Mycobacterium bovis prevalence affects the performance of a commercial serological assay for bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes

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dc.contributor.author Van der Heijden, E.M.D.L. (Elisabeth)
dc.contributor.author Cooper, David V.
dc.contributor.author Rutten, Victor P.M.G.
dc.contributor.author Michel, Anita Luise
dc.date.accessioned 2020-03-23T15:48:16Z
dc.date.available 2020-03-23T15:48:16Z
dc.date.issued 2020-06
dc.description Figure S1. Examples of lesions found during the post mortem investigation in the MGR May 2016. (A) Two large (±3 × 4 cm) granulomatous, caseous tubercles in the right caudal lobe of the lungs; (B) mandibular lymph node totally full of caseous, necrotic lesions; (C) miliary tuberculosis in an African buffalo. en_ZA
dc.description Figure S2. Results of the multiplex PCR on DNA from tissue isolates. (A) Results of isolates obtained from tissue samples from animals in the MGR in May 2016; (B) results of isolates obtained from tissue samples from animals in the HiP in 2016 and 2017, as well as the MGR in Jan 2017. In both gel pictures a 100bp DNA ladder was used in order to identify the amplicon size. Nuclease-free water was used as a negative control in both panels. In panel A, DNA from a known M. bovis isolate was used as a positive control, whereas sample BSL371 was used as a positive control in panel B as it had previously tested positive on this PCR. In panel B, a no template control was also included. en_ZA
dc.description Figure S3. Results of the multiplex PCR on DNA from nasal swab isolates. Results of isolates obtained from nasal swabs from animals in the MGR in May 2016. A 100bp DNA ladder was used in order to identify the amplicon size. Nuclease-free water was used as a negative control. DNA from a known M. bovis isolate was used as a positive control. en_ZA
dc.description Figure S4. Alignment of obtained sequences. Sequences obtained from the isolates were cleaned, trimmed and aligned using the CLC Main Workbench (Qiagen Bioinformatics, Aarhus, Denmark). The isolate number as well as the species determined by BLAST analysis are listed. Sequences are ordered according to relatedness. en_ZA
dc.description Figure S5. Phylogenetic tree of the isolates obtained in the study. The sequence of M. bovis GTC 602 was included as an outgroup species, while M. asiaticum ATCC 25276 and M. moriokaense CIP 105393 were included as representatives of SGM and RGM, respectively. The tree was constructed using the neighbour-joining method with 1,000 bootstrap replicates (bootstrap values indicated at the nodes) using the CLC Main Workbench (Qiagen Bioinformatics, Aarhus, Denmark). As expected, the slow-growing mycobacteria (SGM) M. holsaticum, M. asiaticum, M. celatum, M. avium complex, M. colombiense/M. bouchedurhonense and M. vulneris/M. intracellulare [55–57] grouped with M. asiaticum ATCC 25276. Similarly, the rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGM) M. brasiliensis, M. moriokaense and M. moriokaense/M. barrassiae, M. flavescens, M. smegmatis/M. goodii, M. agri and M. rhodesiae [56–59] grouped with M. moriokaense CIP105393. Finally, a few isolates belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (M. avium complex, M. colombiense/M. bouchedurhonense and M. vulneris/M. intracellulare) [60], as well as isolates belonging to the Mycobacterium moriokaense group (M. moriokaense, M. moriokaense/M. barrassiae and M. brasiliensis) [60,61], also grouped together. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract The endemic presence of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in African buffaloes in South Africa has severe consequences for BTB control in domestic cattle, buffalo ranching and wildlife conservation, and poses a potential risk to public health. This study determined the BTB prevalence in free-ranging buffaloes in two game reserves and assessed the influence of the prevalence of mycobacterial infections on the performance of a commercial cattlespecific serological assay for BTB (TB ELISA). Buffaloes (n=997) were tested with the tuberculin skin test and TB ELISA; a subset (n=119) was tested longitudinally. Culture, PCR and sequencing were used to confirm infection with M. bovis and/or non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Prevalence of BTB, but not NTM, influenced the TB ELISA performance. Multiple testing did not increase test confidence. The findings strongly illustrate the need for development of novel assays that can supplement existing assays for a more comprehensive testing scheme for BTB in African buffaloes. en_ZA
dc.description.department Veterinary Tropical Diseases en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2020 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development for research funding (grant W01.65.321.00) and Erasmus Mundus Action 2 EUROSA through Antwerp University for the scholarship for EvdH. en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.elsevier.com/locate/cimid en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Van der Heijden, E.M.D.L., Cooper, D.V., Rutten, V.P.M.G. et al., Mycobacterium bovis prevalence affects the performance of a commercial serological assay for bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes, Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 70, art. 101369, pp. 1-11. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0147-9571 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1878-1667 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.cimid.2019.101369
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73818
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher Elsevier en_ZA
dc.rights © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license. en_ZA
dc.subject Mycobacterium bovis en_ZA
dc.subject Non-tuberculous mycobacteria en_ZA
dc.subject Serology en_ZA
dc.subject African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) en_ZA
dc.subject Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) en_ZA
dc.title Mycobacterium bovis prevalence affects the performance of a commercial serological assay for bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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