• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.241-244
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• 2008

본 연구는 특이적인 임상증상이 없는 360두의 개를 대상으로 multiplex nested PCR 기법을 이용하여 Brucella spp. 및 Leptospira interrogans를 검출하였다. Brucella spp.는 총4두 (1.1%, 암컷 2두, 수컷 2두)가 검출되었고, Leptospira interrogans는 59두 (16.4%, 암컷31두, 수컷28두)에서 검출되었다. 결론적으로 Brucella spp.의 검출률은 낮은 반면 Leptospira interrogans는 높았다. 또한 multiplex nested PCR기법은 무증상의 개 혈액에서 Brucella spp. 및 Leptospira interrogans를 조기에 검출하는데 빠르고 편리한 기법으로 판단된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2004

A dairy farm that has been suffered continuously(more than 2 years) from brucellosis in Korea in spite of repeated legal test-and-slaughter was investigated the main source of infection in the farm. All cattle(22 milking cows, 44 heifers, 60 calves, 8 bull), dogs(3 mixed breed), feces from wild birds(3 samples), drinking water(3 sites), and soil in the paddocks(14 sites) inside the farm were examined with serological and/or bacteriological methods including specific DNA detection with PCR method. Brucella spp in the milk and blood were detected in 12/22 and 5/22 milking cows, respectively, although all of them were negative with conventional tube agglutination test. The number of serologically positive heifer was 15(15/44), but the isolation of Brucella spp was succeeded in the only 11(11/15) of them. Brucella were detected in vagina 1(1/11) and nasal(3/12) excretion in serologically positive heifers. All the three dogs were serologically positive, and Brucella spp were isolated from their blood. However, Brucella spp were not detected in the drinking water, soil in the paddocks, nor the feces of wild birds. The results suggest that milking cow secrete Brucella spp through milk, genital tract and nasal cavity, which are the major source of infection in this farm, The main infection route of Brucella spp is contact to contact with Brucella spp excreting animals rather than environmental contamination. The animals, living together with infected cow such as dogs, are the readily susceptible and are required to be examined for Brucella spp.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2005

DNA fingerprint patterns of 8 Brucella reference strains and 15 B. abortus field isolates were characterized by repetitive element sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR) using BOX- and ERIC-primers in this study. AMOS PCR differentiated all Brucella field isolates from B. abortus RB51, a vaccine strain by producing a B. abortus-specific 498 bp band. Rep-PCR using BOX-primer produced 13 to 18 bands with sizes of between 230 and 3,300 bp, and discriminated Brucella strains to the species level except B. canis and B. suis. PCR products amplified with ERIC primers were, however, not appropriate for differentiating the Brucella isolates. DNA fingerprint patterns for all B. abortus field isolates were identical among them and were put on one cluster with B. abortus biovar 1 reference strain in the dendrogram, indicating they were highly clonal. These results suggested that rep-PCR using BOX primer might to be a useful tool for calculating genetic relatedness among the Brucella species and for the study of brucellosis epidemiology.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.8.1-8.15
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• 2022

Background: Brucella infection induces brucellosis, a zoonotic disease. The intracellular circulation process and virulence of Brucella mainly depend on its type IV secretion system (T4SS) expressing secretory effectors. Secreted protein BspJ is a nucleomodulin of Brucella that invades the host cell nucleus. BspJ mediates host energy synthesis and apoptosis through interaction with proteins. However, the mechanism of BspJ as it affects the intracellular survival of Brucella remains to be clarified. Objectives: To verify the functions of nucleomodulin BspJ in Brucella's intracellular infection cycles. Methods: Constructed Brucella abortus BspJ gene deletion strain (B. abortus ∆BspJ) and complement strain (B. abortus pBspJ) and studied their roles in the proliferation of Brucella both in vivo and in vitro. Results: BspJ gene deletion reduced the survival and intracellular proliferation of Brucella at the replicating Brucella-containing vacuoles (rBCV) stage. Compared with the parent strain, the colonization ability of the bacteria in mice was significantly reduced, causing less inflammatory infiltration and pathological damage. We also found that the knockout of BspJ altered the secretion of cytokines (interleukin [IL]-6, IL-1β, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ) in host cells and in mice to affect the intracellular survival of Brucella. Conclusions: BspJ is extremely important for the circulatory proliferation of Brucella in the host, and it may be involved in a previously unknown mechanism of Brucella's intracellular survival.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 1971

Brucella melitensis균의 치사량($10^6{\gamma}$)의 Gamma선을 조사해 줌으로써 만든 Vaccine과 가온 또는 화학처치법(ether, formalin, phenol)에 의하여 만든 Vaccine을 생쥐에 접종하여 그 면역성부과능력에 대하여 비교실험 해본 결과, Gamma선 조사에 의하여 만든 Vaccine이 보다 좋은 성적을 가져왔음을 알게 되었다. 생균 Vaccine Brucella-abortus strain 19과 Brucella melitensis의 R-form을 대량 주사 해 주었을때 생쥐에 치명적이었으며, 7종의 adjuvant에 대한 효력비교실험은 Freund's complete adjuvant와 aluminum-potassium sulfate와 pectin을 섞어 만든 adjuvant를 제외하고는 그리 의의있는 차이를 발견하지 못했다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2012

Canine brucellosis is the zoonosis in worldwide and Brucella (B.) canis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that has a very limited host. MLVA-16 (Multilocus VNTR analysis) is a efficient method for genotyping of Brucella species. Various methods have been established for genotyping of Brucella species, but most of analytical method is lack reproducibility and limited capability to differentiate them. B. canis isolates (n=73) from 7 farms in Gyeongbuk province in 2003~2010 were analyzed using 16 VNTR loci. Automatic electrophoresis system was utilized for more high throughput and rapid simple discrimination. Thirty two genotypes were identified from 73 B. canis isolates. MLVA could contribute to molecular typing for epidemiological evaluation of canine brucellosis.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2016

A total of 782 blood and 465 tissue samples from 1,039 wild animals and 127 dairy goats were collected from January 2011 to December 2013 in 10 provinces of South Korea and tested for the presence of brucellosis. The Rose Bengal test revealed that 8.0% (52/650) of the serum samples were seropositive, while 4.2% (33/782) of the serum samples were positive for Brucella antibodies by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of the 650 sera examined, only 16 (2.5%) were positive by both serological tests. Direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using B4/B5 primers for Brucella abortus (BCSP31) revealed the prevalence of Brucella to be 26.5% (129/487) in blood samples and 21% (98/465) in tissue samples while, 16S rRNA PCR detected Brucella DNA in 6.8% (33/487) and 2.6% (12/465) in blood and tissue samples, respectively. Of PCR-positive samples, only 6.2% (30/487) of blood samples and 2.4% (11/465) of tissue samples were found to be positive by both BCSP31 and 16S rRNA PCRs. However, Brucella strains were isolated by blood culture from only two out of 487 blood samples (0.4%). This characterization and identification of pathogenic Brucella isolates is the first to clearly indicate that the organisms were Brucella abortus biovar 1.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2008

Brucellosis, a zoonosis with worldwide distribution, is a systemic infection caused by facultative intracellular bacteria of the genus Brucella, which can involve multiple organs and tissues. We report an uncommon case of spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess due to Brucella in a male stockbreeder. Diagnosis was based on clinical history, and supported by Brucella serology and magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical and radiological improvement were observed with a combined antimicrobial therapy of doxycycline, rifampicin, and gentamycin.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-20
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• 1972

우리나라 가축중(家畜中) 우(牛) 및 돈(豚)의 brucellosis는 알려져 있으나 견(犬)에서의 brucella 분리(分離)에 관(關)한 보고(報告)는 볼 수 없다. 저자(著者)등은 1971년(年) 8월(月) German shepherd의 유산(流産)한 55일(日) 견태(犬胎)에서 brucella라고 생각(生覺)되는 균(菌)을 분리(分離)하여 그 성상(性狀)을 추구(追究)하여 Brucella suis로 동정(同定)하였다. 이로서 우리나라에도 brucella에 의(依)한 견(犬)의 유산(流産)이 있음을 알수 있다. 유산견(流産犬)의 혈청항체가(血淸抗體價)는 Br. suis에 대(對)하여 320배(倍)였다. 대구시(大邱市) 도축장(屠畜場)에서 얻은 86례(例)의 견(犬)의 혈청(血淸)의 brucella에 대(對)한 항체가(抗體價)를 검사(檢査)하였던바 Br. abortus에는 1례(例)만이 80배양성(倍陽性)이었고, Br. suis에는 3례(例)가 160배(倍), 8례(例)가 80배양성(倍陽性)였다. 분리균(分離菌)에 대(對)한 항체가(抗體價)는 대체(大體)로 Br. suis에 대(對)한 항체가(抗體價)와 평행(平行)하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.441-448
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• 2023

Brucellosis is a contagious zoonotic disease that infects millions of people annually with hundreds of millions more being exposed. It is caused by Brucella, a highly infectious bacterial species capable of infecting humans with an estimated dose of 10-100 organisms. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) has been reported to contribute to prevention of viral diseases as well as a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium bovis. Here, we investigated the role of SIRT1 in the establishment of Brucella abortus infection in both in vitro and in vivo systems using the reported SIRT1 activators resveratrol (RES), piceatannol (PIC), and ginsenoside Rg3 (Rg3). In RAW264.7 cells, SIRT1 activators did not alter the adherence of Brucella or Salmonella Typhimurium. However, reduced uptake of Brucella was observed in cells treated with PIC and Rg3, and survival of Brucella within the cells was only observed to decrease in cells that were treated with Rg3, while PIC treatment reduced the intracellular survival of Salmonella. SIRT1 treatment in mice via oral route resulted in augmented Brucella resistance for PIC and Rg3, but not RES. PIC treatment favors Th2 immune response despite reduced serum pro-inflammatory cytokine production, while Rg3-treated mice displayed high IL-12 and IFN-γ serum production. Overall, our findings encourage further investigation into the complete mechanisms of action of the different SIRT1 activators used as well as their potential benefit as an effective alternative approach against intracellular and extracellular pathogens.