罗非鱼源无乳链球菌兼职蛋白EF-Tu的克隆、表达及其抗原性检测

为检测罗非鱼源无乳链球菌兼职蛋白EF-Tu(延伸因子Tu,Elongation Factor Tu)的抗原性,本实验克隆了罗非鱼源无乳链球菌HN0303的EF-Tu基因序列,并进行了蛋白相关性质的预测和系统发育树的构建。通过原核表达得到EF-Tu重组蛋白,同时利用纯化的蛋白免疫家兔获得多克隆兔抗EF-Tu重组蛋白血清以用于EF-Tu蛋白抗原性检测。结果显示,罗非鱼源无乳链球菌HN0303 EF-Tu基因有1个由1197个碱基组成的ORF,编码398个氨基酸。生物信息学分析显示其分子式为C_(1933)H_(3096)N_(532)O_(615)S_(11),分子质量为43.981 ku,理论等电点为4.749;具有多个磷酸化位点,不具有信号肽和跨膜区域;具有保守的EFTu结构域、EF-Tu-II结构域和EF-Tu-Ⅲ结构域,且与其他来源无乳链球菌的EF-Tu蛋白具有很高的同源性;具有较高的抗原指数,表明其可形成多个抗原表位。SDS-PAGE检测发现,诱导表达的重组蛋白以包涵体的形式出现在沉淀中,大小约为66.4 ku。Western Blot分析表明,兔抗EF-Tu重组蛋白血清能分别特异性结合菌体蛋白和EF-Tu重组蛋白。同时使用兔抗EF-Tu重组蛋白血清封闭罗非鱼源无乳链球菌HN0303表面的EF-Tu蛋白后,无乳链球菌HN0303粘附EPC(Epithelioma papulosum cyprini,鲤鱼上皮细胞)的能力下降了79.99%±2.43%。本研究表明,原核表达的罗非鱼源无乳链球菌EF-Tu重组蛋白具备较好的抗原性,用其制备的兔抗血清能够较好地抑制罗非鱼源无乳链球菌的粘附,推测其可能为罗非鱼源无乳链球菌亚单位疫苗的候选蛋白。     

罗非鱼无乳链球菌LrrG蛋白的原核表达及免疫原性分析

LrrG蛋白是无乳链球菌较保守的表面蛋白之一。为获得罗非鱼源无乳链球菌LrrG蛋白并探讨其在罗非鱼体内的免疫原性,本实验根据GenBank中已报道的人源无乳链球菌LrrG基因序列,设计特异性引物,扩增获得罗非鱼源无乳链球菌的LrrG基因。分析表明,其ORF为2 361 bp,编码786个氨基酸,与人源无乳链球菌LrrG基因核苷酸序列的相似性高达98.48%。LrrG蛋白含有3个保守的LRR结构域,并可形成多个抗原表位。将LrrG基因片段克隆转入原核表达载体pET-32a(+),构建重组质粒pET-32a(+)/LrrG,E.coli BL21(DE3)22℃诱导表达6 h。SDS-PAGE显示,诱导表达蛋白的分子量为108.9 ku,并且该重组蛋白以可溶和包涵体2种形式存在。经His Bind亲和柱纯化及超滤管浓缩后,LrrG可溶蛋白浓度达3.40 mg/mL。鱼体注射免疫实验表明,LrrG可溶蛋白对罗非鱼的相对免疫保护率达69.28%,且免疫后4周的血清抗体滴度为1∶800。该研究为深入探讨无乳链球菌LrrG蛋白作为罗非鱼基因工程疫苗的潜在应用价值奠定了基础。     

西伯利亚鲟停乳链球菌的分离、鉴定与致病性

从患暴发性流行病的两伯利亚鲟(Acipenser baerii)肝脏和心脏中各分离到1株细菌,分离纯化后获得2个分离株,编号分别为AeBF070904、AbHT070912,对分离菌进行了菌株鉴定、致病性分析及药敏实验.分别应用常规生理生化鉴定、全自动细菌测定卡API 20 STREP和ID 32STREP进行检测,结果表明,2个分离株均为停乳链球菌(Streptococcus dysgalactiae).对2个分离株的16S rRNA基因进行PCR扩增和测序,并与GenBank中收录的链球菌16S rRNA基因进行序列分析并构建系统进化树,结果显示,2个分离株的16S rRNA基因序列相同,与停乳链球菌同源性最高达97.3%,在系统进化树上与停乳链球菌聚为一簇,进一步确认2个分离株均为停乳链球菌.从人工感染后发病鱼的内脏组织再分离的细菌特性与原感染菌相同,确认停乳链球菌是西伯利亚鲟的致病菌.2个分离株对两伯利亚鲟、杂交鲟及剑尾鱼均有致死毒性,37℃培养的细菌毒力比28℃培养的细菌毒力强.2个分离株均对青霉素、诺氟沙星等7种药物敏感;对头孢唑啉、庆大霉素等2种药物耐受;对红霉素巾等敏感;对卡那霉素等8种药物菌株之间出现差异.     

罗非鱼源无乳链球菌ZQ0910转录调控因子rovS基因的克隆及表达研究

为了对罗非鱼源无乳链球菌ZQ0910株毒力相关转录调控因子rovS进行克隆及表达研究,实验根据GenBank上登录的相关基因设计引物,采用PCR方法扩增该株细菌的rovS基因,然后将该基因定向克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a(+)中,在大肠杆菌Rosetta(DE3)中进行IPTG诱导表达.结果显示,该基因有849个碱基,编码282个氨基酸;同源基因序列比对显示,无乳链球菌ZQ0910株与无乳链球菌2603 V与ATCC13813的rovS基因的同源性最高;经IPTG诱导后表达的融合蛋白分子量为34 ku;用亲和层析后的融合蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔制备多克隆抗体,经ELISA检测效价达到1∶512000.研究结果表明,实验成功克隆与表达了rovS基因,为深入探讨RovS调节因子在调节细菌的代谢、生长和毒力等多种生命活动中的作用提供了理论依据.     

罗非鱼无乳链球菌LrrG-Sip融合基因原核表达载体的构建及表达

LrrG和表面免疫原性蛋白（Sip）是无乳链球菌（Streptococcus agalactiae）的2种表面蛋白,具有良好的免疫原性。为获得罗非鱼无乳链球菌表面蛋白LrrG和Sip蛋白的融合蛋白,该试验采用基因拼接技术中的双酶切法分2步逐个将Sip和LrrG基因插入pColdⅡ载体中,构建原核表达载体pColdⅡ-LrrG-Sip。将成功构建的融合基因原核表达载体转化感受态细胞BL21（DE3）,进行诱导表达条件的优化。结果显示,15℃、IPTG 0.5 mmol·L-1诱导9 h,目的蛋白呈可溶状态的表达量最高。Western Blot检测结果显示LrrG-Sip融合蛋白大小与预测一致（162kDa）,说明成功构建了融合基因,为罗非鱼源无乳链球菌亚单位疫苗的研制奠定了基础。     

温度对尼罗罗非鱼无乳链球菌毒力的影响

为了解温度对鱼源无乳链球菌毒力的影响机制,本实验研究了温度对无乳链球菌毒力相关参数(生长、粘附、入侵、毒力基因表达以及对罗非鱼致死率)的影响。结果发现,不同培养温度下(25~40 ℃)无乳链球菌的生长速度不同,37 ℃为其最适生长温度,25 ℃时生长速度最慢;25~34 ℃内无乳链球菌粘附在惰性基质上的菌体对应的吸光值(OD_590nm)之间无显著差异(P>0.05),37 ℃时显著增加,40 ℃时又急剧下降;罗非鱼在人工感染无乳链球菌后各时间点(6、12、24和48 h),鱼体脑组织中菌量随注射菌体培养温度的增加呈先上升后下降的趋势,且与不同培养温度下的无乳链球菌对罗非鱼的致死率呈正相关;无乳链球菌毒力基因的表达也与培养温度相关,hly和cfb基因的表达量随菌体培养温度的升高先增加后降低,分别在34和37 ℃处达到峰值,不同培养温度下无乳链球菌sip基因表达的变化幅度较小,而scpB基因的表达则随培养温度增加而下降;无乳链球菌对罗非鱼的致死率随其培养温度的升高呈先升高后降低趋势,低温(25和28 ℃)培养条件下的菌体对罗非鱼致死率较低(<20%),37 ℃时致死率最高66.67%±6.67%。以上结果表明温度参与无乳链球菌生长、粘附、转移、入侵和部分毒力基因表达的调控,它们共同影响无乳链球菌对罗非鱼的毒力。     

罗非鱼源无乳链球菌溶血素基因体外表达及其免疫原性

为研究罗非鱼源无乳链球菌溶血素(Hemolysin,Hly)对鱼体的免疫保护作用,根据已获得的无乳链球菌ZQ0910全基因组序列设计引物扩增hly基因,定向克隆于原核表达载体p ET-28a中,构建原核重组质粒p ET-28a-hly,经IPTG诱导表达后,制成亚单位疫苗免疫吉富罗非鱼,并分析疫苗的免疫保护力。结果显示,hly基因产物大小1335 bp,编码444个氨基酸,经测序与Gen Bank报道的链球菌属Hly氨基酸序列同源性可达99%。经IPTG诱导表达后,SDS-PAGE分析可见一条51.7 k D的特异条带;Western blotting分析结果说明表达的Hly蛋白能与His-Tag单抗特异性结合;制备的亚单位疫苗免疫鱼体后第14天即可检测到抗体产生,并在第28天达到峰值,抗体效价为1∶4096,免疫保护率为70%。由此证实,该亚单位疫苗有望成为预防由无乳链球菌引起的罗非鱼链球菌病的基因工程类疫苗。     

中国南方地区罗非鱼无乳链球菌的分子流行病学研究

从广东省以及海南省等地区养殖的患病罗非鱼体内分离、收集到多株致病菌,经生化分析和分子生物学鉴定,均为无乳链球菌。对这些菌株分别进行了耐药谱测定、分子分型试验以及分子血清型分析。药敏试验结果表明,2007—2010年分离到的无乳链球菌耐药谱基本相似;多位点可变数目串联重复序列分析(MLVA)试验中,选择5个高变异指数的可变数目重复位点(VNTR)进行分子分型,结果表明,所有鱼源无乳链球菌菌株为同一MLVA型,而作为对照的牛源无乳链球菌则明显不同;为了对这些菌株进一步分型,分别进行了分子血清型和表面蛋白抗原基因的检测,结果表明,鱼源无乳链球菌的分子血清型均为Ⅰa型,表面蛋白抗原均为alpha-C蛋白。这进一步说明了不同年份和不同地区的鱼源无乳链球菌在基因水平上为同一分子类型,具有相同的起源或传染源。同时也说明,我国南方地区罗非鱼无乳链球菌在这几年中未发生明显的遗传变异。这些结果为罗非鱼无乳链球菌病疫苗研制,疫病监测及药物防治的研究提供理论依据。     

海豚链球菌兼职蛋白FBA的克隆表达、抗原性检测及免疫效果评价

为检测斑点叉尾鮰源海豚链球菌兼职蛋白(fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolases,FBA)的抗原性和潜在的疫苗价值,本实验克隆得到斑点叉尾鮰源海豚链球菌DX09(基因组登陆号LXQF01)的fba基因序列(基因登录号A7N10_RS06935),对克隆序列进行生物信息学分析,并通过原核表达得到重组FBA蛋白(r FBA),制备了兔抗r FBA血清用于FBA蛋白抗原性检测,同时通过免疫保护实验评估重组蛋白的免疫保护效果。结果显示,海豚链球菌DX09 fba基因有1个882 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),编码293个氨基酸。生物信息学分析显示,其分子式为C_(1378)H_(2172)N_(368)O_(422)S_8,分子质量为30.9 ku,理论等电点为5.01,不具有信号肽和跨膜区域;具有保守的裂解酶结构域,且与其他来源的FBA蛋白同源性达100%;具有较高的抗原指数,表明其可形成多个抗原表位。SDS-PAGE检测发现,诱导表达的重组蛋白以包涵体的形式出现在沉淀中,大小约为47 ku。Western blot分析表明,兔抗r FBA血清能特异性结合菌体蛋白。同时免疫保护实验显示,重组蛋白对斑点叉尾鮰的相对保护率可达55%,免疫后鱼体抗体水平相对对照组显著升高。本研究表明,原核表达的斑点叉尾鮰源海豚链球菌DX09 rFBA具备较好的抗原性和免疫保护作用,具有研发斑点叉尾鮰海豚链球菌亚单位疫苗的潜在价值。     

海南无乳链球菌的毒力基因与耐药特性分析

无乳链球菌可感染人与其他动物,是一种重要的致病菌。为探明海南地区无乳链球菌的毒力基因携带率及耐药情况,以2017年间实验室所采集鉴定的18株无乳链球菌(人源4株,鱼源14株)为样本,利用PCR技术和抗菌药物药敏纸片进行毒力基因、耐药基因的扩增和药物敏感性的检测,结果发现,常见毒力基因阳性检出率较高,其中有11种毒力基因均100%携带,另外3种基因阳性率也超过66.7%;耐药基因扩增结果显示,除四环素类和氨基糖苷类耐药基因均呈阴性以外,其余耐药基因阳性检出率较高(44.4%~100%);而药敏检测显示,无乳链球菌对β-内酰胺类、大环内酯类、林可胺类抗生素耐药性高,而对于氨基糖苷类、喹诺酮类、四环素类抗生素敏感性高。总体上,药敏情况和耐药基因的检测结果一致。研究结果发现,分离得到的不同来源的无乳链球菌中毒力基因检出频率高,耐药性强,需要引起高度重视,试验结果将为无乳链球菌的防治提供重要的参考。     

斑点叉尾鮰源海豚链球菌DGX07株simA基因克隆、鉴定及分子特性分析

以Primer p14(5’-GATCAAGTCC-3’)为引物对分离自患病斑点叉尾海豚链球菌强毒株DGX07进行RAPD分析。同时参照GenBank中海豚链球菌simA基因序列设计特异性引物,以DGX07基因组DNA为模板,扩增出约1 500 bp的simA基因,并将其克隆到pMD19-T载体上,之后对重组质粒进行PCR和双酶切(BamHⅠ+XhoⅠ)鉴定,鉴定正确后送测序公司测序。RAPD分析结果显示,DGX07和标准菌株均能扩增出750 bp大小的条带。通过生物信息学软件对测序结果分析显示,simA基因全长1 566 bp,由521个氨基酸组成,与海豚链球菌simA和simB亲缘性达100%,存在1个由41个氨基酸组成的信号肽,具有Bap31和Gram_pos_anchor两个超家族的保守结构域;具有与蛋白翻译后修饰功能相关的磷酸化位点22个和N-糖基化位点2个,编码多肽链中亲水区大于疏水区,是一种膜外蛋白,并具有多个抗原优势位点区域。密码子偏爱性分析表明,斑点叉尾源海豚链球菌simA基因密码子使用频率差异较大,密码子偏爱性与酵母较为接近。获得GenBank登录号为JF330100。     

Lancefield group C Streptococcus dysgalactiae infection responsible for fish mortalities in Japan

A Lancefield serological group C Streptococcus sp. was isolated from cultured amberjack, Seriola dumerili Risso, and yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata Temminck and Schlegel, immunized with Lactococcus garvieae commercial vaccines in Japan. The isolated bacteria were Gram-positive cocci, auto-aggregating in saline, morphologically long chains in growth medium, catalase negative and alpha-haemolytic on blood agar. An almost complete gene sequence of the 16S rDNA of two isolates was determined and compared with that of bacterial strains in the database. The isolates were identified as Streptococcus dysgalactiae based on the results of the 16S rDNA sequence, the bacteriological properties and the Lancefield serological grouping. Oligonucleotide primers specifically designed for the 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region of S. dysgalactiae amplified a gene from all the fish isolates, as well as the type strains alpha-haemolytic S. dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae ATCC430738 and beta-haemolytic S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis ATCC35666, but not those of S. equi ATCC33398, Lactococcus garvieae ATCC43921 and L. garvieae KG9408. The severe necrotic lesions of the caudal peduncle seen in experimentally infected fish were similar to those seen in naturally infected fish.     

暖水鱼类链球菌病研究概况

鱼类链球菌病在世界各主要鱼类养殖国家均有发生，对温带和热带、亚热带地区养殖鱼类危害尤为严重。该病主要是由海豚链球菌和无乳链球菌所引起。本对暖水性鱼类链球菌病的流行病学情况如疾病的分布、易感鱼种类、发病特征、病样的采集、运输及保存，病原菌的分离鉴定，病原菌药敏试验，疫苗的开发等诸多方面进行综述。重点在详细介绍病原菌的基础上阐述现代化分子生物学技术在鱼类链球菌的快速鉴定上的应用及利用疫苗防治鱼类链球菌病的可行性及成果，以期能对鱼类链球菌病的临床防治有指导意义。[编按]     

A novel iron transporter in Streptococcus iniae

Streptococcus iniae is a major pathogen that results in considerable economic loss to fish farms. Restricted availability of iron is a huge obstacle to survival for pathogenic bacteria during infection, and iron acquisition is important in bacterial virulence. In this study, S. iniae HD‐1 was shown not to produce siderophores (low‐molecular‐weight compounds) but rather to require iron‐containing proteins for growth under iron‐restricted conditions. The adenosine triphosphate (ATP)‐binding‐cassette (ABC) transporter system (ftsABCD), which is cotranscribed by four downstream genes, namely, ftsA, ftsB, ftsC and ftsD, was identified as responsible for haem utilization of S. iniae. Analysis of the corresponding recombinant protein, FtsB, indicated that it is a putative lipoprotein which plays a role in haem utilization and is produced in vivo during infection with S. iniae HD‐1, and therefore may be a potential candidate antigen for a streptococcal vaccine.     

Evaluation of the link between gyrodactylosis and streptococcosis of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Streptococcus iniae and Gyrodactylus niloticus are two common pathogens of cultured Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. We studied concurrent infection of tilapia by G. niloticus and S. iniae and evaluated whether parasitism in tilapia with Gyrodactylus increased susceptibility and mortality following immersion infection with S. iniae. Results showed that death mainly occurred in fish with G. niloticus and challenged with S. iniae (G-S group). The accumulative mortality (42.2%) was significantly higher in the G-S group than in fish not infected by the parasite (6.7%), but exposed to S. iniae. Bacteriological examination revealed S. iniae from > or =92% of dead or moribund fish challenged with S. iniae. Gyrodactylus not only damaged fish epithelium and provided entry for invasive bacteria but also was found to harbour viable cells of S. iniae for 24 and 72 h. Streptococcus iniae was isolated from 60% and 40% of G. niloticus collected from fish infected by intraperitoneal injection or immersion, respectively, at 24 h post-challenge. The present study confirms that parasitism of tilapia by G. niloticus increased host mortality following exposure to the bacterial pathogen S. iniae.     

Rapid identification of Streptococcus iniae by specific PCR assay utilizing genetic markers in ITS rDNA

The 16S-23S intergenic spacers (ITS) of ribosomal DNA from ten independent isolates of Streptococcus iniae and one reference strain ATCC29178 were sequenced, aligned and used to design a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primer set for rapid and specific detection and identification of S. iniae. This primer set amplified a 377-bp DNA fragment specifically from S. iniae, but not from other common bacterial pathogens of fish or from non-fish pathogens. The PCR conditions were optimized to allow detection of the organism from agar, broth culture or infected fish tissue. The sensitivity of the PCR assay was established by the detection of DNA as low as 0.02 ng or as few as 10 CFU bacterial cells. The establishment of the specific PCR assay provides a useful tool for the identification and diagnosis of fish infection with S. iniae.     

Antigenicity of Streptococcus agalactiae extracellular products and vaccine efficacy

Streptococcus agalactiae is a major bacterial pathogen that is the cause of serious economic losses in many species of freshwater, marine and estuarine fish worldwide. A highly efficacious S. agalactiae vaccine was developed using extracellular products (ECP) and formalin-killed whole cells of S. agalactiae. The vaccine efficacy following storage of S. agalactiae ECP and formalin-killed S. agalactiae cells at 4 degrees C for 1 year was determined. The stored ECP containing S. agalactiae formalin-killed cells failed to prevent morbidity and mortality among the vaccinated fish, and the relative percentage survival was 29. Serum antibody responses of the stored ECP and freshly prepared ECP against soluble whole cell extract of S. agalactiae indicated that significantly less antibody was produced in fish immunized with stored ECP and S. agalactiae cells than in those fish immunized with freshly prepared ECP and S. agalactiae cells at day 31 post-vaccination. Silver staining of sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gels and immunostaining of Western blots with tilapia antiserum to S. agalactiae revealed that predominant 54 and 55 kDa bands were present in the freshly prepared ECP fraction. The 55 kDa band was absent from the stored ECP and new bands below 54 kDa appeared on the Western blot. The results of this study on S. agalactiae ECP provide evidence for a correlation between protection and antibody production to ECP and for the importance of the 55 kDa ECP antigen for vaccine efficacy.     

大菱鲆致病性溶藻弧菌SR1的外膜蛋白及其抗原性分析

用十二烷基肌氨酸钠(Sarkosyl)抽提结合超速离心的方法提取了一株大菱鲆致病性溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)SR1和其他7株弧菌的外膜蛋白。通过SDS-PAGE图谱分析比较了这8株弧菌外膜蛋白的组成,结果表明,8株弧菌的外膜蛋白电泳一般可得到6-12条条带,其分子量多集中在65-106 kD和28-48 kD,其中36 kD的蛋白带为8株弧菌所共有。用兔抗SR1全菌血清进行Western-blot印迹显示,菌株SR1的外膜蛋白条带中有6条发生了阳性反应,其分子量分别为73 kD、48 kD4、5 kD3、9 kD、36 kD和32 kD。而其他7株弧菌的外膜蛋白与兔抗SR1血清也发生程度不等的阳性反应,这些阳性反应条带的分子量集中在65-73 kD、45-48 kD和36-41 kD之间,其中36 kD的外膜蛋白在8株弧菌中均出现明显的阳性反应,说明36 kD的外膜蛋白是这8株弧菌共有的特异性抗原。     

Multiplex nested-polymerase chain reaction for the simultaneous detection of Aeromonas hydrophila, Edwardsiella tarda, Photobacterium damselae and Streptococcus iniae, four important fish pathogens in subtropical Asia

A multiplex nested-polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based (m-nested PCR) method was developed for simultaneous detection of four important freshwater/marine fish pathogens in subtropical Asia, including Aeromonas hydrophila, Edwardsiella tarda, Photobacterium damselae and Streptococcus iniae . The specificity of the oligonucleotide primers used for PCR detection was confirmed to generate specific amplicons for the corresponding pathogens. Moreover, non-specific amplicons were observed when the primers were tested using pure DNA extracted from 31 related bacterial strains belonging to 23 species or tissue homogenates of infected tilapia. This m-nested PCR approach could detect 19 colony forming unit (CFU) for A. hydrophila , 62 CFU for E. tarda , 280 CFU for P. damselae subsp. piscicida and 179 CFU for S. iniae in infected tilapia kidney homogenates, consistent with the results derived from bacteriological methods. The assay described in this paper is a sensitive and effective method for simultaneous detection of multiple fish pathogens.     

罗非鱼海豚链球菌16S rRNA基因的序列测定和系统进化分析

为了从分子水平上对1株致病性罗非鱼链球菌进行分类学鉴定,利用原核生物16SrRNA基因通用引物对分离纯化的罗非鱼致病性链球菌进行16S rRNA基因的克隆及序列分析。结果扩增出长约1.5 kp目的片段,测序得到1条长度为1 447 bp核苷酸序列。核苷酸相似性分析表明,序列与NCB I公布的海豚链球菌(Streptococcus iniae,S.iniae)SCCF5L菌株16SrRNA基因核苷酸序列相似性最高(99.4%),暂称为中国广西株(S.iniae-CGX)。同时,亲源关系较近的S.iniae、S.difficilis和S.agalactiae代表菌株构建的系统发育进化树显示,所得菌株与S.iniae代表菌株组成同一进化分支,与S.agalactiae代表菌株组成的另一进化分支距离较近(95.5%),而与S.difficilis代表菌株组成的进化分支距离较远(92.3%)。上述研究证实,本试验从发病罗非鱼脑组织分离到的致病性链球菌为海豚链球菌。