禽致病性大肠杆菌安徽分离株luxS和pfs基因的克隆、表达与细胞外合成AI-2 活性检测

【目的】LuxS/AI-2型密度感应系统存在于革兰氏阴性和阳性菌中,可产生用于细菌种间交流的通用自诱导信号分子AI-2(Autoinducer-2,AI-2),细菌许多生理功能都受此系统的调节。本研究开展对禽致病性大肠杆菌(Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli,APEC)自诱导信号分子AI-2的检测和建立体外合成、定量的方法,为进一步研究APEC的AI-2调控作用奠定基础。【方法】利用哈维弧菌BB170(Vibrio harveyi BB170)开展对APEC AI-2的检测;利用表达、纯化的LuxS和Pfs在体外催化S-腺苷同型半胱氨酸(Sadenosylhomocysteine,SAH),进行AI-2的体外合成。【结果】APEC能产生自诱导信号分子AI-2;成功表达可用于AI-2合成的可溶性重组蛋白LuxS和Pfs;纯化的重组蛋白LuxS和Pfs与SAH同时作用后,合成了浓度为300μmol/L的AI-2;运用哈维弧菌BB170对合成的AI-2活性检测表明,其活性是阴性对照的700倍。【结论】APEC存在LuxS/AI-2型密度感应系统,APEC的LuxS和Pfs可以在体外催化SAH生成有活性的AI-2分子。本研究为进一步研究APEC的AI-2的调控作用奠定基础。     

2002年至2007年太原地区儿童细菌性腹泻病原菌分布及耐药分析

目的了解太原地区近6年儿童细菌性腹泻病原菌分布及耐药情况。方法对临床诊断细菌性腹泻病,便培养已分离到病原菌1080例作回顾性分析,分析其病原菌的分布及耐药情况。结果埃希菌属486株（45％）,居于首位,前5位的病原菌依次为埃希菌属、肠球菌属、酵母样真菌、志贺菌属、假单胞菌属。各年均以大肠埃希菌为主要检出菌,志贺菌逐年减少。年龄分布中,婴儿的构成比最高（44．4％）。埃希菌属、志贺菌属、假单胞菌属、沙门菌属、气单胞菌属此5种杆菌对13种抗生素的平均耐药率依次为舒普深、痢特灵、头孢他啶、庆大霉素、环丙沙星、头孢哌酮、头孢曲松、丁胺卡那、头孢噻肟、诺氟沙星、头孢呋辛、哌拉西林、头孢唑啉。从埃希菌属近6年的耐药性变迁资料可以看出,对13种抗生素的耐药率均有不同程度上升。结论传统的致病菌志贺菌属、沙门菌属较少,而肠球菌属、假单胞菌属、枸橼酸杆菌属、克雷伯杆菌属、肠杆菌属、酵母样真菌等条件致病菌肠炎占有相当比例。各种致病菌的耐药性增加,第三代头孢除头孢他啶的耐药率较低外,其余都较高。提示应严格掌握抗生素用药指证,合理选用抗生素。     

In vitro evaluation of antagonistic properties of Pseudomonas corrugata

Pseudomonas corrugata, a soil bacterium originally isolated from a temperate site of Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is examined for its antagonistic activities against two phytopathogenic fungi, Alternaria alternata and Fusarium oxysporum. Although the bacterium did not show inhibition zones due to production of diffusible antifungal metabolites, a reduction in growth between 58% and 49% in both test fungi, A. alternata and F. oxysporum, was observed in sealed Petri plates after 120 h of incubation due to production of volatile antifungal metabolites. Reduction in biomass of A. alternata (93.8%) and F. oxysporum (76.9%) in Kings B broth was recorded after 48 h of incubation in dual culture. The antagonism was observed to be affected by growth medium, pH and temperature. The reduction in fungal biomass due to antagonism of bacteria was recorded maximum in the middle of the stationary phase after 21 h of inoculation. The production of siderophore, ammonia, lipase and chitinase in growth medium by P. corrugata were considered contributing to the antagonistic activities of the bacterium.     

广州地区甲真菌病致病真菌的变迁趋势研究

目的为了解广州地区甲真菌病的致病菌种分布情况.方法笔者采用真菌培养法对临床症状典型或镜检阳性的甲真菌病病甲进行培养.结果分离出致病真菌618株,其中皮肤癣菌417株,占67.5%,酵母菌149株,占23.8%,霉菌54株,占8.7%.结论广州地区的甲真菌病的致病菌除皮肤癣菌外,酵母菌,霉菌也占一定的比例,近几年酵母菌感染有上升趋势.     

The synthesis of novel chromogenic enzyme substrates for detection of bacterial glycosidases and their applications in diagnostic microbiology

The preparation and evaluation of chromogenic substrates for detecting bacterial glycosidase enzymes is reported. These substrates are monoglycoside derivatives of the metal chelators catechol, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) and 6,7-dibromo-2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (6,7-dibromo-DHN). When hydrolysed by appropriate bacterial enzymes these substrates produced coloured chelates in the presence of ammonium iron(III) citrate, thus enabling bacterial detection. A β-d-riboside of DHN and a β-d-glucuronide derivative of 6,7-dibromo-DHN were particularly effective for the detection of S. aureus and E. coli respectively.     

血培养标本中病原菌的分布特征、 耐药性变迁和耐药基因分型

目的分析嘉兴市中医医院血培养标本中病原菌的分布特征、耐药性变迁和耐药基因分型。方法将本院2013年1月至2016年12月送检的血培养标本进行培养、转种、分离鉴定和药敏试验,采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)技术进行产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)革兰阴性菌和革兰阳性菌的耐药基因检测,并对阳性菌株、科室分布、耐药性等相关数据进行分析。结果 2013年1月至2016年12月共送检血培养标本27 003份,共分离出病原菌(剔除重复菌株)978株,阳性率为3.62%,2015-2016年阳性率显著低于2013-2014年,差异有统计学意义(P0.01)。血培养阳性株数前三位为ICU、儿科和肾内科,2015-2016年与2013-2014年相比,ICU的阳性株数构成比显著下降,儿科、呼吸内科和其他科室显著上升,差异有统计学意义(P0.01)。血培养致病菌检出率最高的为大肠埃希菌,占18.51%,其次为表皮葡萄球菌,占10.53%,不可忽视的是真菌,占4.91%。2015-2016年与2013-2014年相比,金黄色葡萄球菌检出率显著上升,粪肠球菌和近平滑假丝酵母菌的检出率显著下降,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。血培养分离的大肠埃希菌对氨苄西林的耐药率最高,肺炎克雷伯菌对呋喃妥因的耐药率最高。2015-2016年与2013-2014年相比,大肠埃希菌对氨苄西林/舒巴坦和庆大霉素的耐药率显著下降(P0.01),肺炎克雷伯菌对庆大霉素的耐药率显著上升(P0.01)。分离的表皮葡萄球菌和金黄色葡萄球菌对青霉素的耐药率最高,2015-2016年与2013-2014年相比,表皮葡萄球菌对红霉素和氯洁霉素的耐药率显著下降(P0.01),金黄色葡萄球菌对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星的耐药率显著下降(P0.01)。大肠埃希菌ESBLs(+)菌株对氨苄西林、氨苄西林/舒巴坦、头孢唑啉等的耐药率以及所有基因型表达率均显著高于ESBLs(-)菌株(P0.05或P0.01);肺炎克雷伯菌ESBLs(+)菌株对头孢唑啉、头孢曲松、庆大霉素等的耐药率以及TEM、SHV、CTX-MⅡ基因型表达率均显著高于ESBLs(-)菌株(P0.05或P0.01)。表皮葡萄球菌检出mecA基因(+)72株,金黄色葡萄球菌检出mecA基因(+)53株。屎肠球菌和粪肠球菌分离株中,未发现有vanA(+)、vanB(+)和vanM(+)万古霉素耐药株。结论了解本院血培养致病菌整体变化趋势、病区分布特点及耐药性变迁和耐药基因分型,对临床合理使用抗生素和院内感染的控制有重要意义。     

重症肺炎新生儿支气管肺泡灌洗液 病原菌分布及耐药性

目的研究重症肺炎新生儿支气管肺泡灌洗液的病原菌分布和耐药性。方法选择2016年4月至2018年4月在本院呼吸科治疗的新生儿268例,其中符合重症肺炎诊断标准的患儿142例,归为重症肺炎组;不符合重症肺炎诊断标准的患儿126例,归为对照组。检测患儿肺泡灌洗液病原菌分布情况和耐药情况。结果重症肺炎组患儿肺炎克雷伯菌、流感嗜血菌、铜绿假单胞菌、阴沟肠杆菌、大肠埃希菌、金黄葡萄球菌、溶血葡萄球菌、表皮葡萄球菌、肺炎链球菌、草绿链球菌检出率明显高于对照组。肺炎克雷伯菌对亚胺培南,美罗培南的耐药性为0.0%,大肠埃希菌对亚胺培南,美罗培南,阿米卡星的耐药性为0.0%,阴沟肠杆菌对亚胺培南,美罗培南,左氧氟沙星的耐药性为0.0%,肺炎链球菌对万古霉素的耐药性为0.0%,金黄葡萄球菌对万古霉素的耐药性为0.0%。结论新生儿重症肺炎患者病原菌以革兰阴性菌为主,亚胺培南、美罗培南、万古霉素可以用于治疗新生儿重症肺炎,但由于其毒副作用较大,应严格把握适应症。     

Molecular and cellular basis of ornithine δ-aminotransferase deficiency caused by the V332M mutation associated with gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina

Gyrate atrophy (GA) is a rare recessive disorder characterized by progressive blindness, chorioretinal degeneration and systemic hyperornithinemia. GA is caused by point mutations in the gene encoding ornithine δ-aminotransferase (OAT), a tetrameric pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent enzyme catalysing the transamination of l-ornithine and α-ketoglutarate to glutamic–γ-semialdehyde and l-glutamate in mitochondria. More than 50 OAT variants have been identified, but their molecular and cellular properties are mostly unknown. A subset of patients is responsive to pyridoxine administration, although the mechanisms underlying responsiveness have not been clarified. Herein, we studied the effects of the V332M mutation identified in pyridoxine-responsive patients. The Val332-to-Met substitution does not significantly affect the spectroscopic and kinetic properties of OAT, but during catalysis it makes the protein prone to convert into the apo-form, which undergoes unfolding and aggregation under physiological conditions. By using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology we generated a new cellular model of GA based on HEK293 cells knock-out for the OAT gene (HEK-OAT_KO). When overexpressed in HEK-OAT_KO cells, the V332M variant is present in an inactive apodimeric form, but partly shifts to the catalytically-competent holotetrameric form in the presence of exogenous PLP, thus explaining the responsiveness of these patients to pyridoxine administration. Overall, our data represent the first integrated molecular and cellular analysis of the effects of a pathogenic mutation in OAT. In addition, we validated a novel cellular model for the disease that could prove instrumental to define the molecular defect of other GA-causing variants, as well as their responsiveness to pyridoxine and other putative drugs.     

Purification and characterization of a dextranase from Sporothrix schenckii

A dextranase (EC 3.2.1.11) was purified and characterized from the IP-29 strain of Sporothrix schenckii, a dimorphic pathogenic fungus. Growing cells secreted the enzyme into a standard culture medium (20 °C) that supports the mycelial phase. Soluble bacterial dextrans substituted for glucose as substrate with a small decrease in cellular yield but a tenfold increase in the production of dextranase. This enzyme is a monomeric protein with a molecular mass of 79 kDa, a pH optimum of 5.0, and an action pattern against a soluble 170-kDa bacterial dextran that leads to a final mixture of glucose (38%), isomaltose (38%), and branched oligosaccharides (24%). In the presence of 200 mM sodium acetate buffer (pH 5.0), the K _m for soluble dextran was 0.067 ± 0.003% (w/v). Salts of Hg²⁺, (UO₂)²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cu²⁺, and Zn²⁺ inhibited by affecting both V _max and K _m. The enzyme was most stable between pH values of 4.50 and 4.75, where the half-life at 55 °C was 18 min and the energy of activation for heat denaturation was 99 kcal/mol. S. schenckii dextranase catalyzed the degradation of cross-linked dextran chains in Sephadex G-50 to G-200, and the latter was a good substrate for cell growth at 20 °C. Highly cross-linked grades (i.e., G-10 and G-25) were refractory to hydrolysis. Most strains of S. schenckii from Europe and North America tested positive for dextranase when grown at 20 °C. All of these isolates grew on glucose at 35 °C, a condition that is typically associated with the yeast phase, but they did not express dextranase and were incapable of using dextran as a carbon source at the higher temperature. Received: 29 December 1997 / Accepted: 4 March 1998     

Identification of a novel periplasmic catalase-peroxidase KatA of Legionella pneumophila

A gene katA that encodes a novel catalase-peroxidase was cloned from the chromosome of Legionella pneumophila. The nucleotide sequence revealed that KatA was highly homologous to members of the bacterial bifunctional catalase-peroxidase family. In addition, KatA has a N-terminal signal sequence and was considered to be present in the periplasm of the bacterium.