Using real-time polymerase chain reaction as an alternative rapid method for enumeration of colony count in live Brucella vaccines.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Brucellosis is a major bacterial zoonosis of global importance affecting a range of animal species and man worldwide. It has economic, public health, and bio-risk importance. Control and prevention of animal brucellosis mainly depend on accurate diagnostic tools and implementation of effective and safe animal vaccination program. There are three types of animal Brucella live vaccines - Brucella melitensis Rev-1 vaccine, Brucella abortus S19, and B. abortus RB51. Evaluation of these vaccines depends mainly on enumeration of Brucella viable count. At present, used colony count method is time consuming, costly and requires especial skills. Hence, the aim of this study is to use and standardize real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) a

SUBMITTER: Shell WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5499076 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature