四重PCR检测副溶血性弧菌及其毒力基因方法的建立

【目的】建立同时检测副溶血性弧菌tox R、tdh、trh、tlh基因的四重PCR快速检测方法。【方法】分别以副溶血性弧菌的tox R、tdh、trh、tlh 4个基因为靶基因,设计4对特异性引物,对4对引物浓度和退火温度进行优化,获得最佳引物比例和扩增条件,建立快速检测致病性副溶血性弧菌的四重PCR体系。通过特异性验证、灵敏度验证以及模拟样品检测进行方法确认。【结果】四重PCR体系扩增条带与预期相符,即115 bp(tox R)、244 bp(tdh)、418 bp(trh)、759 bp(tlh)4个目的条带;用74株副溶血性弧菌和37株非目标菌的测试结果表明,所建立的方法有良好的特异性。该方法对模板DNA的检测灵敏度为50μg/L,纯培养物的检测灵敏度为6.7×103 CFU/m L;副溶血性弧菌含量为1.36 CFU/g的人工模拟样品增菌6 h后,tox R、tlh、tdh、trh 4个基因可同时被检出。【结论】该方法可实现同时检测携带tox R、tdh、trh、tlh 4种基因的副溶血性弧菌,对开展致病性副溶血性弧菌的检测研究具有一定现实意义。     

辽宁省2014‒2016年副溶血性弧菌毒力基因及 血清型、耐药性

摘要：目的 研究辽宁省近三年副溶血性弧菌毒力基因携带、血清型分布及抗生素的耐药情况,为副溶血性弧菌疾病防治提供科学依据。方法 运用多重荧光定量PCR对2014?2016年共计317株食品中和临床分离出的副溶血性弧菌进行毒力基因tdh、trh和tlh检测,同时进行血清分型,并用肉汤稀释法测定对15种抗生素的耐药性。结果 317株分离菌中均携带tlh基因,其中有50.5％的菌株携带tdh基因。167株临床分离株中158株携带tdh基因,检出率为94.6％。317株副溶血性弧菌中85株不能进行K分型,其他菌株共分为29个血清型,167株临床分离株中71.3%为血清型为O3:K6。150株食品分离株中8%为血清型O2:K28,6%为血清型O2:K3。317株副溶血性弧菌对头孢唑啉耐药率达36.9%。结论 辽宁省副溶血性弧菌临床分离株多携带tdh毒力基因,食品分离株毒力基因tdh、trh携带率低。临床分离株中O3:K6血清型菌株均携带tdh基因,且更易产生耐药。辽宁省副溶血性弧菌食源性疾病菌株以携带tdh基因的O3:K6型菌株为主。食品分离株血清型分布比较分散,O2血清群为主要流行血清型。辽宁省地区副溶血性弧菌主要对β-内酰胺类和大环内酯类抗生素产生耐药性。     

副溶血性弧菌食物中毒及腹泻菌株III型分泌系统的检测及分析

目的了解副溶血性弧菌食物中毒和临床腹泻株Ⅲ型分泌系统的分布以及耐药特征。方法对食物中毒和临床腹泻分离到的共21株副溶血性弧菌进行毒力基因tdh、trh、T3SS1、T3SS2α、T3SS2β和toxR检测,并用VITEK 2 compact全自动微生物鉴定系统进行了耐药性分析。结果 21株菌株中tdh+/trh-占90.48%(19/21),tdh-/trh+和tdh-/trh-分别占4.76%、4.76%,未检测到tdh+/trh+菌株。T3SS1广泛存在于所有菌株中。T3SS2α存在于tdh+/trh-菌株,T3SS2β存在于tdh-/trh+菌株。1株食物中毒菌株毒力基因携带情况为tdh-/trh-/T3SS2α-/T3SS2β-。21株副溶血性弧菌对阿莫西林、头孢吡肟、抗菌素B、庆大霉素、环丙沙星和复方新诺明敏感,对氨苄西林完全耐药。结论食物中毒和临床腹泻分离到的菌株大多携带tdh基因,T3SS2α与tdh相关,而T3SS2β则存在于trh+菌株。未携带tdh和trh基因的食物中毒分离株表明副溶血性弧菌不仅仅依赖TDH和TRH发挥毒力作用,其致病机制具有多样性和复杂性。     

副溶血性弧菌食物中毒及腹泻菌株Ⅲ型分泌系统的检测及分析

目的了解副溶血性弧菌食物中毒和临床腹泻株Ⅲ型分泌系统的分布以及耐药特征。方法对食物中毒和临床腹泻分离到的共21株副溶血性弧菌进行毒力基因tdh、trh、T3SS1、T3SS2α、T3SS2β和toxR检测,并用VITEK 2 compact全自动微生物鉴定系统进行了耐药性分析。结果 21株菌株中tdh+/trh-占90.48%(19/21),tdh-/trh+和tdh-/trh-分别占4.76%、4.76%,未检测到tdh+/trh+菌株。T3SS1广泛存在于所有菌株中。T3SS2α存在于tdh+/trh-菌株,T3SS2β存在于tdh-/trh+菌株。1株食物中毒菌株毒力基因携带情况为tdh-/trh-/T3SS2α-/T3SS2β-。21株副溶血性弧菌对阿莫西林、头孢吡肟、抗菌素B、庆大霉素、环丙沙星和复方新诺明敏感,对氨苄西林完全耐药。结论食物中毒和临床腹泻分离到的菌株大多携带tdh基因,T3SS2α与tdh相关,而T3SS2β则存在于trh+菌株。未携带tdh和trh基因的食物中毒分离株表明副溶血性弧菌不仅仅依赖TDH和TRH发挥毒力作用,其致病机制具有多样性和复杂性。     

2006-2008年深圳市食源性病例和外环境的副溶血性弧菌分离株分型特征比较

[目的]比较深圳市食源性病例和外环境中分离的副溶血性弧菌在血清分布、毒力基因携带情况和分子分型方面的特征.[方法]血清凝集法检测菌株血清型,多重PCR检测毒力基因tdh和trh基因携带情况,脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)分析基因分型特征.[结果]98株食源性病例分离株的主要血清型为O3∶K6(40.8%)、O1∶KUT(7...     

致病性副溶血性弧菌菌落杂交检测体系的优化

对常见食源性致病菌副溶血性弧菌的杂交条件进行了优化。基于副溶血性弧菌的tdh,trh,toxR基因选用了3种探针序列,从菌落杂交样品的预处理方法、杂交时间和显色检测等方面对基于副溶血性弧菌毒力基因的原位杂交实验进行了条件优化。结果表明,采用80℃热固定2 h,37℃预杂交10 min后杂交8 h以及封闭1 h的改良方法可获得高特异性、低背景且着色清晰的实验结果。优化的菌落杂交技术检测副溶血性弧菌与传统检测方法相比,具有高效、准确、可区分致病性菌株的优点,为水产品中副溶血性弧菌致病菌株和非致病菌株的同步检测和筛选提供参考。     

辽宁省食源性副溶血性弧菌毒力基因、血清分型及耐药性分析

目的 研究辽宁省2017-2020年市售水产品及其制品中分离的158株副溶血性弧菌的毒力基因、血清分型和耐药性,为食源性疾病的暴发和散发进行评估和预警.方法 采用多重荧光定量PCR技术对毒力基因tlh、tdh和trh进行检测,同时检测血清分型;采用肉汤稀释法测定副溶血性弧菌MIC值并分析其耐药性.结果 158株副溶血性...     

特异性三重PCR快速检测副溶血性弧菌

【目的】建立同时检测副溶血性弧菌gyrase、tdh、trh基因的三重PCR快速检测方法。【方法】将已报道的这3种基因的引物加入一个PCR反应管中,对引物浓度和退火温度进行优化,找到最佳引物比例和扩增条件。通过特异性验证、灵敏度验证以及方法间对比进行方法确认,其PCR产物使用全自动毛细管电泳分析系统进行分析。【结果】仅在91、269、485 bp处分别出现预期DNA扩增条带;纯培养条件下,扩增gyrase、tdh、trh的菌浓度检测限分别为6.6×101、6.6×102和6.6×101 CFU/mL;本底干扰物存在时,扩增gyrase、tdh、trh的菌浓度检测限分别为6.6×103、6.6×104和6.6×103 CFU/mL;模板DNA浓度检测限为1.36μg/L。检测进境海产品时,检测结果和FDA 2004标准结果一致,且更易辨认和判断。【结论】此检测方法的成功建立,为副溶血性弧菌及携带tdh和/或trh基因的致病性副溶血性弧菌的检测提供了一种准确、高效、便捷的分子技术手段。     

浙江沿海地区海产品及环境中副溶血弧菌的分离与主要毒力基因分析

2007~2008年间, 我们调查了浙江沿海地区海产品和养殖环境中副溶血弧菌的污染状况, 并分析了不同来源副溶血弧菌中主要毒力相关基因tdh、trh、ureC和T3SS2(vscC2、vcrD2)的分布特征及溶血表型与尿素酶表型。结果显示, 566份样品中共分离到395株副溶血弧菌, 检出率高达70%, 毒力相关基因分析结果发现, tdh基因阳性率为10.1%, trh与ureC基因阳性率分别为 20.0%与 11.1%, 40株tdh+菌中组成T3SS2的vscC2基因阳性率为32.5%, 其中38株tdh+菌的神奈川试验亦呈阳性; 但在44株trh+-ureC+菌株中, 尿素酶表型阳性只有6株。试验表明, 浙江沿海地区海产品及其养殖环境中副溶血弧菌污染状况比较严重, 且有相当比例的菌株携带毒力或疑似毒力基因。研究结果为深入探索副溶血弧菌的致病性、基因结构与功能(或表型)及其分子演化提供基础。     

信号分子AI-2合成关键基因luxS对副溶血性弧菌生物学特性的影响

[背景]副溶血性弧菌是全球范围重要的食源性病原菌,能引起急性肠胃炎。群体感应系统LuxS/AI-2影响细菌的生物学特性,为研究副溶血性弧菌的传播机制和控制技术提供了新的途径。[目的]探讨群体感应信号分子AI-2合成关键基因luxS对海产品中分离的副溶血性弧菌Vp2009027生物学特性的影响。[方法]利用自杀质粒同源重组技术敲除信号分子AI-2合成关键基因luxS,构建副溶血性弧菌Vp2009027的luxS基因缺失株,通过比较野生株与luxS基因缺失株的生长曲线、AI-2活性、运动能力、生物膜形成能力和耐药性,分析LuxS/AI-2系统对副溶血性弧菌生物学特性的影响。[结果]构建了副溶血性弧菌Vp2009027的luxS基因缺失株,野生株和luxS基因缺失株的生长无明显差异,luxS基因的缺失导致AI-2合成受阻、运动能力和生物膜形成能力增强、四环素耐药性降低。[结论]luxS基因对副溶血性弧菌的生物学特性具有重要的调控作用,为进一步研究副溶血性弧菌的传播机制和研发控制技术提供基础。     

Investigation of seven Vibrio virulence genes among Vibrio alginolyticus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains from the coastal mariculture systems in Guangdong, China

AIMS: To investigate the distribution of the virulence of two Vibrio species among different strains obtained from the mariculture systems on the coast of Guangdong in China and the correlation between the virulence strains and the virulence genes among Vibrio alginolyticus. METHODS: Besides three strains, 72 V. alginolyticus strains and seven Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains were examined by PCR or semi-nested PCR for the virulence genes (tlh, trh, tdh, toxR, toxRS, ctxA, VPI). Additionally, the virulence of 18 V. alginolyticus strains was tested. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Virulence genes homologous to those in the V. parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae are widely distributed among V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus in the coastal mariculture systems in Guangdong, China. Some of the V. alginolyticus strains are pathogenic to aquatic animals, and might have derived their virulence genes from V. parahaemolyticus or V. cholerae, representing a possible reservoir of these genes. However, there is no correlation between presence and absence of the virulence genes used to investigate V. alginolyticus and its virulent strains. In this report, we also show that tlh is distributed among V. alginolyticus.     

Development of a multiplex real-time PCR assay with an internal amplification control for the detection of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria in oysters

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an estuarine bacterium that is the leading cause of shellfish-associated cases of bacterial gastroenteritis in the United States. Our laboratory developed a real-time multiplex PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of the thermolabile hemolysin (tlh), thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh), and thermostable-related hemolysin (trh) genes of V. parahaemolyticus. The tlh gene is a species-specific marker, while the tdh and trh genes are pathogenicity markers. An internal amplification control (IAC) was incorporated to ensure PCR integrity and eliminate false-negative reporting. The assay was tested for specificity against >150 strains representing eight bacterial species. Only V. parahaemolyticus strains possessing the appropriate target genes generated a fluorescent signal, except for a late tdh signal generated by three strains of V. hollisae. The multiplex assay detected <10 CFU/reaction of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in the presence of >10(4) CFU/reaction of total V. parahaemolyticus bacteria. The real-time PCR assay was utilized with a most-probable-number format, and its results were compared to standard V. parahaemolyticus isolation methodology during an environmental survey of Alaskan oysters. The IAC was occasionally inhibited by the oyster matrix, and this usually corresponded to negative results for V. parahaemolyticus targets. V. parahaemolyticus tlh, tdh, and trh were detected in 44, 44, and 52% of the oyster samples, respectively. V. parahaemolyticus was isolated from 33% of the samples, and tdh(+) and trh(+) strains were isolated from 19 and 26%, respectively. These results demonstrate the utility of the real-time PCR assay in environmental surveys and its possible application to outbreak investigations for the detection of total and pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus.     

Serologic and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from seawater and fish products of the Gulf of Mexico

The thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) and TDH-related hemolysin (TRH) are the main virulence factors of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. We isolated V. parahaemolyticus from seawater, fish, and oysters obtained from the Pueblo Viejo Lagoon in Veracruz, determined the serogroups, phenotypically and genotypically characterized TDH and TRH, and investigated the presence of the toxR gene. A total of 46 V. parahaemolyticus strains were isolated, and all of them amplified the 368-bp toxR gene fragment. The trh gene was not identified in any of the strains; 4 of the 46 strains were Kanagawa phenomenon (KP) positive and amplified the 251-bp tdh gene fragment. The most frequent serogroup was serogroup O3. This is the first report of the presence of KP-positive tdh-positive environmental V. parahaemolyticus strains in Mexico.     

Enzyme-labeled oligonucleotide probes for detection of the genes for thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) and TDH-related hemolysin (TRH) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Alkaline phosphatase conjugated oligonucleotide probes were developed to detect the genes (tdh and trh) coding for the thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) and TDH-related hemolysin (TRH) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Using dot blot hybridization, probes were tested with 94 clinical isolates of V. parahaemolyticus. Results agreed well with those obtained using radio-labeled recombinant DNA probes for the genes tdh and trh. Specificity and sensitivity of enzyme tdh probes for detection of the trh gene were 100 and 93%, respectively, and those of the trh probes for trh gene detection were 93 and 86%, respectively. The tdh probes also hybridized with tdh-like genes processed by all strains of V. hollisae, and some strains of V. mimicus and V. cholerae non-O1, but neither tdh nor trh probes reacted with other bacterial species isolated from diarrheal stools. However, some V. parahaemolyticus strains that were negative with the enzyme trh probe hybridized weakly with a radio-labeled trh DNA fragment probe at medium stringency, and a few strains that were negative in high stringency conditions with a radio-labeled trh DNA fragment probe hybridized with the enzyme trh probe. This suggests that some strains of V. parahaemolyticus may carry another gene resembling trh.     

Seasonal variation in abundance of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria in oysters along the southwest coast of India

The seasonal abundance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters from two estuaries along the southwest coast of India was studied by colony hybridization using nonradioactive labeled oligonucleotide probes. The density of total V. parahaemolyticus bacteria was determined using a probe binding to the tlh (thermolabile hemolysin) gene, and the density of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus bacteria was determined by using a probe binding to the tdh (thermostable direct hemolysin) gene. Furthermore, the prevalence of V. parahaemolyticus was studied by PCR amplification of the toxR, tdh, and trh genes. PCR was performed directly with oyster homogenates and also following enrichment in alkaline peptone water for 6 and 18 h. V. parahaemolyticus was detected in 93.87% of the samples, and the densities ranged from <10 to 10(4) organisms per g. Pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus could be detected in 5 of 49 samples (10.2%) by colony hybridization using the tdh probe and in 3 of 49 samples (6.1%) by PCR. Isolates from one of the samples belonged to the pandemic serotype O3:K6. Twenty-nine of the 49 samples analyzed (59.3%) were positive as determined by PCR for the presence of the trh gene in the enrichment broth media. trh-positive V. parahaemolyticus was frequently found in oysters from India.     

A polyphasic approach for the differentiation of environmental Vibrio isolates from temperate waters

Climate change and marine traffic lead to changing species communities in the oceans. Due to increasing seawater temperatures, pathogenic Vibrio species could become significant even in temperate waters. We classified mesophilic Vibrio isolates from the German Bight (North Sea) using a polyphasic approach with special emphasis on Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight MS was used as a primary screen to classify isolates, 16S rRNA gene and rpoB gene sequencing to identify species. Potential V. parahaemolyticus isolates were screened for regulatory or virulence-related genes (toxR, tlh, tdh, trh). To investigate genomic diversity, we applied repetitive-sequence-based PCRs. Results were evaluated and methods compared using multivariate statistical analysis. Most isolates were classified as V. parahaemolyticus or Vibrio alginolyticus. Reliable differentiation between both species was achieved by rpoB sequencing and toxR detection. Among the fingerprinting methods, ERIC-PCR showed the highest discriminatory power, displaying three separated clusters. These clusters represent the species V. parahaemolyticus, V. alginolyticus and one group in between. The frequent detection of V. parahaemolyticus in the German Bight reveals the urgency for further monitoring. In this context, a polyphasic approach, such as defined in this study, is needed to differentiate populations of V. parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus.     

Detection and identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by multiplex PCR and DNA-DNA hybridization on a microarray

In this paper,we developed a rapid and accurate method for the detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains,using multiplex PCR and DNA-DNA hybridization.Multiplex PCR was used to simultaneously amplify three diagnostic genes(tlh,tdh and fia)that serve as molecular markers of V.parahaemolyticus.Biotinylated PCR products were hybridized to primers immobilized on a microarray,and detected by chemiluminesce with avidin-conjugated alkaline phosphatase.With this method,forty-five samples were tested.Eight known virulent strains (tlh+/tdh+/fia+)and four known avirulent strains(tlh+/tdh-/fla+)of the V.parahaemolyttcus were successtuny aetectea,ana no non-spectnc hybridization and cross-hybridization reaction were found from fifteen closely-related strains(tin-/tdh-/fta+)or the Vibrio spp.In addition,all the other eighteen strains of non-Vibrio bacteria(tlh-/tdh-/fla-)gave negative results.The DNA microarray successfully distinguished V.parahaemolyticus from other Vibrio spp.The results demonstrated that this was an efficient and robust method for identifying virulent strains of V.parahaemolyticus.     

Environmental investigation of potentially pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Seto-Inland Sea, Japan

Seawater and organic material (live and/or dead matter deposited on any substratum submersed in seawater) were collected during the cool weather season from a coast of the Seto-Inland Sea, Japan, and analyzed to determine Vibrio parahaemolyticus densities and the occurrence of pathogenic strains, defined as those possessing tdh and/or trh genes by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), using isolated DNA from enrichment culture of the samples. About 95% of the samples were positive for V. parahaemolyticus (with densities of 3 to >1400 cells per 100 ml water or 10 g organic samples) by the most-probable-number (MPN)-PCR technique with species-specific toxR primers, but only 40% were positive by the conventional MPN-culture technique (with densities ranging from 3 to 240 cells per 100 ml water or 10 g organics). Furthermore, the tdh and trh genes were positive in 55% and 20% of samples, respectively, by the MPN-PCR technique. No tdh and trh gene-positive strains were isolated by the conventional MPN-culture procedure. The difference in detection between the MPN-culture and the MPN-PCR techniques appeared to be significant and may be attributed to different detection sensitivities and other factors.     

多重实时PCR检测产毒素性霍乱弧菌和副溶血弧菌

设计引物和探针,优化多重实时PCR条件,以同时检测霍乱弧菌霍乱毒素基因ctxA、副溶血弧菌种特异性基因gyrB和耐热肠毒素基因tdh。该多重实时PCR方法检测产毒素性的O1群(3株)和O139群(44株)霍乱弧菌菌株、不产毒素的O1群(12株)和O139群(6株)及非O1非O139群(7株)霍乱弧菌菌株的ctxA,阳性和阴性结果与普通PCR检测结果100%符合;检测副溶血弧菌种特异性gyrB,116株副溶血弧菌均阳性,而9株其它细菌和72株霍乱弧菌均阴性;检测tdh的阳性和阴性结果也与普通PCR结果完全一致。另外还建立了检测副溶血弧菌菌株trh1和trh2的单重实时PCR方法。     

Molecular characterization of thermostable direct haemolysin-related haemolysin (TRH)-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus from oysters in Mangalore, India

Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains producing either or both of a thermostable direct haemolysin (TDH) and a TDH-related haemolysin (TRH) encoded by tdh and trh genes, respectively, are isolated at a low rate from the environment. However, recently we observed that a considerable percentage of APW (alkaline peptone water) enrichment broths of oysters collected off Mangalore India, were trh(+), rather than tdh(+) by PCR. In order to further investigate the prevalence and genetic diversity of trh bearing V. parahaemolyticus in our coast, we attempted to isolate and characterize trh(+)V. parahaemolyticus from oysters. A total of 27 trh(+) strains were isolated during the period between March 2002 and February 2004, of which nine were also tdh(+). All the trh(+) isolates were positive for urease phenotype. The isolates belonged to diverse phenotypes. In order to explore the possible presence of heterogeneity in the trh gene region among trh(+)V. parahaemolyticus, a 1.5 kb region around trh gene was PCR amplified and restriction digested using selected restriction enzymes. The whole genome comparison of strains was performed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA PCR (RAPD PCR). The PCR-RFLP results revealed fairly well conserved nature of the trh gene region studied in different serotypes. Though 11 strains were positive by PCR for a genomic fragment that has been reported to be amplified in pandemic strains, all strains were negative by group-specific PCR (GS-PCR), orf8 PCR and showed a different RAPD pattern compared with pandemic strains. The results suggest that genetically diverse V. parahaemolyticus carrying virulence genes are associated with the aquatic environment in this region.