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Armstrong EE, Bissell KL, Fatima HS, Heikkinen MA, Jessup A, Junaid MO, Lee DH, Lieb EC, Liem JT, Martin EM, Moreno M, Otgonbayar K, Romans BW, Royar K, Adler MB, Needle DB, Harkess A, Kelley JL, Mooney JA, Mychajliw AM. Chromosome-level assembly of the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) confirms the basal loss of PRDM9 in Canidae. G3 (Bethesda) 2024; 14:jkae034. [PMID: 38366575 PMCID: PMC10989890 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae034] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Abstract
Reference genome assemblies have been created from multiple lineages within the Canidae family; however, despite its phylogenetic relevance as a basal genus within the clade, there is currently no reference genome for the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). Here, we present a chromosome-level assembly for the gray fox (U. cinereoargenteus), which represents the most contiguous, non-domestic canid reference genome available to date, with 90% of the genome contained in just 34 scaffolds and a contig N50 and scaffold N50 of 59.4 and 72.9 Megabases, respectively. Repeat analyses identified an increased number of simple repeats relative to other canids. Based on mitochondrial DNA, our Vermont sample clusters with other gray fox samples from the northeastern United States and contains slightly lower levels of heterozygosity than gray foxes on the west coast of California. This new assembly lays the groundwork for future studies to describe past and present population dynamics, including the delineation of evolutionarily significant units of management relevance. Importantly, the phylogenetic position of Urocyon allows us to verify the loss of PRDM9 functionality in the basal canid lineage, confirming that pseudogenization occurred at least 10 million years ago.
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- Ellie E Armstrong
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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- Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT 05620, USA
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- Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT 05620, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
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- Department of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
- Program in Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, USA
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Mwakibete L, Greening SS, Kalantar K, Ahyong V, Anis E, Miller EA, Needle DB, Oglesbee M, Thomas WK, Sevigny JL, Gordon LM, Nemeth NM, Ogbunugafor CB, Ayala AJ, Faith SA, Neff N, Detweiler AM, Baillargeon T, Tanguay S, Simpson SD, Murphy LA, Ellis JC, Tato CM, Gagne RB. Metagenomics for Pathogen Detection During a Mass Mortality Event in Songbirds. J Wildl Dis 2024; 60:362-374. [PMID: 38345467 DOI: 10.7589/jwd-d-23-00109] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Mass mortality events in wildlife can be indications of an emerging infectious disease. During the spring and summer of 2021, hundreds of dead passerines were reported across the eastern US. Birds exhibited a range of clinical signs including swollen conjunctiva, ocular discharge, ataxia, and nystagmus. As part of the diagnostic investigation, high-throughput metagenomic next-generation sequencing was performed across three molecular laboratories on samples from affected birds. Many potentially pathogenic microbes were detected, with bacteria forming the largest proportion; however, no singular agent was consistently identified, with many of the detected microbes also found in unaffected (control) birds and thus considered to be subclinical infections. Congruent results across laboratories have helped drive further investigation into alternative causes, including environmental contaminants and nutritional deficiencies. This work highlights the utility of metagenomic approaches in investigations of emerging diseases and provides a framework for future wildlife mortality events.
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
- Department of Pathobiology, PADLS New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study and Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
- Department of Pathobiology, PADLS New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, Wildlife Futures Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA
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Saleh MN, Ramos RA, Verocai GG, Monahan CF, Goss R, Needle DB. Apparent fatal winter tick ( Dermacentor albipictus) infestation in captive reindeer ( Rangifertarandus). Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2024; 23:100900. [PMID: 38274347 PMCID: PMC10808900 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.100900] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
The winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus (Ixodidae), commonly infests a wide variety of wild and domestic ungulates throughout North America. This one-host-tick infests animals from October to April, with moose (Alces alces) particularly affected. Animals highly infested may present with anemia, tick-induced alopecia, and alterations in thermoregulation, often resulting in death. Mortality from winter tick infestation has been reported in free-ranging woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and captive reindeer in Alberta, Canada. This historic report raises concern about mortality due to D. albipictus in a wider host range, specifically on translocated caribou. The aim of this report was to describe three cases of winter tick infestation in captive reindeer resulting in severe anemia and mortality likely due to the infestation in New Hampshire, northeastern United States (US). Additionally, ticks were screened molecularly for the detection of tick-borne pathogens. At time of necropsy, all three reindeer showed decreased nutritional status, marked submandibular edema, and had heavy D. albipictus infestation. None of the reindeer exhibited alopecia, which is a common clinical manifestation in moose that die from winter tick infestation. No pathogens were detected via qPCR screening. This report highlights the risk that captive cervids face in areas where winter tick is endemic; therefore, the adoption of preventive control measures should be encouraged to reduce the risk of tick infestation and potential death of these animals.
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- Meriam N. Saleh
- Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 4467 TAMU, 668 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 4467 TAMU, 668 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
- Laboratory of Parasitology, Federal University of the Agreste of Pernambuco, Garanhuns, Pernambuco, 55292-270, Brazil
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- Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, 4467 TAMU, 668 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, College Station, TX, 77843-4467, USA
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- University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 21 Botanical Lane, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Charles River Laboratories, 334 South St., Shrewsbury, MA, 01545, USA
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- University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 21 Botanical Lane, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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Buckley JY, Needle DB, Royar K, Cottrell W, Tate P, Whittier C. High prevalence of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in New England Fishers (Pekania pennanti). Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:1348. [PMID: 37857759 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11919-x] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
Abstract
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are increasingly recognized as a threat to non-target species including native wildlife. Fishers (Pekania pennanti) are generally considered deep forest inhabitants that are not expected to have high exposure to ARs. To evaluate the distribution and levels of ARs in fishers, we analyzed liver samples from fisher carcasses (N = 45) opportunistically trapped across Vermont and New Hampshire between 2018 and 2019. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to detect and quantify 11 different ARs in the liver tissue of each fisher at the time of trapping. All but one sample analyzed were positive for exposure to ARs, and 84% were positive for more than one type of AR. The most prevalent ARs detected were diphacinone (96%) and brodifacoum (80%). No samples had detectable levels of coumachlor, coumafuryl, difenacoum, pindone, or warfarin. These results are mostly consistent with findings for fishers in California as well as with a variety of rodent specializing avifauna throughout the Northeast USA but, show a higher prevalence of exposure and a different distribution of AR types than other studies. These results help establish current baseline exposure to ARs in fishers in the Northeast USA and suggest that ARs could pose a threat to wild mesocarnivore species in this region.
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- Jacqueline Y Buckley
- Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- New Hampshire Fish and Game, Concord, NH, 03301, USA
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- Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA
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Carossino M, Del Piero F, Lee J, Needle DB, Levine JM, Riis RR, Maes R, Wise AG, Mullaney K, Ferracone J, Langohr IM. Relationship between Uveal Inflammation and Viral Detection in 30 Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11080883. [PMID: 36015004 PMCID: PMC9415852 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11080883] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) virus is the most common infectious cause of uveitis in cats. Confirmatory diagnosis is usually only reached at postmortem examination. The relationship between the histologic inflammatory pattern, which depends on the stage of the disease, and the likelihood of detection of the viral antigen and/or RNA has not been investigated. We hypothesized that viral detection rate by either immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization or RT-qPCR is dependent upon the predominant type of uveal inflammatory response (i.e., pyogranulomatous vs. plasmacytic). Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate cases of FIP-induced uveitis, localize the viral antigen and RNA, and assess the relationship between the inflammatory pattern (macrophage- vs. plasma cell-rich) and the likelihood of detecting the FIP antigen and/or RNA. We evaluated 30 cats with FIP-induced uveitis. The viral antigen and/or RNA were detected within uveal macrophages in 11/30 cases, of which 8 tested positive by RT-qPCR. Correlation analysis determined a weak to moderate but significant negative correlation between the degree of plasmacytic uveal inflammation and the likelihood of detecting the FIP antigen and RNA. This study suggests that predominance of plasmacytic inflammation in cases of FIP uveitis reduces the odds of a confirmatory diagnosis through the viral detection methods available.
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- Mariano Carossino
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (I.M.L.); Tel.: +1-(225)-578-9604 (M.C.); +1-(508)-270-2521 (I.M.L.)
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Washtenaw Technical Middle College, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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- PennVet New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences and Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (I.M.L.); Tel.: +1-(225)-578-9604 (M.C.); +1-(508)-270-2521 (I.M.L.)
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Bruce SA, Smith JT, Mydosh JL, Ball J, Needle DB, Gibson R, Andam CP. Accessory Genome Dynamics of Local and Global Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Populations. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:798175. [PMID: 35222331 PMCID: PMC8867027 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.798175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a major bacterial colonizer and opportunistic pathogen in dogs. Methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) continues to emerge as a significant challenge to maintaining canine health. We sought to determine the phylogenetic relationships of S. pseudintermedius across five states in the New England region of the United States and place them in a global context. The New England dataset consisted of 125 previously published S. pseudintermedius genomes supplemented with 45 newly sequenced isolates. The core genome phylogenetic tree revealed many deep branching lineages consisting of 142 multi-locus sequence types (STs). In silico detection of the mecA gene revealed 40 MRSP and 130 methicillin-susceptible S. pseudintermedius (MSSP) isolates. MRSP were derived from five structural types of SCCmec, the mobile genetic element that carries the mecA gene conferring methicillin resistance. Although many genomes were MSSP, they nevertheless harbored genes conferring resistance to many other antibiotic classes, including aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines and penams. We compared the New England genomes to 297 previously published genomes sampled from five other states in the United States and 13 other countries. Despite the prevalence of the clonally expanding ST71 found worldwide and in other parts of the United States, we did not detect it in New England. We next sought to interrogate the combined New England and global datasets for the presence of coincident gene pairs linked to antibiotic resistance. Analysis revealed a large co-circulating accessory gene cluster, which included mecA as well as eight other resistance genes [aac (6′)-Ie-aph (2″)-Ia, aad (6), aph (3′)-IIIa, sat4, ermB, cat, blaZ, and tetM]. Furthermore, MRSP isolates carried significantly more accessory genes than their MSSP counterparts. Our results provide important insights to the evolution and geographic spread of high-risk clones that can threaten the health of our canine companions.
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- Spencer A Bruce
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States.,Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States.,New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Durham, NH, United States
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Durham, NH, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States
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Needle DB, Marr JL, Park CJ, Andam CP, Wise AG, Maes RK, Wilkes RP, Anis EA, Sidor IF, Agnew D, Ellis JC, Tate P, Mathewson A, Benton C, Gibson R. Concurrent Infection of Skunk Adenovirus-1, Listeria monocytogenes, and a Regionally Specific Clade of Canine Distemper Virus in One Gray Fox ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and Concurrent Listeriosis and Canine Distemper in a Second Gray Fox. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9070591. [PMID: 32708148 PMCID: PMC7400275 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9070591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
One free-ranging Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) underwent autopsy following neurologic disease, with findings including morbilliviral inclusions and associated lesions in numerous tissues, adenoviral intranuclear inclusions in bronchial epithelial cells, and septic pleuropneumonia, hepatitis, splenitis, and meningoencephalitis. Molecular diagnostics on fresh lung identified a strain within a distinct clade of canine distemper that is currently unique to wildlife in New England, as well as the emerging multi-host viral pathogen skunk adenovirus-1. Bacterial culture of fresh liver resulted in a pure growth of Listeriamonocytogenes, with whole genome sequencing indicating that the isolate had a vast array of antimicrobial resistance and virulence-associated genes. One year later, a second fox was euthanized for inappropriate behavior in a residential area, and diagnostic workup revealed canine distemper and septic L. monocytogenes, with the former closely related to the distemper virus found in the previous fox and the latter divergent from the L. monocytogenes from the previous fox.
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- David B. Needle
- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA; (I.F.S.); (R.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(603)-862-2726; Fax: +1-(603)-862-0179
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- Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA;
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- College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA; (C.J.P.); (C.P.A.)
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- College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA; (C.J.P.); (C.P.A.)
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (A.G.W.); (R.K.M.); (D.A.)
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (A.G.W.); (R.K.M.); (D.A.)
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- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
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- Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA; (I.F.S.); (R.G.)
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; (A.G.W.); (R.K.M.); (D.A.)
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- Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- New Hampshire Fish and Game, Concord, NH 03301, USA;
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- Division of Public Health Services, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Concord, NH 03301, USA; (A.M.); (C.B.)
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- Division of Public Health Services, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Concord, NH 03301, USA; (A.M.); (C.B.)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA; (I.F.S.); (R.G.)
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Needle DB, Agnew DW, Bradway DS, Nordhausen RW, Garner MM. Avian coxiellosis in nine psittacine birds, one black-browed barbet, and one paradise tanager. Avian Pathol 2020; 49:268-274. [PMID: 32054295 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2020.1729956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Infection with a novel species of the genus Coxiella was first described in three Swainson's blue mountain rainbow lorikeets from a zoological collection, and days later in a group of seven other psittacine birds and a toucan. We provide an update on coxiellosis in nine additional psittacines, and two non-psittacines. Psittacines originated in New England, the mid Atlantic, the Midwest, the South, and the Northwest. Psittacines most commonly had lesions in the brain, spleen, liver, and lungs, consisting of meningoencephalitis, hepatosplenomegaly, and interstitial pneumonia. Lesions contained histiocytic infiltrate, with intracytoplasmic, Gimenez-positive coccobacilli. Transmission electron microscopy revealed bacteria with trilaminar cell walls, electron dense cores, and spore-like forms. PCR revealed homology to the organism in index cases. In addition, one black-browed barbet and one paradise tanager were found with systemic coxiellosis; sequencing identified the same pathogen. These are the second piciforme and the first passerine affected by this pathogen, indicating expanded infectivity and pathogenicity.RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Report of coxiellosis in nine psittacines; lesions often in brain, spleen, liver, lung.Second piciforme with coxiellosis, a black-browed barbet.First case of avian coxiellosis described in a passerine, a paradise tanager.
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- David B Needle
- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Needle DB, Wise AG, Gregory CR, Maes RK, Sidor IF, Ritchie BW, Agnew D. Necrotizing Ventriculitis in Fledgling Chimney Swifts ( Chaetura Pelagica) Associated With a Novel Adenovirus, Chimney Swift Adenovirus-1 (CsAdV-1). Vet Pathol 2019; 56:907-914. [PMID: 31331256 DOI: 10.1177/0300985819861717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Five chimney swift fledglings died following a progressive loss of appetite and condition while being cared for by an experienced wildlife rehabilitator. All animals had severe necrotizing and heterophilic ventriculitis, with myriad epithelial cells characterized by karyomegaly with intranuclear inclusion bodies. Transmission electron microscopy showed distention of epithelial cell nuclei and chromatin peripheralization by nonenveloped, icosahedral, 75- to 85-nm-diameter virions. Degenerate nested PCR for a highly conserved region of the adenovirus DNA polymerase gene was positive. BLAST analysis of the amplicon sequence indicated the presence of a novel adenovirus, with 74% homology to Antarctic penguin adenoviruses and 72% homology to a bat adenovirus, at low query coverages of only 65% and 63%, respectively. BLAST analysis of the predicted amino acid sequence generated the highest scores for squamate adenoviruses at 100% query coverage. Based on phylogenetic analysis of the partial amino acid sequence of the DNA polymerase, the chimney swift virus was a novel adenovirus most closely related to the Atadenovirus genus. Using a probe based on the novel viral sequence, DNA in situ hybridization identified viral nucleic acid in the nucleus. While the tentatively named chimney swift adenovirus-1 (CsAdV-1) is so far classified with the Atadenoviruses, it is relatively divergent from other members of that genus and may represent the first identified member of a new genus of Adenoviruses.
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- David B Needle
- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA
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- Emerging Diseases Research Group and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH, USA
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- Emerging Diseases Research Group and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA
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Agostinho Hunt AM, Gibson JA, Larrivee CL, O'Reilly S, Navitskaya S, Needle DB, Abramovitch RB, Busik JV, Waters CM. A bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound model reveals increased mortality of type 1 diabetic mice to biofilm infection. J Wound Care 2019; 26:S24-S33. [PMID: 28704171 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2017.26.sup7.s24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine how bacterial biofilms, as contributing factors in the delayed closure of chronic wounds in patients with diabetes, affect the healing process. METHOD We used daily microscopic imaging and the IVIS Spectrum in vivo imaging system to monitor biofilm infections of bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa and evaluate healing in non-diabetic and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. RESULTS Our studies determined that diabetes alone did not affect the rate of healing of full-depth murine back wounds compared with non-diabetic mice. The application of mature biofilms to the wounds significantly decreased the rate of healing compared with non-infected wounds for both non-diabetic as well as diabetic mice. Diabetic mice were also more severely affected by biofilms displaying elevated pus production, higher mortality rates and statistically significant increase in wound depth, granulation/fibrosis and biofilm presence. Introduction of a mutant Pseudomonas aeruginosa capable of producing high concentrations of cyclic di-GMP did not result in increased persistence in either diabetic or non-diabetic animals compared with the wild type strain. CONCLUSION Understanding the interplay between diabetes and biofilms may lead to novel treatments and better clinical management of chronic wounds.
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- A M Agostinho Hunt
- Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI US
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- Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI US
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- Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI US
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- Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA
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- Lab Manager, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA
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- Senior Veterinary Pathologist, New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH US
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI US
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- Professor, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA
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- Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI US
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Needle DB, Burnell VC, Forzán MJ, Dubovi EJ, Schuler KL, Bernier C, Hollingshead NA, Ellis JC, Stevens BA, Tate P, Anis E, Wilkes RP. Infection of eight mesocarnivores in New Hampshire and Vermont with a distinct clade of canine distemper virus in 2016-2017. J Vet Diagn Invest 2019; 31:562-567. [PMID: 31023162 DOI: 10.1177/1040638719847510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Three fishers (Martes pennanti), 2 gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), 1 mink (Neovison vison), 1 skunk (Mephitis mephitis), and 1 raccoon (Procyon lotor), from Vermont and New Hampshire, had lesions on autopsy consistent with canine distemper virus (CDV) infections diagnosed in a 12-mo period in 2016-2017. Lesions of CDV infection were most commonly noted in the lungs (8 of 8 animals), urothelium (5 of 8), biliary tract (5 of 8), gastrointestinal tract (4 of 7), and brain (4 of 6). Splenic lesions were seen in 3 animals. The diagnosis was confirmed via immunohistochemistry and virus isolation. Viral genotyping indicated that all 8 animals were infected with a distinct clade of CDV that has only been reported in wildlife in New England, and this clade of viruses is distinct from vaccine strains. During the 12 mo when these cases occurred, no other CDV clade was identified in any other wildlife or domesticated animal submitted from the 2 states.
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- David B Needle
- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, Durham, NH (Needle, Burnell, Stevens).,Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences (Dubovi), and Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Wildlife Health Laboratory, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (Forzán, Schuler, Hollingshead).,Northeast Wildlife Disease Cooperative, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA (Ellis).,New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH (Tate).,Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Montpelier, VT (Bernier).,Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Beheira, Egypt (Anis).,Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Tifton GA (Anis, Wilkes).,Department of Comparative Pathobiology/Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette IN (Wilkes)
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Hendrikse LD, Kambli A, Kayko C, Canuti M, Rodrigues B, Stevens B, Vashon J, Lang AS, Needle DB, Troyer RM. Identification of a Novel Gammaherpesvirus in Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis). Viruses 2019; 11:v11040363. [PMID: 31010021 PMCID: PMC6520957 DOI: 10.3390/v11040363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Gammaherpesviruses (GHVs) infect many animal species and are associated with lymphoproliferative disorders in some. Previously, we identified several novel GHVs in North American felids; however, a GHV had never been identified in Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis). We, therefore, hypothesized the existence of an unidentified GHV in lynx. Using degenerate nested and subsequently virus-specific PCR, we amplified and sequenced 3.4 kb of DNA from a novel GHV in lynx, which we named Lynx canadensis gammaherpesvirus 1 (LcaGHV1). Phylogenetic analysis determined that LcaGHV1 is a distinct GHV species belonging to the genus Percavirus. We then estimated the prevalence of LcaGHV1 in lynx by developing a PCR-based assay and detected LcaGHV1 DNA in 36% (95% CI: 22-53%) of lynx spleen DNA samples from Maine, USA and 17% (95% CI: 8-31%) from Newfoundland, Canada. The LcaGHV1 DNA sequences from Maine and Newfoundland lynx were nearly identical to each other (two nucleotide substitutions in 3.4 kb), suggesting that the unique lynx subspecies present on the island of Newfoundland (Lynx canadensis subsolanus) is infected with virus that very closely resembles virus found in mainland lynx. The potential ecologic and pathologic consequences of this novel virus for Canada lynx populations warrant further study.
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- Liam D Hendrikse
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Map and Data Centre, Western Libraries, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 232 Elizabeth Ave., St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada.
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- Wildlife Division, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, P.O. Box 2007, Corner Brook, NF A2H 7S1, Canada.
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, 21 Botanical Lane, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
- Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative⁻Ontario/Nunavut, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 650 State St., Bangor, ME 04401, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 232 Elizabeth Ave., St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada.
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, 21 Botanical Lane, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
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Needle DB, Selig MK, Jackson KA, Delwart E, Tighe E, Leib SL, Seuberlich T, Pesavento PA. Fatal bronchopneumonia caused by skunk adenovirus 1 in an African pygmy hedgehog. J Vet Diagn Invest 2018; 31:103-106. [PMID: 30475680 DOI: 10.1177/1040638718812123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Eleven adult African pygmy hedgehogs ( Atelerix albiventris) were added to a group of 35 animals, and within 10 d, respiratory distress affected 8 of 35 resident animals in the group, but none of the introduced animals. Three animals died following onset of clinical signs. Tissues from one animal were collected and submitted for histopathology, which revealed acute necrotizing bronchopneumonia and tracheitis with intraepithelial intranuclear inclusion bodies. Electron microscopy identified 75-90 nm diameter encapsulated icosahedral virions. Degenerate nested PCR analysis identified adenovirus within the affected lung tissue. Deep sequencing showed 100% homology to skunk adenovirus 1 (SkAdV-1). Adenoviruses are usually species-adapted and -specific, but our case supports the single previous report of non-skunk infection with SkAdV-1, indicating that this virus can infect other species, and further shows that it can cause fatal disease.
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- David B Needle
- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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- New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (Needle).,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (Selig).,Vetsuisse Faculty (Seuberlich).,Institute for Infectious Diseases (Leib).,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Plymouth Animal Hospital, Plymouth, NH (Tighe).,Blood Systems Research Institute, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA (Delwart).,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA (Pesavento, Jackson)
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Needle DB, Iglikova O, Miller AD. Biphasic malignant melanoma adenocarcinoma in the digit of a dog. J Vet Diagn Invest 2018; 30:315-318. [PMID: 29284381 PMCID: PMC6505858 DOI: 10.1177/1040638717752424] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A 7-y-old Black Russian Terrier dog was evaluated for chronic lameness of the right forelimb and concurrent weight loss. Clinical examination revealed a pigmented mass arising from digit 4 of the right forelimb; the digit was amputated and submitted for histologic evaluation. Histologically, the neoplasm was composed of ill-defined streams, sheets, and clusters of melanocytes admixed with a distinct population of malignant epithelial cells forming glands and nests. The diagnosis was a biphasic malignant melanoma adenocarcinoma, a rarely reported neoplasm in human medicine that has not been described in veterinary medicine, to our knowledge.
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- David B. Needle
- David B. Needle, New
Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Life Sciences
and Agriculture, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824.
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Christman JE, Needle DB, Williams KJ. Pathology in Practice. Systemic bibersteiniosis . J Am Vet Med Assoc 2017; 251:405-407. [PMID: 28763281 DOI: 10.2460/javma.251.4.405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sloup RE, Cieza RJ, Needle DB, Abramovitch RB, Torres AG, Waters CM. Polysorbates prevent biofilm formation and pathogenesis of Escherichia coli O104:H4. Biofouling 2016; 32:1131-1140. [PMID: 27667095 PMCID: PMC5176131 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2016.1230849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Escherichia coli biotype O104:H4 recently caused the deadliest E. coli outbreak ever reported. Based on prior results, it was hypothesized that compounds inhibiting biofilm formation by O104:H4 would reduce its pathogenesis. The nonionic surfactants polysorbate 80 (PS80) and polysorbate 20 (PS20) were found to reduce biofilms by ≥ 90% at submicromolar concentrations and elicited nearly complete dispersal of preformed biofilms. PS80 did not significantly impact in vivo colonization in a mouse infection model; however, mice treated with PS80 exhibited almost no intestinal inflammation or tissue damage while untreated mice exhibited robust pathology. As PS20 and PS80 are classified as 'Generally Recognized as Safe' (GRAS) compounds by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), these compounds have clinical potential to treat future O104:H4 outbreaks.
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- Rudolph E. Sloup
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
- BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
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Needle DB, Hollinger C, Singer LM, Kiupel M, Swenson CL, Mullaney TP. Pathology in Practice. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis of lung tissue and mediastinal lymph node in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2015; 247:1113-6. [PMID: 26517613 DOI: 10.2460/javma.247.10.1113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zoll WM, Needle DB, French SJ, Lim A, Bolin S, Langohr I, Agnew D. Sarcocystis spp. Infection in two Red Panda Cubs (Ailurus fulgens). J Comp Pathol 2015; 153:185-9. [PMID: 26054654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Two neonatal male red panda (Ailurus fulgens) littermates were submitted for necropsy examination. One animal was found dead with no prior signs of illness; the other had a brief history of laboured breathing. Post-mortem examination revealed disseminated protozoal infection. To further characterize the causative agent, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), immunohistochemistry (IHC), polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and amplification and nucleic acid sequencing were performed. IHC was negative for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum, but was positive for a Sarcocystis spp. TEM of cardiac muscle and lung revealed numerous intracellular apicomplexan protozoa within parasitophorous vacuoles. PCR and nucleic acid sequencing of partial 18S rRNA and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-1 region confirmed a Sarcocystis spp. that shared 99% sequence homology to Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis dasypi. This represents the first report of sarcocystosis in red pandas. The histopathological, immunohistochemical, molecular and ultrastructural findings are supportive of vertical transmission resulting in fatal disseminated disease.
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- W M Zoll
- Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Comparative Medicine and Integrated Biology, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA
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Needle DB, Hollinger C, Shelton GD, Fitzgerald SD. Necrotizing and eosinophilic masticatory myositis in farmed mink: a preliminary description. J Comp Pathol 2014; 151:217-27. [PMID: 25016423 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 12/30/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This report describes necrotizing and eosinophilic myositis affecting the masticatory muscles of a group of mink. Affected animals demonstrated sudden death with marked subcutaneous oedema over the dorsal head. The temporalis and masseter muscles were pale, swollen and friable. Histologic changes consisted of varying degrees of myodegeneration, myonecrosis and inflammation. Eosinophils were prominent in the inflammatory infiltrate. Similar to dogs, masticatory muscles in mink were found to contain unique type 2M fibres, suggesting a possible target for an immune response. Aerobic and anaerobic tissue cultures of the affected musculature revealed no significant pathogens. Histological and nutritional analyses were not typical of vitamin E/selenium deficiency. This case series supports the existence of a novel disease entity in mink with some features comparable with masticatory muscle myositis in dogs.
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- D B Needle
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48894, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48894, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0709, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48894, USA.
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- David B Needle
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA
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Pumphrey SA, Pizzirani S, Pirie CG, Needle DB. Glaucoma associated with uveal cysts and goniodysgenesis in American Bulldogs: a case series. Vet Ophthalmol 2012; 16:377-85. [DOI: 10.1111/vop.12000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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