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Exhaust air dust monitoring is superior to soiled bedding sentinels for the detection of pasteurella pneumotropica in individually ventilated cage systems.

J. Amer. Assoc. Lab. Anim. Sci. 55, 775-781 (2016)
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Reliable detection of unwanted organisms is essential for meaningful health monitoring in experimental animal facilities. Currently, most rodents are housed in IVC systems, which prevent the aerogenic transmission of pathogens between cages. Typically soiled-bedding sentinels (SBS) exposed to soiled bedding collected from a population of animals within an IVC rack are tested as representatives, but infectious agents often go undetected due to inefficient transmission. Pasteurellaceae are among the most prevalent bacterial pathogens isolated from experimental mice, and the failure of SBS to detect these bacteria is well established. In this study, we investigated whether analysis of exhaust air dust (EAD) samples by using a sensitive and specific real-time PCR assay is superior to conventional SBS monitoring for the detection of Pasteurella pneumotropica (Pp) infections. In a rack with a known prevalence of Pp-positive mice, weekly EAD sampling was compared with the classic SBS method over 3 mo. In 6 rounds of testing, with a prevalence of 5 infected mice in each of 7 cages in a rack of 63 cages, EAD PCR detected Pp at every weekly time point; SBS failed to detect Pp in all cases. The minimal prevalence of Pp-infected mice required to obtain a reliable positive result by EAD PCR testing was determined to be 1 in 63 cages. Reliable detection of Pp was achieved after only 1 wk of exposure. Analysis of EAD samples by real-time PCR assay provides a sensitive, simple, and reliable approach for Pp identification in laboratory mice.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Polymerase-chain-reaction; Laboratory Mice; Natural Pathogens; Fur Mites; Pcr Assay; Identification; Rats; Infection; Rodents; Efficacy
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2016
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2016
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1060-0558
e-ISSN 1559-6109
Quellenangaben Band: 55, Heft: 6, Seiten: 775-781 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
Verlagsort Memphis
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e) G-500900-001
Scopus ID 84997605052
PubMed ID 27931316
Erfassungsdatum 2016-12-31