Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Q fever is a widespread zoonotic disease that is caused by obligate intracellular bacteria, Coxiella burnetii. This study was planned to determine the prevalence of C. burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk (BM) samples using PCR and to confirm positive results by DNA sequencing. A total of...

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Main Authors: Hayriye Yesim Can, Mehmet Elmalı, Alper Karagöz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Dairy Union 2015-02-01
Series:Mljekarstvo
Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=197153
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author Hayriye Yesim Can
Mehmet Elmalı
Alper Karagöz
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description Q fever is a widespread zoonotic disease that is caused by obligate intracellular bacteria, Coxiella burnetii. This study was planned to determine the prevalence of C. burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk (BM) samples using PCR and to confirm positive results by DNA sequencing. A total of 150 BM samples (50 samples of each cows’, goats’, and ewes’ milk) collected from 15 randomly selected dairy farms in Hatay province were analyzed. The BM samples were taken between January 2012 and July 2013. Bacterial DNA was extracted directly from milk samples. Nine of the BM samples (6 %) were PCR positive; five from cows’ BM, two from ewes’ BM, and two from goats’ BM. Bacterial DNA was detected in 3 of 15 (20 %) dairy farms. Positive results were confirmed by DNA sequencing. The sequencing results of Coxiella DNA extracted from cows’, goats’, and ewes’ milk samples were consistent with the reference strain with 100 %, 99.7 %, 99.8 % homology, respectively. BM samples were found to be contaminated with C. burnetii; therefore, taking hygienic measures is necessary for food safety and public health.
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spelling doaj.art-c259f207574845da8ddc7f4cacd4dc4d2022-12-22T02:41:06ZengCroatian Dairy UnionMljekarstvo0026-704X1846-40252015-02-01651263110.15567/mljekarstvo.2015.0104 Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)Hayriye Yesim Can0Mehmet Elmalı1Alper Karagöz 2Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, 31034 Hatay, Turkey Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, 31034 Hatay, Turkey Microbiology Reference Laboratories Department, Public Health Institutes of Turkey, 06100 Ankara, Turkey Q fever is a widespread zoonotic disease that is caused by obligate intracellular bacteria, Coxiella burnetii. This study was planned to determine the prevalence of C. burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk (BM) samples using PCR and to confirm positive results by DNA sequencing. A total of 150 BM samples (50 samples of each cows’, goats’, and ewes’ milk) collected from 15 randomly selected dairy farms in Hatay province were analyzed. The BM samples were taken between January 2012 and July 2013. Bacterial DNA was extracted directly from milk samples. Nine of the BM samples (6 %) were PCR positive; five from cows’ BM, two from ewes’ BM, and two from goats’ BM. Bacterial DNA was detected in 3 of 15 (20 %) dairy farms. Positive results were confirmed by DNA sequencing. The sequencing results of Coxiella DNA extracted from cows’, goats’, and ewes’ milk samples were consistent with the reference strain with 100 %, 99.7 %, 99.8 % homology, respectively. BM samples were found to be contaminated with C. burnetii; therefore, taking hygienic measures is necessary for food safety and public health.http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=197153
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Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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title Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
title_full Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
title_fullStr Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
title_short Detection of Coxiella burnetii in cows’, goats’, and ewes’ bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
title_sort detection of coxiella burnetii in cows goats and ewes bulk milk samples using polymerase chain reaction pcr
url http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=197153
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