List of Articles Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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  1 - Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes in non-Pasteurized Milk in Kerman City by Phenotypic and Molecular Techniques
  Somayeh Farahbakhsh Ashraf Kariminik
  10.30495/qafj.2021.685560
  Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacterium that causes listeriosis in humans and animals and is present in most foods including dairy and milk. Listeria monocytogenes can cause abortion and mastitis in cattle. In humans, as well as infections in pregnant women, More

  Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacterium that causes listeriosis in humans and animals and is present in most foods including dairy and milk. Listeria monocytogenes can cause abortion and mastitis in cattle. In humans, as well as infections in pregnant women, fetuses, and a newborn baby are seen as meningitis septicemia. Despite these microorganisms in milk can be considered as a health indicator. In this study, 50 samples of raw and unpasteurized milk in the city of Kerman were collected and transferred to the laboratory by observing the cold chain. The culture was performed on a Listeria-specific culture medium and phenotypic identification was performed. For molecular identification, the DNA of bacteria identified by the phenotypic method was extracted using a commercial kit. Listeria monocytogenes was detected by using a special IGF kit to identify this bacterium from the Iranian Gene Fanavaran Company. The PCR product was electrophoresed with 1% gel and specific bands were observed. The results showed that 30 and 27 samples of unpasteurized milk showed contamination against Listeria monocytogenes based on the methods performed, culture, and PCR, respectively. This shows the attention and observance of hygienic conditions during the production and preparation of milk and the necessity of using pasteurized milk. Manuscript profile
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  2 - A comparative study for diagnosis of Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) infection in dairy cows by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
  raziallah jafari jozani gholamali moghaddam mohsen asmand
  Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) is a retrovirus that causes bovine enzootic leukemia (EBL). The routine method for the diagnosis of the infection is antibody screening tests. Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) and ELISA are widely used for detection of the antibody against BLV More

  Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) is a retrovirus that causes bovine enzootic leukemia (EBL). The routine method for the diagnosis of the infection is antibody screening tests. Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) and ELISA are widely used for detection of the antibody against BLV. Amplification and detection of the proviral DNA by PCR is a powerful method for direct detection of the infection. However there are some limitations for routine use of this method in laboratory diagnosis of the disease and it requires further investigations. The objective of this study was to compare the results of a PCR assay with a commercial ELISA in detection of the bovine leukemia provirus and antibodies to this agent, in blood samples of dairy cows. The ELISA was assumed as reference test and the relative sensitivity and specificity of the PCR assay was calculated by testing samples from 173 cows in suburb of Tabriz. Blood sample were taken and taken sera and DNA contents were harvested. Sensitivity and specificity of the PCR assay in caparison to commercial ELISA were 100% and 98.6% respectively. The frequency of the presence of the targeted part of gag gene in PCR was 13.3% and the frequency of the seropositive reaction by commercial ELISA was 12.1%. The results showed that it is possible to use PCR as a laboratory diagnostic method for identification of the disease. Manuscript profile