title: A fluorescence polarization assay for the detection of antibodies to Mycobacterium bovis in cattle sera.
abstract: A fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) utilizing fluorescein-labelled MPB70 protein as the antigen was developed and evaluated for its ability to detect antibodies to Mycobacterium bovis in cattle sera. Three panels of sera were examined in this study. These included: (A) sera (n=28) obtained from cattle from which M. bovis was cultured; (B) sera (n=5666) from Canadian field cattle which were presumed to be free from M. bovis; (C) sera (n=10) from cattle infected with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis and known to contain antibodies to this organism. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of the results of panels A and B yielded an area under the curve value of 0.975 (95% confidence interval=0.971-0.979), which indicated that this FPA is an accurate indicator of M. bovis infection. At the cut-off point recommended by the ROC curve analysis, the FPA sensitivity and specificity estimates were 92.9% (95% confidence interval=76.5-98.9%) and 98.3% (95% confidence interval=97.9-98.6%) respectively. The FPA results were compared to the results of the single intradermal (SID) test for the 28 infected cattle. Fifteen of these animals were scored positive with the SID test (sensitivity=53.6%). The FPA detected 15/15 (100%) of the SID test-positive animals and 11/13 (84.6%) of the SID test-negative animals. Two of the culture-positive cattle were not detected by either test. None of the sera that were obtained from the M. paratuberculosis-infected animals cross-reacted in this assay.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Animal Diseases Research Institute, 3851 Fallowfield Road, P.O. Box 11300, Station H, Nepean, Ont., Canada K2H 8P9. surujballio@em.agr.ca
authors.forename: Om P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Surujballi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romanowska
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sugden
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turcotte
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jolley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002170:Canada; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016231:Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000276:immunology*; D012372:ROC Curve; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000662:veterinary; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic