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ArticleJournal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc2018

Brachyspira hyodysenteriae detection in the large intestine of slaughtered pigs.

Friederike Zeeh, Silvio De Luca, Pamela Nicholson, Niels Grützner, Christina Nathues, Vincent Perreten, Heiko Nathues

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Article in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Friederike ZeehClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Silvio De LucaClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Pamela NicholsonClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Niels GrütznerClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Christina NathuesClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Vincent PerretenClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Heiko NathuesClinic for Swine (Zeeh, Grützner, H Nathues), Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.
University of Perugia · ITUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detection of subclinical Brachyspira hyodysenteriae infection in pig herds using feces is challenging. However, the ability to detect the pathogen in intestinal samples of slaughtered pigs has not been investigated, to our knowledge. Therefore, we determined the detection of B. hyodysenteriae in the colon, cecum, and rectum from slaughtered pigs. We analyzed the correlation between detection rates and intestinal lesions, ingesta or fecal consistency, and time from sample collection until processing. A total of 400 ingesta-mucosal (colon, cecum) and 200 fecal (rectum) samples from 200 pigs originating from 20 different herds were bacteriologically examined using selective culture followed by Brachyspira spp. identification by PCR and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Ingesta or fecal consistency and intestinal lesions were scored. Brachyspira hyodysenteriae was detected in 23 samples from 16 intestines originating from 7 herds. Brachyspira spp. were detected in 96 samples. More intestinal (16) than fecal (7) samples tested positive for B. hyodysenteriae. For Brachyspira spp., this difference was significant (69 vs. 27; p < 0.01). In particular, colon samples tested positive ( n = 42, p = 0.06). Most (91%) of the intestines showed no lesions typical for clinical B. hyodysenteriae infection, and median ingesta or fecal consistency was "soft and formed," indicating subclinical infection, colonization, or absence of infection. Ingesta from slaughtered pigs, in particular from the colon and sites with lesions, is useful material for detection of B. hyodysenteriae.

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AbattoirsAnimalsBrachyspira hyodysenteriaeCecumColonFecesGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsPolymerase Chain ReactionRectumSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationSwineSwine DiseasesCecumcolondetection techniquesdigestive systemmass spectrometryspirocheteswine dysentery

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PMID28906177
PMCPMC6504137
OpenAlexW2754223154

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