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Characterization of an intratracheal aerosol challenge model of Brucella melitensis in guinea pigs

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PLOS ONE
卷 14, 期 3, 页码 -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212457

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  1. National Institute of Health Institutional Training Grant T32 fellowship [5 OD 11083-7 (MEH)]
  2. National Institute of Health International Research Scientist Development Award [(IRSDA/K01) K01 TW00998101]

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B. melitensis is considered the most virulent of the Brucella species, and a need exists for an improved laboratory animal model of infection that mimics natural transmission and disease. Guinea pigs are highly susceptible to infection with Brucella spp. and develop a disease syndrome that mimics natural disease after aerosol inoculation. Intratracheal inoculation is a targeted means of generating aerosols that offer advantages over aerosol chamber delivery. To establish this delivery method, female, Hartley guinea pigs were infected via intratracheal inoculation with PBS or 16M B. melitensis at low dose (10(1) to 10(3)) or high dose (10(6) to 10(8)) and monitored for 30 days for signs of disease. Guinea pigs in the high dose groups developed fever between 12-17 days post-inoculation. Bacteria were recovered from the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, lung, and uterus at 30-days post-inoculation and demonstrated dose dependent mean increases in colonization and pathologic changes consistent with human brucellosis. To study the kinetics of extrapulmonary dissemination, guinea pigs were inoculated with 10 7 CFU and euthanized at 2-hours post inoculation and at weekly intervals for 3 weeks. 5.8x10(5) to 4.2x10(6) CFU were recovered from the lung 2 hours post-inoculation indicating intratracheal inoculation is an efficient means of infecting guinea pigs. Starting at 1-week post inoculation bacteria were recovered from the aforementioned organs with time dependent mean increases in colonization. This data demonstrates that guinea pigs develop a disease syndrome that models the human manifestation of brucellosis, which makes the guinea pig a valuable model for pathogenesis studies.

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