PCR技术在植物病原细菌研究中的应用

利用rep-PCR,AFLP和RAPD等多种基因组指纹分析方法,指纹图谱结合计算机辅助分析,用于研究植物病原细菌群体遗传多样性;遗传多样性图谱有助于理解病原细菌的分类,群体结构。还有利于设计特异,灵敏,快速检测策略用于植物病原检测和病害诊断。已有许多以PCR为基础的检测技术如rDNA-PCR,ITS-PCR,ARDRA等,有很多特异性引物及检测程序,已在植物病原检测和病害诊断中广泛应用,PCR技术的应用和计算机的辅助分析。为植物病原细菌群体动态和生态学知识提供了基本框架,使植物病理学进入一个新时代。     

PCR技术在植物病原细菌研究中的应用*

利用rep-PCR、AFLP和RAPD等多种基因组指纹分析方法,指纹图谱结合计算机辅助分析,用于研究植物病原细菌群体遗传多样性;遗传多样性图谱有助于理解病原细菌的分类、群体结构,还有利于设计特异、灵敏、快速检测策略用于植物病原检测和病害诊断。已有许多以PCR为基础的检测技术如rDNA-PCR、ITS-PCR、ARDRA等,有很多特异性引物及检测程序,已在植物病原检测和病害诊断中广泛应用。PCR技术的应用和计算机的辅助分析,为植物病原细菌群体动态和生态学知识提供了基本框架,使植物病理学进入一个新时代。     

稻曲病菌基因组DNA提取方法比较与小文库构建

水稻稻曲病是由稻曲病菌引起的真菌病害,现已成为水稻重要的病害之一。旨在寻找一种最佳的稻曲病菌基因组DNA提取方法,并构建基因组小文库。采用CTAB、SDS和真菌DNA试剂盒3种提取方法提取稻曲病菌基因组DNA,并用Illumina系统测序分析,构建基因组小文库。结果显示,CTAB提取法能得到高质量的基因组DNA,小文库测序组装共得29 350288碱基(bp)和17 908 Scaffold,总碱基的GC含量为49.79%。CTAB提取法是稻曲病菌基因组DNA最佳的提取方法,基因组小文库成功的构建为稻曲病菌的基因组gap的填补和致病相关基因的鉴定提供了数据资源。     

稻曲病菌UV-2菌株细菌人工染色体文库构建及分析

【目的】稻曲病(Rice false smut)是由稻曲病菌[Villosiclava virens (Cooke) Tak.]引起的严重危害水稻的真菌病害。构建稻曲病菌UV-2的大片段DNA细菌人工染色体(Bacterial artificial chromosome, BAC)文库, 为致病相关基因的鉴定及在图位克隆、比较基因组学等方面的研究奠定基础。【方法】以幼嫩菌丝为材料制备大分子基因组DNA包埋块, 用Hind III部分酶解后经脉冲凝胶电泳筛选, 回收大片段DNA并与pIndigoBAC536-S 载体连接, 连接产物转化大肠杆菌菌株DH10B T1 Phage-Resistant 细胞后进行蓝白斑筛选, 白色菌落捡入384孔板置于?80 °C低温保存。【结果】成功构建UV-2菌株的高质量、高覆盖度的BAC文库, 该文库共含10 368个克隆, 平均插入片段为124.4 kb, 空载率小于1%, 约覆盖该菌基因组的36.8倍。【结论】克服了真菌大分子基因组DNA制备难控制的技术难题, 建立了首个稻曲病菌的BAC文库。该文库已作为一种公共基因组资源向研究者开放(http://GResource.hzau.edu.cn)。     

临床标本细菌基因组DNA提取方法探讨

目的优化细菌基因组DNA提取方法,使其适合临床细菌分子生物学检测需要。方法分别采用专用DNA提取液法、热裂解法、溶菌酶法、热裂解法与碱性裂解法组合改良法,对纯培养细菌和临床标本中细菌基因组DNA进行提取。结果专用DNA提取液法、溶菌酶法提取成功率为100%,热裂解法革兰阳性菌提取成功率为0%,革兰阴性菌成功率为100%,碱性裂解液法在NaOH浓度大于4 mmol时提取成功,临床标本在NaOH溶液超过20 mmol/L并含2%SDS时细菌基因组DNA的提取成功率为100%。结论热裂解法与碱性裂解法组合改良法提取细菌基因组DNA方便快速、简单实用,适用临床标本检测。     

柑桔溃疡病菌滚环扩增检测体系的建立

根据柑桔溃疡病菌(Xanthomonas axonopodis pv.citri,Xac)独有的蛋白基因序列和锁式探针公共连接序列分别设计特异性的锁式探针及其扩增引物,优化系列反应条件,建立了特异性的柑桔溃疡病菌滚环扩增体系.初步检测结果表明该体系能够特异性地检出Xac的菌体细胞及其DNA,而检测不出供试的其它植物病原细菌和柑桔叶面常见的多种附生细菌;对Xac靶片段克隆质粒DNA的检测灵敏度为10 2 copy/μL,对Xac菌悬液的检测灵敏度为20 cfu/μL,比常规PCR的检测灵敏度稍高.用滚环扩增技术和常规PCR技术对田间采集的实际样品进行了检测,两种方法的检测结果没有显著差异(P＞0.01).由于锁式探针的公共连接序列对扩增的条件要求一致,本体系的建立可以为植物病原微生物多靶标检测和病害检疫检验提供新的技术支撑.     

高通量细菌鉴定方法研究进展

高通量细菌鉴定是微生物领域的重要研究课题,对于疾病诊断和环境监测具有重要意义。相比传统的表型鉴定方法,分子遗传学鉴定方法具有稳定性高、检测周期短以及成本较低等特点,成为了主流的鉴定方法。特别是下一代DNA测序技术、核酸分子检测基础上的细菌检测芯片、质谱技术基础上的蛋白质图谱分析为高通量、快速、准确乃至定量的细菌鉴定提供了可行性方案。     

小鼠胚胎胃肠道细菌基因组DNA提取方法比较

目的:筛选能均衡地提取小鼠胚胎胃肠道微生物区系各种细菌总DNA的方法.方法:分别采用反复冻融法、CTAB -SDS法、柱式基因组DNA提取试剂盒法提取小鼠胚胎胃肠道细菌基因组DNA,对其进行琼脂糖凝胶电泳、紫外分光光度计测定、PCR扩增等质量检测.结果:CTAB -SDS方法提取的基因组DNA纯度较高,OD260/OD280平均值最高,为1.845,电泳条带清晰,能满足下游的PCR扩增等分子操作.结论:确定CTAB -SDS方法为提取小鼠胚胎胃肠道细菌基因组DNA的最佳方法,为研究不同种动物胚胎的肠道菌群的结构和多样性奠定了基础.     

细菌基因组重复序列PCR技术及其应用

细菌中散在分布的DNA重复序列近年来不断被报道,基因外重复回文序列和肠细菌基因间共有重复序列是两个典型的原核细胞基因组散在重复序列。重复序列在染色体上的分布和拷贝数具种间特异性,用它们的互补序列作为引物,以细菌基因组DNA为模板进行PCR扩增反应,反应产物的琼脂糖电泳可以提供非常清晰的DNA指纹图谱,使用此图谱既可对各种微生物进行快速分型及鉴定,又可对它们进行DNA水平上的遗传多样性分析。细菌基因组重复序列PCR技术具有简捷、快速、结果稳定等特点,可对细菌进行分子标记,用于菌株分型、分类鉴定和亲缘关系等方面的研究。     

东乡野生稻双元细菌人工染色体(BIBAC)文库的构建

双元细菌人工染色体(binarybacterialartificialchromosome,BIBAC)是能直接将大片段DNA转入植物的载体,是植物基因图位克隆和构建植物基因嵌入突变体库的重要工具。该研究以东乡野生稻为材料,构建其BIBAC文库。该文库由14592个克隆组成,平均插入片段大小为65kb,覆盖率为2倍基因组。稳定性检测结果表明,东乡野生稻基因组DNA能够在BIBAC载体中稳定存在。     

蜡样芽孢杆菌检测方法的研究进展

蜡样芽胞杆菌(Bacillus cereus)是革兰氏阳性芽孢杆菌,广泛存在于自然环境中,对不良环境有较强的抵抗力,是一种人畜共患的食源性条件致病菌。蜡样芽孢杆菌能够产生多种毒素,这些毒素决定了其致病性。因此,建立快速、准确的蜡样芽孢杆菌检测方法对疾病的诊断和发病后的及时治疗至关重要。本文对近年来检测蜡样芽孢杆菌的菌体与毒素的方法进行了全面的总结,主要是对各方法的原理、检测范围、优缺点等进行比较,并探讨新方法的可行性,以期为科学检测、鉴定蜡样芽孢杆菌提供依据和思路。     

瓜类果斑病菌的检测与防治进展

瓜类果斑病菌可引起西瓜、甜瓜等葫芦科植物患病,可通过种子远距离传播,是一种常见的瓜类采后果实腐烂的病原菌。该病害具有发病迅速、传播速度快等特点,一旦感染会对瓜类产量带来巨大损失,因而田间病菌的检测与诊断及早期预防十分重要。本文系统地综述了国内外瓜类果斑病菌的免疫学检测方法、分子生物学检测方法及防治等研究进展。     

Improving Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli by Molecular Methods by Reducing the Interference of Free Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophages

Detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) by culture methods is advisable to identify the pathogen, but recovery of the strain responsible for the disease is not always possible. The use of DNA-based methods (PCR, quantitative PCR [qPCR], or genomics) targeting virulence genes offers fast and robust alternatives. However, detection of stx is not always indicative of STEC because stx can be located in the genome of temperate phages found in the samples as free particles; this could explain the numerous reports of positive stx detection without successful STEC isolation. An approach based on filtration through low-protein-binding membranes and additional washing steps was applied to reduce free Stx phages without reducing detection of STEC bacteria. River water, food, and stool samples were spiked with suspensions of phage 933W and, as a STEC surrogate, a lysogen harboring a recombinant Stx phage in which stx was replaced by gfp. Bacteria were tested either by culture or by qPCR for gfp while phages were tested using qPCR targeting stx in phage DNA. The procedure reduces phage particles by 3.3 log₁₀ units without affecting the recovery of the STEC population (culturable or assessed by qPCR). The method is applicable regardless of phage and bacteria densities and is useful in different matrices (liquid or solid). This approach eliminates or considerably reduces the interference of Stx phages in the detection of STEC by molecular methods. The reduction of possible interference would increase the efficiency and reliability of genomics for STEC detection when the method is applied routinely in diagnosis and food analysis.     

Ethidium monoazide for DNA-based differentiation of viable and dead bacteria by 5'-nuclease PCR

PCR techniques have significantly improved the detection and identification of bacterial pathogens. Even so, the lack of differentiation between DNA from viable and dead cells is one of the major challenges for diagnostic DNA-based methods. Certain nucleic acid-binding dyes can selectively enter dead bacteria and subsequently be covalently linked to DNA. Ethidium monoazide (EMA) is a DNA intercalating dye that enters bacteria with damaged membranes. This dye can be covalently linked to DNA by photoactivation. Our goal was to utilize the irreversible binding of photoactivated EMA to DNA to inhibit the PCR of DNA from dead bacteria. Quantitative 5'-nuclease PCR assays were used to measure the effect of EMA. The conclusion from the experiments was that EMA covalently bound to DNA inhibited the 5'-nuclease PCR. The maximum inhibition of PCR on pure DNA cross-linked with EMA gave a signal reduction of approximately -4.5 log units relative to untreated DNA. The viable/dead differentiation with the EMA method was evaluated through comparison with BacLight staining (microscopic examination) and plate counts. The EMA and BacLight methods gave corresponding results for all bacteria and conditions tested. Furthermore, we obtained a high correlation between plate counts and the EMA results for bacteria killed with ethanol, benzalkonium chloride (disinfectant), or exposure to 70 degrees C. However, for bacteria exposed to 100 degrees C, the number of viable cells recovered by plating was lower than the detection limit with the EMA method. In conclusion, the EMA method is promising for DNA-based differentiation between viable and dead bacteria.     

Molecular diagnosis of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing Anthracnose/Dieback disease in Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.)

The Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.), a significant tropical tuber crop is highly affected by the anthracnose/dieback disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, which greatly reduces the yield as well as market acceptability of the tubers. The different methods that could be used for proper identification of the pathogen by PCR were investigated. The studies indicate that species specific polymerase chain reaction assay based on highly conserved regions in ITS in the genome of the pathogen can be the best strategy for detection of this pathogen at species level. The use of genus specific primers was also successful in detection of Colletotrichum spp. The cloning and sequencing of evolutionarily conserved regions such as ITS, PelB and paralleling them with the available sequences in NCBI database is also costly but reliable approach. The various methods are elaborately tested and their use in diagnosis is discussed in detail.     

Detection and Measurement of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Plasmodiophora brassicae</Emphasis>

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is one of the most important diseases of brassicas. Management of clubroot is difficult, and the best means of avoiding the disease include planting in areas where P. brassicae is not present and using plants and growing media free from pathogen inoculum. As P. brassicae is not culturable, its detection has traditionally relied on plant bioassays, which are time-consuming and require large amounts of glasshouse space. More recently, fluorescence microscopy, serology, and DNA-based methods have all been used to test soil, water, or plant samples for clubroot. The use of fluorescence microscopy to detect and count pathogen spores in the soil requires significant operator skill and is unlikely to serve as the basis for a routine diagnostic test. By contrast, serologic assays are inexpensive and amenable to high-throughput screening but need to be based on monoclonal antibodies because polyclonal antisera cannot be reproduced and are therefore of limited quantity. Several polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays have also been developed; these are highly specific for P. brassicae and have been well-correlated with disease severity. As such, PCR-based diagnostic tests have been adopted to varying extents in Canada and Australia, but wide implementation has been restricted by sample processing costs. Efforts are underway to develop inexpensive serologic on-farm diagnostic kits and to improve quantification of pathogen inoculum levels through real-time PCR. Proper detection and quantification of P. brassicae will likely play an increasingly important role in the development of effective clubroot management strategies.     

Identification of Xanthomonas fragariae, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli, and Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans with novel markers and using a dot blot platform coupled with automatic data analysis

Phytosanitary regulations and the provision of plant health certificates still rely mainly on long and laborious culture-based methods of diagnosis, which are frequently inconclusive. DNA-based methods of detection can circumvent many of the limitations of currently used screening methods, allowing a fast and accurate monitoring of samples. The genus Xanthomonas includes 13 phytopathogenic quarantine organisms for which improved methods of diagnosis are needed. In this work, we propose 21 new Xanthomonas-specific molecular markers, within loci coding for Xanthomonas-specific protein domains, useful for DNA-based methods of identification of xanthomonads. The specificity of these markers was assessed by a dot blot hybridization array using 23 non-Xanthomonas species, mostly soil dwelling and/or phytopathogens for the same host plants. In addition, the validation of these markers on 15 Xanthomonas spp. suggested species-specific hybridization patterns, which allowed discrimination among the different Xanthomonas species. Having in mind that DNA-based methods of diagnosis are particularly hampered for unsequenced species, namely, Xanthomonas fragariae, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli, and Xanthomonas fuscans subsp. fuscans, for which comparative genomics tools to search for DNA signatures are not yet applicable, emphasis was given to the selection of informative markers able to identify X. fragariae, X. axonopodis pv. phaseoli, and X. fuscans subsp. fuscans strains. In order to avoid inconsistencies due to operator-dependent interpretation of dot blot data, an image-processing algorithm was developed to analyze automatically the dot blot patterns. Ultimately, the proposed markers and the dot blot platform, coupled with automatic data analyses, have the potential to foster a thorough monitoring of phytopathogenic xanthomonads.     

One-day Workflow Scheme for Bacterial Pathogen Detection and Antimicrobial Resistance Testing from Blood Cultures

Bloodstream infections are associated with high mortality rates because of the probable manifestation of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock¹. Therefore, rapid administration of adequate antibiotic therapy is of foremost importance in the treatment of bloodstream infections. The critical element in this process is timing, heavily dependent on the results of bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing. Both of these parameters are routinely obtained by culture-based testing, which is time-consuming and takes on average 24-48 hours^{2, 4}. The aim of the study was to develop DNA-based assays for rapid identification of bloodstream infections, as well as rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The first assay is a eubacterial 16S rDNA-based real-time PCR assay complemented with species- or genus-specific probes⁵. Using these probes, Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli as well as Gram-positive bacteria including Staphylococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., and Streptococcus pneumoniae could be distinguished. Using this multiprobe assay, a first identification of the causative micro-organism was given after 2 h.Secondly, we developed a semi-molecular assay for antibiotic susceptibility testing of S. aureus, Enterococcus spp. and (facultative) aerobe Gram-negative rods⁶. This assay was based on a study in which PCR was used to measure the growth of bacteria⁷. Bacteria harvested directly from blood cultures are incubated for 6 h with a selection of antibiotics, and following a Sybr Green-based real-time PCR assay determines inhibition of growth. The combination of these two methods could direct the choice of a suitable antibiotic therapy on the same day (Figure 1). In conclusion, molecular analysis of both identification and antibiotic susceptibility offers a faster alternative for pathogen detection and could improve the diagnosis of bloodstream infections.     

一种中华鳖结节病的病原菌分离鉴定及病理研究

【背景】在山东聊城市一中华鳖(Trionyx sinensis)养殖场暴发了结节病(Sarcoidosis),典型症状为内脏、四肢肌肉等部位出现结节;感染后期引起多重感染,所有内脏发臭腐烂。调查发现2017年该病传染率、死亡率较2016年均升高。目前国内尚未有中华鳖感染结节病的报道,其感染途径、病原体及防治方法均属未知。【目的】分析中华鳖结节病的病原,进行病理学研究,并为防控该病寻找解决方案。【方法】按照病害诊断方法,在排除寄生虫及病毒感染后,进行病原菌的分离及鉴定。同时通过病原菌的体外药敏试验进行防控药物筛选,并对该病的组织病理学进行研究。【结果】从病灶处分离到两种优势菌株DM1和DM2,体外回归感染试验表明DM1为中华鳖结节病病原菌。16S rRNA基因序列测定及生理生化鉴定显示,DM1为鼠伤寒沙门氏菌(Salmonella typhimurium)。药敏试验显示,该菌株对丁胺卡那、庆大霉素、头孢哌酮、环丙沙星等14种药物敏感,对呋喃唑酮和头孢氨苄表现中敏,对诺氟沙星、利福平、氨苄西林等18种药物表现耐药。病理切片显示结节最外层为纤维结缔组织形成的包膜,内部豆渣样物质为嗜酸性凝固性坏死。【结论】中华鳖结节病的病原菌为鼠伤寒沙门氏菌,养殖过程中可通过使用丁胺卡那、庆大霉素等药物进行疾病防控。