Multiplex polymerase chain reaction to identify and determine the toxigenicity of Corynebacterium spp with zoonotic potential and an overview of human and animal infections

dc.contributor.authorTorres, Luciene de Fátima Costa
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Dayana
dc.contributor.authorHirata Jr, Raphael
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, Luis Gustavo Carvalho
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Monica Cristina
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Louisy Sanches dos
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Cíntia Silva dos
dc.contributor.authorSalah, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Mateus Matiuzzi da
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Márcio Garcia [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSelim, Salah A
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho
dc.contributor.authorMattos-Guaraldi, Ana Luiza
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade do Cairo Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T15:09:26Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T15:09:26Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-01
dc.description.abstractCorynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis constitute a group of potentially toxigenic microorganisms that are related to different infectious processes in animal and human hosts. Currently, there is a lack of information on the prevalence of disease caused by these pathogens, which is partially due to a reduction in the frequency of routine laboratory testing. In this study, a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) assay that can simultaneously identify and determine the toxigenicity of these corynebacterial species with zoonotic potential was developed. This assay uses five primer pairs targeting the following genes: rpoB (Corynebacterium spp), 16S rRNA (C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis), pld (C. pseudotuberculosis), dtxR (C. diphtheriae) and tox [diphtheria toxin (DT) ]. In addition to describing this assay, we review the literature regarding the diseases caused by these pathogens. of the 213 coryneform strains tested, the mPCR results for all toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains of C . diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis were in 100% agreement with the results of standard biochemical tests and PCR-DT. As an alternative to conventional methods, due to its advantages of specificity and speed, the mPCR assay used in this study may successfully be applied for the diagnosis of human and/or animal diseases caused by potentially toxigenic corynebacterial species.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Laboratório de Difteria e Corinebactérias de Importância Clínica
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Biologia
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) Instituto de Ciências da Saúde Departamento de Biointeração
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade do Cairo Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
dc.description.affiliationFundação Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Ciência Animal Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Ciência Animal Departamento de Higiene Veterinária e Saúde Pública
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)
dc.description.sponsorshipSR-2/UERJ
dc.description.sponsorshipPRONEX
dc.format.extent272-279
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762013000300003
dc.identifier.citationMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, v. 108, n. 3, p. 272-279, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0074-02762013000300003
dc.identifier.fileS0074-02762013000300272.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0074-0276
dc.identifier.lattes2209124317273797
dc.identifier.scieloS0074-02762013000300272
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/27221
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000320501000003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
dc.relation.ispartofMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.833
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,172
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceSciELO
dc.subjectmPCRen
dc.subjectC. diphtheriaeen
dc.subjectC. ulceransen
dc.subjectC. pseudotuberculosisen
dc.subjectdiphtheria toxinen
dc.titleMultiplex polymerase chain reaction to identify and determine the toxigenicity of Corynebacterium spp with zoonotic potential and an overview of human and animal infectionsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.lattes2209124317273797
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4775-2280[12]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-3091-6020[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0607-4732[11]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Botucatupt

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