贵州地区牛源金黄色葡萄球菌分离株16S rRNA分子鉴定及RAPD分型研究

利用16S rRNA保守序列对引起贵州地区奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌进行分离鉴定,建立随机多态性扩增体系对金黄色葡萄球菌分离株进行基因分型研究。结果表明,69份奶样中共分离出金黄色葡萄球菌37株,DNA随机多态性扩增（random amplified polymorphic DNA,RAPD）结果显示这37株金黄色葡萄球菌扩增产物在1～7条带之间,产物大小为400～4500 bp。菌株可分为7个基因型,其中Ⅰ型7株（18.9%）、Ⅱ型2株（5.4%）、Ⅲ型2株（5.4%）、Ⅳ型1株（2.7%）、Ⅴ型19株（51.4%）、Ⅵ型1株（2.7%）、Ⅶ型5株（13.5%）,Ⅴ型为该地区的流行优势菌群。地理和气候环境对病原菌流行传播的影响是病原菌基因型分布差异的重要原因。     

奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌基因多态性分型试验

利用随机引物AP-7,建立引物随机多态性扩增(RAPD)体系对71株引起内蒙古和贵州地区奶牛乳房炎的金黄色葡萄球菌分离株进行基因分型研究。结果表明,71株金黄色葡萄球菌均得到清晰的RAPD指纹图谱,扩增产物为2～9条带,产物大小为240～4 500bp。菌株共分为6个基因型,其中Ⅰ型17株(占23.9%)、Ⅱ型3株(占4.2%)、Ⅲ型33株(占46.5%)、Ⅳ型15株(占21.1%)、Ⅴ型2株(占2.8%)、Ⅵ型2株(占2.8%)。Ⅰ型为内蒙古地区的流行优势菌群,Ⅲ型为贵州地区的流行优势菌群。两地区各基因型菌株比例有明显差异,这可能与奶牛养殖业水平和环境差异有关。     

Genetic Variation Analysis of S Gene of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Isolated in Shanxi Provine

In order to investigate the variation in S gene of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), the 4 strains of PEDV S gene nucleotide sequences were obtained, through RT-PCR amplification of tissue samples from Shanxi province. The obtained sequences and the deduced amino acid were analyzed and compared with the other published PEDV strains. Sequence analysis showed that compared with CV777 vaccine, there were 12 nucleotides insertions between 170 to 171 bp, 3 nucleotides insertions between 401 to 402 and 454 to 455 bp, 6 nucleotides deletion between 461 to 468 bp. The nucleotide and amino acid homologies were 99.2% to 99.8% and 98.6% to 99.7% respectively among 4 strains of PEDV S gene; Comparing with the strains isolated from China in 2011 to 2015, CV777 vaccine, attenuated DR13 and CV777, the nucleotide homologies were 95.0% to 98.5%,93.2% to 93.6%,92.1% to 92.9%,93.7% to 94.4%,respectively.The amino acid homology were 96.2% to 98.9%,91.9% to 92.9%,91.9% to 92.6%,92.9% to 94.0%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 4 strains of PEDV S gene belonged to the first group and had high correlative genetic relationship with the PEDV strains which isolated after 2010 in China, and had far correlative genetic relationship with the PEDV strains which isolated before 2010 in China, 2 strains of Japanese, 7 strains of South Korea, 2 vaccine strains. The results suggested that the prevalence of PEDV in Shanxi province had a more obvious variation. Therefore, it was necessary to develop a new vaccine to control the outbreak of PEDV.     

猪流行性腹泻病毒山西分离株S基因遗传变异分析

为分析山西地区猪流行性腹泻病毒（PEDV）的遗传变异情况,试验利用RT-PCR方法对2014-2015年山西省疑似猪流行性腹泻的阳性病料进行克隆和测序,获得4个S基因片段,并对其基因序列和推导的氨基酸序列与国内外毒株进行比对分析。序列分析结果显示,4株PEDV山西分离株的S基因与CV777 vaccine相比,在170~171 bp之间插入12个核苷酸,在401~402、454~455 bp之间均插入3个核苷酸,在461~468 bp之间缺失6个核苷酸。4株PEDV山西分离株S基因之间核苷酸和氨基酸同源性分别为99.2%~99.8%和98.6%~99.7%,与2011-2015年中国流行毒株、CV777 vaccine、attenuated DR13、CV777的核苷酸同源性分别95.0%~98.5%、93.2%~93.6%、93.2%~93.7%、93.7%~94.4%,氨基酸同源性分别为96.2%~98.9%、91.9%~92.6%、92.1%~92.9%、92.9%~94.0%。遗传进化树分析结果表明,PEDV S基因分为3个群,4株PEDV山西分离株属于第一群,与2010年以后国内流行毒株（除AH-M、SQ2014）的亲缘关系较近,与2010年以前中国流行毒株、2个日本株、7个韩国株、2个疫苗株的亲缘关系较远。研究结果提示山西省流行的PEDV发生较明显的变异,需研发新的疫苗来控制PEDV的暴发。     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒KIBVXJ株S1基因的克隆及序列分析

根据已发表的鸡传染性支气管炎病毒S1基因,设计并合成了一对引物,经RT-PCR扩增后获得全长约为1700bp的核苷酸序列。序列分析表明,S1基因的最大开放阅读框位于12位～1685位碱基之间,编码557个氨基酸;KIBVXJ株S1基因序列在19位～292位点的氨基酸区域内有较多的氨基酸置换、插入和与缺失现象;S1的裂解位点的序列为HRRRR,具有我国地方流行株的特征。KIBVXJ株的S1基因与国内外疫苗株的同源性分析表明,核苷酸同源率为73.8%～74.2%,氨基酸同源率为74.9%～76.0%。遗传进化分析表明,KIBVXJ株与国内外的主要疫苗株亲缘关系最远,与国内近年来分离的A2株、LX4株和QXIBV株的亲缘关系最近。     

Pattern of enterotoxin genes seg, seh, sei and sej positive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis

PCR detection of the genes encoding the newly described staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) SEG, SEH, SEI and SEJ was carried out for 104 randomly selected Staphylococcus aureus field strains isolated from cases of bovine mastitis. Sixty-one (58.7%) isolates were positive for one or more of these novel enterotoxin genes. Thirty-six field strains were classified as carrier of seg, 22 of sei gene and 23 were positive for sej gene. None of the 104 investigated ruminant S. aureus strains carried the seh gene. Thirty-seven of these S. aureus strains showed a combination of genes encoding enterotoxin types SEA to SEE or toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST 1). Thirteen cultures harboured only one, 28 two, 12 three and 8 four enterotoxin genes. Among the 61 S. aureus field strains 14 (23.0%) were positive for the genes encoding SEJ and SED and 10 (16.4%) isolates for those encoding SEG and SEI. Isolates harbouring the sed/sej genes were further characterized by macrorestriction analysis and pulsed-field-gelelectrophoresis (Pfge). Macrorestriction analysis revealed six patterns. Nine of these14 S. aureus isolates (64.3%) exhibited two patterns with a high degree of relationship (>80%).     

Dissemination of the gene encoding exfoliative toxin of Staphylococcus intermedius among strains isolated from dogs during routine microbiological diagnostics

Phenotypic properties and species-specific PCR tests based on the nuc gene of Staphylococcus intermedius and S. aureus, and a conserved region of 16S rDNA were used to identify 45 S. intermedius and four S. aureus isolated from samples of dogs during routine diagnostics. Four S. pseudintermedius strains used for control purposes reacted positively with the S. intermedius nuc PCR showing the close relationship between both species. Investigating the 45 S. intermedius and four S. pseudintermedius strains for the prevalence of the exfoliative toxin SIET encoding gene yielded the presence of the gene for 21 of the S. intermedius and two of the S. pseudintermedius strains. Partial sequencing of the toxin gene of a single S. intermedius strain and comparing this sequence with that obtained from GenBank revealed an almost complete identity. The presence of the exfoliative toxin gene could mainly be found among S. intermedius isolated from skin and wound infections and from otitis externa possibly indicating a role of this toxin for the clinical symptoms.     

Bovine Staphylococcus aureus: association of virulence genes, genotypes and clinical outcome

Based on our clinical experience on bovine mastitis, we hypothesized that subtypes of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) exist which differ in their contagious and pathogenic properties. In order to investigate this hypothesis, we analyzed strains of S. aureus isolated from spontaneous intramammary infection (IMI) with their virulence gene patterns and genotypes obtained by PCR amplification of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer (RS-PCR). The genotypes were then associated with epidemiological and clinical data including 26 herds. The results demonstrated a high association between genotypes and virulence gene patterns as well as between epidemiological and pathogenic properties of S. aureus. In particular, genotype B was related to high contagiosity and increased pathogenicity whereas the other types (C, OG) were found with infection of single cows. Because of the high clinical relevance, our results indicate the need to subtype the IMI-associated strains of S. aureus in the future.     

Genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis.

The present study was designed to comparatively investigate 25 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis. The S. aureus strains, obtained from six different farms at five locations in one region of Germany, were characterized by phenotypic and genotypic methods. The S. aureus could be identified and further characterized by their cultural, biochemical and hemolytic properties. To analyze the epidemiological relationship the isolates were subjected to DNA fingerprinting by macrorestriction analysis of their chromosomal DNA, by PCR amplification of the gene encoding the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer, by PCR amplification of the gene encoding the IgG binding region and the X region of protein A and by amplifying, and subsequent, digestion of the gene encoding staphylococcal coagulase. The macrorestriction analysis revealed five DNA restriction patterns with DNA patterns I, III and IV occurring in three, four, and three different farms, respectively. In addition, clones with different DNA patterns could be found within one herd. The PCR products for the spacer DNA, the spa gene encoding the X region of protein A and the coa gene encoding coagulase corresponded mostly to the pattern observed by DNA fingerprinting. Amplification of the gene encoding the IgG binding region revealed sizes of 620 bp for 20 of the isolates and 280 bp for four isolates indicating, for the latter, a deletion of segments in this region. These findings show, that single, widely distributed clones seemed to be responsible for cases of bovine subclinical mastitis found in one region of Germany.     

Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cows with mastitis in the east of Poland on the basis of polymorphism of genes coding protein A and coagulase

The aim of this study was to test the diversity of a population of 82 strains of S. aureus isolated from cows with mastitis in the east of Poland. The isolates were typed by analysis of the number of repeats of 24 bp sequences in the X region of protein A (spa) gene and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the coagulase (coa) gene. Twelve different spa types were distinguished. Amplification of region X gave, in 79 cases, one stripe. In a scope of 100-364 bp 10 different products (genotypes) of amplification reaction were defined. For one strain two stripes were obtained and two strains did not contain the spa gene. The most prevalent strains had 10, 11 and 12 repeats of 24 bp sequences, which represented respectively 18%, 30% and 13% of all strains tested. The presence of any strain containing 4 or 9 sequence was not observed. In the case of analysis of the polymorphism of the coagulase gene, 13 different genotypes were identified. The most frequently appearing genotype is genotype C, in which case an amplification product is digested into three DNA fragments: 410, 320 and 160 bp. To this genotype belong 43 strains, which constitute 52% of the examined population. A significant improvement in discriminatory power was observed when results from both genes were analyzed simultaneously. In an analyzed group of 82 strains, 24 genotypes were isolated.     

Phenotypic and genetic characterisation of bacteriocin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus involved in bovine mastitis

Fifty strains of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from bovine mastitis cases in several herds from different Argentinian provinces were screened for antimicrobial substances. Twelve strains exhibited a high antagonistic activity against the indicator strain (Corynebacterium fimi) and were chosen for further characterisation. The antimicrobial substances were sensitive to proteolytic enzymes suggesting that they might be bacteriocins (Bac). These strains were identified as S. aureus by the amplification of the femA gene. Plasmid profile analysis of these strains revealed the presence of at least one plasmid. Eleven strains carried a plasmid with a size similar to that of pRJ6 (8.0kb), which encodes aureocin A70, a bacteriocin produced by the Brazilian S. aureus strain A70 isolated from commercial milk. The other strain harboured a much larger plasmid. PCR experiments, using specific primers for amplification of the bacteriocin operon found in pRJ6, showed that all strains had the expected 525bp amplicon, suggesting that the bacteriocin produced may be related to aureocin A70. The genomic DNA of all Bac(+) strains was then analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in order to investigate clonal relationships amongst strains. Based on the results of PFGE experiments, 10 out of the 12 Bac(+) strains belonged to the same clone. The remaining two strains are possibly related to the prevalent clone. The aureocin A70 producer-strain belonged to a distinct clone.     

Development of a PCR test for the identification of Staphylococcus intermedius based on the 16S rDNA sequence

The development of a PCR assay based on the 16S ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) sequence was carried out for the identification of Staphylococcus intermedius. Sixty-six strains of S. intermedius, 70 of Staphylococcus aureus and 2 of Staphylococcus hyicus were examined for the assay. The 16S rDNA, of which the PCR target fragment makes up 901 bp corresponding to the sequence data of the gene, was detected in all strains of S. intermedius, but it was not detected in any strains of either S. aureus or S. hyicus. These results suggest that the PCR allows a simple and precise identification of S. intermedius.     

多重PCR快速检测奶牛乳房炎3种主要病原体

奶牛乳房炎是引起奶牛业经济损失的一种重要疫病,目前还没有快速、特异检测奶牛乳房炎主要致病原的方法。本试验根据金黄色葡萄球菌、无乳链球菌、大肠杆菌各自保守的16S或23S rRNA基因序列,合成了3对特异性引物,建立了三重PCR检测方法。特异性试验表明,该方法对所有参与测试的金黄色葡萄球菌、无乳链球菌和大肠杆菌都能扩增出各自的阳性条带,而对所有参与测试的对照菌株则不能扩增出任何条带。敏感性试验表明该方法能检测到4个菌的金黄色葡萄球菌、无乳链球菌和2个菌的大肠杆菌。对送检的乳房炎奶样36份直接进行PCR检测,金黄色葡萄球菌阳性7份,无乳链球菌阳性2份,大肠杆菌阳性6份。     

IBV D41株主要结构基因及3′端非编码区序列分析

采用反转录及聚合酶链式反应 ( RT-PCR) ,成功地扩增出鸡传染性支气管炎病毒 ( IBV)人工致弱毒D41株 S1基因、M基因、N基因和基因组 3′端非编码区 ( U TR)的 c DNA。序列测定结果表明 :D41株的 S1基因全长 1611bp(从 ATG到 S前体蛋白裂解位点 ) ,编码一条由 53 7个氨基酸组成的多肽 ;M基因全长 678bp,编码一条由 2 2 6个氨基酸组成的多肽 ;N基因全长 12 3 0 bp,编码一条由 410个氨基酸残基组成的多肽 ,3′端 UTR长度为52 5bp,其中高变区 ( HVR)长度为 2 2 5bp。与国内外已报道的一些 IBV标准毒株的相应基因序列进行核苷酸序列同源性分析后发现 :D41株与麻省血清型的毒株同源性最高 ,尤其与国际常用的标准疫苗株 H52和 H12 0的亲缘关系最接近。但它与国内“腺胃型”毒株 QXIBV在系统发生进化树上却相隔较远     

禽呼肠孤病毒C-98分离株L1基因的克隆与序列分析

参考禽呼肠孤病毒S1133株（GenBank）L1基因序列设计3对特异性引物,采用RT-PCR方法对禽呼肠孤病毒内蒙古分离株C-98的L1基因进行了克隆和序列测定。结果表明：获得的C-98 L1基因全长3959 bp,其中包括21 bp的5’非编码区和56 bp的3’非编码区,阅读框位于5’端第22位核苷酸与3’端第3903位核苷酸之间。将C-98株与国内外禽呼肠孤病毒群和哺乳动物呼肠孤病毒群的不同分离株进行序列比较,结果显示：C-98与台湾地区分离株919和美国分离株1733、2408、S1133亲缘关系最近,其核苷酸同源性分别为99.8%、99.7%、99.7%、99.4%;与哺乳动物呼肠孤病毒L3基因核苷酸及其编码的氨基酸同源性较低,为43%～45%。     

International dissemination of a high virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus clone

High virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus strains cause chronic and spreading problems of mastitis, pododermatitis and subcutaneous abscesses on rabbit flock level, whereas infections with low virulence strains are limited to individual rabbits. In the present report, 13 high virulence rabbit S. aureus strains, selected out of a large collection of strains isolated in five European countries between 1983 and 2004, were genotyped using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, spa typing, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and accessory gene regulator (agr) group typing. Two low virulence rabbit S. aureus strains were also included in the study. The results indicate the clonal origin of high virulence rabbit S. aureus strains present in Europe. Furthermore, the results of MLST and spa typing form a basis for international epidemiology of rabbit S. aureus strains, as these DNA sequence-based typing techniques can easily be used for intercentre comparisons.     

Detection of the enterotoxins A, B, and C genes in Staphylococcus aureus from goat and bovine mastitis in Brazilian dairy herds

To determine the distribution of genes that encode enterotoxins A, B and C, 36 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from goat mastitis and 64 isolated from bovine mastitis were analyzed by Multiplex PCR. Of the total strains studied, 37 (37%) were detected to have some of the SEs genes. From the bovine mastitis strains, 4 (6.3%) co-amplified the sea and seb genes and 2 (3.1%) were positive for the sec gene. From the goat mastitis strains, 31 (86%) tested positive to the Multiplex, and the sec gene was detected in all of them. The production of SE was detected in all strains harboring the corresponding gene. The results demonstrated that S. aureus isolated from goat mastitis had a higher enterotoxigenic potential than those isolated from bovine mastitis. Additionally, the presence of the sec gene in the majority of goat mastitis strains suggests a possible involvement of SEC in goat mastitis pathogenesis.     

Phenotypic and genotypic properties of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius isolated from lymph node abscesses of goats

In the present study 20 staphylococci isolated from lymph node abscesses of 19 goats of two herds in Western Poland could be identified as Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius. All 20 strains grew under microaerobic conditions, were negative in the catalase test, showed the typical phenotypic properties of 5. aureus and could genotypically be identified by a positive sa442, 235 rDNA, nuc, coa and spa PCR reaction. The variable regions of the coa and spa gene of the 20 strains appeared with uniform amplicon sizes, respectively. All 20 strains were negative for 12 additionally investigated enterotoxin encoding genes, tst and ssl7 and positive for the gene cap8. Identical properties could be observed for S. aureus subsp. anaerobius DSM 20714. Amplification and sequencing of kat gene of a single Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius strain of the present study and S. aureus subsp. anaerobius DSM 20714 revealed a complete identity of the kat sequences of both strains and a katB sequence obtained from GenBank (AJ000471). The bacteria were additionally investigated for relatedness by macrorestriction analysis of chromosomal DNA with subsequent pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), yielding, corresponding to the above mentioned PCR results, identical PFGE patterns for all 20 Staphylococcus aureus subsp. anaerobius strains isolated in Western Poland and the S. aureus subsp. anaerobius reference strain DSM 20714.This indicates the clonal identity of the strains isolated in Western Poland and the S. aureus subsp. anaerobius reference strain. The route of infection of the two herds in Western Poland with a bacterial clone originally isolated in Spain remains unclear.     

Genotypic characterization by polymerase chain reaction of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with bovine mastitis

Staphylococcus aureus is recognized worldwide as a pathogen causing many serious diseases in humans and animals, and is the most common aetiological agent of clinical and subclinical bovine mastitis. The importance of evaluating the combination of S. aureus virulence factors has been emphasized both in human and veterinary medicine, and knowledge about the genetic variability within different S. aureus populations would help in the design of efficient treatments. The aim of the present study was to determine the genetic profiles of S. aureus strains isolated from milk of cows suffering from clinical and subclinical mastitis in Belgium. The presence of about forty virulence-associated genes was investigated by specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. A high number of genotypic subtypes were observed, demonstrating further the large variation in the presence of virulence genes in S. aureus isolates and the considerable diversity of strains populations that are able to cause mastitis in cows. In accordance with other studies, we showed that some genes are associated with mastitis-causing S. aureus isolates, whereas others are absent or rarely present. We also further highlighted the presence of conserved gene combinations, namely the enterotoxigenic egc-cluster and the bovine pathogenicity island SaPIbov. Importantly, the presence of isolates carrying genes coding for toxins involved in important human infections makes the milk of cows with mastitis a potential reservoir for these toxins, and therefore a potential danger in human health, which strengthens the importance to consider raw milk consumption and its processing very carefully.     

猪链球菌2型多重PCR检测方法的建立及应用

设计3对引物,分别扩增链球菌属特异性gdh、猪链球菌种特异性16S rRNA和猪链球菌2型特异性cps2J等基因,目的片段大小分别为725bp、523bp和387bp。利用合成的3对引物并通过对反应条件与反应体系的优化建立了多重PCR。应用该多重PCR检测了分离到的链球菌1105株,检出猪链球菌667株,猪链球菌2型33株。研究结果表明,该方法特异性高、敏感性强,可广泛应用于猪链球菌病的快速诊断及流行病学调查。