枯草芽孢杆菌二联活菌的生物学特性及其基因组分析

摘要 目的：枯草芽孢杆菌二联活菌是我国临床上应用比较广泛的微生态制剂。为了评估该种微生态制剂对肠道健康的影响,对其含有的两种细菌枯草芽孢杆菌R-179和屎肠球菌R-026的生物学特性和耐药性展开研究。方法：通过细菌生长曲线的测定,分析了两种细菌在好氧和厌氧条件下生长状况和氧化还原电位,并对两种菌的抗生素耐药特性进行了检测;同时采用三代测序技术对两株细菌进行了基因组测序和生物信息学分析。结果：枯草芽孢杆菌R-179在好氧条件下生长,厌氧情况下并不生长,其在肠道环境中可以有效的消耗氧气;两种菌混合培养可以有效降低氧化还原电位,耐药性分析表明该两种菌对青霉素、万古霉素敏感,基因组分析表明该两种菌并不含有耐药转移元件,而且枯草芽孢杆菌还分泌多种抗菌活性物质。结论：利用现代研究手段,结合最新测序技术,挖掘和探讨了枯草芽孢杆菌二联活菌在肠道中的作用机制,为枯草杆菌二联活菌用于临床消化道疾病治疗的机理研究和安全应用评价提供了重要的临床参考。     

A global response to sulfur starvation in Pseudomonas putida and its relationship to the expression of low-sulfur-content proteins

Staphylococcus xylosus is a ubiquitous bacterium frequently isolated from mammalian skin and occurring naturally on meat and dairy products. A physical and genetic map of the S. xylosus C2a chromosome was constructed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis after digestion with AscI, ApaI, I-CeuI, SfiI and SmaI enzymes and hybridization analysis. The chromosome size was estimated to be 2868+/-10 kb. Thirty-three genetic markers were mapped. The probable origin of replication (oriC) was positioned. Six rrn loci were located, and their orientation was determined. The chromosomes of six additional S. xylosus strains were also analysed by I-CeuI digestion, and an intraspecies diversity of the chromosome size and the number of rrn operons was shown.     

肠球菌的临床感染与耐药性分析

目的了解温州医学院附属第一医院临床分离主要肠球菌的分布及其对常用抗菌药物的耐药现状,以指导临床合理用药。方法对2008年至2011年临床分离的635株粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌的标本来源和药敏结果进行回顾性分析。结果各种临床标本中两种肠球菌的分布比例存在差异,总体以尿液标本所占比例最多,且屎肠球菌的总体分离率高于粪肠球菌。粪肠球菌对利奈唑胺、氨苄西林、万古霉素、呋喃妥因和替考拉宁的耐药率都在5．0％以下,对莫西沙星和青霉素G的耐药率也仅为7．0％和6．7％;屎肠球菌对莫西沙星、左旋氧氟沙星、环丙沙星、氨苄西林、青霉素G和红霉素的耐药率都在90．0％以上,对利奈唑胺、万古霉素、替考拉宁和奎奴敏感。粪肠球菌的多重耐药株占总数的26．4％,屎肠球菌的多重耐药株占总数的78．2％。结论粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌对15种抗菌药物的耐药情况不同,屎肠球菌具有更高的耐药率和更广的耐药谱。临床应根据药敏试验的结果合理选择抗菌药物,以防止耐药菌株的产生和播散。     

重庆市1264株粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌耐药性监测

【摘 要】 目的 了解2011年中国重庆市主要7所教学医院临床分离粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌对各类抗菌药物的耐药性。方法 重庆市主要7所教学医院(6所综合性医院,1所儿童医院)按统一方案、采用统一的材料、方法和判断标准(CLSI 2011年版)进行粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌的耐药性监测。数据用WHONET 5.5软件按照CLSI 2011年版折点进行分析。结果 共分离到非重复粪肠球菌589株、屎肠球菌675株,对利奈唑胺、万古霉素、替考拉宁仍极敏感,耐药率<2%,万古霉素耐药粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌检出率分别为0.3%、0.7%。粪肠球菌对青霉素、氨苄西林、呋喃妥因的耐药率较低,分别为14.8%、8.6%和5.1%,对高浓度庆大霉素的耐药率分别为46.9%;屎肠球菌耐药性明显高于粪肠球菌,对青霉素和氨苄西林耐药率接都在90％左右。儿童和成人耐药率存在一定差别。结论 本市医院肠球菌感染以屎肠球菌为主, 粪肠球菌次之,两者耐药性明显不同, 监测其耐药情况对指导临床用药具有重要意义。     

Induction of vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium by inhibition of transglycosylation

Vancomycin resistance has recently been recognized among clinical isolates of enterococci. Resistance is inducible, and associated with production of a novel 39 kDa membrane protein. The mechanism by which exposure to vancomycin, which does not penetrate the cell membrane, induces resistance is unknown. In the vancomycin resistant strain Enterococcus faecium 228, resistance was also inducible by moenomycin, suggesting that inhibition of the transglycosylation step in peptidoglycan synthesis may be required for induction of resistance. Cytoplasmic pools of peptidoglycan precursors were increased after exposure to vancomycin or moenomycin, representing a potential means for regulation of induction.     

肠球菌属细菌的临床分布与耐药性分析

目的了解2012-2017年临床分离肠球菌的分布特征及耐药性,为临床合理用药提供依据。方法采用全自动微生物分析仪进行菌株鉴定及药敏试验,对肠球菌的临床分布与耐药情况进行统计分析。结果共分离出1 432株肠球菌,其中粪肠球菌为603株(42.11%),屎肠球菌为596株(41.62%)。肠球菌属细菌标本来源以尿液、胆汁和全血为主,分别占39.66%、34.50%和11.59%,其中粪肠球菌主要来自普外科、泌尿外科和ICU,而屎肠球菌主要来自ICU、普外科和消化内科。肠球菌总体对红霉素的耐药率最高(67.81%),其次为四环素(47.49%)、环丙沙星(47.00%)和左旋氧氟沙星(46.44%),对利奈唑胺和万古霉素的耐药率较低,分别为4.89%和1.19%。粪肠球菌对奎奴普丁/达福普汀、四环素的耐药率分别为83.91%和64.01%,明显高于屎肠球菌(均P0.05)。屎肠球菌对红霉素、青霉素G、氨苄西林、喹诺酮类的耐药率均超过85.00%,且均高于粪肠球菌(均P0.05)。粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌对利奈唑胺的耐药率分别为6.80%和2.18%,对万古霉素的耐药率分别为0.66%和0.67%。结论肠球菌感染病原菌以粪肠球菌和屎肠球菌为主,肠球菌属细菌对万古霉素和利奈唑胺仍然保持较高的敏感性,不同种的肠球菌其耐药性差异显著。     

16S-23S ribosomal RNA spacer regions of Acetobacter europaeus and A. xylinum, tRNA genes and antitermination sequences

Abstract The 16S-23S ribosomal RNA spacer regions of Acetobacter europaeus DSM 6160, A. xylinum NCIB 11664 and A. xyUnion CL27 were amplified by PCR. Specific PCR products were obtained from each strain and their nucleotide sequences determined. The spacer region of A. europaeus comprises 768 nucleotides (nt), that of A. xylinum 778 nt and that of A. xylinum CL27 759 nt. Genes encoding tRNA^Ile and tRNA^Ala were identified. Putative antitermination sequences were found between the tRNA^Ala sequence and the 5'-terminus of the 23S rRNA coding sequence. The boxA element has the nucleotide sequence TGCTCTTTGATA. Based on hybridization data of digested chromosomal DNA with spacer-specific probes, the copy number of the rrn operons on the chromosome of Acetobacter strains is estimated to be four.     

产γ-氨基丁酸屎肠球菌的鉴定及其谷氨酸脱羧酶酶学性质

目的:鉴定1株产γ氨基丁酸(γ-aminobutyric acid,GABA)的乳酸菌HS3,并研究了其谷氨酸脱羧酶(Glutamate decarboxylase,GAD)粗酶酶学性质。方法:根据形态培养特征、生理生化特征和16S rDNA序列比对及系统发育分析对菌株HS3进行了鉴定。采用菌体细胞破碎后的粗酶液,研究了温度、pH和金属离子对酶活的影响。结果:菌株HS3的形态培养和生理生化特征符合肠球菌属(Enterococcus)特征,其16S rDNA序列与Enterococcus faecium(EU717962)16S rDNA序列同源性达99%,鉴定菌株HS3为屎肠球菌(Enterococcus faecium),菌株HS3 GAD最适作用温度为40℃,最适作用pH4.5。酶的热稳定较好,50℃处理4h,在pH3.5～6.0酶活基本稳定。Ca2+对酶有激活作用,5mmol/L和50mmol/L浓度酶活分别提高了37.41%和17.43%。Ba2+和Zn2+在5mmol/L浓度时激活作用明显,而Mg2+在5mmol/L浓度激活作用较好。结论:菌株HS3的GAD活力较高,稳定性较好,为生物合成GABA提供了新的微生物菌种资源。     

The first molecular analysis of clinical isolates of VanA-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains in Mainland China

AIMS: The aim of this study was to examine two VanA-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) strains that had been isolated from patients resident in mainland China. This is the first molecular analysis of clinical VRE strains being isolated in mainland China. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two VanA-type VRE isolates were isolated from in-patients at hospitals located in the Chinese cities Beijing and Dalian and were designated C264 and I125. The plasmids pC264V (40 kbp) and pI125V (370 kbp) that were isolated from C264 and I125, respectively, carried a Tn1546-like element encoding VanA resistance. The vancomycin-resistant plasmids pC264V and pI125V were transferred by filter mating at frequencies of 10(-7) and 10(-4) respectively. Sequence analysis of pC264V revealed that two IS1216V sequences and an IS1542 sequence were present within the Tn1546-like element. pI125V had two IS1216V insertions in the Tn1546-like element. CONCLUSIONS: The two VanA-type vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VRE) strains C264 and I125 were isolated from in-patients in Chinese hospitals. The vancomycin-resistant conjugative plasmids pC264V and pI125V plasmids isolated from these strains carried the Tn1546-like element. The Tn1546-like element was found to contain the insertion sequences IS1216V and IS1542. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This is the first molecular analysis of VanA-type VRE strains from patients resident in mainland China.     

Identification of a cryptic gene associated with an insertion sequence not previously identified in Bacillus thuringiensis

Abstract High-level resistance to glycopeptides in Enterococcus faecium is associated with an inducible 39-kDa cytoplasmic membrane protein. The present paper shows that such glycopeptide-resistant E. faecium strains can not only be isolated in a definite clinical setting but also from waste water of sewage treatment plants. Nearer characterization of these and of clinical isolates by resistance pattern, biotyping, and genotyping (DNA-fingerprinting with pulsed-field get electrophoresis) has shown that different glycopeptide-resistant E. faecium strains have been isolated from clinical sources and from waste water.     

临床分离肠球菌的分布特点及耐药性变迁

目的分析临床分离肠球菌的分布特点及耐药性变迁,为临床合理应用抗生素提供依据。方法从中国医科大学附属盛京医院门诊和住院病人采集血液、尿液、手术切口分泌物、腹腔引流液等标本,应用法国生物梅里埃API细菌鉴定系统进行细菌的分离和种属鉴定,用K-B纸片琼脂扩散方法对不同肠球菌做药物敏感试验。结果肠球菌属的数量占全部分离到细菌种类的第6位。其中屎肠球菌的构成比,2002年为30.9%,2006年上升到71.6%,超过粪肠球菌的比例。肠球菌主要分布于ICU、普通外科、呼吸内科、肾内科、干诊、感染科和新生儿科病房。粪肠球菌对青霉素、氨苄西林和呋喃妥因的耐药率分别从2002年的53.6%、38.5%和30.4%下降到2006年的4.5%、0和4.5%,屎肠球菌对氯霉素的耐药率从2002年的37.1%下降到2006年的14.3%,两种菌对万古霉素和替考拉宁的敏感性均高,但临床出现耐万古霉素和耐替考拉宁的肠球菌。结论中国医科大学附属盛京医院临床肠球菌出现新的分布特点,屎肠球菌比例有增加趋势。调查肠球菌尤其是屎肠球菌感染的危险因素和采取相应的防治措施是当前研究的重要课题。     

Comparison of vancomycin-inducible proteins from four strains of Enterococci

Vancomycin-inducible proteins of 39.5 and 39 kDa from respectively, low-level and high-level resistant Enterococci were compared. Electrophoretic, immunoblot and peptide analysis revealed three types of protein, one in a low-level resistant strain of E. faecium, one in 2 high-level-resistant strains of E. faecium, and one in a high-level resistant strain of E. faecalis. The inducible proteins of E. faecium and E. faecalis, of 39.5 and 39 kDa respectively, which may function in a similar fashion (Al-Obeid et al. (1990) Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 34, 252-256), are not related immunologically.     

Chromosome of the enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7; comparative analysis with K-12 MG1655 revealed the acquisition of a large amount of foreign DNAs.

A complete Xba I and Bln I cleavage map was constructed for the chromosome of an enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 strain isolated from an outbreak in Sakai City, Japan, in 1996. A comparative chromosome analysis with E. coli K-12 strain MG1655 was made. The EHEC chromosome was approximately 5600 kb in length, 1 Mb larger than that of MG1655. Despite the marked difference in chromosome length, the location and direction of seven rRNA operons of the EHEC strain were similar to those for MG1655. Overall organization of genes common in both strains is also highly conserved. Chromosome expansion was observed throughout the EHEC chromosome, albeit in an uneven manner. A large portion of the chromosome enlargement was observed in the region surrounding the replication terminus, particularly in a segment containing the terA locus. Sample sequencing of 3627 random shotgun clones suggested the presence of approximately 1550 kb strain-specific DNAs on the EHEC chromosome, most of which are likely to be of foreign origin.     

Conservation of the mosaic structure of the four internal transcribed spacers and localisation of the rrn operons on the Streptococcus pneumoniae genome

The detection of heterogeneity of the 16S-23S ribosomal intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) region has become rather common over the past years for identification and typing purposes of bacteria. The ITS not only varies in sequence and length, but also in number of alleles per genome and in their position on the chromosome together with the ribosomal clusters. The ITS characterisation has allowed discrimination of several species within a genus and variation in ITS sequences between the multiple rrn operons present within a genome may be as high or greater than between strains of the same species or subspecies. It is important to understand the variability of ITS sequences in a given genome to gain insights into bacterial physiology and taxonomy. The present study describes the possibility to type Streptococcus pneumoniae by PCR-ribotyping of the spacer region, the determination of the molecular structure of the ITS, and the determination of the number and localisation of rrn operons in this microorganism. Our results show that the genome of S. pneumoniae contains four ribosomal operons, showing the same genomic organisation among strains, each containing a single ITS allele of 270 bp. The ITS sequence presents a mosaic organisation of blocks highly conserved intra- and inter-species within the genus Streptococcus, giving no possibility for variations to arise.     

Influence of avilamycin administration and its subsequent withdrawal on emergence and disappearance of antimicrobial resistance in enterococci in the intestine of broiler chickens

AIMS: To investigate the influence of avilamycin (AVM) administration and its subsequent withdrawal on the emergence and disappearance of AVM-resistant enterococci in the intestine of broiler chickens. METHODS AND RESULTS: Five chicks each of C, L and H groups were given the basal diet, the basal diet supplemented with 5 g AVM/ton and the basal diet supplemented with 50 g AVM/ton, respectively. The AVM-resistant Enterococcus faecalis population did not emerge during 30 days of the AVM administration period, whereas the AVM-resistant Enterococcus faecium with a minimum inhibitory concentration of >512 microg ml(-1) in the faeces of chicks of the L and H groups emerged on 3 and 1 days after the AVM administration, respectively. Thereafter, the AVM-resistant Ent. faecium population density in both L and H groups maintained high levels during the AVM administration period. Twenty days after the AVM withdrawal, the AVM-resistant Ent. faecium population disappeared from the intestines of both four of five chicks of L group and three of five chicks of H group. The AVM-resistant Ent. faecium population density in one chick from each of the groups, L and H, did not change before and after the AVM removal. CONCLUSIONS: The AVM-resistant Ent. faecium emerged during the AVM administration, and disappeared from the intestine of most chicks after the AVM withdrawal. However, the AVM-resistant Ent. faecium persisted in some chicks 20 days after AVM withdrawal. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Our results suggest that introducing an AVM withdrawal period could minimize the risk of AVM-resistant Ent. faecium becoming carcass contaminants, and that prudent antibiotic use alone is not sufficient to stem emergence of the AVM-resistant Ent. faecium.     

Characteristics and identification of enterocins produced by Enterococcus faecium JCM 5804T

AIMS: To screen bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in 52 type and reference strains, which have not previously been studied, with respect to bacteriocins, and to characterize the presence of bacteriocins. METHODS AND RESULTS: Only Enterococcus faecium JCM 5804T showed bacteriocin-like activity. It inhibited the growth of Lactobacillus spp., Enterococcus spp., Clostridium spp., Listeria monocytogenes, and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (VRE). However, it was not effective against Gram-negative strains, Weisella spp., Leuconostoc spp., Lactococcus spp., or methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The inhibitory activity of Ent. faecium JCM 5804T was inactivated by proteinase K, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, and papain, but not by lysozyme, lipase, catalase, or beta-glucosidase. The inhibitory activity was stable at 100 degrees C for 30 min, and had a pH range from 2 to 10. The molecular weight of the partially purified bacteriocin(s) was approx. 4.5 kDa, according to tricine-sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing methods identified three different types of bacteriocins produced by Ent. faecium JCM 5804T, enterocin A, enterocin B, and enterocin P-like bacteriocin. CONCLUSION: Enterococcus faecium JCM 5804T produced three different types of bacteriocins, and they inhibited LAB and pathogens. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY: This is the first report of enterocin A, enterocin B, and enterocin P-like bacteriocin, detected in Ent. faecium JCM 5804T among LAB type and reference strains.     

Development of genomic resources in support of sequencing, assembly, and annotation of the catfish genome

Major progress has been made in catfish genomics including construction of high-density genetic linkage maps, BAC-based physical maps, and integration of genetic linkage and physical maps. Large numbers of ESTs have been generated from both channel catfish and blue catfish. Microarray platforms have been developed for the analysis of genome expression. Genome repeat structures are studied, laying grounds for whole genome sequencing. USDA recently approved funding of the whole genome sequencing project of catfish using the next generation sequencing technologies. Generation of the whole genome sequence is a historical landmark of catfish research as it opens the real first step of the long march toward genetic enhancement. The research community needs to be focused on aquaculture performance and production traits, take advantage of the unprecedented genome information and technology, and make real progress toward genetic improvements of aquaculture brood stocks.     

2000年至2006年屎肠球菌的临床分离与耐药变迁

目的了解本地区屎肠球菌在临床的分离与耐药变迁情况,为临床抗感染的预防与治疗提供帮助。方法用WHONET 5软件统计分析我院2000年至2006年屎肠球菌临床分离株在各病区、样本中的分布与耐药性的变迁情况。结果分离率呈逐年上升趋势,从2000年的0.32%上升到2006年的0.81%;7年中以重症监护病区（ICU）分离菌株最高,占总分离菌株的68.9%,其次为肾内科病区占13.5%;在送检标本中以尿液标本分离菌株数最高,占总分离数的62.3%,其次为痰液（10.2%）。对11种抗生素的耐药性分析显示,屎肠球菌对青霉素G、氨苄西林、庆大霉素500、环丙沙星、左旋氧氟沙星呈较高的耐药率,而对四环素、呋喃妥因、链霉素2000相对较低;更值得我们注意的是对于万古霉素的耐药率呈逐年上升趋势,对于喹奴普汀/达福普汀、力奈唑烷这两类临床还未运用的抗生素已有一定的耐药率。结论屎肠球菌在临床的分离率在逐年增加,已成为医院内感染的主要病原菌之一,该菌呈多重耐药的特性,并呈不断增加趋势,临床抗感染治疗应以分离菌株的体外抗菌药物敏感性为依据。