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Leptospira spp. strains associated with Bovine Genital Leptospirosis (BGL)

Bovine Genital Leptospirosis (BGL) is an important syndrome that leads to reproductive failures. The present study aimed to perform a molecular analysis of Leptospira spp. identified from genital and urine samples from in vivo naturally infected cows with poor reproductive performance. A total of 48...

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Published in:Microbial pathogenesis 2022-12, Vol.173, p.105841-105841, Article 105841
Main Authors: Aymée, Luiza, Di Azevedo, Maria Isabel Nogueira, Borges, Ana Luiza dos Santos Baptista, Carvalho-Costa, Filipe Anibal, Lilenbaum, Walter
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Summary:Bovine Genital Leptospirosis (BGL) is an important syndrome that leads to reproductive failures. The present study aimed to perform a molecular analysis of Leptospira spp. identified from genital and urine samples from in vivo naturally infected cows with poor reproductive performance. A total of 48 cows destined for culling due to low reproductive efficiency were selected and submitted to sampling. Uterine fragments, cervicovaginal mucus (CVM), and urine were collected from all of the cows and processed for culturing and PCR. One isolate was recovered from the uterus of one cow. Other 25 animals were PCR-positive, totaling 26 positive cows. Of them, 18 animals were positive in lipL32-PCR to genital samples, while only seven animals were positive in urine. From those, sequencing of secY gene was performed. Of the 21 good sequences obtained, 16 were L. interrogans, two were L. noguchii, two were L. santarosai and one was L. borgpetersenii. In order to evaluate the genetic similarity of sequences found herein and other sequences from bovines worldwide, a phylogenetic analysis and haplotype networks were performed. Cows with reproductive failures had a significant association (p 
ISSN:0882-4010
1096-1208
DOI:10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105841