Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals
Extension of known ecological niches of Brucella has included the description of two novel species from marine mammals. Brucella pinnipedialis is associated predominantly with seals, while two major Brucella ceti clades, most commonly associated with porpoises or dolphins respectively, have been ide...
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ftsrucpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/ccbc1594-1a57-4ced-ad86-d4dc90d9ece3 2024-05-19T07:38:16+00:00 Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals Whatmore, AM Dawson, C Muchowski, J Perrett, LL Stubberfield, E Koylass, M Foster, G Davison, NJ Quance, C Sidor, IF Field, CL St.Leger, J 2017-09-21 application/pdf https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/ccbc1594-1a57-4ced-ad86-d4dc90d9ece3 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184758 https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/ws/files/15261453/14702.pdf eng eng https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/ccbc1594-1a57-4ced-ad86-d4dc90d9ece3 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Whatmore , AM , Dawson , C , Muchowski , J , Perrett , LL , Stubberfield , E , Koylass , M , Foster , G , Davison , NJ , Quance , C , Sidor , IF , Field , CL & St.Leger , J 2017 , ' Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 12 , no. 9 , 0184758 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184758 Beluga whales Brucella Dolphins Europe Marine mammals Porpoises Sea lions Seals /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2017 ftsrucpubl https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184758 2024-04-23T02:27:18Z Extension of known ecological niches of Brucella has included the description of two novel species from marine mammals. Brucella pinnipedialis is associated predominantly with seals, while two major Brucella ceti clades, most commonly associated with porpoises or dolphins respectively, have been identified. To date there has been limited characterisation of Brucella isolates obtained from marine mammals outside Northern European waters, including North American waters. To address this gap, and extend knowledge of the global population structure and host associations of these Brucella species, 61 isolates from marine mammals inhabiting North American waters were subject to molecular and phenotypic characterisation enabling comparison with existing European isolates. The majority of isolates represent genotypes previously described in Europe although novel genotypes were identified in both B. ceti clades. Harp seals were found to carry B. pinnipedialis genotypes previously confined to hooded seals among a diverse repertoire of sequence types (STs) associated with this species. For the first time Brucella isolates were characterised from beluga whales and found to represent a number of distinct B. pinnipedialis genotypes. In addition the known host range of ST27 was extended with the identification of this ST from California sea lion samples. Finally the performance of the frequently used diagnostic tool Bruce-ladder, in differentiating B. ceti and B. pinnipedialis, was critically assessed based on improved knowledge of the global population structure of Brucella associated with marine mammals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Beluga Beluga* SRUC (Scotland's Rural College): Research Portal PLOS ONE 12 9 e0184758 |
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Extension of known ecological niches of Brucella has included the description of two novel species from marine mammals. Brucella pinnipedialis is associated predominantly with seals, while two major Brucella ceti clades, most commonly associated with porpoises or dolphins respectively, have been identified. To date there has been limited characterisation of Brucella isolates obtained from marine mammals outside Northern European waters, including North American waters. To address this gap, and extend knowledge of the global population structure and host associations of these Brucella species, 61 isolates from marine mammals inhabiting North American waters were subject to molecular and phenotypic characterisation enabling comparison with existing European isolates. The majority of isolates represent genotypes previously described in Europe although novel genotypes were identified in both B. ceti clades. Harp seals were found to carry B. pinnipedialis genotypes previously confined to hooded seals among a diverse repertoire of sequence types (STs) associated with this species. For the first time Brucella isolates were characterised from beluga whales and found to represent a number of distinct B. pinnipedialis genotypes. In addition the known host range of ST27 was extended with the identification of this ST from California sea lion samples. Finally the performance of the frequently used diagnostic tool Bruce-ladder, in differentiating B. ceti and B. pinnipedialis, was critically assessed based on improved knowledge of the global population structure of Brucella associated with marine mammals. |
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Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals |
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Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals |
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Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals |
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Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals |
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Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals |
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characterisation of north american brucella isolates from marine mammals |
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Whatmore , AM , Dawson , C , Muchowski , J , Perrett , LL , Stubberfield , E , Koylass , M , Foster , G , Davison , NJ , Quance , C , Sidor , IF , Field , CL & St.Leger , J 2017 , ' Characterisation of North American Brucella isolates from marine mammals ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 12 , no. 9 , 0184758 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184758 |
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