Journal of Leukemia
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6917
ISSN: 2329-6917
Bolsista Capacitação Técnica III FAPESP, Instituto Biológico, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Research Article
Bovine Leukemia Virus in Bovine Aborted Fetuses
Author(s): Kelly Cristina Santos Montanari, Marcia Mayumi Fusuma, Alessandra Maria Dias Lacerda, Líria Hiromi Okuda, Edviges Maristela Pituco, Aline Feola de Carvalho, Vanessa Castro, Rosa Maria Piatti, Eliana Scarcelli Pinheiro, Ricardo Harakava and Claudia Del Fava*
We investigated the infection of Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) related to other pathogens [Neospora caninum, Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1), Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV), and pathogenic bacteria] in 80 bovine aborted fetuses. The materials comprised whole fetuses, fetal organs, and placenta. The BLV was diagnosed by nested-PCR (env gp51 BLV gene), the identification of viral genotypes by sequencing, and the phylogenetic analysis by neighborjoining and maximum composite likelihood methods. The other pathogens and diagnoses were, respectively: Neospora caninum (nested-PCR), BoHV-1 (nested-PCR), BVDV (PCR), Brucella spp. (isolation and identification), Leptospira spp. (PCR), aerobic bacteria [Enterobacteriaceae, Gram positive cocci, Trueperella (Arcanobacterium) pyogenes] and micro-aerophilic (Campylobacter spp., Histophilus somni, and Listeria monocytogenes) by isolation and identifi.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-6917.19.7.253