Abstract |
The kinetics of antibody production against phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) and the isolation pattern of Listeria monocytogenes from bacteriological samples were studied following oral infection of buffalo calves with 3 x 10(9) cells each of pathogenic L. monocytogenes. Antibodies to PI-PLC appeared by 4-8 days post infection (PI), with a peak between days 7 and 16 PI, when tested by indirect plate-ELISA. Subsequently, antibody titres in all the animals declined and became undetectable on days 26-35 PI onwards until the study concluded on day 211 PI. Dot-ELISA could detect the antibodies to PI-PLC 1-2 days earlier and at higher titres as compared to plate-ELISA. L. monocytogenes could be recovered from faeces, nasal swabs and haemocultures from days 2 to 33, days 2 to 21 and days 11 to 17 PI, respectively. Antibodies to PI-PLC were detected during the course of active infection but their titres declined sharply once animals became culturally negative. Sonicated antigen elicited the highest delayed-type hypersensitivity response, followed by PI-PLC and listeriolysin O.
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Authors | S P Chaudhari, S V S Malik, S B Barbuddhe |
Journal | Veterinary research communications
(Vet Res Commun)
Vol. 28
Issue 7
Pg. 569-79
(Oct 2004)
ISSN: 0165-7380 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 15563104
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Bacterial Toxins
- Heat-Shock Proteins
- Hemolysin Proteins
- Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C
- Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
- hlyA protein, Listeria monocytogenes
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial
(blood)
- Bacterial Toxins
(immunology)
- Body Temperature
- Buffaloes
(immunology, microbiology)
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
(veterinary)
- Feces
(microbiology)
- Heat-Shock Proteins
(immunology)
- Hemolysin Proteins
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed
(immunology, microbiology, veterinary)
- Immunity, Cellular
(immunology)
- Listeria monocytogenes
(enzymology, immunology, isolation & purification)
- Listeriosis
(diagnosis, immunology, microbiology, veterinary)
- Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase
(immunology)
- Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C
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