Two-color hybridization assay for simultaneous detection of Bordetella bronchiseptica and toxigenic Pasteurella multocida from swine.
Bordetella bronchiseptica and toxigenic Pasteurella multocida are the etiologic agents of swine atrophic rhinitis. Methods currently used for their identification are time-consuming and suffer from a lack of sensitivity. We describe a colony lift-hybridization assay for detection of B. bronchiseptica and toxigenic P. multocida that can be performed with a single colony lift derived from a primary isolation plate without the need for pure subcultures of suspect bacteria. Membranes are hybridized simultaneously to probes derived from the B. bronchiseptica alcA gene and the P. multocida toxA gene. A multicolor development procedure permits sequential detection of bound probes. The assay was tested with 84 primary isolation plates generated from nasal swabs from swine with clinical signs of atrophic rhinitis. Comparison of the results from the colony lift-hybridization assay with those from conventional testing, based on a combination of colony morphology, biochemical reactions, mouse lethality, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, indicated that the colony lift assay has superior sensitivity and comparable specificity. This technique has wide application for diagnostic and experimental studies.
Avian and Swine Respiratory Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. kregiste@nadc.ars.usda.gov
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D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D051379:Mice; D015335:Molecular Probes; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization / Q000379:methods*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012222:Rhinitis, Atrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D015335:Molecular Probes; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A