七日热群钩端螺旋体的一个新血清型

A23株钩端螺旋体系1962年8月3日分离富云南省勐腊县钩端螺旋体病患者血液。经交叉凝集试验、交又凝集素吸收试验和园子血清凝集试验证明是七日热群保林卡那亚群钩端螺旋体的一个新血清型。建议命名为致病性钩端螺旋体曼I芏血清型(Leptospira interrogansserovar manzhucng)。此型感染在勐腊已发现6例。     

致病性钩端螺旋体的三个新血清型

自云南省分离出3株(M48、A31、A82)钩端螺旋体,经鉴定它们分别属于3个新血清型。M48系1960年从耿马县猪肾分离,A31与A82分别于1962、1970年自勐腊县病人血培养物中分离。拟分别命名为耿马型(M48)、版纳型(A31)和勐捧型(A82)钩端螺旋体[Leptospirainterrogans serovars gengma (M48),banna (A3I)和mengpeng (A82)]。其中耿马型应属于塔拉索夫血清群;版纳型和勐捧型的血清学性质界于塔拉索夫和歇尔曼二群之间,其血清学归属尚难肯定。     

七日热群钩端螺旋体的两个新血清型

本文报告七日热群钩端螺旋体的两个新血清型。A10株钩端螺旋体系I 962年自勐腊县钩端螺旋体病患者分离,命名为云南型钩端螺旋体(Leptospira interrogans serovar yunnan)H27株钩端螺旋体系1964年自河口县钩端螺旋体病患者分离,命名为河口型钩端螺旋体(Le-ptospira interrogans serovar hekou)。     

波摩那血清群钩端螺旋体限制性内切酶分析

应用EcoRI和HhaI内切酶．对波摩那血清群钩端螺旋体各型标准株的DNA作限制性内切酶分析RestrIction Endonuclease Analysis简称REA)。证明所获的各型标准株(Pomona,MCzdOk．Proechimys．Tropica)的酶切图谱均不相同。与以前经显微镜凝集试验(MAT)定为波摩那血清群的27个猪肾标本分离株的酶切图谱比较,所有分离株均可判定为波摩那血清型钩端螺旋体。     

钩端螺旋体四个新血清型的鉴定

本文报告从云南省的病人和动物分离出的钩端螺旋体地方株中{个新血清型的鉴定结果。检定L82株及S590株为爪哇群,分别命名镇康型(Zhenkang)、勐马型(Mongma);S621株为致热群盂连型(Manglian);L100株为塔拉索夫群云县型(Yunxian)钩端螺旋体。     

一个新的钩端螺旋体血清群——曼耗群

本文介绍了致病性钩端螺旋体的一个新的血清群——曼耗(Manhao)群的分群结果。曼耗群钩端螺旋体与Javanica,Celledoni Canicola,Cynopte ri,AutumnMis,Australi~,P小mona,Grippotyphosa,Hebdomadis,Bataviae,farassovi．Shetmaai,Panama等群各型没有阳性交叉反应。仅与Pyrogencs群中的alexl型I-IS 616株有共同的抗原因子联系,与P'crogenes群内pyrogenes型等其他型没有交叉反应;另外还与[cterohaemorrhagiae,Ballum群个别型有低度的,不稳定的交叉反应。因此确定曼耗群是钩端螺旋体的一个新血清群。到目前为止,本群各型地方株中除一株是由猪肾分离的外,其余菌株均获自钩端螺旋体桶患者。尚未从其它常见的宿主动物l扣获得过本群钩端螺旋体。     

中国钩端螺旋体参考菌株的建立与应用

本文简要介绍了中国钩端螺旋体（钩体）参考菌株的建立与应用。该参考菌株从无到有,目前已有１８个血清群７５个血清型,其中曼耗新菌群和赖等２６个新菌型已被国际确认为国际新菌群与国际新菌型。该参考菌株已在中国钩体病研究、预防、临床实验诊断、流行病学调查、医学教育和动物检疫等方面得到广泛的应用,取得了丰硕的成果     

钩端螺旋体赖型017鞭毛钩相关蛋白K基因的克隆及序列分析

在以抑制消减杂交比较强毒株赖型钩端螺旋体017株和无毒株双曲钩体Patoc　I株　的基因组差异时,获得了一系列仅存在于强毒株而无毒株缺如的差异片段.选取差异片段AF325810设计特异性引物,以赖型钩端螺旋体017株基因组DNA为模板,进行巢式PCR扩增,PCR纯化产物T载体克隆,选取阳性克隆测序,进一步进行生物信息学分析,以获得强毒株赖型钩端螺旋体017株特有的毒力相关基因,DOT BLOT显示其在钩端螺旋体各株间有不同分布PCR扩增得到了产物为2kb大小的DNA片段,序列分析结果显示得到了问号钩端螺旋体赖型017株的鞭毛钩相关蛋白K基因的上游序列,为进一步探索钩端螺旋体的致病机制奠定了基础.     

钩端螺旋体LA_1100蛋白膜定位研究

目的 研究LA_1100蛋白在钩端螺旋体中的膜定位并分析其在中国流行血清群中的保守性.方法 利用生物信息学软件对LA_1100的二级及三级结构进行分析,以Triton X-114抽提分离钩体细胞的各个组分,Westernblot及FACS方法验证LA_1100在钩端螺旋体中的膜定位.Western Blot和PCR在蛋白水平及核酸水平检测了其在13个中国流行血清群代表株中的保守性.结果 LA_1100的二级结构显示具有α-螺旋及β-折叠结构,进一步分析表明,此蛋白具有跨膜区.LA_1100单体结构具有典型的TolC结构域,三级结构模拟显示三聚体可形成孔状结构.膜定位显示,该蛋白定位于外膜.该基因的保守性分析结果表明,在中国13个流行代表株中有12株均检出该基因或该蛋白的特征性条带.结论 LA_1100为具有TolC结构域可以形成孔状结构的钩端螺旋体外膜蛋白,在中国流行株钩端螺旋体中保守.由于TolC蛋白与病原菌分泌致病因子密切相关,推测此蛋白可能与钩体感染宿主时粘附及致病相关,进一步对此蛋白进行研究有利于揭示钩体的致病机制.     

秋季群钩端螺旋体的一个新血清型

1962年7月1日自云南省西双版纳州勐腊县钩端螺旋体病患者的血培养物中分离出钩端螺旋体A6株。经交叉显凝试验和交叉凝集索吸收试验,证明它是秋季群钩端螺旋体的一个新血清型。建议命名为致病性钩端螺旋体南腊血清型(Leptospina inteirogans serovar nanla),A6株为参考株。     

Classification of Leptospira isolated in Peru]

Antigenic properties of 23 leptospira cultures isolated in Peru were studied by immunological absorption. Two new individual leptospira serovars were classified as huanuco with a reference strain M-4, representing a new Huanuco serological group, and san-martini with a reference strain CT-63 belonging to the Hebdomadis serological group. Besides for the first time in the American part of the world serovar budapest belonging to Icterohaemorrhagiae serological group was recorded; also the first finding of serovar pyrogenes of the pyrogenes serological group was certified.     

赖型钩端螺旋体外膜蛋白基因结构比较性研究

用ＰＣＲ方法扩增不同毒力赖型钩体ＯｍｐＬ１基因片段,进行序列测定,用相关软件比较分析核苷酸序列、蛋白质二级结构以及限制性内切酶谱,不同毒力赖型钩体能扩增出９６０ｂｐ的片段,非致病Ｐａｔｏｃ株未能扩出相应片段,中国赖型参考株ＯｍｐＬ１序列（ＧｅｎｅＢａｎｋ Ｎｏ．ＡＦ２５０３１８）与流感伤寒型相应序列比较有９８个核苷酸差异,同源性为８９．８％,二级结构预测和氨基酸疏水图显示变异主要发生在跨膜蛋白的膜     

A new leptospiral serovar in the autumnalis serogroup

Strain A6 of leptospire was isolated from blood culture of a case with leptospirosis on July 1, 1962 in Mengla county, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. It is proved a new serovar belonging to serogroup Autumnalis by cross agglutination and cross agglutinin-absorption tests. The name, Leprospira interrogans serovar nanla with reference strain A6 is proposed.     

Cloning, Expression, and Homology Modeling of GroEL Protein from Leptospira interrogans Serovar Autumnalis Strain N2

Leptospirosis is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Leptospira species. In this study, we cloned and se- quenced the gene encoding the immunodominant protein GroEL from L. interrogans serovar Autumnalis strain N2, which was isolated from the urine of a patient during an outbreak of leptospirosis in Chennai, India. This groEL gene encodes a protein of 60 kDa with a high degree of homology (99% similarity) to those of other leptospiral serovars. Recombinant GroEL was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Immunoblot analysis indi- cated that the sera from confirmed leptospirosis patients showed strong reactivity with the recombinant GroEL while no reactivity was observed with the sera from seronegative control patient. In addition, the 3D structure of GroEL was constructed using chaperonin complex cpn60 from Thermus thermophilus as template and vali- dated. The results indicated a Z-score of -8.35, which is in good agreement with the expected value for a pro- tein. The superposition of the Cα traces of cpn60 structure and predicted structure of leptospiral GroEL indi- cates good agreement of secondary structure elements with an RMSD value of 1.5 . Further study is necessary to evaluate GroEL for serological diagnosis of leptospirosis and for its potential as a vaccine component.     

Affinity constants of anti-leptospira monoclonal antibodies, numbers of antigenic determinants on leptospiras, and their influence on the microscopic agglutination test and ELISA

The affinity constants of anti-canicola and anti-hebdomadis monoclonal antibodies and the numbers of antigenic determinants per organism of each serovar of leptospira were determined, and their influence on the results of microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and ELISA were examined. In the combinations of a monoclonal antibody and some serovar which showed higher affinity constants at levels of 10(7) to 10(8)/M order, both MAT and ELISA were positive except for one combination, while in the combinations which gave lower affinity constants at levels of 10(6)/M order, MAT was positive but ELISA was negative. The number of antigenic determinants seemed to have no significant influence on the results. The disagreement due to the difference in the threshold affinities of MAT and ELISA should be considered in the use of monoclonal antibodies in the taxonomy of leptospira.     

Taxonomic characterisation of Pseudomonas strain L48 and formal proposal of Pseudomonas entomophila sp. nov

An entomopathogenic, Gram-negative bacterium isolated from a female specimen of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster was taxonomically characterised. Strain L48(T) was strictly aerobic, non-fermentative, oxidase and catalase positive, rod-shaped, and motile due to a polar inserted flagellum. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene and three other housekeeping genes placed strain L48 (T) in the Pseudomonas putida phylogenetic group. DNA-DNA hybridisation studies together with phenotypic metabolic tests and MALDI-TOF MS analysis justified the proposal of strain L48(T) as a representative of a novel species, for which the name Pseudomonas entomophila sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is deposited in culture collections under accession numbers CCUG 61470(T) and CECT 7985(T).     

甘肃玉门大山口动物群层位及北祁连区二叠和三叠纪地层

重新研究了甘肃玉门含大山口动物群的地层,讨论了北祁连区二叠和三叠系划分,指出西大沟组存在误用,建议将上三叠统的西大沟组更名,将中二叠统产大山口动物群的西大沟组更名为青头山组,并将青头山剖面指定为青头山组命名剖面.     

Human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique Leptospira associated with a Rattus species reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon

As part of a prospective study of leptospirosis and biodiversity of Leptospira in the Peruvian Amazon, a new Leptospira species was isolated from humans with acute febrile illness. Field trapping identified this leptospire in peridomestic rats (Rattus norvegicus, six isolates; R. rattus, two isolates) obtained in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas of the Iquitos region. Novelty of this species was proven by serological typing, 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and DNA-DNA hybridization analysis. We have named this species "Leptospira licerasiae" serovar Varillal, and have determined that it is phylogenetically related to, but genetically distinct from, other intermediate Leptospira such as L. fainei and L. inadai. The type strain is serovar Varillal strain VAR 010(T), which has been deposited into internationally accessible culture collections. By microscopic agglutination test, "Leptospira licerasiae" serovar Varillal was antigenically distinct from all known serogroups of Leptospira except for low level cross-reaction with rabbit anti-L. fainei serovar Hurstbridge at a titer of 1:100. LipL32, although not detectable by PCR, was detectable in "Leptospira licerasiae" serovar Varillal by both Southern blot hybridization and Western immunoblot, although on immunoblot, the predicted protein was significantly smaller (27 kDa) than that of L. interrogans and L. kirschneri (32 kDa). Isolation was rare from humans (2/45 Leptospira isolates from 881 febrile patients sampled), but high titers of MAT antibodies against "Leptospira licerasiae" serovar Varillal were common (30%) among patients fulfilling serological criteria for acute leptospirosis in the Iquitos region, and uncommon (7%) elsewhere in Peru. This new leptospiral species reflects Amazonian biodiversity and has evolved to become an important cause of leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon.     

Genome sequence of the nonpathogenic Listeria monocytogenes serovar 4a strain M7

This report presents the complete and annotated genome sequence of the naturally nonpathogenic Listeria monocytogenes serovar 4a strain M7, isolated from cow's milk in Zhejiang province, China.     

Management practices as risk factors for the presence of bulk milk antibodies to Salmonella,Neospora caninum and Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in Irish dairy herds

A survey of management practices in 309 Irish dairy herds was used to identify risk factors for the presence of antibodies to Salmonella, Neospora caninum and Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in extensively managed unvaccinated dairy herds. A previous study documented a herd-level seroprevalence in bulk milk of 49%, 19% and 86% for Salmonella, Neospora caninum and leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo, respectively in the unvaccinated proportion of these 309 herds in 2009. Association analyses in the present study were carried out using multiple logistic regression models. Herds where cattle were purchased or introduced had a greater likelihood of being positive to leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo (P<0.01) and Salmonella (P<0.01). Larger herds had a greater likelihood of recording a positive bulk milk antibody result to leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo (P<0.05). Herds that practiced year round calving were more likely to be positive to Neospora caninum (P<0.05) compared to herds with a spring-calving season, with no difference in risk between herds that practiced split calving compared to herds that practiced spring calving. No association was found between presence of dogs on farms and prevalence of Neospora caninum possibly due to limited access of dogs to infected materials including afterbirths. The information from this study will assist in the design of suitable control programmes for the diseases under investigation in pasture-based livestock systems.