一次性细菌药敏测定装置的研制

为了适应临床依靠药敏试验而指导临床选择用药的快速要求,我们研制的一次性细菌M IC 测定装置,以确保药敏试验结果的准确性。一次性细菌的M IC 测定装置经国际标准菌株的检测,结果证实这些国际标准菌株的M IC 都在允许范围内,由此验证一次性细菌M IC 测定装置是可靠的,这种装置还具有易读、重复性好的特点,在完成M IC 检测后还可以进行M BC 的检测,值得临床推广使用     

甘草提取物对四种牙周常见致病菌的抑菌作用

目的 体外评价甘草提取物对牙龈卟啉单胞菌、中间普氏菌、具核梭杆菌和伴放线放线杆菌四种牙周常见致病菌的抑制效果。方法 以牙龈卟啉单胞菌、中间普氏菌、具核梭杆菌和伴放线放线杆菌四种牙周常见致病菌作为供试菌,采用液体稀释法,考察甘草提取物对这四种细菌的最小抑菌浓度（MIC）和最小杀菌浓度（MBC）;并采用不同浓度的甘草提取物溶液,绘制甘草提取物对四种牙周致病菌的时间‒杀菌曲线。结果 甘草提取物对牙龈卟啉单胞菌、中间普氏菌、具核梭杆菌和伴放线放线杆菌的MIC值分别为1.50、1.50、0.75和1.50 mg/mL,MBC值分别为6、3、3和3 mg/mL。当甘草提取物达到对四种细菌的MBC值时,对于牙龈卟啉单胞菌、中间普氏菌、伴放线放线杆菌可在2 h后可达到杀菌效果,对于具核梭杆菌可在4 h后达到杀菌效果。结论 甘草提取物对以上四种牙周常见致病菌具有良好的抑菌及杀菌作用。     

耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌对万古霉素的MIC 值的5 年监测

目的:了解我院5年来耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)对万古霉素敏感性的变化,为临床治疗和控制该类感染提供依据方法:采用以肉汤稀释法测定近5年耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)临床分离株对万古霉素的最低抑菌浓度(MIC),按NC-CLS/CLSI2010年标准判定结果,WHONET5.5软件进行数据分析。结果:MRSA检出率从2005年的19.23%上升到2009年的42.14%,万古霉素的M IC几何均数从0.54μg/ml上升到1.21μg/ml,未检出万古霉素、替考拉宁耐药株,但2007年有2株,2008年、2009年各有1株菌株对替考拉宁呈中介,抑菌圈直径依次为12 mm、12 mm、13 mm、12 mm,MIC值均为16.0μg/ml。结论:MRSA检出率逐年上升,MRSA对万古霉素MIC值有升高的趋势,加强金黄色葡萄球菌对万古霉素敏感性的监测非常必要。     

红谷霉素对细菌抑制效果研究

红谷霉素是链霉菌702发酵后所产的一种生物活性物质,具有较强抗细菌活性。研究表明,红谷霉素对大肠杆菌的最低抑菌浓度为40mg/L,对枯草芽胞杆菌的最低抑菌浓度为0.08mg/L。红谷霉素在微生物生长迟滞期添加比在其它生长阶段添加抑菌效果更好,红谷霉素对热和紫外比较稳定。通过与其他防腐剂的抑菌效果比较表明,红谷霉素对细菌的抑菌效果优于比较的防腐剂。     

Antifungal activity of essential oils and their combinations in in vitro and in vivo conditions

Natural additives are in demand for the control of microbial growth in foods. Several natural compounds including essential oils (EOs) are being explored for food uses. In the present investigation, the antifungal activity of cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, peppermint and clove EOs and their combinations was evaluated against 12 species of Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Rhizopus in in vitro and tomato fruit system (in-vivo). The EOs were able to inhibit complete growth of tested fungi at or below 0.6% level and 80?μL of EOs (except peppermint oil) in in vitro condition and tomato system, respectively. The fractional inhibitory studies showed either additive or indifferent effect by combining eugenol and peppermint, and indifferent or antagonist effect by combining the cinnamaldehyde and clove in both in vitro and in vivo studies. The findings may be useful for application of these EOs in foods, but their effects on organoleptic quality of foods need to be investigated.     

Induced Resistance to the Designer Proline-rich Antimicrobial Peptide A3-APO does not Involve Changes in the Intracellular Target DnaK

The designer proline-rich antimicrobial peptide A3-APO and its Chex1-Arg20 single chain in vivo metabolite were studied for their ability to induce bacterial resistance upon repeated incubation of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in sublethal concentrations. While no resistant E. coli phenotype emerged to either peptides, after 10 passages the K. pneumoniae strain became resistant to the monomer but not the dimer. The major microbiological difference between A3-APO and Chex1-Arg20 is the improved membrane-disintegrating ability of the dimeric prodrug. Thus, in agreement with earlier studies, the induced resistance likely resides in some membrane component rather than the intracellular target protein DnaK. In support, no genetic alteration in the DnaK multihelical lid region could be observed in any of the sensitive or resistant bacterial strains.     

千里光抗菌作用的数量性状分析

应用倍比稀释法检测18份千里光（Senecio scandens Buch-Ham）水煎剂对7种细菌的抗菌效果。最低抑菌浓度（minimal inhibitory concentration,MIC）检测结果表明,千里光对金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌作用最强,对铜绿假单胞菌的抗菌效果最差。比较不同细菌的MIC值发现,温和气单胞菌共检测出4个不同的MIC值,金黄色葡萄球菌、铜绿假单胞菌、大肠埃希菌、甲型副伤寒杆菌、福氏痢疾杆菌和迟钝爱德华菌的MIC值为5个,迟钝爱德华菌的MIC值最多,表现出6个MIC梯度值。本研究结果提示千里光个体有效抗菌组分的多样性,也意味着千里光抗菌药理学性状为多基因控制的数量性状。     

4-Amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinose in LPS of enterobacterial R-mutants and its possible role for their polymyxin reactivity

Abstract The content of 4-amino-4-deoxy- l -arabinopyranose ( l -Arap4N) and the phosphate substitution pattern of the LPS of various strains from Salmonella minnesota, Yersinia enterocolitica and Proteus mirabilis was determined by GC/MS, HPLC and ³¹P-NMR. These data allowed us to examine the possible role of these components for the polymyxin B-binding capacity of LPS and for the minimal inhibiting concentration (MIC) and the minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of polymyxins B and E towards the respective R-mutants. Contrary to other investigated Re-, Rd- and Rc-mutants of S. minnesota , strain R595 (Re-mutant) showed about a 90% substitution of the ester-linked phosphate-group with l -Arap4N, whereas the l -Arap4N content of the other S. minnesota strains amounted to 17–25%. Neither the binding capacity of LPS to polymyxin B, determined by a bioassay, nor the MIC- and MBC-values of the R-mutants were significantly affected by this alteration. Similar results were obtained after using the temperature-dependent changes in the l -Ara p4N-content and phosphate substitution pattern of Y. enterocolitica 75R . In order to explore the relevant polymyxin B binding site, lipid A samples with or without substitution of their ester-linked phosphate group were prepared and subjected to the polymyxin-binding assay. The results obtained so far indicated that the inner core bound l -Arap4N, detected in all resistant strains investigated, may play a decisive role in the decreased binding of polymyxin B, responsible for the bacterial resistance towards polymyxin(s).     

Antimicrobial effect of oxidized cellulose salts

Antimicrobial properties of oxidized cellulose and its salts in linters (-L) and microsphere (-M) form (OKCEL H-L, OKCEL Zn-M, OKCEL ZnNa-L, OKCEL ZnNa-M and OKCEL Ag-L) were tested by a dilution method against a spectrum of microbial strains: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus licheniformis, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, Rhizopus oryzae, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis. OKCEL Ag-L exhibited antimicrobial activity in the range 0.1-3.5% w/v against all the bacteria and fungi involved in this study. Strong inhibition by OKCEL ZnNa-M was observed for Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus licheniformis, Rhizopus oryzae, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis in the range 0.5-2.0% w/v. Antimicrobial effects of oxidized cellulose and its salts in textile form were investigated by a diffusion and dilution method against the spectrum of above-cited microbial strains extended by Clostridium perfringens. Generally, OKCEL Ag-T, OKCEL Zn-T and OKCEL H-T showed high antimicrobial activity against populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus licheniformis and Staphylococcus epidermidis. OKCEL Zn-T was the only sample suppressing the growth of species.     

氟喹诺酮类药物体外诱导肺炎克雷伯菌耐药后GyrA和ParC的变异

目的了解3种氟喹诺酮类（FQS）体外诱导肺炎克雷伯菌（Klebsiella pneumoniae,Kpn）耐药性的差异,研究肺炎克雷伯菌DNA旋转酶A亚单位（GyrA）和拓扑异构酶ⅣC亚基（ParC）的变异与其耐喹诺酮类药物的关系。方法采用环丙沙星（CW）、左氧氟沙星（LEX）和加替沙星（GAT）对从临床分离8株Kpn进行体外分步诱导,采用琼脂平板二倍稀释法测定CIP、LVF及GAT对Kpn诱导前、后的最低抑菌浓度（MIC）,并对诱导成功的17株Kpn的GyrA的基因（gyrA）和ParC的基因（parC）进行PCR扩增,选取其中8株KpnDNA测序并进行序列分析比较。结果8株耐FQS菌株都存在GyrA变异,同FQS耐药性相关的变异有Ser83（TCC）→Phe（TTC）、Ile（ATC）和Tyr（TAC）,Asp87（GAC）→Ala（GCC）、ma（GCC）和Glu（GAA）,5株Kpn同时存在ParC的变异：丝氨酸Ser80（AGC）→Ile（ATC）。结论本研究体外实验证实了Kpn可在长期低剂量的接触抗菌药物后形成耐药菌株。在高度耐FQS的Kpn中同时存在GyrA和ParC变异。     

Roche Susceptibility Test (RST) medium,a defined formulation for susceptibility testing: I. Nutrient interaction and optimization studies

Roche Susceptibility Test (RST) Medium represents the most completely optimized and convenient fully defined medium described. It requires no post-autoclaving supplementation with vitamins, supports good growth of all common aerobic and anaerobic pathogens and may be used as a broth or agar gel on which the swarming of Proteus spp. is virtually eliminated. The broth as a superior buffering capacity to most complex media and an osmolality and pH close to those of human serum. RST is highly satisfactory for the susceptibility testing of commonly used antibiotics and meets the requirements of the National Committe for Clinical Laboratory Standards of the U.S.A. in almost every respect.     

Effect of essential oil ofHyssopus officinalis on the lipid composition ofAspergillus fumigatus

Addition of the essential oil ofHyssopus officinalis to the culture medium ofAspergillus fumigatus induced alterations in both growth and lipid composition of this mould. Total lipids and sterols were reduced, whereas total phospholipids were increased. There were alterations in the proportions of fatty acids, neutral lipid and phospholipid fractions.     

Volatiles from Marina neglecta: Biocide effect on insect vectors of tropical diseases in Southern Mexico

Preventive measures based in the control of insect vectors are considered as the best choice to decrease the incidence of insect-borne diseases. Herein we report on the volatile content of the leaf essential oils from Marina neglecta, a medicinal plant distributed in the tropical regions of southern Mexico. In order to investigate the chemical variation of the essential oils, a volatile screening was performed during the four seasons of the years 2016–2019. Simultaneously, their biological activity was tested on distinct life stages of Meccus pallidipennis, M. bassolsae, Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus. Essential oils were mainly constituted of β-pinene (>30%) β-caryophyllene (>25%) and germacrene D (>13%). Dorsal-abdomen application of essential oils on triatomines, revealed an efficient LC₅₀ for nymphs of the stages I to III (4 µg/insect), nymphs of the stages IV to V (5–6 µg/insect), and adults (7–8 µg/insect). The LT₅₀ for the stages I to III was between 6 and 8 h, whereas that for the stages IV to V and adults oscillated between 12 and 16 h and 22 to 26 h, respectively. Fumigation experiments performed on nymph V, demonstrated that 300 µg L^?1 air produced 100% mortality after 72 h post-treatment. Among tested volatiles, β-pinene and β-caryophyllene produced a comparable mortality rate (p < 0.01) than that of essential oils in the stages assayed. Essential oils showed strong larvicidal (LC₅₀, 24–36 µg mL^?1) and adulticidal (35–48 µg mL^?1) activities in mosquito species with an LT₅₀ of 4.5 h and 25–35 min, respectively. The evaluation of β-pinene produced a significant mortality rate (p < 0.01) in larvae whereas germacrene D was the most effective volatile (p < 0.01) against adults of both mosquito species. According to our results, β-pinene was the most effective volatile against the four insect species evaluated and its effect was comparable to that of the essential oil.     

Physiological characteristics of the biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala J121

The yeast Pichia anomala J121 prevents mold spoilage and enhances preservation of moist grain in malfunctioning storage systems. Development of P. anomala J121 as a biocontrol agent requires in-depth knowledge about its physiology. P. anomala J121 grew under strictly anaerobic conditions, at temperatures between 3 degrees C and 37 degrees C, at pH values between 2.0 and 12.4, and at a water activity of 0.92 (NaCl) and 0.85 (glycerol). It could assimilate a wide range of C- and N-sources and produce killer toxin. A selective medium containing starch, nitrate, acetic acid, and chloramphenicol was developed for P. anomala. P. anomala was equally sensitive as Candida albicans to common antifungal compounds. Growth ability at a range of environmental conditions contributes to the competitive ability of the biocontrol yeast P. anomala J121.