Plasmid transformation and replica filter plating of Acholeplasma laidlawii

The restriction deficient mutant 8195 of Acholeplasma laidlawii strain JA1 was transformed by the promiscuous streptococcal plasmid vector pNZ18 at a frequency of 4 x 10(-4)/cfu. The plasmid was maintained without structural rearrangements but was lost in the absence of a selection pressure, i.e. kanamycin or neomycin. Transformed primary colonies were easily recognized due to a different colony morphology. Replica filter plating, previously not obtained with mycoplasmas, was achieved using pNZ18 as a marker by incubating the replica filters with the cell side down on the new agar plates. These findings should greatly facilitate the genetic and functional analysis of A. laidlawii.     

支原体污染增加人肿瘤细胞外泌体生成并改变其小RNA表达模式

目的:研究支原体污染对肿瘤细胞外泌体生成的影响,探讨支原体导致的外泌体量和质的变化。方法:应用荧光显微镜及荧光共振能量转移观察支原体污染导致的胞内膜脂质向胞膜再分布及跨细胞传输变化,应用western blotting检测污染细胞上清中外泌体标记物CD81蛋白含量,应用芯片检测污染细胞上清外泌体中小RNA的表达变化模式。结果:支原体污染导致Rab11和胞膜脂质染料信号强度上升2倍以上,提示胞内膜脂质向胞膜再分布增强;支原体污染导致Di O和Di I双染细胞胞内膜泡的FRET指数上升4倍,提示膜脂质由支原体污染细胞向未污染细胞的跨细胞传输增强;污染细胞的上清中外泌体标志物CD81明显升高;污染导致外泌体内小RNA表达模式改变。结论:体外实验显示支原体污染可造成外泌体质和量的改变。     

PCR技术在鼠肺支原体检测中应用的初步研究

目的　探讨PCR技术在鼠肺支原体检测中的应用,希望能建立一种可行、快速、敏感的检测方法。方法　使用支原体通用引物及鼠肺支原体特异性引物对14 份大鼠喉气管拭子洗液和拭子支原体培养液进行PCR扩增,2 % 琼脂糖电泳鉴定。另设M53 和ATCC19612 二株标准鼠肺支原体菌株作阳性对照。结果　通用引物对大鼠喉气管拭子洗液检出率8/14 ,拭子支原体培养液检出率14/14,鼠肺支原体特异引物PCR扩增对大鼠喉气管拭子洗液检出率0/14 ,拭子支原体培养液3/14。通用引物扩增M53 和ATCC19612 二株标准株均呈现阳性,而鼠肺支原体特异引物扩增M53 和ATCC19612,只有M53 呈现阳性。结论　PCR通用引物检测比普通分离培养省时省力,而我们采用国外某学者认为对鼠肺支原体有特异性的引物,是否可用于鼠肺支原体的特异性PCR 检查仍需进一步探讨。     

Lipoic Acid Does Not Affect The Growth of Mycoplasma hominis Cells In Vitro

Mycoplasma hominis is associated with various infections, for which the treatment can be complex. Lipoic acid (LA) plays a role as a cofactor in eukaryotes, most Bacteria, and some Archea. Research of recent years has increasingly pointed to the therapeutic properties of exogenously supplemented LA. The present study was conducted on 40 strains of M. hominis cultured with the following LA concentrations: 1,200 μg/ml, 120 μg/ml, and 12 μg/ml. The bacterial colonies of each strain were counted and expressed as the number of colony-forming units/ml (CFU). The number of CFU in M. hominis strains obtained in the presence of LA was compared with the number of CFU in the strains grown in the media without LA. The obtained results indicated that the presence of LA in the medium did not affect the growth of M. hominis. The investigation of the influence of LA on the growth and survival of microbial cells not only allows for obtaining an answer to the question of whether LA has antimicrobial activity and, therefore, can be used as a drug supporting the treatment of patients infected with a given pathogenic microorganism. Such studies are also crucial for a better understanding of LA metabolism in the microbial cells, which is also important for the search for new antimicrobial drugs. This research is, therefore, an introduction to such further studies.     

肺炎支原体肺炎患儿外周血白介素的表达与肺功能变化的相关性

目的:探讨肺炎支原体(MPP)肺炎患儿外周血中IL-10、IL-17的表达水平与肺功能变化的相关性。方法:选取70例肺炎支原体肺炎患儿为研究对象,以是否有哮鸣音分为喘息组和非喘息组,以30例健康儿童为对照组,空腹采血5ml,分离血清,ELISA检测血清中IL-10、IL-17的表达水平,肺功能检测仪检测受检者的第一秒用力呼气容积(PEV1),最大呼气流量(PEF),用力肺活量(FEV1/FVC)。结果:喘息组中IL-10的表达水平与对照组相比差异显著(P0.05),喘息组中IL-10的表达水平与非喘息组相比差异显著(P0.05),喘息组中IL-17的表达水平与对照组相比差异显著(P0.05),喘息组中IL-17的表达水平与非喘息组相比差异显著(P0.05)。喘息组和非喘息组中IL-10水平均低于对照组,喘息组和非喘息组中IL-17水平均高于于对照组。非喘息组较喘息组PEV1、PEF、PVE1/FVC值高,差异显著(P0.05)。肺炎支原体肺炎患儿血清中的IL-10的水平与PEV1、PEF、PVE1/FVC呈正相关,肺炎支原体肺炎患儿血清中的IL-17的水平与PEV1、PEF、PVE1/FVC呈负相关。结论:肺炎支原体肺炎患儿血清中IL-10、IL-17的表达水平与肺功能密切相关。     

Mycoplasma gallisepticum as the first analyzed bacterium in which RNA is not polyadenylated

The addition of poly(A)-tails to RNA is a phenomenon common to almost all organisms. In addition to most eukaryotic mRNAs possessing a stable poly(A)-tail, RNA is polyadenylated as part of a degradation mechanism in prokaryotes, organelles, and the eukaryotic nucleus. To date, only very few systems have been described wherein RNA is metabolized without polyadenylation, including several archaea and yeast mitochondria. The minimal genome of the parasitic bacteria, Mycoplasma, does not encode homologs of any known polyadenylating enzyme. Here, we analyze polyadenylation in Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Our results suggest this organism as being the first described bacterium in which RNA is not polyadenylated.     

泌尿生殖系统感染支原体培养及药敏结果分析

目的 :了解解脲支原体和人型支原体在泌尿生殖系统感染中的致病作用和对抗生素的药敏情况。方法 :对 5 87例泌尿系感染患者进行支原体培养 ,并对阳性标本行 12种抗生素药敏试验。采用支原体培养、鉴定、药敏一体化试剂盒进行检测。结果 :5 87例患者中支原体阳性 16 4例 ,感染率为 2 7 9% ,解脲支原体 (Uu)、人型支原体 (Mh)及Uu +Mh混合感染的阳性率分别为 2 1 3%、1 5 %和 5 1%。女性感染率显著高于男性 (P <0 0 1)。支原体对 12种抗生素敏感性最高的是交沙毒素 (92 7% ) ,其次为可乐必妥(85 4 % )、司帕沙星 (84 8% )。结论 :泌尿生殖系统感染者支原体感染率为 2 7 9% ,主要由解脲支原体引起 (占 76 2 % ,12 5 / 16 4 ) ,泌尿生殖系感染支原体患者应首选交沙霉素治疗。     

Synthesis and absolute structures of Mycoplasma pneumoniae β-glyceroglycolipid antigens

Just recently, a pair of β-glycolipids was isolated from the cell membrane of Mycoplasma pneumoniae as a mixture of the two compounds. They are the major immunodeterminants of this pathogenic Mycoplasma and indicate high medicinal potential. They have a β-(1→6)-linked disaccharide structure close to each other; one has β-d-galactopyranoside (β-Gal-type 1) at the non-reducing terminal, and another has β-d-glucopyranoside (β-Glc-type 2). In the present study, the first stereoselective synthesis was conducted for each of the two β-glycolipids 1 and 2. ¹H NMR and TLC-immunostaining studies of the synthetic compounds enable us to establish the absolute structures having the β-(1→6)-linked disaccharides at the glycerol sn-3 position.     

男性泌尿生殖道支原体感染及药敏分析

探讨男性尿道炎患者支原体感染率及其敏感性,为临床治疗支原体感染导致的疾病提供合理用药的参考依据。采用海泰生物的史原体分离鉴定试剂盒,取前列腺液或尿道分泌物,对1116份疑为泌尿生殖系统感染的男性患者进行了支原体检测和抗生素敏感性检测。1116份男性患者标本中共分离出274株支原体,242株Uu对美满霉素、强力霉素、环雨沙星、司帕沙星、氧氟沙星、阿齐霉素、罗红霉素、交沙霉素、克拉霉素、壮观霉素的敏感率分别为95．1％、94．6％、17％、70．3％、31．1％、76％、77．7％、92．6％、83．5％、43．8％。30椿Uu＋Mh对美满霉素、强力霉素、环丙沙星、司帕沙星、氧氟沙星、阿齐霉素、罗红霉素、交沙霉素、克拉霉素、壮观霉素的敏感率分别为70％、66．7％、20％、40．1％、26．8％、23．4％、23．4％、50％、23．3％、20％。泌尿生殖道支原体的耐药性监测对指导临床治疗具有重要意义,可以根据药敏结果指导临床合理使用抗菌药物。