RT Journal T1 POLYPEPTIDE MAPPING AND WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM FIELD ISOLATES A1 M. Rauf A1 Z. I. Chaudhary A1 M. Younus A1 A. A. Anjum A1 H. M. Khan A1 M. A. Ali JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 24 IS 1 SP 154 OP 158 YR 2014 FD 2014/02/01 DO DOI NA AB

Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG), an intracellular bacterium, causative agent of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) of poultry, is transmitted vertically and horizontally. MG is cosmopolitan in distribution and causes huge economic losses to poultry industry. To lower economic losses and spread of bacteria, molecular characterization can provide basis for its control. Field isolates of MG prevalent in Pakistan were characterized to check antigenic variations and determination of immunogenic proteins. Protein profiling was carried out using Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Poly Acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) using 12.5 percent resolving gel under reduced conditions. Determination of immunogenic antigens among segregated proteins was done by western blotting. Five major polypeptides with molecular weights of 32.35, 43.65, 52.48, 64.56 and 70.8kDa were revealed. No antigenic variation was observed by SDS-PAGE among isolated bacteria from out breaks of CRD. Out of five polypeptides three with molecular weights of 52.48, 43.65 and 32.35kDa were declared immunogenic in nature as determined by western blotting. Results of present study can be used as base line for production and evaluation of subunit vaccines.

K1 Mycoplasma gallisepticum, CRD, SDS-PAGE, Polypeptide and Western blot PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2014-JAPS-23