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Louge Uriarte EL, Badaracco A, Spetter MJ, Miño S, Armendano JI, Zeller M, Heylen E, Späth E, Leunda MR, Moreira AR, Matthijnssens J, Parreño V, Odeón AC. Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus A in Calves: Evolutionary Analysis of a Bovine G8P[11] Strain and Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of G6 Lineages in the Americas. Viruses 2023; 15:2115. [PMID: 37896894 PMCID: PMC10611311 DOI: 10.3390/v15102115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Rotavirus A (RVA) causes diarrhea in calves and frequently possesses the G6 and P[5]/P[11] genotypes, whereas G8 is less common. We aimed to compare RVA infections and G/P genotypes in beef and dairy calves from major livestock regions of Argentina, elucidate the evolutionary origin of a G8 strain and analyze the G8 lineages, infer the phylogenetic relationship of RVA field strains, and investigate the evolution and spatio-temporal dynamics of the main G6 lineages in American countries. Fecal samples (n = 422) from diarrheic (beef, 104; dairy, 137) and non-diarrheic (beef, 78; dairy, 103) calves were analyzed by ELISA and semi-nested multiplex RT-PCR. Sequencing, phylogenetic, phylodynamic, and phylogeographic analyses were performed. RVA infections were more frequent in beef (22.0%) than in dairy (14.2%) calves. Prevalent genotypes and G6 lineages were G6(IV)P[5] in beef (90.9%) and G6(III)P[11] (41.2%) or mixed genotypes (23.5%) in dairy calves. The only G8 strain was phylogenetically related to bovine and artiodactyl bovine-like strains. Re-analyses inside the G8 genotype identified G8(I) to G8(VIII) lineages. Of all G6 strains characterized, the G6(IV)P[5](I) strains from "Cuenca del Salado" (Argentina) and Uruguay clustered together. According to farm location, a clustering pattern for G6(IV)P[5] strains of beef farms was observed. Both G6 lineage strains together revealed an evolutionary rate of 1.24 × 10-3 substitutions/site/year, and the time to the most recent common ancestor was dated in 1853. The most probable ancestral locations were Argentina in 1981 for G6(III) strains and the USA in 1940 for G6(IV) strains. The highest migration rates for both G6 lineages together were from Argentina to Brazil and Uruguay. Altogether, the epidemiology, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of RVA in calves can differ according to the production system and farm location. We provide novel knowledge about the evolutionary origin of a bovine G8P[11] strain. Finally, bovine G6 strains from American countries would have originated in the USA nearly a century before its first description.
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- Enrique L. Louge Uriarte
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible, Ruta 226, km 73.5, Balcarce B7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (M.R.L.); (A.R.M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, EEA Montecarlo, Av. El Libertador Nº 2472, Montecarlo CP3384, Misiones, Argentina;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Fisiopatología, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN), Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Paraje Arroyo Seco s/n, Tandil CP7000, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (M.J.S.); (J.I.A.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, EEA Cerro Azul, Ruta 14, km 836, Cerro Azul CP3313, Misiones, Argentina;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Fisiopatología, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN), Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Paraje Arroyo Seco s/n, Tandil CP7000, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (M.J.S.); (J.I.A.)
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- Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (M.Z.); (E.H.)
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- Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (M.Z.); (E.H.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Ruta 226, km 73.5, Balcarce B7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (E.S.); (A.C.O.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible, Ruta 226, km 73.5, Balcarce B7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (M.R.L.); (A.R.M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible, Ruta 226, km 73.5, Balcarce B7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (M.R.L.); (A.R.M.)
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- Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (M.Z.); (E.H.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas, Nicolas Repetto y de los Reseros s/n, Hurlingham CP1686, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Ruta 226, km 73.5, Balcarce B7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (E.S.); (A.C.O.)
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Badaracco A, Cordero A, Vega C, Bok M, Zeller M, Heylen E, Fernández G, Díez-Baños P, Morrondo P, Guevara H, Matthijnssens J, Parreno V. Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus strains detected in alpacas ( Vicugna pacos) from Peru. J Gen Virol 2021; 102. [PMID: 33830912 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The alpaca is a very important social and economic resource for the production of fibre and meat for Andean communities. Peru is the main producer of alpacas. Group A rotavirus (RVA) has been sporadically detected in alpacas. In this study, a total of 1423 faecal samples from alpacas from different locations of the Puno department in Peru were collected and analysed by an antigen-capture ELISA in order to detect RVA. Four per cent of the samples were RVA-positive (57/1423). The genotype constellation of three selected alpaca RVA strains were G3/8 P[1/14]-I2-R2/5-C2/3-M2/3-A17-N2/3-T6-E3-H3. Two of the analysed strains presented a bovine-like genotype constellation, whereas the third strain presented six segments belonging to the AU-1-like genogroup (G3, M3, C3, N3, T3 and E3), suggesting reassorting events. Monitoring of the sanitary health of juvenile alpacas is essential to reduce the rates of neonatal mortality and for the development of preventive health strategies.
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- Universidad Santiago de Compostela, España, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM), Perú
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- CONICET, Argentina.,Insituto de Virología, INTA Castelar, Argentina
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- Insituto de Virología, INTA Castelar, Argentina
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- Universidad Santiago de Compostela, España, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Universidad Santiago de Compostela, España, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Insituto de Virología, INTA Castelar, Argentina.,CONICET, Argentina
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Schapovaloff ME, Bustamante KM, Badaracco A, Agostini JP. First record of Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Misiones province, Argentina. BRAZ J BIOL 2019; 80:192-193. [PMID: 31017242 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.204669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- M E Schapovaloff
- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo - INTA, Av. El Libertador 2472, CP 3384, Montecarlo, Misiones, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - CONICET, Godoy Cruz 2290, C1425FQB, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo - INTA, Av. El Libertador 2472, CP 3384, Montecarlo, Misiones, Argentina
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- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo - INTA, Av. El Libertador 2472, CP 3384, Montecarlo, Misiones, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - CONICET, Godoy Cruz 2290, C1425FQB, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo - INTA, Av. El Libertador 2472, CP 3384, Montecarlo, Misiones, Argentina
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Badaracco A, Gorab E. Unusual chromatin state in Rhynchosciara americana (Diptera: Sciaridae). Chromosome Res 2016; 23:781-90. [PMID: 26490538 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-015-9497-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Euchromatin and heterochromatin are usually defined by the degree of DNA compaction, gene content and combinations of histone and non-histone proteins. More recent studies on protein location have been able to specify a variety of chromatin types thus adding chromatin configurations other than the two basic reference states. Chromatin research exploiting non-model organisms has the potential to provide novel information related to epigenetic modifications and their impact on chromosome structure and function. Polytene chromosomes of Rhynchosciara americana display a particular region within the A9 sub-section characterised by lack of DNA compaction as well as an usual polytene banding pattern. DNA content in the sub-section seems to be low as deduced by DAPI staining. Antibodies to H3K4me, a conserved epigenetic transcription marker,labelled the A9 sub-section strongly. In contrast,transcriptional activity in the region, if any, seems to be low as inferred by detection of RNA polymerase II and RNA. Histone markers related to heterochromatin formation such as H3K9me and H3K27me are underrepresented in the A9 sub-section. However, a chromodomain-containing sciarid protein was detected in the region, displaying levels of fluorescence very close to those observed in pericentric heterochromatin.A plasmid micro-library constructed with microdissected DNA from the A9 sub-section was screened for repetitive DNA. The proportion of inserts containing repeats was found to be similar to that contained in another micro-library made with DNA from a single chromosome end of this species. The data suggest an unusual "chromatin colour" indicating that high levels of histone markers related to transcription coexist with a significant presence of chromodomain-containing proteins and the virtual absence of histone modifications observed in heterochromatin formation.
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Ferragut F, Vega CG, Mauroy A, Conceição-Neto N, Zeller M, Heylen E, Uriarte EL, Bilbao G, Bok M, Matthijnssens J, Thiry E, Badaracco A, Parreño V. Molecular detection of bovine Noroviruses in Argentinean dairy calves: Circulation of a tentative new genotype. Infect Genet Evol 2016; 40:144-150. [PMID: 26940636 PMCID: PMC7185671 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bovine noroviruses are enteric pathogens detected in fecal samples of both diarrheic and non-diarrheic calves from several countries worldwide. However, epidemiological information regarding bovine noroviruses is still lacking for many important cattle producing countries from South America. In this study, three bovine norovirus genogroup III sequences were determined by conventional RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing in feces from diarrheic dairy calves from Argentina (B4836, B4848, and B4881, all collected in 2012). Phylogenetic studies based on a partial coding region for the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp, 503 nucleotides) of these three samples suggested that two of them (B4836 and B4881) belong to genotype 2 (GIII.2) while the third one (B4848) was more closely related to genotype 1 (GIII.1) strains. By deep sequencing, the capsid region from two of these strains could be determined. This confirmed the circulation of genotype 1 (B4848) together with the presence of another sequence (B4881) sharing its highest genetic relatedness with genotype 1, but sufficiently distant to constitute a new genotype. This latter strain was shown in silico to be a recombinant: phylogenetic divergence was detected between its RNA-dependent RNA polymerase coding sequence (genotype GIII.2) and its capsid protein coding sequence (genotype GIII.1 or a potential norovirus genotype). According to this data, this strain could be the second genotype GIII.2_GIII.1 bovine norovirus recombinant described in literature worldwide. Further analysis suggested that this strain could even be a potential norovirus GIII genotype, tentatively named GIII.4. The data provides important epidemiological and evolutionary information on bovine noroviruses circulating in South America. Molecular prevalence of bovine Noroviruses in Argentina is reported. Newborn calves positive to Norovirus presented diarrhea. Phylogenetic inferences of the strains detected were performed and genotype–genogroups were determined for each strain. A tentative new genotype is reported. This is the first report of bovine Noroviruses from Argentina, one of the main meat and dairy farming countries worldwide.
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- Fátima Ferragut
- Enteric Viruses Section, Virology Institute, Veterinary and Agronomic Research Centre, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Castelar CC25 (CP 1712), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Enteric Viruses Section, Virology Institute, Veterinary and Agronomic Research Centre, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Castelar CC25 (CP 1712), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animal and Health Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Animal Health Section, Animal Production Area, EEA INTA Balcarce, Balcarce CP 7620, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Veterinary College, UNCPBA, Tandil CP 7000, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Enteric Viruses Section, Virology Institute, Veterinary and Agronomic Research Centre, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Castelar CC25 (CP 1712), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Viral Metagenomics, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Veterinary Virology and Animal Viral Diseases, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animal and Health Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium
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- Enteric Viruses Section, Virology Institute, Veterinary and Agronomic Research Centre, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Castelar CC25 (CP 1712), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Enteric Viruses Section, Virology Institute, Veterinary and Agronomic Research Centre, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Castelar CC25 (CP 1712), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Bok M, Miño S, Rodriguez D, Badaracco A, Nuñes I, Souza SP, Bilbao G, Louge Uriarte E, Galarza R, Vega C, Odeon A, Saif LJ, Parreño V. Molecular and antigenic characterization of bovine Coronavirus circulating in Argentinean cattle during 1994-2010. Vet Microbiol 2015; 181:221-9. [PMID: 26520931 PMCID: PMC7185509 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Detection rate of BCoV was statistically higher in dairy than in beef calves. Argentinean strains are distant from the Mebus strain included in local vaccines. In vitro cross-protection between Arg95 field strain and Mebus reference strain.
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is an important viral pathogen associated with neonatal calf diarrhea. Our aim was to investigate the incidence of BCoV in diarrhea outbreaks in beef and dairy herds from Argentina during 1994–2010. A total of 5.365 fecal samples from diarrheic calves were screened for BCoV diagnosis by ELISA. The virus was detected in 1.71% (92/5365) of the samples corresponding to 5.95% (63/1058) of the diarrhea cases in 239 beef and 324 dairy farms. The detection rate of BCoV was significantly higher in dairy than in beef herds: 12.13% (29/239) vs. 4.32% (14/324) respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the hypervariable S1 region of seven representative samples (from different husbandry systems, farm locations and years of sampling) indicated that BCoV strains circulating in Argentinean beef and dairy herds formed a cluster distinct from other geographical regions. Interestingly, Argentinean strains are distantly related (at both the nucleotide and amino acid levels) with the Mebus historic reference BCoV strain included in the vaccines currently available in Argentina. However, Mebus-induced antibodies were capable of neutralizing the BCoV Arg95, a field strain adapted to grow in vitro, and vice versa, indicating that both strains belong to the same CoV serotype reported in cattle. This work represents the first large survey describing BCoV circulation in Argentinean cattle.
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- M Bok
- Virology Institute, CICVyA, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Virology Institute, CICVyA, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, The Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Harbin, 150001 Heilongjiang, China
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- Virology Institute, CICVyA, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Virology Institute, CICVyA, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Health, EEA INTA- Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- EEA, INTA Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Virology Institute, CICVyA, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Animal Health, EEA INTA- Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Virology Institute, CICVyA, National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Di Conza JA, Badaracco A, Ayala J, Rodríguez C, Famiglietti A, Gutkind GO. β-lactamases produced by amoxicillin-clavulanate-resistant enterobacteria isolated in Buenos Aires, Argentina: a new blaTEM gene. Rev Argent Microbiol 2014; 46:210-7. [PMID: 25444130 DOI: 10.1016/s0325-7541(14)70075-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Resistance to β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors in enterobacteria is a growing problem that has not been intensively studied in Argentina. In the present work, 54/843 enterobacteria collected in a teaching hospital of Buenos Aires city were ampicillin-sulbactam-resistant isolates remaining susceptible to second- and third-generation cephalosporins. The enzymatic mechanisms present in the isolates, which were also amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AMC)-resistant (18/54) were herein analyzed. Sequencing revealed two different variants of blaTEM-1, being blaTEM-1b the most frequently detected allelle (10 Escherichia coli, 3 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2 Proteus mirabilis and 1 Raoultella terrigena) followed by blaTEM-1a (1 K. pneumoniae). Amoxicillin-clavulanate resistance seems to be mainly associated with TEM-1 overproduction (mostly in E. coli) or co-expressed with OXA-2-like and/or SHV β-lactamases (K. pneumoniae and P. mirabilis). A new blaTEM variant (TEM-163) was described in an E. coli strain having an AMC MIC value of 16/8μg/ml. TEM-163 contains Arg275Gln and His289Leu amino acid substitutions. On the basis of the high specific activity and low IC50 for clavulanic acid observed, the resistance pattern seems to be due to overproduction of the new variant of broad spectrum β-lactamase rather than to an inhibitor-resistant TEM (IRT)-like behavior.
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- José A Di Conza
- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, UBA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, UBA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa", CSIC - UAM, Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, UBA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hospital de Clínicas de la UBA "José de San Martín", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, UBA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hospital de Clínicas de la UBA "José de San Martín", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, UBA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Louge Uriarte EL, Badaracco A, Matthijnssens J, Zeller M, Heylen E, Manazza J, Miño S, Van Ranst M, Odeón A, Parreño V. The first caprine rotavirus detected in Argentina displays genomic features resembling virus strains infecting members of the Bovidae and Camelidae. Vet Microbiol 2014; 171:189-97. [PMID: 24742949 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Revised: 03/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Rotavirus group A (RVA) is a major cause of diarrhea in humans and young animals including small ruminants. The purpose of this study was to identify RVA in dairy goat kids, and to characterize the complete genomic constellation and genetic relatedness with other RVA strains. Four out of twenty fecal samples from diarrheic and non-diarrheic goat kids were positive for RVA by ELISA. A representative sample was selected for further genome analyses. The RVA strain RVA/Goat-wt/ARG/0040/2011/G8P[1] displayed the following genomic constellation: G8-P[1]-I2-R5-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E12-H3, reminiscent to guanaco and other bovine-like RVA strains detected in Argentina. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that most of the genome segments had a rather close relatedness with RVA strains typically obtained from cattle, sheep, South American camelids and goats. Interestingly, strain 0040 possessed the R5 and E12 genotypes which have up to date only been found in different animal species from Argentina. Overall, these findings suggest that strain 0040 could represent a typical goat RVA genome constellation similar to those previously found in other animal species within the order Artiodactyla.
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- Enrique L Louge Uriarte
- Grupo de Sanidad Animal, Área de Producción Animal, EEA INTA Balcarce, Ruta 226 km 73.5, 7620 Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virus Entéricos, Instituto de Virología, CICVyA INTA-Castelar, CC 25, 1712 Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Grupo de Sanidad Animal, Área de Producción Animal, EEA INTA Balcarce, Ruta 226 km 73.5, 7620 Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virus Entéricos, Instituto de Virología, CICVyA INTA-Castelar, CC 25, 1712 Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Grupo de Sanidad Animal, Área de Producción Animal, EEA INTA Balcarce, Ruta 226 km 73.5, 7620 Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virus Entéricos, Instituto de Virología, CICVyA INTA-Castelar, CC 25, 1712 Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Badaracco A, Garaicoechea L, Matthijnssens J, Louge Uriarte E, Odeón A, Bilbao G, Fernandez F, Parra G, Parreño V. Phylogenetic analyses of typical bovine rotavirus genotypes G6, G10, P[5] and P[11] circulating in Argentinean beef and dairy herds. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2013; 18:18-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Miño S, Matthijnssens J, Badaracco A, Garaicoechea L, Zeller M, Heylen E, Van Ranst M, Barrandeguy M, Parreño V. Equine G3P[3] rotavirus strain E3198 related to simian RRV and feline/canine-like rotaviruses based on complete genome analyses. Vet Microbiol 2012; 161:239-46. [PMID: 22959604 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Equine group A rotavirus (RVA) strains are the most important cause of gastroenteritis in equine neonates and foals worldwide, and G3P[12] and G14P[12] are epidemiologically the most important genotypes. The genotype constellation of an unusual Argentinean G3P[3] RVA strain (RVA/Horse-wt/E3198/2008/G3P[3]) detected in fecal samples of a diarrheic foal in 2008 was shown to be G3-P[3]-I3-R3-C3-M3-A9-N3-T3-E3-H6. Each of these genotypes has been found typically in feline and canine RVA strains, and the genotype constellation is reminiscent to those of Cat97-like RVA strains. However, the phylogenetic analyses revealed only a distant relationship between E3198 and known feline, canine and feline/canine-like human RVA strains. Surprisingly, a rather close relationship was found between E3198 and simian RVA strains RVA/Simian-tc/USA/RRV/1975/G3P[3] for at least 5 gene segments. RRV is believed to be a reassortant between a bovine-like RVA strain and a RVA strains distantly related to feline/canine RVA strains. These analyses indicate that E3198 is unlikely to be of equine origin, and most likely represents a RVA interspecies transmitted virus, possibly in combination with one or more reassortments, from a feline, canine or related host species to a horse. Further studies are in progress to evaluate if this strain was a single interspecies transmission event, or if this strain started to circulate in the equine population.
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- S Miño
- Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Badaracco A, Matthijnssens J, Romero S, Heylen E, Zeller M, Garaicoechea L, Van Ranst M, Parreño V. Discovery and molecular characterization of a group A rotavirus strain detected in an Argentinean vicuña (Vicugna vicugna). Vet Microbiol 2012; 161:247-54. [PMID: 22877519 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Revised: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The wild vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is one of the four species of native South American camelids (SACs) in addition to the wild guanaco, and their domesticated counterparts, alpaca and llama, respectively. Serological data have indicated the presence of group A rotaviruses (RVA) specific antibodies in all 4 members of the SAC, and so far, RVA has been detected from alpacas, llamas and guanacos. A total of 59 fecal samples from healthy wild newborn and juvenile vicuñas, raised in captivity in Jujuy, Argentina were collected and analyzed by ELISA to detect RVA antigen. Two samples (3%) were found to contain G8 RVA strains and one strain (RVA/Vicuña-wt/ARG/C75/2010/G8P[14]) was selected for further genome analyses, revealing the G8-P[14]-I2-R2-C2-M2-Ax-N2-T6-E3-Hx genotype constellation. Unfortunately, no sequence data could be obtained for NSP1 and NSP5. Except for the E3 NSP4 genotype, this partial genotype constellation is reminiscent to bovine RVA strains and bovine-like RVA strains isolated from sheep, guanaco, antelope and humans. This relationship was confirmed phylogenetically, providing further evidence of the widespread presence of this genotype constellation in animals belonging to the artiodactyls. In particular, a close phylogenetic relationship was found between C75 and guanaco RVA strain RVA/Guanaco-wt/ARG/Chubut/1999/G8P[14] for at least 5 gene segments, suggesting a partial conservation of the genotype constellation of RVA strains infecting different species of SACs, even though nowadays their natural habitats are not overlapping. The further monitoring of the sanitary health of wild newborn and juvenile vicuñas is essential to improve the management practices applied in their sustainable exploitation.
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Matthijnssens J, Miño S, Papp H, Potgieter C, Novo L, Heylen E, Zeller M, Garaicoechea L, Badaracco A, Lengyel G, Kisfali P, Cullinane A, Collins PJ, Ciarlet M, O’Shea H, Parreño V, Bányai K, Barrandeguy M, Van Ranst M. Complete molecular genome analyses of equine rotavirus A strains from different continents reveal several novel genotypes and a largely conserved genotype constellation. J Gen Virol 2012; 93:866-875. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.039255-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In this study, the complete genome sequences of seven equine group A rotavirus (RVA) strains (RVA/Horse-tc/GBR/L338/1991/G13P[18], RVA/Horse-wt/IRL/03V04954/2003/G3P[12] and RVA/Horse-wt/IRL/04V2024/2004/G14P[12] from Europe; RVA/Horse-wt/ARG/E30/1993/G3P[12], RVA/Horse-wt/ARG/E403/2006/G14P[12] and RVA/Horse-wt/ARG/E4040/2008/G14P[12] from Argentina; and RVA/Horse-wt/ZAF/EqRV-SA1/2006/G14P[12] from South Africa) were determined. Multiple novel genotypes were identified and genotype numbers were assigned by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group: R9 (VP1), C9 (VP2), N9 (NSP2), T12 (NSP3), E14 (NSP4), and H7 and H11 (NSP5). The genotype constellation of L338 was unique: G13-P[18]-I6-R9-C9-M6-A6-N9-T12-E14-H11. The six remaining equine RVA strains showed a largely conserved genotype constellation: G3/G14-P[12]-I2/I6-R2-C2-M3-A10-N2-T3-E2/E12-H7, which is highly divergent from other known non-equine RVA genotype constellations. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that the sequences of these equine RVA strains are related distantly to non-equine RVA strains, and that at least three lineages exist within equine RVA strains. A small number of reassortment events were observed. Interestingly, the three RVA strains from Argentina possessed the E12 genotype, whereas the three RVA strains from Ireland and South Africa possessed the E2 genotype. The unusual E12 genotype has until now only been described in Argentina among RVA strains collected from guanaco, cattle and horses, suggesting geographical isolation of this NSP4 genotype. This conserved genetic configuration of equine RVA strains could be useful for future vaccine development or improvement of currently used equine RVA vaccines.
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- Jelle Matthijnssens
- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Dr György Radó Military Medical Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
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- Clinical Research and Development, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
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- Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Instituto de Virología, CICVyA, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Badaracco A, Garaicoechea L, Rodríguez D, Uriarte EL, Odeón A, Bilbao G, Galarza R, Abdala A, Fernandez F, Parreño V. Bovine rotavirus strains circulating in beef and dairy herds in Argentina from 2004 to 2010. Vet Microbiol 2011; 158:394-9. [PMID: 22503600 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Revised: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Bovine Group A Rotavirus (RVA) is one of the main causes of neonatal calf diarrhea worldwide. The present study reports the genotyping of bovine RVA strains circulating in Argentinean cattle from 2004 to 2010. Additionally, a new set of typing primers was designed and tested to differentiate between G8 and G6 (lineage III and IV) RVA strains. Bovine RVA was detected in 30% (435/1462) of the tested samples, corresponding to 49% (207/423) of the studied outbreaks with a similar detection rates in beef (53%; 67/127) and dairy herds (52%; 65/126). The RVA strains circulating in Argentinean cattle belonged to the common bovine genotypes G6 (lineages III and IV), G8, G10, P[5] and P[11]. A different RVA G/P-genotype distribution was found between the exploitation types, with the combination G6(IV)P[5] being by fare the most prevalent RVA strain in beef herds (58%), whereas a more even distribution of G6(III)P[11] (15%), G10P[11] (17%), G6(IV)P[5] (14%), and G6(IV)P[11] (6%) RVA strains was detected in dairy herds. G8 RVA strains were found in two dairy farms in calves co-infected with G8+G6(III)P[11]. A high percentage of co-infections and co-circulation of RVA strains with different genotypes during the same outbreak were registered in both exploitation types (20% of the outbreaks from beef herds and 23% from dairy herds), indicating a potential environment for reassortment. This finding is significant because G10P[11] and G6(III)P[11] strains may possess zoonotic potential. Continuous surveillance of the RVA strains circulating in livestock provides valuable information for a better understanding of rotavirus ecology and epidemiology.
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- A Badaracco
- Instituto de Virología, CICV y A, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Pérez MM, Sabio G, Badaracco A, Quesada-Allué LA. Constitutive expression and enzymatic activity of Tan protein in brain and epidermis of Ceratitis capitata and of Drosophila melanogaster wild-type and tan mutants. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2011; 41:653-659. [PMID: 21571070 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Revised: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The present report shows a partial biochemical characterization and life cycle expression of N-β-alanyldopamine hydrolase (Tan protein) in Ceratitis capitata and Drosophila melanogaster. This enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of N-β-alanyldopamine (NBAD), the main tanning precursor of insect brown cuticles. It also plays an important role in the metabolism of brain neurotransmitters, recycling dopamine and histamine. In contrast to NBAD-synthase, Tan is expressed constitutively in epidermis and does not respond directly to microbial challenge. Immunodetection experiments showed the novel localization of NBAD-hydrolase in the embryo central neural system and in different regions of the adult brain, in addition to optic lobes. We sequenced and characterized Drosophila mutants tan¹ and tan³. The latter appears to be a mutant with normal expression in neural tissue but weak one in epidermis.
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- M M Pérez
- Department of Biological Chemistry, FCEyN, University of Buenos Aires, IIBBA-CONICET and Fundación Instituto Leloir, Patricias Argentinas 435, Buenos Aires 1405, Argentina
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Badaracco A, Balagué F, Waldburger M. [Dorsal vertebrae with 4 ribs]. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1999; 129:1418. [PMID: 10543000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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- A Badaracco
- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital cantonal, Fribourg
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