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ArticleFolia microbiologica2018

Development and validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of Mycoplasma bovis in mastitic milk.

Aqeela Ashraf, Muhammad Imran, Tahir Yaqub, Muhammad Tayyab, Wasim Shehzad, Claro N Mingala, Yung-Fu Chang

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Article in Folia microbiologica, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024
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  10. Polymerase chain reaction and loop-mediated isothermal amplification targeting lic13162, lic20239, and lipL32 genes for leptospirosis diagnosis.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2022
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  11. Current research in microbial sciences · 2022
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  13. Direct and Rapid Detection ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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  14. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Aqeela AshrafDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Muhammad ImranInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. muhammad.imran@uvas.edu.pk.
Tahir YaqubDepartment of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad TayyabInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Wasim ShehzadInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Claro N MingalaDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Yung-Fu ChangDepartment of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PKNew York State College of Veterinary Medicine · USCornell University · US

Funding

Higher Education Commission, Pakistan 266.22.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma mastitis is often difficult to control due to a lack of rapid and accurate diagnostic tools. The aim of the current study was to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the detection of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) in mastitic milk. The assay was developed using primers designed for three different target genes: uvrC, 16S rRNA, and gyrB, and validated using mastitic milk samples previously found positive for the target pathogen. Specificity of the developed assay was determined by testing cross-reactivity of LAMP primers against closely related bovine mastitis bacterial pathogens. The sensitivity was found to be higher compared to conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The LAMP assay was also capable of detecting M. bovis in PCR-negative milk samples of cows with clinical mastitis. The uvrC primers were found to be more sensitive, while gyrB primers were more specific; however, 16S rRNA primers were less specific and sensitive compared to either uvrC or gyrB primers. Cohen's kappa values for uvrC, gyrB, and 16S rRNA primers used in the LAMP assays were 0.940, 0.970, and 0.807, respectively. There was a high level of agreement between the test results and the true-disease status as indicated by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Our findings suggest that the newly developed LAMP assays targeting the uvrC and gyrB genes could be a useful tool for rapid and accurate diagnosis of mastitis caused by M. bovis.

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AnimalsCattleDNA GyraseDNA PrimersEndodeoxyribonucleasesFemaleGenes, BacterialMastitis, BovineMilkMycoplasma bovisNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SDNA GyraseDNA PrimersEndodeoxyribonucleasesRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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