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Year 2013 - Volume 33, Number 12
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Development and application of polymerase chain reaction test for detection of Conidiobolus lamprauges, 33(12):1448-1452
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ABSTRACT.- Silveira M.M., Paula D.A.J., Silva M.C., Pitchenin L.C., Cruz R.A.S., Colodel E.M., Dutra V. & Nakazato L. 2013. Development and application of polymerase chain reaction test for detection of Conidiobolus lamprauges. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 33(12):1448-1452. Departamento de Clínica Médica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia, Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa 2673, Bairro Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, MT 78068-900, Brazil. E-mail: lucnak@ufmt.br
Conidiobolomycosis is a granulomatous disease caused by the fungus Conidiobolus spp. in humans and animals. Traditional technique for diagnosis of the disease is isolation of the agent associated with the presence of typical clinical signs and pathological conditions. The aim of this study was to describe the development of a specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Conidiobolus lamprauges to detect the fungus in clinical samples. Samples from suspected animals were collected and submitted to isolation, histopathological analysis and amplification by PCR. DNA from tissues was subjected to PCR with fungi universal primers 18S rDNA gene, and specific primers were designed based on the same gene in C. lamprauges that generated products of about 540 bp and 222 bp respectively. The culture was positive in 26.6% of clinical samples. The PCR technique for C. lamprauges showed amplification of DNA from fresh tissues (80%) and paraffin sections (44.4%). In conclusion, the PCR technique described here demonstrated a high sensitivity and specificity for detection of fungal DNA in tissue samples, providing a tool for the rapid diagnosis of C. lamprauges. |
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