Mayra Trujillo, Anne Conan, Ana Cláudia Calchi, Katja Mertens-Scholz, Anna Becker, Christa Gallagher, Alex Mau, Silvia Marchi, Marcus Machado, Marcos Rogério André, Aspinas Chapwanya, Ananda Müller
This study aimed to evaluate the bacterial burden and perform molecular characterization of Coxiella burnetii during shedding in pregnant (vaginal, mucus and feces) and postpartum (vaginal mucus, feces and milk) ewes from Saint Kitts. Positive IS1111 DNA (n=250) for C. burnetii samples from pregnant (n=87) and postpartum (n=74) Barbados Blackbelly ewes in a previous investigation were used for this study. Vaginal mucus (n=118), feces (n=100), and milk (n=32) positive IS1111 C. burnetii-DNA were analysed by real time qPCR (icd gene)...
April 26, 2024: Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases