病原微生物对抗菌肽抗性机制的研究进展

抗菌肽(antimicrobial peptides, AMPs)是生物先天免疫系统的重要组成部分,可帮助宿主有效应对病原细菌、真菌和病毒等微生物的胁迫,被认为是医疗、食品加工和农业领域最具前途和潜力的抗生素替代物。病原微生物在与抗菌肽的互作中进化出了多种有针对性的抗性机制,本文从病原微生物对AMPs的感应与基因调控、细胞壁/膜成份的修饰、分泌蛋白酶降解及利用外排泵排出等四个方面综述了国内外的研究进展,并对AMPs类制品的研究前景进行了讨论与展望。     

重症监护病房医院感染菌分布与耐药性分析

了解哈尔滨医科大学附属第一医院重症监护病房(ICU)病原菌的分布特点及耐药性,为临床治疗提供理论依据。对2003年1月至2010年12月ICU患者送检的标本进行培养,用API鉴定系统或VITEK 2 Com-pact全自动细菌鉴定仪进行菌种鉴定及药敏分析,对检出菌株的构成、标本的分布及药敏结果进行分析。共分离出4 197株病原菌,其中革兰阴性杆菌52.1%、革兰阳性球菌22.3%、真菌25.6%;革兰阴性杆菌中非发酵菌占主要地位(37.5%),以鲍曼不动杆菌为主(13.1%);而肠杆菌科细菌则以肺炎克雷伯菌(9.5%)及大肠埃希菌(5.1%)为主;革兰阳性球菌以金黄色葡萄球菌(14.6%)为主,真菌以白假丝酵母菌(11.8%)为主;在检出所有病原菌的标本中,前3位依次为痰液(79.1%)、血液(8.4%)、无菌体液(8.1%);细菌耐药性结果表明,大肠埃希菌及肺炎克雷伯菌产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)阳性率分别为66.4%、56.3%。几种主要病原菌对各类抗菌药物的耐药程度各不相同,但大部分菌株均呈现多重耐药的现象。产酶菌的耐药率普遍高于非产酶菌,哌拉西林/他唑巴坦对产酶菌及非产酶菌的抑菌效果都很明显;美罗培南、亚胺培南和头孢替坦对肠杆菌科细菌耐药率最低均在40%以下,可作为产酶菌的首选药;鲍曼不动杆菌耐药性严重耐药率均在50%以上。耐甲氧西林葡萄球菌(MRS)检出率为70.1%,其中耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)75.8%,耐甲氧西林凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌(MRCNS)38.7%。万古霉素、替考拉宁和利奈唑烷可作为革兰阳性球菌严重感染的首选药物。ICU患者以呼吸道感染为主,病原菌以鲍曼不动杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌为主,且多为多重耐药菌。真菌感染率增加且真菌对药物的敏感性好。应动态监测ICU病原菌的流行和耐药情况,从而控制医院内感染,减少耐药菌株的产生。     

Microbes inside—from diversity to function: the case of Akkermansia

The human intestinal tract is colonized by a myriad of microbes that have developed intimate interactions with the host. In healthy individuals, this complex ecosystem remains stable and resilient to stressors. There is significant attention on the understanding of the composition and function of this intestinal microbiota in health and disease. Current developments in metaomics and systems biology approaches allow to probe the functional potential and activity of the intestinal microbiota. However, all these approaches inherently suffer from the fact that the information on macromolecules (DNA, RNA and protein) is collected at the ecosystem level. Similarly, all physiological and other information collected from isolated strains relates to pure cultures grown in vitro or in gnotobiotic systems. It is essential to integrate these two worlds of predominantly chemistry and biology by linking the molecules to the cells. Here, we will address the integration of omics- and culture-based approaches with the complexity of the human intestinal microbiota in mind and the mucus-degrading bacteria Akkermansia spp. as a paradigm.     

Root inoculation with a forest soil streptomycete leads to locally and systemically increased resistance against phytopathogens in Norway spruce

Soil streptomycetes are commonly antagonistic against plant pathogens. However, interactions involving increased defense responses in the host plant, leading to suppression of plant disease development, have not yet been detailed. Here, the mechanisms were studied of disease suppression by Streptomyces sp. GB 4-2 against Heterobasidion root and butt rot in Norway spruce (Picea abies) seedlings. GB 4-2 promoted mycelial growth of the phytopathogenic fungus, germination rate of fungal spores, extension of germ tubes and early colonization of outer cortical layers of the plant root. Reduced colonization of the inner cortical cell layers was accompanied by the induction of cell wall appositions, and increased xylem formation in the vascular cylinder emerged after bacterium-fungus coinoculation. Bacterial treatment led to decreased water content in roots and needles and increased photosynthetic yield (F(v)/F(m)) and peroxidase activities in needles. The infection of needles by Botrytis cinerea was reduced by bacterial pretreatment. Complex interactions of GB 4-2 with Norway spruce and Heterobasidion abietinum were discovered. The bacterium promoted the growth of the phytopathogenic fungus but induced plant defense responses. Host responses indicate that GB 4-2 induces both local and systemic defense responses in Norway spruce.     

Host–parasitoid interaction as affected by interkingdom competition

Although still underrepresented in ecological research, competitive interactions between distantly related organisms (so-called “interkingdom competition”) are expected to be widespread in various ecosystems, with yet unknown consequences for, e.g. trophic interactions. In the model host–parasitoid system Drosophila melanogaster–Asobara tabida, toxic filamentous fungi have been shown to be serious competitors that critically affect the density-dependent survival of host Drosophila larvae. This study investigates the extent to which the competing mould Aspergillus niger affects key properties of the well-studied Drosophila–parasitoid system and how the host–parasitoid interaction influences the microbial competitor. In contrast to slightly positive density-dependent host mortality under mould-free conditions, competing A. niger mediated a strong Allee effect for parasitised larvae, i.e. mortality decreased with increasing larval density. It was found that the common toxic fungal metabolite kojic acid is not responsible for higher death rates in parasitised larvae. Single parasitised Drosophila larvae were less harmful to fungal reproduction than unparasitised larvae, but this effect vanished with an increase in larval density. As predicted from the negative effect of fungi on host survival and thus on parasitoid fitness at low larval densities, A. tabida females spent less time foraging in fungus-infested patches. Interestingly, even though high host larval densities increased host survival, parasitoids still reduced their search efforts in fungus-infested patches, indicating a benefit for host larvae from feeding in the presence of noxious mould. Thus, this experimental study provides evidence of the potentially important role of interkingdom competition in determining trophic interactions in saprophagous animal communities and the dynamics of both host–parasitoid and microbial populations.     

盐碱地土壤微生物对不同改良方法的响应

实验室条件下分别模拟客土改良、排水改良、生物(苜蓿)改良等3种常用的盐碱地改良方法,以菜园土壤和盐碱土(未改良的原始土)作为对照,研究了土壤微生物生态特征对不同改良方法的响应。结果显示:①土壤微生物区系及生理生化指标均对不同改良方式有良好的响应,其中土壤脲酶活性随土壤盐碱胁迫加剧而提高;②3种改良方式中,客土法在短期内最能改善土壤微生物各指标,依次是排水法、生物法;③排水法对土壤微生物生态状况不利;④生物法对于改善土壤微生物生态状况速度相对较慢,但因其克服了客土法、排水法显见的缺点,相对有更好的应用前景。     

高致病性禽流感防控难点的分析

禽流感(avian influenza,AI)是由禽流感病毒引起的一种严重危害畜牧业的急性传染病,特别是高致病性禽流感引起禽类的呼吸系统感染以及全身性败血症,死亡率极高。多年来,许多国家和地区都爆发过此病,造成巨大经济损失,而2004年亚洲爆发的H5N1亚型禽流感造成经济损失的同时还出现了众多的禽流感病毒直接感染人类、造成人员死亡病例,再一次把人类的目光转移向此病。AI抗原类型众多,变异频繁,不同的类型抗原之间无交叉反应,同时,病毒具有复杂的感染和复制机制以及复杂的传播网络等多种因素单独和,协同作用,导致高致病性禽流感防控困难。     

微生物絮凝剂及其絮凝微生物的研究进展

介绍了近几年来国内外微生物絮凝剂和絮凝微生物的一些发展概况,列举了近几年发现的一些微生物絮凝剂的物质属性和组成,重点讨论了胞外絮凝剂和絮凝酵母的絮凝机理,详细综述了絮凝微生物的遗传学方面的研究进展,分析讨论微生物絮凝剂的应用概况,提出微生物絮凝剂的发展趋势和研究方向。     

毛细管电泳在微生物分离与检测中的应用

毛细管电泳在分离与分析无机离子、有机小分子、生物大分子(如蛋白质、核酸)和微生物(细菌、病毒)等方面应用十分广泛。着重论述了毛细管电泳在微生物分离与检测方面的基本原理、早期探索、存在问题和最新进展。     

施肥对油松刺槐混交林土壤微生物种群和酶活性的影响

通过对比试验研究了尿素、磷酸铵及复合肥处理对油松刺槐混交林土壤微生物种群和酶活性的影响。结果表明 :复合肥和尿素处理能够显著促进土壤微生物种群数量的增加 ,与对照相比 ,生长季平均增加了 4 2 1%和 18 4 %。复合肥有利于提高固氮菌和钾细菌数量 ,磷酸铵促进了磷细菌数量的增长。施肥处理增强了土壤酶活性 ,且季节变化明显。