High clonality of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis field isolates from red deer revealed by two different methodological approaches of comparative genomic analysis

Copyright © 2024 Turco, Russo, Pietrucci, Filippi, Milanesi, Luzzago, Garbarino, Palladini, Chillemi and Ricchi..

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the aetiological agent of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in both domestic and wild ruminants. In the present study, using a whole-genome sequence (WGS) approach, we investigated the genetic diversity of 15 Mycobacterium avium field strains isolated in the last 10 years from red deer inhabiting the Stelvio National Park and affected by paratuberculosis. Combining de novo assembly and a reference-based method, followed by a pangenome analysis, we highlight a very close relationship among 13 MAP field isolates, suggesting that a single infecting event occurred in this population. Moreover, two isolates have been classified as Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis, distinct from the other MAPs under comparison but close to each other. This is the first time that this subspecies has been found in Italy in samples without evident epidemiological correlations, having been isolated in two different locations of the Stelvio National Park and in different years. Our study highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach incorporating molecular epidemiology and ecology into traditional infectious disease knowledge in order to investigate the nature of infectious disease in wildlife populations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Frontiers in veterinary science - 11(2024) vom: 15., Seite 1301667

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Turco, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Pietrucci, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Filippi, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Milanesi, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Luzzago, Camilla [VerfasserIn]
Garbarino, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Palladini, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Chillemi, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Ricchi, Matteo [VerfasserIn]

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Epidemiology
Italy
Journal Article
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Red deer
Whole genome sequencing
Wild animals

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Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fvets.2024.1301667

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NLM368699471