Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds

Volume: 4 Number: 2 June 1, 2015
  • Sevil Erdenliğ Gürbilek
  • Osman Yaşar Tel
  • Oktay Keskin
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Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds

Abstract

In this study, we compared PCR and bacteriological culture methods to detect Brucella species in milk, blood (buffy coat) and vaginal swabs collected from cows in suspected herds in Şanlıurfa Province. Of 68 sera and milk samples tested, 35 sera (51.4%) and 39 milk samples (57.4%) were positive by Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Milk Ring Test (MRT), respectively. A total of 15 (22%) Brucella spp. were isolated from the milk samples. All the isolates were identified as B. abortus biotype 3. We failed to isolate Brucella spp. from both buffy coat portion of blood samples and vaginal swabs. After DNA extractions from the clinical samples, a genus specific PCR was used to detect DNA in milk, buffy coats and vaginal swabs. PCR products with a molecular size of 223 bp were obtained from 11 milk (16.2%) and 6 buffy coats (8.8%) samples. No amplification could be made from vaginal swabs. Neither bacterial isolation nor DNA amplification was ever detected from serologically negative animals. All isolates were revealed B.abortus by Bruce ladder multiplex PCR. Compared with culture, sensitivity and specificity of milk PCR were determined as 78.9% and 100%, respectively. According to the results, we thought that low sensitivity of cultural isolation and PCR in blood, milk and vaginal swabs materials could be due to intermittent shedding of the agent through milk and vaginal secretions and variation of bacterial load in the blood according to the stages of infection. Therefore, it was concluded that combination of bacteriological, serological and molecular methods could be very useful for definitive diagnosis of the disease, especially in samples with low bacterial load.

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Sevil Erdenliğ Gürbilek This is me

Osman Yaşar Tel This is me

Oktay Keskin This is me

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APA
Erdenliğ Gürbilek, S., Tel, O. Y., & Keskin, O. (2015). Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 4(2), 48-52. https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU
AMA
1.Erdenliğ Gürbilek S, Tel OY, Keskin O. Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;4(2):48-52. https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU
Chicago
Erdenliğ Gürbilek, Sevil, Osman Yaşar Tel, and Oktay Keskin. 2015. “Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4 (2): 48-52. https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU.
EndNote
Erdenliğ Gürbilek S, Tel OY, Keskin O (June 1, 2015) Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4 2 48–52.
IEEE
[1]S. Erdenliğ Gürbilek, O. Y. Tel, and O. Keskin, “Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 48–52, June 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU
ISNAD
Erdenliğ Gürbilek, Sevil - Tel, Osman Yaşar - Keskin, Oktay. “Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 4/2 (June 1, 2015): 48-52. https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU.
JAMA
1.Erdenliğ Gürbilek S, Tel OY, Keskin O. Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2015;4:48–52.
MLA
Erdenliğ Gürbilek, Sevil, et al. “Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 48-52, https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU.
Vancouver
1.Sevil Erdenliğ Gürbilek, Osman Yaşar Tel, Oktay Keskin. Comparison of PCR and Bacteriological Culture to Diagnose Brucella Species in Clinical Samples Collected from Cows in Brucellosis Suspected Herds. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 1;4(2):48-52. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA33ZD35GU