矿泉水和山泉水中粪链球菌污染调查及主要污染菌株的ERIC-PCR分型研究

[目的]通过调查广东省矿泉水和山泉水生产企业水源水、碳后水和成品水中的粪链球菌(Enterococcus faecalis)污染情况,为生产企业微生物控制提供相应的依据.[方法]粪链球菌的检测方法采用稍作修改的GB/T8538-2008/4.53,并运用ERIC-PCR技术对主要污染菌株进行分型.[结果]206份水样中有35份水样检出粪链球菌,其中水源水20份、碳后水13份和成品水2份,水源水、碳后水和成品水的污染率分别为26.3％、20％和3.1％,总污染率为17％.矿泉水和山泉水的总污染率分别为3.8％和25.2％,山泉水、地下水和地表水的水源污染率分别为33.3％和63.6％.ERIC-PCR指纹图谱聚类分析显示35株菌分为3簇,主要污染菌基因型在B簇.[结论]广东省山泉水的粪链球菌污染率明显高于矿泉水的污染率,同时山泉水的水源水污染率中,地表水高于地下水.     

植物发酵液提取物对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜的作用

【目的】探讨植物发酵液提取物(plant fermentation extract,PFE)对铜绿假单胞菌生物膜的抑制作用,为临床上铜绿假单胞菌感染相关疾病的治疗提供参考。【方法】通过划线法分离临床标本中的铜绿假单胞菌并进行鉴定,通过报告菌株测定铜绿假单胞菌的毒力因子,采用试管法和激光共聚焦扫描显微镜测定生物膜的形成。【结果】在分离出的16株铜绿假单胞菌中,PFE对PA007菌株的作用效果最好,1%PFE显著降低PA007菌株生物膜、绿脓菌素和N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-HSL(3-oxo-C12-HSL)的产量(P0.05)。同时,也显著降低Las A蛋白酶的活性以及持留菌存活率(P0.05)。荧光定量PCR实验结果表明PFE能显著抑制las I和pqs A基因的表达(P0.05)。【结论】PFE具有抗铜绿假单胞菌感染能力,在临床上铜绿假单胞菌感染疾病的治疗中具有巨大的潜在价值。     

rpoS基因插入突变对铜绿假单胞菌两个吩嗪合成基因簇的调控

【目的】为了研究铜绿假单胞菌rpoS基因对吩嗪(Phenazine)合成基因簇phz1和phz2的调控方式与机制。【方法】采用抗庆大霉素基因(gentamycin resistance cassette,aacC1)插入失活的策略构建了rpoS基因突变株PA-SG;同时利用lacZ的翻译融合表达载体pME6015,构建了phz1′-′lacZ和phz2′-′lacZ翻译融合表达载体pMEZ1和pMEZ2。采用电转化法分别将pMEZ1、pMEZ2和pME6015导入铜绿假单胞菌突变株PA-SG和野生株PAO1,用Miller法检测融合β-半乳糖苷酶活性。【结果】在KMB或PPM培养基中,pMEZ1在突变株PA-SG中的表达均增强,为野生株的4-5倍;而pMEZ2在突变株PA-SG中的表达均降低,野生株是突变株的2-3倍。【结论】由此推测,铜绿假单胞菌rpoS基因对两个不同吩嗪合成基因簇的调控作用具有特异性,在一定程度上,rpoS负调控phz1,正调控phz2。     

群体感应淬灭酶克隆表达及其对铜绿假单胞菌的影响

【背景】由于抗生素的大量使用,导致细菌耐药性越来越强,寻找新的抗细菌感染药物成为研究热点。【目的】克隆表达群体感应淬灭酶,探究其对铜绿假单胞菌毒力及致病性的影响。【方法】利用PCR技术从产群体感应淬灭酶的芽孢杆菌QSI-1基因组DNA中克隆出aiiA基因,将其克隆到表达载体pET30a并导入大肠杆菌E.coliBL21(DE3)中进行诱导表达,通过镍柱亲和层析获得纯化的N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯酶。用不同浓度的淬灭酶作用于铜绿假单胞菌,检测其对铜绿假单胞菌毒力因子产生以及生物膜形成能力的影响;以秀丽隐杆线虫为模型,考察其对线虫感染铜绿假单胞菌存活率的影响。【结果】克隆表达出群体感应淬灭酶,该酶能显著抑制铜绿假单胞菌毒力因子产生和生物膜的形成,并能降低铜绿假单胞菌对感染线虫的致死率。【结论】群体感应淬灭酶可作为一种能高效抑制细菌致病性的物质,为临床治疗细菌性感染提供新的策略。     

基于聚合酶螺旋反应技术快速检测铜绿假单胞菌

【背景】铜绿假单胞菌是一种重要的水源和食源性致病菌,可引起急性肠道炎、脑膜炎、败血症和皮肤炎症等疾病。加强铜绿假单胞菌的快速检测,对保障食品安全具有重要的意义。【目的】建立聚合酶螺旋反应(Polymerasespiralreaction,PSR)方法快速检测铜绿假单胞菌。【方法】针对铜绿假单胞菌外毒素A调控基因——ETA基因(toxA)设计引物,通过引入加速引物、优化反应条件和筛选颜色指示剂,建立快速检测铜绿假单胞菌的PSR方法,并研究方法的特异性、敏感性和可靠性。【结果】建立的方法在等温65°C条件下,40 min内可完成PSR反应,且可通过钙黄绿素和羟基萘酚蓝直接判读结果。方法特异性强、灵敏度高,最低检出限分别为20 CFU/mL细菌和1.011 5 pg/μL基因组DNA。可视化PSR方法检测包装饮用水来源的分离菌株与传统生化方法检测结果一致。【结论】研究建立的可视化PSR方法为铜绿假单胞菌DNA快速检测提供了一种可行的有效手段。     

基于CiteSpace分析铜绿假单胞菌耐药性研究热点与趋势

【背景】铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)是临床引发感染的主要病原菌之一,对多种抗菌药物均有耐药性,临床治疗难度大,对该病原菌耐药性的研究一直备受关注。【目的】基于CiteSpace可视化功能,探究铜绿假单胞菌耐药性研究现状、热点与发展趋势。【方法】利用文献计量分析法,以2014–2021年中国知网(CNKI)、万方数据库(Wanfang)、Web of Science (WoS)共8 996篇铜绿假单胞菌耐药性的中英文文献为分析样本,运用Citespace软件对文献发文量、作者合作网络、国家和机构合作网络、文献共被引及期刊分析、关键词聚类、突现等方面进行分析,以探究该研究主题的研究热点及趋势。【结果】英文文献发文量增长速度高于中文文献;我国文献发文量仅次于美国、印度,在该领域科研成果贡献度较高,国际学术影响力较大;中英文文献中均对院内感染疾病和耐碳青霉烯类铜绿假单胞菌持高关注度。然而,中文文献较关注铜绿假单胞菌耐药性的临床防治问题,英文文献则较关注铜绿假单胞菌耐药性的基础研究。【结论】国内外铜绿假单胞菌耐药性研究对院内感染疾病及新型耐药菌的产生与防治关注度最高,暗示以上研究主题是该领域的研究热点与趋势。     

包装饮用水中铜绿假单胞菌快速检测试剂盒的研制与评价

【背景】在包装饮用水企业生产活动中,铜绿假单胞菌是被重点监测的致病菌之一。随着分子检测相关技术的不断发展,研制用于包装饮用水中铜绿假单胞菌简便、高效的快速检测产品至关重要。【目的】评价基于环介导恒温扩增(loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)技术的铜绿假单胞菌快速检测试剂盒在包装饮用水铜绿假单胞菌检测中的实效性。【方法】优化该LAMP反应体系,反应试剂采用冻干工艺,确定试剂盒组成,并评价其特异性、灵敏度、重复性、保质期等性能指标。【结果】铜绿假单胞菌标准菌株和分离菌株均检测为阳性,非铜绿假单胞菌标准菌株和分离菌株均检测为阴性,未发现有交叉反应;试剂盒最低检验限为18 CFU/mL;该试剂盒的特异性、灵敏度及准确度与传统方法相比具有较高的一致性;批内、批间检测重复率均为100%,可在4℃保存12个月以上,并且可在42℃环境中储存72 h以上。【结论】该试剂盒性能好,检测结果稳定、可靠,适用于包装饮用水中铜绿假单胞菌的快速检测。     

临床分离铜绿假单胞菌对氟喹诺酮类抗菌药物的耐药性检测

目的了解临床分离铜绿假单胞菌对喹诺酮类等抗菌药物的耐药性。方法琼脂稀释法测定86株铜绿假单胞菌对5种氟喹诺酮类抗菌药物以及头孢吡肟、美罗培南的耐药性。结果铜绿假单胞菌对诺氟沙星、氧氟沙星、左氧氟沙星、环丙沙星、加替沙星的耐药率分别为50%、61.6%、51.2%、48.8%、51.2%;对头孢吡肟和美罗培南的耐药率分别为30.2%、23.2%。结论铜绿假单胞菌对氟喹诺酮类抗菌药物耐药显著,临床应加强检测和监测。     

下呼吸道感染耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌的分布与耐药性

目的了解耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌的流行情况,分析耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌的耐药性,比较耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌与环丙沙星敏感铜绿假单胞菌的耐药性差异。方法选择贵阳医学院第三附属医院2011年6月至2014年11月下呼吸道感染标本中分离出的231株耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌与环丙沙星敏感铜绿假单胞菌,按照《全国临床检验操作规程》进行微生物病原菌鉴定。采用Kirby-Bauer琼脂扩散法进行药敏试验,结果使用SPSS 17.0软件进行统计分析。结果下呼吸道感染标本中共分离出铜绿假单胞菌231株,其中耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌检出率25.54%。从科室分布看,神经外科分离率最高,占47.46%,其次ICU、呼吸内科与消化内科分别占18.64%、13.56%、10.17%;下呼吸道感染耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌菌株与环丙沙星敏感铜绿假单胞菌菌株对头孢曲松、阿米卡星、亚胺培南、哌拉西林/他唑巴坦、头孢哌酮/舒巴坦等19种抗菌药物的耐药率分别为95.65%,71.83%;42.86%,7.69%;17.39%,2.70%;33.33%,11.02%;22.22%,8.00%。下呼吸道感染耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌菌株耐药率明显高于环丙沙星敏感铜绿假单胞菌菌株,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论耐环丙沙星铜绿假单胞菌表现为多重耐药性,给临床治疗带来很大的困难。因此严格掌握抗菌药物的选用是延缓病原菌对抗菌药物耐药的有效方法。     

286株肿瘤患者下呼吸道感染铜绿假单胞菌耐药性分析

目的通过统计肿瘤患者合并下呼吸道感染铜绿假单胞菌的菌群分布以及对常用抗菌药物的耐药性分析,为肿瘤患者合并铜绿假单胞菌引起的下呼吸道感染提供治疗经验。方法对某肿瘤专科医院2016年1月～2018年6月住院患者痰标本分离出的286株铜绿假单胞菌以及13种常用抗菌药的药敏结果进行回顾性分析。结果铜绿假单胞菌对多粘菌素B耐药率最低(3.85%),其次是哌拉西林/他唑巴坦和头孢吡肟,分别为15.04%和17.13%;而对氨曲南、哌拉西林和头孢他啶的耐药率最高,分别为53.15%、43.36%和39.86%。结论肿瘤患者合并呼吸道感染的铜绿假单胞菌对多粘菌素B耐药性最低,临床可根据经验首选该药用于治疗肿瘤患者铜绿假单胞菌引起的合并下呼吸道感染。     

A universal primer multiplex PCR method for typing of toxinogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a well-known opportunistic pathogen that can cause acute nosocomial necrotizing pneumonia and genetic disorder cystic fibrosis of lung patients. Pathogenic interactions between P. aeruginosa and hosts are often guided by the secreted virulence determinants that interact with specific host targets. Exotoxin A, pyocyanin, elastase, and type III secretion system are the most significant virulence determinants and cause great concern. However, P. aeruginosa in various environments has high genotypic diversity, leading to deficiency of exotoxin genes for some P. aeruginosa strains. In current study, a universal primer-multiplex PCR method (UP-MPCR) was employed for the detection of five significant enterotoxin genes (toxA, phzM, lasB, ExoU, and ExoS) and one internal control gene ecfX in P. aeruginosa. Owing to the application of universal primer (UP), different targeted products have identical amplified efficiency and the sensitivity of multiplex PCR is improved. In addition, the complexity of multiplex PCR system is reduced and the compatibility of primers in a reaction is greatly increased. This UP-MPCR method can detect the presence of five P. aeruginosa enterotoxin genes in a single assay more rapidly and sensitively than conventional methods. In 214 drinking water and environmental isolates, the ExoU, ExoS, phzM, toxA, and lasB genes were detected in 20 (9?%), 180 (84?%), 179 (84?%), 196 (92?%), and 171 (80?%) isolates, respectively.     

Improved reliability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PCR detection by the use of the species-specific ecfX gene target

Reliability of the most widely used PCR screenings for the human opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated. Specificity analyses showed the gyrB, toxA, and 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) but not the 16S rDNA, oprI, oprL, and fliC PCR screenings to discriminate P. aeruginosa cells from a collection of fifteen Pseudomonas species. Sensitivity analyses showed all these PCR except the toxA one to be reliable for 100% of the P. aeruginosa strains tested in this study. Specificity of the ITS and gyrB PCR screenings were further investigated on 9 soils and 29 freshwater DNA extracts of different origins, and on DNA extracted from 3 horse manures. The ITS PCR showed the highest efficacy on water and soil DNA extracts but only the gyrB one detected P. aeruginosa DNA in horse manure. DNA sequence analyses of ITS and gyrB PCR products revealed uncertainties and false positive results in these P. aeruginosa identification schemes. A novel PCR screening, targeting the ecfX gene, was thus developed. ecfX encodes an ECF (extracytoplasmic function) sigma factor which is restricted to P. aeruginosa, and might play a role in haem-uptake and virulence. Specificity and sensitivity analyses showed the ecfX PCR screening to be highly reliable, giving PCR products of the expected size for all P. aeruginosa strains tested and not amplifying DNA from any of the other Pseudomonas species tested. The ecfX PCR screening was validated on environmental DNA extracts. DNA sequence analyses of the ecfX PCR products confirmed their identity and allocation to P. aeruginosa. These investigations suggest a preferential colonization of water rather than soil environments by P. aeruginosa. Detection limits of P. aeruginosa in environmental samples were improved by the ecfX PCR screening.     

谷胱甘肽对铜绿假单胞菌exoS 和exoY基因的影响

摘要: 【目的】研究谷胱甘肽对铜绿假单胞菌exoS和exoY基因表达的影响。【方法】利用丁硫氨酸亚砜胺和马来酸二乙酯同时耗竭细胞内的谷胱甘肽,并构建包含被lacZGm破坏的谷胱甘肽合成酶基因的突变体。通过分别连有exoS 和exoY基因启动子的pMS402质粒上Lux报道子发光值大小检测exoS 和exoY基因表达变化情况。【结果】exoS和exoY基因的表达在用化学药品耗竭的细胞中或是在谷胱甘肽合成酶突变体中都降低。【结论】铜绿假单胞菌细胞内的谷胱甘肽可以促进exoS和exoY的表达。这将为进一步研究铜绿假单胞菌的感染以及致病性机理提供一定的理论基础。     

Catabolite repression control of pyocyanin biosynthesis at an intersection of primary and secondary metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the catabolite repression control (Crc) protein repressed the formation of the blue pigment pyocyanin in response to a preferred carbon source (succinate) by interacting with phzM mRNA, which encodes a key enzyme in pyocyanin biosynthesis. Crc bound to an extended imperfect recognition sequence that was interrupted by the AUG translation initiation codon.     

Enzymatic depilation of animal hide: identification of elastase (LasB) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MCM B-327 as a depilating protease

Conventional leather processing involving depilation of animal hide by lime and sulphide treatment generates considerable amounts of chemical waste causing severe environmental pollution. Enzymatic depilation is an environmentally friendly process and has been considered to be a viable alternative to the chemical depilation process. We isolated an extracellular protease from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain MCM B-327 with high depilation activity using buffalo hide as a substrate. This 33 kDa protease generated a peptide mass fingerprint and de novo sequence that matched perfectly with LasB (elastase), of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In support of this data a lasB mutant of MCM B-327 strain lacked depilatory activity and failed to produce LasB. LasB heterologously over-produced and purified from Escherichia coli also exhibited high depilating activity. Moreover, reintroduction of the lasB gene to the P. aeruginosa lasB mutant via a knock-in strategy also successfully restored depilation activity thus confirming the role of LasB as the depilating enzyme.     

Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasB1 mutants produce an elastase, substituted at active-site His-223, that is defective in activity, processing, and secretion.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes elastase in a multistep process which begins with the synthesis of a preproelastase (53.6 kDa) encoded by lasB, is followed by processing to proelastase (51 kDa), and concludes with the rapid accumulation of mature elastase (33 kDa) in the extracellular environment. In this study, mutants of P. aeruginosa were constructed by gene replacement which expressed lasB1, an allele altered in vitro at an active-site His-223-encoding codon. The lasB1 allele was exchanged for chromosomal lasB sequences in two strain backgrounds, FRD2 and PAO1, through a selectable-cassette strategy which placed a downstream Tn501 marker next to lasB1 and provided the selection for homologous recombination with the chromosome. Two lasB1 mutants, FRD720 and PDO220, were characterized, and their culture supernatants contained greatly reduced proteolytic (9-fold) and elastolytic (14- to 20-fold) activities compared with their respective parental lasB+ strains. This was primarily due to the effect of His-223 substitution on substrate binding by elastase and thus its proteolytic activity. However, the concentration of supernatant elastase antigen was also reduced (five- to sevenfold) in the mutant strains compared with the parental strains. An immunoblot analysis of cell extracts showed a large accumulation of 51-kDa proelastase within lasB1 mutant cells which was not seen in wild-type cell extracts. A time course study showed that production of extracellular elastase was inefficient in the lasB1 mutants compared with that of parental strains. This showed that expression of an enzymatically defective elastase inhibits proper processing of proelastase and provides further evidence for autoproteolytic processing of proelastase in P. aeruginosa. Unlike the parental strains, culture supernatants of the lasB1 mutants contained two prominent elastase species that were 33 and 36 kDa in size. Extracellular 51-kDa proelastase was barely detectable, even though it accumulated to high concentrations within the lasB1 mutant cells. These data suggest that production of an enzymatically defective elastase affects proper secretion because autoproteolytic processing of proelastase is necessary for efficient localization to the extracellular milieu. The appearance of reduced amounts of extracellular elastase and their sizes of 33 and 36 kDa suggest that lasB1-encoded elastase was processed by alternate, less-efficient processing mechanisms. Thus, proelastase must be processed by removal of nearly all of the 18-kDa propeptide before elastase is a protein competent for extracellular secretion.