The aim of the study was to identify serotypes of suspicious isolates of Salmonella spp from breeding guinea pigs in samples collected within the first week of parturition to detect animals carrying the bacteria. The guinea pigs were clinically normal and reared in a commercial farm in Pachacamac, Lima, Peru. The farm was free of Salmonella outbreaks in the last four years. A total of 272 paired samples consisting in rectal and vaginal swabs per animal were collected and analyzed using standardized microbiological protocols. The DNA was extracted from suspected isolates of Salmonella sp and then these samples were analyzed by multiplex PCR to detect the presence of invA, prot6E and fliC genes which are specific for Salmonella spp, Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium respectively. Eight animals (12 swabs) were positive to Salmonella spp. All 12 isolates amplified invA (Salmo...

The aim of the study was to identify serotypes of suspicious isolates of Salmonella spp from breeding guinea pigs in samples collected within the first week of parturition to detect animals carrying the bacteria. The guinea pigs were clinically normal and reared in a commercial farm in Pachacamac, Lima, Peru. The farm was free of Salmonella outbreaks in the last four years. A total of 272 paired samples consisting in rectal and vaginal swabs per animal were collected and analyzed using standardized microbiological protocols. The DNA was extracted from suspected isolates of Salmonella sp and then these samples were analyzed by multiplex PCR to detect the presence of invA, prot6E and fliC genes which are specific for Salmonella spp, Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium respectively. Eight animals (12 swabs) were positive to Salmonella spp. All 12 isolates amplified invA (Salmo...

The aim of this study was to identify by mutiplex PCR-based assays the possible presence of serovars Salmonella Typhimurium and Enteritidis in 25 strains of Samonella spp that were previously isolated from guinea pigs and identified by their metabolic characteristics. The molecular analysis identified all 25 strains as Salmonella Typhimurium, evidencing the primer amplification of genes invA and fliC of Salmonella spp and Salmonella Typhimurium, respectively. This study established a rapid methodology for molecular identification of Salmonella Typhimurium and Enteritidis isolated from guinea pigs.

The aim of this study was to characterize 20 strains of Salmonella enterica at molecular level and antimicrobial resistance. Of these, 15 strains were obtained from infected guinea pigs and five from clinically healthy guinea pigs from two intensive production centers located in Lima, Peru. The invA, prot6E and fliC genes corresponding to the genus Salmonella and serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium, respectively, were detected by a multiple PCR technique. Genetic variability was detected using the BOX-PCR technique using the first BOXA1R. Resistance was evaluated using the Kirby Bauer technique based on erythromycin, nitrofurantoin, streptomycin, penicillin, enrofloxacin, fosfomycin, amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, sulfatrimetoprim and ciprofloxacin. Serotype Typhimurium was determined in 100% of the isolates. The evaluation of the electrophoretic profiles obtained by the BOX-PCR tech...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the in vitro immunogenic activity of a recombinant P6-like protein from a culture of Pasteurella multocida isolated from pneumonia cases in young alpacas. Blood peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were challenged with a recombinant P6-like protein at a concentration of 10 ng per sample, from 3 to 72 hours. Total RNA was extracted to perform the real-time RT-PCR test to observe cytokine expression levels of the Th1 immune response (TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-2) and Th2 (IL-10 and IL-4) in the established times. Both Th1 and Th2 profile cytokines expressed a greater number of times than PBMC not exposed to the recombinant protein, where at 24 and 48 hours showed the greater expressions. Likewise, an apparent trend toward the Th2 profile was found, but at levels that did not influence the expression of cytokines in the other profile.

El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar mediante PCR múltiple la posible existencia de los serovares Salmonella Typhimurium y Enteritidis en 25 cepas de Salmonella spp previamente aisladas de cuyes e identificadas por sus características metabólicas. Mediante el análisis molecular se identificaron todas las cepas como Salmonella Typhimurium, evidenciando la amplificación de los cebadores específicos para los genes invA y fliC pertenecientes al género Salmonella y Salmonella Typhimurium, respectivamente. El presente estudio permitió establecer una metodología rápida para la identificación molecular de Salmonella Typhimurium y Enteritidis aislados de cuyes.

El objetivo del estudio fue caracterizar 20 cepas de Salmonella enterica a nivel molecular y de resistencia antimicrobiana. De estas, 15 fueron obtenidas de cuyes infectados y cinco de cuyes clínicamente sanos, procedentes de dos centros de producción intensiva ubicados en Lima, Perú. Mediante una técnica de PCR múltiple se detectaron los genes invA, prot6E y fliC, correspondientes al género Salmonella y serovares Enteritidis y Typhimurium, respectivamente. Se detectó la variabilidad genética mediante la técnica BOX-PCR utilizando el primer BOXA1R. La resistencia fue evaluada utilizando la técnica de Kirby Bauer en base a eritromicina, nitrofurantoína, estreptomicina, penicilina, enrofloxacina, fosfomicina, amoxicilina con ácido clavulánico, sulfatrimetoprim y ciprofloxacina. Se determinó la serovariedad Typhimurium en el 100% de los aislados. La evaluación de los perfiles...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the in vitro immunogenic activity of a recombinant P6-like protein from a culture of Pasteurella multocida isolated from pneumonia cases in young alpacas. Blood peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were challenged with a recombinant P6-like protein at a concentration of 10 ng per sample, from 3 to 72 hours. Total RNA was extracted to perform the real-time RT-PCR test to observe cytokine expression levels of the Th1 immune response (TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-2) and Th2 (IL-10 and IL-4) in the established times. Both Th1 and Th2 profile cytokines expressed a greater number of times than PBMC not exposed to the recombinant protein, where at 24 and 48 hours showed the greater expressions. Likewise, an apparent trend toward the Th2 profile was found, but at levels that did not influence the expression of cytokines in the other profile.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection capacity of the Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method from non-selective pre-enrichment samples (using target sequences of InvA, fliC and prot6E genes) to diagnose Salmonella Typhimurium and Enteritidis and to determine the concordance between the conventional microbiological detection method which consist of non-selective pre-enrichment, selective enrichment, differential agar isolation and biochemical tests. A total of 111 liver samples from guinea pigs with presumptive diagnosis of salmonellosis, collected in Chancay (Lima) and El Mantaro (Junín), Peru were analyzed. Salmonella Typhimurium was detected by multiplex PCR in 54% (60/111) of the samples and by microbiological analysis in 41% (45/111). A substantial concordance was found with a Kappa value of 0.64. The McNemar test showed that the results of both tests were st...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection capacity of the Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method from non-selective pre-enrichment samples (using target sequences of InvA, fliC and prot6E genes) to diagnose Salmonella Typhimurium and Enteritidis and to determine the concordance between the conventional microbiological detection method which consist of non-selective pre-enrichment, selective enrichment, differential agar isolation and biochemical tests. A total of 111 liver samples from guinea pigs with presumptive diagnosis of salmonellosis, collected in Chancay (Lima) and El Mantaro (Junín), Peru were analyzed. Salmonella Typhimurium was detected by multiplex PCR in 54% (60/111) of the samples and by microbiological analysis in 41% (45/111). A substantial concordance was found with a Kappa value of 0.64. The McNemar test showed that the results of both tests were st...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vivo immunogenic capacity of a recombinant outer membrane protein of Pasteurella multocida called P6-like (rP6-like). The field trial was carried out in an alpaca production unit in Puno, Peru, and the processing of the samples was done in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of San Marcos University in Lima. Four groups of 5 animals were formed, and they were inoculated according to group with a) normal saline solution, b) bacterin, c) rP6-like, d) combination of bacterin + rP6-like. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15 post-inoculation. Single-point indirect ELISA tests were designed for the relative quantification of specific anti-rP6-like antibodies and for total anti-total P. multocida protein antibodies. The group inoculated with rP6-like showed significant elevation of antibodies from day 7 (p<0.05) until day 15 p...