Evaluation of virulence of swine Mycobacterium avium isolates in Brazil characterized by RFLP method / Avaliação da virulência de isolados suínos de Mycobacterium avium no Brasil caracterizados pelo método de RFLP

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2008

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Knowing the existence of four molecularly distinct families of Mycobacterium avium strains isolated from swine populations of Brazil Southern and the corroboration of diverse virulence in experimentally infected hamsters by one representative of each family, this work intend to establish relation between virulence of M. avium isolates and their genetic patterns obtained in prior RFLP analyses. We selected three representatives of each family, totalizing twelve strains, which were introduced by intraperitoneal route into hamsters distributed in twelve groups (each group received a different strain). A control group was maintained and received buffer solution by the same route. Sixteen days after the inoculation, animals were euthanized and their spleens were collected, weighted, triturated, suspended in buffer solution and then diluted. Two plates containing Petragnani medium were seeded with each dilution and were incubated at 37ºC. At the 30th day, the CFU counting was performed and the results were expressed in M. avium CFU/g of spleen. All genetic families presented similar capacity of virulence (p=0,49). Strains of PIG B and PIG D families presented similar virulence within their families (respectively, p=0,15 and p=0,87). Inside the PIG A family, strain A52 was more virulent than strains A1 and A162; the strain C122 presented the lowest virulence compared with the strains C44 and C68 within the PIG C family. All strains, independent of their family, presented diverse virulence. Strain A52 was more virulent than strains A1, A162, B72, C122, D242 and D243. Distinct counting of CFU means different capacity of producing infection, i.e. diverse virulence. We concluded that, independent fo the genetic family established by similarity of RFLP patterns, M. avium isolates with diverse RFLP profiles may present different virulence; there was not difference in virulence; among all of four M. avium genetic families structured according to the similarity of RFLP patterns.

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mycobacterium avium mycobacterium avium experimental infection infecção experimental virulence hamsters hamsters virulência

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