Korean J Parasitol.  2019 Feb;57(1):61-67. 10.3347/kjp.2019.57.1.61.

Multi-Epitope Fusion Protein Eg mefAg-1 as a Serodiagnostic Candidate for Cystic Echinococcosis in Sheep

Affiliations
  • 1College of Animal Science & Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China. xjmqlqj@sina.com
  • 2State Key Laboratory for Sheep Genetic Improvement and Healthy Production, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, China.
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China.

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) in sheep is a hazardous zoonotic parasitic disease that is caused by Echinococcus granulosus (Eg). At present, serological test is an important diagnostic method for Eg infection in domestic animals. Here, a fusion protein Eg mefAg-1 harboring 8 dominant B-cell epitopes of Eg such as antigen B, tetraspanin 1, tetraspanin 6, reticulon and Eg95 was produced in E. coli and evaluated for CE in sheep by indirect ELISA. Eg mefAg-1 showed in ELISA a high sensitivity (93.41%) and specificity (99.31%), with a coincidence rate of 97.02%. Overall, it is suggested that the Eg mefAg-1 could be a potential antigen candidate for CE serodiagnosis in sheep.

Keyword

multi-epitope; fusion protein; serodiagnostic; antigen; cystic echinococcosis; indirect ELISA; sheep

MeSH Terms

Animals, Domestic
Echinococcosis*
Echinococcus granulosus
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
Methods
Parasitic Diseases
Sensitivity and Specificity
Serologic Tests
Sheep*
Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
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