Identification of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in raw and pasteurized milk samples using culture, IS900 PCR and IS900 nested PCR methods
Subject Areas :
Food Hygiene
M.
Soltani
1
(Department of Animal Science, Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Mashhad, Iran)
Received: 2021-10-07
Accepted : 2021-12-05
Published : 2021-10-23
Keywords:
Contamination,
Milk,
identification,
Pasteurization,
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis,
Abstract :
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), the causative agent of Johne’s disease, is a very slow-growing bacterium that imposes heavy costs on livestock-related industries. Due to the similar clinical and pathological symptoms in Johne’s and Crohn’s diseases, MAP is likely to play a role in the development and progression of Crohn’s disease. Hence, the possibility of transferring MAP through milk has created many concerns. To investigate the status of MAP contamination in raw and pasteurized milk samples in Kerman province, three diagnostic methods, including culture, IS900 PCR, and IS900 nested PCR was used. The results showed that the level of contamination with MAP in raw milk was relatively high in the studied herds. Based on culture, PCR, and nested PCR assays, 4.38%, 9.16%, and 13.55% were found positive, respectively. In pasteurized milk samples, 1.12%, 3.93%, and 6.18% were found positive for MAP by culture, PCR, and nested PCR, respectively. Comparing the methods used in this study demonstrated the best capability of nested PCR to detect MAP contamination. High levels of MAP contamination in raw milk on the one hand and relatively high resistance to thermal treatments, along with its intracellular characteristics, cause more survival of this bacterium, especially in the milk pasteurization process. Therefore, food hygiene researchers should pay more attention to the public health hazard caused by this bacterium.
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Alajmi, A., Klein, G., Grabowski, N.T., Fohler, S., Akineden, Ö. and Abdulmawjood, A. (2016). Evaluation of a Commercial Real-Time PCR Kit for the Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Milk. Current Microbiology, 73(5):668-675.
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Anzabi, Y. and Hanifian, S. (2012). Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in pasteurized milk by IS900 PCR and culture method. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 6(7):1453-1456.
Anzabi, Y. and Khaki, A. (2017). Detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in pasteurized milk by PCR according to the search of IS900 gene sequence. Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, 39(3):7-14. [In Persian]
Anzabi, Y., Tabatabayi, A. and Asgharzade, M. (2006). A survey of the infection status of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in dairy cattle using PCR and culture of Tabriz region. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science, 2(4):297-310. [In Persian]
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Corti, S. and Stephan, R. (2002). Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis specific IS900 insertion sequences in bulk-tank milk samples obtained from different regions throughout Switzerland. BMC Microbiology, 2(1):1-7.
Cousins, D., Whittington, R., Marsh, I., Masters, A., Evans, R. and Kluver, P. (1999). Mycobacteria distinct from Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis isolated from the faeces of ruminants possess IS 900-like sequences detectable by IS 900 polymerase chain reaction: implications for diagnosis. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 13(6): 431-442.
Eftekhari, M. and Mosavari, N. (2016). Isolation and molecular identification of Mycobacterium from commercially available pasteurized milk and raw milk samples collected from two infected cattle farms in Alborz Province, Iran. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 5: S222–S223.
Ellingson, J.L., Anderson, J.L., Koziczkowski, J.J., Radcliff, R.P., Sloan, S.J. et al. (2005). Detection of viable Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in retail pasteurized whole milk by two culture methods and PCR. Journal of Food Protection, 68(5):966-972.
Fathi, R., Sarkarati, F., Eslami, M., Rezavand, B. and Nourizadeh, A. (2011). Detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in cow milk using culture and PCR methods. Archives of Razi Institute, 66(2): 95-100.
Garg, R., Patil, P.K., Singh, S.V., Sharma, S., Gandham, R.K., Singh, A.V. et al., (2015). Comparative evaluation of different test combinations for diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infecting dairy herds in India. BioMed Research International, 1-6.
Grant, I.R., Ball, H.J. and Rowe, M.T. (2002a). Incidence of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in bulk raw and commercially pasteurized cows' milk from approved dairy processing establishments in the United Kingdom. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68(5): 2428-2435.
Grant, I.R., Hitchings, E.I., McCartney, A., Ferguson, F. and Rowe, M.T. (2002b). Effect of commercial-scale high-temperature, short-time pasteurization on the viability of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in naturally infected cows' milk. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 68(2):602-607.
Grant, I.R., Williams, A.G., Rowe, M.T. and Muir, D.D. (2005). Efficacy of various pasteurization time-temperature conditions in combination with homogenization on inactivation of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in milk. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(6): 2853-2861.
Hanifian, S. and Khani. S. (2016). Tracking of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis Load in Milk Production Chain: A Real‐Time qPCR and Culture Assay. Journal of Food Safety, 36(1): 136-141.
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Jayarao, B., Pillai, S., Wolfgang, D., Griswold, D., Rossiter, C., Tewari, D. et al., (2004). Evaluation of IS900-PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle using quarter milk and bulk tank milk samples. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 1(1): 17-26.
Millar, D., Ford, J., Sanderson, J., Withey, S., Tizard, M., Doran, T. et al. (1996). IS900 PCR to detect Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in retail supplies of whole pasteurized cows' milk in England and Wales. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 62(9): 3446-3452.
Nasiri, A., Anzabi, Y. and Mashayekhi, M.R. (2018). Comparing qualitative and quantitative results of some DNA extraction methods from genome of pathogenic and saprophytic mycobacteria. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 12(1): 79-95. [In Persian]
Nassiri, M., Jahandar, M., Soltani, M., Mahdavi, M. and Doosti, M. (2012). Identification and strain determination of paratuberculosis (MAP) by PCR and REA methods based on IS900 and IS1311 insertion segments. Agricultural Biotechnology 4(1): 83-96. [In Persian]
Patel, A. and Shah, N. (2011). Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis - Incidences in milk and milk products, their isolation, enumeration, characterization, and role in human health. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 44(6): 473-479.
Piras, C., Soggiu, A., Bonizzi, L., Greco, V., Ricchi, M., Arrigoni, N. et al., (2015). Identification of immunoreactive proteins of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis. Proteomics, 15(4): 813-823.
Sadati, R., Jafarpour, M., Mirinargesi, M., Nazemi, A. and Barghi, A. (2012). Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in dairy cattle bred in northern Iran by nested PCR. Global Veterinaria, 8(3): 259-263. [In Persian]
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Soltani, M. (2018). Detection of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in Kerman Province’s Dairy Cows using Microbial Culture, PCR and Nested PCR Methods. Iranian Journal of Animal Science Research, 10(2): 263-273. [In Persian]
Soltani, M., Nassiry, M.R., Shahroudi, F.E. and Bassami, M.R. (2008). Detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in feces and milk samples from Holstein dairy cows by PCR. Biotechnology, 7(3): 582-585.
Taghipour Bazargani, T., Charkhkar, S., Sadeghi, F., Khalaj, M., Rashtibaf, M., Bagheri, M. et al., (2007). Protective effect of Johne’s disease attenuated vaccine in an intensive non-tuberculosis free dairy. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 8(2): 161-165.
Tohidi Moghadam, M., Sarv, S., Moosakhani, F. and Badiie, A. (2010). Detection of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in milk and fecal samples in dairy cattle by PCR and nested-PCR. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9(24): 3055-3061.
