Campus Units
Animal Science
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2-2021
Journal or Book Title
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
Volume
232
First Page
110181
DOI
10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110181
Abstract
Non-typhoidal Salmonella is one of the most common causes of bacterial foodborne disease and consumption of contaminated poultry products, including turkey, is one source of exposure. Minimizing Salmonella colonization of commercial turkeys could decrease the incidence of Salmonella-associated human foodborne illness. Understanding host responses to these bacteria is critical in developing strategies to minimize colonization and reduce food safety risk. In this study, we evaluated bacterial load and blood leukocyte transcriptomic responses of 3-week-old turkeys challenged with the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) UK1 strain. Turkeys (n = 8/dose) were inoculated by oral gavage with 108 or 1010 colony forming units (CFU) of S. Typhimurium UK1, and fecal shedding and tissue colonization were measured across multiple days post-inoculation (dpi). Fecal shedding was 1–2 log10 higher in the 1010 CFU group than the 108 CFU group, but both doses effectively colonized the crop, spleen, ileum, cecum, colon, bursa of Fabricius and cloaca without causing any detectable clinical signs in either group of birds. Blood leukocytes were isolated from a subset of the birds (n = 3–4/dpi) both pre-inoculation (0 dpi) and 2 dpi with 1010 CFU and their transcriptomic responses assayed by RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq). At 2 dpi, 647 genes had significant differential expression (DE), including large increases in expression of immune genes such as CCAH221, IL4I1, LYZ, IL13RA2, IL22RA2, and ACOD1. IL1β was predicted as a major regulator of DE in the leukocytes, which was predicted to activate cell migration, phagocytosis and proliferation, and to impact the STAT3 and toll-like receptor pathways. These analyses revealed genes and pathways by which turkey blood leukocytes responded to the pathogen and can provide potential targets for developing intervention strategies or diagnostic assays to mitigate S. Typhimurium colonization in turkeys.
Rights
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Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Monson, Melissa S.; Bearson, Bradley L.; Sylte, Matthew J.; Looft, Torey; Lamont, Susan J.; and Bearson, Shawn M. D., "Transcriptional response of blood leukocytes from turkeys challenged with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium UK1" (2021). Animal Science Publications. 639.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_pubs/639
Comments
This article is published as Monson, Melissa S., Bradley L. Bearson, Matthew J. Sylte, Torey Looft, Susan J. Lamont, and Shawn MD Bearson. "Transcriptional response of blood leukocytes from turkeys challenged with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium UK1." Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology (2020): 110181. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110181.