Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis

Background and Aim: The present serodiagnosis of brucellosis in livestock is based on the whole cell or smooth lipopolysaccharide of the Brucella organism in which specificity is hampered by the cross-reactivity, especially with the antibodies against Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 organism. The proble...

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Main Authors: Nagalingam, M., Basheer, T.J., Balamurugan, V., Shome, R., Kumari, S.S., Reddy, G.B.M., Shome, B.R., Rahman, Habibur, Roy, P., Kingston, J.J., Gandham, R.K.
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Published: Veterinary World 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113740
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author Nagalingam, M.
Basheer, T.J.
Balamurugan, V.
Shome, R.
Kumari, S.S.
Reddy, G.B.M.
Shome, B.R.
Rahman, Habibur
Roy, P.
Kingston, J.J.
Gandham, R.K.
author_browse Balamurugan, V.
Basheer, T.J.
Gandham, R.K.
Kingston, J.J.
Kumari, S.S.
Nagalingam, M.
Rahman, Habibur
Reddy, G.B.M.
Roy, P.
Shome, B.R.
Shome, R.
author_facet Nagalingam, M.
Basheer, T.J.
Balamurugan, V.
Shome, R.
Kumari, S.S.
Reddy, G.B.M.
Shome, B.R.
Rahman, Habibur
Roy, P.
Kingston, J.J.
Gandham, R.K.
author_sort Nagalingam, M.
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description Background and Aim: The present serodiagnosis of brucellosis in livestock is based on the whole cell or smooth lipopolysaccharide of the Brucella organism in which specificity is hampered by the cross-reactivity, especially with the antibodies against Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 organism. The problem can be addressed by screening for better immunodominant antigens. Hence, the present study was undertaken to screen protein antigens of Brucella abortus for their diagnostic potential in cattle brucellosis. Materials and Methods: Protein antigens of B. abortus (n=10) non-reactive to antibodies against Y. enterocolitica O:9 were selected, expressed in Escherichia coli, assessed the reactivity of expressed recombinant proteins by Western blot, standardized indirect-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting Brucella antibodies in cattle serum, and comparative evaluation was done. Results: All the selected protein antigens were expressed and in the Western blot with Brucella antibodies positive cattle serum, six recombinant (Brucella protein 26 [BP26], Cu-Zn Superoxide dismutase [SodC], B. abortus I-1885, Serine protease, Bacterioferritin, and Brucella Lumazine Synthase [BLS]) proteins showed reaction whereas none of the proteins showed reactivity with Brucella negative cattle serum. ELISA has been done using known Brucella positive and negative cattle sera samples (n=113 each) in which the performance of recombinant proteins in diagnosing brucellosis was in the order of BP26 > BLS > SodC followed by rest of the proteins. BP26 based ELISA was found to be better with area under the curve as 0.953, and diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic specificity, and Youden's index of 90.27%, 95.58%, and 0.8584, respectively, with the excellent agreement (k=0.85). Conclusion: BP26 could be a potential diagnostic antigen among the immunodominant proteins of B. abortus in ruling out Y. enterocolitica O:9 infection while diagnosing brucellosis in cattle herds.
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spelling CGSpace1137402025-11-12T04:24:26Z Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis Nagalingam, M. Basheer, T.J. Balamurugan, V. Shome, R. Kumari, S.S. Reddy, G.B.M. Shome, B.R. Rahman, Habibur Roy, P. Kingston, J.J. Gandham, R.K. brucella brucellosis cattle livestock animal diseases zoonoses health Background and Aim: The present serodiagnosis of brucellosis in livestock is based on the whole cell or smooth lipopolysaccharide of the Brucella organism in which specificity is hampered by the cross-reactivity, especially with the antibodies against Yersinia enterocolitica O:9 organism. The problem can be addressed by screening for better immunodominant antigens. Hence, the present study was undertaken to screen protein antigens of Brucella abortus for their diagnostic potential in cattle brucellosis. Materials and Methods: Protein antigens of B. abortus (n=10) non-reactive to antibodies against Y. enterocolitica O:9 were selected, expressed in Escherichia coli, assessed the reactivity of expressed recombinant proteins by Western blot, standardized indirect-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting Brucella antibodies in cattle serum, and comparative evaluation was done. Results: All the selected protein antigens were expressed and in the Western blot with Brucella antibodies positive cattle serum, six recombinant (Brucella protein 26 [BP26], Cu-Zn Superoxide dismutase [SodC], B. abortus I-1885, Serine protease, Bacterioferritin, and Brucella Lumazine Synthase [BLS]) proteins showed reaction whereas none of the proteins showed reactivity with Brucella negative cattle serum. ELISA has been done using known Brucella positive and negative cattle sera samples (n=113 each) in which the performance of recombinant proteins in diagnosing brucellosis was in the order of BP26 > BLS > SodC followed by rest of the proteins. BP26 based ELISA was found to be better with area under the curve as 0.953, and diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic specificity, and Youden's index of 90.27%, 95.58%, and 0.8584, respectively, with the excellent agreement (k=0.85). Conclusion: BP26 could be a potential diagnostic antigen among the immunodominant proteins of B. abortus in ruling out Y. enterocolitica O:9 infection while diagnosing brucellosis in cattle herds. 2021-03-03 2021-05-19T08:40:17Z 2021-05-19T08:40:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113740 en Open Access application/pdf Veterinary World Nagalingam, M., Basheer, T.J., Balamurugan, V., Shome, R., Kumari, S.S., Reddy, G.B.M., Shome, B.R., Rahman, H., Roy, P., Kingston, J.J. and Gandham, R.K. 2021. Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis. Veterinary World 14(3):803-812.
spellingShingle brucella
brucellosis
cattle
livestock
animal diseases
zoonoses
health
Nagalingam, M.
Basheer, T.J.
Balamurugan, V.
Shome, R.
Kumari, S.S.
Reddy, G.B.M.
Shome, B.R.
Rahman, Habibur
Roy, P.
Kingston, J.J.
Gandham, R.K.
Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
title Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
title_full Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
title_fullStr Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
title_full_unstemmed Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
title_short Comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of Brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
title_sort comparative evaluation of the immunodominant proteins of brucella abortus for the diagnosis of cattle brucellosis
topic brucella
brucellosis
cattle
livestock
animal diseases
zoonoses
health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113740
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