非01群霍乱弧菌溶血素基因的初步研究

本文报导86个不同血清型非01群霍乱弧菌菌株,用含El Tor霍乱弧菌溶血素基因的同位素探针作菌落原位杂交,结果显示其中80个菌株(占93%)具有与El Tor霍乱弧菌溶血素同源性基因;其余6株菌则显示阴性结果,表明不存在这种溶血素基因。但用表型方法测定时,它们都显示有溶血性。此说明非01群霍乱弧菌中存在有不同种溶血素。     

产毒和非产毒霍乱弧菌在甘露醇 和Luria-Bertani培养液中的基因表达差异

摘要：【目的】分析霍乱弧菌产毒株和非产毒株在甘露醇发酵液和LB (Luria-Bertani) 培养液中生长的基因表达谱和代谢差异特征。【方法】提取甘露醇发酵液和LB培养液中霍乱弧菌甘露醇慢发酵株（产毒株）N16961和快发酵株（非产毒株）93097生长第一小时的总RNA,应用霍乱弧菌N16961基因组芯片分析各菌株在不同培养液中的表达差异基因。【结果】 筛选出产毒株N16961在甘露醇发酵液和LB中表达差异基因142个,非产毒株93097有418个,这些表达差异基因主要分属于6个不同的功能类群,主要是转运结合、能量代谢以及蛋白质合成代谢功能。【结论】甘露醇发酵液和LB中产毒株和非产毒株的许多功能基因的转录水平有显著差异,这些表达差异基因可能与霍乱弧菌在甘露醇发酵液中代谢产酸有关,这为进一步分析霍乱弧菌代谢甘露醇的机制、以及分析产毒株与非产毒株的甘露醇发酵快慢机制提供了基础。     

El Tor型霍乱弧菌L型诱导及其意义的探讨

本文报道儿种体内外因素可诱导 El Tor 型霍乱弧菌产生 L 型。羧苄青霉素纸片法和倾注平板法可诱导 El Tor 型霍乱弧菌产生长丝体、圆球体和巨形体。El Tor 型霍乱弧菌分型噬菌体可诱导产生长丝体。El Tor 型霍乱弧菌陈旧肉汤培养物中可出现许多圆球体样物。上述因素诱导的 L 型均不稳定,很容易回复为原菌。作者还用鳝鱼和鲫鱼的胆汁诱导 El Tor 型霍乱弧菌形成稳定 L 型,并对 EL Tor 型霍乱弧菌 L 型的流行病学意义及其与霍乱弧菌越冬的关系进行了讨论。     

El Tor霍乱弧菌双精氨酸转运系统功能单位的分析研究

本文旨在分析El Tor霍乱弧菌双精氨酸转运(Tat)系统的基因簇构成,对其功能进行分析,确定其最小功能单位.通过与大肠埃希菌Tat系统基因簇的基因同源性比较,推测霍乱国际测序标准株N16961的Tat系统基因簇构成;分别对霍乱弧菌Tat系统的基因簇进行单基因缺失、双基因缺失和全基因缺失,建立缺失株和回补株,并与野生株...     

El Tor型霍乱弧菌及其细胞壁缺陷型分子遗传学背景的研究

El Tor 型霍乱弧菌(以下简称 El Tor 弧菌)可以在人工培养条件下长期存活。当微环境改变时可形成细胞壁有不同程度缺陷的菌株如抗噬菌体突变株或 L 型菌株。我们以 DNA 酶切图谱和 El Tor 弧菌溶血素、神经氨酸酶基因探针杂交图谱为参数对 El Tor 弧菌的野生型及其细胞壁缺陷型变异株在遗传背景上进行了比较分析研究。结果提示细胞壁缺陷型菌株与其野生型在DNA 水平上高度同源。此外,文中还介绍了一种从 L 型菌株中制备 DNA 的方法。     

炭疽杆菌在家兔盲肠结扎模型内外培养的蛋白表达差异

【目的】建立家兔盲肠结扎模型,研究炭疽杆菌在家兔体内外不同培养条件下的蛋白表达差异。【方法】本实验通过进行家兔盲肠结扎模型对炭疽杆菌进行体内外培养,用不同方法提取胞外蛋白、细胞壁蛋白及全菌体蛋白,并经双向电泳分离和质谱鉴定。【结果】送检144个蛋白点,检出124个,其中包括上清蛋白19个,细胞壁蛋白29个,全菌体蛋白76个。【结论】经分析发现,与合成代谢相关的蛋白在体内主要呈下调趋势,包括多种氨基酰-tRNA合成酶、长链脂肪酸CoA连接酶等;在体内表达上调的蛋白则具有多种功能,其中包括分子伴侣DnaK、超氧化物歧化酶SodA、S-层蛋白等。     

El Tor型CTXΦ对O1群不同霍乱弧菌的转染性研究

研究丝状噬菌体CTXΦ对O1群不同霍乱弧菌的水平转移效率及菌株的噬菌体免疫能力。利用带有氯霉素抗性基因遗传标记的CTXETΦ感染颗粒对O1群的4株不同霍乱弧菌进行体外和体内转染实验,根据氯霉素抗性筛选转染子,通过Southern Blot等方法进行验证并判断CTXΦ基因组的存在形式,计算比较不同菌株的转染率,分析转染及噬菌体免疫机制。带有遗传标记的CTXETΦ对古典型霍乱弧菌1119的体内转染率高于体外;体内转染实验中,古典菌株1119的转染率远高于其它3株El Tor型霍乱弧菌;在El Tor型霍乱弧菌中,不含rstR基因的IEM101的转染率高于另外两株带有rstR基因的霍乱弧菌2~3个数量级。古典型霍乱弧菌比El Tor型菌株对CTXETΦ噬菌体颗粒更易感,TCP菌毛的表达和rstR基因介导的噬菌体免疫影响CTXΦ在霍乱弧菌中的水平转移。     

伤寒沙门菌和甲型副伤寒沙门菌分离株的外膜蛋白谱比较

目的:比较伤寒沙门菌和甲型副伤寒沙门菌流行菌株的外膜蛋白谱差异。方法:运用二维蛋白电泳方法,对我国伤寒沙门菌株XJ90和甲型副伤寒沙门菌株JX2005-92在实验室通用营养条件下培养提取的外膜蛋白进行分离,比对其差异,对差异蛋白点进行质谱鉴定,对鉴定蛋白点的基因序列也进行比较。结果:菌株XJ90中发现20个特异蛋白点,质谱鉴定出16个;菌株JX2005-92中发现29个特异蛋白点,鉴定出18个。在这些蛋白中,OmpA是数目最多的同种差异蛋白。这些差异蛋白点中的大部分编码基因在2种细菌中序列高度相似或相同。结论:伤寒沙门菌和甲型副伤寒沙门菌基因序列高度相似的外膜蛋白具有不同的修饰形式,提示其不同遗传背景在相同的环境条件下表现出精细的功能差异。     

霍乱弧菌N16961超级整合子重复序列及基因盒分析

目的:确定O1群El Tor型霍乱弧菌N16961超级整合子(SI)中霍乱弧菌重复序列(VCR)的序列特点,以及VCR和基因盒的数量及位置。方法:用局部序列比对软件BLAST将VCR参考序列与霍乱弧菌N16961的Ⅱ号染色体进行比对,用Artemis Comparison Tool查看比对结果获得比对区域的位置信息,并采用perl语言脚本获得霍乱弧菌N16961的Ⅱ号染色体VCR相应区域的序列;用全局比对软件Clustal W将上一步获得的所有VCR序列进行多序列比对,采用perl语言脚本处理比对结果获得一致性序列;用MEGA4.0软件查看多序列比对结果,并采用perl语言脚本计算各位置变异频率,据此分析霍乱弧菌N16961的Ⅱ号染色体上VCR和基因盒的特点。结果:在N16961的超级整合子中有158个VCR,其核苷酸长度为117～124 bp;其一致性序列有126个核苷酸,其中37个为保守核苷酸位点,89个为可变核苷酸位点;139个VCR与相邻的VCR之间至少有1个基因,19个VCR相互之间没有任何基因;N16961的SI中共存在146个基因盒,基因盒大小为390～5924 bp不等,每个基因盒中整合的基因数目为1～9个不等。结论:建立了SI中VCR和基因盒的分析流程,分析了SI中VCR的保守及变异位点,明确了霍乱弧菌N16961的SI中VCR和基因盒的信息,为霍乱弧菌和其他细菌中SI的研究提供了分析基础。     

霍乱弧菌甘露醇PTS操纵子中mtlR为转录抑制基因

产毒和非产毒的El Tor生物型霍乱弧菌对甘露醇发酵利用的速率有明显差别,在霍乱致病株的快速判断中有重要的参考价值。通过比较快发酵菌株(非产毒株)和慢发酵菌株(产毒株)mtlR缺失突变株与野生株在含0.2%甘露醇的M9培养液及甘露醇发酵液中生长、产酸等的变化,定性地证明了mtlR基因的抑制作用;另外通过定量RT-PCR进一步验证了MtlR蛋白在mtlCBA转录水平发挥负调控作用。但是mtlR还不是引起快慢发酵菌株对甘露醇发酵差异的直接原因。本研究也为我们研究霍乱弧菌甘露醇快慢发酵差异机制提供了必要的参考依据。     

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     

A proteome reference map for Vibrio cholerae El Tor

A proteome reference map has been constructed for Vibrio cholerae El Tor, in the pI range of 4.0 to 7.0. The map is based on two-dimensional gels (2-D) and the identification, by peptide mass fingerprint, of proteins in 94 spots, corresponding to 80 abundant proteins. Two strains are compared, strain N16961 and a Latin American El Tor strain C3294. The consensus map contains 340 spots consistently seen with both strains grown in Luria-Bertani broth (LB) or minimal M9 medium. The results were obtained from nine gels run with 18 cm immobilized pH gradient strips and precast gels. The 2-D gels were anchored to real N16961 proteins identified by mass spectrometry. Various energy metabolism components and periplasmic ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins were identified among the abundant proteins. Two isoforms of OmpU were found. Five operons are proposed and seven hypothetical proteins were experimentally confirmed. Comparisons are made with protein 2-D gels for a classical strain and to microarray analysis available for the N16961 El Tor strain. New results were obtained from the proteome analysis, indicating an abundance of periplasmic ABC transporter proteins not found in microarray studies.     

The Zymovars of Vibrio cholerae: multilocus enzyme electrophoresis of Vibrio cholerae

Zymovars analysis also known as multilocus enzyme electrophoresis is applied here to investigate the genetic variation of Vibrio cholerae strains and characterise strains or group of strains of medical and epidemiological interest. Fourteen loci were analyzed in 171 strains of non-O1 non-O139, 32 classical and 61 El Tor from America, Africa, Europe and Asia. The mean genetic diversity was 0.339. It is shown that the same O antigen (both O1 and non-O1) may be present in several genetically diverse (different zymovars) strains. Conversely the same zymovar may contain more than one serogroup. It is confirmed that the South American epidemic strain differs from the 7th pandemic El Tor strain in locus LAP (leucyl leucyl aminopeptidase). Here it is shown that this rare allele is present in 1 V. mimicus and 4 non-O1 V. cholerae. Non toxigenic O1 strains from South India epidemic share zymovar 14A with the epidemic El Tor from the 7th pandemic, while another group have diverse zymovars. The sucrose negative epidemic strains isolated in French Guiana and Brazil have the same zymovar of the current American epidemic V. cholerae.     

Characterization of a Vibrio cholerae virulence factor homologous to the family of TonB-dependent proteins

IrgA is an iron-regulated virulence factor for infection in an animal model with classical Vibrio cholerae strain 0395. We detected gene sequences hybridizing to irgA at high stringency in clinical isolates in addition to 0395, including another classical strain of V. cholerae, three V. cholerae strains of the El Tor biotype, three non-O1 isolates of V. cholerae, and individual isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio fluvialis, and Vibrio alginolyticus. No hybridization to irgA was seen with chromosomal DNA from Vibrio vulnificus or Aeromonas hydrophila. To verify that irgA is the structural gene for the major iron-regulated outer membrane protein of V. cholerae, we determined the amino-terminal sequence of this protein recovered after gel electrophoresis and demonstrated that it corresponds to the amino acid sequence of IrgA deduced from the nucleotide sequence. Gel electrophoresis showed that two El Tor strains of V. cholerae had a major iron-regulated outer membrane protein identical in size and appearance to IrgA in strain 0395, consistent with the findings of DNA hybridization. We have previously suggested that IrgA might be the outer membrane receptor for the V. cholerae siderophore, vibriobactin. Biological data presented here, however, show that a mutation in irgA had no effect on the transport of vibriobactin and produced no defect in the utilization of iron from ferrichrome, ferric citrate, haemin or haemoglobin. The complete deduced amino acid sequence of IrgA demonstrated homology to the entire class of Escherichia coli TonB-dependent proteins, particularly Cir. Unlike the situation with Cir, however, we were unable to demonstrate a role for IrgA as a receptor for catechol-substituted cephalosporins. The role of IrgA in the pathogenesis of V. cholerae infection, its function as an outer membrane receptor, and its potential interaction with a TonB-like protein in V. cholerae remain to be determined.     

不同温度条件下霍乱弧菌生存能力的实验研究

目的通过在不同温度条件下对霍乱弧菌生存能力的观察,探索大连市水域中霍乱弧菌在流行＂间歇期＂如何存活和越冬。方法在自然海水和湖水中分别接种本市分离出的埃尔托型霍乱弧菌流行株小川1b型（大E940014）和埃尔托型霍乱弧菌非流行株小川32l（大E940011）,在1～2℃、5～6℃及10～12℃3个温度条件下检测霍乱弧菌生存能力。结果流行株（小川1b型）在1～2℃海水存活26 d,5～6℃存活28 d,10～12℃存活46 d。可见,10～12℃生存时间明显高于1～2℃或5～6℃（P〈0.05）。结论两类菌株的生存对环境温度均很敏感,温度越低死亡越快。在自然水体中,非流行株生存时间略长于流行株;而在除菌水体中两类菌存活能力基本一致。     

TcpA pilin sequences and colonization requirements for O1 and O139 Vibrio cholerae

The distribution, characterization and function of the tcpA gene was investigated in Vibrio cholerae O1 strains of the El Tor biotype and in a newly emergent non-O1 strain classified as serogroup O139. The V. cholerae tcpA gene from the classical biotype strain O395 was used as a probe to identify a clone carrying the tcpA gene from the El Tor biotype strain E7946. The sequence of the E7946 tcpA gene revealed that the mature El Tor TcpA pilin has the same number of residues as, and is 82% identical to, TcpA of classical biotype strain O395. The majority of differences in primary structure are either conservative or clustered in a manner such that compensatory changes retain regional amino acid size, polarity and charge. In a functional analysis, the cloned gene was used to construct an El Tor mutant strain containing an insertion in tcpA. This strain exhibited a colonization defect in the infant mouse cholera model similar in magnitude to that previously described for classical biotype tcpA mutants, thus establishing an equivalent role for TCP in intestinal colonization by El Tor biotype strains. The tcpA analysis was further extended to both a prototype El Tor strain from the Peru epidemic and to the first non-O1 strain known to cause epidemic cholera, an O139 V. cholerae isolate from the current widespread Asian epidemic. These strains were shown to carry tcpA with a sequence identical to E7946. These results provide further evidence that the newly emergent non-O1 serogroup O139 strain represents a derivative of an El Tor biotype strain and, despite its different LPS structure, shares common TCP-associated antigens. Therefore, there appear to be only two related sequences associated with TCP pilin required for colonization by all strains responsible for epidemic cholera, one primary sequence associated with classical strains and one for El Tor strains and the recent O139 derivative. A diagnostic correlation between the presence of tcpA and the V. cholerae to colonize and cause clinical is now extended to strains of both O1 and non-O1 serotypes.     

Molecular-genetic analysis of the epidemical strains of the Vibrio cholerae El Tor isolated from the Siberian and maritime regions of Russia

The detection of the biotype-specificity, pathogenicity determinants, and sequencing of the ctxB gene and the ctxAB promoter was carried out for analysis of the Vibrio cholerae El Tor strains genome structure. The strains (n = 90) were isolated during cholera epidemic outbreaks in Siberia and the Far East. All toxigenic Vibrio cholerae El Tor strains were divided into two groups: the first group included strains isolated during 1970s: they had the genotype ctxB3+rstREl+rstRCl-rstC+TLC+tbr4. All epidemic dangerous El Tor biotype strains isolated in 1990s belonged to the second group. The strains were characterized as atypical variants because of classical genotype (ctxB1) ctxB gene harboring. The second group fell into three genotypes according to the set of genetic markers (ctxB, rstR, rstC, TLC, tbr). It was suggested that the set of genetic determinants could be used as a marker for epidemiological analysis of spreading of atypical ET strains. The comparative analysis of genome structure enables to suggest possible ways of pathogen evolution.     

Structural and functional importance of outer membrane proteins in Vibrio cholerae flagellum

Vibrio cholerae has a sheath-covered monotrichous flagellum that is known to contribute to virulence. Although the structural organization of the V. cholerae flagellum has been extensively studied, the involvement of outer membrane proteins as integral components in the flagellum still remains elusive. Here we show that flagella produced by V. cholerae O1 El Tor strain C6706 were two times thicker than those from two other Gram-negative bacteria. A C6706 mutant strain (SSY11) devoid of two outer membrane proteins (OMPs), OmpU and OmpT, produced thinner flagella. SSY11 showed significant defects in the flagella-mediated motility as compared to its parental strain. Moreover, increased shedding of the flagella-associated proteins was observed in the culture supernatant of SSY11. This finding was also supported by the observation that culture supernatants of the SSY11 strain induced the production of a significantly higher level of IL-8 in human colon carcinoma HT29 and alveolar epithelial A549 cells than those of the wild-type C6706 strain. These results further suggest a definite role of these two OMPs in providing the structural integrity of the V. cholerae flagellum as part of the surrounding sheath.     

Identification of the Vibrio cholerae type 4 prepilin peptidase required for cholera toxin secretion and pilus formation

Cholera toxin secretion is dependent upon the extracellular protein secretion apparatus encoded by the eps gene locus of Vibrio cholerae . Although the eps gene locus encodes several type four prepilin-like proteins, the peptidase responsible for processing these proteins has not been identified. This report describes the identification of a prepilin peptidase from the V. cholerae genomic database by virtue of its homology with the PilD prepilin peptidase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Plasmid disruption or deletion of this peptidase gene in either El Tor or classical V. cholerae O1 biotype strains results in a dramatic decrease in cholera toxin secretion. In the case of the El Tor biotype mutants, surface expression of the type 4 pilus responsible for mannose-sensitive haemagglutination is abolished. The cloned V. cholerae peptidase processes either EpsI or MshA preproteins when co-expressed in E. coli . Mutation of the V. cholerae peptidase gene also results in a defect in virulence and decreased levels of OmpU. The V. cholerae peptidase gene sequence shows 80% homology with the Vibrio vulnificus VvpD type 4 prepilin peptidase required for pilus assembly and cytolysin secretion in V. vulnificus . Accordingly, the V. cholerae type 4 prepilin peptidase required for pilus assembly and cholera toxin secretion has been designated VcpD.