Detection of virulence factors of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), isolated from broilers with chronic respiratory disease, using Real-time PCR High-Resolution Melting Curve technique

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Arash Ramezanpour shahi 1
Abdolkarim Zamani Moghadam 2
Mohammadreza Mahzounieh 3
1 Department of clinical sciences, Faculty of veterinary, Shahrekord university, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
3 Department of pathobiology Faculty of Veterinary, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
10.22034/ijvcs.2026.14740.1084
Abstract
Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) is a bacterial pathogen that causes chronic respiratory disease (CRD) in poultry. CRD not only reduces productivity in poultry farms but also leads to significant economic losses in the poultry industry. Molecular methods have emerged as a reliable tool for the diagnosis of this bacterial infection. The aim of this study was to identify virulence factors of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolated from chickens with respiratory diseases using Real-time PCR High-Resolution Melting curve (HRM) technique. In general, 50 broiler farms were included in this study. 20 samples were collected from each farm. DNA extraction was performed using CTB i-genomic DNA extraction kit. From 50 farms where samples were collected, four farms were identified as Mycoplasma positive using Real-time PCR method. The melting curve was performed with high-resolution real-time PCR and the obtained data were analyzed using the PCR max system. PCR results showed that pvpA, crmA and gapA genes were present in these samples, the results of phylogenetic tree drawing were compared with similar samples in previous studies. HRM analysis reveals molecular diversity between isolates. The results of this study showed that the use of HRM Real-time PCR is a reliable method to identify and investigate the presence of virulence factors related to the Mycoplasma pathogen.
Keywords
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
chronic respiratory disease
Poultry
virulence gene
HRM Real-time PCR
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Volume 18, Issue 1 - Serial Number 30
Spring & Summer 2024
August 2024
Pages 35-45