnosed with orchitis. We explored the possibility of using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and real-time PCR (rtPCR) in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues to detect the presence of B. canis. Epididymitis of variable chronicity was identified in all 8 dogs, with only 3 also exhibiting orchitis. Using rtPCR, the presence of B. canis was identified in 4 of 8 dogs, with 3 of these 4 dogs also positive by IHC. These results suggest that rtPCR and IHC are promising techniques that can be used in FFPE tissues to detect B. canis when other detection techniques are unavailable. Additionally, accurate recognition of epididymitis rather than orchitis in suspect cases could aid in accurate diagnosis.

scholarly journals Drug Susceptibility of Brucella canis Isloated from Dogs

1978 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki TERAKADO ◽  
Hisashi UEDA ◽  
Hiroharu SUGAWARA ◽  
Yasuro ISAYAMA ◽  
Noriyuki KOYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Drug Susceptibility ◽  
Brucella Canis

scholarly journals Antibodies produced by dogs successfully challenged with live Leptospira spp. did not cross-react to Brucella antigen in a commercial rapid slide agglutination test that detects antibodies to Brucella canis

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-85
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Krecic
Keyword(s):  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Agglutination Test ◽  
Slide Agglutination ◽  
Serologic Tests ◽  
Experimental Infections ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Brucella Canis ◽  
Slide Agglutination Test ◽  
Leptospira Spp ◽  
Canine Brucellosis

Brucella canis is a cause of canine infertility and abortion. Veterinarians and veterinary laboratorians screen for antibodies to B. canis with serologic tests including a rapid slide agglutination test (RSAT; D-Tec CB, Zoetis, San Diego, CA). False-positive results are possible because of cross-reactivity to antibodies to some gram-negative bacteria. Cross-reactivity has been reported between antibodies of Brucella abortus and Leptospira spp. with serologic tests for bovine brucellosis; however, this has not been documented with serologic tests for canine brucellosis, to the author’s knowledge. The RSAT was evaluated with the sera from dogs experimentally challenged with 1 of 4 serovars of Leptospira spp.: L. kirschneri serovar Grippotyphosa, or L. interrogans serovars Canicola, Icterohaemorrhagiae, or Pomona. Experimental infections were confirmed through results of microscopic agglutination testing and/or lateral flow immunochromatography testing. The sera of 32 dogs collected at day 0 and days 7, 10, and 14 yielded negative results with the RSAT. Antibodies produced through experimental infections to these 4 serovars of Leptospira spp. did not cross-react with Brucella antigen with the RSAT; therefore, cross-reactivity of anti-leptospiral antibodies may not be of concern for B. canis rapid slide agglutination testing of dogs.

scholarly journals Detecção molecular de Brucella canis em cães do Município de Cuiabá, Estado de Mato Grosso

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1051-1056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Patricia Amarante e Silva ◽  
Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida ◽  
Isabela de Godoy ◽  
Ana Carolina Pires de Araújo ◽  
Daniel Moura de Aguiar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Brucella Canis

Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a ocorrência da brucelose causada por Brucella canis em cães no município de Cuiabá, MT, e os possíveis fatores de risco associados durante o período de 2007 a 2008. Foram analisadas 327 amostras baseadas numa amostragem aleatória simples, abrangendo os quatro distritos do município. A ocorrência da B. canis foi de 24,1% (I.C. 95%: 19,7 - 29,0%). A análise estatística dos sinais clínicos demonstrou associação de conjuntivite e ceratite com a positividade por B. canis, com um valor de odds ratio de 4,72 (I.C.95%=1,30-17,76) e Exato de Fisher de 0,0103; e 16,69 (I.C.95%=1,86-385,55) e Exato de Fisher de 0,0036, respectivamente. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstraram a ocorrência da B. canis no município de Cuiabá e sugerem novas pesquisas e monitoramento, além de propor, como diagnóstico molecular para B. canis, a técnica de PCR.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence for brucellosis and leptospirosis in dogs from Belém and Castanhal, State of Pará, Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giselle Souza da PAZ ◽  
Katarine de Souza ROCHA ◽  
Michele de Souza LIMA ◽  
Ediene Moura JORGE ◽  
José Carlos Figueiredo PANTOJA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brucella Abortus ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Agar Gel ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Brucella Canis ◽  
Leptospira Spp ◽  
The City

Brucellosis and leptospirosis are widely spread bacterial infections and dogs are the most important source of infection and reservoir for diseases. Dogs can disseminate the agents in the environment and transmit them to humans and/or other animals. The objective of this study was assess the occurrence of reactive to antibodies anti-Leptospira spp., Brucella canis and B. abortus in Belém and Castanhal, State of Pará, Amazon, Brazil. A total of 156 samples were randomly collected in the city of Belém and 158 samples in Castanhal. The anti-B. canis antibodies research was performed by Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID) with and without 2-mercaptoethanol serum treatment (AGID-2ME). To assess the anti-B. abortus antibodies, the technique of Fast Seroagglutination with buffered acidified plate antigen (BAPAT) was used. For anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies research, the Microscopic Agglutination Technique (MAT) was used. No animal reacted to Brucella abortus and one animal was reactive to B. canis at the AGID, but it was negative to the AGID-2ME test. Seventeen percent of dogs (47/274) presented anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies, with prevalence of serovar Canicola. The dogs from Belém and Castanhal are not source of infection for B. abortus and B. canis, however, they are reservoirs for different serovars of Leptospira spp.

scholarly journals Identification of Dendritic Cell Maturation, Toll-Like Receptors, and TREM1 Signaling Pathways in the Brucella canis: Infected Canine Macrophage Cells, DH82, Through Transcriptomic Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woo Bin Park ◽  
Suji Kim ◽  
Soojin Shim ◽  
Han Sang Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Single Cell ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Dendritic Cell Maturation ◽  
Cell Maturation ◽  
Tlr Signaling ◽  
Brucella Canis ◽  
Number Of Genes ◽  
Coculture Model

Research has been undertaken to understand the host immune response to Brucella canis infection because of the importance of the disease in the public health field and the clinical field. However, the previous mechanisms governing this infection have not been elucidated. Therefore, in vitro models, which mimic the in vivo infection route using a canine epithelial cell line, D17, and a canine macrophage, DH82, were established to determine these mechanisms by performing an analysis of the transcriptomes in the cells. In this study, a coculture model was constructed by using the D17 cell line and DH82 cell line in a transwell plate. Also, a single cell line culture system using DH82 was performed. After the stimulation of the cells in the two different systems infected with B. canis, the gene expression in the macrophages of the two different systems was analyzed by using RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq), and a transcriptomic analysis was performed by using the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Gene expression patterns were analyzed in the DH82 cell line at 2, 12, and 24 h after the stimulation with B. canis. Changes in the upregulated or downregulated genes showing 2-fold or higher were identified at each time point by comparing with the non-stimulated group. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two culture models were identified by using the IPA program. Generally, the number of genes expressed in the single cell line culture was higher than the number of genes expressed in the coculture model for all-time points. The expression levels of those genes were higher in the single cell line culture (p < 0.05). This analysis indicated that the immune response-related pathways, especially, the dendritic cell maturation, Triggering receptor expression on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1) signaling, and Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway, were significantly induced in both the culture systems with higher p-values and z-scores. An increase in the expression level of genes related to the pathways was observed over time. All pathways are commonly associated with a manifestation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and early immune responses. However, the Peroxisome proliferator-activation receptor (PPAR) signaling and Liver X Receptor/Retinoid X Receptor (LXR/RXR) signaling associated with lipid metabolism were reduced. These results indicate that early immune responses might be highly activated in B. canis infection. Therefore, these results might suggest clues to reveal the early immune response of the canine to B. canis infection, particularly TLR signaling.

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