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Probiotic Potential of Enterococcus lactis GL3 Strain Isolated from Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Larvae: Insights into Its Antimicrobial Activity Against Paenibacillus larvae. 蜜蜂乳酸肠球菌GL3菌株的益生菌潜力其对芽孢杆菌幼虫抗菌活性的研究。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020165
Manhong Ye, Yinhong Jiang, Qiannan Han, Xiaoyuan Li, Chuang Meng, Chao Ji, Feng Ji, Bin Zhou
{"title":"Probiotic Potential of <i>Enterococcus lactis</i> GL3 Strain Isolated from Honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera</i> L.) Larvae: Insights into Its Antimicrobial Activity Against <i>Paenibacillus larvae</i>.","authors":"Manhong Ye, Yinhong Jiang, Qiannan Han, Xiaoyuan Li, Chuang Meng, Chao Ji, Feng Ji, Bin Zhou","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020165","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to address the need for effective probiotics and antibacterial agents to combat American foulbrood disease in honeybees, caused by <i>Paenibacillus larvae</i>. In the context of declining honeybee populations due to pathogens, we isolated eight lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains from honeybee larvae (<i>Apis mellifera</i> L.) and evaluated their probiotic potential and inhibitory effects against <i>P. larvae</i>. Methods included probiotic property assessments, such as acid and bile salt resistance, hydrophobicity, auto-aggregation, co-aggregation with <i>P. larvae</i>, antioxidant capacities, osmotolerance to 50% sucrose, and antibiotic susceptibility. Results indicated that the GL3 strain exhibited superior probiotic attributes and potent inhibitory effects on <i>P. larvae</i>. Whole-genome sequencing revealed GL3 to be an <i>Enterococcus lactis</i> strain with genetic features tailored to the honeybee larval gut environment. Pangenome analysis highlighted genetic diversity among <i>E. lactis</i> strains, while molecular docking analysis identified aborycin, a lasso peptide produced by GL3, as a promising inhibitor of bacterial cell wall synthesis. These findings suggested that GL3 was a promising probiotic candidate and antibacterial agent for honeybee health management, warranting further investigation into its in vivo efficacy and potential applications in beekeeping practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11861324/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Application of 12C6 Heavy Ion-Irradiated BHK-21 Cells in Production of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine. 12C6重离子辐照BHK-21细胞在口蹄疫疫苗生产中的应用
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020167
Xiangdong Song, Shiyu Tao, Fanglan An, Xiaoming Li, Jingcai Yang, Yan Cui, Xuerong Liu
{"title":"Application of <sup>12</sup>C<sup>6</sup> Heavy Ion-Irradiated BHK-21 Cells in Production of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine.","authors":"Xiangdong Song, Shiyu Tao, Fanglan An, Xiaoming Li, Jingcai Yang, Yan Cui, Xuerong Liu","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020167","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>FMD poses a significant threat to animal husbandry and public health security. This study aims to investigate an innovative method for producing FMD vaccines. Wild-type BHK-21 cells were subjected to heavy ion irradiation. Following the optimization of irradiation parameters, the mutant cell line BHK-7 was selected using the limited dilution method. The concentration of FMDV 146S in the BHK-7 cells was markedly elevated, significantly enhancing FMDV replication. The suspension culture and domestication experiments demonstrated that BHK-7 exhibited characteristics like those of the control BHK-21 cells, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing costs. The metabolic analysis of the BHK-7 suspension cultures indicated that glutamine (GLN) may play a crucial role in FMDV replication, with the addition of an appropriate amount of GLN enhancing viral replication levels. Ten successive generations of BHK-7 cells showed stability in FMDV replication post-domestication, indicating good genetic stability. In this study, we obtained a mutant somatic cell line, BHK-7, which promotes FMDV replication through heavy ion irradiation technology. Through suspension culture domestication and metabolic analysis, this study provides a novel approach and concept for FMD vaccine production, as well as a reference for the development of other vaccine cell lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11860822/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Orthotopic Transplantation of Native and Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue in Day-Old Geese. 日龄鹅卵巢原位移植的研究。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020169
Kitti Buda, Barbara Vegi, Istvan Lehoczky, Erika Meleg Edvine, Nora Palinkas-Bodzsar, Eva Kissne Varadi, Arpad Drobnyak, Judit Barna, Krisztina Liptoi
{"title":"Orthotopic Transplantation of Native and Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue in Day-Old Geese.","authors":"Kitti Buda, Barbara Vegi, Istvan Lehoczky, Erika Meleg Edvine, Nora Palinkas-Bodzsar, Eva Kissne Varadi, Arpad Drobnyak, Judit Barna, Krisztina Liptoi","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020169","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As an alternative method for preserving female genetic material, the cryopreservation and orthotopic transplantation of day-old gonadal tissue have become well-developed techniques in a few poultry species. The aim of the present study was to apply these methods for the first time to domestic geese. Cryopreservation was accomplished using the previously developed vitrification technique. Native and frozen/thawed White Hungarian geese ovarian tissue was transplanted onto Grey Landes geese recipients. Both donors and recipients were less than 24 h old. The surgical protocol previously used in chickens needed to be modified regarding anaesthesia; ketamine, xylazine, and midazolam were administered partly intramuscularly and partly intravenously. After sexual maturation, the Grey Landes recipients were paired with White Hungarian ganders, and eggs were collected and hatched individually. The origin of the offspring was determined by phenotype- and microsatellite markers. Donor-derived offspring were obtained from native and frozen/thawed ovarian tissue transplantation, which had not been published earlier. The ratio of donor-derived progeny producing layers was 40% and 58% in native and frozen/thawed gonadal tissue transplantation, respectively. The highest rate of donor-originated progeny was 78.9%. Consequently, gonadal tissue transplantation appears to be a suitable method for preserving female genetic material in domestic geese; the technique is already implemented in Hungarian gene bank practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11860931/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring Aeromonas veronii in Migratory Mute Swans (Cygnus olor): A Debut Report and Genetic Characterization. 探索迁徙疣鼻天鹅(Cygnus颜色)的维罗尼气单胞菌:首次报告和遗传特征。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020164
Zhifeng Peng, Chunyan Gao, Hongxing Qiao, Han Zhang, Huimin Huang, Yamin Sheng, Xiaojie Zhang, Baojun Li, Baoliang Chao, Jingjing Kang, Chuanzhou Bian
{"title":"Exploring <i>Aeromonas veronii</i> in Migratory Mute Swans (<i>Cygnus olor</i>): A Debut Report and Genetic Characterization.","authors":"Zhifeng Peng, Chunyan Gao, Hongxing Qiao, Han Zhang, Huimin Huang, Yamin Sheng, Xiaojie Zhang, Baojun Li, Baoliang Chao, Jingjing Kang, Chuanzhou Bian","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020164","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Aeromonas veronii</i> (<i>A. veronii</i>) is a ubiquitous bacterium in terrestrial and aquatic environments. It has a significant impact on animal and human health, with it becoming an emerging crucial pathogen worldwide. However, there have been no reports of mute swan infections. In the present study, after an observation of pathological changes, one bacterial strain isolated from a dead migratory mute swan was identified as <i>A. veronii</i> HNZZ-1/2022 based on its morphology, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and sequence analysis of the <i>16S rRNA</i> and <i>gyrB</i> genes. To explore its pathogenicity, virulence gene detection and a gosling infection experiment were subsequently carried out, respectively. Six virulence genes for cytotonic enterotoxins (<i>alt</i>), lateral elastase (<i>ela</i>), lipase (<i>lip</i>), cytotoxic enterotoxin (<i>act</i>), aerolysin (<i>aerA</i>), and polar flagellin (<i>fla</i>) were present in the template DNA of <i>A. veronii</i> HNZZ-1/2022. Experimentally infected goslings exhibited hemorrhages of various different degrees in multiple organs. The half-maximal lethal dose (LD<sub>50</sub>) value of <i>A. veronii</i> strain HNZZ-1/2022 was estimated to be 3.48 × 10<sup>8</sup> colony forming units (CFUs) per mL for goslings. An antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that the <i>A. veronii</i> HNZZ-1/2022 strain was resistant to meropenem, ampicillin, and enrofloxacin. To date, this is the first report of <i>A. veronii</i> in migratory mute swans, thus expanding the currently known host spectrum. These results suggest that the migratory mute swan is a new host for <i>A. veronii</i> and demonstrate the need for extensive surveillance and research of <i>A. veronii</i> to minimize its transmission between animals, the environment, and humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11861175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Feeding Behaviour in Group-Housed Growing-Finishing Pigs and Its Relationship with Growth and Feed Efficiency. 群养生长育肥猪的摄食行为及其与生长和饲料效率的关系
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020168
Miriam Piles, Llibertat Tusell, Mónica Mora, Carolina Garcia-Baccino, Denis Cudrey, Claire Hassenfratz, Marie-José Mercat, Ingrid David
{"title":"Feeding Behaviour in Group-Housed Growing-Finishing Pigs and Its Relationship with Growth and Feed Efficiency.","authors":"Miriam Piles, Llibertat Tusell, Mónica Mora, Carolina Garcia-Baccino, Denis Cudrey, Claire Hassenfratz, Marie-José Mercat, Ingrid David","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020168","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Feed consumption and feeding patterns influence the individual feed efficiency in group-housed livestock species. Using the meal as the unit of feeding behaviour, the main objectives of this research were to identify feeding behaviour (<b>FB</b>) traits that may indicate an individual's rank within the social hierarchy or its level of dominance among pen mates and to assess the relationship between growth and feed efficiency with the identified traits, as well as those describing individual feed consumption patterns. Data from 5516 pigs during the fattening period were used. Pens were equipped with an automatic concentrate feeder that recorded individual feed intake, time spent at the feeder, and body weight at each visit. A meal criterion was established. Then, different FB traits were computed: number of meals, number of visits to complete a meal, occupation time to complete a meal, time between first and last visit within a meal, feeding rate, feeding rate to complete a meal, and interval between meals. Social ranking (<b>SR</b>) traits were also calculated: position/order in which each animal accessed the feeder, ratio of visits to the feeder during preferred times, distribution among the cage mates of the total daily feed, number of visits, number of meals, and occupation time. Pigs that eat more and faster tend to have a poorer feed efficiency and higher final weight. Animals that eat more, more times, and occupy the feeder longer, eat mainly in the preferred period. They could be considered dominant, while others have to adapt their feeding schedules to off-peak times.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11860942/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Replacement of Monensin with a Proprietary Tannin-Blend Additive in Calf-Fed Holstein Steer Diets. 用专有单宁混合添加剂替代莫能菌素在犊牛饲粮中的应用。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020166
Sydney M Bowman-Schnug, Luke K Fuerniss, Joe D Cameron, Jonathon L Beckett, Muhammad Ahsin, Stephan van Vliet, Guy D Hufstedler, Bradley J Johnson
{"title":"Replacement of Monensin with a Proprietary Tannin-Blend Additive in Calf-Fed Holstein Steer Diets.","authors":"Sydney M Bowman-Schnug, Luke K Fuerniss, Joe D Cameron, Jonathon L Beckett, Muhammad Ahsin, Stephan van Vliet, Guy D Hufstedler, Bradley J Johnson","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020166","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020166","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The discussion of antimicrobial resistance has begun to impact consumer preference and influence the implementation of certain growth-promoting technologies in the cattle feeding industry [...].</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11860350/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Potential of Cannabidiol for Treating Canine Atopic Dermatitis. 大麻二酚治疗犬特应性皮炎的潜力。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020159
Ana F Bizarro, Vanessa M Schmidt, Beatriz Fernandes, Marta Pinto, Hugo Pereira, Joana Marto, Ana M Lourenço
{"title":"The Potential of Cannabidiol for Treating Canine Atopic Dermatitis.","authors":"Ana F Bizarro, Vanessa M Schmidt, Beatriz Fernandes, Marta Pinto, Hugo Pereira, Joana Marto, Ana M Lourenço","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020159","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atopic dermatitis is prevalent in humans (hAD) and dogs (cAD) and profoundly impacts the patients' quality of life. The increasing number of new drugs in development for atopic dermatitis indicates both the need and potential for precision medicine to generate an optimised benefit-risk therapeutic plan. Cannabidiol (CBD), known for its potential anti-inflammatory and antipruritic properties, shows promise in hAD and cAD management, prompting the exploration of cannabinoids (CBs) and CBD as therapeutic tools. In fact, encouraging results on the benefits of using CBD in cAD have been published, along with safety evaluations that reveal that CBD is generally well tolerated in dogs. However, limited placebo-controlled trials and dosage variations in dogs pose barriers that hinder definitive conclusions. Challenges in product stability, inconsistent formulations, and legal ambiguities highlight the need for standardised CBD-based products for both research and commercial uses. The complex legal landscape further complicates accessibility and regulation. Despite these challenges, CBD is emerging as a potential avenue for cAD management, urging further high-quality research, standardised formulations, and legal clarity. This brief review provides valuable insights into the therapeutic potential of CBs and CBD in cAD, compared to hAD, emphasising the importance of rigorous research and unambiguous regulation for successful integration into veterinary dermatology.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11861043/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Current Tick Control Strategies and Prospects for Using Nanotechnology as an Efficient Alternative-A Review. 当前蜱虫控制策略和利用纳米技术作为有效替代方案的前景综述。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020163
Rafaela Regina Fantatto, João Vitor Carvalho Constantini, Flávio Augusto Sanches Politi, Rodrigo Sorrechia, Camila Cristina Baccetti Medeiros, Marcela Tavares Luiz, Gervásio Henrique Bechara, Ana Carolina de Souza Chagas, Marlus Chorilli, Rosemeire Cristina Linhari Rodrigues Pietro
{"title":"Current Tick Control Strategies and Prospects for Using Nanotechnology as an Efficient Alternative-A Review.","authors":"Rafaela Regina Fantatto, João Vitor Carvalho Constantini, Flávio Augusto Sanches Politi, Rodrigo Sorrechia, Camila Cristina Baccetti Medeiros, Marcela Tavares Luiz, Gervásio Henrique Bechara, Ana Carolina de Souza Chagas, Marlus Chorilli, Rosemeire Cristina Linhari Rodrigues Pietro","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020163","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ticks pose significant challenges to public and veterinary health, acting as vectors of several diseases that affect animals and humans. Traditional chemical control methods, such as pyrethroids and organophosphates, have led to increasing resistance and environmental contamination, highlighting the need and urgency for alternative strategies. This review explores contemporary approaches to tick control, emphasizing plant-derived acaricides and their integration with nanotechnology. Plant extracts, known for their acaricidal properties, disrupt several biological processes in ticks, reducing reproduction and survival rates. The advent of nanotechnology offers promising advances in increasing the efficacy of these natural extracts. Nanoparticles add properties to the systems where they act by improving the stability, bioavailability, and targeted delivery of plant-derived compounds, potentially overcoming the limitations of traditional acaricides. This synthesis of current knowledge highlights the potential of combining plant extracts with nanotechnology to develop sustainable and effective tick control solutions, addressing issues of acaricide resistance as well as environmental concerns. The review also identifies research gaps and suggests directions for future studies to optimize the application of nanotechnology in tick management.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11860588/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequencing from Chicken Clinical Tracheal Samples for Bacterial and Novel Bacteriophage Identification. 鸡临床气管样本全基因组鸟枪测序用于细菌和新型噬菌体鉴定。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020162
Klaudia Chrzastek, Bruce S Seal, Arun Kulkarni, Darrell R Kapczynski
{"title":"Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequencing from Chicken Clinical Tracheal Samples for Bacterial and Novel Bacteriophage Identification.","authors":"Klaudia Chrzastek, Bruce S Seal, Arun Kulkarni, Darrell R Kapczynski","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020162","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A whole-genome shotgun sequencing (sWGS) approach was applied to chicken clinical tracheal swab samples during metagenomics investigations to identify possible microorganisms among poultry with respiratory diseases. After applying shotgun sequencing, <i>Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale</i> (ORT) and a putative prophage candidate were found in one of the swab samples. A multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) scheme of the ORT genome involved the adk, aroE, fumC, gdhA, pgi, and pmi genes. Antibiotic resistant analysis demonstrated tetracycline-resistan t ribosomal protection protein, tetQ, the aminoglycoside-(3)-acetyltransferase IV gene, aminoglycoside antibiotic inactivation and macrolide resistance, and the ermX gene in the ORT genome. A putative prophage candidate was predicted using Prophage Hunter and PHAST, while BLAST analyses were utilized to identify genes encoding bacteriophage proteins. Interestingly, genes encoding endolysins were detected in bacteriophage genomes. The gene products encoded in the prophage sequence were most closely related to bacteriophages in the N4-like family among the Authographiviridae in the Caudovirales. This study demonstrates the potential of sWGS for the rapid detection and characterization of etiologic agents found in clinical samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11861695/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Non-Domesticated Mammals and Birds in Captivity. 非驯养哺乳动物和圈养鸟类的假结核耶尔森菌。
IF 2 2区 农林科学
Veterinary Sciences Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12020161
Remco A Nederlof, Linda G R Bruins-van Sonsbeek, Job B G Stumpel, Hester van Bolhuis, Els M Broens, Jooske IJzer, Jaco Bakker
{"title":"<i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i> in Non-Domesticated Mammals and Birds in Captivity.","authors":"Remco A Nederlof, Linda G R Bruins-van Sonsbeek, Job B G Stumpel, Hester van Bolhuis, Els M Broens, Jooske IJzer, Jaco Bakker","doi":"10.3390/vetsci12020161","DOIUrl":"10.3390/vetsci12020161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Yersinia pseudotuberculosis</i> causes yersiniosis in a wide range of mammalian and avian taxa worldwide. This review aims to provide an overview of the current literature on yersiniosis in non-domesticated mammals and birds in captivity. Data on the prevalence of <i>Y. pseudotuberculosis</i> in captive populations are scarce. Transmission is primarily via the fecal-oral route, with wild rodents and birds as primary reservoirs. Predisposing factors to yersiniosis include young age, inclement weather, stress, and genetic factors. Symptoms are often non-specific, with sudden death occurring frequently, particularly in avian species. Gross pathological examination typically reveals multiple white-yellow foci in visceral organs, while histopathology demonstrates necrosis with central bacterial colonies. Ante-mortem diagnosis can be challenging as bacterial culture and isolation from fecal samples are often hindered by intermittent excretion and competition with other gastrointestinal flora. Although killed and subunit vaccine formulations have demonstrated limited protective efficacy, live attenuated strains may hold greater promise for inducing more robust and durable immunity. <i>Y. pseudotuberculosis</i> remains a significant threat to animal health, highlighting the need for faster and more reliable diagnostic techniques and the development of more effective treatment and prophylactic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23694,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Sciences","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11861676/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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