Use of fecal volatile organic compound analysis to discriminate between non-vaccinated and BCG-Vaccinated cattle prior to and after Mycobacterium bovis challenge

PLoS One. 2017 Jul 7;12(7):e0179914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179914. eCollection 2017.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Domestic
  • Animals, Wild
  • BCG Vaccine*
  • Cattle
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Mycobacterium bovis / isolation & purification
  • Mycobacterium bovis / pathogenicity
  • Tuberculosis, Bovine / microbiology
  • Tuberculosis, Bovine / prevention & control*
  • Volatile Organic Compounds / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • BCG Vaccine
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.