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Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2006, p. 648-654, Vol. 13, No. 6
1071-412X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CVI.00061-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Early Antibody Responses to Experimental Mycobacterium bovis Infection of Cattle

W. R. Waters,1* M. V. Palmer,1 T. C. Thacker,1 J. P. Bannantine,1 H. M. Vordermeier,2 R. G. Hewinson,2 R. Greenwald,3 J. Esfandiari,3 J. McNair,4 J. M. Pollock,4 P. Andersen,5 and K. P. Lyashchenko3

United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, Ames, Iowa,1 Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom,2 Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Medford, New York,3 Bacteriology Department, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stormont, Belfast, United Kingdom,4 Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark5

Received 14 February 2006/ Returned for modification 23 March 2006/ Accepted 27 March 2006

Bovine tuberculosis persists as a costly zoonotic disease in numerous countries despite extensive eradication and control efforts. Sequential serum samples obtained from Mycobacterium bovis-infected cattle were evaluated for seroreactivity to mycobacterial antigens. Animals received M. bovis by aerosol, intratonsil, intranasal, or intratracheal inoculation. Assays included the multiantigen print immunoassay for determination of antigen recognition patterns, immunoblot analysis for sensitive kinetic studies, and the VetTB STAT-PAK test, a novel, rapid test based on lateral-flow technology. Responses to MPB83 were detected for all M. bovis-infected animals regardless of the route or strain of M. bovis used for inoculation. Other less commonly recognized antigens included ESAT-6, CFP-10, and MPB70. Responses to MPB83 were detectable as early as 4 weeks after inoculation, were boosted upon injection of purified protein derivatives for skin testing, and persisted throughout the course of each of the four challenge studies. MPB83-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) was detected prior to MPB83-specific IgG detection; however, early IgM responses rapidly waned, suggesting a benefit of tests that detect both IgM- and IgG-specific antibodies. The VetTB STAT-PAK test detected responses in sera from 60% (15/25) of the animals by 7 weeks after challenge and detected responses in 96% (24/25) of the animals by 18 weeks. These findings demonstrate the potential for new-generation antibody-based tests for the early detection of M. bovis infection in cattle.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010-0070. Phone: (515) 663-7756. Fax: (515) 663-7458. E-mail: rwaters{at}nadc.ars.usda.gov.

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 2006, p. 648-654, Vol. 13, No. 6
1071-412X/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CVI.00061-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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