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ArticleBMC veterinary research2012

Isolation of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from Ugandan cattle and strain differentiation using optimised DNA typing techniques.

Julius Boniface Okuni, Chrysostomos I Dovas, Panayiotis Loukopoulos, Ilias G Bouzalas, David Patrick Kateete, Moses L Joloba, Lonzy Ojok

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Julius Boniface OkuniCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. jbok@vetmed.mak.ac.ug
Chrysostomos I Dovas
Panayiotis Loukopoulos
Ilias G Bouzalas
David Patrick Kateete
Moses L Joloba
Lonzy Ojok
Makerere University · UGAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

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Abstract

backgroundThe occurrence of paratuberculosis in Ugandan cattle has recently been reported but there is no information on the strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) responsible for the disease. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterise MAP from seropositive cattle and paratuberculosis lesions in tissues obtained from slaughtered cattle in Uganda.

resultsTwenty one isolates of MAP were differentiated into 11 genotype profiles using seven genotyping loci consisting of Insertion Sequence 1311(IS1311), Mycobacterial interspersed repeat units (MIRU) (loci 2, 3), Variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) locus 32 and Short sequence repeats (SSR) (loci 1, 2 and 8). Three different IS1311 types and three MIRU 2 profiles (7, 9, 15 repeats) were observed. Two allelic variants were found based on MIRU 3 (1, 5 repeats), while VNTR 32 showed no polymorphism in any of the isolates from which it was successfully amplified. SSR Locus 1 revealed 6 and 7 G1 repeats among the isolates whereas SSR locus 2 revealed 10, 11 and 12 G2 repeats. SSR locus 8 was the most polymorphic locus. Phylogenetic analysis of SSR locus 8 sequences based on their single nucleotide polymorphisms separated the isolates into 8 genotypes. We found that the use of Ethylene glycol as a PCR additive improved the efficiency of the PCR reactions for MIRUs (2, 3), VNTR 32 and SSR (loci 1 and 2).

conclusionsThere is a high strain diversity of MAP in Uganda since 21 isolates could be classified into 11 genotypes. The combination of the seven loci used in this study results into a very precise discrimination of isolates. However analysis of SNPs on locus alone 8 is very close to this combination. Most of the genotypes in this study are novel since they differed in one or more loci from other isolates of cattle origin in different studies. The large number of MAP strains within a relatively small area of the country implies that the epidemiology of paratuberculosis in Uganda may be complicated and needs further investigation. Finally, the use of Ethylene glycol as a PCR additive increases the efficiency of PCR amplification of difficult templates.

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AnimalsBacteriological TechniquesCattleDNA, BacterialDNA FingerprintingGenetic VariationGenotypeMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosisParatuberculosisPhylogenyPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthUgandaDNA, Bacterial

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