10.3389/fvets.2018.00272.s002
Marian Price-Carter
Marian
Price-Carter
Rudiger Brauning
Rudiger
Brauning
Geoffrey W. de Lisle
Geoffrey
W. de Lisle
Paul Livingstone
Paul
Livingstone
Mark Neill
Mark
Neill
Jane Sinclair
Jane
Sinclair
Brent Paterson
Brent
Paterson
Gillian Atkinson
Gillian
Atkinson
Garry Knowles
Garry
Knowles
Kevin Crews
Kevin
Crews
Joseph Crispell
Joseph
Crispell
Rowland Kao
Rowland
Kao
Suelee Robbe-Austerman
Suelee
Robbe-Austerman
Tod Stuber
Tod
Stuber
Julian Parkhill
Julian
Parkhill
James Wood
James
Wood
Simon Harris
Simon
Harris
Desmond M. Collins
Desmond M.
Collins
Image_2_Whole Genome Sequencing for Determining the Source of Mycobacterium bovis Infections in Livestock Herds and Wildlife in New Zealand.TIF
Frontiers
2018
Mycobacterium bovis
molecular fingerprint
whole genome sequencing
New Zealand
bovine tuberculosis control
epidemiology
2018-10-30 04:38:03
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<p>The ability to DNA fingerprint Mycobacterium bovis isolates helped to define the role of wildlife in the persistence of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand. DNA fingerprinting results currently help to guide wildlife control measures and also aid in tracing the source of infections that result from movement of livestock. During the last 5 years we have developed the ability to distinguish New Zealand (NZ) M. bovis isolates by comparing the sequences of whole genome sequenced (WGS) M. bovis samples. WGS provides much higher resolution than our other established typing methods and greatly improves the definition of the regional localization of NZ M. bovis types. Three outbreak investigations are described and results demonstrate how WGS analysis has led to the confirmation of epidemiological sourcing of infection, to better definition of new sources of infection by ruling out other possible sources, and has revealed probable wildlife infection in an area considered to be free of infected wildlife. The routine use of WGS analyses for sourcing new M. bovis infections will be an important component of the strategy employed to eradicate bovine TB from NZ livestock and wildlife.</p>