白斑综合症病毒实时荧光LAMP检测方法的建立及应用

研究利用ESE-Quant tube scanner检测平台, 建立了一套基于环介导等温扩增技术(Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification, LAMP)的实时荧光检测方法, 用于白斑综合征病毒(White Spot Syndrome Virus, WSSV)的检测; 并在此基础上, 与巢式PCR、Real-time PCR和其他已发表的4种LAMP方法在检测灵敏度、实际应用方面进行比较. 结果显示, 研究建立的实时荧光LAMP检测方法在63℃恒温反应30min可检测到最低为105倍稀释的基因组DNA模板, 与Real-time PCR检测方法的灵敏度相当, 高于巢式PCR和其他已发表的4种LAMP方法的检测灵敏度; 而且特异性较好, 与传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒等5种常见对虾病原DNA均无交叉反应. 通过构建质粒进一步进行灵敏度测试显示, 本研究建立的实时荧光LAMP检测方法最低检测限度为24个拷贝质粒DNA, 检出时间亦为30min. 通过对66份待检样品的检测结果显示, 实时荧光LAMP检测方法的检出阳性率为7.57%, 准确率为100%, 高于其他WSSV的检测方法. 因此, 研究建立的WSSV实时荧光LAMP检测方法, 操作简单, 反应速度快, 特异性好, 灵敏度高, 成本低廉, 可以直观、实时地观察反应的进行情况, 适合对虾养殖现场及诊断实验室的WSSV快速检测.       

荧光定量PCR与LAMP检测IHHNV的特异性和灵敏性比较

传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒(IHHNV)是世界各地养殖对虾的重要病毒性病原之一,给对虾养殖业造成严重经济损失.研究建立了检测IHHNV的荧光定量PCR和环介导等温核酸扩增(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)两种技术,并对它们的特异性和灵敏性进行了比较.结果显示,所建立的荧光定量PCR检测IHHNV的方法最低检测限度为6个DNA拷贝/反应,在待扩增DNA浓度为6.038×104-6.038×109cps/mL,范围时,模板浓度与循环阈值Ct之间的相关性良好,决定系数r2为0.99521;对5份白斑综合症病毒基因组DNA和10份健康对虾基因组DNA样品进行荧光定量PCR检测,结果都为阴性;这说明荧光定量PCR检测IHHNV方法具有灵敏度高、特异性高和精确性高等优点.同样,所建立的LAMP检测IHHNV的方法在60min反应时间内也可榆测到最低为6个拷贝的DNA模板,反应产物加入荧光染料SYBR Green Ⅰ后反应液呈现明显的亮绿色,且特异的检测IHHNV DNA模板;这说明所建立的LAMP检测IHHNV的方法具有荧光定量PCR方法相当的灵敏度、特异性和精确性.考虑到LAMP检测方法操作更为简单、方便,而且不需要昂贵的仪器,LAMP检测IHHNV的方法更适合于对虾养殖现场检测的推广使用.     

实时荧光定量PCR及RT-PCR与常规PCR及RT-PCR检测对虾病毒效果的比较

常规PCR及RT-PCR已用于对虾DNA及RNA病毒检测,但存在费时、灵敏度较低、不能定量等问题。建立了TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR及RT-PCR方法,分别用于检测白斑综合症病毒(WSSV)、传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV)及桃拉综合征病毒(TSV)、黄头病毒(YHV)4种对虾病毒。与常规PCR及RT-PCR比较,所建立的TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR及RT-PCR检测上述4种对虾病毒不仅有很高的特异性,检测灵敏度也提高了10～100倍,同时还具有快速、简便、不污染环境、重复性好、实时定量等优点,可明显提高对虾病毒检验检疫工作质量及效率。     

斑点叉尾鮰套肠症的病原学初步研究

本研究从2例垂死的患败血症并肠套叠的斑点叉尾鮰血液、肝脏及脑组织中分离到2种类型的致病性细菌菌株,经对细菌进行形态观察、生理生化测试和16S rDNA序列分析,分别鉴定为嗜水气单胞菌和荧光假单胞菌;攻毒实验证实它们确为斑点叉尾鮰病鱼的病原。根据药敏实验的结果,及时对病区斑点叉尾鮰进行治疗,连续用药3-5天,发病的叉尾鮰即停止死亡。根据研究结果,文章对斑点叉尾鮰肠套叠发生的原因进行了的分析,提出了不同的观点。     

实时定量RT-PCR检测鱼类传染性造血器官坏死病毒方法的建立与应用

建立了Taqman 实时定量RT-PCR方法检测传染性造血器官坏死病毒(IHNV).选取IHNV病毒的N蛋白基因保守序列,利用Primer Express 2.0软件设计引物和探针.以梯度稀释的含有IHNV目的扩增片段的质粒作为标准品,进行定量RT-PCR反应以确定检测灵敏度.病毒浓度在5×106 -5个拷贝,共7个数量级的范围内,定量RT-PCR反应有"S"型扩增曲线,检测灵敏度为5个拷贝.根据病毒拷贝数与定量反应Ct值的关系,绘制了标准曲线.该方法具有特异性,对鲤春血症病毒(SVCV)、病毒性出血性败血症(VHSV)、传染性胰脏坏死病毒(IPNV)、草鱼呼肠孤病毒(GCRV)、流行性造血器官坏死病毒(EHNV)、EPC细胞系、牙鲆的核酸都没有扩增反应.在50批待检样品中,有3批鱼类感染IHNV,利用标准曲线进行了定量分析.实时定量RT-PCR检测IHNV方法,灵敏度高,特异性好,可以进行定量分析,在鱼病的快速检测上具有重要意义.     

可视化牛支原体和传染性鼻气管炎二重荧光LAMP诊断方法的建立

牛支原体(mycoplasma bovis,MB)和牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒(infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus,IBRV)是引起牛呼吸综合症的主要病原体.本研究根据MB和IBRV的保守基因序列,设计并合成两套特异性LAMP引物,在每条内引物的5'端标记荧光基团,通过扩增产物的颜色判断检测结果,建立了用于检测MB和IBRV的二重荧光LAMP检测方法.该方法与其他牛病原体无交叉反应,检测敏感度达100拷贝/μL.应用该方法检测125份样品,MB的感染率为44.8％,IBRV的感染率为13.6％,2种病原混合感染率为1.6％;与OIE推荐的荧光定量PCR检测方法相比,此二重LAMP方法敏感性为94.4％～96.6％,特异性为100％.结果表明该方法灵敏度高,特异性好,重复性好,能同时检测大量样本,可用于MB和IBRV的临床检测和流行病学调查.     

LAMP快速检测对虾IHHNV的方法与应用

建立了一种检测对虾传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis vi-rus,I HHNV)快速、灵敏的环介导等温扩增(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)方法。针对I HHNV非结构蛋白基因NS1序列的6个保守区域,利用Pri mer Explorer v4.0软件设计4条引物,建立了I HHNV环介导等温扩增快速检测方法,对反应温度和反应时间等参数进行了优化,并将建立的LAMP检测方法与常规PCR检测进行了比较分析。结果表明,LAMP最适反应在65℃恒温条件60min内完成,凝胶电泳呈现特征性梯型条带;反应体系中添加SYBR Green I荧光染料后,绿色的阳性结果很明显区别于橙色阴性结果。LAMP方法的最低检出限为100拷贝/μL,灵敏度较常规PCR高1000倍。用建立的LAMP方法对临床发病南美白对虾样品进行了检测,结果表明建立的LAMP方法适合于对虾I HHNV的现场快速检测。     

HRCA技术检测中华鳖虹彩病毒

[目的]中华鳖虹彩病毒(STIV)是甲鱼重要的病毒性病原之一,建立特异性好、灵敏度高的中华鳖虹彩病毒超分支滚环扩增体系(HRCA),对STIV进行快速、准确地检测.[方法]根据中华鳖虹彩病毒(STIV)独有的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,对HRCA的系列反应条件进行优化,验证该方法的特异性和灵敏度,并用该方法对感染STIV显症和未显症的甲鱼组织进行检测.[结果]10 nmol/L探针经T4 DNA连接酶作用20 min环化,Bst DNA聚合酶大片段扩增20 min即可获得很好的检测效果.特异性试验表明,在多种待检病毒样中,HRCA能特异地检测出STIV,同时HRCA具有极高的灵敏度,能检测出的最低模板量为101拷贝,而常规PCR的检测下限为103拷贝,对显症和尚未显症的感染早期甲鱼组织的检测结果均为阳性.[结论]建立的中华鳖虹彩病毒HRCA检测体系具有灵敏、快速、简便等特点,能从组织样品中准确地检测出STIV,可以用于该类疾病的早期诊断,具有较好的推广前景.     

WSSV和IHHNV二重实时荧光PCR检测方法的建立

根据基因库中对虾白斑综合征病毒WSSV(AF369029)和传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒IHHNV(AF218226)基因序列,设计了WSSV和IHHNV的两对特异性引物和两条用不同荧光基团标记的TaqMan探针。对反应条件和试剂浓度进行优化,建立了能够同时检测WSSV和IHHNV的二重实时荧光PCR方法。该方法特异性好,对WSSV和IHHNV的检测敏感性分别达到2和20个模板拷贝数;此外抗干扰能力强,对WSSV和IHHNV不同模板浓度进行组合,仍可有效地同时检测这二个病毒。对保存的30份经常规PCR检测仅为WSSV或IHHNV阳性的样品进行二重实时荧光PCR检测,结果都为阳性,其中1份为WSSV和IHHNV混合感染。本研究建立的二重实时荧光PCR方法用于WSSV和IHHNV的检测具有特异、敏感、快速、定量等优点。     

犬细小病毒可视化LAMP检测方法的建立

目的:建立犬细小病毒(CPV)可视化环介导等温扩增(LAMP)检测方法。方法:比对77个不同犬细小病毒全基因组数据,从中找出一段433 bp的高度保守序列作为检测对象,通过基因合成得到含该序列的质粒,制备1×10~3、1×10~2、1×10~1拷贝/μL的质粒作为标准品,并设计一套能扩增这段序列的LAMP引物。结果:首先采用实时荧光定量LAMP扩增,确定了设计的引物能够扩增质粒标准品,最低检测浓度为1×10~1拷贝/μL;然后用pH敏感指示剂中性红进行可视化LAMP扩增检测,肉眼观察到扩增反应液变为紫红色即判断为阳性,最低检测浓度同样为1×10~1拷贝/μL;随后采用实时荧光定量LAMP和可视化LAMP测试50份犬细小病毒疑似临床DNA样品,检测出阳性样品35个,与国标诊断结果完全吻合;将阳性样品扩增后测序,经比对,确定为犬细小病毒序列;对金黄色葡萄球菌、宋内志贺菌、坂崎肠杆菌、单增李斯特菌、大肠杆菌DNA进行扩增,结果均为阴性,证明了该方法的特异性。结论:建立了高度特异和灵敏的犬细小病毒可视化LAMP检测方法。     

Development of reverse transcription loop‐mediated isothermal amplification assay for sensitive and rapid detection of Hosta virus X

The one‐step real‐time turbidity loop‐mediated isothermal amplification assay (RealAmp) was developed to detect Hosta virus X (HVX), the most devastating threat to hosta industry. The reaction was performed in a single tube at 63°C for 15 min, and real‐time turbidimetry was used to monitor the amplification results. Specificity and sensitivity analyses demonstrated that this RealAmp method was sensitive as real‐time TaqMan RT‐PCR and about 100‐fold higher than conventional RT‐PCR with no cross‐reaction with other viral pathogens. Field samples detection showed that HVX could be identified effectively with this method. Overall, this RealAmp assay for HVX detection was simple, specific, sensitive, convenient and time‐saving and could assist in the quarantine measures for prevention and control of the disease caused by HVX.     

Identification of envelope protein orf10 of channel catfish herpesvirus

Channel catfish virus (CCV) is a viral pathogen of fry and fingerling channel catfish and can cause significant commercial loss. Previous studies have shown that the CCV virion contains at least 25 predicted structural proteins, including viral protein 10, which is encoded by the orf10 gene of the CCV. In this paper, the orf10 gene was expressed in Escherichia coli and used to produce a specific antibody. Western blot analysis confirmed that open reading frame 10 is an envelope protein. A viral neutralization assay demonstrated that open reading frame 10 antiserum was able to inhibit CCV infection of channel catfish ovary cells, suggesting that viral protein 10 is likely to play an important role in the CCV infection of channel catfish ovary cells.     

Histophathology and electron microscopy of channel catfish virus in infected channel catfish,Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)*

A histologic and electron microscopic study was made on selected organs from channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) fingerlings that were experimentally infected with channel catfish virus (CCV). Histopathology was characterized by necrosis and haemorrhage in kidney and liver, and haemorrhage in the spleen and gastrointestinal tract. Virus replication occurred in nuclei of cells in the kidney, liver and spleen. Intranuclear inclusion bodies consisting of geometric crystalline arrays and lamellar structures were associated with virus replication.     

Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid detection of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus important bacterial pathogen Edwardsiella ictaluri

Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus infected with Edwardsiella ictaluri results in 40--50 million dollars annual losses in profits to catfish producers. Early detection of this pathogen is necessary for disease control and reduction of economic loss. In this communication, the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method (LAMP) that amplifies DNA with high specificity and rapidity at an isothermal condition was evaluated for rapid detection of E. ictaluri. A set of four primers, two outer and two inner, was designed specifically to recognize the eip 18 gene of this pathogen. The LAMP reaction mix was optimized. Reaction temperature and time of the LAMP assay for the eip 18 gene were also optimized at 65 degrees C for 60 min, respectively. Our results show that the ladder-like pattern of bands sizes from 234 bp specifically to the E. ictaluri gene was amplified. The detection limit of this LAMP assay was about 20 colony forming units. In addition, this optimized LAMP assay was used to detect the E. ictaluri eip 18 gene in brains of experimentally challenged channel catfish. Thus, we concluded that the LAMP assay can potentially be used for rapid diagnosis in hatcheries and ponds.     

Poly I:C inhibits the expression of channel catfish virus immediate-early gene ORF 1 at early times after infection

Channel catfish virus (CCV) is a herpesvirus that infects channel catfish fry and fingerlings. Previous research has demonstrated that Type I interferons inhibit the expression of immediate-early (IE) genes of some mammalian herpesviruses. However, CCV is distantly related to the mammalian herpesviruses and Type I interferons from higher vertebrates exhibit only 20% similarity to fish interferons. In this work we demonstrate that treatment of channel catfish ovary (CCO) cells, a fibroblast-like cell line, with poly I:C, a known inducer of Type I interferons, results in inhibition of expression of the CCV IE gene ORF 1. Thus, although the genes involved have diverged, the mechanism appears to be conserved. If this paradigm holds true for other CCV IE-Type I interferon interactions, it could have important implications for the impact of CCV on the host immune system.     

Detection of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) in Litopenaeus vannamei by ramification amplification assay

Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) is a single-stranded DNA virus that causes developmental and growth abnormalities in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (also known as Penaeus vannamei). Nucleic acid based methods such as in situ hybridization (ISH) and PCR have been commonly used for IHHNV detection. Ramification amplification (RAM), an isothermal nucleic acid amplification approach, was used in this study to detect IHHNV in L. vannamei. RAM offers many advantages over PCR, including simple procedures and short detection time, and is labor-saving and cost-effective. RAM exponentially amplifies a circular oligonucleotide amplicon (C probe) after a target-specific ligation step through sequential primer extension and strand displacement processes. The conditions of an IHHNV RAM assay were optimized using artificial templates and targets prior to application. Using DNA of IHHNV-infected L. vannamei as targets, results revealed that RAM amplified target DNA with similar sensitivity as PCR. RAM offers competitive levels of speed, simplicity and sensitivity among various pathogen diagnostic methods.     

Cloning and characterisation of a channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Mx gene

A 2.5 kb full-length cDNA clone of a channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Mx gene was obtained using RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from RNA extracted from the liver of poly I:C stimulated channel catfish. The gene consists of an open reading frame of 1905 nucleotides encoding a 635 amino acid protein. The predicted protein is 72.5 kDa and contains the dynamin family signature, a tripartite GTP binding motif and a leucine zipper, characteristic of all known Mx proteins. The catfish Mx protein exhibited 79% identity with perch Mx and between 71% and 74% identity with the three Atlantic salmon and the three rainbow trout Mx proteins. Mx mRNA was constitutively expressed in channel catfish ovary (CCO) cells, but in higher quantities in response to poly I:C treatment. Mx was induced in channel catfish following injection with channel catfish virus (CCV) and poly I:C.     

Sensitive and rapid detection of Flavobacterium columnare in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus by a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method

AIMS: To evaluate the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method (LAMP) for rapid detection of Flavobacterium columnare and determine the suitability of LAMP for rapid diagnosis of columnaris infection in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. METHODS AND RESULTS: A set of four primers, two outer and two inner, were designed specifically to recognize 16S ribosomal RNA gene of this pathogen. Bacterial genomic DNA templates were prepared by hot lysis in a lysis buffer. Amplification of the specific gene segments was carried out at 65 degrees C for 1 h. The amplified gene products were analysed by agarose gel electrophoresis and detected by staining gels with ethidium bromide. A PCR assay was also included in this study. Our results demonstrate that the ladder-like pattern of bands from 204 bp specific to the Fl. columnare 16S ribosomal RNA gene was amplified. The detection limit of the LAMP assay was comparable to that of PCR in prepared genomic DNA reactions. In addition, this optimized LAMP assay was able to detect the Fl. columnare 16S ribosomal RNA gene in experimentally infected channel catfish. CONCLUSIONS: The LAMP assay for Fl. columnare detection in channel catfish was established. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Because LAMP assay is a rapid, sensitive, specific, simple and cost-effective assay for Fl. columnare detection in channel catfish, it is useful for rapid diagnosis of Fl. columnare in fish hatcheries and the field.     

PCR method for detection of largemouth bass virus

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed for largemouth bass virus (LMBV). This iridovirus can cause a lethal disease of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, but also subclinically infects largemouth bass and other species of fishes. Oligonucleotide primers were designed to specifically amplify the major capsid protein gene of LMBV. The protocol for sample processing and PCR provided a method that was more sensitive than cell culture for detection of LMBV in fish. The specific amplification of LMBV also provided an improved method for confirming the identity of cell-culture isolates presumptively identified as LMBV.