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| Author(s): |
Tatiana Barrionuevo Gotti
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2015-08-26 |
| Examining board members: |
Patricia Antonia Estima Abreu de Aniz;
Paulo Eduardo Brandão;
Andrea Micke Moreno;
Roxane Maria Fontes Piazza;
Letícia Barboza Rocha
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| Advisor: | Patricia Antonia Estima Abreu de Aniz |
| Abstract | |
Leptospirosis is an infectious bacterial disease of acute or chronic course, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, with zoonotic and cosmopolitan character, which affects humans, wild and domestic animals. It can be transmitted directly by contact with fluids containing leptospires through placental, hematogenous and genital routes and through the act of breastfeeding; or indirectly by contact with an environment contaminated with leptospires. Acquiring knowledge about the infection severity, the geographical distribution, the risk factors, and the circulating strains is of utmost importance to stablish the epidemiology and to improve preventive and diagnostic measures. In this study, recombinant proteins of Leptospira spp. were evaluated as antigens in the development of a rapid immunochromatographic assay based on the type dipsticks a method of diagnosing animal leptospirosis. 11 recombinant proteins were selected as candidate antigens. The purified recombinant proteins were evaluated in the detection of specific antibodies by Western blotting and ELISA. Only the LipL32 protein showed reactivity with positive sera for leptospirosis. Two immunochromatographic tests, using LipL32 protein, have been developed: a type I test using the LipL32 protein conjugated to colloidal gold and another, type III with colloidal gold conjugated to protein A and LipL32 in the test line. In both assays the test lines and the control lines reacted, showing that the methods are working. The type I test performed manually showed satisfactory results for bovine and hyperimmune rabbit sera. The type III test showed reactivity for bovine, horse, rabbit and dog sera. When these two tests were applied in automated machinery, it has not been possible to detect the line test, probably due to the need for further standardization of all method parameters. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/17695-6 - Development of a dipstick test for the diagnosis of animal leptospirosis |
| Grantee: | Tatiana Barrionuevo Gotti |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |