Emergence of Moraxella bovoculi Associated with Keratoconjunctivitis in an Organized Dairy Farm of India
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Date
2017-05
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Council of the National Academy of Sciences
Abstract
An investigation was carried out in an organized
dairy farm of Tamil Nadu State, India where cattle were
reported to have eye infection. Preliminary clinical intervention
revealed that the animals had infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
(IBK). Isolation and identification of pathogen
from eye swab revealed the presence of Moraxella spp. On
further molecular characterization by Polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) suggested that the isolate as Moraxella
bovoculi. PCR followed by sequencing was carried and the
results showed that the isolate was M. bovoculi and the
sequencewas submitted in theGenBank with the sequence id.
KX121047. Animals were treated with antibiotics as per the
results from antibiotic sensitivity test and treatment yielded
good results as the animals responded to treatment. This report
is the first of its kind fromIndia as therewas no previous report
regarding M. bovoculi from the country. Further insights into
the bacterial genome can aid in identification of the genes or
regions involved in pathogenesis of IBK and also to carve out
the prevention and control strategies of IBK.
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TNV_PNAS_2017_May
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Veterinary Science