Validation and application of real-time polymerase chain reaction assays for representative rumen bacteria

Real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for 11 representative rumen bacterial species were validated. The sensitivity was tested by using the serially diluted target 16S rDNA from respective bacterial species. The recovery of the target DNA and the assay reproducibility were determined using DNA from rumen fluid spiked with different quantities of the target. Minimum detection levels for the target were 10–100 copies in pure culture. The recovery of the added target ranged from 82.4 to 116.6%. The intra‐ and inter‐assay variations of each assay were <9.4 and <12.6%, respectively. Therefore, the real‐time PCR assays evaluated in the present study are considered to be sufficiently reliable for monitoring all 11 bacterial species in the rumen. The assays were then applied to the monitoring of the bacterial species attached to ruminally incubated rice straw. Among the monitored fibrolytic species, Fibrobacter succinogenes was found to be the most dominant, accounting for 2.61% of total bacteria after 24 h incubation. Selenomonas ruminantium and Streptococcus bovis, non‐fibrolytics, were detected on the rice straw at 8.96% and 1.16% of total bacteria, respectively. Such high levels of non‐fibrolytics on the plant fiber suggest a synergistic relationship between fibrolytics and non‐fibrolytics.     

Effect of polymorphisms linked to LEP gene on its expression on adipose tissues in beef cattle

In cattle, genetic markers at the leptin (LEP) gene and at those linked to the gene have been described as affecting calving interval (markers LEPSau3AI and IDVGA51), or daily weight gain (BMS1074 and BM1500). This work investigated the effect of these alleles on LEP mRNA levels in cattle subcutaneous and omental adipose tissues. A sample of 137 females of a Brangus‐Ibage beef cattle herd was analysed to evaluate the distribution of the polymorphisms; then, animals having at least one of the IDVGA51*181 (allele 181 at marker IDVGA51; six animals), LEPSau3AI*2 (four), BMS1074*151 (13), BM1500*135 (six) alleles and a control group composed of animals without any of these alleles (four animals) were submitted to surgery to obtain omental and subcutaneous adipose tissues. Leptin mRNA expression was quantified by TaqMan RT‐PCR, using 18S rRNA as internal control and adjusted for the effect of body condition score, through regression analysis. Omental fat had LEP gene expression 33% lower than the subcutaneous tissue. Carriers of IDVGA*181 and BMS1074*151 showed subcutaneous fat leptin mRNA levels higher than the controls. Leptin controls feed intake and coordinates reproduction; therefore, animals with higher LEP gene expression will probably have lower daily weight gain than others with similar forage offer and nutritional condition and probably will also have longer calving interval.     

贵州黄牛杂交F1代直线育肥技术研究

本试验采用6月龄左右的西门塔尔×关岭牛F1代10头、利木赞×关岭牛F1代10头、安格斯×关岭牛F1代10头进行了360 d的强度育肥饲养试验。结果表明，3种杂交牛平均体重分别为550、590、540 kg，平均日增重依序为1413、1485和1367g；每千克增重消耗饲料干物质分别为6.91、6.42、7.10 kg；每增重1 kg饲料成本分别为5.23、4.86、5.38元；净肉率差异不显著，分别为42.5 %、41.5 %和43.0 %。从而认为，贵州杂交黄牛通过直线育肥可以达到优质肉牛18～24月龄（即屠宰前）450～500 kg以上的生产性能。     

禽网状内皮组织增殖病病毒的实时荧光定量PCR检测

基于Light Cycler平台,利用SYBR GreenI染料能特异与双链DNA结合而发荧光的特性,建立了一种荧光PCR方法检测禽网状内皮组织增殖病病毒(REV)的方法。整个检测过程2 h内可以完成,病毒的最低检出浓度为10-7,在特异性试验中,REV有特异性的扩增曲线,而禽流感病毒和阴性对照一样,没有特异性扩增。对REV患鸡各器官组织进行了荧光PCR检测,各脏器病毒含量从高到低依次是肝、脾、腺胃、肾、肌胃,肝脏中的病毒含量最高,肌胃中的病毒含量最少,肺中没有检测到病毒。基于SYBR GreenI的荧光PCR方法检测REV快速、敏感、特异性好,为开展REV病原学检测提供了一种快速、无污染的方法。     

荧光定量PCR检测小鼠卵母细胞中Mad2 mRNA的表达

目的:应用SYBR G reen I染料法建立检测Mad2 mRNA表达的实时荧光定量PCR的方法,并探讨小鼠卵母细胞减数分裂成熟中Mad2 mRNA的表达。方法:采用实时荧光定量PCR的方法,以SYBR G reen I为荧光染料,梯度稀释的重组质粒为模板制作标准曲线,并以此方法分析了小鼠卵母细胞减数分裂成熟过程中Mad2 mRNA表达的动态变化。结果:建立了实时荧光定量检测方法分析小鼠卵母细胞中Mad2 mRNA的表达,该方法灵敏、特异,扩增效率接近100%。进行了标准曲线的制作,以及对目的基因Mad2转录水平的绝对定量。结论:实时荧光定量PCR是检测基因表达水平的理想选择,在小鼠卵母细胞减数分裂成熟过程中Mad2 mRNA表达存在动态变化。     

一步法实时定量RT-PCR检测小反刍兽疫病毒方法的建立

建立了检测小反刍兽疫病毒的快速、特异的基于Taqman的一步法实时定量RT-PCR方法。通过对GenBank已公布的小反刍兽疫病毒N基因序列进行序列比较分析,设计了一对特异性引物和一条Taqman探针。利用这对引物和探针对来自不同疫源地的小反刍兽疫病毒RNA样本进行检测,都获得了特异性扩增,但是,不与牛瘟病毒、海豚麻疹病毒等其他种的麻疹病毒属病毒发生交叉反应。本方法具有高度灵敏性,最低可检测到810拷贝的RNA模板。在模板浓度为8.1×102到8.1×108拷贝范围内,都呈现良好的线性关系,而且无论是组内和或组间重复的变异系数都很低。     

Real-time PCR方法和PCR方法检测虾白斑综合征病毒

由白斑综合征病毒引起的虾白斑综合征是国际兽医局（OIE）规定的必须上报的水生动物二类疫病。本研究首先通过设计新的PCR引物，提高了PCR检测白斑综合征病毒的阳性检出率。为进一步提高白斑综合征病毒检测的灵敏度，本研究采用TaqMan探针技术建立了快速检测白斑综合征病毒的real-time PCR方法，通过与常规PCR方法比较，证实其检测灵敏度显著提高。     

用荧光定量RT-PCR方法检测猪瘟病毒

为了建立能特异检测不同基因型猪瘟病毒(Classical swine fever virus,CSFV),同时又能区分其他瘟病毒的基因检测方法,本实验针对CSFV基因组5′端非编码区设计并合成了简并引物和TaqMan探针,在优化反应条件的基础上,成功地建立了特异检测CSFV的荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法。再以已知滴度的CSFV石门株血毒总RNA反转录产物建立标准品,该标准品可以用于定量临床样品中的CSFV滴度,所建立的荧光定量PCR方法可以灵敏地检测出10~(-0.82)个TCID_(50)病毒含量。最后用建立的方法对108份临床样品进行检测并同时进行病毒分离,荧光定量PCR方法检测出73份阳性样品且与病毒分离的符合率为100%,而常规RT-PCR只检测出54份阳性样品,表明本荧光定量RT-PCR法在检测猪瘟病料上具有潜在的应用价值。     

Real-time PCR detection systems for Flavescence dorée and Bois noir phytoplasmas in grapevine: comparison with conventional PCR detection and application in diagnostics

A new real-time PCR detection system was developed for grapevine yellows (GY) using TaqMan minor groove binder probes and including two amplicons for group-specific detection of Flavescence dorée (FD) and Bois noir (BN) phytoplasmas, plus a universal phytoplasma amplicon. FD and BN amplicons were designed to amplify species-specific genomic DNA fragments and the universal amplicon to amplify the 16S ribosomal DNA region. Efficiency of PCR amplification, limit of detection, range of linearity and dynamic range were assessed for all three amplicons. The specificity of detection systems was tested on several other isolates of phytoplasmas and bacteria and on healthy field grapevine and insect samples. No cross-reactivity with other phytoplasma strains, plant or insect DNA was detected. The assay was compared with conventional PCR on more than 150 field grapevine, insect and field bindweed samples. Real-time PCR showed higher sensitivity as phytoplasmas were detected in several PCR-negative and in all PCR-positive samples. A data-mining analysis of results from both detection approaches also favoured real-time PCR over conventional PCR diagnostics. The developed procedure for detection of phytoplasmas in grapevine also included amplification of plant DNA co-extracted with phytoplasmic DNA, providing additional quality control for the DNA extraction and PCR amplification for each sample. The newly developed assay is a reliable, specific and sensitive method easily applicable to high-throughput diagnosis of GY.