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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 401-405.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20220496

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Application value of Mycobacterium bovis lipopolysaccharide in the serological diagnosis of tuberculosis in animals

Wang Yuanzhi, Long Meizhen, Liu Yiduo, Zhou Xiangmei()   

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2022-12-15 Online:2023-04-10 Published:2023-03-31
  • Contact: Zhou Xiangmei E-mail:zhouxm@cau.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    “The 14th Five-Year Plan” National Key R&D Program(2022YFD1800703)

Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate the clinical application of Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis) lipopolysaccharide in the serological diagnosis of tuberculosis in animals. Methods: Bioactive lipopolysaccharides were extracted from inactivated M.bovis, and tested using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect negative bovine sera and positive bovine sera for tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, brucellosis, foot-and-mouth disease, chlamydiosis and neosporosis, to determine the specificity of lipopolysaccharides for the diagnosis of animal tuberculosis. Meanwhile, 245 bovine serum samples (177 were positive and 68 were negative for tuberculin skin test (TST)), 29 plum deer serum samples (10 were positive and 19 were negative for TST) and 14 roe deer serum samples (all positive for TST) were collected. The antibody levels were measured by ELISA, and the TST results were used as a reference to evaluate the clinical application of lipopolysaccharide in the serological diagnosis of tuberculosis in animals. Results: Except for the tuberculosis positive bovine sera, the results of the positive diseased bovine sera were not statistically different from those of the negative bovine sera (P>0.05) and were lower than the Cut off values. The overall compliance of the ELISA antibody assay based on lipopolysaccharide with the TST results was 88.54% (255/288), the overall sensitivity was 87.56% (176/201), and the overall specificity was 90.80% (79/87). Conclusion: M.bovis lipopolysaccharide can be used as one of the specific antigens for the serological diagnosis of animal tuberculosis, it helps to improve the specificity and detection rate of existing diagnostic methods, and has good application value.

Key words: Mycobacterium bovis, Lipopolysaccharides, Tuberculosis, Serologic tests

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