检测牛边缘无浆体抗体的竞争抑制ELISA方法的建立

为建立检测牛边缘无浆体(Anaplasma marginale)抗体的方法,本研究以牛A.marginale膜表面重组MSP5蛋白作为包被抗原,抗MSP5单克隆抗体(MAb)作为竞争抗体,建立一种用于检测牛A marginale抗体的重组MSP5蛋白竞争抑制ELISA(CI-ELISA)方法.经优化确定CI-ELISA的最佳反应条件为:抗原包被浓度为2μg/孔,封闭液为2%脱脂乳,MAb的稀释度为1:400,酶标二抗的稀释度为1:1000,阴性和阳性血清临界值分别为33%和40%;该方法具有良好的特异性和重复性;2 348份临床血清样品的检测结果表明,217份为阳性,阳性率为9.2%,与IDEXXA marginale抗体检测试剂盒的阳性符合率为95.3%,阴性符合率为100%.本实验建立的ELISA方法具有较高的特异性和重复性,可用于流行病学调查研究.     

某羊场和田羊与策勒黑羊无浆体季节性感染PCR检测

为了解和田羊和策勒黑羊无浆体季节动态感染情况,分别于2015年冬至、2016年春分、夏至和秋分,在策勒县某牧业合作社采集和田羊和策勒黑羊血液样本共120份,应用PCR对无浆体的MSP4基因和16SrRNA基因进行扩增。结果发现,检测绵羊的无浆体总阳性率为99.2%(119/120),以绵羊无浆体(Anaplasma ovis)和嗜吞噬无浆体(A.phagocytophilum)混合感染为主,占阳性样本比例为61.3%(73/119),A.ovis和A.phagocytophilum占阳性样本比例分别为31.1%(37/119)和7.6%(9/119)。在不同季节,和田羊和策勒黑羊无浆体均普遍感染,差异不显著(P>0.05)。结果显示,新疆策勒县某羊场绵羊的无浆体病全年均可流行,应引起人们重视。     

实时荧光PCR检测牛边缘无浆体方法的建立及应用

根据牛边缘无浆体表面蛋白4的保守基因序列设计特异引物AMOC9/AMOC5、AMOC10/AMOC12和特异性探针MP,首次建立了牛边缘无浆体的实时荧光PCR检测方法,检测DNA的最低限度为200 fg。对中央无浆体、绵羊无浆体、牛巴贝斯虫、双芽巴贝斯虫、羊莫氏巴贝斯虫、山羊泰勒虫、温氏附红细胞体、东方巴贝斯虫、刚地弓形虫和伊氏锥虫进行检测,无荧光检测信号。本研究用所建立的方法检测采自江苏和哈尔滨的180份抗凝血（奶牛和肉牛）,其阳性率为8.9%。结果表明,建立的实时荧光PCR检测牛边缘无浆体的方法具有较高的特异性和敏感性,可用于牛边缘无浆体病的流行病学调查、检疫和监测。     

陇西县牛巴贝斯虫病的流行病学调查

将重组的牛巴贝斯虫棒状体相关蛋白(Bo-RAP-1)作为诊断抗原建立ELISA检测方法,对2016—2017年采自甘肃省陇西县的188份黄牛血清样品进行抗Bo-RAP-1特异性抗体检测。结果检出47份阳性,阳性率为25%,说明该地区牛群存在牛巴贝斯虫病的感染。     

山羊无浆体16S rRNA、MSP4和GroEL(HSP60)基因的克隆测序及分析

对疑似感染山羊的无浆体16SrRNA基因、主要表面蛋白4(MSP4)和编码HSP60的GroEL基因进行克隆测序及系统发育分析。发现所克隆的无浆体16SrRNA、MSP4和GroEL基因序列长度分别为1 464、870、977bp,GenBank登录号分别为JX898992、JX898990和JX898991。所获得的无浆体16SrRNA序列及GroEL序列与公布的羊无浆体南非OVI株(16SrRNA:AF414870;GroEL:AF441131)同源性最高,分别为98.8%和99.8%,而MSP4序列与重庆忠县羊无浆体ZX17株(HQ840746)同源性最高,达100%。系统发育分析显示,本试验获得的无浆体16SrRNA、MSP4和GroEL基因序列均被聚类到羊无浆体群。本试验首次同时克隆分析了山羊无浆体16S rRNA、MSP4和GroEL基因序列,从分子水平证实羊无浆体在重庆存在,建议在进行无浆体种类鉴定时,最好同时选择2个或2个以上物种鉴定基因进行克隆分析,以确保研究结果更可靠。     

羊泰勒虫PCR检测方法的建立和初步应用

利用羊泰勒虫18SrRNA基因的序列特点,设计合成种特异性引物,建立羊泰勒虫PCR检测方法,该方法能特异性扩增398bp的羊泰勒虫18SrRNA基因片段,而对羊巴贝斯虫、羊无浆体、牛环形泰勒虫和牛伊氏锥虫的基因组DNA没有扩增带出现。对羊泰勒虫基因组DNA的最小检测量为0.12fgDNA。通过检测124份临床样品,24份为羊泰勒虫感染阳性,其余为阴性。结果表明,建立的PCR检测方法具有极高的敏感性和特异性,可用于羊泰勒虫病和临床健康带虫羊的诊断。     

吉林省部分牛场BVDV、IBRV、BRSV的感染情况调查

为了解吉林省牛病毒性腹泻(BVD)、牛传染性鼻气管炎(IBR)、牛呼吸道合胞体病(BRS)的流行及其病原混合感染情况,在吉林省的9个地区随机采集了325份血清样品,采用ELISA血清抗体检测试剂盒与新型纳米PCR方法检测所采集样品。结果显示,ELISA检测BVDV抗体阳性243份,阳性率为74.77%,IBRV抗体阳性186份,阳性率为57.23%,BRSV抗体阳性90份,阳性率为27.69%,BVDV与IBRV混合感染率为31.69%;BVDV与BRSV混合感染率为9.54%,IBRV与BRSV混合感染率为1.54%,3种病毒混合感染率为17.23%。采用纳米PCR方法检测所有血清显示,BVDV抗原阳性42份,阳性率12.92%,未检出IBRV抗原阳性;BRSV抗原阳性29份,阳性率8.92%。BVDV与BRSV混合感染率为1.85%。     

奶牛无浆体病PCR诊断方法的建立及应用

利用边缘无浆体(Anaplasma marginale)高度保守的msp5基因,建立了奶牛无浆体病PCR诊断方法。特异性试验表明与牛巴贝斯虫、双芽巴贝斯虫、温氏附红细胞体、大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和牛白细胞DNA无交叉反应;敏感性试验表明可检测到约200个感染红细胞。利用该方法对黑龙江省西部多个养牛场送检的140份血样进行检测,其中曾出现过高热、气喘、流涎和贫血等临床症状的"无名高热"奶牛血样95份、无临床症状奶牛血样45份,结果有上述临床症状奶牛PCR血样阳性率为44.2%,无症状奶牛血样PCR阳性率为13.3%。从而证实无浆体是引起奶牛"无名高热"的病原之一。     

边缘无浆体MSP5基因片段的克隆与原核表达

目的克隆边缘无浆体MSP5基因,构建重组质粒,并进行表达与鉴定。方法根据GenBank公布的边缘无浆体MSP 5基因序列(AY714547)设计一对引物,无菌颈静脉采集边缘无浆体阳性的牛血,用PCR方法从4血的DNA模板中扩增MSP 5基因582bp的片断。将该片段克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-KG中,构建原核表达载体KG-MSP5,转化BL21,经IPTG的诱导表达蛋白。利用BugBuster GST Bind Purification Kit将其纯化,经Western blotting进行分析。结果重组质粒KG-MSP5,转化BL21,在IPTG的诱导下表达大小约46 kPa蛋白。western blotting分析表明其具有很好的免疫原性。结论本研究为边缘无浆体的血清学诊断试剂盒的研制奠定了基础。     

新疆伊犁哈萨克自治州蜱及牛羊蜱传病分子流行病学调查

为调查新疆伊犁哈萨克自治州境内的蜱及家畜血液样品中潜在蜱传病原的流行情况,采集了新源县、察布查尔锡伯族自治县、巩留县和昭苏县的蜱(600只,150只/县)及血液样品(牛血1200份,150份/县/月;羊血1200份,150份/县/月)。根据形态学标准,共鉴定出边缘革蜱、刻点血蜱、残缘璃眼蜱、亚洲璃眼蜱及嗜群血蜱5个蜱种。运用PCR方法和序列分析,对采集的蜱、羊血和牛血样品进行检测,发现了泰勒虫、巴贝斯虫、牛无浆体、噬吞噬细胞无浆体、边缘无浆体、羊无浆体、螺旋体和立克次体等多种病原。结果表明,伊犁州人和动物蜱传病原在蜱及动物体内大量存在,特别是一些人兽共患病原体的阳性率较高,流行普遍,对人和动物的危害严重。     

Serologic and molecular characterization of Anaplasma species infection in farm animals and ticks from Sicily

Although Anaplasma marginale was known to be endemic in Italy, the diversity of Anaplasma spp. from this area have not been characterized. In this study, the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. antibodies in randomly selected farm animals collected on the island of Sicily was determined by use of a MSP5 cELISA for Anaplasma spp. and an immunofluorescence test specific for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Genetic variation among strains of Anaplasma spp. from animals and ticks was characterized using the A. marginale msp1alpha and the Anaplasma spp. msp4 genes. Eight species of ticks were collected and tested by PCR. Seropositivity for Anaplasma spp. and A. phagocytophilum was detected in bovine and ovine samples. All the donkeys were seropositive for A. phagocytophilum but not for Anaplasma spp. Four A. marginale genotypes were identified by msp4 sequences from bovine and tick samples. Two new genotypes of Anaplasma ovis were characterized in sheep. The sequences of A. phagocytophilum from three donkeys proved to be identical to the sequence of the MRK equine isolate from California. Six A. marginale genotypes were found in cattle and one tick using the A. marginale msp1alpha sequences. All genotypes had four repeated sequences in the N-terminal portion of the MSP1a, except for one that had five repeats. The Italian strains of A. marginale contained three repeat sequences that were not reported previously. Definition of the diversity of Anaplasma spp. in Sicily reported, herein is fundamental to development of control strategies for A. marginale, A. ovis and A. phagocytophilum in Sicily.     

A msp1alpha polymerase chain reaction assay for specific detection and differentiation of Anaplasma marginale isolates

Anaplasma marginale is the causative agent of bovine anaplasmosis, a disease which can be protected by vaccination with the less pathogenic Anaplasma species, A. centrale. Currently, there is no polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay available which differentiates between different species of Anaplasma or which can differentiate isolates of A. marginale within outbreaks and between different countries. A molecular test specific for A. marginale would be ideal for the identification of Anaplasma species in wild ruminants, as possible reservoirs of anaplasmosis, and to differentiate between A. marginale from A. centrale. A PCR assay was designed to amplify the major surface protein 1alpha gene of the rickettsial bovine pathogen, A. marginale both as an inter- and intra-specific test. The test did not amplify A. centrale or A. ovis, and discriminated A. marginale by amplifying repeat regions within the msp1alpha gene which vary in number between many isolates. The nested A. marginale amplicons varied in size from 630 to 1190bp representing one to eight internal repeats. All 22 Australian isolates tested amplified a 630bp product (one repeat) in contrast to all 19 non-Australian isolates tested. Eight sequences from Australian isolates from different geographical regions confirmed the conserved nature of the Australian A. marginale msp1alpha genes. The Australian 'repeat unit' MSP1a deduced amino acid sequence has been designated as Australian type 1. The msp1alpha PCR method developed here enabled the amplification and comparison of A. marginale isolates originating from North and South America, Africa, Israel and Australia. The method is sensitive and specific for A. marginale. Although additional msp1alpha products were amplified from at least two Australian isolates, the results suggest limited introduction of A. marginale into Australia.     

First serological and molecular evidence on the endemicity of Anaplasma ovis and A. marginale in Hungary

Recurring and spontaneously curing spring haemoglobinuria was recently reported in a small sheep flock in a selenium deficient area of northern Hungary. In blood smears of two animals showing clinical signs, Anaplasma-like inclusion bodies were seen in erythrocytes. To extend the scope of the study, 156 sheep from 5 flocks and 26 cattle from 9 farms in the region were examined serologically with a competitive ELISA to detect antibodies to Anaplasma marginale, A. centrale and A. ovis. The seropositivity in sheep was 99.4%, and in cattle 80.8%. A. ovis and A. marginale were identified by PCR and sequence analysis of the major surface protein (msp) 4 gene in sheep and cattle, respectively. Haemoglobinuria, an unusual clinical sign for anaplasmosis might have been a consequence of transient intravascular haemolysis facilitated by selenium deficiency in recently infected sheep, as indicated by the reduction of mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC). Membrane damage was also demonstrated for parenchymal cells, since their enzymes showed pronounced elevation in the plasma. Ticks collected from animals in the affected as well as in neighbouring flocks revealed the presence of Dermacentor marginatus, Ixodes ricinus and D. reticulatus, with the dominance of the first. The present data extend the northern latitude in the geographical occurrence of ovine anaplasmosis in Europe and reveal the endemicity of A. ovis and A. marginale in Hungary.     

Detection of antibodies against Anaplasma marginale in milk using a recombinant MSP5 indirect ELISA

An indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) for diagnosis of anaplasmosis using undiluted individual milk samples from dairy cows was developed. The recombinant 19 kDa major surface protein 5 (rMSP5) of Anaplasma marginale was used as antigen. A monoclonal antibody against bovine IgG1 conjugated with peroxidase and the chromogen 3,5,3',5'-tetramethylbenzidine were used in the test. Strong and weak, positive and negative milk samples were set up as reference controls. Results were expressed as percentage of positivity (PP) contrasting with the strongest positive control. The test was evaluated in two groups (G1 and G2) of lactating dairy cows from herds located in A. marginale non-endemic areas of Argentina. The infection status of both groups, G1 (n=128) sampled after anaplasmosis outbreak, and G2 (n=216) free of anaplasmosis was established by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum samples of cows from G1 and G2 were analyzed by card agglutination test (CAT) and competitive ELISA (cELISA), while the novel iELISA was evaluated in their corresponding milk samples. At a cutoff of 42 PP, the ELISA has 98% sensitivity and 95% specificity. A significant difference (P<0.0001) was found between the mean PP value of negative samples from G1 (17.4+/-14.9), and G2 (8.6+/-7.1). The agreement and kappa (kappa) value between iELISA and PCR was 96%, kappa=0.919; between iELISA and CAT was 97%, kappa=0.880; and between iELISA and cELISA was 97%, kappa=0.899. These results strongly support the usefulness of iELISA to detect A. marginale antibodies in milk. Additional studies are necessary to define the ability of the milk iELISA to detect not only acutely infected, but also carrier cattle.     

Seroprevalence of anaplasmosis among cattle in Switzerland in 1998 and 2003: no evidence of an emerging disease

Anaplasma marginale infection in Europe has been limited to the Mediterranean and eastern countries, to Austria and to very sporadic cases in Switzerland. There are no reports of its occurrence in the countries north of Switzerland. A severe outbreak of anaplasmosis in August 2002 in a cattle farm in the canton Grisons, Switzerland, north of the Alps, with more than 300 cattle that had to be culled, came unexpected and gave reason to hypothesize presence of an increased yet undetected prevalence of A. marginale in Switzerland. Randomly selected bovine serum samples collected in 1998 and 2003 were tested using a competitive inhibitory ELISA (cELISA) to test the hypothesis. Our validation of the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of this test, done in the outbreak herd, yielded 99.2 and 83.3%, respectively, probably underestimating the true specificity. The true seroprevalence of anaplasmosis in Swiss cattle determined by cELISA was likely to be zero with upper 95% confidence limits of 2.49% in the canton Grisons and 1.17% in the rest of Switzerland, respectively, in 1998. For 2003, these estimates were even lower. There was no significant difference in apparent prevalences between 1998 and 2003. In search of a possible reservoir, three chamoises out of 46 free ranging wild ruminants from the Swiss National Park, Grisons, tested positive in the cELISA. This reaction is in accordance with A. marginale or a cross reacting agent such as Anaplasma ovis. From our results we conclude that the hypothesis of an increased prevalence of anaplasmosis in cattle in Switzerland must be rejected.     

Duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction for simultaneous detection and quantification of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale

Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale are rickettsial pathogens responsible for acute disease and mild infections, respectively, in cattle herds. A duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with probes labeled with different fluorophores was developed for simultaneous detection and quantification of A. marginale and A. centrale DNA in bovine blood samples. The assay was able to detect as few as 10(1) and 10(2) DNA copies for A. marginale and A. centrale, respectively, with optimal specificity and reproducibility. Analysis by real-time and nested PCR carried out on 54 samples previously tested by reverse line blot hybridization showed that the established duplex real-time PCR assay can detect and quantify the 2 Anaplasma spp., even if present simultaneously in the same blood samples. Such an assay could be used in pathogenesis studies on bovine acute anaplasmosis.     

Fatal bovine anaplasmosis in a herd with new genotypes of Anaplasma marginale, Anaplasma ovis and concurrent haemoplasmosis

Haematological and molecular analysis of blood samples was carried out during an outbreak of bovine anaplasmosis in Hungary. Acute disease was observed in five animals, two of which died. Anaplasma-carrier state was diagnosed in 69 (92%) of cattle. Further evaluation of 24 blood samples revealed concurrent infections with Mycoplasma wenyonii and 'CandidatusM. haemobos' in 22 and 21 animals, respectively. In addition, two cows were identified with rickettsaemia. Regarding molecular investigation of potential hard tick vectors, Haemaphysalis inermis and Dermacentor marginatus males collected from the animals were PCR-negative. However, in one pool (out of 18) of Ixodesricinus males, and in six pools (out of 18) of D. reticulatus males the msp4 gene of Anaplasma marginale was detected. In the same I. ricinus pool Anaplasma ovis was also identified. All ticks were negative for haemoplasmas. Anaplasma sequences yielded 97-99% homology to sequences deposited in the Genbank. This is the first report of fatal bovine anaplasmosis associated with divergent A. marginale genotypes and concurrent 'CandidatusM. haemobos' infection, as well as of an A. ovis strain in ticks collected from cattle.     

Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in Brazilian marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Ehrlichia chaffeensis was detected for the first time in blood samples from Brazilian marsh deers (Blastocerus dichotomus) captured in the marshes of Parana River in Southeast Brazil in 1998. Seven EDTA-blood samples from deers were analyzed by PCR and nested PCR for presence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Ehrlichia canis, Neoriickettsia risticii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma marginale. Three samples showed positive reactions for E. chaffeensis and Anaplasma marginale. None contained detectable A. phagocytophilum, E. ewingii, E. canis or Neorickettsia risticii DNA. In Brazil, the wild marsh deer may be a natural reservoir of the agents that cause human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis and ruminant erythrocytic anaplasmosis.