Showing papers in "Veterinary Microbiology in 2005"

TL;DR: It is concluded that phage treatment is a promising alternative for reducing C. jejuni colonization in broilers with a significant decrease in Campylobacter colonization.

TL;DR: It is shown that transmission of two strains of MRSA is occurring in veterinary practices in Ireland and that one strain may have arisen from human hospitals and the source of the second strain remains to be determined.

TL;DR: A rapid, sensitive and reproducible real-time PCR assay for detecting and quantifying canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) DNA in the feces of dogs with diarrhea was described and demonstrated to be highly specific and sensitive.

TL;DR: Recent developments in laboratory diagnostic methods and their use in field diagnosis suggest that a combination of ELISA and PCR might afford optimal detection of SRLV infection.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that polarization of Th1/Th2 type immunity extends beyond mammalian species, and, therefore, has been evolutionary conserved for more than 300 million years, when the lineages of mammalian and avian vertebrates are assumed to have segregated.

TL;DR: In this article, DNA sequence data and biochemical profiles indicate that S. suis serotypes 32 and 34, isolated from pigs, are clustered with Streptococcus orisratti, a Voges-Proskauer negative, α-haemolytic, aesculin-hydrolytic, Lancefield group A streptacteria isolated from the teeth of rats.

TL;DR: Ninety-five avian pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates recovered from diagnosed cases of avian colibacillosis from North Georgia between 1996 and 2000 were serotyped and examined for typical virulence-factors, susceptibility to antimicrobials of human and veterinary significance, and genetic relatedness.

TL;DR: In this paper, a total of 281 strains of Haemophilus parasuis were isolated from 17 provinces of China from September 2002 to December 2004, and all these isolates were serotyped by both the gel diffusion (GD) and the indirect haemagglutination (IHA) tests.

TL;DR: Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) best categorized S. aureus biofilm producers as compared to phage typing and binary typing and PFGE types that were significantly associated with isolation from milk as opposed to teat skin or liners had isolates that were more likely to produce biofilm than PFGEtypes that were isolated from milk, skin and liners at similar frequencies.

TL;DR: PCV2 is presumably excreted through respiratory and tracheo-bronchial and oral secretions, urine and faeces of both PMWS and non-PMWS affected pigs, with higher viral loads being associated with the presence of PMWS lesions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the first report on the occurrence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in dairy cattle in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, was presented.

TL;DR: A total of 114 avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates were collected from cases of colisepticaemia occurring in broilers (77) and layers (37) within Ireland as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: Results show that MMT-Cu has an antibacterial activity, which could inhibit the TCA pathway of the bacterial respiration metabolism.

TL;DR: Eleven MRSA isolates, from a total of 23 tested, were shown to possess the mecA gene and the PVL toxin genes, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that the 11 PVL toxins positive MRSA strains were highly clonal.

TL;DR: In this article, domestic animals belonging to seven different species (cattle, sheep, dogs, cats, pigs, chicken and goats) were investigated as natural reservoirs for attaching and effacing Escherichia coli (AEEC).

TL;DR: The findings suggested that the antibacterial activity of Cu-MMT was mainly localized on the clay surface, and not due to the release of Cu2+ into solution, which would make Cu- MMT attract A. hydrophila with negatively charged cellular wall.

TL;DR: In this paper, the expression pattern of six chicken genes, including beta-actin, 28S rRNA, 18 s rRNA and GAPDH, was investigated in chicken embryo (CE) cell cultures following a 7-day IBDV infection.

TL;DR: All three BVDV subgenotypes were found in persistently infected (PI) cattle and respiratory diseases, both major requests for BVDVs diagnosis, and only one of the 131 viruses was genetically similar to the strains present in U.S. vaccines.

TL;DR: In this paper, the verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) were detected more frequently from adults and replacement animals than from goat kids.

TL;DR: Porphyromonas salivosa, Porphyrom onas denticanis and Porphyrosonas gulae were found to be the most frequently isolated BPAB associated with canine periodontitis.

TL;DR: There was, therefore, no evidence for the presence of novel strains of D. nodosus compared with Australia suggesting the need for further investigation into farmers' views on the use of the commercial vaccine in Great Britain.

TL;DR: The results suggest that FFC is therapeutically valuable in the treatment of primary or complicating bacterial pathogens causing of the bovine and swine respiratory tract.

TL;DR: The salmonella farm status changed frequently over the 5-month period indicating the dynamic nature of Salmonella infections on these farms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Arcobacter species were isolated from faeces of healthy cattle on three unrelated Belgian farms, using a quantitative isolation protocol and characterized by modified ERIC-PCR.

TL;DR: It would appear that passive immunity against PCV2 can play a role in preventing the development of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome, but is not able to prevent the establishing of clinically silentPCV2 infections.

TL;DR: The results of this study suggested that PCR was more sensitive than bacterial culture in detection of subclinical paratuberculosis in water buffaloes.

TL;DR: Canine ehrlichiosis is identified as a prevalent unrecognized cause of disease in Cameroonian canines using a combination of serologic and molecular methods.

TL;DR: Characteristics of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli associated with the occurrence of colibacillosis outbreaks at flock level were determined and the combination of type 1 fimbriae, tsh, serum resistance, iss, traT, iucA, fyuA, iroC and colicin or colic in V production was significantly more often present in extra-intestinal outbreak isolates than in extra -intestinal control isolates.

TL;DR: It is suggested that swine AMs were an important reservoir of PCV2 and PRRSV and increased pro-inflammatory cytokine production may lead to a more severe pneumonic lesion in those dually infected pigs.