细胞壁缺陷型淋病奈瑟菌cppB基因的检测

目的：了解细胞壁缺陷对淋病奈瑟菌隐蔽性质粒B基因（cppB）的影响。方法：用青霉素诱导林病奈瑟菌成L型,以非高渗液体培养基传代培养并获得L型纯培养物,用cppB基因特异性引物以聚合酶链反应（PCR）检测不同代次稳定L型纯培养物的cppB基因。结果：淋病奈瑟菌细菌型及其传1-4代的L型培养物具有cppB基因,传5代后的L型培养物不能检出cppB基因。结论：细胞壁缺陷可造成淋病奈瑟菌隐蔽性质粒丢失,导致cppB基因PCR检测漏诊。     

细胞壁缺陷白喉棒状杆菌致病作用的观察及其毒力基因检测

目的比较白喉棒状杆菌亲代细菌型及其稳定L型动物致病性的差异,了解白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型变异的特点,探讨其变异的性质及其与细胞壁缺陷突变的关系。方法用氨苄青霉素在非高渗培养基内人工诱导产毒性白喉棒状杆菌为稳定L型。采用白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型纯培养物及其代谢产物皮内感染家兔,观察局部感染部位皮肤或全身的病理改变。采用微量法提取白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型的染色体DNA,用Tox基因特异性引物进行PCR扩增以检测毒素蛋白结构基因,并进行序列测定和分析。结果白喉棒状杆菌在氨苄青霉素作用下可发生细胞壁缺陷而成为L型,白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型不能引起动物局部或全身发生异常表现,该稳定L型的传代培养物可仍然保留同其亲代细菌型一致的Tox基因及其核苷酸序列。结论提示细胞壁缺失将导致白喉棒状杆菌与产生毒素蛋白有关结构基因在宿主菌细胞内的表达受到抑制,以致使白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型丧失了产生外毒素致病的作用。     

细胞壁缺陷对白喉棒状杆菌致病性影响的研究

检测白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型对动物的致病性,探讨细胞壁缺陷对白喉棒状杆菌致病性的影响及其可能的分子机制。采用氨苄青霉素在非高渗培养基内诱导并获得产毒性白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型纯培养物。收集白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型纯培养物及其代谢产物,将收集的高于细菌型10 000倍浓度的白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型纯培养物及其代谢产物皮内注射家兔,观察局部注射部位皮肤或全身的病理改变。分别采用对流免疫电泳(CIEP)和SDS-不连续聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)检测白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型可溶性代谢产物中的白喉毒素蛋白质。结果显示,白喉棒状杆菌稳定L型不能引起动物局部或全身发生异常表现,在其可溶性代谢产物中并未检测到白喉毒素蛋白质。提示细胞壁缺陷变异可影响白喉棒状杆菌产生白喉毒素蛋白质,从而使其丧失了产生外毒素致病的作用。     

淋病奈瑟菌感染实验室检测技术的进展

细菌培养是诊断淋病奈瑟菌(NG)感染的"金标准",也是目前诊断淋病最可靠的方法.但淋病奈瑟菌在人体外抵抗力极弱,不易培养;仅做细菌形态学检查,诊断意义有限.随着淋病奈瑟菌耐药性不断增强,多重耐药菌出现并广泛传播.高敏感性、高特异性、操作简便的分子生物学检验技术,如单管多重聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术等,已开始用于淋病奈瑟...     

结核分枝杆菌滤过型的初步研究

目的研究结核分枝杆菌滤过型的生物学特性与检测方法。方法菌阴肺结核患者的结核分枝杆菌及其L型的液体培养物经0.45μm滤膜过滤后,涂片观察细菌形态,滤液分别进行分枝杆菌及其L型培养,并采用荧光基因定量法进行结核菌DNA检测。培养物用免疫组化染色鉴定,并采用透射电镜观察。结果30例痰、血滤前、滤后FQ-PCR检测同时阳性为53%,同时阴性为13%,滤前、滤后FQ-PCR结果符合率为67%。滤过后液体培养9例涂片见少许抗酸颗粒或椭圆性球菌。透射电镜见细胞壁缺失的"致密体"样细菌和细胞壁缺如菌。结论菌阴肺结核痰及血培养物中存在结核菌滤过型,滤过型携带遗传信息并可自我复制,采用生物学方法可以对其进行检测。     

沙门菌CWDMs脂代谢检测

采用毛地黄皂苷敏感试验和菌细胞胆固醇、甘油三脂及胆碱酯酶定性与定量分析法,检测伤寒杆菌和甲型副伤寒杆菌经L 型变异后形成的细胞壁缺陷突变株(CW DM )的脂类代谢活性,了解这些CW DM 变异的性质和探讨细菌细胞壁缺陷突变与细菌演变的关系。结果表明,沙门菌CW DM s 具有显著的胆固醇和甘油三脂代谢活性、对毛地黄皂苷高度敏感并且还具有与白色念珠菌相似的胆固醇和甘油三脂的含量,但未能检出胆碱酯酶活性。CW DM s返祖菌丧失了脂类代谢酶类和胞浆膜不含胆固醇,恢复了与其亲代细菌型相似的代谢特征。提示在沙门菌天然即存在有与脂类及胆固醇代谢相关的基因,细胞壁的缺陷导致这些脂类及胆固醇代谢基因活化,以致 CW DM s 能够表达固醇和甘油三脂代谢活性和胞浆膜含有胆固醇     

淋病奈瑟菌对hCD46基因转染COS-1细胞的黏附

为研究hCD46在菌毛介导的淋病奈瑟菌宿主特异性黏附过程中的作用。用连接PCR技术扩增出启动子与cDNA相连的hCD46小基因,并将其置换出pcDNA3.1载体中的CMV启动子,构建成重组真核表达载体pCD46。转染COS-1细胞后用间接免疫荧光法检测到hCD46 cDNA在其自身启动子的指导下可在COS-1细胞膜表面有效表达,Western blotting检测表明表达产物的分子正确,用流式细胞术分选表达hCD46的基因转染细胞COS-1-46。细菌黏附实验显示菌毛阳性淋病奈瑟菌临床分离株对COS-1-46细胞有较强的黏附性。提示hCD46是菌毛介导的淋病奈瑟菌特异性黏附于人黏膜细胞的一种重要受体,hCD46小基因可用于淋病奈瑟菌感染转基因小鼠模型的制备。     

杭州市淋病奈瑟菌质粒酶切图谱分析研究

目的 :了解杭州市淋病奈瑟菌质粒携带及质粒谱型分布情况。方法 :采用碱裂解法对门诊 2 0 0 0年 1月～ 2 0 0 1年 10月分离的 2 0 7株淋病奈瑟菌进行了质粒抽提及质粒谱分型研究 ,并对菌株的青霉素耐药现象和耐药性质粒的关系进行探讨。结果 :2 0 7株淋病奈瑟菌中 194株 (93 .7% )检见质粒带 ,其中含一条质粒带的 112株 (5 4.11% ) ,含两条质粒带的 12株 (5 .8% ) ,含三条带的 70株 (3 3 .82 % ) ,尚有 13株(6.2 8% )未检测到质粒。以 E.coli V5 17细菌质粒作分子量标准 ,测得这些分子量分别为 2 .6、4.5、和 2 4.5Md。质粒谱型以 2 .6 4.5 2 4.5 Md(3 3 .82 % )多见。结论 :杭州地区质粒酶切图谱的分析研究有助于淋病的治疗和防治 ,这将对该地区淋病奈瑟菌的分子流行病学调查和淋病监控提供依据     

细菌L型的组织印片法检测

应用组织印片革兰氏、细胞壁染色的方法,检查36例慢性扁桃体炎、15例慢性咽炎组织中的细菌L型。结果表明,组织印片革兰氏染色和细胞壁染色L型菌的检出率相同,阳性率是90.2％,与对照组中同一标本的L型培养和免疫组织化学染色的L型检出率均具有一致性(P>0.05)。上述4种检查方法的L型检出率之间亦无显著性差异(P>0.05)。故我们认为,组织印片法检测细菌L型简便、准确,是L型感染初步筛选的最佳方法,可用于L型感染的快速诊断。     

细菌L型的研究在临床,微生态学与流行病学上的意义

L型是细菌、真菌等微生物的细胞壁缺陷型。Klieneberger 1935年首先从念珠状链杆菌的培养物中发现,菌落小,有球形,丝状及巨形体。当时认为是一种与此菌共生的类胸膜肺炎微生物(PPLO)后经Dienes(1939)等系统研究后认为是由念珠状链杆菌变异而来,并可回复为原菌,且证明许多其它细菌也都有此特性。因此Klieneberger以她所在工作的Lister研究所的第一个字母L命名为L型。此后逐渐发现L型与感染漏诊、某些疾病的发病机制,传染源的追踪、微生态学及遗传变异的研究均有重要的意义并为菌间融合为人工获得多价疫苗开辟了新的途径。现就L型研究在临床与流行病学上的意义、细菌L型的生物特     

A novel insertion sequence in the cryptic plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae may alter the B protein at the translational level

A variant of the cryptic plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, 4.4 kb in size, was isolated and characterized at the molecular level. This variant harbored a 156-bp insertion which was located between coordinates 3134 and 3135 within the putative cppB gene using the 4.2-kb cryptic plasmid, pJD1, as a reference. The insertion contained a novel EcoRI site and several elements of symmetry (both direct and inverted repeats). Stop codons present in the insertion interrupted the coding capacity of the cppB gene. Although the insertion was within one of two previously characterized 44-bp repeats purportedly involved in site-specific recombination, it was distinct from a 54-bp segment deleted in some cryptic plasmids. The presence of the insertion suggests a mechanism of modulating the expression of the cppB gene at the translational level through DNA rearrangement.     

Intragenic variation by site-specific recombination in the cryptic plasmid of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Cryptic plasmid DNA of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was found integrated into the gonococcal chromosome in both plasmid-bearing strains and plasmid-free strains. At several chromosomal locations only segments of the plasmid were found. However, in at least two strains an intact copy of the plasmid seemed to be present with the joints between the plasmid and the chromosomal DNA being located within the cppB gene of the cryptic plasmid. The cppB gene was shown to undergo a sequence-specific intragenic deletion. The deletion removed 54 base pairs, representing 18 amino acids, and did not affect the reading frame. It is proposed that the cryptic plasmid integrates into the chromosome and other gonococcal plasmids within this site-specific deletion region. Models for the site-specific recombination are presented.     

Fabrication and optimization of the multiplex PCR-based oligonucleotide microarray for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Ureaplasma urealyticum

To detect and identify the pathogens responsible for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) at the early stage of infection and with a high throughput, a new microarray with a bifunctional probe modification was prepared using Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Ureaplasma urealyticum as a model system. During the fabrication of the microarray, an asymmetric fluorescently labeled multiplex PCR was introduced. The fabrication optimization proved that the best hybridization results would be obtained by spotting N. gonorrhoeae probe at a position near the side of the fluorescently labeled reverse primer within its target gene and spotting each probe at a concentration of 50 microM onto the aldehyde-derived glass slides using spotting solution S1 and using hybridization solution H2 for hybridization. The probes designed by our laboratory could specifically discriminate the pathogens of N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis and U. urealyticum in the presence of the internal control on the microarray simultaneously and separately. By incorporating the key features of DNA microarray with those of multiplex PCR, the microarray provides a fast high throughput platform for multiple infections and multiple samples to be detected and identified simultaneously for STD clinics. It also provides a new platform for other diseases and gene mutations to be detected and identified at a high throughput.     

细胞壁缺陷细菌生物氧化特性的观察

The L-forms were induced from Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli and Bacdtos cereus by β-lactam anhbiohcs and then observahons on the proPenies of oxygen requlrement sugar fermentahon and sensihve tO cyanide of the Lforms were done. The resultS were shown that the Lforms derived from the obligate aerobe or the faCultative anaerobe did not ferment sugars and were highly oxygendePendent and more sensihve tD cyedde than their Parent bacteria The metabolic achvihes which were same as the Parent bacteria of …     

El Tor型霍乱弧菌及其细胞壁缺陷型分子遗传学背景的研究

El Tor 型霍乱弧菌(以下简称 El Tor 弧菌)可以在人工培养条件下长期存活。当微环境改变时可形成细胞壁有不同程度缺陷的菌株如抗噬菌体突变株或 L 型菌株。我们以 DNA 酶切图谱和 El Tor 弧菌溶血素、神经氨酸酶基因探针杂交图谱为参数对 El Tor 弧菌的野生型及其细胞壁缺陷型变异株在遗传背景上进行了比较分析研究。结果提示细胞壁缺陷型菌株与其野生型在DNA 水平上高度同源。此外,文中还介绍了一种从 L 型菌株中制备 DNA 的方法。     

HRM confirmation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in clinical specimens by G→A (position 857) mutation detection in the 16S rRNA gene before sequencing and after porA confirmation

A total of 2273 specimens submitted to the Austin Hospital Pathology Service for Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening between September 1, 2009 and May 11, 2011 were used in this study. Specimens were simultaneously screened and confirmed with a previously published real time PCR assay for the opa gene (extra primers were included to increase sensitivity) and the porA gene respectively. The opa gene screen and initial porA gene confirmation yielded an N. gonorrhoeae positivity rate of 0.88% (20/2273) and 0.49% (11/2191) for specimens and patients respectively. A 16S rDNA High Resolution Melt confirmatory PCR was developed subsequently; this reduced the N. gonorrhoeae positivity rate to 0.35% (8/2273) and 0.27% (6/2191) for specimens and patients respectively (not altered by 16S sequencing). The higher rate of secondary confirmation (16S HRM) in patients compared with samples was due to the detection of species other than N. gonorrhoeae detected by the initial screening and confirmation test. This underlines the importance of performing the secondary confirmatory test that has been developed in this study.     

Induction, growth and antibiotic production of Streptomyces viridifaciens L-form bacteria

AIMS: To induce, cultivate and investigate the characteristics of L-form bacteria derived from the filamentous actinomycete Streptomyces viridifaciens. METHODS AND RESULTS: L-forms were induced in a liquid medium supplemented with lysozyme and penicillin. A stable culture which no longer required inducing agents but could still revert, was obtained by the twelfth subculture. The specific growth rate of stable L-forms was faster (0.751) than unstable L-forms (0.361). After the exponential growth phase, the cell diameter continued to increase, as did the percentage of vacuoles. Morphologically, the L-forms appeared as spherical bodies with no signs of differentiation and were sensitive to osmotic stress, indicating removal of the cell wall. The L-forms produced secondary metabolites although much lower levels of antibiotic were assayed in the L-forms compared with the cell walled forms. CONCLUSION: Stable L-form bacteria were induced from S. viridifaciens and their growth characterized. The L-forms produced secondary metabolites. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Stable Streptomyces L-forms were induced and have potential as biocontrol agents.     

Induction of Enterococcal L-Forms by the Action of Lysozyme

Suspensions of enterococci were treated with lysozyme in the presence of osmotic stabilizers. The resulting osmotically fragile bodies prepared from Streptococcus faecium strain F24 and S. faecalis strain E1 gave rise to L-forms under optimal osmotic and nutritional conditions for treatment and subsequent growth. The most critical component of the growth medium, to obtain maximum yields, was the nature and concentration of the added salt. The two most effective salts were sodium chloride and ammonium chloride in the range of 2 to 3% (w/v) added to a suitable agar base. Ammonium chloride was more versatile, because it could be used with either sucrose or polyethylene glycol 4000 as the osmotic stabilizer for preparation and dilution of the osmotically fragile bodies. Sodium chloride would not consistently support growth of S. faecium F24 as L-forms when polyethylene glycol 4000 was used as the osmotic stabilizer during lysozyme treatment. Time-course studies of concurrent cell wall removal and L-form induction suggested that maximal induction required only cell wall damage rather than complete wall removal. This method for induction of L-forms from a suspension of enterococci is a significant improvement over other presently known methods.