title: Detection of Pasteurella multocida in experimentally infected embryonated chicken eggs by PCR assay.
abstract: Applicability of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect Pasteurella multocida in experimentally infected embryonated chicken egg was assessed in the present study. PCR assay rapidly and specifically detected the genome of P. multocida in amniotic fluid, allantoic fluid and homogenates of infected embryo and its membranes. The sensitivity of detection was as low as 20 bacterial cells/ml of allantoic or amniotic fluids. Detection of P. multocida in dead embryos by PCR was possible up to 6 and 30 days or more following storage of dead embryos at 37 degrees C, and at 4 degrees C as well as at -20 degrees C, respectively. The study revealed that PCR assays could be employed directly for detection and confirmation of P. multocida infection in experimentally infected chicken embryos.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacteriology and Mycology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Shivachandra
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Nem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors