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Development of a novel real-time PCR multiplex assay for detection of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus
Morris, Ellen Ruth A.; Schroeder, Megan E.; Ferro, Pamela J.; Waller, Andrew Stephen; McGlennon, Abigail A.; Bustos, Carla Paola
; Gressler, Leticia T.; Wu, Jing; Lawhon, Sara D.; Boyle, Ashley G.; Lingsweiler, Sonia; Paul, Narayan; Dimitrov, Kiril; Swinford, Amy K.; Bordin, Angela I.; Cohen, Noah D.
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Fecha de publicación:
09/2023
Editorial:
Elsevier Science
Revista:
Veterinary Microbiology
ISSN:
0378-1135
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Inglés
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Resumen
Strangles is a contagious bacterial disease of horses caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (SEE) that occurs globally. Rapid and accurate identification of infected horses is essential for controlling strangles. Because of limitations of existing PCR assays for SEE, we sought to identify novel primers and probes that enable simultaneous detection and differentiation of infection with SEE and S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus (SEZ). Comparative genomics of U.S. strains of SEE and SEZ (n = 50 each) identified SE00768 from SEE and comB from SEZ as target genes. Primers and probes for real-time PCR (rtPCR) were designed for these genes and then aligned in silico with the genomes of strains of SEE (n = 725) and SEZ (n = 343). Additionally, the sensitivity and specificity relative to microbiologic culture were compared between 85 samples submitted to an accredited veterinary medical diagnostic laboratory. The respective primer and probe sets aligned with 99.7 % (723/725) isolates of SEE and 97.1 % (333/343) of SEZ. Of 85 diagnostic samples, 20 of 21 (95.2 %) SEE and 22 of 23 SEZ (95.6 %) culture-positive samples were positive by rtPCR for SEE and SEZ, respectively. Both SEE (n = 2) and SEZ (n = 3) were identified by rtPCR among 32 culture-negative samples. Results were rtPCR-positive for both SEE and SEZ in 21 of 44 (47.7 %) samples that were culture-positive for SEE or SEZ. The primers and probe sets reported here reliably detect SEE and SEZ from Europe and the U.S., and permit detection of concurrent infection with both subspecies.
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Morris, Ellen Ruth A.; Schroeder, Megan E.; Ferro, Pamela J.; Waller, Andrew Stephen; McGlennon, Abigail A.; et al.; Development of a novel real-time PCR multiplex assay for detection of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus; Elsevier Science; Veterinary Microbiology; 284; 109797; 9-2023; 1-8
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