Detection and isolation of small ruminant lentivirus in the amniotic fluid of goats
The objective of this study was to verify the presence of small ruminant lentivirus in the amniotic fluid of goats using molecular tests and viral isolation by cocultivation in the amniotic fluid of naturally infected goats. The study analyzed eight goats: seven were small ruminant lentivirus-positive and one was negative. The amniotic fluid was collected from each of the eight animals during cesarean section at 147 days of pregnancy. Cocultivation was undertaken using secondary goat nictitating membrane cell cultures obtained by explant from a small ruminant lentivirus-negative calf followed by trypsinization and sub-cultivation of the cells for 63 days. During this period, five supernatant collections were performed for DNA extraction and subsequent nested polymerase chain reaction. DNA was extracted from the amniotic fluid after 3 h of cellular sedimentation, from which a sample of 600 μL was taken from the sediment and another 600 μL sample from the supernatant. After DNA extraction, nested polymerase chain reaction was performed. Of the eight goats, 62.5 % (05/08) were small ruminant lentivirus-positive, with 43.75 % (07/16) of the total samples positive when considering the two repetitions (supernatant and cell sediment). Moreover, positivity was confirmed by small ruminant lentivirus pro-viral DNA amplification in the cell supernatant throughout the cocultivation period. Small ruminant lentivirus were present in the amniotic fluid samples from the naturally infected ...
Source: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases. - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Juscil ânia Furtado Araújo Alice Andrioli Raymundo Rizaldo Pinheiro Renato Mesquita Peixoto Ana L ídia Madeira de Sousa Dalva Alana Arag ão de Azevedo Ana Milena Cesar Lima Juliana Ara újo Nobre Gabriel Paula Amaral Iane Sousa Brand ão Maria F átim Source Type: research
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