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J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci ; 55(1): 58-65, 2016 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26817981

RESUMO

Corynebacterium bovis causes an opportunistic infection of nude (Foxn1, nu/nu) mice, leading to nude mouse hyperkeratotic dermatitis (scaly skin disease). Enzootic in many nude mouse colonies, C. bovis spreads rapidly to naive nude mice, despite modern husbandry practices, and is very difficult to eradicate. To facilitate rapid detection in support of eradication efforts, we investigated a surveillance method based on quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) evaluation of swabs collected from the horizontal exhaust manifold (HEM) of an IVC rack system. We first evaluated the efficacy of rack sanitation methods for removing C. bovis DNA from the HEM of racks housing endemic colonies of infected nude mice. Pressurized water used to flush the racks' air exhaust system followed by a standard rack-washer cycle was ineffective in eliminating C. bovis DNA. Only after autoclaving did all sanitized racks test negative for C. bovis DNA. We then measured the effects of stage of infection (early or established), cage density, and cage location on the rack on time-to-detection at the HEM. Stage of infection significantly affected time-to-detection, independent of cage location. Early infections required 7.3 ± 1.2 d whereas established infections required 1 ± 0 d for detection of C. bovis at the HEM. Cage density influenced the quantity of C. bovis DNA detected but not time-to-detection. The location of the cage on the rack affected the time-to-detection only during early C. bovis infections. We suggest that qPCR swabs of HEM are useful during the routine surveillance of nude mouse colonies for C. bovis infection.


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Microbiologia do Ar/normas , Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados/análise , Infecções por Corynebacterium/microbiologia , Corynebacterium/isolamento & purificação , Abrigo para Animais/normas , Doenças dos Roedores/microbiologia , Ventilação/normas , Criação de Animais Domésticos/métodos , Animais , Infecções por Corynebacterium/prevenção & controle , DNA Bacteriano/isolamento & purificação , Dermatite/microbiologia , Feminino , Ciência dos Animais de Laboratório , Camundongos , Camundongos Nus , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Doenças dos Roedores/prevenção & controle , Saneamento , Esterilização
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