猪附红细胞体PCR检测方法的建立和初步应用

基于猪附红细胞体广东株16S rRNA基因的序列特点，设计合成种特异性引物，建立了猪附红细胞体PCR检测方法。该方法能特异性扩增523bp的猪附红细胞体16SrRNA基因片段，而对猪丹毒杆菌G4T10株、猪链球菌STl71株、多杀性巴氏杆菌E0630株、猪胸膜肺炎放线杆菌、猪肺炎支原体、鸡毒支原体和猫血巴尔通氏体CA株的基因组DNA没有扩增带出现。对猪附红细胞体基因组DNA的最小检测量为160pg。通过对38份临床样品的检测，8份为猪附红细胞体感染阳性，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，可用于急性猪附红细胞体病和临床健康带菌猪的诊断。     

猪附红细胞体16S rRNA基因的序列测定和系统进化分析

从确诊为猪附红细胞体感染的猪场，无菌采集血样，抽提猪附红细胞体基因组DNA，采用真细菌的通用引物进行16S rRNA基因扩增，对扩增产物进行克隆和测序。从3个地理位置不同的猪场均成功地扩增出长度为1469bp的核苷酸序列。系统进化分析表明，3个猪场样品所测序列一致性达99．52％以上，具有相同的基因型，但与国外报道的猪附红细胞体Illinois株同源性为95％，属于同一基因群，但基因型不同；所有种类的附红细胞体和血巴尔通氏体组成同一进化分支，这类血营养菌与支原体科，支原体属的病原最靠近(75％)，而与立克次氏体目的病原较远(70％)。上述研究证实，广东所流行的猪附红细胞体是一种新基因型的猪附红细胞体，建议命名为猪附红细胞体广东株型；为反映进化关系，猪附红细胞体和其它血营养菌应划归于支原体科的支原体属。     

猪附红细胞体单管巢式PCR诊断方法的建立及应用

根据GenBank上发表的猪附红细胞体16S rRNA基因序列(登录号U88565)设计合成2对引物,建立了猪附红细胞体单管巢式PCR诊断方法,经酶切分析、单管巢式PCR进一步鉴定后进行序列测定,并与血涂片染色镜检、常规PCR进行了比较。结果:扩增的猪附红细胞体基因序列与GenBank中发表的猪附红细胞体基因序列(U88565)同源性为96%;特异性试验表明,设计的引物不能扩增弓形虫、链球菌、大肠杆菌、葡萄球菌及羊附红细胞体等病原体;敏感性试验表明,单管巢式PCR诊断方法最低能够检测出0.116 fg的标准模板DNA。通过对75份血液样本的检测表明,建立的单管巢式PCR方法明显优于血涂片染色镜检法及常规PCR方法,具有较高的敏感性和实用性。本试验建立的单管巢式PCR诊断方法具有特异、敏感、实用等优点,为猪附红细胞体的检测提供了一种新型、可靠的诊断技术。     

Molecular characterization of Hepatozoon sp. from Brazilian dogs and its phylogenetic relationship with other Hepatozoon spp

To characterize phylogenetically the species which causes canine hepatozoonosis at two rural areas of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, we used universal or Hepatozoon spp. primer sets for the 18S SSU rRNA coding region. DNA extracts were obtained from blood samples of thirteen dogs naturally infected, from four experimentally infected, and from five puppies infected by vertical transmission from a dam, that was experimentally infected. DNA of sporozoites of Hepatozoon americanum was used as positive control. The amplification of DNA extracts from blood of dogs infected with sporozoites of Hepatozoon spp. was observed in the presence of primers to 18S SSU rRNA gene of Hepatozoon spp., whereas DNA of H. americanum sporozoites was amplified in the presence of either universal or Hepatozoon spp.-specific primer sets; the amplified products were approximately 600bp in size. Cloned PCR products obtained from DNA extracts of blood from two dogs experimentally infected with Hepatozoon sp. were sequenced. The consensus sequence, derived from six sequence data sets, were blasted against sequences of 18S SSU rRNA of Hepatozoon spp. available at GenBank and aligned to homologous sequences to perform the phylogenetic analysis. This analysis clearly showed that our sequence clustered, independently of H. americanum sequences, within a group comprising other Hepatozoon canis sequences. Our results confirmed the hypothesis that the agent causing hepatozoonosis in the areas studied in Brazil is H. canis, supporting previous reports that were based on morphological and morphometric analyses.     

A PCR-based epidemiological survey of Hepatozoon canis in dogs in Nigeria

The prevalence of Hepatozoon canis infections in dogs in Nigeria was surveyed using molecular methods. DNA was extracted from blood samples obtained from 400 dogs. A primer set that amplified the Babesia canis 18S rRNA gene, which has high similarity to the H. canis 18S rRNA gene, was used for the PCR. As a result, samples from 81 dogs (20.3%) produced 757 bp bands, which differed from the 698 bp band that corresponded to B. canis infection. The sequence of the PCR products of 10 samples were determined, all of which corresponded with the H. canis sequence.     

利用半套式PCR扩增16S rRNA基因检测牛和猪附红细胞体

根据GenBank收录的猪和牛附红细胞体16SrRNA基因序列设计1对通用引物，在其上游引物内侧叉设计1条分别针对猪和牛附红细胞体的特异性引物。以这4条引物对出现附红细胞体痛典型症状及疑似症状的猪和牛的血样DNA进行半套式-PCR扩增。结果显示，该反应阳性率为58．3％，低于临床解剖和镜检结果。对谈基因的序列测定结果进行分析，表明不同动物附红细胞体的16SrRNA基因同源性在80％以上。从谈基因来看，附红细胞体与立克次氏体没有同源性，而与肺炎支原体和穿透支原体亲垮关系较近。     

PCR-based differentiation of three porcine Eimeria species and Isospora suis

Isospora suis and Eimeria are frequent coccidian parasites of pigs. The unsporulated oocysts of Eimeria species and of I. suis are difficult to differentiate. Therefore, a species-specific PCR was developed. PCR products were amplified from Eimeria polita, Eimeria porci, and Eimeria scabra using primers from the conserved 18S rRNA regions and were subsequently sequenced. Based on variable sequence regions, primers were constructed for the differentiation of the three Eimeria species and I. suis. Using a combination of PCRs detecting one or two species, all four coccidian species were detected (theoretical lower detection level: DNA content of 250 oocysts of each Eimeria species or 25 oocysts of Isospora in 1microl) and differentiated. The PCR-based differentiation of the above mentioned species provides a useful alternative to microscopy.     

Molecular survey of Ehrlichia infection in ticks from animals in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

A total of 82 ticks collected from wild animals and dogs in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan were examined for Ehrlichia infection by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers that amplify DNA of most members of the genus Ehrlichia. A DNA sample from an Ixodes ovatus nymph from a bear in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, was positive in the screening PCR. Subsequent PCR using two sets of primers yielded a 1431 bp segment of the 16S rRNA gene and the sequence was very similar to those of E. chaffeensis and E. muris, and a strain variant of a recently described Ehrlichia species isolated from I. ovatus in other prefectures of Japan.     

奶牛附红细胞体的分类鉴定及诊断方法的建立

为了从分子水平上确定奶牛附红细胞体（E．wenyoni）的分类学地位及建立奶牛附红细胞体感染诊断方法。本研究通过利用原核生物16S rRNA基因通用引物，对分离得到的奶牛附红细胞体（广西株，E．wenyoni-GX）进行16SrRNA基因的克隆及测序。并建立系统发育进化树；同时根据测序结果设计诊断引物，建立奶牛附红细胞体感染的PCR诊断方法。结果扩增出长约1．5kbp的奶牛附红细胞体的16SrRNA基因片段；特异性试验和敏感性试验表明。所建立的PCR方法与常见支原体、细菌及原虫元交叉反应，能检测奶牛附红细胞体最低DNA量为0．145fg。通过试验结果分析，建议将奶牛附红细胞体这类血营养菌划归入支原体科、支原体属；同时，所建立的PCR诊断方法是特异、敏感、快速的，可应用于临床检测。     

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction for discriminating Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae from Erysipelothrix tonsillarum.

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is the causative agent of swine erysipelas, and it causes great economic losses in Japan and worldwide. In meat inspection, it is very important to distinguish E. rhusiopathiae from other bacteria showing similar clinical signs of disease or similar bacterial characteristics. To distinguish E. rhusiopathiae from Erysipelothrix tonsillarum, 2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) systems were combined. The primer sets ERY-1F and ERY-2R were designed to amplify 2210 base pairs (bp) of nucleotide sequence specific for E. rhusiopathiae chromosomal DNA, and the primer sets MO101 and ERS-1R were designed to amplify 719 bp of nucleotide sequence including a highly conserved region of genus Erysipelothrix 16S rRNA. Two fragments were amplified when E. rhusiopathiae was used as the PCR template using the primer sets, whereas a single fragment was amplified when E. tonsillarum was used as the template. No fragments were amplified when nucleic acid from other bacteria that cause clinical signs similar to swine erysipelas were used as the template. Moreover, 5 specimens collected from postinspected swine carcasses were diagnosed as E. rhusiopathiae using the PCR described in this study, in agreement with results of microbiological tests for the genus Erysipelothrix, whereas negative samples were negative both in conventional bacterial tests and by PCR. The detection limit of multiplex PCR ranged from 10(2) to 10(4) colony forming units per reaction tube for positive samples. These results suggest that this method is useful for screening of swine erysipelas in meat inspection centers.     

温氏附红细胞体部分16S rRNA基因的序列测定和分析

从确诊为附红细胞体感染的黄牛无菌采集血样，抽提附红细胞体基因组DNA，用实验设计的能扩增多种动物血营养菌部分16SrRNA基因的通用引物进行PCR扩增，结果扩增出大小约为370bp的DNA片段。PCR产物序列测定和系统进化分析显示，实验获得的核苷酸序列为温氏附红细胞体的16SrRNA基因，与国外报道的温氏附红细胞体的同源性为97％。反映出不同地理株的温氏附红细胞体存在一定的遗传差异，为牛附红细胞体病的诊断和分子流行病学研究提供科学依据。     

半定量RT-PCR法分析猪肝脏中铜锌超氧化物歧化酶mRNA表达水平

细胞内铜锌超氧化物歧化酶（CuZnSOD）是动物体内一种重要的抗氧化酶。本实验室构建了优化的半定量RT-PCR法，以18S rRNA为内标，研究猪肝脏组织中CuZnSOD基因mRNA表达水平。提取猪肝脏组织总RNA，经反转录后进行扩增，先寻求PCR线性扩增范围，确定RT．PCR的最佳循环数和Mg^2＋浓度。扩增后用VDS摄像系统扫描PCR扩增产物的电泳条带灰度。通过CuZnSOD PCR产物的灰度与18S rRNA PCR产物的灰度之比，即可计算出CuZnSOD mRNA的相对含量。     

猪附红细胞体50S核糖体基因PCR检测方法的建立及应用

根据GenBank上最新发布的猪附红细胞体基因组序列(NC-015155)设计一对引物,并以吉林省延边地区猪附红细胞体基因组DNA为模板,建立猪附红细胞体50 S核糖体基因PCR诊断方法,通过特异性、敏感性及临床应用试验验证,快速准确的检测出猪附红细胞体.试验结果显示,建立的猪附红细胞体PCR诊断方法扩增片段大小为10...     

Identification and detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae by PCR based on the gene apxIVA

The apxIVA gene, a recently discovered RTX determinant of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, was shown to be species-specific. DNA hybridization experiments using probes for various regions of apxIVA revealed that the 3'-terminus of this gene was present in all 14 serotypes of A. pleuropneumoniae but absent from phylogenetically related species. A primer pair spanning this region specifically amplified a 422bp fragment in PCR experiments with DNA from the reference strains of the 14 serotypes and 194 field strains isolated from various geographic locations worldwide. DNA sequence analysis of PCR products derived from all serotypes were identical except in serotypes 3, 8, and 10, which showed minor differences. The PCR did not amplify any product when DNA from 17 different bacterial species closely related to A. pleuropneumoniae was used as template. In addition, the PCR was negative with DNA of several Actinobacillus sp. which were initially characterized as A. pleuropneumoniae using routine phenotypic and serological analyses but which were subsequently shown by 16S rRNA sequence analysis to belong to yet undefined Actinobacillus species. The sensitivity of the PCR was determined to be 10pg of A. pleuropneumoniae DNA. A set of nested primers amplified a 377bp fragment specifically with A. pleuropneumoniae DNA. DNA titration experiments using the flanking and nested primer pairs showed an improved level of sensitivity to approximately 10fg of genomic DNA. The nested PCR was used to monitor the spread of A. pleuropneumoniae in pigs experimentally infected with a virulent serotype 1 strain and housed in a controlled environment facility. A. pleuropneumoniae DNA could be detected by nested PCR in nasal swab samples of infected pigs receiving either a high dose (5x10(5)) or a low dose (1x10(4)) challenge and in unchallenged cohorts that were contact-infected by the inoculated animals. Furthermore, PCR confirmed the presence of A. pleuropneumoniae in 16/17 homogenates from necrotic lung lesions, while the bacterium was successfully recovered from 13 of these lesions by culture.     

PCR test for detecting Taenia solium cysticercosis in pig carcasses

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was employed to detect Taenia solium DNA in muscle lesions for validation of the meat inspection results of slaughtered pigs. Two sets of oligonucleotide primers, one targeted against the large subunit rRNA gene (TBR primers) and the other targeted against cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (Cox1 primers) of T. solium were used in this study. On reactivity in PCR test, the TBR primers and the Cox1 primers yielded products of 286 and 984 bp, respectively, in cysticercosis positive cases. Both the sets of primers were found to be highly specific, since they did not yield any PCR product in negative controls. A total of 225 pig carcasses were screened for cysticercosis by meat inspection, out of which 25 carcasses with visible cysts (16 viable and 9 degenerated cysts) were also confirmed to be positive for cysticercosis in PCR test. However, out of the 35 carcasses with suspected lesions on meat inspection, only two were found to be positive for cysticercosis in PCR test. The detection limits for both the primer sets were analyzed. The TBR primer set could detect up to 10 pg of cysticercus DNA, whereas the Cox1 primer set could detect only up to 1 ng. It is evident from the study that PCR test is an efficient tool for validation of meat inspection results and also to rule out ambiguity in carcass judgment of suspected cases of porcine cysticercosis.     

Analysis of methanogens in the bovine rumen by polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphism

The polymerase chain reaction single‐strand conformation polymorphism (PCR‐SSCP) method reported by Schwieger and Tebbe (1998) was used to analyze the diversity of methanogens inhabiting the rumen. Partial 16S rRNA gene fragments were amplified from DNA extracted from rumen contents by PCR with archaea‐specific primers, Ar1000F and Ar1500R, or methanogen‐specific primers, M301F and M915R, with one primer phosphorylated at the 5′ end. The amplified DNA fragments were analyzed by SSCP gel electrophoresis after the phosphorylated strands of the PCR products were digested with λ exonuclease. When we analyzed samples collected from the six Holstein cows used in a previous study, in which cows were given feed with or without α‐cyclodextrin‐horseradish oil complex (CD‐HR), nine and six bands were identified in the profiles generated by PCR products amplified with archaea‐specific and methanogen‐specific primers, respectively. While dendrogram analysis based on SSCP gel profiles found that the methanogens from each rumen showed a particular composition of methanogens, the profiles of the methanogens isolated from two of three cows fed with CD‐HR fell into the same branch in the dendrogram constructed from the profiles. Therefore, this study demonstrates the potential of the PCR‐SSCP method in the methanogenic community analysis of the rumen and in investigating changes in the methanogenic community due to the addition of CD‐HR to the rumen.     

半定量RT-PCR法分析猪肌肉组织细胞谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶mRNA表达水平

细胞谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(cGPX)是动物体内一种重要的抗氧化酶.本实验室构建一优化的半定量RT-PCR法,以18s rRNA为内标,研究猪肌肉组织中cGPX基因 mRNA表达水平.提取猪肌肉组织总RNA,经反转录后进行扩增,先寻求PCR线性扩增范围,确定RT-PCR的最佳循环次数和Mg2 浓度,扩增后用VDS摄像系统扫描PCR扩增产物的电泳条带灰度.通过cGPX PCR产物的灰度与18s rRNA PCR产物的灰度之比,即可计算出cGPX mRNA的相对含量.     

Differentiation of Setaria digitata and Setaria labiatopapillosa using molecular markers

5S rRNA intergenic regions of Setaria digitata and Setaria labiatopapillosa were PCR amplified with primers designed from the 5S rRNA gene of Brugia malayi. The ladder-like banding patterns obtained for the amplifications were distinctly different for the two species. Four amplified products were cloned into the pBS vector and completely sequenced. DNA clones from two individual samples of S. digitata, Sd4 and Sd6, showed 97% sequence homology to each other. All sequenced clones showed the presence of the spliced leader (SL) RNA gene with a 22 nucleotide spliced leader sequence. The phylogenetic tree constructed using these data and the 5S rRNA intergenic regions of several other filarial nematodes showed the Setaria species sharing a branch with Dirofilaria. RAPD-PCR analyses identified 107 bands of which 86 were polymorphic (80%). A dendrogram constructed for S. digitata and S. labiatopapillosa separated the two species into two distinct clusters. The polymorphic loci identified by the RAPD-PCR analyses can be studied further to develop species-specific probes/PCR primers for the identification of each species.     

华南虎源血巴尔通体的PCR检测

为了快速准确检测华南虎感染的血巴尔通体种类,我们根据已发表的猫血巴尔通体的16S rRNA基因序列,利用软件Primer Premier 5.0设计2对特异性引物,以华南虎源血巴尔通体基因组DNA进行PCR检测。2对引物分别扩增出1452 bp和170 bp的rDNA序列,1452 bp序列与GenBank~（TM）发表的3种猫血巴尔通体序列相似性分别为99.3%、91.7%和79.5%,而170 bp序列与序列AM748929的相似性为100%。实验结果表明华南虎感染的血巴尔通体为大型猫血巴尔通体,实验建立的PCR检测方法为华南虎血巴尔通体病的诊断及分子流行病学的调查提供了新的手段。     

羊附红细胞体病PCR检测方法的建立

根据羊附红细胞体的16S rRNA基因参考序列，设计1对特异性引物．建立了检测羊附红细胞体的PCR技术。用本方法从感染血样中特异扩增出1条预期大小为1169bp的片段。该方法灵敏、快速、特异性高．可用于羊附红细胞体病的早期快速诊断和流行病学调查。