Molecular characterization of lumpy skin disease virus during the first outbreak of lumpy skin disease in Northern Himalayas, India.

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a highly contagious and fatal transboundary viral disease of cattle and water buffaloes caused by the Lumpy Skin Disease virus (LSDV) which belongs to the genus Capripoxvirus of the Poxviridae family. The disease causes huge economic impact and has been listed as a notifiable disease by World Organization for Animal Health. We present the molecular epidemiology of an LSD outbreak, the first-ever outbreak of the disease in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, India; a region lying in Northern Himalayas.

Genotyping and antimicrobial resistance profile of ESKAPE pathogens from a tertiary care hospital in Jammu & Kashmir, India.

The rise of MDR (multi drug resistant) ESKAPE pathogens in hospitals is a pressing global healthcare crisis, demanding urgent attention and action. The current study investigates the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of ESKAPE pathogens in a tertiary care hospital in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Out of 244 ESKAPE pathogens isolated in present study from patients of a tertiary care hospital, 84 (34.

Short Variable Regions flaA Gene (SVR-flaA) Diversity and Virulence Profile of Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter from Poultry and Poultry Meat in India.

Human gastrointestinal infections caused by Campylobacter species is the second most important foodborne illness after salmonellosis worldwide. Poultry represent one of the main sources of Campylobacter organisms. In the present study, the short variable region of flagellin gene (SVR-flaA) typing was carried out to determine the variation among the circulating strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.

Nipah and Hendra Viruses: Deadly Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses with the Potential to Cause the Next Pandemic.

Nipah and Hendra viruses are deadly zoonotic paramyxoviruses with a case fatality rate of upto 75%. The viruses belong to the genus henipavirus in the family , a family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. The natural reservoirs of NiV and HeV are bats (flying foxes) in which the virus infection is asymptomatic.

Molecular typing of based on coagulase gene.

Aim: This study was conducted to study the coagulase gene-based genetic diversity of , isolated from different samples of cattle using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and their sequence-based phylogenetic analysis.

Materials And Methods: A total of 192 different samples from mastitic milk, nasal cavity, and pus from skin wounds of cattle from Military Dairy Farm, Jammu, India, were screened for the presence of . The presumptive isolates were confirmed by gene-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of methicillin-resistant from bovine mastitis.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of methicillin-sensitive and (MSSA) methicillin-resistant (MRSA) from bovine mastitis and to characterize them with respect to antibiotic resistance gene .

Materials And Methods: A total of 160 mastitic milk samples were screened for the presence of . The presumptive positive isolates were confirmed using and gene-based polymerase chain reaction.

Prevalence and Antibiogram study of Rhodococcus equi in equines of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Rhodococcus equi infection in equines of Jammu and Kashmir, India, and evaluate the zoonotic threat posed by this organism to equine owners and tourists. One hundred and forty-one samples (98 samples from adult animals ≥5 years old and 43 samples from foals less than 6 months old) were collected in duplicate from nasopharyngeal tract of equines for isolation and direct PCR. A total of 12 isolates of R.