Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (11): 5732-5742.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.11.031

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Expression of FtsZ Protein of Mycoplasma synoviae and Establishment of an Indirect ELISA Method for Antibody Detection

SONG Hongyan(), CHEN Fuyou, JIA Chenyu, HUANG Yuzhou, LAI Yufang, ZHOU Qi, HUANG Lidong, CHEN Jilong, LI Xunliang*()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Animal Pathogen Infection and Immunology of Fujian Province, College of Animal Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2025-01-14 Online:2025-11-23 Published:2025-11-27
  • Contact: LI Xunliang E-mail:1342591203@qq.com;lxl_313@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Mycoplama synoviae (MS) is a significant avian pathogen, and its FtsZ protein (filamentous temperature-sensitive protein Z) has good immunogenicity. This study aimed to establish an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting MS antibodies based on the FtsZ gene of the MS-FJ01 strain, a conserved cell division protein with high immunogenicity. The FtsZ gene from the MS-FJ01 strain was cloned into pET-28a vector and expressed in Escherichia coli. The purified recombinant protein was used as a coating antigen to optimize ELISA conditions. Specificity and reproducibility was evaluated using sera from MS-infected and other pathogen-infected chickens. The established MS indirect ELISA antibody detection method demonstrated high specificity, and only had specific reaction with the positive serum of MS. The method showed no cross-reactivity with serum of MG, NDV, AIV H9, E. coli and Salmonella. The cutoff value (S/P≥0.498) was determined based on 30 negative sera (${\bar x}$=0.132, s=0.122). Intra-and inter-assay coefficients of variation (CV) were 1.32%-4.78% and 2.81%-4.72%, repeatability. Compared with IDEXX, the positive, negative, and total coincidence rates were 82.1%, 95.8%, and 82%, repeatability. This study successfully established an indirect ELISA antibody detection method based on the FtsZ protein of MS. The method demonstrates high specificity and reproducibility, offering a cost-effective tool for MS diagnosis and epidemiological surveilance.

Key words: Mycoplama synoviae, indirect ELISA, FtsZ protein, antibody detection

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