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ArticlePloS one2023

Assessing shared respiratory pathogens between domestic (Ovis aries) and bighorn (Ovis canadensis) sheep; methods for multiplex PCR, amplicon sequencing, and bioinformatics to characterize respiratory flora.

Karen A Fox, Christopher A W MacGlover, Kevin A Blecha, Mark D Stenglein

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Molecular Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance of Sheep-DerivedAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  4. Exploring the diagnostic landscape ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karen A FoxWildlife Health Program, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8660-8305
Christopher A W MacGloverDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America.
Kevin A BlechaTerrestrial Branch, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Gunnison, Colorado, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-9284-0685
Mark D StengleinDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife · USColorado State University · USUniversity of Wyoming · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory disease is responsible for dramatic population declines in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), and respiratory pathogen diagnostics contribute to the management of bighorn populations. To create a comprehensive and consistent approach to bighorn sheep respiratory diagnostics, we created a culture-independent assay to detect and strain type Mannheimia haemolytica, Bibersteinia trehalosi, Pasteurella multocida, and Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. The assay also detects and characterizes the Pasteurellaceae leukotoxin A gene, and broadly assesses the bacterial composition of each sample based on 16S rRNA sequences. The assay is based on a three-step approach: 1) Multiplex PCR to amplify targets including eight loci for each bacterial species, the Pasteurellaceae lktA gene, and the 16S rRNA gene 2) Library preparation, barcoding, and short-read Illumina sequencing to determine the genetic sequences of each target, and 3) Bioinformatics in the form of automated software to analyze genetic sequences. The assay was designed to assess shared pathogens between domestic and bighorn sheep, but could be useful for many applications in bighorn sheep respiratory disease research and management.

Indexed as

Mannheimia haemolyticaRespiratory Tract DiseasesSheep, BighornSheep DiseasesAnimalsComputational BiologyMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSheepSheep, DomesticRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID37856492
PMCPMC10586700
OpenAlexW4387771945

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