Investigation of selected bacterial agents causing sheep abortion in the Van Province by RT-PCR and histopathological methods
       
Yazarlar (5)
Özgül Gülaydın Siirt Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cihat ÖZTÜRK Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İsmail Hakkı Ekin Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ziya İlhan Balikesir Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatma İlhan Balikesir Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Acta Veterinaria Brno (Q3)
Dergi ISSN 0001-7213 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2023
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 92 / 1 / 69–77 DOI 10.2754/avb202392010069
Makale Linki https://actavet.vfu.cz/media/pdf/actavet_2023092010069.pdf
Özet
Abortion causes significant economic losses in the sheep industry. Determination of the aetiology is important in dealing with abortions. The present study was aimed to identify selected important bacterial pathogens in the abortion cases of sheep. A total of 113 samples (105 aborted sheep foetuses, 4 placentas, and 4 vaginal swab samples) from 85 different sheep flocks were examined by real-time PCR (RT-PCR) regarding Chlamydia (C.) spp., C. abortus, Brucella (B.) spp., B. melitensis, Salmonella (S.) spp., S. Abortusovis, Coxiella (C.) burnetii, Listeria (L.) spp., L. monocytogenes, and Campylobacter spp. All cases that were found to be positive for bacterial agents by RT-PCR, were examined pathologically. Tissue samples of foetuses that were found to be positive for B. melitensis and L. monocytogenes by RT-PCR were also investigated immunohistochemically. A total of 35 (30.9%) samples were found to be positive by RT-PCR, with 15 (42.8%), 9 (25.7%), 5 (14.2%), 4 (11.4%), 1 (2.8%), and 1 (2.8%) of them being identified as C. abortus, B. melitensis, S. Abortusovis, C. burnetii, L. monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp., respectively. The presence of the antigen was confirmed also immunohistochemically in the cases with B. melitensis and L. monocytogenes. As a consequence, C. abortus was found to cause the highest rate of sheep abortion cases, which should be taken into account when implementing control measures in epidemiological investigations.
Anahtar Kelimeler
immunohistochemistry | Ovine | reproduction | ruminants