Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay

Background: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is the most common ocular disease that affects cattle throughout the world and it has a very significant economic impact. IBK is caused by members of the genus Moraxella and therapeutic and preventive measures have shown limited success. Vacci...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Sosa, Pablo Zunino
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2013-11-01
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description Background: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is the most common ocular disease that affects cattle throughout the world and it has a very significant economic impact. IBK is caused by members of the genus Moraxella and therapeutic and preventive measures have shown limited success. Vaccines, most of them chemically inactivated bacterins, generally induce a limited protection. Methodology: In this study, the genetic diversity of Uruguayan clinical Moraxella bovis and Moraxella bovoculi isolates was assessed by RAPD-PCR, ERIC-PCR and BOX-PCR fingerprinting. Also, antibiotic resistance of the Moraxella spp. isolates was assessed utilizing the disk diffusion method. Results: When interspecific molecular diversity was assessed, different bands patterns were observed even within a single outbreak of IBK, showing the coexistence of different genotypes of Moraxella spp. The high genetic diversity within M. bovis and M. bovoculi isolates did not permit to correlate isolates DNA fingerprints with geographical origins, dates or even with both different Moraxella species. Antibiotics resistance patterns showed significant differences between M. bovis and M. bovoculi. Conclusions: This is the first study of diversity that includes M. bovis and M. bovoculi associated to IBK cases. Genetic diversity did not allow to correlate DNA fingerprints of the isolates with geographical origins, isolation dates or even both different Moraxella species. Antibiotics resistance patterns showed differences between M. bovis and M. bovoculi. This remarkable variation within isolates could explain the partial protection induced by commercial vaccines. All these findings could be important for the design of prevention or treatment strategies against IBK.
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spelling doaj-art-99fd989e49564178be5d3a4ff2743a952025-08-20T02:57:18ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802013-11-0171110.3855/jidc.3458Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in UruguayVanessa Sosa0Pablo Zunino1Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo, UruguayInstituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo, UruguayBackground: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is the most common ocular disease that affects cattle throughout the world and it has a very significant economic impact. IBK is caused by members of the genus Moraxella and therapeutic and preventive measures have shown limited success. Vaccines, most of them chemically inactivated bacterins, generally induce a limited protection. Methodology: In this study, the genetic diversity of Uruguayan clinical Moraxella bovis and Moraxella bovoculi isolates was assessed by RAPD-PCR, ERIC-PCR and BOX-PCR fingerprinting. Also, antibiotic resistance of the Moraxella spp. isolates was assessed utilizing the disk diffusion method. Results: When interspecific molecular diversity was assessed, different bands patterns were observed even within a single outbreak of IBK, showing the coexistence of different genotypes of Moraxella spp. The high genetic diversity within M. bovis and M. bovoculi isolates did not permit to correlate isolates DNA fingerprints with geographical origins, dates or even with both different Moraxella species. Antibiotics resistance patterns showed significant differences between M. bovis and M. bovoculi. Conclusions: This is the first study of diversity that includes M. bovis and M. bovoculi associated to IBK cases. Genetic diversity did not allow to correlate DNA fingerprints of the isolates with geographical origins, isolation dates or even both different Moraxella species. Antibiotics resistance patterns showed differences between M. bovis and M. bovoculi. This remarkable variation within isolates could explain the partial protection induced by commercial vaccines. All these findings could be important for the design of prevention or treatment strategies against IBK. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3458Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitisMoraxella bovisMoraxella bovoculidiversityDNA fingerprinting
spellingShingle Vanessa Sosa
Pablo Zunino
Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
Moraxella bovis
Moraxella bovoculi
diversity
DNA fingerprinting
title Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay
title_full Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay
title_fullStr Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay
title_full_unstemmed Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay
title_short Diversity of Moraxella spp. strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in Uruguay
title_sort diversity of moraxella spp strains recovered from infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis cases in uruguay
topic Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
Moraxella bovis
Moraxella bovoculi
diversity
DNA fingerprinting
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3458
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