{"title":"基于肖伏梭菌天然抗原的间接elisa检测牛黑足特异性抗体的比较评价。","authors":"Mevaliya Amitkumar , Awadhesh Prajapati , Suresh Bindu , Sripada Sairam , Anand Shirisha , Mandrira Ramakrishna Namrutha , Roopa Anandamurthy Hemanth , Revanaiah Yogisharadhya , Mohammed Mudassar Chanda , Sathish Bhadravati Shivachandra","doi":"10.1016/j.anaerobe.2025.102975","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Blackleg, also known as black quarter (BQ), is an acute and lethal infection in bovines and caused by the anaerobic bacterium- <em>Clostridium chauvoei.</em> A killed vaccine is available for disease control, and evaluating the immune response to the vaccine or natural infection in susceptible animals is crucial for implementing effective vaccination strategies in endemic regions. This study focused on the development and comparative evaluation of indirect ELISAs based on native antigens (whole cell and flagellar) from <em>C</em>. <em>chauvoei</em> to detect blackleg-specific antibodies in serum samples collected from cattle.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Whole cell and flagellar antigens were extracted conventionally from <em>C</em>. <em>chauvoei</em> strain NIVEDIBQ1, and optimized indirect ELISAs were compared with the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA). These assays were used to screen 810 serum samples collected from Andhra Pradesh, India, where blackleg is endemic.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Optimum antigen concentrations (250 ng of whole cell antigen and 300 ng of flagella), serum dilution (1:100), and conjugate dilution (1: 10,000) were determined using the checkerboard titration method. The optimized assays reliably detected <em>C</em>. <em>chauvoei</em>-specific antibodies at serum dilutions as low as 1:1600 for whole cell antigens, and 1: 800 for flagellar antigens without any cross-reactions. A comparison between IHA and indirect ELISAs using Cohen's Kappa analysis indicated that the two assays were equally effective. A diagnostic sensitivity (DSn) of 96.0 % and 95.0 %, and diagnostic specificity (DSp) of 95.0 % and 97.0 %, with cut-off criteria of >20.7632 and 18.579, for whole cell and flagellar antigens, respectively, was observed after ROC analysis. The observed seropositivity rates in Andhra Pradesh were 57 % (462) and 40.9 % (332) for whole cell and flagellar antigen based indirect ELISAs, respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study demonstrated the potential application of native antigen-based indirect ELISAs for monitoring blackleg-specific antibodies in cattle from endemic regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8050,"journal":{"name":"Anaerobe","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102975"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Comparative evaluation of indirect-ELISAs based on native antigens of Clostridium chauvoei for the detection of blackleg-specific antibodies in cattle\",\"authors\":\"Mevaliya Amitkumar , Awadhesh Prajapati , Suresh Bindu , Sripada Sairam , Anand Shirisha , Mandrira Ramakrishna Namrutha , Roopa Anandamurthy Hemanth , Revanaiah Yogisharadhya , Mohammed Mudassar Chanda , Sathish Bhadravati Shivachandra\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.anaerobe.2025.102975\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Blackleg, also known as black quarter (BQ), is an acute and lethal infection in bovines and caused by the anaerobic bacterium- <em>Clostridium chauvoei.</em> A killed vaccine is available for disease control, and evaluating the immune response to the vaccine or natural infection in susceptible animals is crucial for implementing effective vaccination strategies in endemic regions. 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Comparative evaluation of indirect-ELISAs based on native antigens of Clostridium chauvoei for the detection of blackleg-specific antibodies in cattle
Objective
Blackleg, also known as black quarter (BQ), is an acute and lethal infection in bovines and caused by the anaerobic bacterium- Clostridium chauvoei. A killed vaccine is available for disease control, and evaluating the immune response to the vaccine or natural infection in susceptible animals is crucial for implementing effective vaccination strategies in endemic regions. This study focused on the development and comparative evaluation of indirect ELISAs based on native antigens (whole cell and flagellar) from C. chauvoei to detect blackleg-specific antibodies in serum samples collected from cattle.
Methods
Whole cell and flagellar antigens were extracted conventionally from C. chauvoei strain NIVEDIBQ1, and optimized indirect ELISAs were compared with the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA). These assays were used to screen 810 serum samples collected from Andhra Pradesh, India, where blackleg is endemic.
Results
Optimum antigen concentrations (250 ng of whole cell antigen and 300 ng of flagella), serum dilution (1:100), and conjugate dilution (1: 10,000) were determined using the checkerboard titration method. The optimized assays reliably detected C. chauvoei-specific antibodies at serum dilutions as low as 1:1600 for whole cell antigens, and 1: 800 for flagellar antigens without any cross-reactions. A comparison between IHA and indirect ELISAs using Cohen's Kappa analysis indicated that the two assays were equally effective. A diagnostic sensitivity (DSn) of 96.0 % and 95.0 %, and diagnostic specificity (DSp) of 95.0 % and 97.0 %, with cut-off criteria of >20.7632 and 18.579, for whole cell and flagellar antigens, respectively, was observed after ROC analysis. The observed seropositivity rates in Andhra Pradesh were 57 % (462) and 40.9 % (332) for whole cell and flagellar antigen based indirect ELISAs, respectively.
Conclusion
This study demonstrated the potential application of native antigen-based indirect ELISAs for monitoring blackleg-specific antibodies in cattle from endemic regions.
期刊介绍:
Anaerobe is essential reading for those who wish to remain at the forefront of discoveries relating to life processes of strictly anaerobes. The journal is multi-disciplinary, and provides a unique forum for those investigating anaerobic organisms that cause infections in humans and animals, as well as anaerobes that play roles in microbiomes or environmental processes.
Anaerobe publishes reviews, mini reviews, original research articles, notes and case reports. Relevant topics fall into the broad categories of anaerobes in human and animal diseases, anaerobes in the microbiome, anaerobes in the environment, diagnosis of anaerobes in clinical microbiology laboratories, molecular biology, genetics, pathogenesis, toxins and antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria.