Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants

Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) infection is related to reproductive failure in domestic ruminants. Although it has not been well characterized worldwide, this pathogen has already been identified in some European countries and in the USA. In Brazil, preliminary studies have shown serological evi...

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Main Authors: Francielle Gibson da Silva-Zacarias, Amauri Alcindo Alfieri, Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr, Bruna Azevedo de Carvalho Lima, Rosângela Claret de Oliveira, Carlo Turilli, Michele Lunardi, Rodrigo Alejandro Arellano Otonel, Julio Cesar de Freitas
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Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-11-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Amauri Alcindo Alfieri
Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr
Bruna Azevedo de Carvalho Lima
Rosângela Claret de Oliveira
Carlo Turilli
Michele Lunardi
Rodrigo Alejandro Arellano Otonel
Julio Cesar de Freitas
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Amauri Alcindo Alfieri
Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr
Bruna Azevedo de Carvalho Lima
Rosângela Claret de Oliveira
Carlo Turilli
Michele Lunardi
Rodrigo Alejandro Arellano Otonel
Julio Cesar de Freitas
Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
cattle
small ruminants
Chlamydophila abortus
abortion
vaginal mucus
semen
author_facet Francielle Gibson da Silva-Zacarias
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri
Kledir Anderson Hofstaetter Spohr
Bruna Azevedo de Carvalho Lima
Rosângela Claret de Oliveira
Carlo Turilli
Michele Lunardi
Rodrigo Alejandro Arellano Otonel
Julio Cesar de Freitas
author_sort Francielle Gibson da Silva-Zacarias
title Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
title_short Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
title_full Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
title_fullStr Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
title_sort investigation of the possible role of chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminants
publisher Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
series Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
issn 1516-8913
1678-4324
publishDate 2009-11-01
description Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) infection is related to reproductive failure in domestic ruminants. Although it has not been well characterized worldwide, this pathogen has already been identified in some European countries and in the USA. In Brazil, preliminary studies have shown serological evidence of C. abortus infection in herds with low antibody prevalence. Until now, the identification of C. abortus in biological samples from females presenting reproductive failures has not been described in Brazilian herds of domestic ruminants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of the C. abortus in a collection of abortions from cattle (n=85), sheep (n=12), and goats (n=8), in samples of vaginal mucus from cows (n=13), sheep (n=90), and goats (n­=20), and in semen from sheep (n=10) and goats (n=5). The specimens (n=243) were evaluated using a PCR assay developed to amplify the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic space of C. abortus. A PCR assay with an internal control, which amplifies a fragment from the ND5 gene of bovine mitochondrial DNA, was used in order to evaluate the efficiency of the DNA extraction and of the PCR reaction. All biological samples (n=243) included in this study were negative for C. abortus in the PCR assay. The internal control enabled the amplification of a product from the bovine mitochondrial ND5 gene in all cattle abortion samples (n=85). Given the serological evidence indicating the presence of C. abortus infection in Brazilian herds of domestic ruminants, and considering the wide sampling evaluated, the failure to identify C. abortus in this survey suggests that the frequency of clinical signs in infected animals may be low or even absent.<br>A infecção pela Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) em ruminantes domésticos está relacionada com distúrbios reprodutivos. Apesar de ainda pouco estudada em todo o mundo, a infecção já foi identificada em alguns países europeus e também nos EUA. No Brasil, estudos preliminares demonstraram evidências sorológicas da infecção em alguns rebanhos com baixa prevalência de anticorpos. Até o momento ainda não foi possível a identificação de C. abortus a partir de material biológico proveniente de fêmeas com problemas reprodutivos em rebanhos brasileiros. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a presença da C. abortus em uma coleção de abortos bovinos (n=85), ovinos (n=12) e caprinos (n=8), em amostras de muco vaginal bovino (n=13), ovino (n=90) e caprino (n=20), e em sêmen ovino (n=10) e caprino (n=5). As amostras biológicas (n=243) foram avaliadas por meio de técnica de PCR desenvolvida para a amplificação do espaço intergênico 16S-23S RNAr da C. abortus. Um controle interno da reação, que amplifica um fragmento do gene ND5 do DNA mitocondrial de bovino, foi utilizado para a avaliação da eficiência da extração e da amplificação do DNA nas amostras provenientes de abortamento bovino. Todas as amostras biológicas (n=243) incluídas nesse estudo resultaram negativas para a C. abortus na PCR. O controle interno da reação possibilitou a amplificação de um produto do gene ND5 mitocondrial bovino em todas as amostras de aborto bovino (n=85). Apesar de evidências,,sorológicas indicarem a presença da infecção por C. abortus em rebanhos de ruminantes no Brasil, e considerando o número de amostras biológicas avaliadas, a não identificação de C. abortus nesse estudo sugere que a frequência de sinais clínicos nos animais infectados pode ser baixa ou mesmo ausente.
topic cattle
small ruminants
Chlamydophila abortus
abortion
vaginal mucus
semen
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spelling doaj-a85e9ef1f095442f8b870fd8345406712020-11-24T21:17:58ZengInstituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology1516-89131678-43242009-11-0152spe10711210.1590/S1516-89132009000700015Investigation of the possible role of Chlamydophila abortus in reproductive failures in nrazilian herds of domestic ruminantsFrancielle Gibson da Silva-ZacariasAmauri Alcindo AlfieriKledir Anderson Hofstaetter SpohrBruna Azevedo de Carvalho LimaRosângela Claret de OliveiraCarlo TurilliMichele LunardiRodrigo Alejandro Arellano OtonelJulio Cesar de FreitasChlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) infection is related to reproductive failure in domestic ruminants. Although it has not been well characterized worldwide, this pathogen has already been identified in some European countries and in the USA. In Brazil, preliminary studies have shown serological evidence of C. abortus infection in herds with low antibody prevalence. Until now, the identification of C. abortus in biological samples from females presenting reproductive failures has not been described in Brazilian herds of domestic ruminants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of the C. abortus in a collection of abortions from cattle (n=85), sheep (n=12), and goats (n=8), in samples of vaginal mucus from cows (n=13), sheep (n=90), and goats (n­=20), and in semen from sheep (n=10) and goats (n=5). The specimens (n=243) were evaluated using a PCR assay developed to amplify the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic space of C. abortus. A PCR assay with an internal control, which amplifies a fragment from the ND5 gene of bovine mitochondrial DNA, was used in order to evaluate the efficiency of the DNA extraction and of the PCR reaction. All biological samples (n=243) included in this study were negative for C. abortus in the PCR assay. The internal control enabled the amplification of a product from the bovine mitochondrial ND5 gene in all cattle abortion samples (n=85). Given the serological evidence indicating the presence of C. abortus infection in Brazilian herds of domestic ruminants, and considering the wide sampling evaluated, the failure to identify C. abortus in this survey suggests that the frequency of clinical signs in infected animals may be low or even absent.<br>A infecção pela Chlamydophila abortus (C. abortus) em ruminantes domésticos está relacionada com distúrbios reprodutivos. Apesar de ainda pouco estudada em todo o mundo, a infecção já foi identificada em alguns países europeus e também nos EUA. No Brasil, estudos preliminares demonstraram evidências sorológicas da infecção em alguns rebanhos com baixa prevalência de anticorpos. Até o momento ainda não foi possível a identificação de C. abortus a partir de material biológico proveniente de fêmeas com problemas reprodutivos em rebanhos brasileiros. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a presença da C. abortus em uma coleção de abortos bovinos (n=85), ovinos (n=12) e caprinos (n=8), em amostras de muco vaginal bovino (n=13), ovino (n=90) e caprino (n=20), e em sêmen ovino (n=10) e caprino (n=5). As amostras biológicas (n=243) foram avaliadas por meio de técnica de PCR desenvolvida para a amplificação do espaço intergênico 16S-23S RNAr da C. abortus. Um controle interno da reação, que amplifica um fragmento do gene ND5 do DNA mitocondrial de bovino, foi utilizado para a avaliação da eficiência da extração e da amplificação do DNA nas amostras provenientes de abortamento bovino. Todas as amostras biológicas (n=243) incluídas nesse estudo resultaram negativas para a C. abortus na PCR. O controle interno da reação possibilitou a amplificação de um produto do gene ND5 mitocondrial bovino em todas as amostras de aborto bovino (n=85). Apesar de evidências,,sorológicas indicarem a presença da infecção por C. abortus em rebanhos de ruminantes no Brasil, e considerando o número de amostras biológicas avaliadas, a não identificação de C. abortus nesse estudo sugere que a frequência de sinais clínicos nos animais infectados pode ser baixa ou mesmo ausente.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000700015cattlesmall ruminantsChlamydophila abortusabortionvaginal mucussemen