Caracterización de la diversidad genética de Brucella ceti aisladas en la costa del Pacífico de Costa Rica, mediante secuenciación de nueve genes seleccionados
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2013
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Piche-Ovares, María Marta
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Trece aislamientos bacterianos provenientes de delfines Stenella coeruleoalba
encallados en la costa Pacífica de Costa Rica, fueron sometidos a caracterización bioquímica
e identificados como Brucella ceti. Los mismos fueron genotipificados mediante tres diferentes
procedimientos: MLST, un PCR multiplex (Bruce-ladder) para identificación de especies de
Brucella y un PCR convencional para identificar diferentes cepas marinas de Brucella.
Por medio del MLST se comprobó que los aislamientos pertenecen al ST26, al igual que
aislamientos previamente reportados del Atlántico. Adicionalmente, los aislamientos
costarricenses presentaron SNP´s no reportados antes. Por su parte, el Bruce-ladder dio como
resultado un patrón de bandas similar al presentado por las cepas del Atlántico. Por último el
PCR convencional mostró que ninguno de los aislamientos costarricenses presenta el patrón
esperado siendo el aislamiento 5 el que presentó la mayor diferencia.
Por lo tanto los aislamientos del Pacifico aunque similares, no presentan las mismas
características genotípicas que los del Atlántico, lo que genera la hipótesis de la existencia de
variabilidad específica restringida geográficamente en B. ceti.
Debido a su poder de resolución, las técnicas moleculares de genotipeo bacteriano son
un buen complemento de las técnicas tradicionales de identificación, capaces de distinguir
diferencias sutiles entre poblaciones bacterianas. Son por lo tanto una excelente herramienta
para la vigilancia epidemiológica.
Thirteen bacterial isolates from striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica were subjected to biochemical characterization, and identified as Brucella ceti. They were genotyped by three different procedures: MLST, a multiplex PCR (Bruce-ladder) to identify the Brucella species, and a common PCR to identify different marine strains of Brucella. The MLST analysis indicated that the isolates belong to ST26, the same as isolates from the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, Costa Rican isolates from the Pacific Ocean show SNPs that have not been previously reported. In the Bruce-ladder analysis the Costa Rican isolates showed the same band pattern as the Atlantic ones. Finally, the conventional PCR showed that the Costa Rican strains from the Pacific Ocean had a completely different pattern, with isolate 5 being the most distinct. Therefore the Pacific isolates belong to the same MLST group as Atlantic isolates, but present unique genotype characteristics, leading to the hypothesis of the existence of geographically specific variability in B. ceti. Due to their power of resolution, molecular techniques for genotyping bacteria are a good complement to traditional identification techniques, and are able to distinguish subtle differences between bacterial populations. They are therefore an excellent tool for epidemiological surveillance.
Thirteen bacterial isolates from striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica were subjected to biochemical characterization, and identified as Brucella ceti. They were genotyped by three different procedures: MLST, a multiplex PCR (Bruce-ladder) to identify the Brucella species, and a common PCR to identify different marine strains of Brucella. The MLST analysis indicated that the isolates belong to ST26, the same as isolates from the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, Costa Rican isolates from the Pacific Ocean show SNPs that have not been previously reported. In the Bruce-ladder analysis the Costa Rican isolates showed the same band pattern as the Atlantic ones. Finally, the conventional PCR showed that the Costa Rican strains from the Pacific Ocean had a completely different pattern, with isolate 5 being the most distinct. Therefore the Pacific isolates belong to the same MLST group as Atlantic isolates, but present unique genotype characteristics, leading to the hypothesis of the existence of geographically specific variability in B. ceti. Due to their power of resolution, molecular techniques for genotyping bacteria are a good complement to traditional identification techniques, and are able to distinguish subtle differences between bacterial populations. They are therefore an excellent tool for epidemiological surveillance.
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COSTA RICA, DELFIN, BRUCELOSIS, DIAGNOSTICO DE LABORATORIO, PRUEBAS DE LABORATORIO, BACTERIOLOGIA VETERINARIA, REACCION DE CADENA DE LA POLIMERASA, LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS, VETERINARY BACTERIOLOGY, POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION, DELPHIN