蜡样芽孢杆菌肠毒素的研究动态

通常认为蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)是一种条件致病菌。临床上偶可致脓肿、脑膜炎、肺炎、骨髓炎、心内膜炎及败血症等,但以引起食物中毒最为重要。自1950年以来,Hauge曾多次从食物中毒的标本中分离出蜡样芽孢杆     

蜡样芽孢杆菌引发的食物中毒食品中克含菌量的观察

近年来国内不少报道认为:蜡样芽孢杆菌能引起食物中毒,其中毒食品的含菌量必须达到10~6/克方可确定;与我们所进行的实验观察较有出入。现将几年来较典型的7起蜡样芽孢杆菌食物中毒的活菌计数结果报告如下:以无菌操作将中毒食品25克绞碎,并用无菌生理盐水稀释成10~(-1)～10~(-5)/克的乳悬液,取0.1毫     

蜡样芽孢杆菌ATCC14579毒力基因plcR缺失株的构建及其一般特性

蜡样芽孢杆菌是土壤中的优势菌,具有作为益生菌的潜在能力,同时它也是条件致病菌,能引起食物中毒等。蜡样芽孢杆菌的多种毒力因子受到多效性调控子(pleiotropic regulator,plcR)的调控,在其条件致病性作用中起着重要作用。真养产碱杆菌JMP34(Alcaligenes eutrophus)质粒上的2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸(2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid,2,4-D)单加氧酶(tfdA)基因可以降解2,4-D。本研究利用同源重组技术使tfdA基因置换掉蜡样芽孢杆菌的plcR基因,构建了蜡样芽孢杆菌ATCC14579突变株B.cereus△plcRΩtf-dA,并对其毒性、一般生理生化特性进行分析。研究结果表明,突变株B.cereus△plcRΩtfdA的毒性显著减弱;生理生化实验结果显示突变株与野生株并没有明显区别,且突变株并没有表现出tfdA酶活性。所有的结果表明plcR控制着蜡样芽孢杆菌ATCC14579的致病性,同时剔除plcR并不破坏其酶系统。本研究为今后构建蜡样芽孢杆菌工程菌提供了新的思路和依据。     

动物用芽孢杆菌微生态制剂中蜡样芽孢杆菌的分离及安全性

【背景】芽孢杆菌是仅次于乳酸菌常用于微生态制剂中的菌种,然而部分芽孢杆菌微生态制剂规范不严,应用存在安全隐患。【目的】调查我国在售动物用芽孢杆菌微生态制剂中蜡样芽孢杆菌携带情况,揭示蜡样芽孢杆菌应用的潜在风险。【方法】对微生态制剂预处理,选择性筛选分离蜡样芽孢杆菌,通过全基因组测序测绘细菌毒素基因谱与耐药基因谱,细胞计数试剂盒-8法测定菌株对细胞的毒性,利用微量肉汤稀释法确定菌株耐药值。【结果】从50份微生态制剂产品中筛选分离得到23株蜡样芽孢杆菌群细菌,它们对氨苄西林、林可霉素和泰妙菌素3种抗生素均耐药,主要毒力基因nhe、hbl、cytK、ces的检出率分别为100%、30%、39%和4%,分离株均有溶血性且39%菌株产生热稳定毒素,不同菌株对非洲绿猴肾细胞呈现出不同程度的毒性。【结论】微生态制剂来源的蜡样芽孢杆菌毒性与耐药性严重,携带毒素基因与耐药基因广泛,多株菌株呈高细胞毒性且产生热稳定毒素。芽孢杆菌微生态制剂存在安全性问题,应加强对蜡样芽孢杆菌的质量安全监管力度,规范微生态制剂的市场秩序,杜绝安全隐患。     

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。     

药用芽孢杆菌对常用中草药的耐药性试验

目的 研究药用芽孢杆菌对几种常用中草药的耐药性,为药用芽孢杆菌与中草药的临床合并应用提供理论依据.方法 将中草药制成煎剂,通过琼脂扩散方法进行药敏试验.结果 枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)、蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)和纳豆芽孢杆菌(Bccillus natto)3种芽孢杆菌除了对黄连和黄芩有一定敏感性外,对其余8种中草药均不敏感;而地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus clicheniformis)则对黄连、黄芩和金银花都有一定敏感性,对其余中草药均不敏感.结论 4种药用芽孢杆菌对大部分中草药(包括有杀菌和抑菌作用的中草药)具有耐药性.     

多重PCR技术检测微生物肥料中巨大芽孢杆菌和蜡样群芽孢杆菌的研究与应用

巨大芽孢杆菌是微生物肥料生产中的常用菌种, 与之形态上相似的蜡样群芽孢杆菌(蜡样芽孢杆菌、苏云金芽孢杆菌、蕈状芽孢杆菌)则是产品中常见的污染菌, 传统方法区分两者费时费力, 有必要建立检测这两类芽孢杆菌的PCR方法。本文利用已登录的spoOA基因序列分别设计和筛选了上述两个种(群)的特异引物, 并建立了多重PCR检测技术。使用该方法对巨大芽孢杆菌、蜡样群芽孢杆菌和其他芽孢菌共3属13种24株标准菌株的基因组DNA进行扩增, 以检验其特异性。结果显示, 巨大芽孢杆菌、蜡样群芽孢杆菌基因组DNA分别产生大小不同的唯一产物, 其他芽孢杆菌均为阴性。该多重PCR检测方法的灵敏度经测定为105 CFU/mL。同时对10株待测菌株和8个微生物肥料产品进行检测, 其鉴定结果与常规鉴定结果一致。以上结果表明, 本文建立的多重PCR方法具有较高的特异性和灵敏度, 可快速、准确鉴定巨大芽孢杆菌和蜡样群芽孢杆菌, 在微生物肥料检测方面有良好的实用前景。     

牛源致病性蜡样芽孢杆菌溶血素BL亚基的原核表达及其生物学活性分析

蜡样芽孢杆菌属于革兰氏阳性菌,分布广泛,具有一定的致病性。不同的蜡样芽孢杆菌携带有不同的毒力因子,这直接决定了蜡样芽孢杆菌株致病性的差异。研究和探讨毒力因子分布以及具体毒素的生物活性有助于对蜡样芽孢杆菌病采取更科学的防控。本研究通过原核表达系统将溶血素BL三亚基重组表达,并对表达蛋白进行了纯化和部分生物学活性的检测。研究结果表明,牛源致病性蜡样芽孢杆菌溶血素BL可以在原核表达系统中成功表达和纯化,牛源致病性蜡样芽孢杆菌溶血素BL拥有溶血性、细胞毒性、很好的免疫原性以及对小鼠具有一定的免疫保护性。本研究表达了溶血素BL三亚基,并探究了牛源致病性蜡样芽孢杆溶血素BL的生物学活性。本研究为进一步揭示蜡样芽孢杆菌溶血素BL的致病作用机制和建立针对牛源致病性蜡样芽孢杆菌病的检测方法奠定了理论基础。     

一株食源性蜡样芽孢杆菌的分离及其对小鼠肠黏膜免疫相关因子和肠道菌群的影响

蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)是一种常见的食源性致病菌,误食被其污染的食品会引起呕吐或者腹泻,严重者还会死亡。本研究利用划线培养法从腐败米饭中分离培养出一株蜡样芽孢杆菌。通过药敏试验分析及毒力相关基因PCR扩增对其致病性及耐药性进行分析,并将细菌培养物经过腹腔注射进行小鼠感染试验,检测其对小鼠肠黏膜免疫相关因子和肠道菌群的影响,从而分析该病原菌的致病途径及防治手段。结果显示,本研究所分离的食源性蜡样芽孢杆菌,对诺氟沙星、呋喃妥因、四环素、米诺环素、环丙沙星、大观霉素、克林霉素、红霉素、克拉霉素、氯霉素、左氟沙星和万古霉素敏感,对复方新诺明、苯唑西林和青霉素G具有耐受性。该菌株携带hblA、hblC、hblD、nheA、nheB、nheC和entFM 7种毒力相关基因,可产生致腹泻型毒素。小鼠感染后,出现腹泻,肠黏膜免疫球蛋白和炎性因子表达水平显著上调;肠道菌群检测结果表明,经该蜡样芽孢杆菌感染后,小鼠肠道菌群组成发生变化,标志着机体健康的拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)中的uncultured_bacterium_f_Muribaculaceae丰度显著下降,而标志着菌群失调的变形菌门(Proteobacteria)条件致病菌uncultured_bacterium_f_Enterobacteriaceae丰度显著升高,且与IgM和IgG呈显著正相关(P<0.05)。这些研究结果表明,携带致腹泻型毒力相关基因的致病性蜡样芽孢杆菌感染机体后,可以通过影响肠道菌群激活免疫系统。     

我国婴幼儿配方粉中蜡样芽孢杆菌污染的暴露评估模型初探

探索适用于我国婴幼儿配方粉(PIF)蜡样芽孢杆菌污染的定量暴露评估模型,并估计风险水平。基于我国零售阶段婴幼儿配方粉中蜡样芽孢杆菌定量监测数据以及婴幼儿家庭喂养习惯调查结果,采用婴幼儿配方粉中蜡样芽孢杆菌的微生物预测模型。本研究构建了从零售到喂养阶段婴幼儿配方粉中蜡样芽孢杆菌污染的暴露评估模型,模型估计在婴幼儿最终摄入0.6%的婴幼儿配方粉溶液时,含有高于105CFU/m L的蜡样芽孢杆菌量。研究结果证明,构建的模型适用于我国婴幼儿配方粉蜡样芽孢杆菌污染的风险评估。     

分离自母婴肠道的假小链双歧杆菌的耐药性分析

【背景】由于滥用抗生素导致细菌耐药性日益严重。对于双歧杆菌,人们往往注重其益生功能的挖掘而忽视了对其耐药性的研究,存在一定的安全隐患。【目的】检测母婴肠道中假小链双歧杆菌的耐药性,探究婴儿肠道中假小链双歧杆菌耐药性的来源。【方法】利用微量肉汤稀释法测定48株分离自母婴肠道的假小链双歧杆菌对14种抗生素的耐药性,比较分离自不同家庭母婴肠道中假小链双歧杆菌的耐药性。【结果】48株母婴肠道分离株对四环素、氯霉素、新霉素、环丙沙星100%耐药,对其余10种抗生素耐药率依次为：卡那霉素98%、利福平80%、克林霉素78%、甲氧苄啶63%、红霉素59%、庆大霉素43%、链霉素16%、万古霉素14%、氨苄西林6%、利奈唑胺2%。母婴肠道分离株的耐药性无显著差异,分离自同一家庭母婴肠道的菌株具有相似的耐药表型。【结论】分离自母婴肠道的假小链双歧杆菌对多种抗生素具有耐药性,婴儿肠道中假小链双歧杆菌的耐药性可能是由母亲肠道垂直传递而来。     

Identification of three Zwittermicin A biosynthesis-related genes from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus thuringiensis</Emphasis> subsp. <Emphasis Type="Italic">kurstaki</Emphasis> strain YBT-1520

Zwittermicin A (ZwA) is a novel, broad-spectrum linear aminopolyol antibiotic produced by some Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis. However, only part of its biosynthesis cluster has been identified and characterized from B. cereus UW85. To better understand the biosynthesis cluster of ZwA, a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain YBT-1520, a ZwA-producing strain, was constructed. Two BAC clones, 1F8 and 5E2, were obtained by PCR, which overlap the known ZwA biosynthesis cluster of B. cereus UW85. This ZwA biosynthesis cluster is at least 38.6 kb and is located on the chromosome, instead of the plasmid. Partial DNA sequencing revealed both BAC clones carry three new ZwA biosynthesis-related genes, zwa6, zwa5A and zwa5B, which were found at the corresponding location of B. cereus UW85. Putative amino acid sequences of these genes shown that ZWA6 is homologous to a typical carbamoyltransferase from Streptomyces avermitilis, while ZWA5A and ZWA5B are homologs of cysteine synthetase and ornithine cyclodeaminase which jointly synthesize 2,3-diaminopropionate in the viomycin biosynthesis pathway, respectively. The identification of these three genes further supports the hypothesized ZwA biosynthesis pathway.     

Ecological consequences of ingestion of Bacillus cereus on Bacillus thuringiensis infections and on the gut flora of a lepidopteran host

The Bacillus cereus group comprises a diverse array of non-pathogenic bacteria as well as pathogens such as Bacillus thuringiensis. Their spores are found together in soil and leaves and are therefore likely to commonly interact within hosts. Mixed infections of pathogenic B. thuringiensis and non-pathogenic strains have been little studied, despite their potential impact on biological control and the evolutionary ecology of virulence. Antibiotic secreting strains of B. cereus have been shown to be able to synergize B. thuringiensis (Bt) infections. We explored the ecology of these mixed infections more broadly in the diamondback moth (DBM). We tested whether antibiotic-expressing B. cereus can synergize Bt infections initiated with spores, investigated whether ingestion of antibiotic-expressing B. cereus had any consequences for the larval gut flora and whether synergistic interactions with B. cereus increase Bt reproduction. Ingestion of high-antibiotic secreting B. cereus synergized infections of B. thuringiensis in diamondback moth larvae, but at a lower level than previously reported. Coinfection also increased slightly the number of Bt spores found in cadavers. Culture independent analysis of gut homogenates indicated that ingestion of an antibiotic-expressing strain of B. cereus reduced the abundance of the gut flora and led to gut communities being dominated bacteria with DGGE profiles very similar to pure B. cereus cultures. Ingestion of B. cereus, regardless of genotype, reduced densities of an enteric isolate of Enterobacter sp. These findings support the hypothesis that antibiotic secretion in the gut synergizes B. thuringiensis infections by reducing the abundance of the commensal gut flora and facilitating invasion by bacteria in the B. cereus group.     

Mercury resistance determined by a self-transmissible plasmid inBacillus cereus 5

Summary Inducible mercuric reductase activity inBacillus cereus 5 was plasmid-encoded. Plasmid analysis revealed three plasmids with molecular masses of 2.6, 5.2 and 130 MDa. A mating system permitted transfer of the resistance determinant among strains ofB. cereus andB. thuringiensis. Transfer of mercury resistance fromB. cereus 5 toB. cereus 569 andB. thuringiensis occurred during mixed culture incubation on agar surfaces. The 130-MDa plasmid (pGB130) was responsible for transfer; frequencies ranged from 10^–5 to 10^–4.B. cereus 569 transconjugants inheriting pGB130 were also effective donors. High transfer frequencies and the finding that cell-free filtrates of donor cultures were ineffective in mediating transfer suggested mercury-resistance transfer was not phage-mediated. Transfer was also insensitive to DNase activity. Further evidence that pGB130 DNA carried the mercury-resistance determinant was transformation ofB. cereus 569 by electroporation with pGB130 DNA isolated fromB. cereus 5 and a mercury-resistantB. cereus 569 transconjugant. Mercury-resistant transconjugants and transformants exhibited mercuric reductase activity. Plasmid pGB130 also conferred resistance to phenylmercuric acetate.     

Correlation between biofilm production,antibiotic susceptibility and exopolysaccharide composition in Burkholderia pseudomallei bpsI,ppk, and rpoS mutant strains

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the cause of melioidosis, a fatal tropical infectious disease, which has been reported to have a high rate of recurrence, even when an intensive dose of antibiotics is used. Biofilm formation is believed to be one of the possible causes of relapse because of its ability to increase drug resistance. EPS in biofilms have been reported to be related to the limitation of antibiotic penetration in B. pseudomallei. However, the mechanisms by which biofilms restrict the diffusion of antibiotics remain unclear. The present study presents a correlation between exopolysaccharide production in biofilm matrix and antibiotic resistance in B. pseudomallei using bpsI, ppk, and rpoS mutant strains. CLSM revealed a reduction in exopolysaccharide production and disabled micro‐colony formation in B. pseudomallei mutants, which paralleled the antibiotic resistance. Different ratios of carbohydrate contents in the exopolysaccharides of the mutants were detected, although they have the same components, including glucose, galactose, mannose, and rhamnose, with the exception being that no detectable rhamnose peak was observed in the bpsI mutant. These results indicate that the correlation between these phenomena in the B. pseudomallei biofilm at least results from the exopolysaccharide, which may be under the regulation of bpsI, ppk, or rpoS genes.     

Functional characterization and phylogenetic analysis of acquired and intrinsic macrolide phosphotransferases in the Bacillus cereus group

The Bacillus cereus group is composed of Gram‐positive spore‐forming bacteria of clinical and ecological importance. More than 200 B. cereus group isolates have been sequenced. However, there are few reports of B. cereus group antibiotic resistance genes. This study identified two functional classes of macrolide phosphotransferases (Mphs) in the B. cereus group. Cluster A Mphs inactivate 14‐ and 15‐membered macrolides while Cluster B Mphs inactivate 14‐, 15‐ and 16‐membered compounds. The genomic region surrounding the Cluster B Mph gene is related to various plasmid sequences, suggesting that this gene is an acquired resistance gene. In contrast, the Cluster A Mph gene is located in a chromosomal region conserved among all B. cereus group isolates, and data indicated that it was acquired early in the evolution of the group. Therefore, the Cluster A gene can be considered an intrinsic resistance gene. However, the gene itself is not present in all strains and our comparative genomics analyses showed that it is exchanged among strains of the B. cereus group by the mean of homologous recombination. These results provide an alternative mechanism to intrinsic resistance.     

Antibiotic susceptibility of faecal bacteria in Antarctic penguins

Faecal bacteria from 49 Gentoo penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula were identified by biochemical methods and sequencing, and tested for antibiotic susceptibility using agar dilution. Of the 42 Enterobacteriaceae isolates found, 39 belonged to the genus Edwardsiella. All isolates were susceptible to the 17 antibiotics tested. This implies that antibiotic selection pressure is a prerequisite to a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance, and in the absence of contact with human activities, antibiotic resistance in Enterobacteriaceae remains undetectable.     

Antibiotic resistance and molecular characterization of poultry isolates of Salmonella by RAPD-PCR

The antibiotic resistance profile of 17 poultry isolates of Salmonella was studied against 24 different antibiotics. 69–88% of the Salmonella isolates displayed a high level of resistance, particularly against penicillin, rifampicin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, sulphamethoxazole and vancomycin. In contrast, a relatively low or moderate level of resistance was observed against furazolidone, spectinomycin, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, cefepime, carbenicillin, nalidixic acid, streptomycin, oxacillin and cephalothin (11–59%). Moreover, resistance to multiple antibiotics (2–5) was also observed among the Salmonella strains, and none of the isolates was found susceptible to all the antibiotics used. Similarity coefficient among Salmonella strains by RAPD-PCR analysis varied from 0.60 to 0.86, and all the salmonellae could be classified into seven groups on the basis of dendrogram analysis. Generally, a very high level of concordance between RAPD-PCR profile and antibiotic profile was not observed, which indicates that genes for antibiotic resistance may not always be present on genomic DNA rather may be plasmid-borne.