鳜源致病性维氏气单胞菌的鉴定及药敏试验

【目的】通过对从患病的鳜(Siniperca chuatsi)肝脏中分离得到的一株优势菌WJ2014-1进行鉴定,旨在确定病因并筛选出敏感药物,为今后鳜维氏气单胞菌(Aeromonas veronii)的防治提供参考。【方法】从患病鳜肝脏分离致病菌,通过对其生理生化特征与16S r RNA基因序列分析进行鉴定,并通过纸片扩散法进行药敏试验。【结果】用菌株WJ2014-1进行人工回归感染试验后,鳜发病症状与自然发病症状相似。根据该菌株的形态特征、生化特性、16S r RNA基因序列分析结果鉴定为维氏气单胞菌。该菌株对复方新诺明、强力霉素、罗红霉素、头孢噻肟、哌拉西林等21种抗生素敏感,对氯霉素、诺氟沙星、萘啶酸等9种抗生素耐药。【结论】分离得到的菌株WJ2014-1对鳜有致病性,生产中可选用复方新诺明、强力霉素、罗红霉素等药物进行防治。     

Staphylococcus piscifermentans sp. nov., from fermented fish in Thailand.

New coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated from fermented fish in Thailand. These organisms were differentiated from other Staphylococcus species on the basis of DNA relatedness and biochemical characteristics. Staphylococcus piscifermentans sp. nov. is described, and the type strain is strain SK03 (= NRIC 1817 = JCM 6057 = TISTR 824).     

Evaluation of six commercial identification kits for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis

AIMS: Comparison of six commercially available in human medicine well-established slide agglutination systems for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus. METHODS AND RESULTS: Slide agglutination tests were compared with the conventional tube coagulase test, biochemical identification and with the molecular identification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of species-specific parts of the gene encoding the 23S RNA. Systems evaluated included Masta-Staph (Mast Diagnostics), Staphylase-Test (Oxoid), Staphytect-Plus (Oxoid), Staphyloslide Latex (Becton Dickinson), Slidex Staph Plus (bioMerieux) and Dry Spot Staphytect Plus (Oxoid). A total of 141 staphylococcal strains isolated from cases of bovine mastitis including 90 S. aureus, 14 Staphylococcus epidermidis, 10 Staphylococcus warneri, 13 Staphylococcus xylosus, 11 Staphylococcus haemolyticus and three other coagulase-negative staphylococci were tested with each method. Staphylococcus aureus strains were selected by macrorestriction analysis with pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Only genetically unrelated strains were included in the study. The sensitivities and specificities of the test were as follows: Masta-Staph 86.7 and 90.1%, Staphylase-Test 78.4 and 85.1%, Staphytect-Plus 81.1 and 86.5%, Staphyloslide Latex 77.8 and 84.4%, Slidex Staph Plus 77.8 and 84.4%, Dry Spot Staphytect Plus 75.6 and 83.0%. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this evaluation suggest that the six slide agglutination methods tested can provide rapid identification of S. aureus also from bovine mastitis. The sensitivity and specificity seems to be less than those reported from human S. aureus isolates. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This is one of the first comparative reported investigations about the applicability of different commercially available slide agglutination tests for the detection of S. aureus from bovine mastitis using PFGE selected clinical isolates.     

台湾泥鳅源维氏气单胞菌Zy01株的分离鉴定及药敏特性研究

【目的】从患病台湾泥鳅体内分离到一株优势菌Zy01,通过鉴定并筛选敏感药物,为台湾泥鳅维氏气单胞菌病的防控提供参考。【方法】从患病台湾泥鳅肌肉溃烂处分离细菌,经理化特性及16S rRNA基因序列分析对其进行鉴定,通过人工感染试验确定病原,并利用K-B法进行药敏分析。【结果】菌株Zy01为2015年11月引发台湾泥鳅疾病的病原菌,其对台湾泥鳅的LC50为2.0×10~6 CFU/m L。菌株Zy01理化特性与维氏气单胞菌(Aeromonas veronii)基本一致,16S rRNA基因序列与维氏气单胞菌相似性为99%,综合判断该病原菌为维氏气单胞菌。菌株Zy01对环丙沙星、头孢拉定、诺氟沙星、阿奇霉素及庆大霉素等10种抗生素高度敏感;对苯唑西林、青霉素、阿莫西林等9种抗生素不敏感。【结论】分离菌株Zy01对台湾泥鳅有致病性,养殖时可选用庆大霉素及新霉素等药物进行防控。     

A Comparison of Methods and the Validity of Deoxyribonuclease Tests for the Characterization of Staphylococci Isolated from Animals

Strains isolated from pigeons belonging to the coagulase-positive species Staphylococcus intermedius , coagulase-negative Staph. hyicus subsp. chromogenes strains from cattle and pigs, and Staph. aureus strains from poultry, gave weakly positive reactions in DNase plate culture tests and heat-resistant DNase tests. Staph. aureus and Staph. intermedius strains from other sources and coagulase-negative and coagulase-positive Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus strains reacted strongly in these tests. A standardized plate culture test procedure is proposed and the use of DNase tests in the identification of staphylococci isolated from animals is discussed.     

Application of current methods for isolation and identification of staphylococci in raw bovine milk

Samples of raw milk were examined for counts of somatic cells, total viable bacteria, staphylococci (Schleifer & Kramer's medium) and Staphylococcus aureus (Baird-Parker medium, Baird-Parker medium with pig plasma and Baird-Parker medium with additional antibiotics). For the isolation of staphylococci from raw milk, Schleifer & Kramer's medium was found to be very selective and in general performed satisfactorily. From the results obtained with the three remaining media the continued use of Baird-Parker medium for isolation of Staph. aureus from raw milk is recommended with the proviso that colonies selected for identification should include those that clear and do not clear the egg yolk and are not limited to colonies with diameters greater than 1 mm. Staphylococci isolated from raw milk were identified by key tests using a multipoint inoculation procedure. A selected number were also examined by the API STAPH system in conjunction with the API LAB computer programme for identification of staphylococci. Of the staphylococci examined, 90.0% were identified using the multipoint procedure. For strains identified as Staph. aureus, Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus, Staph. epidermidis, Staph. simulans, Staph. xylosus or members of the Staph. hominis/Staph. warneri/Staph haemolyticus group, the API system provided confirmatory evidence. With strains identified by the multipoint procedure as Staph. hyicus subsp. chromogenes, Staph. sciuri subsp. sciuri and Staph. sciuri subsp. lentus the API system did not always provide concurring results. Several strains which could not be identified by the multipoint procedure could be identified by the API system. Staph. aureus, Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus and Staph. hyicus subsp. chromogenes strains isolated from milk were examined for production of enterotoxin A-E. Only 3.9% of Staph. aureus strains examined produced detectable enterotoxin (type C). None of the Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus or Staph. hyicus subsp. chromogenes strains produced any of the known enterotoxins.     

一株海洋放线菌的鉴定及其促生作用机理

【背景】海洋放线菌BM-2是本实验室从连云港海域分离得到的一株具有抗菌和促生作用的优良菌株,具有良好的开发应用前景。【目的】明确海洋放线菌BM-2的分类地位,揭示该菌株的促生作用机理,为菌株的开发应用提供理论依据。【方法】通过形态观察、生理生化特性和16S rRNA基因序列分析,对海洋放线菌BM-2菌株进行种属鉴定;采用透明圈法、平板划线法测定BM-2菌株解磷、解钾作用、固氮作用和产植酸酶、1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧基(1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate,ACC)脱氨酶的能力;运用沙尔科夫斯基反应(Salkowski法)和铬天青(chromeazurol S,CAS)法分别测定菌株产吲哚乙酸(indole acetic acid,IAA)和产铁载体的能力。【结果】培养特征、菌落形态观察及生理生化试验结果表明,BM-2菌株符合链霉菌属(Streptomyces)的特征,16SrRNA基因序列与GenBank中栗褐链霉菌(Streptomycesbadius)的序列相似性为99.72%;BM-2菌株具有固氮和解有机磷活性,能够产生ACC脱氨酶、铁载体和IAA。【...     

Comparison of methods for the identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) species identification is still difficult for most clinical laboratories. The scheme proposed by Kloos and Schleifer and modified by Bannerman is the reference method used for the identification of staphylococcal species and subspecies; however, this method is relatively laborious for routine use since it requires the utilization of a large number of biochemical tests. The objective of the present study was to compare four methods, i.e., the reference method, the API Staph system (bioMérieux) and two methods modified from the reference method in our laboratory (simplified method and disk method), in the identification of 100 CNS strains. Compared to the reference method, the simplified method and disk method correctly identified 100 and 99% of the CNS species, respectively, while this rate was 84% for the API Staph system. Inaccurate identification by the API Staph method was observed for Staphylococcus epidermidis (2.2%), S. hominis (25%), S. haemolyticus (37.5%), and S. warneri (47.1%). The simplified method using the simple identification scheme proposed in the present study was found to be efficient for all strains tested, with 100% sensitivity and specificity and proved to be available alternative for the identification of staphylococci, offering, higher reliability and lower cost than the currently available commercial systems. This method would be very useful in clinical microbiology laboratory, especially in places with limited resources.     

Identification by 16S-23S rDNA intergenic region amplification, genotypic and phenotypic clustering of Staphylococcus xylosus strains from dry sausages

AIMS: To ascertain the identification and typing of the Gram-positive, coagulase-negative cocci present in 'Salsiccia Sotto Sugna', an Italian artisanal sausage. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty-one strains were isolated and genotypically identified by amplification of the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic region with universal primers. Most isolates were identified as Staphylococcus xylosus and one strain as Staph. condimenti. Isolates were clustered by numerical analysis of both RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) PCR profiles and physiological characters. Genotypic clustering allowed the separation of strains showing nitrate reduction and amino acid decarboxylase activities. Phenotypic clustering distinguished strains isolated at diverse ripening stages. CONCLUSION: The predominance of Staph. xylosus in Italian dry sausages was confirmed. Genotypic similarities related to the possession of single phenotypic traits. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: In this study, a rapid method of Staphylococcus and Kocuria species distinction was proposed. The suitability of RAPD PCR to discriminate strains of Staph. xylosus with technologically relevant activities was reported.     

Taxonomy of Citrobacter rods found in human specimens

The aim of this study was the identification of 181 Citrobacter strains on the basis of the recently proposed taxonomic changes of Brenner. All strains were isolated from diarrhoeic patients; 124 strains were originally sent for identification to Laboratory of Enterobacteriaceae DB NIH, 57 strains was isolated in Czech Republic. Citrobacter isolates were initially identified as C. koseri (3 strains), C. amalonaticus (1 strain) or as members of the C. freundii complex (177 strains). Additionally some biochemical tests were performed. The ability to grow in medium containing KCN, lysine decarboxylase production, lactose fermentation and PYR test were examined. Strains belonging to the C. freundii complex were identified to the species level by biochemical methods on the basis of the results of Brenner, who found some tests to be useful in separating Citrobacter species. These test included citrate and acetate utilization, arginine dihydrolase and ornithine decarboxylase activities, motility, urease production, esculin hydrolysis, and acid production from sucrose, dulcitol, melibiose, raffinose and salicin. On the basis of the criteria described above, 96.6% of the strains tested could be assigned to one of the recently named species of C. freundii complex. Using biochemical tests suggested by Brenner we were able to identify Citrobacter strains members of newly recognised species. A five-test system is proposed to identify the most frequently encountered species currently residing in the C. freundii complex.     

Antimicrobial susceptibility of staphylococci isolated from otitis externa in dogs

Samples were obtained from 65 unmedicated adult dogs, processed for isolation of Staphylococcus species and tested for susceptibility to penicillin G, gentamicin, oxacillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, streptomycin, ampicillin and rifampin. Forty-four isolates were obtained, which represents 67.7% of samples. Coagulase-negative species were most commonly found, and the most frequently isolated staphylococcus species were Staph. epidermidis and Staph. aureus. Other species, such as Staph. simulans, Staph. haemolyticus, Staph. saprophyticus and Staph. intermedius were also isolated. Resistance to antibiotics was frequently observed, with 90.9% of the isolates showing resistance to at least one drug. The most active antimicrobial agents against staphylococci isolated from otitis externa of dogs were rifampin and oxacillin. Multidrug resistance was a common finding, and one strain of Staph. haemolyticus species, was resistant to all tested antimicrobial agents. Resistance to three or more different drugs was a common finding, observed in 16 strains (36.4%) of both coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci. This study highlights the emergence of cases of otitis externa determined by coagulase-negative staphylococcus strains and once more emphasizes the need for bacterial culture with species identification and susceptibility testing of swab specimens from the ear canal in order to choose appropriate antimicrobial agents.     

Physiological and molecular techniques for the study of bacterial community development in sausage fermentation

The development of the microbial community involved in the production process of Italian dry sausage was investigated using physiological analysis and molecular techniques for strain typing and taxonomical identification. A cycle of sausage production was followed collecting samples during the 2 months of ripening process. Microbiological analysis allowed the identification of the main bacterial groups responsible for the fermentation process as lactobacilli and coagulase-negative staphylococci. The use of a polymerase chain reaction-based technique of strain typing, RAPD fingerprinting, demonstrated that the environmental parameters interact to select a limited number of strains that dominate the fermentation process. The staphylococcal populations were characterized for their physiological properties and the two dominant strains were identified as Staphylococcus xylosus and Staph. sciuri. The use of 16S rDNA sequencing allowed the definition of the taxonomical position of the two dominant strains of lactic acid bacteria, as belonging to Lactobacillus sake and Lact. plantarum.     

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a histidine decarboxylase from Staphylococcus capitis

Aims:  Histamine intoxication is probably the best known toxicological problem of food-borne disease. A histamine-producing Staphylococcus capitis strain has been isolated from a cured meat product. The aim of this study was to gain deeper insights into the genetic determinants for histamine production in Staph. capitis .
Methods and Results:  The nucleotide sequence of a 6446-bp chromosomal DNA fragment containing the hdcA gene encoding histidine decarboxylase (HDC) has been determined in Staph. capitis IFIJ12. This DNA fragment contains five complete and two partial open reading frames. Putative functions have been assigned to gene products by sequence comparison with proteins included in the databases. The hdcA gene has been expressed in Escherichia coli resulting in HDC activity. The presence of a functional promoter (P hdc ) located upstream of hdcA has been demonstrated. Insertion of the histamine biosynthetic locus in Staph. capitis seems to be associated with a noticeable genome reorganization.
Conclusions:  Among the staphylococcal species analysed in this study only Staph. capitis strains produce histamine. The hdcA gene cloned from Staph. capitis encodes a functional HDC that produce histamine from the amino acid histidine.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The identification of the DNA region involved in histamine production in Staph. capitis will allow further work in order to avoid histamine production in foods.     

半滑舌鳎病原菌轮虫弧菌(Vibrio rotiferianus)的分离与鉴定

从患有严重皮肤溃疡病的半滑舌鳎(Cynoglossus semilaevisGünther)病灶处分离出4株优势菌,经人工感染证实其中一株菌株BV1为养殖半滑舌鳎皮肤溃疡病的病原菌。通过Biolog系统、细菌常规形态特征和生理生化反应指标测定以及16S rRNA和gyrB序列分析对菌株BV1进行了综合鉴定,结果表明该致病菌为轮虫弧菌(Vibrio rotiferianus),其半致死量LD50为6.7×103CFU/mL。进一步的药敏试验表明其对链霉素、四环素等敏感,而对其他用于试验的抗生素敏感度低或具有一定的抗性。     

Microtitre plate assay for biofilm formation, production and utilization of hydroxybiphenyl by Rhodococcus sp. isolated from gasoline-contaminated soil

Gasoline-contaminated soil from Isfahan, Iran was selected to isolate a bacterium capable of desulfurizing dibenzothiophene (DBT). The isolated strain was named R1 and identified as Rhodococcus erythropolis through biochemical tests as well as sequencing of 16S rRNA gene. This strain could efficiently produce 2-hydroxybiphenyl (HBP) from DBT via the 4S metabolic pathway. The highest HBP amount was produced at 2 mM DBT with addition of glucose (10 g l(-1)), ethanol (3 g l(-1)), glycerol (2 g l(-1)) or succinate (10 g l(-1)) as carbon sources at pH 7. Highest respiration and growth rates were observed by microplate titration on 0.1 mM HBP, and addition of 0.2 mM HBP to glucose (1 g l(-1)) and DBT (0.3 mM) could inhibite the respiration of the isolate. The isolated strain could grow up to 0.4 mM of HBP when it is used with mineral sulfur as sole sulfur source. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on a microtiter assay for the production and utilization of HBP by Rhodococcus.     

Serological characteristics of coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from man and animals

A simplified method allowed Staphylococcus aureus, Staph. intermedius and coagulase-positive Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus isolated from humans, dogs, monkey, sheep, poultry, rabbits, giant rats (Cricetomys gambianus) and other animals to be serotyped. The nine coagulase-positive staphylococcal strains of human origin possessed thermolabile and thermostable agglutinogens. Two strains of Staph. intermedius of human and canine origins examined had agglutinogen K1K2. The three Staph. aureus strains isolated from African giant rats (Cricetomys gambianus) had agglutinogens a5 and P common to them. The Staph. aureus strain isolated from a monkey belonged to serotype b1, c1, o and the caprine strain of Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus was serotype a5, c1.     

Histamine production by Klebsiella pneumoniae and an incident of scombroid fish poisoning.

A histamine-producing strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from a sample of tuna sashimi implicated in an outbreak of scombroid fish poisoning. None of the other nine gram-negative bacterial strains isolated from the tuna sashimi was capable of equivalent histamine production. Bacterial histamine production was monitored in a tuna fish infusion broth (TFIB), and the implicated K. pneumoniae was capable of producing 442 mg of histamine per 100 g of tuna in TFIB in 7 h under controlled incubation conditions. Only 12 of 50 other K. pneumoniae strains, representing 5 distinct biochemical types, which had been originally isolated from foods, were able to produce such levels of histamine in TFIB. No correlation was found between histamine production and other biochemical characteristics or antibiotic resistance. Of the 12 histamine-producing strains, 11 belonged to type 2, which is characterized as indole negative with positive reactions in the urea and Voges-Proskauer tests. However, only 50% of the type 2 strains examined produced high levels of histamine in TFIB. Additionally, the implicated K. pneumoniae strain and one other strain belonged to type 1, which is characterized by positive reactions in the indole, urea, and Voges-Proskauer tests.     

1株血红蛋白分解菌的分离鉴定及其蛋白酶活力测定

为了获得能够有效降解利用屠宰场废弃血液的功能菌株,以日喀则地区屠宰场废弃血液堆积土壤样品为材料,将样品稀释涂布接种在血平板上进行分离,挑取水解圈最大的菌落进行平板划线纯化。对分离菌株进行形态学、生化反应试验、16S rDNA序列鉴定并测定其蛋白酶活性。筛选出1株能够高效降解血红蛋白的菌株命名为NwMCC01910042,该分离菌株为革兰阳性杆菌,V-P(Voges-Proskauer)试验阳性,枸橼酸盐利用、淀粉水解、明胶液化、16S rDNA序列系统进化分析显示NwMCC01910042菌株与Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580株的序列相似性为99.79%,与Bacillus licheniformis MSL3076株的序列相似性为99.30%,为地衣芽胞杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis),该菌株的16S rDNA序列已提交至GenBank,准入编号为MN 176417,其蛋白酶活力为188.63 U/mL。利用微生物降解生产氨基酸有机肥的关键是筛选蛋白酶的高产菌株,NwMCC01910042株菌有望作为将废弃血污降解为氨基酸的候选功能菌株。     

Histamine production by Klebsiella pneumoniae and an incident of scombroid fish poisoning.

A histamine-producing strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from a sample of tuna sashimi implicated in an outbreak of scombroid fish poisoning. None of the other nine gram-negative bacterial strains isolated from the tuna sashimi was capable of equivalent histamine production. Bacterial histamine production was monitored in a tuna fish infusion broth (TFIB), and the implicated K. pneumoniae was capable of producing 442 mg of histamine per 100 g of tuna in TFIB in 7 h under controlled incubation conditions. Only 12 of 50 other K. pneumoniae strains, representing 5 distinct biochemical types, which had been originally isolated from foods, were able to produce such levels of histamine in TFIB. No correlation was found between histamine production and other biochemical characteristics or antibiotic resistance. Of the 12 histamine-producing strains, 11 belonged to type 2, which is characterized as indole negative with positive reactions in the urea and Voges-Proskauer tests. However, only 50% of the type 2 strains examined produced high levels of histamine in TFIB. Additionally, the implicated K. pneumoniae strain and one other strain belonged to type 1, which is characterized by positive reactions in the indole, urea, and Voges-Proskauer tests.     

Identification of Streptomyces sp. nov. WH26 producing cytotoxic compounds isolated from marine solar saltern in China

A moderately halophilic actinomycetes strain, designated as WH26, was isolated from Weihai Solar Saltern in China. The identification of the strain WH26 was performed by its morphological characteristics, physiological and biochemical tests as well as phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA sequence comparison. The results showed that the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene (1,677 bp) of the strain WH26 exhibited close similarity (97–99 %) with other Streptomyces 16S rRNA genes and the strain WH26 was identified to belong to the genus Streptomyces. An ethyl acetate extraction of Streptomyces sp. nov. WH26 demonstrated significant cellular toxicity. Two compounds, 8-O-methyltetrangulol and naphthomycin A were isolated from the extract via silica gel column chromatography and HPLC. These two compounds showed potent cytotoxic activity against several human tumor cell lines including A549, HeLa, BEL-7402 and HT-29. The present studies suggest that moderately halophilic actinomycetes may be a novel biological source for the discovery of anticancer agents.