title: Detection and comparison of neuraminidase activities in human and bovine group B streptococci.
abstract: Human and bovine group B streptococcus (GBS) isolates were serotyped and amounts of released N-acetylneuraminic acid from N-acetylneuraminyl-lactose by extracellular neuraminidase were colorimetrically assessed. According to serotyping by co-agglutination method, 30 of bovine GBS and 43 of human GBS could be serotyped (ST) by monospecific antisera coated with protein A. The remaining GBS strains were designated as nontypeable (NT). The released N-acetylneuraminic acid was determined in 90.9% of bovine GBS and 47.1% of human GBS isolates. The differences between the total bovine and human GBS isolates were statistically significant (p < 0.001). In comparison with detected N-acetylneuraminic acid level in bovine and human groups, significant decrease was observed in the bovine NT group according to increased human NT (p < 0.01) and bovine ST groups (p < 0.01). However, N-acetylneuraminic acid level in bovine ST and bovine total groups significantly (p < 0.001) increased with respect to the human ST group and human total group. Neuraminidase activity was detected more frequently in bovine GBS isolates. Considerable differentiations were observed between typeable and nontypeable isolates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail Hakki
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Ekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gurturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ziya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Balikesir, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse Ebru
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Borum
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arabaci
authors.affiliation: Department of Biometry and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yesilova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003124:Colorimetry; D006801:Humans; D007785:Lactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000032:analysis*; D012703:Serotyping; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D012794:Sialic Acids; C000020:N-acetylneuraminoyllactose; D009439:Neuraminidase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D007785:Lactose
keywords: Group B streptococci; bovine; human; neuraminidase; thiobarbituric assay