霍乱弧菌噬菌体VP2基因组序列的测定与分析

测定并分析了霍乱弧菌噬菌体VP2基因组序列,为VP2生物学特性和功能研究提供分子遗传学基础。为此构建了VP2DNA随机文库,鸟枪法(shot-gun)测定其全基因组序列。测序结果用软件Phrad-Prap拼接成最小重叠群(contig),引物步移法测定contigs问的缝隙(gap)序列,拼接后获得VP2全基因组序列。利用生物信息学技术分析’VP2基因组,最后对VP2和相关噬菌体做DNA聚合酶(DNA pol)基因的进化树分析。结果：VP2属短尾噬菌体科,基因组全长39853bp,为环状双链DNA,G C含量为50．56％,较高于霍乱弧菌测序菌株N16961基因组G C含量;VP2的基因组有碱基使用偏性;预测和注释了45个开放读码框(ORF),分析了DNA复制基因、衣壳蛋白和DNA包装基因、侵染相关基因。DNA pol进化树比较结果,VP2与链球菌噬菌体Cp-1和芽孢杆菌噬菌体GA-1分为一群。根据对VP2基因组序列的测定和分析预测了VP2的ORF,并分析了其中的功能基因,推测VP2在进化关系上属于噬菌体phi29样噬菌体。     

霍乱弧菌分型噬菌体VP3基因组序列的测定与分析

测定和分析霍乱弧菌分型噬菌体VP3基因组序列,并为ElTor型霍乱弧菌两类菌株的分型方法原理提供研究基础。鸟枪法构建VP3噬菌体全基因组随机文库;测序拼接成最小重叠群,引物步移法填补缝隙序列,拼接后获得VP3全基因组序列。PCR随机扩增噬菌体DNA片段并酶切鉴定;预测可能存在的开放读码框(ORF);对VP3和相关噬菌体的DNA聚合酶基因作进化树分析,协助判定VP3的分类;对预测的部分启动子区利用报道基因进行活性分析。VP3全基因组为环状双链DNA,长度39504bp;酶切鉴定结果与序列一致。确定了49个ORF,注释了27个ORF的编码产物,其中有20个基因产物与T7样噬菌体同源,包括RNA聚合酶(RNAP)、参与DNA复制的蛋白、衣壳蛋白、尾管及尾丝蛋白、DNA包装蛋白等。DNA聚合酶(DNAP)进化树分析表明VP3与T7样噬菌体有同源性。将预测的10个启动子序列克隆到lacZ融合质粒pRS1274上,经检测均具有启动子活性。测定和分析VP3的基因组序列,基因组结构与进化树分析提示VP3属于T7噬菌体家族。     

以报告基因分析霍乱弧菌噬菌体VP1的预测启动子

VP1为感染并裂解霍乱弧菌的噬菌体,全基因组为环状双链DNA。通过测定该基因组序列,预测出15个可能的启动子区,利用报告基因质粒转化及全噬菌体共感染的策略分析了这些推测启动子在霍乱弧菌中的活性,将预测的启动子区分别克隆到启动子探测lacZ融合质粒载体pRS1274,在转化于大肠埃希氏菌受体菌株JM109中时,所有克隆子均呈现兰斑。同时将质粒电击到缺失了lacZ基因的霍乱弧菌菌株7743△Z,然后用噬菌体VP1感染转化菌株。在转化成功的13个含预测启动子片段的重组质粒中,通过检测β_半乳糖苷酶活性表达随感染后时间的变化,提示P17为早期启动子,P2、P3、P9等为中期启动子,P18为晚期启动子。     

霍乱弧菌分型噬菌体VP3蛋白的双向电泳分析

目的:噬菌体-生物分型方案具有区分霍乱弧菌潜在致病力的作用,VP3是5个霍乱弧菌分型噬菌体之一。对VP3成熟颗粒的蛋白组成进行测定和分析,以补充基因组注释信息。方法:在全基因组测序及生物信息学分析的基础上,利用双向电泳技术及质谱鉴定,对纯化的成熟VP3噬菌体的结构蛋白进行分离及鉴定。结果:双向电泳分离得到近20个蛋白点,质谱鉴定出了其中的10个,对应于4个VP3蛋白和4个霍乱弧菌蛋白。结论:VP3结构蛋白的组成和T7具有很高的相似性。与噬菌体颗粒一起被纯化分离的宿主蛋白可能在VP3的转染过程中起作用。     

不携带霍乱毒素基因的CTXΦ类前噬菌体基因组克隆与分析

霍乱弧菌的霍乱毒素基因ctxAB由其溶原性噬菌体CTXΦ编码,由此携带毒素基因在产毒株与非产毒株间水平转移。从无ctxAB的El Tor型菌株中,发现不同时间、地点来源的部分菌株仍带有CTXΦ基因组的其它基因,在研究菌株染色体上呈双拷贝串联排列。克隆后测序发现基因组全长5708bp,其抑制基因rstR却与古典型菌株来源CTXΦ的相同,因此从E1 Tor菌株中发现整合有古典型来源的这类噬菌体。其它各基因与CTXΦ序列基本一致,但nctCTXΦ的zot基因末端及下游间隔区与CTXΦ的相差很大,进一步的序列测定与比较表明nctCTXΦ中无ctxAB应是其固有结构,而不是ctxAB丢失所形成的。将这种独特的前噬菌体命名为nctCTXclassΦ。研究菌株染色体上nctCTXΦ基因组上下游也各存在TLC因子和RTX毒力基因簇的同源序列,揭示它们与nctCTXΦ基因组有与CTXΦ相同的联系。从序列分析上认为nctCTXΦ与CTXΦ在遗传分化上有不同,可能是CTXΦ的前体形式,这对CTXΦ的来源、分化以及新病原产生的研究具有重要意义。     

裂解或溶源-细菌遭遇噬菌体后的命运抉择

噬菌体是地球上数量最丰富的有机体,其在自然生态系统的塑造和细菌进化驱动中发挥着至关重要的作用。在与宿主的相互斗争中,噬菌体可以选择以下2种方式决定其与宿主的命运:(1)裂解:通过裂解宿主细胞最终大量释放噬菌体颗粒;(2)溶源:将其染色体整合到宿主细胞基因组中,与宿主建立一种潜在的互存关系。对于一些温和的噬菌体,这种倾向进一步受到感染多样性的调节,其中单一感染主要是裂解性的,而多重感染则多是溶源性的。溶源性的噬菌体不仅可以根据外界环境的理化因子,还可以通过细菌自身的群体感应系统来启动裂解-溶源开关,进而决定其宿主菌的命运。与此同时,宿主细菌在与噬菌体长时间的斗争中也进化出了针对噬菌体的手段。总而言之,噬菌体深刻影响着细菌的群落动态、基因组进化和生态系统等,而这一切都取决于噬菌体与宿主间的斗争模式(裂解/溶源性感染)。本文探讨了导致温和噬菌体对宿主菌进行裂解-溶源命运抉择的影响因素并系统性总结了细菌在面对噬菌体侵染时的应对策略的最新研究进展,以期能为噬菌体与宿主的研究提供建议和帮助。     

一株烈性沙门氏菌噬菌体的生物学特性及基因组分析

随着抗生素耐药问题的日益加重,使得致病菌的生物防治愈发困难,新型抗菌剂的研发迫在眉睫.使用噬菌体控制致病菌重新获得了极大关注.为获取具有防治沙门氏菌潜力的噬菌体,采用双层琼脂平板法从河水中分离出一株烈性噬菌体PSM6,在肠炎沙门氏菌的菌苔可形成直径约1.5 mm-2 mm的透亮均匀的噬菌斑;具有宽裂解谱,可裂解多种血清...     

深圳赤潮中霍乱弧菌噬菌体的分离筛选及生物学特性分析

本文以从鲍鱼肠道中分离出的霍乱弧菌SWBC-a为宿主菌,采用双层平板法从2004年夏季深圳大梅沙海域赤潮海水样品中分离得到10株噬菌体。通过对分离出的噬菌体效价、RTD值的测定、形态特征的观察及对属内外细菌的交叉裂解谱的研究,筛选出3株裂解谱较宽的强效噬菌体。选取其中2株高效裂解噬菌体PsaA和PsaH做生物学特性分析,证明除镁离子有利于噬菌体裂解外,温度、pH值、紫外照射、柠檬酸钠对噬菌体裂解都有不同程度的抑制。本研究结果为进一步利用噬菌体研发用于消除霍乱弧菌的微生态制剂和诊断食源性霍乱弧菌提供了理论基础。     

抑制差减杂交克隆E1 Tor霍乱弧菌流行株与非流行株基因组差异片段及其分析

为了克隆与分析霍乱弧菌O1E1Tor流行株与非流行株两类菌株基因组差异片段 ,采用抑制差减杂交技术 (suppressionsubtractivehybridization ,SSH)分别以国内保留的流行株Wujiang 2及非流行株Js 32一株作为被检菌 ,另一株作为参考菌进行基因组差异研究 .在进行的差减杂交实验中 ,流行株Wujiang 2共检出 34个特异差异片段 ,经同源检索共代表 35个基因片段 ,其中包括许多重要的霍乱弧菌毒力相关基因如CTX遗传单元、TLC因子及可移动外来成分如霍乱弧菌整合子RVC序列及Tn10转位酶 .非流行株Js 32共检出 14个特异差异片段 ,经同源检索未能检出同源片段 ,可能代表新基因序列 .研究表明 ,霍乱弧菌流行株与非流行株基因组存在较多差异基因 ,表现在毒力、毒力相关基因、代谢以及其它噬菌体等可转移的基因成分     

Analysis of some factors involved in the virulence mechanism of Vibrio cholerae non-01

Abstract A study was carried out to evaluate the potential intestinal toxicity of 188 samples of Vibrio cholerae non-01 isolated from seawater found along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro city. Three different assays were carried out involving: (a) detection of vascular permeability factor (PF) in guinea pigs (together with assessment of two culture media for production of the toxin); (b) intestinal fluid accumulation (FA) in suckling mice; and (c) detection of haemolysin. The results demonstrated that both culture media gave a similar level of performance. In the animal assays, 43% of the samples induced PF in guinea pigs, 28.7% caused intestinal fluid accumulation in suckling mice, and 63.28% contained haemolysin. Only 4.25% of the samples gave positive results in all three tests.     

Vibrio cholerae O139 produces a protease which is indistinguishable from the haemagglutinin/protease of Vibrio cholerae O1 and non-O1

Abstract Haemaglutinin/protease (HA/P) is one of the virulence factors of Vibrio cholerae O1 and pathogenic strains of V. cholerae non-O1. In this study, we examined protease activity of a new serogroup of Vibrio cholerae recently designated as O139 synonym Bengal. The protease activity was produced by all eight isolates of V. cholerae O139 from Bangladeshi patients. Purification and partial characterization of the protease from V. cholerae O139 demonstrated the purified protease (O139-P) was indistinguishable from that previously reported for HA/P of V. cholerae non-O1 (NAG-HA/P) and V. cholerae O1 (Vc-HA/P). These results prove that V. cholerae O139 produces a protease belonging to solHA/P, and suggest that the protease is another virulence factor found in newly emerged V. cholerae O139, as in V. cholerae O1.     

Studies on adhesion, haemagglutination and other biological properties of Vibrio cholerae O139

Abstract The adhesive capabilities of eight Vibrio cholerae O139 epidemic strains to isolated rabbit intestinal epithelial cells (RIEC) were observed to be high similar to those observed with a Vibrio cholerae O1 strain isolated from patients. Toxin production by the strains, measured by accumulation of fluid in rabbit ileal loop model, was high and the toxin was lethal as the animal expired within 6 h. Culture filtrates of the strains exhibited the presence of vascular permeability factor which produce induration and necrosis in the adult rabbit and guinea pig skin. All the strains showed high to moderate haemagglutinin titres against chicken erythrocytes and produced El Tor-like haemolysin. SDS-PAGE of the outer membrane preparation of the strains showed the presence of major protein component at 38 kDa region. The lethality of the toxin, high adhesive activity, shifting of the major outer membrane protein band and production of thermolabile haemolysin on Wagatsuma agar were the major variations of these epidemic strains from V. cholerae O1 and V. cholerae non-O1 strains isolated previously.     

Characterization of two forms of hemagglutinin/protease produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1

Two forms (34 kDa and 32 kDa) of hemagglutinin/protease produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 were characterized. The hemagglutinin/protease purified by immunoaffinity column chromatography using a monoclonal antibody was essentially a 34-kDa form. By incubation of the purified 34-kDa form at 37 degrees C, it was processed (autodigested) to the 32-kDa form. The N-terminal 20 amino acid sequences of both the 34- and 32-kDa forms were identical, suggesting that proteolytic processing at the C-terminal region of the 34-kDa hemagglutinin/protease resulted in the 32-kDa form. With this shift, protease activity increased, but hemagglutinating activity decreased, suggesting that the C-terminal region of the hemagglutinin/protease is related to hemagglutinating activity.     

Maintenance of broad host range vector pKT230 in marine unicellular cyanobacteria

Clinical isolate of Vibrio mimicus were examined for production of cell-associated hemagglutinin (HA) and pili and for adherence to formalin-fixed human intestinal mucosa. V. mimicus grown on CFA agar for 3 h at 37 degrees C possessed HA and adhered better to the mucus layer than to the epithelial cell surface. A significant correlation was found between the HA titers and adherence ability to the epithelial cell surface of villi (P less than 0.05); adherence to the ileal lymphoid follicle-associated epithelium occurred at higher levels. In contrast, V. mimicus grown on CFA agar for 20 h at 37 degrees C exhibited lower levels of HA and reduced adherence ability. The production of pili was more pronounced after 20 h of incubation than after 3 h of incubation. In comparison with V. cholerae 01 and V. cholerae non-01 cultured under similar conditions, V. mimicus showed inferior adherence, but with similar HA production or piliation.