Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy)
Abstract Wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) is one of the large mammals most spread worldwide, highly adaptable, and its population rapidly increased in many areas in Europe, including Italy, where Tuscany is considered particularly suitable for wild boar. Wild boars are potential hosts for different etiolog...
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| author | M. C. Fabbri A. Crovetti L. Tinacci F. Bertelloni A. Armani M. Mazzei F. Fratini R. Bozzi F. Cecchi |
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| description | Abstract Wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) is one of the large mammals most spread worldwide, highly adaptable, and its population rapidly increased in many areas in Europe, including Italy, where Tuscany is considered particularly suitable for wild boar. Wild boars are potential hosts for different etiological agents, such as Brucella spp., Leptospira spp. and Pseudorabies virus and they can contribute to maintain and/or to disseminate some bacterial or viral pathogens to humans and domestic animals, above all-in free-range farms. In order to identify hypothetical genomic regions associated with these infection diseases, 96 samples of wild boars hunted in Tuscany during the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 hunting seasons were considered. Diagnosis was achieved by serological tests and 42 Pseudorabies, 31 Leptospira and 15 Brucella positive animals were identified. All animals were genotyped with Geneseek Genomic Profiler Porcine HD (70 k) and a genome-wide scan was then performed. Significant markers were highlighted for Pseudorabies (two SNPs), Brucella (seven SNPs), and Leptospira (four SNPs) and they were located within, or nearby, 29 annotated genes on chromosome 6, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 18. Eight genes are implicated in viral (SEC14L1, JMJD6, SRSF2, TMPRSS2, MX1, MX2) or bacterial (COL8A1, SPIRE1) infections, seven genes (MFSD11, METTL23, CTTNBP2, BACE2, IMPA2, MPPE1 and GNAL) are involved in mental disorders and one gene (MGAT5B) is related to the Golgi complex. Results presented here provide interesting starting points for future research, validation studies and fine mapping of candidate genes involved in bacterial and viral infections in wild boar. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eee48cdc52d244eea222a9cbcb505edb2022-12-22T03:26:59ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-05-0112111210.1038/s41598-022-12353-8Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy)M. C. Fabbri0A. Crovetti1L. Tinacci2F. Bertelloni3A. Armani4M. Mazzei5F. Fratini6R. Bozzi7F. Cecchi8Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di FirenzeDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di FirenzeDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di PisaDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di PisaDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di PisaDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di PisaDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di PisaDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di FirenzeDipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di PisaAbstract Wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) is one of the large mammals most spread worldwide, highly adaptable, and its population rapidly increased in many areas in Europe, including Italy, where Tuscany is considered particularly suitable for wild boar. Wild boars are potential hosts for different etiological agents, such as Brucella spp., Leptospira spp. and Pseudorabies virus and they can contribute to maintain and/or to disseminate some bacterial or viral pathogens to humans and domestic animals, above all-in free-range farms. In order to identify hypothetical genomic regions associated with these infection diseases, 96 samples of wild boars hunted in Tuscany during the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 hunting seasons were considered. Diagnosis was achieved by serological tests and 42 Pseudorabies, 31 Leptospira and 15 Brucella positive animals were identified. All animals were genotyped with Geneseek Genomic Profiler Porcine HD (70 k) and a genome-wide scan was then performed. Significant markers were highlighted for Pseudorabies (two SNPs), Brucella (seven SNPs), and Leptospira (four SNPs) and they were located within, or nearby, 29 annotated genes on chromosome 6, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 18. Eight genes are implicated in viral (SEC14L1, JMJD6, SRSF2, TMPRSS2, MX1, MX2) or bacterial (COL8A1, SPIRE1) infections, seven genes (MFSD11, METTL23, CTTNBP2, BACE2, IMPA2, MPPE1 and GNAL) are involved in mental disorders and one gene (MGAT5B) is related to the Golgi complex. Results presented here provide interesting starting points for future research, validation studies and fine mapping of candidate genes involved in bacterial and viral infections in wild boar.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12353-8 |
| spellingShingle | M. C. Fabbri A. Crovetti L. Tinacci F. Bertelloni A. Armani M. Mazzei F. Fratini R. Bozzi F. Cecchi Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy) Scientific Reports |
| title | Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy) |
| title_full | Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy) |
| title_short | Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy) |
| title_sort | identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in tuscany italy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12353-8 |
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