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Use of fecal volatile organic compound analysis to discriminate between nonvaccinated and BCG-Vaccinated cattle prior to and after Mycobacterium bovis challenge
United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
  • Christine K. Ellis, USDA National Wildlife Research Center
  • Somchai Rice, Iowa State University
  • Devin Maurer, Iowa State University
  • Randal S. Stahl, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services
  • W. Ray Waters, USDA National Wildlife Research Center
  • Mitchell V. Palmer, USDA National Wildlife Research Center
  • Pauline Nol, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
  • Jack C. Rhyan, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
  • Kurt C. VerCauteren, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services
  • Jacek A. Koziel, Iowa State University
Date of this Version
1-1-2017
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Ellis CK, Rice S, Maurer D, Stahl R, Waters WR, Palmer MV, et al. (2017) Use of fecal volatile organic compound analysis to discriminate between non-vaccinated and BCGÐVaccinated cattle prior to and after Mycobacterium bovis challenge. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0179914. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179914

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Open Access.

Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease of global public health concern. Development of diagnostic tools to improve test accuracy and efficiency in domestic livestock and enable surveillance of wildlife reservoirs would improve disease management and eradication efforts. Use of volatile organic compound analysis in breath and fecal samples is being developed and optimized as a means to detect disease in humans and animals. In this study we demonstrate that VOCs present in fecal samples can be used to discriminate between non-vaccinated and BCG-vaccinated cattle prior to and after Mycobacterium bovis challenge.

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Christine K. Ellis, Somchai Rice, Devin Maurer, Randal S. Stahl, et al.. "Use of fecal volatile organic compound analysis to discriminate between nonvaccinated and BCG-Vaccinated cattle prior to and after Mycobacterium bovis challenge" (2017)
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