中国对虾非包涵体型杆状病毒核衣壳的分离纯化

An effective procedure for isolation and purification of nucleocapsids of Penaeus chinensis non-occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV) which has destroyed the Chinese shrimp industry since 1993 was described. Gill, stomach, gut and cuticle epidermis under exoskeleton were excised from cultured P. chinensis diseased with typical white spot syndrome and homogenized in liquid nitrogen with TNE buffer containing PMSF and β-ME. The homogenized mixture was filtered through a 0.45μm millipore filter membrane to remove cell debris and ultracentrifuged to pellet the remaining material.The pellet was suspended in PMTNE buffer and laid onto a handmade CsCl gradient. An obvious viral band was observed in the middle of the gradient. Large amounts of virus nucleocapsids were visualized under electron microscope consistently corresponding to the milk-colored viral band. The viral envelope was all lost after purification. The nucleocapsid was bacilliform averaging 80±13nm×380±24nm in size. The negatively stained PcNOBV nucleocapsids revealed 13-16 conspicuous stripes located periodically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nucleocapsids. Six to seven capsomers of 9 nm in diameter were visualized on each side of the stripe.

Isolation and Purification of Penaeus chinensis Non-occluded Baculovirus Nucleocapsids