湖北省潜江地区克氏原螯虾白斑综合征PCR诊断及组织病理学观察

近年来在湖北省范围内人工养殖的克氏原螯虾暴发了严重的疾病,其中白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)已成为危害克氏原螯虾健康养殖的重要病原。2016年5月湖北省潜江市养殖区暴发了一种传染性疾病,为探究此次疾病病因和流行规律,将染病虾进行临床症状观察、对病料进行PCR检测、系统发育树分析、人工感染和组织病理学观察。结果显示,发病克氏原螯虾临床症状主要表现为摄食减少,活力下降,反应迟钝;组织病理学观察结果显示,克氏原螯虾的肝胰腺、肠、肌肉、鳃组织均出现不同程度变性和坏死以及炎性细胞浸润等典型病理学变化,与WSSV感染克氏原螯虾出现的病变相似;PCR检测患病克氏原螯虾样品,结果显示WSSV呈阳性,阳性检出率为55.56%(15/27),未检测到斑节对虾杆状病毒(MBV)和传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV);检测产物测序并进行系统发育树分析,结果显示,该基因序列与WSSV的EG3株(KR083866.1)核苷酸序列同源性为100%。将病虾的肝胰腺、肠和肌肉组织投喂健康克氏原螯虾,投喂组均表现为急性死亡(累积死亡率为100%),并出现与自然发病虾相同的症状。WSSV的巢式PCR检测结果显示,人工感染病虾为WSSV阳性。根据以上显示,本次养殖克氏原螯虾大规模死亡的病原是WSSV。     

白斑综合征病毒感染克氏原螯虾后的PCR检测及组织病理学研究

采用投喂感染白斑综合征病毒(White Spot Syndrome Virus,WSSV)对虾肌肉的方式,对养殖克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)进行人工感染,以确定WSSV对养殖克氏原螯虾的易感性。结果发现,投喂病虾感染组螯虾的死亡率达到90%,而对照组未出现死亡。采用PCR对试验组螯虾的肌肉进行WSSV检测,发现投喂感染组的阳性检出率为100%,对照组的阳性检出率均为0。PCR检测结果发现,濒死螯虾的肝胰腺、中肠、肌肉、鳃、性腺、心脏六种组织的PCR结果均为WSSV阳性,而对照组的各组织检测结果均为阴性。组织切片的光镜观察也证实,濒死螯虾的肝胰腺、中肠、肌肉、鳃、性腺、心脏及血淋巴等组织均发生了不同程度的病变。     

白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)对不同规格克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)致病力及ATPase活性的影响

以投喂患白斑综合征病毒病(WSSV)的南美白对虾组织的方法人工感染健康的克氏原螯虾,利用PCR检测实验克氏原螯虾的感染情况;同时比较健康的克氏原螯虾和感染病毒的克氏原螯虾体内ATPase活性.结果显示:白斑综合征病毒可以感染克氏原螯虾,受感染的克氏原螯虾体内病毒含量与其死亡呈正相关;健康的克氏原螯虾和感染病毒的克氏原螯虾体内的ATPase活性分别为7.337 U/mgprot和4.212 U/mgprot,有极其显著的差异.     

白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)在市售克氏原螯虾中携带情况调查

近年来白斑综合征成为制约克氏原螯虾养殖的重要病害。对市场销售的克氏原螯虾抽样调查,采用PCR仪检测白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)的携带情况,结果为:湖泊养殖的克氏原螯虾不携带WSSV,池塘单养的克氏原螯虾及江河野生克氏原螯虾携带WSSV。     

养殖克氏原螯虾体内白斑综合征病毒的绝对定量分析

近年来克氏原螯虾的养殖受到WSSV的威胁,病毒在宿主组织中的绝对定量对于了解病毒的致病性具有重要意义,但克氏原螯虾组织中WSSV的绝对定量分布还有待研究。实验调查了湖北省5个主养区克氏原螯虾WSSV的感染率,结果表明80%以上克氏原螯虾都携带有WSSV。采用WSSV-VP28蛋白特异性抗体对克氏原螯虾提取蛋白进行Western Blot检测,在WSSV-PCR阳性样品中可检测到VP28特异性条带,在WSSV-PCR阴性样品中没有检测到相应条带。采用实验室建立的WSSV绝对定量PCR方法,对携带病毒的克氏原螯虾6个组织(鳃、胃、肠、血淋巴细胞、肝胰腺和心脏)进行检测。结果表明,在鳃、胃和肠可检测到较多病毒量(约108拷贝/mg),其次是血淋巴细胞(107拷贝/mg)、肝胰腺(106拷贝/mg),在心脏中病毒的含量最低(103拷贝/mg),表明病毒的复制存在组织特异性。结果显示WSSV主要存在于消化系统中,预示着克氏原螯虾可能主要在摄食过程中感染WSSV;不同地区克氏原螯虾组织病毒携带量表现出一定差异,预示着WSSV感染可能受到环境因素的影响。     

WSSV感染对克氏原螯虾血细胞吞噬和肝胰腺磷酸酶活性的影响

分析了克氏原螯虾Procambarus clarkia人工感染白斑综合征病毒(White Spot Syndrome Virus,WSSV)后,其血细胞吞噬(Phagocytosis)活性,肝胰腺酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性的变化规律,其目的是为WSSV感染与螯虾的免疫防御反应等研究提供依据.分析结果显示,随着WSSV感染克氏原螯虾时间的延长,血细胞吞噬活性、肝胰腺酸性磷酸酶(ACP)和碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性也随之改变,其中血细胞吞噬活性的变化规律性比较明显,可作为WSSV感染的敏感指标,也可以用作间接指示克氏原螯虾健康状况的指标.而在不同的感染时间,克氏原螯虾肝胰腺ACP与AKP的活性波动较大,无明显的规律可循,难以作为WSSV感染的敏感指标.     

常规PCR与巢式PCR法快速检测克氏原螯虾白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)

对传统对虾白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)的PCR检测方法中的病毒模板DNA的提取方法加以改进,建立了一种快速检测克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)WSSV的PCR方法。本方法将克氏原螯虾肝胰腺组织匀浆液冻融3次进行差速离心后,在病毒沉淀中加入50μL蛋白酶K溶液,室温消化5 min,沸水中煮10 min后,10000 r/min高速离心5 min即可取上清液用于PCR扩增,结果显示:与传统的病毒模板DNA提取方法相比,本方法的PCR结果特异性强,扩增效率高,准确率高,可应用于快速大规模检测克氏原鳌虾中的WSSV。     

克氏原螯虾自噬相关基因PcAtg2的克隆及其在白斑综合征病毒胁迫下的表达分析

为了解自噬相关基因Atg2在克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkia)先天免疫中的作用,本研究克隆了克氏原螯虾Atg2 (PcAtg2)基因全长序列。生物信息学分析显示,PcAtg2蛋白编码序列全长为9 966 bp,推测其编码2 189个氨基酸。组织定量表达分布显示,PcAtg2在克氏原螯虾的各个组织中均有表达,其中在肝胰腺中表达最高,在眼柄中表达最低。在白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)感染实验中,PcAtg2基因表达量在不同组织中均呈现显著上调趋势。RNA干扰(RNAi)实验显示,PcAtg2基因沉默后,WSSV在克氏原螯虾体内的增殖明显被抑制,同时,自噬相关基因的表达量上调。透射电镜分析结果显示,在WSSV感染后,PcAtg2基因沉默组中克氏原螯虾肝胰腺组织中的自噬小体多于对照组。本研究结果可为了解克氏原螯虾应对WSSV胁迫下的调控机制提供理论参考。     

克氏原螯虾细胞色素c基因通过调节凋亡途径抑制WSSV感染

细胞凋亡是由一系列相关基因严格调控的细胞程序性死亡,在抵御病原入侵、维持机体内环境稳态等方面有着重要意义。其中细胞色素c从线粒体释放到细胞质中是凋亡开始的关键一步。本研究利用RACE技术首次克隆获得了克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)细胞色素c基因(PcCytc),全长为897 bp,包括163 bp的5′-UTR、419 bp的3′-UTR和315 bp的开放阅读框,编码104个氨基酸。定量PCR检测结果显示,PcCytc基因在克氏原螯虾的各组织中均有表达,其中在鳃、肠道和肌肉中表达高,在胃中表达最低。WSSV感染实验显示,在病毒感染后PcCytc在肝胰腺、肠道和肌肉组织中的表达水平均出现上调,并在24 h达最高值,约是此时PBS组表达量的2.65、2.07和2.20倍,均存在极显著性差异(P<0.01)。PcCytc基因干扰后,克氏原螯虾体内WSSV病毒拷贝数显著增加(P<0.05),表明PcCytc能够抑制WSSV在克氏原螯虾体内的复制,延迟感染;同时,凋亡相关基因bcl-2、bax和caspase-3的表达均发生显著上调或下调(P<0.05)。本研究表明,PcCytc可通过调节凋亡途径抑制WSSV感染,为克氏原螯虾对WSSV感染的免疫反应提供了新的见解。     

安徽省克氏原螯虾白斑综合征病毒检测及疾病分析

2018年4—5月在安徽省4个市采集稻田养殖的克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)样本480份,采集池塘、水库的野生克氏原螯虾样本180份,进行白斑综合征病毒(white spot syndrome virus, WSSV)套式PCR检测,并对稻田的水环境、虾的养殖密度、产量及疾病发生情况进行跟踪调查。结果显示,野生虾、养殖虾的WSSV携带率分别为8.89%、98.13%。虾中WSSV首轮PCR检测阳性率≥50%的稻田有10个,其中5个稻田中高密度养殖虾的病死率达20%及以上,5个稻田中适宜密度养殖虾的病死率为10%及以下。pH值偏高、溶解氧过饱和的5号稻田和溶解氧过饱和的6号稻田中高密度养殖虾的病死率也分别高至50%、60%。     

转vp28蓝藻口服剂对凡纳滨对虾抗白斑综合征病毒能力及免疫反应的影响

为探讨转vp28蓝藻(Anabaena sp.PCC7120)口服剂对凡纳滨对虾抗白斑综合征病毒能力及其相应的免疫反应,本研究将此口服剂免疫幼虾7 d,再分别通过投喂攻毒和浸泡攻毒,测定其存活率及相应的免疫指标。投喂攻毒和浸泡攻毒的实验组存活率分别为78.8%和83.19%,表明该口服剂能显著增强对虾抗白斑综合征病毒的能力。蓝藻口服剂免疫对虾的酶活性检测结果显示,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、酚氧化酶(PO)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性在免疫后2 h均有上升趋势,且在48或96 h达到最高值,这表明该口服剂能引起对虾体内酶活性变化。投喂攻毒的对虾酶活性检测结果显示,实验组攻毒后的对虾肝胰腺SOD活性分别比阳性对照组、野生型组、空载体组显著提高42.10%、32.26%和16.04%,且攻毒后的肌肉SOD活性分别比阴性对照组、阳性对照组、野生型组和空载体组略微提高17.70%、11.50%、15.00%以及10.00%。实验组攻毒后的对虾肝胰腺PO、CAT和AKP活性比阳性对照组分别提高12.17%、88.80%和240.07%,比野生型组分别提高21.49%、30.90%和100%;酸性磷酸酶(ACP)活性比阴性对照组略微提高,而在肌肉中各组ACP活性无显著性差异。同时浸泡攻毒组结果与投喂攻毒组具有类似的趋势。浸泡攻毒的实验组CAT和AKP活性显著高于其余处理组,且CAT活性比投喂攻毒更为显著。浸泡攻毒的实验组肝胰腺PO活性显著高于阳性对照组、野生型组和空载体组,而各组肌肉ACP活性无显著性差异。研究表明,转vp28蓝藻口服剂能够增强凡纳滨对虾抗病能力并延缓对虾死亡。转vp28蓝藻PCC7120本身可作为幼虾饵料直接投喂,无需提取纯化,有望大规模应用于对虾养殖产业。     

Multiple infections caused by white spot syndrome virus and Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei in pond‐reared Penaeus vannamei in India and multiplex PCR for their simultaneous detection

White leg shrimp, Penaeus vannamei, were collected on a monthly basis from grow‐out ponds located at Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states along the east coast of India for screening of viral and other pathogens. Totally 240 shrimp samples randomly collected from 92 farms were screened for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV) and Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP). The number of shrimp collected from shrimp farms ranged from 6 to 20 based on the body weight of the shrimp. All the shrimp collected from one farm were pooled together for screening for pathogens by PCR assay. Among the samples screened, 28 samples were WSSV‐positive, one positive for IHHNV and 30 samples positive for EHP. Among the positive samples, four samples were found to be positive for both WSSV and EHP, which indicated that the shrimp had multiple infections with WSSV and EHP. This is the first report on the occurrence of multiple infections caused by WSSV and EHP. Multiplex PCR (m‐PCR) protocol was standardized to detect both pathogens simultaneously in single reaction instead of carrying out separate PCR for both pathogens. Using m‐PCR assay, naturally infected shrimp samples collected from field showed two prominent bands of 615 and 510 bp for WSSV and EHP, respectively.     

Virulence status,viral accommodation and structural protein profiles of white spot syndrome virus isolates in farmed Penaeus monodon from the southeast coast of India

The objective of this study was to investigate the reason for variation in the virulence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) from different shrimp farms in the Southeast coast of India. Six isolates of WSSV from farms experiencing outbreaks (virulent WSSV; vWSSV) and three isolates of WSSV from farms that had infected shrimps but no outbreaks (non‐virulent WSSV; nvWSSV) were collected from different farms in the Southeast coast of India. The sampled animals were all positive for WSSV by first‐step PCR. The viral isolates were compared using histopathology, electron microscopy, SDS‐PAGE analysis of viral structural proteins, an in vivo infectivity experiment and sequence comparison of major structural protein VP28; there were no differences between isolates in these analyses. A significant observation was that the haemolymph protein profile of nvWSSV‐infected shrimps showed three extra polypeptide bands at 41, 33 and 24 kDa that were not found in the haemolymph protein profile of vWSSV‐infected shrimps. The data obtained in this study suggest that the observed difference in the virulence of WSSV may not be due to any change in the virus, rather it could be due to the shrimp defence system producing certain factors that help it to accommodate the virus without causing any mortality.     

致急性肝胰腺坏死病副溶血弧菌(VpAHPND)自然感染三疣梭子蟹

近年来包括急性肝胰腺坏死病(AHPND)在内的多种新发疫病的流行,使我国甲壳类养殖业遭受了严重的经济损失。为了筛查导致山东潍坊某养殖场中一虾蟹混养池塘内患病三疣梭子蟹感染的可能病原,本研究采用分子生物学检测方法,对三疣梭子蟹样品进行了白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)、传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV)、虾血细胞虹彩病毒(SHIV)、致急性肝胰腺坏死病副溶血孤菌(Vp_(AHPND))、虾肝肠胞虫(EHP)、偷死野田村病毒(CMNV)、黄头病毒(YHV)和肝胰腺细小病毒(HPV)等8种病原的检测,并对样品进行了组织病理和原位杂交分析。分子生物学检测结果显示,患病三疣梭子蟹样品呈Vp_(AHPND)阳性,而呈现WSSV、IHHNV、SHIV、EHP、CMNV、YHV和HPV阴性。对样品进行Vp_(AHPND)套式PCR第二轮扩增产物的序列测定、比对和进化树分析,结果显示,扩增产物序列与致病副溶血弧菌质粒上pirA~(vp)毒力基因片段具有99%的同源性,该序列与已报道的多个致病副溶血弧菌PirA聚在进化树的同一主分支上。组织病理学分析显示,患病三疣梭子蟹的肝胰腺小管上皮细胞坏死,心肌纤维呈溶解样病变,鳃丝上皮柱突细胞明显坏死,胸神经节的神经细胞损伤严重,并且这些组织中还可见大量的细胞核固缩现象;原位杂交结果显示,肝胰腺、心肌、鳃组织及胸神经节中的病变部位均存在Vp_(AHPND)探针的蓝紫色杂交信号。以上表明,虾蟹混养池塘中三疣梭子蟹在自然状态下感染了Vp_(AHPND),并导致肝胰腺、心肌、鳃和胸神经节发生了严重病理损伤。本研究首次在养殖三疣梭子蟹中检测到Vp_(AHPND)感染并揭示了感染所致的病理变化,相关结果为揭示Vp_(AHPND)自然宿主种类和养殖三疣梭子蟹病害防控提供了基础信息。     

Development of immunodot blot assay for the detection of white spot syndrome virus infection in shrimps (Penaeus monodon)

The VP 28 gene encoding a structural envelope protein of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was cloned into a pET32a(+) expression vector for the production of the recombinant VP28 protein. A purified recombinant protein of 39.9 kDa size was used for polyclonal antibody production in rabbit. Specific immunoreactivity of the rabbit anti rVP28 antiserum to the viral antigen was confirmed by a Western blot. The specificity of this polyclonal anti‐rVP28 antiserum to detect the presence of the virus in WSSV‐infected Penaeus monodon was verified using a immunodot blot assay. Immunodot blot showed a positive reaction in infected shrimp tissues with prominent colour development using 3,3′,5,5′‐tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) as a chromogenic substrate when compared with 3–3′ diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride (DAB). Highest signal intensities of the immunodots were observed in infected shrimp pleopod extracts and haemolymph. On comparison with polymerase chain reaction (PCR), immunodot blot could detect 76% of PCR‐positive WSSV‐infected shrimp samples. Immunodot blot was found to be equivalent to first‐step PCR sensitivity to detect WSSV particles estimated to contain 1.0 × 10⁵ viral DNA copies.     

Prevalence of white spot syndrome virus infection detected by one-step and nested PCR in selected tiger shrimp (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Penaeus monodon</Emphasis>) hatcheries

White spot syndrome (WSS) is considered as a great threat to commercial farming of the tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). The causal agent of WSS is a DNA virus called white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The prevalence of this dreadful virus infection has been studied in five randomly selected hatcheries located in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Both one-step and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) involving two pairs of primers, namely, 146F1/146R1 and 146F2/146R2, amplifying the 1447 bp and 941 bp fragments, respectively, were conducted to detect the WSSV. Out of 60 randomly collected shrimps, 12 (20%) were found to be positive by one-step PCR, while 18 (30%) were found to be positive by nested PCR. The nested PCR was found to be much more sensitive than the one-step PCR. The shrimp specimens showing clinical signs of WSS were positive for WSSV by both one-step and nested PCR. Some of the apparently healthy samples were also found to be positive for WSSV by nested PCR. Among the two primer-pairs, the inner pair amplifying the 941 bp fragment was more sensitive than the outer primer pair amplifying the 1447 bp fragment when used in one-step PCR.     

Development of a multiplex PCR system for the simultaneous detection of white spot syndrome virus and hepatopancreatic parvovirus infection

A multiplex PCR kit for simultaneous detection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) was developed and field testing was conducted. A 604‐bp target sequence was selected from the vp28 gene of WSSV. A primer set was developed to amplify a 338‐bp DNA fragment at the junction of the NS2 and NS1 protein genes of HPV after alignment of eight sequences from different strains. Another internal positive control primer set produced a 139‐bp PCR fragment from the β‐actin gene by alignment of this gene from Litopenaeus vannamei, Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Penaeus monodon. The detection limits, tested using purified plasmids, for WSSV and HPV were 21.4 and 19.0 copies respectively. The optimum ratio for HPV, WSSV and β‐actin was 3:1:1, with an optimum annealing temperature of 57°C. Field test of the multiplex PCR with 170 L. vannamei individuals from 17 aquaculture farms showed 41.8% coinfection with WSSV and HPV, and 40.0% and 3.5% single infection with WSSV and HPV respectively. No virus‐free shrimp farm was found. Ten wild catch F. chinensis individuals showed 60% coinfection, and 40% were infected with HPV.     

Quantitative real time PCR for the measurement of white spot syndrome virus in shrimp

Quantitative real time PCR, recently developed in molecular biology, is applied in this paper to quantify the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in infected shrimp tissue. The WSSV content in moribund shrimp of all species tested ( Penaeus stylirostris, P. monodon, P. vannamei ) ranged from 2.0 × 10⁴ to 9.0 × 10¹⁰ WSSV copies μg^–1 of total DNA ( n =26). In whole moribund post-larvae, 4.3 × 10⁹ WSSV copies μg^–1 of DNA were detected which is equivalent to 5.7 × 10¹⁰ WSSV copies g^–1 of post-larvae. The comparison of WSSV content between different tissues showed that muscle and hepatopancreas tissues contained 10 times less virus than gills, pleopods and haemolymph. With inocula of known virus content, bioassays by immersion challenge showed that a minimum of five logs of WSSV copies was necessary to establish disease in the challenged shrimp. In contrast, five logs of WSSV copies injected into shrimp muscle produced a LT-50 of 52 h. This real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is sensitive (four copies), specific (negative with DNA from shrimp baculoviruses and parvoviruses), dynamic (seven logs) and easy to perform (96 tests in <4 h).