实验动物CAR杆菌PCR监测方法的建立

CAR杆菌（cilia-associated respiratory bacillus）是目前尚未分类的、一种实验啮齿类和兔类的呼吸道感染细菌。CAR杆菌体外培养困难,因为CAR杆菌不能在无细胞培养基上生长,给CAR杆菌的检测带来了困难。目前国际上公认的检测方法有PCR,免疫组化和组织病理学以及血清学方法;PCR方法是目前针对CAR杆菌最迅速和特异的一种诊断方法。本研究利用CAR杆菌的特有16SrRNA基因序列,通过从日本实验动物中央研究所获取的CAR标准株DNA,建立CAR杆菌的PCR监测方法。     

16S rRNA PCR鉴定脆弱类杆菌

目的:应用16SrRNA序列设计PCR引物鉴别脆弱类杆菌。方法:通过脆弱类杆菌16SrRNA序列特异性位点设计引物,对4株脆弱类杆菌及大肠杆菌、乳酸杆菌、嗜热链球菌等进行PCR扩增。应用琼脂糖电泳法对PCR扩增产物进行特异性检测。结果:脆弱类杆菌在176bp左右出现特异性条带,而其他细菌均未出现特异性条带。结论:通过16SrRNA序列中特异位点设计引物进行PCR,可特异性鉴定脆弱类杆菌。     

大鼠冠状病毒和仙台病毒的双重PCR检测方法的建立与应用

目的建立快速检测实验大鼠冠状病毒和仙台病毒的双重PCR方法。方法根据大鼠冠状病毒N基因、仙台病毒L基因设计特异性引物;经过双重PCR优化,特异性和敏感性的检测,建立双重PCR体系。应用该PCR体系检测人工感染仙台病毒组织DNA样本和实验动物组织样本,并与ELISA方法比对。结果双重PCR扩增出大鼠冠状病毒(168 bp)和仙台病毒(262 bp)目的条带,PCR扩增产物测序结果利用核酸BLAST功能进行同源序列对比,仙台病毒和大鼠冠状病毒同源性分别为100%和99%。仙台病毒和大鼠冠状病毒的检测下限为1.56×10~2 copies/μL。特异性检测对小鼠肝炎病毒扩增,产生片段大小近似大鼠冠状病毒产物。应用建立的双重PCR体系检测人工感染仙台病毒组织DNA样本,30份DNA标本均被检出;检测94份实验动物肺组织样本,结果均阴性。结论建立的双重PCR方法操作简单、快速、特异性强、灵敏度高,能够实现对实验动物仙台病毒和大鼠冠状病毒病原体的快速检测。     

人工神经原网络处理PCR数据在细菌鉴定中的应用

目的16SrRNA和16S-23SrRNA间区片段是常用细菌分类鉴定靶点,本研究探讨人工神经原网络（ANN）对上述位点PCR扩增产物数据分析在细菌快速鉴定方面的价值。方法2对15SrRNA基因荧光引物和1对16S-23SrRNA区间基因引物用于扩增血液标本中分离出的317株细菌。相关毛细管电泳（CE）限制性片段长度多态性（RFLP）和单链构象多态性（SSCP）数据进行人工神经原网络分析。结果16S-23SrRNA基因的RFLP数据对未知菌鉴定的准确率高于16SrRNA基因的SSCP数据,分别为98．0％和79．6％。结论实验证明了人工神经原网络作为一种模式识别方法对于简化细菌鉴定十分有价值。     

米尔顿姬小蜂线粒体16SrRNA与COI基因片段序列测定及分析

【背景】米尔顿姬小蜂是一种入侵我国台湾地区的植食性小蜂,能够严重影响水果的产量和食用价值。目前在我国大陆没有分布,由于其个体微小,与近似种区别较小,通过传统的形态学分类方法难以鉴定,因此有必要研究其基因片段序列,探讨分子鉴定方法。【方法】利用PCR方法扩增并测定了米尔顿姬小蜂线粒体16SrRNA和COI基因的部分序列,并对各序列的碱基组成进行了分析。然后根据COI基因部分序列,利用DNAMAN的MaximumLikelihood方法构建了米尔顿姬小蜂与膜翅目其他科的系统发育树。【结果】16SrRNA基因的PCR扩增产物为426bp,COI基因的PCR扩增产物为488bp。通过测序获得米尔顿姬小蜂16SrRNA和COI基因部分序列,序列分析表明,16SrRNA和COI基因的A＋T含量均较高,存在较强的A＋T偏向性。系统发育树显示,米尔顿姬小蜂与蚜小蜂科的Encarsiaberlesei亲缘关系最近,与姬小蜂科的Chrysocharisnautius、C．eurynota亲缘关系较远。【结论与意义】本研究为米尔顿姬小蜂的分子鉴定提供了依据。     

米尔顿姬小蜂线粒体16S rRNA与COⅠ基因片段序列测定及分析

【背景】米尔顿姬小蜂是一种入侵我国台湾地区的植食性小蜂,能够严重影响水果的产量和食用价值。目前在我国大陆没有分布,由于其个体微小,与近似种区别较小,通过传统的形态学分类方法难以鉴定,因此有必要研究其基因片段序列,探讨分子鉴定方法。【方法】利用PCR方法扩增并测定了米尔顿姬小蜂线粒体16SrRNA和COⅠ基因的部分序列,并对各序列的碱基组成进行了分析。然后根据COⅠ基因部分序列,利用DNAMAN的Maximum Likelihood方法构建了米尔顿姬小蜂与膜翅目其他科的系统发育树。【结果】16SrRNA基因的PCR扩增产物为426bp,COⅠ基因的PCR扩增产物为488bp。通过测序获得米尔顿姬小蜂16SrRNA和COⅠ基因部分序列,序列分析表明,16SrRNA和COⅠ基因的A+T含量均较高,存在较强的A+T偏向性。系统发育树显示,米尔顿姬小蜂与蚜小蜂科的Encarsia berlesei亲缘关系最近,与姬小蜂科的Chrysocharis nautius、C.eurynota亲缘关系较远。【结论与意义】本研究为米尔顿姬小蜂的分子鉴定提供了依据。     

分子信标-实时 PCR法快速检测双歧杆菌的研究

为建立双歧制品中双歧杆菌快速、敏感、特异的检测方法,根据双歧杆菌16SrRNA/16SrDNA基因设计合成了双歧杆菌属特异性引物和分子信标探针,建立了快速检测双歧杆菌的分子信标-实时PCR检测方法,并对反应条件进行优化。检测方法重复性好,批内和批间变异系数均小于5%;特异性强,扩增曲线呈现明显的S型,无非特异性扩增;灵敏度高,是普通PCR的100倍,对纯双歧杆菌DNA的检出限为5.7fg/PCR反应体系,纯双歧杆菌菌液的检出限为2×103CFU/mL;线形范围宽,起始模板数在2×108CFU/mL～2×104CFU/mL之间具有良好的线性关系,相关系数大于97%。该方法具有灵敏、特异、简便和快速的特点,可用于对双歧杆菌原位菌数的定量检测。     

实验犬布氏杆菌的多重PCR检测与分型鉴定

目的建立实验犬及相关生物制品布氏杆菌的多重PCR检测与分型鉴定方法。方法选择布氏杆菌Omp2基因同源性较高的区域设计引物对布氏杆菌进行多重PCR扩增,扩增结果一致的样本进行酶切以区分不同型,同时进行序列测定,以确定该方法的准确性;然后验证该方法的特异性和敏感性。结果成功扩增得到目的条带,并通过酶切区分五种布氏杆菌;PCR产物与布氏杆菌DNA序列同源性达到99%,并验证了该方法的检测结果。实验结果证明该方法特异性较好,灵敏性为1.8×10^-7μg/mL。结论成功建立布氏杆菌多重PCR检测与分型鉴定方法,所建立的方法特异性好,灵敏度高。本研究对保证实验犬群的质量,保护饲养人员、实验人员的身体健康具有重要意义。     

鲍曼不动杆菌的耐药情况及碳青霉烯酶基因检测

了解佳木斯大学附属第一医院鲍曼不动杆菌耐药性及碳青霉烯酶包括苯唑西林酶和金属酶相关耐药基因分布情况,为临床抗菌药物的合理选择提供依据。2013年9月至2014年12月使用VITEK-II全自动微生物鉴定/药敏测试系统筛选出佳木斯大学附属第一医院临床标本鲍曼不动杆菌69株;采用多重PCR方法检测鲍曼不动杆菌携带的碳青霉烯酶相关耐药基因16SrRNA、OXA-23、OXA-24、OXA-51、OXA-58、IMP、VIM、SIM,并对耐药基因扩增的阳性产物进行DNA 序列分析。69株AB对亚胺培南、美洛培南的耐药率分别为36.2%、37.68%,对其他抗菌药物的耐药率均高于50%。6种耐药基因的检测结果为69株(100%)携带OXA-51基因,32株(46.4%)携带OXA-23基因,17株(24.6%)携带OXA-24基因,5株(7.2%)携带OXA 58基因,1株（1.4%）携带IMP基因。25株碳青霉烯类药物耐药鲍曼不动杆菌中,22株(88%) 携带OXA-23,1株(4%)携带OXA-58,10株(40%)携带OXA-24,6株（24%）同时携带OXA-23、OXA-24。 DNA序列分析结果显示：OXA-23、OXA-24、OXA-51、OXA-58分别与NCBI的序列同源性均为99%。产OXA-23型碳青霉烯酶可能是佳木斯大学附属第一医院鲍曼不动杆菌对碳青霉烯酶类抗菌药物耐药的主要原因,另外佳木斯大学附属第一医院存在OXA-24型耐药基因鲍曼不动杆菌的区域性流行。     

一株嗜盐细菌的16SrRNA基因序列分析

目的:从舟山深海海泥中获得了底泥样品,并从中提取到了一株嗜盐细菌.方法:通过用不同盐浓度的培养基培养,挑取单菌落,反复划线纯化,得到了嗜盐菌的单菌落,通过菌株基因组DNA的提取、菌株的抗性实验、质粒的提取、16SrRNA的PCR扩增及克隆、16SrRNA的全序列分析等手段.结果:得到该菌株的16SrRNA的基因序列.结论:该株嗜盐菌是一株新色盐杆菌.     

Serodiagnosis of cilia-associated respiratory bacillus infection by the indirect immunofluorescence assay technique

Antibody to cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus was detected by the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) technique using tracheal sections of infected mice as antigen in serum samples collected from rats infected naturally and experimentally. Nine of 23 cases of natural infection were positive in IFA antibody, with titres ranging from 1:10 to 1:80, and all these antibody-positive cases were also histologically positive. The remaining 14 cases were negative in both IFA antibody and histological diagnosis, even though some of them were infected with Sendai virus and Mycoplasma pulmonis. In the experimental infection, serum samples collected from 18 rats on days 4, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 56 post-inoculation (PI) (three rats for each point) and examined for IFA antibody revealed that seroconversion occurred in one rat on day 14 PI and in three rats on day 21 PI. Antibody titres of 1:80 to 1:160 remained to the termination of the experiment. The IFA technique was useful for the diagnosis of CAR bacillus infection except in the early stage of the infection.     

Pathology of rats intranasally inoculated with the cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Five-week-old Wistar/Ms rats were inoculated intranasally with a lung homogenate containing a strain of cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus and were examined on days 4, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 56 postinoculation (PI). Some rats showed clinical signs with wheezing and considerable body weight loss from day 21 PI. Gross lesions, including enlargement of lungs with focal atelectasis, bronchiectasis and emphysema, were observed from day 21 PI. Histologically, round cell infiltration was first present in the lamina propria of the nasal respiratory mucosa on day 7 PI. From day 14 PI, colonization of the CAR bacillus (4-8 micron in length), associated with round cell infiltration in the lamina propria and the peripheral regions, was observed in the ciliated mucosa of the bronchioles, bronchi, trachea and nasal cavities. Generally, the lesions progressed and expanded from upper to lower airways with time. Sporadic mucopurulent bronchopneumonia was observed from day 21 PI in some rats. The CAR bacilli (0.2-0.25 micron in diameter) were also demonstrated electron-microscopically in the ciliated epithelium of the intrapulmonary airways. The CAR bacillus antigen was demonstrated on the ciliated mucosa of the affected airways by the indirect immunofluorescence assay technique. Microbiological examination revealed that the rats used in this study were free from other known respiratory pathogens throughout the experimental period. Thus, it is suggested that the CAR bacillus alone can produce a murine respiratory disease. Fourteen days were needed for pathological lesions to develop.     

Comparison of real-time and nested PCR assays for detection of herpes simplex virus DNA

We performed a real-time PCR assay to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA, and compared it prospectively with a nested PCR assay in 164 clinical samples (109 cerebrospinal fluid and 55 sera) from patients suspected of having neonatal HSV infection or HSV encephalitis. In 25 of 164 samples, HSV DNA was detected by the nested PCR assay. All samples positive for HSV DNA in the nested PCR assay were also positive in the real-time PCR assay, and all but two samples negative for HSV DNA in the nested assay were negative in the real-time assay. The real-time PCR assay thus had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 99%, when compared with the nested assay. Sequential assays in a case of disseminated HSV showed that a decrease in HSV DNA paralleled clinical improvement. Quantification of HSV DNA by real-time PCR was useful for diagnosing and monitoring patients with HSV encephalitis and neonatal HSV infection.     

Propagation of CAR bacillus in artificial media.

CAR bacillus propagated successfully in an artificial medium, and the number of CAR bacillus was about 30 times the original number after 8 days of cultivation. The medium consisted of Eagle's minimum essential medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum and 20% hamster tracheal organ culture soup. By intranasal inoculation to mice, two strains of the CAR bacillus passaged 5 and 6 times in this artificial medium produced the same lung lesions as natural CAR bacillus infection.     

Pathogenicities of two CAR bacillus strains in mice and rats

Two strains of CAR bacillus from a mouse (CB-M) and a rat (CB-R) which were passaged 11th in embryonated chicken eggs via the allantoic route were inoculated intranasally in ICR mice and Wistar rats. The histopathological changes and the localization of the CAR bacillus in the tracheas and lungs of these animals were investigated microscopically 2, 4 and 8 weeks postinoculation (PI). Histopathological changes similar to those in natural cases of CAR bacillus infection, showing severe peribronchial lymphoid cuffing, were first recognized 4 weeks PI. CAR bacillus was also found on the cilia of the respiratory epithelium. These histopathological changes were more remarkable in mice inoculated with CB-M and in rats inoculated with CB-R.     

Pathogenesis of CAR bacillus in rabbits, guinea pigs, Syrian hamsters, and mice.

Cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus isolated from infected mice (designated, CBM) and propagated in embryonated chicken eggs was inoculated intranasally in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) and mice (Mus musculus). Gross and microscopic lesions, localization of CBM antigen in the respiratory tract, development of antibody, and ability to reisolate the CAR bacillus were studied in animals killed at 2-, 4-, or 8-week intervals postinoculation (PI). In rabbits, although no histopathological changes were observed in the respiratory tract, CBM antigen was detected on the ciliated epithelium of the respiratory tract, and serum CBM antibody was also detected 4 and 8 weeks PI. In guinea pigs, no histopathological changes were noted, CBM antigen was detected in the respiratory tract 2 and 4 weeks PI but not 8 weeks PI, and serum CBM antibody was detected 4 and 8 weeks PI. In hamsters, mononuclear cell proliferation in the submucosa of the bronchus and trachea was observed 8 weeks PI. CBM antigen was detected at first in the nasal cavity 2 weeks PI and in the lower respiratory tract 4 and 8 weeks PI and serum CBM antibody was detected 4 and 8 weeks PI. In mice, histopathological changes, CBM antigen and CBM antibody were observed. CBM was reisolated from the tracheal washouts of hamsters and mice 8 weeks PI but not from those of rabbits and guinea pigs. These results confirm and extend previous reports of experimentally-induced CAR bacillus infection in mice, guinea pigs, and rabbits. To this list of susceptible laboratory animals, we now add hamsters.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of serum antibody to CAR bacillus

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of CAR bacillus antibody in rat sera was developed by Ganaway et al., in 1985 although the ELISA method was not described in detail. We investigated antigen preparation and test procedures of the ELISA using two strains of CAR bacillus which we isolated from a mouse (CB-M) and a rat (CB-R). Allantoic fluids containing 2.4 X 10(8)/ml of CB-M and 2.0 X 10(8)/ml of CB-R were washed with sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS), resuspended in a 1/5 volume of sterile carbonate buffer (pH 9.8) and sonicated. Then 1/40 and 1/80 dilutions of CB-M and CB-R lysates in PBS, respectively, were used for antigen solutions of ELISA. Briefly, antibodies in sera are reacted with antigens coated on the surface of microtiter plates. The amount of horse radish peroxidase labeled protein-A or anti-rat IgG bound to the antigen-antibody complexes is measured on the spectro photometer at wave length of 492 nm. A total of 180 mouse and 205 rat sera were tested against both antigens. The optical density (OD) values of 140 mouse and 161 rat sera obtained from SPF mice and rats free from CAR bacillus infection were on the average 0.005 and 0.019, respectively. On the other hand, OD values of the sera collected from CB-M or CB-R infected animals ranged from 0.20 to 1.52. According to these results, the cut-off OD value for positive reaction was set at 0.1.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Characterization of lymphocyte subsets in the bronchiolar lymph nodes of BALB/c mice infected with cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Cilia-associated respiratory (CAR) bacillus is an unclassified, gram-negative, extracellular bacterium that causes chronic respiratory tract disease in rodents. Infected mice develop microscopic lesions characterized by a primary lymphocytic response followed by macrophage and neutrophilic infiltration. To characterize the lymphocytic subsets that respond to CAR bacillus infection, BALB/c mice were inoculated with 10(5) CAR bacillus bacteria. At seven weeks after inoculation, mice were euthanized and the tracheobronchiolar and hilar lymph nodes were collected and stained for cell surface markers to T cells (CD3, CD4, and CD8), B cells (B220, CD5), natural killer (NK) cells (pan-NK) and intracellular interleukin 10 (IL-10) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Flow cytometric analysis of lymph nodes from CAR bacillus-infected mice revealed 11% increase in frequency of B cells (R220+), 12% increase in the frequency of double-negative (CD4-CD8-CD3+) T cells, and slight increase in the B-1 subset of B cells (B220+CD5+). There was no change in the frequency of NK cells. The CAR bacillus-infected mice had an overall decrease in the frequency of T cells. Intracellular cytokine staining revealed distinct populations of T cells producing IL-10 and IFN-gamma, and IL-10 production from B cells; NK cells were not a substantial source of IFN-gamma. To our knowledge, this is the first characterization of lymphocytic responses and suggestion that B cells and double-negative T cells may be principally responsible for the lesions associated with CAR bacillus infection.     

Development and evaluation of a loop‐mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of chicken anaemia virus

Aim: Chicken anaemia virus (CAV) causes an economically important viral disease in chickens worldwide. The main aim of this study was to establish a rapid, sensitive and specific loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detecting CAV infection. Methods and Results: A set of four specific LAMP primers were designed based on the nucleotide sequence of the CAV VP2 gene, which encodes a nonstructural protein. These were used for the amplification of a specific target region of the VP2 gene. LAMP amplicons were successfully amplified and detected by DNA electrophoresis and by direct naked eye SYBR Green I visualization. A sensitivity test systematically demonstrated that the LAMP assay was superior to a conventional PCR assay with a minimum concentration limit of 100 fg compared to 10 ng for the conventional PCR. The specificity of the LAMP assay for CAV detection is consistent with conventional PCR. Using this established LAMP assay, infected and uninfected clinical samples obtained from an experimental farm were fully verified. Conclusions: A novel nucleic acid‐based approach of LAMP assay was successfully developed for detecting CAV infection. Significance and Impact of the Study: In this study, these results indicate that the developed LAMP assay herein for CAV detection is a time‐effective, simple, sensitive and specific test that can be used as an alternative approach in the future for large‐scaled diagnosis on the farm of CAV infection.     

复合探针实时荧光PCR检测细菌耐药基因blaNDM-1方法的建立

目的:建立一种检测编码新德里金属β内酰胺酶1(NDM-1)的细菌耐药基因blaNDM-1的复合探针实时荧光PCR方法。方法:基于复合探针技术原理,以blaNDM-1基因作为待检靶基因建立检测方法,对PCR扩增体系中镁离子浓度、PCR退火温度等进行优化,并对检测的灵敏性、特异性、重复性等进行评价。结果:优化了最佳反应体系和扩增条件;以灵敏度质控品进行灵敏度实验,最低检测限可达2拷贝/体系;非耐药性菌株的检测结果均为阴性;批间批内变异系数均小于5%;只有产NDM-1的鲍曼不动杆菌检测为阳性,其他377株临床分离菌和阴性对照均无响应。结论:建立了检测含blaNDM-1基因的菌株的方法,具有很好的灵敏性、特异性和重复性。