Histopathology and a real-time PCR assay for detection of Bonamia ostreae in Ostrea edulis cultured in western Canada

Bonamia ostreae is an intracellular haplosporidian parasite in European flat oysters Ostrea edulis that occurs on both coasts of the United States and causes significant mortality in Europe. Canada was considered free of B. ostreae until 2004, when it was first detected in O. edulis obtained for laboratory study from a western Canadian oyster farm. Bonamia ostreae was confirmed in O. edulis at the index farm in November 2004 using histopathology, conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis, and sequencing of the PCR product. Archived samples of European flat oysters obtained from the index farm between 1999 and 2004 (n = 343) were re-examined and all samples collected before 2003 (n = 306) were confirmed negative for B. ostreae by histopathology (n = 306) and PCR (n = 62). In archived samples from 2003, B. ostreae was detected in 3 of 37 O. edulis by histopathology (n = 2) and/or PCR (n = 2). Also, records indicate that B. ostreae was not detected in O. edulis (n = 348) from five other locations in western Canada between 1986 and 2000. To better understand the distribution and prevalence of B. ostreae in western Canada, 607 oysters from the index farm and 2 additional farms were sampled in the summer of 2005. All 3 farms had been stocked with O. edulis spat from the State of Washington, USA, where B. ostreae is endemic. Samples were analyzed by histopathology and a new real-time PCR that amplifies a 68-bp target DNA fragment. B. ostreae was detected in all three locations, with prevalence ranging from 0.5 to 11.1%. Diagnostic sensitivity of the real-time PCR method was consistently greater than histopathology. Also, preliminary evidence supports the conclusion that real-time PCR on paraffin sections is more sensitive than histopathology; B. ostreae DNA was confirmed in 4 oysters by real-time PCR on paraffin-embedded tissues (and independently confirmed on unfixed tissues) that was not detected by histopathology. As a result of these findings, O. edulis spat are no longer allowed to be imported from endemic areas into Canada.     

Distribution of a fish pathogen Listonella anguillarum in the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus hatchery

The present study was undertaken to investigate the distribution of Listonella anguillarum in a Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) hatchery. A total of 2704 isolates were obtained from the developing fish, live diets and artificial feeds of Japanese flounder and their rearing water, 439 of which were identified as L. anguillarum by the combining incubation on thiosulfate-citrate-bile salt-sucrose (TCBS) agar at 35 °C overnight with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection for the VAH1 hemolysin gene. L. anguillarum was detected in all seven rotifer samples, with densities of 2.5 × 10³ to 4.6 × 10⁶ colony forming units (CFU) g^− 1. Both the analyzed samples of Nannochloropsis oculata contained this bacterium at densities of 1.6 × 10⁴ to 1.4 × 10⁵ CFU g^− 1. L. anguillarum was detected in only one of four samples of Artemia nauplii with a density of 4.8 × 10⁵ CFU g^− 1 (35%) and it was not detected in the two analyzed artificial feed samples. L. anguillarum was detected in 11 of 18 specimens of larval and juvenile Japanese flounder at densities of 5.0 × 10¹ to 7.4 × 10⁵ CFU g^− 1, while it was not detected in the two analyzed egg specimens of Japanese flounder. These results indicate that L. anguillarum associated with the developing Japanese flounder is likely derived from rearing water and live diets such as rotifers. Further, it is strongly suggested that L. anguillarum is a transient bacterium of the intestinal microflora for the Japanese flounder but is a permanently indigenous one for the Japanese flounder hatcheries.     

太平洋鳕RAG1和IgM基因荧光定量PCR方法的建立及初步应用

为研究太平洋鳕发育早期特异免疫系统形成的机制,通过RAG1和IgM基因的转录水平衡量特异免疫系统的发育特点.根据GenBank中RAG1和IgM的序列信息,分别设计1对特异引物,从太平洋鳕头肾中扩增得到RAG1和IgM的基因片段.将所获基因片段分别插入到克隆载体pMD18-T中,从而构建太平洋鳕RAG1和IgM基因的质粒标准品.建立并优化太平洋鳕RAG1和IgM基因绝对荧光定量PCR方法.为进一步验证该方法的可靠性,分别利用绝对定量和相对定量检验目的基因在太平洋鳕早期发育过程不同组织内的表达差异.以优化后的绝对荧光定量PCR方法检测不同发育时期太平洋鳕RAG1和IgM的表达情况.结果显示,RAG1的回归方程为y=-3.266x+33.77,回归系数R2=0.996;IgM的回归方程为y=-3.119x +27.61,回归系数R2 =0.998.绝对定量和相对定量结果在基因转录趋势上显现出一致性,即RAG1基因在胸腺和头肾中表达,且在胸腺中的表达量显著高于头肾中的表达量,在肝脏和脾脏中无表达;IgM基因在胸腺、头肾、肝脏和脾脏中均有表达,其中脾脏中表达量最高,其次是头肾.RAG1基因在太平洋鳕发育早期的表达水平很低,到61日龄(days posthatching,dph)至95 dph表达量显著提高;IgM基因在早期表达水平同样很低,到33 dph至61 dph才有明显表达,在95 dph时表达量显著提高.研究表明,本实验方法可靠,特异性较强,可成功对目标基因转录水平进行检测.     

西伯利亚鲟海豚链球菌的分离鉴定及毒力基因检测

2013年8-9月,四川雅安汉源湖养殖的西伯利亚鲟发生一种以体表溃疡、内脏出血和心外膜囊肿为特征的传染病.为明确其病因,本研究从自然发病鱼的肝、脾和肾进行了病原菌的分离、人工感染、分离菌的表型特征和分子生物学特征的检测.结果从患病鱼体内分离到一株G+链状球菌(Ab130920),人工感染实验证实了其病原性,生理生化特性与海豚链球菌(ATCC29178)基本一致;16S rDNA序列(GenBank登录号:KJ162337)与GenBank中S.iniae 16S rDNA序列同源性最高,在以16S rDNA序列及其GenBank中同源性较高的相关序列构建的系统发育树上,分离菌与海豚链球菌聚为一支;同时,在基于S.iniae lctO基因的特异性PCR检测中,从分离株基因组DNA扩增出预期大小的870 bp条带,进而鉴定分离菌Ab130920为S.iniae.在对cpsD、simA、sagA、pdi和scpI等5种S.iniae毒力基因的多重PCR检测中,分离菌均扩增出相应大小的特异性片段,表明其为一毒力较强的菌株,与人工感染实验的高致病性结果相佐证;药物敏感性检测发现其对阿莫西林、强力霉素、氟苯尼考等抗菌药物敏感,但对新生霉素、利福平、氧氟沙星耐药.     

拟穴青蟹丝裂原活化蛋白激酶激酶（MAPKK）基因的克隆与表达分析

采用qRT-PCR、RACE等方法,获得了拟穴青蟹丝裂原活化蛋白激酶激酶(MAPKK)基因cDNA全长序列。该基因全长1 558 bp,开放阅读框长度为1 224 bp,编码407个氨基酸残基。同源分析显示,该基因编码的蛋白与昆虫的相似性高达70%,推测MAPKK基因在节肢动物具有较高的保守性。经荧光定量PCR检测,MAPKK基因在拟穴青蟹多个组织中有表达,且在脑神经节和卵巢中表达量较高。在拟穴青蟹卵巢发育过程中,MAPKK基因在卵巢发育期(Ⅲ期)表达量最高,发育期为卵母细胞快速生长期,推测MAPKK具有促进卵母细胞快速生长的作用。     

中国明对虾MKK4基因克隆及其在氨氮胁迫下的表达分析

为初步研究中国明对虾MKK4的生物学功能,采用RACE技术克隆获得中国明对虾MKK4基因全长cDNA序列,并对该序列进行分析。结果显示,中国明对虾MKK4基因全长为2 064 bp,开放阅读框长1 221 bp,5'非编码区长214 bp,3'非翻译区长629 bp。将该基因命名为FcMKK4。推测该基因编码406个氨基酸,预测分子量为45.94 ku,理论等电点为8.50。同源性和系统进化分析发现FcMKK4与肩突硬蜱和印度跳蚁的同源性分别为80%和78%,与其他节肢动物MKK4聚为一支。荧光定量RT-PCR结果表明,FcMKK4基因在肌肉中的相对表达量最高,其次为肝胰腺。氨氮胁迫后该基因在中国明对虾肌肉、肝胰腺、血细胞、鳃、心脏、肠和胃中的表达量均显著增加,并有不同的时空表达谱式,表明FcMKK4可能参与中国明对虾非生物胁迫的应答反应。     

Susceptibility by amberjack (Seriola dumerili), yellowtail (S. quinqueradiata) and Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) to Neobenedenia girellae (Monogenea) infection and their acquired protection

This study investigated: 1) susceptibility differences to infection by Neobenedenia girellae (Capsalidae) between amberjack Seriola dumerili (Carangidae), yellowtail S. quinqueradiata and Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus (Paralichthyidae); 2) growth and egg production of N. girellae on each fish species; 3) acquired protection of each fish species against this parasite. The number of N. girellae on S. dumerili was significantly higher than on S. quinqueradiata and P. olivaceus when these fishes were exposed to oncomiracidia in the same aquarium. Neobenedenia girellae growth on S. dumerili was fastest and, thus the number of eggs laid by parasites on S. dumerili was greater than on the other two species. Seriola dumerili and P. olivaceus, which were previously infected with N. girellae and treated by freshwater bath, acquired partial protection against re-infection by N. girellae. The relative re-infection of three S. dumerili individuals out of eleven individuals was markedly low compared with the initial infection, and the relative initial infection and re-infection on two P. olivaceus out of eleven individuals was markedly low. The results of this study could be useful to control N. girellae infections when cultivating S. dumerili, S. quinqueradiata and P. olivaceus.     

坛紫菜两种Hsp90基因的克隆及表达特征分析

以坛紫菜转录组测序获得的unigene序列为基础,采用RACE(rapid amplification of cDNA ends)技术克隆获得了坛紫菜的两条Hsp90基因序列:PhHsp90-1和PhHsp90-2。序列分析结果表明,PhHsp90-1序列全长2 572 bp,包含一个2 427 bp的开放阅读框,所编码的多肽包含809个氨基酸,分子量为90.2 ku,等电点为4.79,属于Hsp90内质网亚家族(登录号:KF732651);PhHsp90-2序列全长2 510 bp,包含一个2 280 bp的开放阅读框,所编码的多肽包含760个氨基酸,分子量为86.2 ku,等电点为4.81,属于Hsp90细胞质亚家族(登录号:KF732652)。基因表达水平的定量分析结果表明,高温和失水胁迫对两条PhHsp90基因的表达水平均有显著影响,但在表达模式上存在明显差异。高温胁迫不同时间水平下,两条PhHsp90基因的表达均表现为先上调后下调的趋势;而在失水胁迫下,当失水率小于60%时,两条基因的表达水平均没有发生显著变化,但当失水率大于60%时,两条基因的表达水平均显著上调,说明两条PhHsp90基因均在应答高温胁迫和高度失水胁迫中发挥着重要作用。     

不同鳊鲂鱼类群体微卫星DNA指纹图谱的构建和遗传结构分析

为对不同鳊鲂鱼类进行群体鉴定和遗传多样性分析,从60对微卫星标记中筛选出18对多态性高的引物,构建了6个鳊鲂鱼类群体的微卫星DNA指纹图谱。结果显示,东江三角鲂、钱塘江三角鲂、厚颌鲂、广东鲂、团头鲂和长春鳊6群体的平均等位基因数(N a)分别为5.17、6.11、3.50、6.56、5.22、5.22,平均期望杂合度(H e)分别为0.634 2、0.720 4、0.546 2、0.681 2、0.675 2、0.559 7,平均多态信息含量(PIC)分别为0.575 6、0.666 9、0.472 0、0.630 6、0.606 4、0.517 0,表明钱塘江三角鲂的遗传多样性最高,厚颌鲂的遗传多样性最低;聚类分析表明,钱塘江三角鲂和团头鲂首先聚为一支,遗传距离较近,为0.560 6;厚颌鲂与长春鳊的遗传距离最远,为1.759 2。引物Mam03和EST37产生的特异条带可将鲂属和鳊属鱼类区分,鉴定出鳊属鱼类长春鳊;引物TTF3、EST37、TTF2/TTF10、EST66依次组合可区分出鲂属东江三角鲂、厚颌鲂和广东鲂这3个群体。研究结果为我国鳊鲂鱼类种质资源保存、种群鉴定和良种选育奠定了基础。     

背角无齿蚌抗菌肽theromacin基因cDNA全序列克隆及表达分析

采用RACE方法,克隆了背角无齿蚌抗菌肽theromacin基因的cDNA全序列。结果显示,该cDNA序列全长为870 bp,5'端非翻译区104 bp,3'端非翻译区460 bp,开放阅读框长为306 bp,共编码101个氨基酸,相对分子量为11 166.9 u。同源性分析显示,该基因编码的蛋白与三角帆蚌theromacin基因氨基酸序列的相似度最高,为73%;与贻贝中发现的抗菌肽defensins、mytilins、myticins和mytimycins等4种类型相似度较低,属于Macin家族(登录号:KJ598604)。实时荧光定量PCR分析结果显示,该基因在血液、肝脏、外套膜、鳃、斧足和肠等组织中均有表达,在外套膜中的表达量最高,在其他组织中的表达量较低;经嗜水气单胞菌诱导后,各个组织的表达量出现明显上调的趋势且与对照组显著差异,推测theromacin基因可能在背角无齿蚌的免疫反应中起重要作用。     

中华鳖SOX9基因在胚胎期性腺中的表达模式及在性逆转中的表达变化

SOX9基因在脊椎动物性别决定和性腺分化中扮演重要的调控作用。从mRNA和蛋白水平分析中华鳖SOX9基因在不同组织中的差异性表达、在胚胎性腺和成年睾丸中的细胞定位以及在性逆转中的表达变化,研究SOX9基因在中华鳖性别分化中的调控作用。Real-time PCR结果显示,SOX9基因在中华鳖雄性性腺中特异性表达。免疫荧光染色分析显示,SOX9蛋白在雄性18期胚胎性腺中开始表达,随着性腺的发育,SOX9蛋白定位于性腺Sertoli前体细胞细胞核中;而在雌性胚胎性腺并未见其表达。此外,在雌激素诱导的雄性向雌性性逆转胚胎中,SOX9基因显著下调,而在芳香化酶抑制剂诱导的雌性向雄性性逆转胚胎中,SOX9基因表达则显著上升。研究表明,SOX9基因为中华鳖雄性特异性基因,参与雄性性腺的发育过程,可能在中华鳖早期性别分化过程中起调控作用。     

Evaluation of three seaweeds Gracilaria bursa-pastoris, Ulva rigida and Gracilaria cornea as dietary ingredients in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles

The aim of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of three seaweeds Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (GP), Ulva rigida (UR) and Gracilaria cornea (GC) as dietary ingredients on the performance, nutrient utilisation and body composition of European sea bass juveniles. Six experimental diets were formulated to replace 5% (GP-5, UR-5, and GC-5 Diets) and 10% (GP-10, UR-10 and GC-10 Diets) fish protein hydrolysate (CPSP) by each of the three seaweeds. A control diet was used, without inclusion of any seaweed. Diets were fed to duplicate groups of 25 European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles (IBW = 4.7 g) for 10 weeks. Growth performance was only significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in fish fed the GC-10 diet, whereas the feed conversion ratio increased significantly in those fish. The apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter and lipid were significantly lower in fish fed diet GC-10 relative to those fed the control diet. Carcass composition was similar among treatments, although fish fed GC-10 exhibited significantly higher ash content.The results obtained in this study suggest that the inclusion of G. bursa-pastoris (GP) and U. rigida (UR), up to 10%, can be considered as very interesting ingredients in diets for sea bass juveniles, as no negative consequences on growth performance, nutrient utilization or body composition were observed. On the other hand, the inclusion of G. cornea (GC) should be limited to 5% of the diet.     

半滑舌鳎StAR基因克隆及其在不同组织的时空表达分析

利用半滑舌鳎性腺转录组测序获得的StAR基因部分序列,设计RACE引物,克隆了半滑舌鳎StAR基因的cDNA序列,全长为1 294 bp,5'端UTR为132 bp,3'端UTR为310 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)为852 bp,共编码283个氨基酸。将半滑舌鳎StAR基因与其他物种StAR基因进行氨基酸同源性分析,结果显示,半滑舌鳎StAR与塞内加尔鳎、大口黑鲈、花鲈、金头鲷的同源性都达到了85%,与虹鳟、斜带石斑鱼及日本鳗鲡的同源性分别为81%、83%和76%。雌、雄鱼不同组织StAR基因的表达分析表明,StAR基因在雄鱼性腺中高表达,在雄鱼的肝脏、脑及心脏中表达量较低,而在雄鱼的其他组织中不表达;在雌鱼肠中不表达,在其他组织(卵巢、肝脏、脾脏、脑、垂体、肌肉、心脏、肾脏)中微量表达。荧光定量PCR分析不同组织与不同时期性腺表达谱表明,雄鱼性腺中StAR基因的表达量显著高于雌、雄鱼其他各组织(P0.05),提示StAR基因对雄鱼精巢发育起重要作用。雄鱼不同时期表达谱分析结果显示,StAR基因在66天前的精巢中不表达,在150天时表达量急剧增加,至2龄时表达量最高,3龄时表达量下降,说明该基因在精巢发育成熟过程中起重要作用。原位杂交结果显示,StAR基因主要在雄鱼精巢的精子细胞中表达,而在雌鱼的卵巢中不表达。研究表明,StAR基因在半滑舌鳎精巢发育中发挥作用,且可能在精子形成中发挥重要作用。     

抑食金球藻对卤虫和鼠的急性毒性及对兔皮肤和眼的刺激作用

2011年夏季,我国秦皇岛沿岸海域再次暴发了大面积的微微型浮游植物抑食金球藻褐潮。为了弄清该藻的毒性以及评估其对人们生命健康的影响,本实验以卤虫作为受试生物,在室内条件下测试了该褐潮水体对卤虫的急性毒性及卤虫对该藻的摄食作用,并以室内纯种培养的抑食金球藻对小白兔进行急性皮肤刺激和眼刺激实验,对小白鼠进行急性经口毒性实验。结果表明,抑食金球藻褐潮水体对卤虫无急性毒性,卤虫能以抑食金球藻为食,摄食率随着摄食藻密度的升高而上升。抑食金球藻藻液对实验兔的皮肤和眼睛无明显刺激作用,对小白鼠无急性毒性作用。该藻暴发褐潮时,对人们的生命健康安全影响较小。     

拟态弧菌的绿色荧光蛋白标记及其在感染草鱼体内的动态分布

为了示踪研究拟态弧菌感染草鱼的动态过程,将增强型绿色荧光蛋白编码基因EGFP克隆至质粒pBAD24,并转化到拟态弧菌04-14菌株构建荧光标记重组菌.重组菌经阿拉伯糖诱导后,能高效表达EGFP蛋白;荧光显微镜观察和流式细胞仪检测均发现重组菌能够发出明显的绿色荧光信号,且传至30代后质粒稳定率仍为100％;生物学特性检测结果显示,与野生株相比,重组菌的形态、生长特性和细胞黏附性均未发生明显改变.用标记重组菌浸泡感染草鱼,定点采集鳃、肠道、肌肉、头肾、脾脏和肝脏,借助荧光信号检测4d内细菌在不同组织脏器中的动态分布.结果发现感染4h后即可在肠道和鳃中检测到绿色荧光信号,标记菌检出量分别为3.60×108和2.36×106 CFU/g,直至10 h,其含量无明显变化,12 h后含菌量逐渐下降,但持续存在直至鱼死亡.标记菌在肌肉、头肾、脾脏和肝脏中呈现相似的动力学,感染24 h后才检测到荧光信号,24～ 85 h时间段含菌量呈现先增加后下降的变化,48 h达到峰值,检出量分别为9.58×104(肌肉)、8.75×104(头肾)、1.50×104(脾脏)和4.50×104 CFU/g(肝脏),但均低于肠道中的检出量,结果表明肠道是拟态弧菌黏附定植与繁殖的主要靶器官.     

The mariculture potential of the Indonesian reef-dwelling sponge Callyspongia (Euplacella) biru: Growth, survival and bioactive compounds

In the present study, the Indonesian reef-dwelling sponge Callyspongia (Euplacella) biru de Voogd [de Voogd, N.J., 2004. Callyspongia (Euplacella) biru spec. nov. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Haplosclerida) from Indonesia. Zool. Meded. 78, 477-483.] (Demospongiae, Callyspongiidae) was cultured for a period of 6 months at three sites in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. A total of 250 sponge cuttings of two size classes (30 and 40 mm in length) were threaded on either polyethylene or very fine nylon rope and attached to horizontal mooring systems. All sponge cuttings were photographed at regular time intervals. Survival rates were high (82%-100%) among all treatments used. Growth rates differed significantly among treatments, but did not differ significantly per location, farming method, explant size and explant position obtained from the parent sponge. The concentration of the bioactive compound amphitoxin in the cultured explants was not significantly lower than in the natural population, but the concentration did vary significantly between explants used in the different treatments, and also between the different fragments of the natural population. The high growth potential and high survival rate suggest that this sponge species is a promising candidate for further mariculture development.     

中华绒螯蟹蜕皮激素受体基因（Ers-EcR）的克隆和组织表达分析

蜕皮激素受体(ecdysteroid receptor,EcR)介导调控甲壳动物蜕皮生长、附肢再生等重要生命活动。为了解EcR在人工控制甲壳动物的繁殖和生长中的作用,采用RACE方法结合同源克隆技术,首次从中华绒螯蟹Y-器官中克隆得到蜕皮激素受体基因全长cDNA序列(Ers-EcR,登录号:KF736985),并进行了结构解析和组织表达分析。结果发现,Ers-EcR编码基因全长2 176 bp,开放阅读框为1 638 bp,编码545个氨基酸,具有DNA结合域(DBD)和配体结合域(LBD)等典型的核受体超家族结构域,但不具有信号肽结构。其中,DBD含有8个保守的Cys残基,可以形成2个锌指结构(C156-C159-C173-C176、C192-C198-C208-C211),是典型的DBD特征。多重序列比对分析表明,Ers-EcR氨基酸序列与拳手招潮蟹同源性最高,达到91%。荧光定量PCR结果显示成体中华绒螯蟹ErsEcR基因在Y-器官和肌肉组织中表达量最高,在血液、肠道、卵巢、眼柄、心脏和肝胰腺中有一定表达,在鳃、胸神经节和精巢表达量较低。这表明Ers-EcR基因在中华绒螯蟹各组织器官中的表达不具有典型的特异性,提示Ers-EcR基因可能参与体内多种生命活动的调控。     

三疣梭子蟹CYP302a1基因克隆及其表达分析

细胞色素P450(CYP)302a1是昆虫蜕皮激素合成通路中的关键酶,为了研究其在三疣梭子蟹蜕皮过程中的调控作用,实验采用反转录PCR(RT-PCR)和cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)技术,克隆得到了三疣梭子蟹CYP302a1全长cDNA序列(GenBank登录号:KM596851).该序列全长为3 171 bp,包含一个长度为1 626 bp的开放阅读框,编码541个氨基酸;序列分析显示该氨基酸含helix-C、helix-K、helix-I、PERF及heme-binding共5个P450特征保守区域;系统进化树分析发现三疣梭子蟹CYP302a1与日本剑水蚤CYP302a1聚为一小支,再与其他物种CYP302a1聚为一支.采用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)技术分析了CYP302a1在不同组织和蜕皮过程中的表达水平变化.结果显示,CYP302a1的表达量在Y器中最高,而在其他组织中均极低(P＜0.05);蜕皮过程中,CYP302a1在蜕皮后期(A、B期)表达量最低,从蜕皮间期(C期)开始上升,至蜕皮前期的D1亚期达到最大值,随后下降.结果表明CYP302a1在三疣梭子蟹蜕皮调控中可能起着重要作用.     

Detection of V. harveyi in shrimp postlarvae and hatchery tank water by the Most Probable Number technique with PCR

V. harveyi is the cause of serious disease in the shrimp industry in Thailand during cultivation. In this study, the gyrB gene of V. harveyi NICA, isolated from shrimp in Thailand, was sequenced. A pair of specific primers (A2B3) was designed that allowed amplification of a 363 bp gene fragment of V. harveyi. No cross reaction was detected in 17 other Vibrio species tested except for V. carchariae which is a synonym for V. harveyi. The possibility of using A2B3 for confirmation and enumeration of V. harveyi by PCR was demonstrated. Of 40 possible V. harveyi strains isolated from seafood on the basis of their growth on TCBS plates and biochemical reactions, 36 gave a reaction with the specific primers. The primers could detect V. harveyi at a level of as few as 15 cells/ml. The Most Probable Number (MPN) technique was applied to enumerate V. harveyi. We have demonstrated that when PCR was applied directly to the enrichment broth of shrimp artificially inoculated with V. harveyi, the MPN value was no different from the MPN value obtained using the standard technique with selective agar. This technique was employed to enumerate V. harveyi in postlarvae and hatchery tank water. V. harveyi were detected in 18 out of 21 postlarval samples and in 14 out of 21 tank water samples. The numbers of V. harveyi detected in postlarvae and water were 150-1.1 × 10⁸/g postlarvae and 7-4.6 × 10⁴/ml of water samples, respectively. Screening of postlarvae to reduce the high risk of V. harveyi contamination in cultivation ponds is suggested as a measure to prevent the catastrophic losses caused by V. harveyi disease.     

鳗鲡疱疹病毒的分离与鉴定

为获知鳗鲡"脱粘败血病"与病毒的关系,实验用蔗糖密度梯度离心的方法从发病的欧洲鳗鲡内脏器官组织匀浆液中纯化了病毒粒子,负染后利用电镜观察;进一步用EO细胞对病毒进行了分离、培养,并对感染病毒的细胞进行超薄切片,电镜观察;然后,提取病毒DNA,利用鳗鲡疱疹病毒的PCR检测方法对其进行了鉴定。结果显示,接种匀浆上清液的EO细胞出现细胞融合的病变效应;分离病毒的病毒粒子具囊膜,大小约为200 nm;从感染病毒的细胞上清液DNA中扩增出特异性条带,序列测定与比对分析表明,该序列与鳗鲡疱疹病毒欧洲株(AngHV-1)的序列完全一致。研究表明,利用EO细胞分离了一株鳗鲡病毒,经形态观察和DNA分析,确认该病毒为鳗鲡疱疹病毒,命名为AngHV-FJ。该研究为深入开展鳗鲡疱疹病毒的致病机制及鳗鲡"脱粘败血病"的防控研究奠定了重要基础。