不同防腐剂对绿脓杆菌菌体疫苗凝集价、免疫原性和保护力试验的影响

将甲醛、苯酚、叠氮钠、氯仿、硫柳汞、苯甲醇作防腐剂分别加入绿脓杆菌菌体疫苗中,并用本菌抗血清定期检测疫苗的滴度。在此基础上,进一步进行CMCC(B)-10118和CMCC(B)-10123疫苗的免疫原性和免疫保护性试验,结果显示,加入甲醛防腐剂的疫苗凝集滴度是稳定的,而加入硫柳汞、叠氮钠等防腐剂则有显著影响,特别是对CMCC(B)-10115和CMCC(B)-10123疫苗的影响最大,凝集滴度从l：2560～l：5120降到l：20。不同防腐剂的CMCC(B)-10118和CMCC(B)-10123疫苗的家兔和小鼠试验表明,防腐剂对疫苗的免疫原性影响不大,对5LD50剂量活菌攻击的免疫保护作用未见差别。苯酚和苯甲醇等对人体毒性小,可用作疫苗防腐剂,而对人体毒性大的甲醛适用于检定用抗原的制备。     

枣疯病类菌原体抗血清的制备及其应用的初步研究

以确证枣疯病类菌原体抗原性的有无为目的,采收病树新梢茎皮用差速离心法进行了抽提分离。将此类菌原体抽提物用作抗原,对家兔免疫注射,制备了枣疯病类菌原体抗血清。用血清学方法测定了免疫原的抗原性及抗体效价。结果表明,枣疯病类菌原体具有抗原性。但其特异性抗体效价不高,仅是1/32.实验还证明了ELISA技术可以用予枣疯病类菌原体抗血清的研究。     

猪霍乱沙门菌载体介导猪瘟病毒DNA免疫研究

构建了猪瘟病毒(CSFV)主要保护性抗原E2基因的真核表达质粒pVAXE2。将其电转化猪霍乱沙门氏菌C500疫苗株,得到了携带pVAXE2质粒的猪霍乱沙门氏菌工程菌株S.C500/pVAXE2,对该菌株的特征、培养特性和生化特性进行了鉴定。分别用1×10⁸CFU、2×10⁹CFU S.C500/pVAXE2经口服或肌肉注射免疫小鼠和家兔,间接ELISA检测免疫动物的特异性抗体,在第三次免疫后2周用20ID50猪瘟兔化弱毒和致死量猪霍乱沙门氏菌强毒株对免疫兔进行攻击。结果表明,S.C500/pVAXE2保持了猪霍乱沙门氏菌原有形态特征、培养特性和生化特性,免疫鼠和兔都产生了抗CSFV和猪霍乱沙门菌的ELISA抗体,免疫家兔能抵抗猪瘟兔化弱毒株和猪霍乱沙门氏菌强毒株的攻击。显示了以S.C500为DNA运输载体构建二联或多联猪用疫苗的可行性。     

金黄色葡萄球菌多组分疫苗制备及对小鼠的保护性评价

目的筛选多株金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus, SA)菌株,为疫苗研发提供备选菌株,并对多组分金黄色葡萄球菌疫苗进行小鼠交叉保护性初步评估。方法通过菌株耐药性、毒力试验筛选获得金黄色葡萄球菌候选菌株;优化菌体破碎和酶解条件获得胞质抗原,并对胞质抗原进行免疫保护性研究以确定最佳免疫剂量;采用抗体中和滴度方法评价类毒素抗原免疫效果;采用多组分疫苗对候选株免疫保护性及同种属其他菌株的交叉保护性进行试验研究。结果 12株金黄色葡萄球菌候选菌株均具有多重耐药性,且对庆大霉素、环丙沙星及苯唑西林的耐药性都比较高,均为83.33%,但都对万古霉素敏感;菌株SA59和SA79毒力分别为34.19 LD_(50)和11.96 LD_(50);菌体破碎最佳条件为3～4次,破碎率达到90%以上,胞质抗原酶解的最佳条件为600 mg胞质抗原在2～4 mg胰蛋白酶条件下,消化至少2 h,抗原含量基本保持不变;SA79胞质抗原免疫剂量不低于1.0 mg/mL时,保护率均70%。类毒素抗原5 EC/mL (A组)、8 EC/mL(B组)和10 EC/mL(C组)免疫小鼠后,血清中抗体中和效价均值分别为2.13、3.13和3.50 AE/mL,B组和C组免疫后的抗体中和效价差异无统计学意义(P_(BC)=0.224,P0.05),但均高于A组,具有统计学意义(P_(AB)=0.008,P_(AC)=0.001,P0.05)。多组分疫苗对候选菌株SA79、SA59的保护率分别为80%和70%,对外毒素的保护率为60%;多组分疫苗对同种属其他菌株的交叉保护率在50%～100%之间,保护率均≥50%。结论多组分金黄色葡萄球菌疫苗对候选株具有保护性,也对同种属其他菌株具有保护性,为后续预防用金黄色葡萄球菌疫苗的工艺开发提供数据支持。     

恶性疟原虫子孢子CS抗原融合基因的表达及其生物活性

采用遗传工程技术获得了含有恶性疟原虫子孢子CS抗原融合基因的重组质粒pMC055－CS的工程菌株,能高效分泌CS抗原的融合蛋白至胞外,可达25mg／L．具有霍乱毒素B亚单位（CT－B）和子孢子CS的抗原性．将纯化的融合蛋白免疫C57纯系小鼠,免疫后抗CT－B抗体滴度可达1：3200～6400,抗CS抗体滴度可达1：320～640．免疫小鼠采用约氏疟子孢子腹腔攻击,保护率达34～45％．     

鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原的制备及其免疫保护效果的研究

为制备鼠疫耶尔森氏菌F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原,观察其免疫原性和免疫保护效果,通过疏水层析、阴离子交换层析、凝胶过滤层析纯化鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原.用氢氧化铝凝胶吸附制备试验性鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原,皮下接种健康BALB/c小鼠,ELISA检测血清F1-V抗体效价、MTT法测定淋巴细胞增殖能力,进一步用400LD50鼠疫耶尔森氏菌141标准毒株皮下攻毒,观察动物的存活情况.通过三步柱层析纯化获得的鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原纯度达到90%以上.氢氧化铝凝胶吸附的鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原免疫BALB/c小鼠三次,血清抗F1-V抗体效价为1∶(51200±800),对耶尔森氏菌141强毒株攻击的保护率是90%.上述结果表明,制备的鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白抗原具有良好的免疫原性和免疫保护效果,为研制鼠疫F1-V重组融合蛋白疫苗奠定了基础.     

B型肉毒毒素重组Hc亚单位疫苗的免疫原性研究

目的:用大肠杆菌表达重组B型肉毒毒素受体结合区Hc抗原(BHc)作为亚单位疫苗,并研究其免疫原性。方法:构建pTIG-Trx-BHc原核表达载体,用大肠杆菌表达并纯化重组BHc抗原;免疫BALB/c小鼠以研究它的免疫原性。结果:大肠杆菌表达并纯化获得了重组BHc抗原,免疫小鼠后能刺激机体产生高效价的抗BHc抗体和保护性免疫反应。该重组BHc亚单位疫苗1μg剂量2次免疫小鼠即可产生对104LD50剂量B型肉毒毒素攻毒的完全保护,血清中和效价可达1.33 IU/m L。结论:大肠杆菌表达的重组BHc抗原具有良好的免疫原性,能够有效地保护小鼠抵抗B型肉毒毒素的攻击,该BHc抗原能够作为亚单位候选疫苗预防B型肉毒毒素中毒。     

重组百日咳毒素Sl亚单位的纯化及免疫原性

将重组百日咳毒素S1亚单位基因的质粒在DH5α和TOPl0两株大肠杆菌中进行表达,并对表达产物进行了初步纯化。粗制的rSl免疫家兔所得血清,用HP—PT及1B7-PT包被的ELISA测定效价,并做被动免疫保护试验。抗PT的抗体滴度为1：32000。该抗rSl血清在小鼠被动免疫保护试验中,对百日咳杆菌18323毒株进行脑腔攻击的被动免疫保护作用达到100％。证明rSl亚单位具有良好的抗原性和免疫原性,并与天然S1具有相同的抗原表位。     

鼻腔接种伤寒杆菌Fe-SOD对鼠伤寒杆菌攻击小鼠的免疫保护作用

为探讨鼻腔接种伤寒杆菌Fe-SOD对鼠伤寒杆菌攻击小鼠的交叉免疫保护作用,用IL－1作为佐剂,将伤寒杆菌Fe-SOD经鼻腔接种小鼠,再以不同剂鼠伤寒杆菌攻击,观察小鼠的存活情况,当用IL－1作为佐剂时,经鼻腔接种伤寒杆菌Fe-SOD的小鼠在2LD50鼠伤寒杆菌攻击后,3天和7天的存活率均明显高于对照组（P＜0．01或P＜0．05）,当以5LD50鼠直菌攻击时,小鼠7天的存活率明显高于对照组（P＜0．01）。结果说明伤寒杆菌Fe-SOD经鼻腔接种后对鼠伤寒杆菌的攻击可产生一定的免疫保护作用,也进一步说明了Fe-SOD是沙门氏菌的共同保护性抗原。     

铜绿假单胞菌6型O-特异性多糖与破伤风类毒素结合物免疫原性研究

目的研制有效防治铜绿假单胞菌感染的疫苗。方法用热酚水法提取铜绿假单胞菌6型(IATS 6)菌株的脂多糖(LPS),去除类脂A并纯化O-特异性多糖(O-SP),用CDAP活化O-SP,己二酸二肼作连接臂,在EDAC作用下,与破伤风类毒素结合制备出O-SP-TT结合物并对该结合物进行小鼠免疫原性试验和免疫保护性试验。结果制备的结合物在小鼠免疫原性试验中,产生了高效价的IgG抗体,与O-SP试验组相比,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);免疫保护性试验表明,结合物免疫小鼠能很好的保护5～10 LD50活菌的腹腔攻击。结论该结合物有望成为防治IATS 6型铜绿假单胞菌感染的有效疫苗。     

一株卡他布朗汉姆菌的重新鉴定

目的对中国医学细菌保藏管理中心库藏的一株卡他布朗汉姆菌CMCC(B)29103株进行重新鉴定。方法用营养琼脂培养基培养CMCC(B)29103株,对其进行形态观察、生理生化特性、脂肪酸组分、分子生物学等多相鉴定,同时与模式株DSM25388T相对照;分析CMCC(B)29103株的特征属性、进化位置以及与Acinetobacter indicus模式株DSM25388T的同源性。结果形态学特性、生理生化以及脂肪酸组分构成均与DSM25388T株十分相似,仅存在个别差异;16 S rRNA基因序列比对显示,CMCC(B)29103株与Acinetobacter(不动杆菌属)相近,与模式株DSM25388T相似性最高,为99.85%。基于Acinetobacter属所有成员的16 S rRNA和rpo B基因的系统进化分析均显示CMCC(B)29103与DSM25388T稳定聚类成一个独立分支,且二者的DNA-DNA同源性为78.3%。结论CMCC(B)29103株属于Acinetobacter indicus种,与模式株DSM25388T为不同的菌株,可将其更名为Acinetobacter i ndicus。     

Catabolite regulation in a diauxic strain and a nondiauxic strain of Streptococcus bovis

Streptococcus bovis JB1 utilized glucose preferentially to lactose and grew diauxically, but S. bovis 581AXY2 grew nondiauxically and used glucose preferentially only when the glucose concentration was very high (greater than 5 mM). As little as 0.1 mM glucose completely inhibited the lactose transport of JB1. The lactose transport system of 581AXY2 was at least tenfold less sensitive to glucose, and 1 mM glucose caused only a 50% inhibition of lactose transport. Both strains had phosphotransferase systems (PTSs) for glucose and lactose. The glucose PTSs were constitutive, but little lactose PTS activity was detected unless lactose was the energy source for growth. JB1 had approximately threefold more glucose PTS activity than 581AXY2 (1600 versus 600 nmol glucose (mg protein)⁻¹(min)⁻¹. The glucose PTS of JB1 showed normal Michaelis Menten kinetics, and the affinity constant (K _s ) was 0.12 mM. The glucose PTS of 581AXY2 was atypical, and the plot of velocity versus velocity/substrate was biphasic. The low capacity system had a K_s of 0.20 mM, but the K_s of the high capacity system was greater than 6 mM. On the basis of these results, diauxic growth is dependent on the affinity of glucose enzyme II and the velocity of glucose transport. Received: 22 January 1996 / Accepted: 18 March 1996     

Laccase production by a monokaryotic strain of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus derived from a dikaryotic strain

Monokaryotic Pycnoporus cinnabarinus strains were obtained from the dikaryotic strain I-938. One of these, designated MK18, consistently produced high laccase activity. In cultures of MK18 and I-938 where ferulic acid was added as laccase inducer, laccase activity was enhanced about 2.5-fold reaching 3400 U/l for the MK18 strain. Laccase was purified to homogeneity and under the selected growth conditions, only one isoform of the enzyme was produced. The N-terminal sequence was similar to the amino terminal sequence of laccase II from Trametes versicolor. The enzyme was stable at 60 C for more than 1 h.     

Gender-specific differences in cannibalism between a laboratory strain and a field strain of a predatory mite

Many phytoseiid species, including Phytoseiulus persimilis, are known to engage in cannibalism when food is scarce and when there is no possibility to disperse. In nature adult females of P. persimilis are known to disperse when prey is locally depleted. Males, in contrast, are expected to stay and wait for potential mates to mature. During this phase, males can obtain food by cannibalizing. Therefore, we hypothesize that male P. persimilis exhibit a higher tendency to cannibalize than females. Because rearing conditions in the laboratory usually prevent dispersal, prolonged culturing may also affect cannibalistic behavior. We hypothesize that this should especially affect cannibalism by females, because they consume far more food. We tested these hypotheses by comparing males and females from two strains, one of which had been in culture for over 20 years, whereas the other was recently collected from the field. It is known that this predator can discriminate between kin and non-kin and prefers cannibalizing the latter, hence to construct lines with high relatedness we created isofemale lines of these two original strains. We subsequently tested to what extent the adult females and males of the original strains and the isofemale lines cannibalized conspecific larvae from the same strain/line in a closed system. Relatedness with the victims did not affect cannibalistic behavior, but males engaged more often in cannibalism than females, and females of the laboratory strain engaged more in cannibalism than those of the field strain, both in agreement with our ideas. We hypothesize that the difference in cannibalism between the two genders will increase when they have the alternative to disperse.     

Variations in erythropoiesis throughout a lifetime. Studies in a high-leukaemic mouse strain, the AKR/O strain, and a non-leukaemic strain, the WLO strain

We have studied the development of some haematological variables: erythropoiesis stimulating factor(s) (ESF), investigated with an in vitro cell culture assay; and the content of bone marrow and spleen erythroid colony forming unit(s) (CFU-E) and erythroid burst forming unit(s) (BFU-E) throughout the lifetime of 2 different mouse strains: the high-leukaemic, retrovirus infected AKR/O strain, and the non-leukaemic WLO strain. During the recovery phase of the postnatal anaemia, a peak in plasma ESF occurs in both strains. In young adult mice of both strains another peak in plasma ESF occurs at 70-110 days of age, associated with an increased number of bone marrow CFU-E, in a period when packed cell volume (PCV) remains stable. As the animals grow older PCV decreases, whereas plasma ESF and bone marrow CFU-E concentration increase. These results, together with in vitro dose-response studies, suggest reduced sensitivity to erythropoietin (Epo) of the ageing erythron. Throughout, the AKR/O strain has higher levels of plasma ESF and bone marrow CFU-E concentrations than the WLO strain, indicating both a reduced Epo responsiveness and some degree of ineffective erythropoiesis in the AKR/O strain. At all ages the AKR/O strain has a high concentration of Epo independent bone marrow CFU-E, possibly caused by the virus infection of precursor cells.     

Genome Sequence of Campylobacter jejuni strain 327, a strain isolated from a turkey slaughterhouse

Campylobacter is one of the leading causes of food-borne gastroenteritis and has a high prevalence in poultry. Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni 327 is a subspecies of the genus Campylobacter of the family Campylobacteraceae in the phylum Proteobacteria. The microaerophilic, spiral shaped, catalase positive bacterium obtains energy from the metabolism of amino acids and Krebs cycle intermediates. Strain 327 was isolated from a turkey slaughter production line and is considered environmentally sensitive to food processing (cold, heat, drying) and storage conditions. The 327 whole genome shotgun sequence of 1,618,613 bp long consists of 1,740 protein-coding genes, 46 tRNA genes and 3 rRNA operons. A protein based BLAST analysis places the turkey isolate 327 close to the human clinical strain 81116 (NCTC 11828).