Behavior of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in Lighvan cheese tracked by propidium monoazide qPCR and culture

Hanifian, Shahram

Behavior of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis in Lighvan cheese tracked by propidium monoazide qPCR and culture

2020

Hanifian, Shahram

Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis (Map) is an important animal pathogen with a worldwide distribution that may contribute to Crohn's disease in humans. This study aimed to investigate the behavior of Map in Lighvan cheese with special reference to the strains of Map, inoculum load, and storage time. One laboratory and two native strains of Map were inoculated (10² and 10³Map cell/mL) to cheese milk. The behavior of Map throughout the manufacture, ripening, and storage stage of Lighvan cheese tracked using propidium monoazide (PMA) qPCR and culture examination. According to the results, PMA-qPCR showed parallel outcomes in comparison with the culture assay. Besides, in all cheese batches Map was not affected during the ripening; however, throughout the storage period Map population decreased depending on the strain of Map. Trend analysis revealed no significant difference between the persistence of sheep and goat strains, but in all cheese batches, these native strains persisted significantly (p < 0.05) longer than the laboratory strain. In all treatments, the decreasing rate of Map found independent of the initial inoculum load. Nonetheless, in the cheese batches with higher initial inoculum, Map persisted two months longer.

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