Diagnosis of foot-and mouth disease by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction under field conditions in BrazilTatiane A Paixao
Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Escola de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
BMC Vet Res 4:53. 2008
..Virus isolation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are the gold standard tests for diagnosis of FMD. As these methods are time consuming, assays based on viral nucleic acid amplification have been developed...
- Putative ATP-binding cassette transporter is essential for Brucella ovis pathogenesis in mice
Teane M A Silva
Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Escola de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Infect Immun 79:1706-17. 2011
..ovis WT strain was 100% lethal within 14 days postinfection. These results confirm that the predicted ABC transporter is required for the full virulence and survival of B. ovis in vivo...
The virB-encoded type IV secretion system is critical for establishment of infection and persistence of Brucella ovis infection in miceJoicy C Sá
Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Escola de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Vet Microbiol 159:130-40. 2012
..These results suggest that T4SS is important for survival of B. ovis in murine model, and that a T4SS deficient B. ovis strain is cleared at earlier stages of infection when compared to a similar B. abortus mutant...
- Laboratory animal models for brucellosis research
Teane M A Silva
Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Escola de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270 901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
J Biomed Biotechnol 2011:518323. 2011
..Other animal species have been used as models for brucellosis including rats, guinea pigs, and monkeys. This paper discusses the murine and other laboratory animal models for human and animal brucellosis...
- Salmonellosis in cattle: advantages of being an experimental model
Luciana F Costa
Departamento de Patologia Geral do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av, Antonio Carlos, 6627, 31270 901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Res Vet Sci 93:1-6. 2012
..This article reviews relevant published results regarding bovine salmonellosis as a natural disease or as an animal model...
- Pathogenesis of bovine brucellosis
Alcina V Carvalho Neta
Escola de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av Antonio Carlos, 6627, 30123 970 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Vet J 184:146-55. 2010
..Significant aspects of innate and adaptive immunity against brucellosis are also discussed...
- Development and evaluation of a species-specific PCR assay for the detection of Brucella ovis infection in rams
Mariana N Xavier
Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Escola de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270 901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Vet Microbiol 145:158-64. 2010
..These results clearly indicate that this species-specific PCR method is highly efficient for the diagnosis of B. ovis infection in semen, urine, preputial wash and tissue samples from infected rams...
- Modulation of the bovine trophoblastic innate immune response by Brucella abortus
Alcina V Carvalho Neta
Escola de Veterinaria da UFMG, Depto Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Av Antonio Carlos, 6627, 31270 901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Infect Immun 76:1897-907. 2008
..This trophoblastic response is likely to contribute to the pathogenesis of B. abortus-induced placentitis...
