白斑综合征病毒对红螯光壳螯虾幼虾肝胰腺免疫酶活性及其超微结构的影响

利用生物化学方法和电镜技术,研究人工注射免疫多糖及WSSV对红螯光壳螯虾幼虾肝胰腺POD、LSZ、SOD、PO的活性变化及肝胰腺超微结构的影响。试验分对照组、实验组Ⅰ(注射WSSV)、实验组Ⅱ(注射免疫多糖)、实验组Ⅲ(注射免疫多糖48 h后注射WSSV)4组,结果显示,随着处理时间的增加,实验组Ⅰ与对照组相比POD、PO、LSZ活性均呈现明显降低趋势(P<0.01),而SOD活性呈现先升高后降低的趋势(P<0.01);实验组Ⅱ的螯虾4种酶活性呈现先升后降,与对照组相比酶活性增加(P<0.05);实验组Ⅲ4种酶活性均高于实验组Ⅰ(P<0.05),但与对照组相比SOD、POD、LSZ活性降低(P<0.01)。红螯光壳螯虾幼虾肝胰腺组织由肝小管组成,肝小管由基膜和上皮细胞组成。超微结构显示,对照组螯虾幼虾肝胰腺单层柱状上皮细胞的表面微绒毛排列整齐,各细胞器结构完整;实验组Ⅰ上皮细胞微绒毛受损、断裂,核膜解体,细胞核破裂,粗面内质网断裂;实验组Ⅱ上皮细胞粗面内质网核糖体增多;实验组Ⅲ与实验组Ⅰ相比,细胞核结构完整,粗面内质网肿胀,线粒体部分畸变。结果说明感染WSSV的幼虾肝胰腺形态结构受损,并进一步影响其生物学功能。人工注射免疫多糖能提高幼虾免疫相关酶活性,在一定程度上能抵抗WSSV的侵染。     

2株消化道优势菌对凡纳滨对虾免疫酶活性和抗白斑综合征病毒感染力的影响

以凡纳滨对虾为研究对象,在基础饲料中分别添加从健康对虾消化道中分离纯化的优势菌菌株——美人鱼发光杆菌PC463和坚强芽孢杆菌PC465(菌含量≥1011CFU/g)的活菌和破碎菌各1 g/kg,观察其对凡纳滨对虾血淋巴免疫酶活性和抗WSSV感染保护率的影响。经过20 d养殖实验后发现,与对照组相比,饲料中添加坚强芽孢杆菌活菌的免疫组和添加美人鱼发光杆菌灭活菌的免疫实验,其凡纳滨对虾血淋巴中酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性在不同程度上有所提高,并显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。WSSV感染后饲料中添加坚强芽孢杆菌活菌的免疫组存活率(53%±12%)和添加美人鱼发光杆菌灭活菌的免疫组存活率(49%±15%)显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。结果表明:饲料中添加坚强芽孢杆菌活菌和美人鱼发光杆菌灭活菌可以在一定程度上提高凡纳滨对虾免疫酶活性和抗WSSV感染能力,上述有防病作用的益生菌株以饲料添加剂的方式应用于对虾养殖生产,可望成为对虾白斑病生物防治的有效途径之一。     

WSSV和IHHNV对虾病毒的胶体金免疫层析快速检测

为了快速、方便地检测出这2种病毒,研究将PCR核酸扩增的高灵敏度和胶体金免疫层析技术快速、简便、直观的优点结合起来,建立了同时检测2种对虾病毒(WSSV和IHHNV)的同步PCR-胶体金免疫层析检测方法。采用了生物素标记和地高辛(Digoxigenin)标记引物。PCR扩增产物利用胶体金免疫层析技术进行检测。胶体金免疫检测试剂条的检测线(T线)处的层析膜处点上地高辛的单抗,经地高辛标记的PCR扩增产物可在T线上被检测到,在10 min内即可得到检测结果。同时,在PCR过程中使用UNG(尿嘧啶-DNA糖基酶),极大地控制了遗留污染。通过此方法检测对虾WSSV和IHHNV病毒的灵敏度均可达到10~100个拷贝,高于国家标准PCR检测法10~100倍。此检测方法让工作人员避免了接触有毒和诱导突变的试剂,免除基层检测实验室购买电泳设备和荧光检测系统的投资。     

2013年中国典型对虾养殖区白斑综合征病毒流行株高变异区序列的分析比较

为了解中国不同地区白斑综合征病毒的流行变异情况,本研究取用2013年3—12月从7个省市发病地区采集到的64份WSSV阳性样本,以特异的引物扩增目的片段,通过测序分析不同样本的缺失及变异差异。结果显示,在开放阅读框ORF14/15的扩增中,分别有6530 bp、6533 bp和5138 bp的片段缺失,而在ORF23/24扩增中有12070bp大片段的缺失,不同地区样本中未能成功扩增ORF75,而ORF94的重复单元数目分别为0、3、4、12不等,ORF125的重复单元数目为0、7。SNP分析表明,含有3个重复单元的ORF94在48位的碱基为T、T、T,重复单元数为4的在48位的碱基为T、T、T、T,重复单元数为12的在48位的碱基分别为T及11个A。而ORF125所有重复单元数为7的情况在8、18、25、66、69位置的碱基均为G、G、G、G、A,在9、50、53、61位的碱基也普遍出现了变异。结果表明,WSSV在中国不同地区存在一定程度的变异,其在序列中的缺失、重复单元数目以及SNP的差异较为明显。     

Detection of the white spot syndrome virus in zooplankton samples collected off the coast of Sonora,Mexico

The aim of this study was to determine the presence of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in zooplankton organisms collected from an important shrimp‐culture area of the Gulf of California. Environmental water parameters (temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and pH) were monitored, and zooplankton was collected. Samples were sectioned according to taxonomic groups (from Phylum to Family) for the detection of WSSV via PCR. A total of 52 zooplankton taxa were identified, of which crustaceans were the most abundant (82%). From the 228 WSSV diagnoses performed, 35% were positive. Moreover, from 32 taxa recorded at least one positive result was observed during the study, and only 13 were negative in all tests. The highest prevalence was observed in three taxa of copepods, brachyurous and bivalves. However, considering prevalence and frequency of occurrence, it was determined that up to 12 taxa could be considered as high‐risk vectors. Finally, a significant correlation was found between the number of diagnoses per station with biovolume (rs = 0.817) and taxa richness (rs = 0.995). The results suggest that zooplankton diversity and abundance are associated with virus dispersion; moreover, these results demonstrated that the dispersion capacity of the virus through different taxa has been probably underestimated in recent years.     

A simple method for purifying the White Spot Syndrome Virus using ultrafiltration

A very simple and efficient method was developed for isolating intact White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) particles from infected Litopenaeus vannamei tissue. No density gradient centrifugation, ultracentrifugation or protease inhibitors were required for the purification of intact WSSV virions using microfilters (100 kDa cut-off) combined with several steps of conventional centrifugation procedures. A mortality assay was run using healthy shrimp to prove that the virions obtained were infective. The concentrated viral preparations were further studied using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). At least five distinct protein bands were detected when intact purified WSSV virions were found by sodium dodecyl sulphate-PAGE, followed by Coomassie Brilliant R-250 staining. The estimated molecular weights of these proteins were 23, 24, 29, 32 and 42-kDa, which could correspond to viral protein. Using this method, the virus does not lose its ability to infect healthy shrimp.     

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.     

中国明对虾抗菌肽基因应答WSSV侵染的表达及其SNP分析

通过白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)感染实验,利用实时定量PCR技术研究了中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)应答病毒侵染后,已知的3种抗菌肽(对虾肽)在肝胰腺、肌肉、肠和鳃4种组织中的差异表达情况.结果显示,虽然3种抗菌肽表现出明显的组织表达特异性,即在不同组织中的表达趋势和表达丰富度存在明显的差异,但是就同一个组织而言,3种抗菌肽在1～120 h WSSV侵染区间内的表达趋势基本一致,在0 h(未侵染病毒)时,3种抗菌肽的表达量极低(为0);在6～24 h期间,检测到明显的表达量;48～120 h期间,3种抗菌肽的表达量总体呈现下降的趋势.这暗示3种抗菌肽在对虾机体内可能具有相似的生物学功能.在此基础上,本研究对各类型中国明对虾抗菌肽的SNP位点进行了筛选,进一步对不同SNP类型与抗WSSV或易感WSSV的关联程度进行了分析,结果显示3种抗菌肽基因的SNP位点很少,且在抗性和易感对虾群体内不存在明显的偏向分布.     

Comparison of white spot syndrome virus quantification of fleshy shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis in outdoor ponds between different growing seasons by TaqMan real‐time polymerase chain reaction

In the present study, we used TaqMan real‐time polymerase chain reaction to quantify and compare infection of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) with shrimp production of Fenneropenaeus chinensis cultured in outdoor ponds along the west coast of the South Korea. In 2007, a total of 60 specimens in summer and 116 specimens in autumn were collected from 12 growing‐out ponds and 12 harvest ponds respectively. Pond harvest data were obtained from farmers. Of the summer samples, all specimens were WSSV positive, with a wide range of 12.4–7.0 × 10⁷ (mean 7.5 × 10⁶) copies ng^?1 DNA; shrimp production was 1.7 metric tonnes per hectare (mt ha^?1). Of the 116 autumn‐sample specimens, 81 (69.8%) were WSSV positive; WSSV infection had been decreased dramatically, to 0–7.2 (mean 3.5) copies ng^?1 DNA. Shrimp production of autumn ponds was 2.1 mt ha^?1. Statistical analysis indicated that the difference in WSSV infections detected in summer and autumn was highly significant (P<0.01). In summer, seven ponds (58.3%) with low‐WSSV infection loads (0–1000 WSSV copies ng^?1 DNA) had shrimp production of 2.7 mt ha^?1; the others had shrimp production of only 0.2 mt ha^?1. The mean shrimp production between the two infection levels showed a highly statistically significant difference (P<0.01).