Direct detection of Mycobacterium bovis by a dry loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay in cattle samples collected during routine abattoir examination in Malawi.

ABSTRACT: The lack of quick, accurate, and low-cost detection methods has hindered the active control strategies for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in resource-limited countries with a high burden of disease. We developed a dry loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and specific detection of Mycobacterium bovis, the principal causative agent of bTB, and evaluated the efficacy of the assay using suspected bTB samples collected during routine meat inspection at major regional abattoirs in Malawi. Template genomic DNA was extracted directly from the granulomatous bTB-like lesion (crude extracted DNA), as well as growth from the incubated mycobacterial growth indicator tubes (MGIT). Field results were visualized by the naked eye within 40 min following a color change of the ampl

SUBMITTER: Kapalamula TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10185984 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature