阪崎克罗诺杆菌的16S rDNA鉴定分型

阪崎克罗诺杆菌（Cronobacter sakazakii）是一种重要的食源性条件致病菌,易引发新生儿、早产儿、低体重新生儿和免疫力低下的婴幼儿产生严重的脑膜炎、菌血症和坏死性小肠结肠炎。本研究以分离自不同来源、通过生化鉴定的37株阪崎克罗诺杆菌作为研究对象,利用16S rDNA基因测序的方法对阪崎克罗诺杆菌进行鉴定和分型。结果表明：ES4并非为阪崎克罗诺杆菌,说明采用16S rDNA基因测序进行阪崎克罗诺杆菌的鉴定更为可靠;通过构建系统发育树分析,分离菌株位于同一系统发育分支;根据序列同源性比对,可将这一分支下的所有菌株分成7个子群,这表明16S rDNA基因测序可以对阪崎克罗诺杆菌进行分型,进一步揭示其系统发育关系。     

原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌的抑制作用

【背景】阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌是一种食源性条件致病菌,它能够引起新生儿、婴幼儿及免疫能力低下的成年人罹患多种疾病,致死率高达50%-80%。【目的】探究天然植物源物质原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌的抑制作用及可能的抑制机理。【方法】采用琼脂稀释法确定原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌的最小抑菌浓度,并检测其对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌生长曲线的影响。为探究原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌细胞膜的损伤,实验测定了细菌胞内pH、膜电位、胞内ATP浓度、细胞膜完整性,并利用扫描电镜观测原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌细胞形态的改变。【结果】原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌的最小抑菌浓度为2.5-5.0 mg/mL,原儿茶酸降低了阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌的生长速率。原儿茶酸作用后阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌胞内pH降低,细胞膜电位发生超级化/去极化,胞内ATP浓度降低,细胞膜完整性降低,细胞形态发生变化,这说明原儿茶酸改变了细胞膜通透性。【结论】原儿茶酸对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌具有良好的抑制效果,其可能的抑菌机理是影响细胞膜的通透性及细胞形态。综合考虑原儿茶酸的多种生物活性,它有潜力作为天然抑菌物质在婴幼儿乳粉等其他食品中开发使用。     

一株恒河猴克罗诺杆菌（阪崎肠杆菌）的分离鉴定及序列分析

目的对恒河猴粪便中分离到的一株克罗诺杆菌进行鉴定,为实验恒河猴疾病检测、鉴别诊断和治疗提供参考依据j方法通过细菌培养特性、菌落形态观察及微生物鉴定系统（ID32E）生化试验进行菌落鉴定;并进行抗生素敏感试验和小白鼠致病性试验;用PCR方法扩增分离菌株的23SrRNA基因并测序,并将其与GenBank上参考菌株23SrRNA基因核苷酸序列进行同源性分析。结果经细菌形态学和生化鉴定该细菌为克罗诺杆菌,23SrRNA基因序列与GenBank中分离自婴幼儿配方奶粉中的阪崎克罗诺杆菌（CP004091）同源性为98％。药敏试验表明该菌对甲硝哒唑耐药,对其他15种抗生素敏感。致病性试验证明该分离菌株对小白鼠有强致病性。结论该株从恒河猴中分离到的克罗诺杆菌具有较强的致病性,对实验恒河猴饲养及相关研究人员有潜在的危害,因此,在恒河猴饲养及研究过程中应引起重视。头孢、庆大霉素和诺氟沙星等药物可作为治疗恒河猴克罗诺杆菌感染的临床用药。     

阪崎克罗诺杆菌的ITS序列分析

摘 要：以分离自不同来源（不同地区乳制品及某一企业婴儿配方乳粉加工生产环境）、经API20E鉴定为阪崎克罗诺杆菌的37株分离株为研究对象,采用ITS序列对其进行鉴定分析。结果表明,ITS序列分析在阪崎克罗诺杆菌鉴定中具有一定的优越性,且研究发现,ITS序列中含有两种功能基因tRNAgul和tRNAile+ala,这为今后阪崎克罗诺杆菌的鉴定及ITS基因的进一步分析提供了可供参考的理论依据。     

黄芩苷对阪崎克罗诺杆菌生物膜的抑制作用

【目的】分析黄芩苷对阪崎克罗诺杆菌生物膜的抑制作用。【方法】采用XTT法评价黄芩苷对阪崎克罗诺杆菌起始粘附性及生物膜内细菌细胞活性的影响,并且采用荧光实时定量PCR(Quantitative real-time PCR,q RT-PCR)检测了阪崎克罗诺杆菌生物膜相关基因glp Q、nlp D、gsi B、deo B、lux S、sdi A的表达水平。【结果】黄芩苷对阪崎克罗诺杆菌的抑制效果呈剂量依赖型。黄芩苷对阪崎克罗诺杆菌的MIC80值为1 024 mg/L,该浓度的黄芩苷对阪崎克罗诺杆菌BAA-894和IQCC10423菌株生物膜的抑制率分别为83.7%和53.2%。浓度为2 048 mg/L的黄芩苷能够通过降低阪崎克罗诺杆菌的粘附性来抑制新生物膜的形成。另外,实时定量PCR结果表明黄芩苷可能通过下调阪崎克罗诺杆菌生物膜相关基因的表达来抑制其生物膜的形成。【结论】黄芩苷有可能被作为抗菌剂以预防和灭活阪崎克罗诺杆菌生物膜。     

阪崎克罗诺杆菌噬菌体JC01的筛选和特性

【背景】阪崎克罗诺杆菌是一种食源性病原体,摄入受污染的婴儿配方奶粉(powdered infant formula, PIF)常引起新生儿坏死性小肠结肠炎和脑膜炎,对早产儿和免疫功能低下的婴儿健康甚至生命产生严重威胁。噬菌体具有特异性杀菌性,可成为一种新型生物防控制剂预防阪崎克罗诺杆菌和其他食源性致病菌的污染。【目的】从污水中分离出感染阪崎克罗诺杆菌噬菌体,评价其生物学特性、基因组生物信息及在婴儿配方奶粉中杀菌作用。【方法】采用双层琼脂法分离鉴定噬菌体,并测定其酸碱稳定性、温度稳定性、宿主范围和一步生长曲线,透射电镜观察形态,对其基因组进行二代测序和裂解功效测定。【结果】从污水中分离到一株新的能裂解阪崎克罗诺杆菌的噬菌体JC01,具有二十面立体对称头部和非收缩的长尾,噬菌体JC01基因组为双链DNA,由61 736 bp组成,预测有76个开放阅读框(open reading frame, ORF),不含有tRNA,基因组中不含有耐药基因和毒力基因。系统发育分析及基因比对分析显示噬菌体JC01是全新的噬菌体,归类于有尾噬菌体纲(Caudoviricetes)卡金斯病毒科(Casjensviridae)雅昆病毒属(Jacunavirus),被命名为Jacunavirus 01。噬菌体JC01在不同温度(−20-40 °C)和pH 5.0-9.0范围内稳定,且对婴儿配方奶粉污染的阪崎克罗诺杆菌具有良好的杀菌效果。【结论】JC01噬菌体是裂解阪崎克罗诺杆菌的新噬菌体,作为生物安全防控剂在食品生产和加工方面具有很大潜力。     

阪崎肠杆菌噬菌体的分离及其生物学特性

[目的]以阪崎肠杆菌模式菌株及分离菌株为指示菌,从污水中分离出该菌噬菌体,并对其基本生物学特性进行研究.[方法]以双层琼脂法从污水中分离噬菌体,通过同属和同科参考菌株测定噬菌体的特异性和宿主谱;电镜观察噬菌体颗粒形态;随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)实验分析噬菌体的分子生物学特性.[结果]从污水中分离得到5株噬菌体,表现出较窄的宿主范围,仅裂解阪崎肠杆菌,以ATCC 51329分离的噬菌体SK2可裂解27株阪崎肠杆菌中的24株(89%),负染经电镜观察,5株噬菌体都是由多面体头部和尾部组成;随机引物(5′-GAAACGGGTG-3′)扩增DNA分析,5株噬菌体DNA明显不同.[结论]分离出的5株噬菌体仅对阪崎肠杆菌敏感,在阪崎肠杆菌的分型、预防、治疗、以及生态环境的净化等方面具有潜在用途.     

食品中阪崎肠杆菌快速检测鉴定方法的研究

通过设计特异性的引物,采用SYBR Green I实时荧光PCR,经引物的优化筛选、特异性和重现性试验,以及模拟污染样品检验,建立了食品中阪崎肠杆菌的快速检测和鉴定方法。     

阪崎克罗诺杆菌中异戊二烯焦磷酸异构酶(IDI)增强类胡萝卜素合成的研究

阪崎克罗诺杆菌(Cronobacter sakazakii)是一种革兰氏阴性菌,能够合成类胡萝卜素。与普遍存在的类胡萝卜素合成基因簇(crtEXYIBZ)不同,C.sakazakii类胡萝卜素合成基因簇(crtE-idiXYIBZ)中含有异戊二烯焦磷酸异构酶编码基因idi,其功能有待进一步研究。本研究构建了C.sakazakii BAA-894/pWSK29-idi、E.coli DH5α/pWSK29-EBI和DH5α/pWSK29-iEBI三株菌。通过分析发现BAA-894/pWSK29-idi的类胡萝卜素产量比BAA-894/pWSK29高出80%;DH5α/pWSK29-iEBI的番茄红素产量比DH5α/pWSK29-EBI高出60%。本研究结果说明C.sakazakii中异戊二烯焦磷酸异构酶(IDI)对于类胡萝卜素的合成起着增强作用。     

乳及乳制品中阪崎肠杆菌PCR-DHPLC检测新技术的建立

为了应用PCR结合变性高效液相色谱(DHPLC)技术建立食品中阪崎肠杆菌的快速检测方法,根据阪崎肠杆菌16S-23S rRNA特异基因序列的特点设计特异性引物,PCR扩增的产物经DHPLC技术进行快速检测.以阪崎肠杆菌等59株参考菌株做特异性试验;阪崎肠杆菌菌株稀释成不同梯度,做灵敏度试验,结果表明该方法具有很好的特异性,方法灵敏度较高,检测低限可达到为25 CFU/mL;该方法可以快速、准确检测阪崎肠杆菌,是食品中致病菌快速检测的新技术.     

Stress tolerant virulent strains of Cronobacter sakazakii from food

Background

Cronobacter sakazakii is considered as an emerging foodborne pathogen. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize virulent strains of Cronobacter sakazakii from food samples of Bangladesh.

Result

Six (6) Cronobacter sakazakii was isolated and identified from 54 food samples on the basis of biochemical characteristics, sugar fermentation, SDS-PAGE of whole cell protein, plasmid profile and PCR of Cronobacter spp. specific genes (esak, gluA, zpx, ompA, ERIC, BOX-AIR) and sequencing. These strains were found to have moderately high antibiotic resistance against common antibiotics and some are ESBL producer. Most of the C. sakazakii isolates were capable of producing biofilm (strong biofilm producer), extracellular protease and siderophores, curli expression, haemolysin, haemagglutinin, mannose resistant haemagglutinin, had high cell surface hydrophobicity, significant resistance to human serum, can tolerate high concentration of salt, bile and DNase production. Most of them produced enterotoxins of different molecular weight. The isolates pose significant serological cross-reactivity with other gram negative pathogens such as serotypes of Salmonella spp., Shigella boydii, Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri and Vibrio cholerae. They had significant tolerance to high temperature, low pH, dryness and osmotic stress.

Conclusion

Special attention should be given in ensuring hygiene in production and post-processing to prevent contamination of food with such stress-tolerant virulent Cronobacter sakazakii.

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/0717-6287-47-63) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

阪崎肠杆菌分类与致病机制

作为一种重要的食源性致病菌,阪崎肠杆菌因能引起新生婴幼儿脑膜炎、坏死性小肠结肠炎而受到了政府和社会的高度重视。2008年,阪崎肠杆菌被提议重新另立为隶属于肠杆菌科的一个包含有5个新种的新属——Cronobacter gen.Nov.。新属的五个种之间毒力作用存在差异,外膜蛋白A在黏附和抗吞噬过程中发挥了重要作用,同时本属菌株的侵入力在宿主细胞间的紧密联系被破坏时显著提高,但是一些肠道益生菌能抑制该菌侵入。目前阪崎肠杆菌的致病研究还比较分散,没有形成系统性,详细的致病机制期待进一步阐明。     

Decreasing Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) food contamination level with bacteriophages: prospects and problems

Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) is an opportunistic pathogen, which can cause rare, but life‐threatening infections in neonates and infants through feeding of a contaminated milk formula. We isolated 67 phages from environmental samples and tested their lytic host range on a representative collection of 40 E. sakazakii strains. A cocktail of five phages prevented the outgrowth of 35 out of 40 test strains in artificially contaminated infant formula. Two E. sakazakii phages represented prolate head Myoviridae. Molecular tests identified them as close relatives of Escherichia coli phage T4. The remaining three phages represented isometric head Myoviridae with large genome size of 140 and 200 kb, respectively, which belonged to two different DNA hybridization groups. A high dose of 10⁸ pfu ml^?1 of phage could effectively sterilize a broth contaminated with both high and low pathogen counts (10⁶ and 10² cfu ml^?1). In contrast, broth inoculated with 10⁴ phage and 10² bacteria per ml first showed normal bacterial growth until reaching a cell titre of 10⁵ cfu ml^?1. Only when crossing this threshold, phage replication started, but it could not reduce the contamination level below 100 cfu ml^?1. Phages could be produced with titres of 10¹⁰ pfu ml^?1 in broth culture, but they were not stable upon freeze‐drying. Addition of trehalose or milk formula stabilized the phage preparation, which then showed excellent storage stability even at elevated temperature.     

Resistance of Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) to environmental stresses

Aim:  To gain a better understanding of the survival and persistence of Enterobacter sakazakii in severe environments.
Methods and Results:  We evaluated the resistance of Ent. sakazakii to various environmental stresses, including heating, drying, water activity ( a _w), and pH. The resistance of Ent. sakazakii to heat varies widely among strains. Most tested strains of Ent. sakazakii exhibited unusual resistance to dry stress, which depends on drying media. Growth of most strains occurred within 24 h at 37°C when the initial a _w of the medium was adjusted to 0·94 with sucrose or sodium chloride. The minimum pH for growth within 24 h at 37°C was 3·9 or 4·1 for most strains tested. Additionally, there did not appear to be any relationship between resistance to stresses and biofilm-forming ability in Ent. sakazakii planktonic cells.
Conclusions:  These results indicate that Ent. sakazakii is much more resistant than other Enterobacteriaceae to environmental stresses. Moreover, it is likely that Ent. sakazakii has cross-resistance to dry and thermal stresses.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The findings of this study will contribute to an improved understanding of the survival and behaviour of Ent. sakazakii , which will lead to improved strategies for preventing outbreaks of Ent. sakazakii infection.     

Heat resistance of Cronobacter species (Enterobacter sakazakii) in milk and special feeding formula

Aim:  To determine D - and z -values of Cronobacter species ( Enterobacter sakazakii ) in different reconstituted milk and special feeding formula and the effect of reconstitution of powdered milk and special feeding formula with hot water on the survival of the micro-organism.
Methods and Results:  Five Cronobacter species (four C. sakazakii isolates and C. muytjensii ) were heated in reconstituted milk or feeding formula pre-equilibrated at 52–58°C for various times or mixed with powdered milk or feeding formula prior to reconstitution with water at 60–100°C. The D -values of Cronobacter at 52–58°C were significantly higher in whole milk (22·10–0·68 min) than in low fat (15·87–0·62 min) or skim milk (15·30–0·51 min) and significantly higher in lactose-free formula (19·57–0·66 min) than in soy protein formula (17·22–0·63 min). The z -values of Cronobacter in reconstituted milk or feeding formula ranged from 4·01°C to 4·39°C. Water heated to ≥70°C and added to powdered milk and formula resulted in a > 4 log₁₀ reduction of Cronobacter .
Conclusions:  The heat resistance of Cronobacter should not allow the survival of the pathogen during normal pasteurization treatment. The use of hot water (≥70°C) during reconstitution appears to be an effective means to reduce the risk of Cronobacter in these products.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This study supports existing data available to regulatory agencies and milk producers that recommended heat treatments are sufficient to substantially reduce risk from Cronobacter which may be present in these products.     

Survival and growth of Cronobacter species (Enterobacter sakazakii) in wheat-based infant follow-on formulas

Aims:  To determine the survival and growth characteristics of Cronobacter species ( Enterobacter sakazakii ) in infant wheat-based formulas reconstituted with water, milk, grape juice or apple juice during storage.
Methods and Results:  Infant wheat-based formulas were reconstituted with water, ultra high temperature milk, pasteurized grape or apple juices. The reconstituted formulas were inoculated with Cronobacter sakazakii and Cronobacter muytjensii and stored at 4, 25 or 37°C for up to 24 h. At 25 and 37°C, Cronobacter grew more (>5 log₁₀) in formulas reconstituted with water or milk than those prepared with grape or apple juices ( c. 2–3 log₁₀). The organism persisted, but did not grow in any formulas stored at 4°C. Formulas reconstituted with water and milk decreased from pH 6·0 to 4·8–5·0 after 24 h, whereas the pH of the formulas reconstituted with fruit juices remained at their initial pH values, c. pH 4·8–5·0.
Conclusions:  Cronobacter sakazakii and C. muytjensii can grow in reconstituted wheat-based formulas. If not immediately consumed, these formulas should be stored at refrigeration temperatures to reduce the risk of infant infection.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The results of this study will be of use to regulatory agencies and infant formula producers to recommend storage conditions that reduce the growth of Cronobacter in infant wheat-based formulas.     

Prevalence of Cronobacter species (Enterobacter sakazakii) in follow-on infant formulae and infant drinks

Aims:  To determine the prevalence of Cronobacter spp. ( Enterobacter sakazakii ) in follow-on formula powders commercially available in European countries.
Methods and Results:  A total of 470 samples comprising 31 different products from 18 brand names belonging to seven companies were tested for the presence of Cronobacter species. No milk- or soy-based infant formula powders were found to contain Cronobacter species . However, two cereal-based infant drinks were positive for Cronobacter sakazakii . A review of the published cases spanning the past 48 years did not reveal any fatalities attributable to Cronobacter spp. in children over 3 months.
Conclusions:  The low incidence of Cronobacter in infant powdered drinks, the lack of fatal Cronobacter infections in infants greater than 3 months and the low incidence of Cronobacter -related reported illness in this age group indicated that ingestion of these products presents a low risk for the intended consumers.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The risk posed to neonates from the consumption of infant formula contaminated with Cronobacter is clear. Risks associated with powdered follow-on formulae intended for consumption by older infants is now under consideration by the World Health Organization. Our data contributes to the body of knowledge available for the assessment of the risk to consumers from these food products.     

Comprehensive approaches to molecular biomarker discovery for detection and identification of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii) and Salmonella spp

Cronobacter spp. (formerly Enterobacter sakazakii) and Salmonella spp. are increasingly implicated internationally as important microbiological contaminants in low-moisture food products, including powdered infant formula. Estimates indicate that 40 to 80% of infants infected with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Salmonella in the United States may not survive the illness. A systematic approach, combining literature-based data mining, comparative genome analysis, and the direct sequencing of PCR products of specific biomarker genes, was used to construct an initial collection of genes to be targeted. These targeted genes, particularly genes encoding virulence factors and genes responsible for unique phenotypes, have the potential to function as biomarker genes for the identification and differentiation of Cronobacter spp. and Salmonella from other food-borne pathogens in low-moisture food products. In this paper, a total of 58 unique Salmonella gene clusters and 126 unique potential Cronobacter biomarkers and putative virulence factors were identified. A chitinase gene, a well-studied virulence factor in fungi, plants, and bacteria, was used to confirm this approach. We found that the chitinase gene has very low sequence variability and/or polymorphism among Cronobacter, Citrobacter, and Salmonella, while differing significantly in other food-borne pathogens, either by sequence blasting or experimental testing, including PCR amplification and direct sequencing. This computational analysis for Cronobacter and Salmonella biomarker identification and the preliminary laboratory studies are only a starting point; thus, PCR and array-based biomarker verification studies of these and other food-borne pathogens are currently being conducted.     

The phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)

This study was conducted to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii). A total of 43 Cronobacter spp., including 5 clinical isolates, 34 food isolates, 2 environmental isolates, and 2 reference strains (C. sakazakii ATCC 29004 and C. muytjensii ATCC51329) were used in this study. Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. were divided into 11 biogroups according to their biochemical profiles and 3 genomic groups based on the analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences. Biogroups 1 and 2 contained the majority of isolates (n=26), most of which were contained in 16S rRNA cluster 1 (n=34). Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. showed diverse biochemical profiles. Biogroup 1 contained C. sakazakii GIHE (Gyeonggido Research Institute of Health and Environment) 1 and 2, which were isolated from babies that exhibited symptoms of Cronobacter spp. infection such as gastroenteritis, sepsis, and meningitis. Our finding revealed that Biogroup 1, C. sakazakii, is more prevalent and may be a more pathogenic biogroup than other biogroups, but the pathogenic biogroup was not represented clearly among the 11 biogroups tested in this study. Thus, all biogroups of Cronobacter spp. were recognized as pathogenic bacteria, and the absence of Cronobacter spp. in infant foods should be constantly regulated to prevent food poisoning and infection caused by Cronobacter spp.     

Influences of milk components on biofilm formation of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)

Aim:  To determine the critical component(s) of skim milk for biofilm formation of Cronobacter species.
Methods and Results:  Biofilm forming ability of 72 Cronobacter strains in skim milk preparation was assayed by crystal violet staining. The results revealed that whey protein and casein are more important determinants of skim milk for biofilm formation than lactose, although there was a wide variation in biofilm forming ability. Biofilm structure and capsular material of six strains exhibiting different biofilm forming ability was investigated via electron microscopes. Scanning electron microscopy showed visually that while the strong biofilm formers (E27B, FSM 30 and 2·82) resulted in almost complete coagulation of skim milk, the weak biofilm formers (55, FSM 290 and 2·84) caused less coagulation. No capsule was clearly delineated in transmission electron micrographs of either strong or weak biofilm formers.
Conclusion:  These results indicate that, for biofilm formation of Cronobacter species in skim milk, nitrogen source is probably a more important determinant than carbohydrate, and that strong biofilm formers are responsible for substantial coagulation of skim milk.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This study provides information for better understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which Cronobacter species form biofilm in infant formula milk.