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  1. Article ; Online: Vaccination against swine influenza in pigs causes different drift evolutionary patterns upon swine influenza virus experimental infection and reduces the likelihood of genomic reassortments.

    López-Valiñas, Álvaro / Valle, Marta / Wang, Miaomiao / Darji, Ayub / Cantero, Guillermo / Chiapponi, Chiara / Segalés, Joaquim / Ganges, Llilianne / Núñez, José I

    Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

    2023  Volume 13, Page(s) 1111143

    Abstract: Influenza A viruses (IAVs) can infect a wide variety of bird and mammal species. Their genome is characterized by 8 RNA single stranded segments. The low proofreading activity of their polymerases and the genomic reassortment between different IAVs ... ...

    Abstract Influenza A viruses (IAVs) can infect a wide variety of bird and mammal species. Their genome is characterized by 8 RNA single stranded segments. The low proofreading activity of their polymerases and the genomic reassortment between different IAVs subtypes allow them to continuously evolve, constituting a constant threat to human and animal health. In 2009, a pandemic of an IAV highlighted the importance of the swine host in IAVs adaptation between humans and birds. The swine population and the incidence of swine IAV is constantly growing. In previous studies, despite vaccination, swine IAV growth and evolution were proven in vaccinated and challenged animals. However, how vaccination can drive the evolutionary dynamics of swine IAV after coinfection with two subtypes is poorly studied. In the present study, vaccinated and nonvaccinated pigs were challenged by direct contact with H1N1 and H3N2 independent swine IAVs seeder pigs. Nasal swab samples were daily recovered and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was also collected at necropsy day from each pig for swine IAV detection and whole genome sequencing. In total, 39 swine IAV whole genome sequences were obtained by next generation sequencing from samples collected from both experimental groups. Subsequently, genomic, and evolutionary analyses were carried out to detect both, genomic reassortments and single nucleotide variants (SNV). Regarding the segments found per sample, the simultaneous presence of segments from both subtypes was much lower in vaccinated animals, indicating that the vaccine reduced the likelihood of genomic reassortment events. In relation to swine IAV intra-host diversity, a total of 239 and 74 SNV were detected within H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes, respectively. Different proportions of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions were found, indicating that vaccine may be influencing the main mechanism that shape swine IAV evolution, detecting natural, neutral, and purifying selection in the different analyzed scenarios. SNV were detected along the whole swine IAV genome with important nonsynonymous substitutions on polymerases, surface glycoproteins and nonstructural proteins, which may have an impact on virus replication, immune system escaping and virulence of virus, respectively. The present study further emphasized the vast evolutionary capacity of swine IAV, under natural infection and vaccination pressure scenarios.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Swine ; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/genetics ; Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/genetics ; Reassortant Viruses/genetics ; Orthomyxoviridae Infections/prevention & control ; Orthomyxoviridae Infections/veterinary ; Influenza, Human ; Influenza A virus/genetics ; Genomics ; Vaccination/veterinary ; Swine Diseases/prevention & control ; Mammals
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2619676-1
    ISSN 2235-2988 ; 2235-2988
    ISSN (online) 2235-2988
    ISSN 2235-2988
    DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1111143
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  2. Article ; Online: Experimental infection of goats with Mycobacterium microti induces subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis and mild responses to tuberculin skin tests.

    Melgarejo, Cristian / Cobos, Alex / Domingo, Mariano / Cantero, Guillermo / Moll, Xavier / Sevilla, Iker A / Garrido, Joseba M / Michelet, Lorraine / Boschiroli, Maria Laura / Vidal, Enric / Pérez de Val, Bernat

    Veterinary microbiology

    2024  Volume 290, Page(s) 110009

    Abstract: Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that seldom causes disease in livestock and humans. This study evaluated the effects on immunodiagnosis and the pathological findings in goats after experimental exposure by ... ...

    Abstract Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex that seldom causes disease in livestock and humans. This study evaluated the effects on immunodiagnosis and the pathological findings in goats after experimental exposure by different routes and doses to M. microti. In a first experiment goats were challenged orally (PO, n = 7) or intranasally (IN, n = 7) with 10
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Tuberculin Test/veterinary ; Tuberculin ; Mycobacterium bovis ; Goats ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/veterinary ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Chemical Substances Tuberculin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-22
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 753154-0
    ISSN 1873-2542 ; 0378-1135
    ISSN (online) 1873-2542
    ISSN 0378-1135
    DOI 10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110009
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  3. Article ; Online: The feather epithelium contributes to the dissemination and ecology of clade 2.3.4.4b H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in ducks.

    Gaide, Nicolas / Filaire, Fabien / Bertran, Kateri / Crispo, Manuela / Dirat, Malorie / Secula, Aurélie / Foret-Lucas, Charlotte / Payré, Bruno / Perlas, Albert / Cantero, Guillermo / Majó, Natàlia / Soubies, Sébastien / Guérin, Jean-Luc

    Emerging microbes & infections

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 2, Page(s) 2272644

    Abstract: Immature feathers are known replication sites for high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in poultry. However, it is unclear whether feathers play an active role in viral transmission. This study aims to investigate the contribution of the ... ...

    Abstract Immature feathers are known replication sites for high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) in poultry. However, it is unclear whether feathers play an active role in viral transmission. This study aims to investigate the contribution of the feather epithelium to the dissemination of clade 2.3.4.4b goose/Guangdong/1996 lineage H5 HPAIVs in the environment, based on natural and experimental infections of domestic mule and Muscovy ducks. During the 2016-2022 outbreaks, H5 HPAIVs exhibited persistent and marked feather epitheliotropism in naturally infected commercial ducks. Infection of the feather epithelium resulted in epithelial necrosis and disruption, as well as the production and environmental shedding of infectious virions. Viral and feather antigens colocalized in dust samples obtained from poultry barns housing naturally infected birds. In summary, the feather epithelium contributes to viral replication, and it is a likely source of environmental infectious material. This underestimated excretion route could greatly impact the ecology of HPAIVs, facilitating airborne and preening-related infections within a flock, and promoting prolonged viral infectivity and long-distance viral transmission between poultry farms.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Ducks ; Influenza in Birds ; Feathers ; Virulence ; Poultry Diseases ; Influenza A virus ; Poultry ; Epithelium
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2681359-2
    ISSN 2222-1751 ; 2222-1751
    ISSN (online) 2222-1751
    ISSN 2222-1751
    DOI 10.1080/22221751.2023.2272644
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  4. Article: Comparison of the pathological outcome and disease progression of two

    Melgarejo, Cristian / Cobos, Alex / Planas, Carles / Fondevila, Jaume / Martín, Maite / Cervera, Zoraida / Cantero, Guillermo / Moll, Xavier / Espada, Yvonne / Domingo, Mariano / Vidal, Enric / Pérez de Val, Bernat

    Frontiers in microbiology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1236834

    Abstract: Background: Goats are natural hosts of tuberculosis (TB) and are a valid animal model to test new vaccines and treatments to control this disease. In this study, a new experimental model of TB in goats based on the intranasal nebulization of : Methods! ...

    Abstract Background: Goats are natural hosts of tuberculosis (TB) and are a valid animal model to test new vaccines and treatments to control this disease. In this study, a new experimental model of TB in goats based on the intranasal nebulization of
    Methods: Fourteen animals were divided into two groups of seven and challenged through the endobronchial (EB) and intranasal (IN) routes, respectively. Clinical signs, rectal temperature, body weight, and immunological responses from blood samples were followed up throughout the experiment. All goats were euthanized at 9 weeks post-challenge. Gross pathological examination, analysis of lung lesions using computed tomography, and bacterial load quantification in pulmonary lymph nodes (LNs) by qPCR were carried out.
    Results: The IN-challenged group showed a slower progression of the infection: delayed clinical signs (body weight gain reduction, peak of temperature, and apparition of other TB signs) and delayed immunological responses (IFN-γ peak response and seroconversion). At the end of the experiment, the IN group also showed significantly lower severity and dissemination of lung lesions, lower mycobacterial DNA load and volume of lesions in pulmonary LN, and higher involvement of the nasopharyngeal cavity and volume of the lesions in the retropharyngeal LN.
    Conclusion: The results indicated that the IN challenge with
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2587354-4
    ISSN 1664-302X
    ISSN 1664-302X
    DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1236834
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  5. Article: Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Broiler Isolates by Whole-Genome Sequencing

    Cantero, Guillermo / Correa-Fiz, Florencia / Ronco, Troels / Strube, Mikael / Cerdà-Cuéllar, Marta / Pedersen, Karl

    Foodborne pathogens & disease. 2018 Mar. 01, v. 15, no. 3

    2018  

    Abstract: Campylobacter has been the most commonly reported cause of bacterial diarrheal disease in humans in the European Union since 2005. Most broiler batches at slaughter are colonized with Campylobacter, and the major source of infection is contaminated ... ...

    Abstract Campylobacter has been the most commonly reported cause of bacterial diarrheal disease in humans in the European Union since 2005. Most broiler batches at slaughter are colonized with Campylobacter, and the major source of infection is contaminated poultry meat. The aim of this study was to characterize a selection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates from broilers through whole-genome sequencing (WGS). A total of 16 isolates (C. jejuni = 12 and C. coli = 4) from five broiler farms from Catalonia (northeastern Spain) were analyzed. A phylogenetic analysis based on 8420 single-nucleotide polymorphisms showed two main cluster grouping strains by species. Phenotypic resistances to quinolones (100%), tetracycline (81%), streptomycin (75%), erythromycin (56%), and gentamicin (13%) were found. All the isolates carried the C257T point mutation in the subunit A of the DNA gyrase gene (Thr86Ile) conferring resistance to quinolones, while all the isolates showing resistance to tetracycline carried the tet(O) gene. The genes aph(3′)-III and aadE conferring resistance to aminoglycosides were identified in the two isolates (one C. jejuni and one C. coli) resistant to streptomycin and gentamicin. The point mutation A2075G on the 23S rDNA conferring high resistance to macrolides was detected in three C. coli isolates. The CmeABC multidrug efflux pump was also detected, both in C. jejuni and C. coli isolates. All C. jejuni and C. coli isolates were positive for most of the 34 virulence-associated genes studied related to motility, chemotaxis, adhesion, and invasion. Interestingly, the wlaN gene involved in the Guillain–Barré syndrome was found in two isolates. The results underline the power of WGS for investigation of virulence, clonality, and antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter.
    Keywords Campylobacter coli ; Campylobacter jejuni ; DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolysing) ; European Union ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome ; adhesion ; antibiotic resistance ; broiler chickens ; chemotaxis ; diarrhea ; erythromycin ; farms ; genes ; gentamicin ; phenotype ; phylogeny ; point mutation ; poultry meat ; quinolones ; ribosomal DNA ; sequence analysis ; single nucleotide polymorphism ; slaughter ; streptomycin ; tetracycline ; transporters ; virulence ; Spain
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-0301
    Size p. 145-152.
    Publishing place Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2148479-X
    ISSN 1556-7125 ; 1535-3141
    ISSN (online) 1556-7125
    ISSN 1535-3141
    DOI 10.1089/fpd.2017.2325
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  6. Article: Experimental Mycobacterium microti Infection in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)

    Vidal, Enric / Burgaya, Judit / Michelet, Lorraine / Arrieta-Villegas, Claudia / Cantero, Guillermo / de Cruz, Krystel / Tambosco, Jennifer / Di Bari, Michelle / Romolo, Nonno / Boschiroli, Maria Laura / Pérez de Val, Bernat

    Microorganisms. 2022 Jan. 10, v. 10, no. 1

    2022  

    Abstract: Voles are maintenance hosts of Mycobacterium microti. In line with the goal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in livestock, the role of this mycobacteria needs to be assessed since it might interfere with current M. bovis/M. caprae surveillance strategies. ... ...

    Abstract Voles are maintenance hosts of Mycobacterium microti. In line with the goal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in livestock, the role of this mycobacteria needs to be assessed since it might interfere with current M. bovis/M. caprae surveillance strategies. To better understand the pathogenesis of TB in voles, an experimental infection model was set up to reproduce M. microti infection in laboratory Bank voles (Myodes glareolus). Two infection routes (intragastric and intraperitoneal) and doses (10⁵ and 10⁶ CFU/0.1 mL) were assessed. Voles were culled at different post-infection time points. Serology, histopathology, acid-fast bacilli staining, qPCR, and mycobacterial culture from tissues were performed. In addition, qPCR from feces and oral swabs were conducted to assess bacterial shedding. The model allowed us to faithfully reproduce the disease phenotype described in free-ranging voles and characterize the pathogenesis of the infection. Most animals showed multifocal and diffuse granulomatous lesions in the liver and spleen, respectively. Less frequently, granulomas were observed in lungs, lymph nodes, muscles, and salivary gland. Mycobacterial DNA was detected in feces from a few animals but not in oral swabs. However, one contact uninfected vole seroconverted and showed incipient TB compatible lesions, suggesting horizontal transmission between voles.
    Keywords Clethrionomys glareolus ; DNA ; Mycobacterium microti ; feces ; granuloma ; histopathology ; liver ; livestock ; lymph ; models ; monitoring ; pathogenesis ; phenotype ; salivary glands ; serology ; spleen ; tuberculosis ; voles
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0110
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2720891-6
    ISSN 2076-2607
    ISSN 2076-2607
    DOI 10.3390/microorganisms10010135
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  7. Article: Chronological brain lesions after SARS-CoV-2 infection in hACE2-transgenic mice

    Vidal, Enric / López-Figueroa, Carlos / Rodon, Jordi / Pérez, Mónica / Brustolin, Marco / Cantero, Guillermo / Guallar, Víctor / Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria / Carrillo, Jorge / Blanco, Julià / Clotet, Bonaventura / Vergara-Alert, Júlia / Segalés, Joaquim

    Veterinary pathology. 2022 July, v. 59, no. 4

    2022  

    Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes respiratory disease, but it can also affect other organs including the central nervous system. Several animal models have been developed to address different key questions related to ... ...

    Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes respiratory disease, but it can also affect other organs including the central nervous system. Several animal models have been developed to address different key questions related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Wild-type mice are minimally susceptible to certain SARS-CoV-2 lineages (beta and gamma variants), whereas hACE2-transgenic mice succumb to SARS-CoV-2 and develop a fatal neurological disease. In this article, we aimed to chronologically characterize SARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasion and neuropathology. Necropsies were performed at different time points, and the brain and olfactory mucosa were processed for histopathological analysis. SARS-CoV-2 virological assays including immunohistochemistry were performed along with a panel of antibodies to assess neuroinflammation. At 6 to 7 days post inoculation (dpi), brain lesions were characterized by nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis and diffuse astrogliosis and microgliosis. Vasculitis and thrombosis were also present and associated with occasional microhemorrhages and spongiosis. Moreover, there was vacuolar degeneration of virus-infected neurons. At 2 dpi, SARS-CoV-2 immunolabeling was only found in the olfactory mucosa, but at 4 dpi intraneuronal virus immunolabeling had already reached most of the brain areas. Maximal distribution of the virus was observed throughout the brain at 6 to 7 dpi except for the cerebellum, which was mostly spared. Our results suggest an early entry of the virus through the olfactory mucosa and a rapid interneuronal spread of the virus leading to acute encephalitis and neuronal damage in this mouse model.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; cerebellum ; histopathology ; immunohistochemistry ; meningoencephalitis ; mice ; mucosa ; neurons ; neuropathology ; respiratory tract diseases ; thrombosis ; vacuoles ; vasculitis ; viruses
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-07
    Size p. 613-626.
    Publishing place SAGE Publications
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 188012-3
    ISSN 1544-2217 ; 0300-9858
    ISSN (online) 1544-2217
    ISSN 0300-9858
    DOI 10.1177/03009858211066841
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  8. Article ; Online: Extended Viral Shedding of MERS-CoV Clade B Virus in Llamas Compared with African Clade C Strain.

    Rodon, Jordi / Mykytyn, Anna Z / Te, Nigeer / Okba, Nisreen M A / Lamers, Mart M / Pailler-García, Lola / Cantero, Guillermo / Albulescu, Irina / Bosch, Berend-Jan / Peiris, Malik / Bensaid, Albert / Vergara-Alert, Júlia / Haagmans, Bart L / Segalés, Joaquim

    Emerging infectious diseases

    2023  Volume 29, Issue 3, Page(s) 585–589

    Abstract: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) clade B viruses are found in camelids and humans in the Middle East, but clade C viruses are not. We provide experimental evidence for extended shedding of MERS-CoV clade B viruses in llamas, which ... ...

    Abstract Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) clade B viruses are found in camelids and humans in the Middle East, but clade C viruses are not. We provide experimental evidence for extended shedding of MERS-CoV clade B viruses in llamas, which might explain why they outcompete clade C strains in the Arabian Peninsula.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ; Camelids, New World ; Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine ; Coronavirus Infections ; Virus Shedding ; Camelus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1380686-5
    ISSN 1080-6059 ; 1080-6040
    ISSN (online) 1080-6059
    ISSN 1080-6040
    DOI 10.3201/eid2903.220986
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  9. Article: Experimental

    Vidal, Enric / Burgaya, Judit / Michelet, Lorraine / Arrieta-Villegas, Claudia / Cantero, Guillermo / de Cruz, Krystel / Tambosco, Jennifer / Di Bari, Michelle / Nonno, Romolo / Boschiroli, Maria Laura / Pérez de Val, Bernat

    Microorganisms

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 1

    Abstract: Voles are maintenance hosts ... ...

    Abstract Voles are maintenance hosts of
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2720891-6
    ISSN 2076-2607
    ISSN 2076-2607
    DOI 10.3390/microorganisms10010135
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  10. Article ; Online: Protective efficacy of an RBD-based Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) particle vaccine in llamas.

    Rodon, Jordi / Mykytyn, Anna Z / Cantero, Guillermo / Albulescu, Irina C / Bosch, Berend-Jan / Brix, Alexander / Audonnet, Jean-Christophe / Bensaid, Albert / Vergara-Alert, Júlia / Haagmans, Bart L / Segalés, Joaquim

    One health outlook

    2022  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 12

    Abstract: Ongoing outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continue posing a global health threat. Vaccination of livestock reservoir species is a recommended strategy to prevent spread of MERS-CoV among animals and potential spillover ... ...

    Abstract Ongoing outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continue posing a global health threat. Vaccination of livestock reservoir species is a recommended strategy to prevent spread of MERS-CoV among animals and potential spillover to humans. Using a direct-contact llama challenge model that mimics naturally occurring viral transmission, we tested the efficacy of a multimeric receptor binding domain (RBD) particle-display based vaccine candidate. While MERS-CoV was transmitted to naïve animals exposed to virus-inoculated llamas, immunization induced robust virus-neutralizing antibody responses and prevented transmission in 1/3 vaccinated, in-contact animals. Our exploratory study supports further improvement of the RBD-based vaccine to prevent zoonotic spillover of MERS-CoV.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2524-4655
    ISSN (online) 2524-4655
    DOI 10.1186/s42522-022-00068-9
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