Survey of Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Native Foxes in Central Chile: First Record of Brucella canis Exposure
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Detection of Antibodies against B. abortus, B. canis, and Pathogenic Leptospira
2.3. Bacteriological Detection of B. abortus and B. canis
2.4. Molecular Identification of B. abortus and B. canis Colonies
2.5. Molecular Identification of B. abortus, B. canis, and Pathogenic Leptospira from Blood
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Serovar | Species | Strain |
---|---|---|
Andamana | L. biflexa | CH11 |
Australis | L. interrogans | Ballico |
Autumnalis | L. interrogans | Akiyami A |
Ballum | L. borgepetersenii | Mus 125 |
Bataviae | L. interrogans | Van Tienen |
Canicola | L. interrogans | Hond Utrecht IV |
Celledoni | L. weilii | Celledoni |
Cynopteri | L. kischneri | 3522 C |
Djasiman | L. interrogans | Djasiman |
Grippotyphosa | L. interrogans | Moskva V |
Borincana | L. santarosai | HS 622 |
Icterohaemorragiae | L. interrogans | RGA |
Javanica | L. borgepetersenii | Veldrat Batavia 46 |
Georgia | L. santarosai | LT117 |
Pomona | L. interrogans | Pomona |
Pyriogenes | L. interrogans | Salinem |
Canicola | L. interrogans | Reubush |
Copenhageni | L. interrogans | M20 |
Hardjo | L. interrogans | Hardjoprajitno |
Species | Forward | Reverse | Tm | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. canis | ACGAACACAAGGGCCAATAC | GGACGGCTACAAGATCGAAG | 62 | [47] |
B. abortus | CGCTCGCTGCTAAAGACATA | TAGGATCGACCTCGACAATACA | 62 | This study |
Pathogenic Leptospira | AAGCATTACCGCTTGTGGTG | GAACTCCCATTTCAGCGATT | 62 | [50] |
Animal ID | Animal Species | Center of Origin | Age Class | Sex |
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LC-10 | L. culpaeus * | Exhibition 1 | Adult | Female |
LC-18 | L. culpaeus | Rehabilitation 3 | Juvenile | Female |
LC-21 | L. culpaeus | Rehabilitation 2 | Juvenile | Female |
LC-23 | L. culpaeus | Rehabilitation 1 | Adult | Male |
LC-49 | L. culpaeus | Rehabilitation 1 | Adult | Female |
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Galarce, N.; de la Fuente, S.; Escobar, B.; Dettleff, P.; Abalos, P.; Hormazábal, J.C.; Flores, R.; Sallaberry-Pincheira, N.; Martínez, V. Survey of Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Native Foxes in Central Chile: First Record of Brucella canis Exposure. Animals 2021, 11, 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071980
Galarce N, de la Fuente S, Escobar B, Dettleff P, Abalos P, Hormazábal JC, Flores R, Sallaberry-Pincheira N, Martínez V. Survey of Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Native Foxes in Central Chile: First Record of Brucella canis Exposure. Animals. 2021; 11(7):1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071980
Chicago/Turabian StyleGalarce, Nicolás, Sebastián de la Fuente, Beatriz Escobar, Phillip Dettleff, Pedro Abalos, Juan Carlos Hormazábal, Roberto Flores, Nicole Sallaberry-Pincheira, and Víctor Martínez. 2021. "Survey of Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Native Foxes in Central Chile: First Record of Brucella canis Exposure" Animals 11, no. 7: 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071980