Epizootics of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in captive rays from Queensland,Australia

The aim of this study was to describe two epizootics of high mortalities from infection with Streptococcus agalactiae, occurring in captive rays held in a marine display aquarium in south‐east Queensland, Australia, in 2009 and 2010. Five different species of rays were affected, including mangrove whiprays (Himantura granulata), estuary rays (Dasyatis fluviorum), eastern shovelnose rays (Aptychotrema rostrata), white‐spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) and blue‐spotted mask rays (Neotrygon kuhlii). This report describes the history of both epizootics including collection, quarantine and husbandry of rays, the disease epizootics, clinico‐pathological features of the disease, antimicrobial therapy, autogenous vaccine production, and laboratory studies including clinical and histopathology, bacteriology, PCR, molecular serotyping and sequencing of the bacterium S. agalactiae.     

不同水温下无乳链球菌在尼罗罗非鱼体内的动态分布及其消除规律

本研究以腹腔注射无乳链球菌(Streptococcus agalactiae, WC1535菌株)后的尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus,GIFT strain)为研究对象,研究不同水温下无乳链球菌在尼罗罗非鱼体内的动态分布及消除规律。首先,分析25℃、29℃和33℃3个实验组罗非鱼的感染累积死亡率;其次,对3个实验组罗非鱼进行无乳链球菌的体外分离、培养和计数;然后,分析感染后不同实验组罗非鱼脑、肝脏、脾脏和肾脏组织中无乳链球菌的浓度。结果显示,随着水温的升高罗非鱼的累积死亡率也随之升高,25℃、29℃和33℃组的累积死亡率分别为6.67%、25.56%和78.90%。菌落统计结果显示,随着水温的升高,无乳链球菌在罗非鱼体内的增殖速度加快,同时,单位质量组织(脑、肝脏、脾脏和肾脏)中无乳链球菌的最大载菌量也随之升高。本研究还发现,无乳链球菌在罗非鱼脾脏中的浓度最高,在肾脏中的存活时间最长。综上可知,尼罗罗非鱼感染无乳链球菌后,体内各组织中链球菌的增殖、消除速度均与水温密切相关。本研究为研究无乳链球菌的致病机制奠定基础,也为通过合理调控水温及施药等措施防治尼罗罗非鱼链球菌病的暴发提供科学依据。     

无乳链球菌GD201008-001二元调控系统RscSR的鉴定及其对细菌应激适应性和毒力特性的影响

为鉴定鱼源无乳链球菌GD201008-001二元调控系统(two-component system, TCS)RscSR并探究其功能,实验利用生物信息学方法预测到可能的RscSR,对其组成成分RscS和RscR的三维结构和保守结构域进行分析;构建基因缺失株ΔrscSR与互补株CΔrscSR,测定细菌的生长曲线,检测其耐酸应激、耐氧化应激、抗巨噬细胞吞噬和胞内存活能力,同时测定其对巨噬细胞的毒性和对小鼠的毒力。结果显示,RscSR具有典型的TCS结构特点,其中RscS具有组氨酸激酶结构域,RscR具有反应调节子结构;其编码基因缺失后,菌株耐酸、耐氧化、抗巨噬细胞吞噬和胞内存活能力及对巨噬细胞毒性均显著降低,而将该基因回补后各项能力均有所恢复;动物实验结果显示,野生株感染小鼠19 h内全部死亡,而ΔrscSR缺失株感染小鼠全部死亡时间为48 h。研究表明,RscSR在无乳链球菌应激适应性以及毒力方面发挥重要作用。     

无乳链球菌研究进展

VII型分泌系统存在于无乳链球菌 (Streptococcus agalactiae) 中,其组成膜蛋白对底物蛋白的分泌转运至关重要。为此利用热敏型自杀质粒,构建了含氯霉素筛选标签的膜蛋白重组敲除载体pSET4s-ΔessA、pSET4s-ΔessB、pSET4s-ΔessC,经同源重组后,利用PCR技术筛选到了其缺失突变株-无乳链球菌ΔessA、ΔessB、ΔessC。通过菌株生长曲线分析,ΔessA、ΔessB、ΔessC敲除株均较野生株 (WT) 生长过程变慢,其中ΔessA、ΔessB敲除株在生长早期有显著性差异 (P<0.01)。对ESAT6蛋白分泌影响分析显示,与WT株相比,ΔessA、ΔessB、ΔessC敲除株ESAT6的表达量均显著下调 (P<0.01)。结果显示,ΔessA、ΔessB、ΔessC敲除株均较WT株毒力显著降低 (P<0.01)。研究表明,essA、essB、essC为无乳链球菌VII型分泌系统重要的膜蛋白,其基因缺失造成了分泌蛋白ESAT6 mRNA表达水平下降,影响了菌株毒力。     

尼罗罗非鱼无乳链球菌病的病理学研究

为了解尼罗罗非鱼感染无乳链球菌后各组织的病理变化,运用革兰氏染色和电镜负染技术对一株从自然发病的尼罗罗非鱼上分离的无乳链球菌进行形态观察,采用组织切片和超薄切片电镜技术对患病尼罗罗非鱼的肝脏、脾脏、肾脏、脑、心肌、骨骼肌、肠、鳃等8种组织进行病理学研究,探讨该病的致病机理。结果显示,革兰氏染色呈阳性,负染后透射电镜观察多数细菌呈链状排列;组织病理学变化主要是各内脏器官的广泛充血、水肿、变性和炎性细胞浸润,严重的细胞坏死;超微病理显示,大量球菌侵染脾脏等内脏组织,破坏细胞结构和各种细胞器;细胞界限模糊,细胞核畸形,线粒体肿大,嵴断裂,溶解;粗面内质网肿大、核糖体脱落;细胞质空泡化严重;心肌和骨骼肌纤维断裂、紊乱、肌节长短不一;肠微绒毛排列不整齐、长短不一;眼中有纤维性沉积。研究表明,无乳链球菌能造成尼罗罗非鱼全身性组织器官损害和炎症反应,尤其是肝脏、脾脏、肾脏和脑等重要器官功能障碍和衰竭,最后导致鱼体死亡。     

Enhancement of innate immune system,survival and yield in Penaeus monodon reared in ponds using Streptococcus phocae PI80

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary and water supplementation of probiotic Streptococcus phocae PI80 on growth, immune response and feed utilization of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon in earthen ponds. The probiotic bacterium S. phocae PI80 was cultured in large fermenter (50 L) by adding additional carbon source in the form of molasses and glucose along with yeast extract as nitrogen source to enrich S. phocae PI80 biomass. This enriched S. phocae PI80 was administered to shrimp in feed (6.5 × 10¹³ bacterial cells mL^?1) as well as in pond water (5 L/pond). Shrimp growth performance was significantly improved (P < 0.05) in 120 days culture when the average body weight of treated molasses + yeast extract (MY) (28.41 ± 0.874 g), glucose + yeast extract (GY) (27.013 ± 0.698 g) was significantly higher than control (23.63 ± 0.684 g). Food conversion ratio FCR was also found to be reduced significantly in ponds treated with probiotics when compared with control pond (1.89 ± 0.09). Vibrio and luminescent bacteria were found to be lower in the treatment receiving MY group, and we hypothesize that this may lead to greater shrimp survival. Furthermore, fermentation product of S. phocae PI80 added to pond water and feed additives enhanced the shrimp immune system. The results indicated that total haemocytes count (THC), phenoloxidase (PO) activity, NBT reductase assay and phagocytic activity significantly increased in shrimps treated with S. phocae PI80. Our study demonstrates that administration of S. phocae PI80 in the water and feed at 6.5 × 10¹³ colony‐forming units (CFU) mL^?1 bacterial cells induce immune modulation and enhances the immune ability of P. monodon in pond‐reared shrimp and increased the shrimp production.     

猪链球菌分子生物学检测研究进展

猪链球菌是一种重要的人畜共患病病原.目前,PCR是检测猪链球菌最常用的方法.可以通过扩增猪链球菌特有的基因片段(cps、gdh)等鉴定出猪种链球菌,然而很多新分离的菌株还无法用PCR方法进行鉴定.新的分子生物学检测方法在基因的水平上.对猪链球菌新分离菌株进行定型和阐述猪链球菌毒力株与无毒力株之间的差别的运用发展越来越快.     

50种中草药提取物对猪链球菌的体外抑菌试验

对猪链球菌临床分离耐药株分别进行纸片扩散法和微量稀释法检测,通过对抗菌效果的比较,筛选出对耐药菌抗菌活性好的中草药,测定50种中草药的水提物和75%乙醇提取物对5株猪链球菌临床分离耐药株的体外抗菌活性。试验结果表明,50种中草药中,只有中药1和中药2的提取物对猪链球菌临床分离耐药株有较好的抑制作用,其他中草药对猪链球菌临床分离耐药株均无抑制作用。结果表明,中药1和中药2的75%乙醇提取物比水提取物抗菌活性强。     

双重 PC R检测罗非鱼源无乳链球菌方法的建立

根据罗非鱼源无乳链球菌16S rRNA 基因和sip基因序列,设计、合成2对特异性引物,通过对反应体系和反应条件优化,建立快速检测无乳链球菌的双重PCR方法。该方法扩增无乳链球菌可获得1305 bp和121 bp 2个特异性片段;对6株链球菌属的菌株进行特异性分析,仅无乳链球菌能扩增出16S rRNA 基因和sip基因2条特异性条带,而海豚链球菌无条带检出;经灵敏度试验,可检测到无乳链球菌菌株070717LL的最小量为1.05＆#215;10^2 CFU ;同时,双重PCR可以检测出无乳链球菌菌株070717LL人工感染的罗非鱼脾、脑、肾组织中细菌DNA ,特别是脾脏和肾脏组织的样品检测效果好。结果证明所建立的方法具有快速、特异性强、灵敏度高等优点,适用于对罗非鱼源无乳链球菌病的流行病学调查。