Isis Daniele dos Santos Rocha , Inácio José Clementino , Débora Luise Canuto de Sousa , Clebert José Alves , Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos , Sérgio Santos de Azevedo
{"title":"Distribution, seroprevalence and risk factors for bovine brucellosis in Brazil: Official data, systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Isis Daniele dos Santos Rocha , Inácio José Clementino , Débora Luise Canuto de Sousa , Clebert José Alves , Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos , Sérgio Santos de Azevedo","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bovine brucellosis is an endemic disease in Brazil, and evidence-based assessments of the available literature on its seroprevalence and risk factors are limited. The aim of this study was to systematically review and summarize studies related to seroprevalence and risk factors of bovine brucellosis in the entire Brazil, in addition to comparing published data with the most recent official reports. Articles available in scientific databases and published between October 2006 and October 2021 were evaluated. Forty-five publications were included in the meta-analysis on the seroprevalence of brucellosis and 29 publications in the review on risk factors. The largest number of publications was found for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->4), and the highest and lowest seroprevalences were observed in Acre (11%; 95% CI: 8.0–14.0%) and in the Federal District (0.4%; 95% CI: 0.2–0.7%). The main risk factors were the purchase of animals for breeding, vaccination, the number of heifers (female ≥2 years), the presence of calving paddocks and the occurrence of abortions. The need for new official studies has been suggested to determine the true prevalence of bovine brucellosis in Brazil, supported by the National Program for the Control and Eradication of Animal Brucellosis and Tuberculosis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 153-164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754123001098/pdfft?md5=e16b23c9849da0007966bfe65aa14673&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754123001098-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139098560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María S. Díaz , Néstor W. Soria , Ana C. Figueroa , Pablo Yang , Esteban H. Badariotti , Valeria R. Alasino , Pablo Vélez , Dante M. Beltramo
{"title":"Transcriptional study of genes involved in the passage from teliospore to hyphae stage in the fungus Thecaphora frezii, the causal agent of peanut smut","authors":"María S. Díaz , Néstor W. Soria , Ana C. Figueroa , Pablo Yang , Esteban H. Badariotti , Valeria R. Alasino , Pablo Vélez , Dante M. Beltramo","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Peanuts (<em>Arachis hypogaea</em> L.) are among the most important leguminous crops in Argentina. During the growing season, they are frequently attacked by fungal diseases, including <em>Thecaphora frezii</em>. The spores of <em>T. frezii</em> are structures that confer resistance to this phytopathogen. The transition from teliospore to hypha is a characteristic process of some fungi, which is essential for completing their life cycle. Using the transcriptomes of teliospores and hyphae of <em>T. frezii</em>, we aimed to identify genes that were differentially expressed during this transition, and we found 134 up-regulated and 66 down-regulated genes, which would participate in different cellular processes such as: (a) cell cycle and DNA processing; (b) cell fate; (c) rescue, defense and cellular virulence; (d) detoxification by CYP450; (e) energy; (f) nutrient interaction and nutritional adaptation; (g) metabolism; (g) proteins with binding functions or cofactor requirements; (h) stress, cell differentiation and biogenesis of cell components; and (i) transport, cell communication and transcription. The identification of genes in <em>T. frezii</em> and their expression levels during different stages of differentiation could contribute to our understanding of the biological mechanisms in this fungus.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 175-186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754124000038/pdfft?md5=11d862ad8a5aea638a6c5f4342331d5a&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754124000038-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139712941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbapenemen-resistant Enterobacterales: An issue of global concern","authors":"Marcela Nastro","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 113-114"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754124000543/pdfft?md5=3f3319840a603f1a595172449cfe944a&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754124000543-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Nair Viola , Iris Carolina Elías , Marcelo Signorini , Ana Ines Molineri , Ana María Russo , Patricia Andrea Zimmer , Laura Analía Lozina , Juana Noemí Gimenez
{"title":"Prevalencia y distribución geográfica de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual de los bovinos en la provincia de Formosa, Argentina","authors":"María Nair Viola , Iris Carolina Elías , Marcelo Signorini , Ana Ines Molineri , Ana María Russo , Patricia Andrea Zimmer , Laura Analía Lozina , Juana Noemí Gimenez","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Bovine genital campylobacteriosis (BGC) and bovine trichomonosis (BT) are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that affect bovine breeding herds, decreasing their reproductive efficiency. The objective of this work was to estimate the prevalence of these diseases and their temporal-spatial distribution in the province of Formosa, Argentina. The cross-sectional study conducted between 2018 and 2021 included a total of 15,571 bulls, inter-herd prevalence being 29.62% and 17.23% for BGC and BT, respectively. The prevalence of positive animals was 2.05% for BGC and 0.43% for BT. The temporal-spatial analysis of BGC showed two distinct spatial groupings, one group had a low risk of contracting the disease (RR = 0.13; <em>p</em> < 0.001; 2018–2021) while the other group had a high risk (RR = 2.84; <em>p</em> < 0.001; 2020–2021). BT had a high-risk group for the disease (RR = 35.24<em>; p</em> < 0.001; 2019). This study shows that STDs are endemic in the region, providing updated and valuable information as a tool for the health management of these diseases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 147-152"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754123000627/pdfft?md5=756acbfa3de90a2c6d1cbd1f7ba2b321&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754123000627-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72015171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Statello , R.P. Colombo , E.M. de la Fournière , M.E. Debray , A.M. Godeas , V.A. Silvani
{"title":"The microPIXE technique to understand the distribution of heavy metals in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis","authors":"M. Statello , R.P. Colombo , E.M. de la Fournière , M.E. Debray , A.M. Godeas , V.A. Silvani","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 198-199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754124000415/pdfft?md5=b3805e315e1a3f2fc92699fcde771a22&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754124000415-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140945783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carpogenic germination of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum sclerotia in Brassica oleracea var gemmifera (VN: Brussels sprouts) in North Patagonia, Argentina","authors":"A.G. Scarso , M.C. Sosa , M.J. Ousset , M.C. Lutz","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In August 2018, symptoms of apical and basal rot resembling those caused by <em>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</em> infection were observed in a commercial Brussels sprouts field in North Patagonia, Argentina. The incidence of apical and basal rot was 23.30% and 2.30%, respectively. Carpogenic germination of sclerotia was detected in shaded, highly humid soil areas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of carpogenic germination of sclerotia from S<em>. sclerotiorum</em> in North Patagonia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 187-190"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754124000075/pdfft?md5=9c4bfde9b0cf122087818419cb0e383b&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754124000075-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140190067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paula Da Cunda , Amy Mónaco , María Moreno , María José Gonzalez , Paola Scavone , Luciana Robino
{"title":"In house-development of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the detection of Escherichia coli in urine samples","authors":"Paula Da Cunda , Amy Mónaco , María Moreno , María José Gonzalez , Paola Scavone , Luciana Robino","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common health concern. Urine culture is the “gold standard” for UTI diagnosis but takes 48<!--> <!-->h. Rapid methods like dipstick tests are used as point-of-care tests. However, their sensitivity and specificity are variable. In this work, a rapid immunochromatographic test (IT) for detecting <em>Escherichia coli</em> in urine was developed, and its performance was evaluated in urine samples from patients with suspected UTI. The “universal lateral flow assay kit” was employed using an <em>E. coli</em> capture antibody. One hundred and five (105) urine samples were analyzed using the IT, dipstick test, and urine culture. The sensitivity of the IT was 74.5%, specificity 88.9%, positive predictive value (PPV) 86.3%, and negative predictive value (NPV) 78.7%. The combination of the IT with the dipstick test increases sensitivity to 94.1%, specificity to 66.7%, PPV to 72.7%, and NPV to 92.3%. Using the IT for detecting <em>E. coli</em> in urine could be a valuable technique for UTI screening, showing better specificity and diagnostic precision but lower sensitivity than the dipstick test. Based on these results, we propose that the combined use of both screening techniques would allow a rapid and more precise diagnosis of UTI, rationalizing the indication for empirical antibiotics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 140-146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754123000846/pdfft?md5=5dd878bb5bfa171fb4bec9b4b72511e8&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754123000846-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138558474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rafael Lisandro Althaus, Orlando Guillermo Nagel, Dafna Eluk
{"title":"Inhibitory action of antibiotics on Kluyveromyces marxianus","authors":"Rafael Lisandro Althaus, Orlando Guillermo Nagel, Dafna Eluk","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A bioassay containing <em>Kluyveromyces marxianus</em> in microtiter plates was used to determine the inhibitory action of 28 antibiotics (aminoglycosides, beta-lactams, macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines and sulfonamides) against this yeast in whey. For this purpose, the dose–response curve for each antibiotic was constructed using 16 replicates of 12 different concentrations of the antibiotic. The plates were incubated at 40<!--> <!-->°C until the negative samples exhibited their indicator (5–7<!--> <!-->h). Subsequently, the absorbances of the yeast cells in each plate were measured by the turbidimetric method (<em>λ</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->600<!--> <!-->nm) and the logistic regression model was applied. The concentrations causing 10% (IC10) and 50% (IC50) of growth inhibition of the yeast were calculated. The results allowed to conclude that whey contaminated with cephalosporins, quinolones and tetracyclines at levels close to the Maximum Residue Limits inhibits the growth of <em>K. marxianus</em>. Therefore, previous inactivation treatments should be implemented in order to re-use this contaminated whey by fermentation with <em>K. marxianus</em>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 134-139"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754124000063/pdfft?md5=8cbf2798c3ebf9d3e8961caef23ab7af&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754124000063-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucía Bilbao , Sofía Acquistapace , Ana Umpiérrez , Pablo Smircich , Pablo Alonzo , José R. Sotelo-Silveira , Pablo Zunino
{"title":"Genomic characterization of Moraxella bovis and Moraxella bovoculi Uruguayan strains isolated from calves with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis","authors":"Lucía Bilbao , Sofía Acquistapace , Ana Umpiérrez , Pablo Smircich , Pablo Alonzo , José R. Sotelo-Silveira , Pablo Zunino","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is an ocular disease that affects bovines and has significant economic and health effects worldwide. Gram negative bacteria <em>Moraxella bovis</em> and <em>Moraxella bovoculi</em> are its main etiological agents. Antimicrobial therapy against IBK is often difficult in beef and dairy herds and, although vaccines are commercially available, their efficacy is variable and dependent on local strains. The aim of this study was to analyze for the first time the genomes of Uruguayan clinical isolates of <em>M. bovis</em> and <em>M. bovoculi</em>. The genomes were <em>de novo</em> assembled and annotated; the genetic basis of fimbrial synthesis was analyzed and virulence factors were identified. A 94% coverage in the reference genomes of both species, and more than 80% similarity to the reference genomes were observed. The mechanism of fimbrial phase variation in <em>M. bovis</em> was detected, and the <em>tfpQ</em> orientation of these genes confirmed, in an inversion region of approximately 2.18<!--> <!-->kb. No phase variation was determined in the fimbrial gene of <em>M. bovoculi</em>. When virulence factors were compared between strains, it was observed that fimbrial genes have 36.2% sequence similarity. In contrast, the TonB-dependent lactoferrin/transferrin receptor exhibited the highest percentage of amino acid similarity (97.7%) between strains, followed by cytotoxins MbxA/MbvA and the ferric uptake regulator. The role of these virulence factors in the pathogenesis of IBK and their potential as vaccine components should be explored.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 165-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S032575412400004X/pdfft?md5=0b45766957c04db35ff5e432bc7e3802&pid=1-s2.0-S032575412400004X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María A. Rodríguez , Leticia A. Fernández , Marina L. Díaz , Cristian A. Gallo , Miguel Corona , Jay D. Evans , Francisco J. Reynaldi
{"title":"Bacterial diversity using metagenomics of 16s rDNA in water kefir, an innovative source of probiotics for bee nutrition","authors":"María A. Rodríguez , Leticia A. Fernández , Marina L. Díaz , Cristian A. Gallo , Miguel Corona , Jay D. Evans , Francisco J. Reynaldi","doi":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ram.2023.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Water kefir is a sparkling, slightly acidic fermented beverage made from sugar, water, and water kefir grains, which are a mixture of yeast and bacteria. These grains produce a variety of fermentation compounds such as lactic acid, acetaldehyde, acetoin, ethanol and carbon dioxide. In this study, a high-throughput sequencing technique was used to characterize the bacterial composition of the original water kefir from which potential probiotics were obtained. We studied the bacterial diversity of both water kefir grains and beverages. DNA was extracted from three replicate samples of both grains and beverages using the Powerlyzer Microbial Kit. The hypervariable V1–V2 region of the bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene was amplified to prepare six DNA libraries. Between 1.4<!--> <!-->M and 2.4<!--> <!-->M base-pairs were sequenced for the library. In total, 28<!--> <!-->721<!--> <!-->971 raw reads were obtained from all the samples. Estimated species richness was higher in kefir beverage samples compared to grain samples. Moreover, a higher level of microbial alpha diversity was observed in the beverage samples. Particularly, the predominant bacteria in beverages were <em>Anaerocolumna</em> and <em>Ralstonia</em>, while in grains <em>Liquorilactobacillus</em> dominated, with lower levels of <em>Leuconostoc</em> and <em>Oenococcus</em>.</p><p>Although the bacterial diversity in kefir grains was low because only three genera were the most represented, all of them are LAB bacteria with the potential to serve as probiotics in the artificial feeding of bees.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":21163,"journal":{"name":"Revista Argentina de microbiologia","volume":"56 2","pages":"Pages 191-197"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0325754124000026/pdfft?md5=6bdb5a46b2c43ca9fbccc5165b8c44d1&pid=1-s2.0-S0325754124000026-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139560719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}