Isolation and Histopathological Changes Associated with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Lymph Nodes Condemned at a Bovine Slaughterhouse

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:30:01Z
Fecha de publicación2020-01-01
ResumenBackground: non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infect humans and animals and have a critical confounding effect on the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis. The Official Mexican Standard (Norma Oficial Mexicana, NOM-ZOO-031-1995) for food safety regulates Mycobacterium bovis in cattle, but not the NTM species. The study’s objective was to isolate and identify the NTM present in condemned bovine lymph nodes in a slaughterhouse, characterize the histological lesions, and correlate bacteriological and microscopic findings with the antemortem tuberculin skin test. Methods: from 528 cattle, one or two pooled samples of lymph nodes from each animal were cultured for Mycobacteria spp. and processed for histopathology. Results: mycobacteria were isolated from 54/528 (10.2%) of the condemned lymph nodes; 25/54 (46.2%) of these isolates were NTM; 4 bacteriological cultures with fungal contamination were discarded. Granulomatous and pyogranulomatous inflammation were present in 6/21 (28.6%) and 7/21 (33.3%) of the NTM-positive lymph nodes, respectively. The species of NTM associated with granulomatous lymphadenitis were M. scrofulaceum, M. triviale, M. terrae, and M. szulgai, while those causing pyogranulomatous lesions were M. szulgai, M. kansasii, M. phlei, and M. scrofulaceum. Conclusions: the NTM infections can cause false-positive results in the tuberculin test because of cross immune reactivity and interference with the postmortem identification of M. bovis in cattle.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040172es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/1944
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialMDPI AGes_ES
RelaciónVeterinary Scienceses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040172es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteVeterinary Sciences
TítuloIsolation and Histopathological Changes Associated with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Lymph Nodes Condemned at a Bovine Slaughterhousees_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorHernández-Jarguín, Angélica M.
AutorMartínez-Burnes, Julio
AutorMolina-Salinas, Gloria M.
AutorCruz-Hernández, Ned I. de la
AutorPalomares-Rangel, José L.
AutorMayagoitia, Alfonso López
AutorBarrios-García, Hugo B.
AutorHernández-Jarguín, Angélica M.es_ES
AutorMartínez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorMolina-Salinas, Gloria M.es_ES
AutorCruz-Hernández, Ned I. de laes_ES
AutorPalomares-Rangel, José L.es_ES
AutorMayagoitia, Alfonso Lópezes_ES
AutorBarrios-García, Hugo B.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número4es_ES
Rango de páginas172es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040172
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen7es_ES

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