Native SAG1 in Toxoplasma gondii lysates is superior to recombinant SAG1 for serodiagnosis of T. gondii infections in chickens

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dc.contributor.authorAppiah-Kwarteng, C.
dc.contributor.authorSaito, T.
dc.contributor.authorToda, N.
dc.contributor.authorKitoh, K.
dc.contributor.authorNishikawa, Y.
dc.contributor.authorAdenyo, C.
dc.contributor.authorKayang, B.
dc.contributor.authorOwusu, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorOhya, K.et.al.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-30T13:58:44Z
dc.date.available2019-05-30T13:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractToxoplasma gondii can infect almost all mammals and birds, including chickens. The aim of this study was to identify an appropriate immunogenic antigen for serodiagnosis of T. gondii infections in chickens. We examined serum samples from chickens that were intravenously or intraperitoneally infected with 106–108 tachyzoites of T. gondii strains PLK, RH, CTG, ME49 or TgCatJpGi1/TaJ using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), latex agglutination tests (LATs) and western blotting. Regardless of parasite strain or infection dose and route, the commercial LAT was positive for almost all sera collected 1 week post-infection. However, at 2 weeks post-infection, LATs were negative in the same birds. ELISAs using the Escherichia coli-produced recombinant T. gondii antigens SAG1 and GRA7 showed strong signals at 1–2 weeks post infection, but thereafter diminished for the majority of serum samples. In contrast, western blotting against crude tachyzoite antigens showed a persistent band up to 4 weeks post-infection. Sera from these chickens reacted much more strongly with SAG1 from crude tachyzoite antigens than with recombinant SAG1. Even in experimentally-infected birds whose parasite burdens in tissue were undetectable, sera still reacted with native SAG1. We tested sera from free-range chickens on a small farm in Ghana, Africa, using western blotting and found that the serum of one bird reacted with a single band of approximately 27 kDa, the putative molecular weight of SAG1. Thus we conclude that native SAG1, but not E. coli-produced recombinant SAG1, is suitable for serodiagnosis of T. gondii infections in chickens.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2019.01.001
dc.identifier.otherVolume 69,Pages 114-120
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30417
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherParasitology Internationalen_US
dc.subjectImmunogenicityen_US
dc.subjectGhanaian field samplesen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosticen_US
dc.titleNative SAG1 in Toxoplasma gondii lysates is superior to recombinant SAG1 for serodiagnosis of T. gondii infections in chickensen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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