Molecular Identification of<i> Mycobacterium</i> Species of Public Health and Veterinary Importance from Cattle in the South State of México

Zaragoza Bastida, Adrian; Rivero Pérez, Nallely; Valladares Carranza, Benjamín; Isaac-Olivé, Keila; Moreno Pérez, Pablo; Sandoval Trujillo, Horacio; Ramírez Durán, Ninfa

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Molecular Identification of Mycobacterium Species of Public Health and Veterinary Importance from Cattle in the South State of México

Adrian Zaragoza Bastida,^1,2Nallely Rivero Pérez,²Benjamín Valladares Carranza,³Keila Isaac-Olivé,¹Pablo Moreno Pérez,¹Horacio Sandoval Trujillo,⁴and Ninfa Ramírez Durán¹

Academic Editor: Nahuel Fittipaldi

Received09 Mar 2017

Revised12 May 2017

Accepted21 May 2017

Published14 Jun 2017

Abstract

Mycobacterium genus causes a variety of zoonotic diseases. The best known example is the zoonotic tuberculosis due to M. bovis. Much less is known about “nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM),” which are also associated with infections in humans. The Mexican standard NOM-ZOO-031-1995 regulates the presence of M. bovis in cattle; however, no regulation exists for the NTM species. The objective of this study was to isolate and identify nontuberculous mycobacteria species from cattle of local herds in the south region of the State of Mexico through the identification and detection of the 100 bp molecular marker in the 23S rRNA gene with subsequent sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Milk samples (35) and nasal exudate samples (68) were collected. From the 108 strains isolated, 39 were selected for identification. Thirteen strains isolated from nasal exudates amplified the 100 bp molecular marker and were identified as M. neoaurum (six strains), M. parafortuitum (four strains), M. moriokaense (two strains), and M. confluentis (one strain). Except M. parafortuitum, the other species identified are of public health and veterinary concern because they are pathogenic to humans, especially those with underlying medical conditions.

1. Introduction

The genus Mycobacterium causes a wide variety of zoonotic diseases. The best known example is zoonotic tuberculosis due to M. bovis, for which cattle is the main reservoir. M. bovis is part of the “tuberculosis complex,” which also includes the species M. tuberculosis, M. africanum, M. caprae, and M. microti [1].

Within the mycobacterial group are the “nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)," which are also associated with infections in humans. The NTM are found in various environmental sources such as soil, water, vegetation, animals, dairy products, and feces and may be transmitted inadvertently by inhalation, ingestion, or skin penetration [2].

The Mexican standard NOM-ZOO-031-1995 regulates the presence of M. bovis in cattle to control and eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB); however, no regulation exists for the NTM species. The official diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis due to the presence of M. bovis at the field level is based on the intradermal test using a purified protein derivative (tuberculin) [3]. Although used for several years, this test does not provide good sensitivity and specificity. Approximately 20% of the animals with tuberculosis do not react to the test [4], and the presence of other mycobacterial species, both tuberculosis complex and NTM species, causes interference that leads to false-positive and false-negative diagnoses.

Although Mexico has a regulatory standard, bTB prevalence in excess of 2% is reported in some areas [5]. Given the poor specificity and sensitivity of the tuberculin test, the actual presence of M. bovis is likely to be lower and the infection rate of cattle by other mycobacteria is likely to be higher, respectively. Thus, cattle breeders, veterinarians, technicians, and employees working in the livestock industry might be occupationally exposed to infections by M. bovis and NTM. Very little is known about occupational exposure to zoonoses due to NTM species because the identification of these species was a rather difficult task prior to the development of identification techniques based on molecular biology.

Currently, the molecular biology techniques most commonly used for the diagnosis of diseases caused by mycobacteria are restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) for the diagnosis of M. tuberculosis [6], spoligotyping for the diagnosis of M. bovis [7], and the detection of a 100-base pair (bp) “specific insertion” located on the 23S rRNA gene characteristic of Gram-positive bacteria with a high guanine-cytosine (HGC) content, which is considered a molecular marker for this group of bacteria [8, 9], followed by sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene for the identification of bacteria at the species level [10].

Among the NTM species identified by the aforementioned techniques are M. balnei, M. marinum, and M. platypoecilus, which have caused superficial and deep skin lesions [11]; M. kansasii from lung lesions [12]; M. simiae from generalized infections [13]; M. scrofulaceum from infections of the skin and internal organs [14]; M. szulgai associated with pulmonary infections, osteomyelitis, tenosynovitis, and lymphadenitis [15]; M. ulcerans associated with subcutaneous granulomas [16]; M. fortuitum and M. chelonae associated with vasculitis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, mediastinitis, meningitis, keratitis, and hepatitis [17]; M. abscessus, associated with erythematous lesions that progressed to ulcerated nodules [18]; and other species.

The largest percentage of the state inventory for heads of cattle in the State of Mexico in Mexico is concentrated in the southern region, and one of the main economic activities is cattle ranching [19]. The Mexican regulation for cattle control NOM-ZOO-031-1995 only focuses on the tuberculin test for the diagnosis of M. bovis. Little is known about the presence of NTM in the cattle of the region. Given the possibility of identifying species of actinobacteria by detection of the 100-base pair molecular marker on the 23S rRNA gene and the subsequent sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, it is possible to identify the aforementioned NTM species.

The objective of the present study was to isolate and identify NTM species from cattle of the south region of the State of Mexico. The Mycobacterium species were isolated from samples of nasal exudate and bovine milk and identified by detecting the 100-base pair molecular marker in the 23S rRNA gene with subsequent sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Sampling

A sampling was performed based on the spatial distribution of herds positive for bovine tuberculosis in the state of Mexico conducted by Zaragoza et al. 2015 [20]. Four herds of cattle were selected in the south region of the State of Mexico, one herd belonging to the Municipality of Temascaltepec and three herds belonging to the municipality of Zacazonapan. A total of 103 samples, 35 milk samples and 68 samples of nasal exudate, were collected. The distribution of the number and type of samples collected in each herd is shown in Table 1.

2.2. Obtaining Samples of Milk and Nasal Exudate

The udder and nipples were cleansed with purified water and soap and then dried with paper towels, and nipple asepsis was subsequently performed using swabs soaked in 70% alcohol. Five milliliters of milk was collected directly from the nipple in sterile 20 mL vessels, discarding the initial flow. Nasal exudate was collected directly from the inside of the nasal orifice using a 10 cm long sterile swab, which was then submerged in an isotonic saline solution (0.85%). Samples of milk and nasal exudate were stored at 4°C until processing.

2.3. Sample Processing

2.3.1. Isolation of Mycobacteria

The milk samples were centrifuged at 2500 revolutions per minute (rpm) for 10 minutes. The pellets from the milk and nasal exudate samples were inoculated into the following culture medium selective for mycobacteria: Stonebrink (BD BBL 220504), Middlebrook (BD BBL 254521), and Middlebrook (BD BBL 254521) supplemented with 6 g of sodium pyruvate per liter (Middlebrook-P). The inoculated media were incubated at 37°C for 8 weeks and were assessed every 3 days.

2.3.2. Classification of Isolated Strains

The isolated strains were distributed in groups according to the following characteristics: colony pigmentation, growth time, and colony characteristics (shape, consistency, texture, and pigment production). Isolated strains were stained with Ziehl-Neelsen to confirm the presence of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) [21].

2.4. DNA Extraction

Strains with microscopic characteristics similar to mycobacteria (acid-fast positivity) and two representative strains of each group were selected for identification. To obtain biomass, the strains were inoculated into 30 mL of Middlebrook liquid culture medium (BD BBL 254521) in 125 mL flasks and incubated at 37°C for 7 days. The liquid medium was transferred to sterile 15 mL Falcon tubes and centrifuged for 15 minutes at 14,000 rpm. Then, the supernatant was removed and the pellet was transferred to 1.5 mL Eppendorf tubes; the tubes were then centrifuged at 14,000 rpm × 5 minutes, and the supernatant was discarded. DNA extraction was performed on the resulting pellet using the Wizard Genomic DNA Purification kit (Promega A1120).

2.5. Detection of the Molecular Marker in the 23S rRNA Gene

The 100 bp molecular marker located on the 23S rRNA gene was amplified according to the methodology described by Roller et al. (1992) using the following primers [8]: 23S InsF, 5′-(AC)A(AGT)GCGTAG(AGCT)CGA(AT)GG-3′, and 23S InsR, 5′-GTG(AT)CGGTTT(AGCT)(GCT)GGTA-3′.

The reaction was conducted using a commercial Taq DNA polymerase (Promega M1661). The following thermal cycle conditions were used: a predenaturation step for 5 minutes (94°C); 29 cycles of denaturation for 30 seconds (94°C), hybridization for 45 seconds (46°C), and elongation for 50 seconds (72°C); and, finally, a postelongation cycle of 5 minutes (72°C). The amplified fragments were confirmed on a 2% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide (SIGMA 46065).

2.6. Amplification of the 16S rRNA Gene

Strains that amplified the 100 bp phylogenetic marker were selected for 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The following primers were used for the amplification: 8f: AGAGTTTGATCMTGGCTCAG and 1492r: TACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACTT.

The reaction was conducted using a commercial Taq DNA polymerase (Promega M1661). The following thermal cycle conditions were used: one predenaturation step for 5 minutes (94°C); 34 cycles of denaturation for 30 seconds (94°C), hybridization for 20 seconds (52°C), and elongation for 1 minute 30 seconds (72°C); and, finally, a postelongation cycle of 7 minutes (72°C).

The amplified fragments were confirmed on a 1% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide (SIGMA 46065). The products of this amplification were purified using the Amicon Ultra Filter® kit (Millipore UFC901008) and confirmed on a 1% agarose gel to verify their presence and quality.

2.7. Identification of Mycobacterium Species

The amplified products of the 16S rRNA gene were sent to the Macrogen Sequencing Service, Maryland, USA. The obtained sequences were analyzed and corrected using the BioEdit program [22]. Consensus sequences were constructed from the forward and reverse fragments, which were compared with sequences deposited previously in GenBank of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using the BLAST program [23] and EzTaxon 2.1 [24].

2.8. Phylogenetic Analysis

Sequences of the 16S rRNA gene were obtained for the following mycobacterial species from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSM): M. neoaurum ATCC²⁵⁷⁹⁵, M. parafortuitum DSM⁴³⁵²⁸, M. moriokaense , and M. confluentis . The sequences of the collection strains and those of the strains isolated in the present investigation were aligned with the BioEdit program [22]. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using the maximum parsimony method in MEGA software version 4 [25]. To form the root of the cladogram, the sequence of Pantoea agglomerans DSM 3493 was used.

3. Results

The 108 strains isolated from the 103 collected samples were distributed in 13 groups according to their macroscopic and microscopic morphological characteristics (Table 2). Groups 11 and 12, particularly, were composed of acid-fast strains.

For identification at the species level, 39 strains were chosen: 10 of them belonged to group 11 and 7 to group 12. Two strains from each one of the remaining 11 groups were selected to complete the 39 strains. The 100 bp molecular marker was found in the 33% (13/39) of the selected strains. For them, the 16S rRNA gene was amplified for sequencing and identification at the species level.

The overall prevalence of NTM on the collected samples was 12.6% (13/103) considering both milk and nasal exudate samples. However, the specific prevalence for nasal exudate samples was 19.1% (13/68).

According to the sequence comparison, four NTM species of the genus Mycobacterium were identified; 64% (6/13) of the strains had 98% and 99% of similarities with M. neoaurum, while 31% (4/13) had 99% similarity with M. parafortuitum, 15% (2/13) had similarities of 98% and 99% with M. moriokaense, and, finally, 8% (1/13) had 99% similarity with M. confluentis (Table 3).

The phylogenetic tree was formed with the genus Mycobacterium and four of its species by which the phylogenetic relationships between the collection strains and the strains isolated in the present investigation were observed (Figure 1).

4. Discussion

The NTM species were isolated from samples of nasal exudate only, which eliminated the samples from one of the local farms of this study (Table 1). We found that the specific prevalence was 19.1% in herds of the south region of the State of Mexico. Similar studies in the United States, South Africa, Tanzania, and Brazil reported NTM prevalence values of 3.4%, 24.5%, 7%, and 7.8%, respectively; therefore, the prevalence value found in this study lies within the range reported previously [26–29]. In this study, 13 of the 39 analyzed strains were identified as the NTM species M. neoaurum, M. moriokaense, M. confluentis, and M. parafortuitum.

M. neoaurum, a member of the Mycobacterium parafortuitum complex, is responsible for a broad spectrum of illnesses, most of them device related infections such as Hickman catheters, BROVIAC catheters, PICC lines [30–33], arteriovenous fistula that included a polytetrafluoroethylene graft [34], pace makers [35], and prosthetic valve endocarditis [36]. Immunocompromised patients holding these devices are the principal hosts, for example, patients suffering from cancer [32] and diabetics with renal failure [31, 33, 34] and heart problems [35]. M. neoaurum has also been isolated from patients with urinary infections [37], meningoencephalitis and alterations in the central nervous system [38], bacteremia and endocarditis [39], and pulmonary infection [40, 41]. Although it has been mainly isolated from clinical cases, there are also reports about its isolation from milk and cattle [28, 42, 43].

M. moriokaense was isolated from sputum sample [44]. Although it is considered nonpathogenic for humans, it has been associated with pulmonary diseases [45]. M. confluentis was isolated from sputum samples as well [46], and, along with M. parafortuitum, both are considered nonpathogenic species. M. confluentis, M. moriokaense, and M. neoaurum have been isolated from different bovine and wildlife tissues with tuberculous lesions, whereas M. parafortuitum has only been isolated from bovine milk [26, 28, 47–49]. However, in our work, M. parafortuitum was only isolated from nasal exudate samples.

The nutritional requirements of mycobacteria differ among various species, which was the reason for using different culture media. Notably, seven of the 13 strains identified in this study were isolated in Stonebrink medium, including M. neoaurum, M. parafortuitum, and M. moriokaense. This result is consistent with that described by Sepúlveda et al. [50] who indicated that Stonebrink medium is suitable for the recovery of different species of the genus Mycobacterium. García-Martos and García-Agudo [51] reported that Middlebrook medium is optimal for the isolation of actinomycetes, which is in accord with the present investigation considering that two species, M. neoaurum and M. parafortuitum, were isolated in this medium. Notably, M. confluentis was isolated only in Middlebrook medium supplemented with sodium pyruvate; thus, the strategy of using different culture media was appropriate because it allowed the isolation of different species of the genus Mycobacterium.

The detection of the molecular marker present in the 23S rRNA gene of Gram-positive bacteria with HGC content allowed discrimination between strains of eubacteria and mycobacteria. The sequencing analysis of the 16S rRNA gene made the identification at the species level possible; therefore, the combination of these methodologies is appropriate for the identification of NTM species.

5. Conclusions

Using the methodology described in this study, four NTM species were isolated and identified: M. confluentis, M. moriokaense, M. neoaurum, and M. parafortuitum. These species were isolated for the first time from nasal exudates of bovines from the south region of the State of Mexico. Three of the identified species (M. neoaurum, M. moriokaense, and M. confluentis) are of public health and veterinary importance.

Disclosure

This work is derived from the thesis for the degree of Doctorate in Health Sciences (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México), registered in the PNPC-CONACYT.

Conflicts of Interest

All authors declare that they do not have any conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial assistance from the Secretary of Research and Advanced Studies of Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEMex) through the following research grants: (i) “Implementation of Geographic Information Systems and Techniques of Molecular Biology, as tools in the detection and identification of Mycobacterium spp.,” SIEA-UAEM 3486/2013CHT, and (ii) the network “Microbiología y química en las Ciencias de la Salud,” 039/2014RIF.

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