胸膜肺炎放线杆菌萘啶酸抗性菌株的选育和信号标签突变株的构建

胸膜肺炎放线杆菌(APP)是重要的猪呼吸道病原菌,给世界养猪业造成严重的经济损失.信号标签突变(STM)技术是在宿主动物体内鉴定病原菌毒力因子的高通量方法.通过体外传代选育出APP血清1型和3型萘啶酸抗性菌株,再以萘啶酸抗性菌株为受体菌,以携带mini-Tn10的标签质粒(pLOF/TAG1-48)的E.coli CC118 λ pir或S17-1λpir为供体菌,在或不在E.coli DH5α(pRK2073)的辅助下,进行三亲本或两亲本接合,通过抗性筛选、PCR和Southern杂交鉴定转座突变株.结果表明:体外萘啶酸加压传代很容易选育出萘啶酸抗性APP菌株,该抗性的产生与DNA促旋酶A亚基基因gyrA的突变有关.在APP与E. coli接合实验中,两亲本接合比三亲本接合操作更简单,效率也较高;APP不同菌株在接合和转座效率上存在很大差异,血清1型菌株高于血清3型菌株,3型标准菌株高于地方分离株JL03-R.本研究为APP STM突变体库的构建与毒力基因的鉴定奠定了基础.     

蚯蚓粪中乳酸菌的分离及其在大肠杆菌O157:H7中的抗菌活性

本研究利用SL培养基从蚯蚓粪中分离到54株具有产酸性能的菌株,并以E. coli O157:H7 (EDL933株)作为指示菌株,采用点种法检测分离菌株的抑菌活性.结果表明其中6个菌株对指示菌具有拮抗作用,通过形态特征,结合16S rDNA序列分析,初步鉴定该6个菌株分别为食物魏斯特菌(Listeria welshimeri)、乳酸片球菌(Pediococcus acidilactici)、短乳杆菌(Lactobacillus brevis)和格氏乳球菌(Lactococcus garvieae).分离到的乳酸菌对E. coli O157:H7 (EDL933株)具有显著的抑制作用,发酵温度和初始pH值影响发酵液的抑菌作用,优化环境因子可以促进拮抗菌对E. coli O157:H7的抑制作用.本研究为进一步分离抗菌产物用于人畜共患病的预防和治疗提供了理论依据.     

粪便中大肠埃希菌的分离鉴定

2004年4月采集大连金州湾沿岸畜禽养殖场猪、牛、鸡和某中学人粪便样品。经改良的生化鉴定方法鉴定,得大肠埃希菌(Escherichia coli)猪源75株、牛源78株、鸡源69株、人源68株,占粪大肠菌比率分别为85.23%、92.86%、80.23%、80.00%。为验证改良的生化鉴定方法准确性,从中随机选取8株E.coli,扩增16S rRNA序列并与Genebank中E.coli16S序列比对,确定这8株细菌与E.coli同源相似率达99%以上,进而验证改良的生化鉴定方法的可行性。     

肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7前噬菌体CP-933Y缺失突变株的构建

目的:利用Red重组系统敲除肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7前噬菌体片段CP-933Y,进而构建CP-933Y缺失突变株。方法:以肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7菌株为模板,加入酶切位点PCR扩增前噬菌体CP-933Y上、下游各600 bp的同源臂序列;酶切后分别连接到p UC19-kan质粒的卡那霉素(包含FRT位点)抗性基因两侧,构建中间是卡那霉素抗性基因标记含有目的基因上、下游同源序列的线性片段;导入含有p KD46质粒的O157∶H7菌株中,利用Red编码的同源重组酶使该片段与目的基因上、下游发生同源重组,卡那霉素抗性基因置换菌株中CP-933Y前噬菌体片段,最后导入p CP20质粒去除卡那霉素抗性标记基因。结果:经PCR及测序验证,O157∶H7菌株中前噬菌体片段CP-933Y被敲除,敲除株与野生株具有相似的生长曲线。结论:构建了大肠杆菌O157∶H7前噬菌体CP-933Y缺失株,为进一步研究前噬菌体CP-933Y的功能奠定了基础。     

食源性致病性大肠杆菌O157:H7和O55:H7特异性噬菌体的分离与鉴定

【背景】肠出血性大肠杆菌(enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli,EHEC) O157:H7和肠致病性大肠杆菌(enteropathogenic E. coli,EPEC) O55:H7是2株常见食源性致病菌,能导致腹泻及肠道外疾病,其特异性噬菌体具有制备新型抗菌制剂的应用前景。【目的】分离能特异裂解O157:H7和O55:H7的噬菌体,并分析其生物学特性和基因组特征,探索致病性大肠杆菌防控的抗生素替代方法。【方法】利用双层平板法从环境水样中分离噬菌体,对其形态、感染复数、宿主范围、一步曲线等生物学特性进行鉴定,使用Illumina MiSeq平台对其全基因组进行测序,利用RAST、Prokka、BLASTp等软件进行生物信息学分析。【结果】分别以E.coli O157:H7和O55:H7为宿主分离出2株特异性烈性噬菌体:vB＿EcoM＿P251和vB＿EcoM＿P255,均属于肌尾病毒科(Myoviridae)。最佳感染复数均为1,在培养15min内能以91.9%和90.8%的速率吸附到宿主细胞上,而且在37-60℃、pH4.0-11.0条件下保持高且稳...     

大肠杆菌VT2噬菌体的分离与溶源转染

本试验利用指示菌MC1061,经双层琼脂法纯化和PCR扩增vt2基因,分别从大肠杆菌O157菌株、牛粪、鸡粪和污水中分离获得5株含vt2基因的噬菌体.这些噬菌斑透明,直径为0.5-2 mm,对指示菌的感染效价均在109PFU/mL以上,抵抗氯仿和56℃C30min的作用.将噬菌体分离株SHφW1感染MC1061后,经PCR鉴定获得一株溶源菌株(MC1061/SHφW1).溶源株的LB培养滤液对Vero细胞产生了显著的病变效应,而MC1061在同等条件下培养的滤液无细胞病变,表明VT2噬菌体通过溶源将vt2毒力基因水平转移,证实了VT2噬菌体的转染与细菌毒力相关.     

噬菌体phiYe-F10的裂解谱的测定以及裂解能力与宿主毒力基因间关系分析

目的为测定小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌噬菌体phiYe-F10的裂解谱,分析噬菌体phiYe-F10裂解能力与宿主毒力基因间的关系。方法采用双层平板法观察噬菌体phiYe-F10对213株小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌,36株假结核耶尔森菌和1株鼠疫耶尔森菌的裂解能力;同时对不同来源不同地区的小肠耶尔森菌进行黏附侵袭位点基因(ail)、肠毒素基因(ystA、ystB)、黏附素基因A(yadA)、毒力因子基因F(virF)、O∶3血清型特异性基因(rfbc)检测和血清型别鉴定。结果表明213株小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌包括O∶3血清型84株(其中rfbc+78株),O∶5血清型10株,O∶8血清型13株,O∶9血清型34株,其它及未分型的共72株。携带毒力质粒的典型致病性小肠耶尔森菌(ail+,ystA+,ystB-,yadA+,virF+)77株,毒力质粒丢失的致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌(ail+、ystA+、ystB-、yadA-、virF-)15株,其它非致病基因型121株。噬菌体phiYe-F10裂解71株O∶3小肠结肠炎耶尔森氏菌,其中致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌52株,非致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌19株。对O∶5,O∶9血清型和其它菌株均不裂解,对O∶3的裂解率高达84.5%(71/84)。噬菌体phiYe-F10对假结核耶尔森菌和鼠疫耶尔森氏菌均不裂解。结论:phiYe-F10噬菌体是一株小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌的裂性噬菌体,在25℃时表现出一个典型的窄裂解谱,高度专一性裂解O∶3血清型小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌。phiYe-F10对典型致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌的裂解能力明显高于非致病性的小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌     

出血性大肠杆菌O157基因缺失疫苗株的构建及其免疫

出血性大肠杆菌O157感染是重要的新发食物源性传染病,主要致病特征之一是能引起人肠上皮细胞特征性的A/E损伤,A/E损伤主要是由LEE致病岛所编码的毒力因子所引起,ler是LEE致病岛毒力基因群的中心调节基因,对LEE致病岛所编码的毒力因子有正调控作用。O157:H7另一个毒力因子是由整合到染色体上的原噬菌体编码的Stx毒素。以O157:H786-24为始发菌株,利用自杀性质粒pCVD442和同源重组的原理构建了O157:H7的ler基因缺失突变菌株(缺失了ler基因中第73-351位的碱基,共279bp),并利用噬菌体消除技术筛选到消除了编码Stx的原噬菌体DNA的菌株,构建出了O157:H7ler/stx基因缺失突变弱毒菌株,并对该菌株的Vero细胞毒性、小鼠模型的安全性以及乳鼠的被动免疫保护作用进行了研究。结果表明,O157:H7ler/stx基因缺失突变菌株丧失了对Vero细胞的毒性作用,并丧失了对实验小鼠的致病性,具有良好的安全性。乳鼠被动免疫保护性实验表明,用该菌株免疫母鼠后,乳鼠通过吸吮母乳可以获得良好的被动免疫保护作用。因此本研究所构建的O157:H7ler/stx基因缺失突变弱毒菌株可作为预防EHEC O157:H7感染的疫苗候选株,为最终研究制出O157的基因工程菌苗奠定基础。     

lpxL和lpxM基因对O1、O78血清型禽致病性大肠杆菌毒力的影响

【目的】为探究脂多糖对O1、O78血清型禽致病性大肠杆菌(Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli,APEC)致病作用的影响。【方法】选取负责脂质A生物合成相关基因lpx L和lpx M,利用λ噬菌体的Red同源重组系统分别构建APECE516(O1血清型)和APECE522(O78血清型)缺失株E516Δlpx L、E516Δlpx M、E516Δlpx LΔlpx M、E522Δlpx L、E522Δlpx M和E522Δlpx LΔlpx M,并通过体内外试验对其生物学特性及致病性进行研究。【结果】各菌株生长速度基本一致。E516Δlpx L、E516Δlpx LΔlpx M、E522Δlpx M和E522Δlpx LΔlpx M的抗血清补体杀菌能力和抗鸡巨噬细胞HD-11吞噬能力较野生株显著下降,而缺失株E516Δlpx M、E522Δlpx L与野生株相比无明显差异;半数致死剂量测定结果显示,除E516Δlpx M、E522Δlpx L外,各缺失株毒力降低1000倍左右;SPF鸡体内动态分布试验结果显示,各缺失株在鸡体内定殖能力较野生株显著下降,但回补株的毒力未能恢复至野生株水平。【结论】lpx L和lpx M基因与O1血清型APECE516株和O78血清型APECE522株的毒力有关,但是lpx L和lpx M基因对E516和E522菌株毒力的影响存在差异。     

2009—2017年大肠埃希菌临床分布及耐药性分析

目的了解大肠埃希菌(Escherichia coli,E.coli)临床分布及耐药情况,为制定预防措施及指导临床合理用药提供依据。方法对文山州人民医院分离的8 820株E.coli菌株进行分离、鉴定和描述性流行病学分析;同时,对被检出的产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(extended-spectrum β-lactamase, ESBLs)E.coli菌株进行药敏试验。结果 2012年产ESBLs菌株阳性率最高,达65.40%;2014年检测出E.coli株数1 721株,占19.51%;E.coli菌株科室分布,泌尿外科最多1 961株;标本类型以中段尿为主;年龄分布集中在>45~60岁组,检出2 433株,占27.59%;药敏试验显示,产ESBLs菌株对大多数抗生素耐药率明显高于非产ESBLs菌株,对抗生素的耐药性不断发生变化。结论 E.coli菌株检出率上升,产ESBLs菌株阳性率呈现先迅速上升后有缓慢下降的趋势。E.coli耐药形势严峻,医院应加强监测及耐药性分析,严格执行抗生素使用分级制度,定期反馈临床监测数据,为医生合理使用抗生素提供科学依据。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.