期刊
DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
卷 148, 期 -, 页码 57-72出版社
INTER-RESEARCH
DOI: 10.3354/dao03644
关键词
Brucella ceti; Brucellosis; Bottlenose dolphin; Cetacean; IS711; Tursiops truncatus; Delphinus delphis; Pathology; Dolphins
资金
- University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine through the Summer Research Training Program
- NOAA John H. Prescott Stranding Grant Program [NA11NMF4390079]
This study aimed to determine the association between different B. ceti DNA sequence types (STs) and specific lesions. The results showed that ST 26 was most commonly associated with non-suppurative meningoencephalitis in adult dolphins along the US east coast. ST 27 was predominantly linked to in utero pneumonia leading to abortions or perinatal deaths. Furthermore, ST 23 infections caused neurobrucellosis in cetacean families other than porpoises.
Brucella ceti infection is associated with a variety of disease outcomes in cetaceans globally. Multiple genotypes of B. ceti have been identified. This retrospective aimed to determine if specific lesions were associated with different B. ceti DNA sequence types (STs). Characterization of ST was performed on 163 samples from 88 free-ranging cetaceans, including common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (T.t.; n = 73), common short-beaked dolphin Delphinus delphis (D.d.; n = 7), striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (n = 3), Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (n = 2), sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus (n = 2), and harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (n = 1), that stranded along the coast of the US mainland and Hawaii. ST was determined using a previously described insertion sequence 711 quantitative PCR. Concordance with 9-locus multi-locus sequence typing was assessed in a subset of samples (n = 18). ST 26 was most commonly identified in adult dolphins along the US east coast with non-suppurative meningoencephalitis (p = 0.009). Animals infected with ST 27 were predominately perinates that were aborted or died shortly after birth with evidence of in utero pneumonia (p = 0.035). Reproductive tract inflammation and meningoencephalitis were also observed in adult T.t. and D.d. with ST 27, though low sample size limited interpretation. ST 23 infections can cause disease in cetacean families other than porpoises (Phocoenidae), including neurobrucellosis in D.d. In total, 11 animals were potentially infected with multiple STs. These data indicate differences in pathogenesis among B. ceti STs in free-ranging cetaceans, and infection with multiple STs is possible.
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