Anthropogenic spreading of anguillid herpesvirus 1 by stocking of infected farmed European eels,Anguilla anguilla (L.), in the Schlei fjord in northern Germany

The Schlei fjord in northern Germany is the recipient water of a comprehensive eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), stocking programme. Since 2015, stocked eels become alizarin red S marked, but to date no control mechanism is implemented in this stock enhancement measure to prevent anthropogenic spreading of diseases. Consequentially, it was possible that farmed stocking cohorts of 2015 and 2016 (in total ca. 1040 kg) were subsequently tested positive for anguillid herpesvirus 1 (AngHV 1). For this study, 100 eels [total length (TL) 24.3–72.9 cm, age ca. 1–6 years] were caught in 2016 and investigated with regard to AngHV 1 infection, parasite load (Anguillicoloides crassus) and body conditions. 68% of the eels were found to be virus positive while larger specimens were more often infected. In addition, a fitted generalized linear model (area under the curve = 0.741) demonstrated that an increase in individual TL is accompanied with an increased risk of clinically relevant virus loads. Anguillicoloides crassus turned out to be an important stressor for eels, because parasite and virus load revealed a significant positive correlation. The results of this study evidently show the urgent need of a disease containment strategy for eel stocking programmes.     

Exogenous application of melatonin improves plant resistance to virus infection

In this study, melatonin (MEL)-mediated plant resistance to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) was examined to study local infection in Nicotiana glutinosa and systemic infection in Solanum lycopersicum. Exogenous application of 100 µm MEL increased anti-virus infection activity to 37.4% in virus-infected N. glutinosa plants. The same treatment significantly reduced relative levels of virus RNA analysed by qRT-PCR and virus titres measured by dot-ELISA, and increased the relative expression levels of the PR1 and PR5 genes analysed by qRT-PCR, in virus-infected S. lycopersicum. MEL treatment induced considerable accumulations of salicylic acid (SA) and nitric oxide (NO) but did not significantly affect production of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in the virus-infected S. lycopersicum plants. Transgenic nahG N. tabacum was used to determine whether MEL-induced TMV resistance was dependent on the SA pathway. The results showed that the relative RNA level of the TMV analysed by qRT-PCR and virus titres analysed by dot-ELISA were not reduced by the MEL treatment in the nahG transgenic N. tabacum seedlings treated twice with 100 µm MEL. The increased relative expression levels of PR1 and PR5 were greatly reduced when cPTIO, an NO scavenger, was included in the MEL treatment. A working model of MEL-mediated plant resistance to TMV is proposed. MEL-mediated plant resistance to viruses provides a new avenue to control plant viral diseases.     

基于单克隆抗体的O型口蹄疫病毒抗体固相竞争ELISA检测方法的建立

为建立评价O型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)疫苗免疫水平的方法,本研究以单克隆抗体(MAb)3D9为捕获抗体,以HRP标记的MAb 8E8作为检测MAb,经过条件优化建立了基于MAb的检测O型FMDV抗体的固相竞争ELISA(SPCE)方法。对该方法进行了特异性、敏感性、重复性试验。结果显示,MAb 3D9的最佳稀释度为1:25 000,灭活O型FMDV抗原的最佳稀释浓度为1:3,HRP标记的MAb 8E8的最佳稀释度为15 000,当血清1:32稀释时,检测的临界值确定为45%。该方法分别检测A型FMDV抗体阳性参考血清以及牛冠状病毒、牛轮状病毒以及猪繁殖与呼吸障碍综合征病毒、猪圆环病毒、猪瘟病毒的标准阳性血清,检测结果均为阴性,未出现交叉反应。经检测,当阳性标准血清的抗体稀释度在1:512时,该方法仍具有较好的敏感性;批内和批间重复性试验的变异系数均小于10%,表明其重复性较好。并将该方法与液相阻断ELISA(LPBE)方法和病毒中和试验(VNT)的相关性进行了比较,结果显示该方法与LPBE和VNT的相关性分别为0.896和0.923。本研究为国内评价O型FMDV疫苗免疫水平建立了一种新的方法。     

不同番茄材料黄化曲叶病毒病抗性评价及抗性基因检测

以15份自育的无限生长型番茄材料为试材，抗番茄黄化曲叶病毒（Tomato yellow leaf curl virus,TYLCV）品种‘齐达利’和感病品种‘Money Maker’(MM)为对照，采用苗期农杆菌接种法，研究接种黄化曲叶病毒后的病情指数，幼苗叶片防御酶活性的变化，不同基因型番茄材料的抗性水平。结果表明：853、857、867表现为免疫；817、842表现为高抗；805、818、819、820、841表现为中抗；801、802、803、822为感病。853、857、867的防御酶(PAL、PPO、POD)活性在发病初期均达到峰值，且整体高于其他接种材料，其他接种材料酶活性峰值则出现较晚。含抗性基因的接种材料均表现出不同程度的抗性，含有纯合 Ty-1和 Ty-3基因的853、857、867对 TYLCV抗性更高。经综合评价，853、857、867可作为抗番茄黄化曲叶病毒病的优良番茄材料，817、842可作为备选材料。     

安徽省猪伪狂犬病毒的分离鉴定及其主要毒力基因分子特征

猪伪狂犬病是由猪伪狂犬病毒(porcine pseudorabies virus,PRV)引起的一种急性、热性传染病。自2011年底以来,PRV发生了变异,传统的PRV弱毒疫苗已不能对PRV变异株提供完全保护,这给我国PR防控带来了巨大挑战。为了解安徽省PRV流行特征及其主要毒力基因遗传变异情况。利用PCR技术、细胞接种试验、电子显微镜观察、间接免疫荧光试验及兔体接种试验等方法,对安徽省临诊病例中疑似PRV感染的病猪进行病原检测及PRV分离鉴定,并通过设计6对特异性引物对PRV分离株主要毒力基因(gE、gI、TK、gB、gC、gD)进行克隆及测序分析。2016—2018年安徽省临诊病例中共分离鉴定15株PRV;PRV分离株主要毒力基因序列均与2011年后国内PRV变异株同源性较高;与2011年前国内PRV经典株序列比对,PRV分离株gE、gB、gC及gD基因存在多个位点的一致性替换、插入或缺失,且gE、gC基因多位点突变位于其重要的抗原表位区。本研究分离的15株PRV均为变异株,变异株已成为安徽省主要的流行毒株。15株PRV分离株的gI、TK基因序列较为保守,而gE、gC蛋白抗原表位区域氨基酸的突变可能导致其毒力及抗原性发生改变。部分PRV分离株与邻近地区PRV序列同源性均为100%,可能与频繁跨省调运生猪、跨区引种等原因有关。     

PEDV N蛋白的原核表达纯化及B细胞抗原表位预测分析

本研究旨在对猪流行性腹泻病毒(porcine epidemic diarrhea virus,PEDV)N基因进行克隆构建、表达与其B细胞抗原表位性质的预测。将PEDV的N基因进行PCR扩增,克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a(+)中,经酶切验证获得阳性克隆,将阳性克隆在表达菌E. coli BL21(DE3)中表达。通过对表达条件及纯化条件的优化,获得高纯度表达蛋白。利用生物信息同源模型化软件Swiss-Pdb Viewer建立PEDV-N蛋白的3D结构,并根据生物信息学软件DNA-Star预测PEDV-N蛋白的二级结构、抗原性、亲水性和表面可及性分析,综合分析预测其B细胞抗原表位。经预测PEDV-N蛋白氨基酸序列中存在13个B细胞优势抗原表位区域。研究结果将进一步为PEDV-N蛋白体外表达产物的应用及研制基因工程疫苗提供理论基础。     

寨卡病毒SYBR GreenⅠreal-time PCR方法的建立及应用

为建立一种针对寨卡病毒的快速诊断方法,本研究根据寨卡病毒的3’端保守基因序列,设计合成1对引物,建立了检测寨卡病毒的荧光定量PCR方法。结果显示:所建立的检测方法的Ct值与标准品在1.41×10^1~1.41×10^10^ copies/μL具有良好的线性关系,相关性为1,斜率为-3.502;灵敏性结果显示,该方法的检测限度为1.41×10^1 copies/μL,是普通PCR的10000倍;特异性结果显示,对CHIKV、DENV和JEV无特异性扩增,特异性强;重复性试验结果显示,组内和组间变异系数均小于1%,重复性好。本研究建立的SYBR Green I real-time PCR检测方法,可用于寨卡病毒感染的快速诊断。     

烟草Hsc70-2的克隆及对马铃薯Y病毒侵染烟草的促进作用

【目的】马铃薯Y病毒（Potato virus Y,PVY）是危害烟草、马铃薯、番茄、辣椒等主要农作物的重要病毒,给农业生产带来巨大损失。论文旨在克隆Hsc70-2蛋白在本氏烟（Nicotiana benthamiana）中的基因序列并分析其生物学信息,研究NbHsc70-2蛋白对PVY侵染烟草的影响,为进一步解析PVY的侵染机制提供理论依据。【方法】以本氏烟为材料,克隆NbHsc70-2蛋白的基因编码序列（coding sequence,CDS）,利用MEGA 6.0 进行多序列比对并构建系统进化树;利用实时荧光定量PCR（qRT-PCR）分析NbHsc70-2在本氏烟各组织中的表达水平;采用在线软件BaCeILo和SignalP 4.0对NbHsc70-2进行生物信息学分析;构建NbHsc70-2-RFP融合蛋白确定该蛋白的亚细胞定位;研究PVY处理对本氏烟叶片中NbHsc70-2的影响;利用激光共聚焦观察PVY-GFP处理对NbHsc70-2-RFP定位的影响;构建NbHsc70-2 VIGS沉默体系及瞬时表达载体,采用qRT-PCR比较NbHsc70-2在沉默/过表达后对PVY表达的影响。【结果】NbHsc70-2编码649个氨基酸,系统进化树分析表明,NbHsc70-2与普通烟NaHsc70-2序列相似性最高,亲缘关系最近,属于热激蛋白家族,C端具有热激蛋白家族的高度保守基序结构;qRT-PCR分析表明,NbHsc70-2在叶中表达量最高,在根和茎中的表达量较低;BaCeILo预测及激光共聚焦显微镜观察均显示NbHsc70-2定位在细胞质中,并且PVY-GFP侵染本氏烟后NbHsc70-2-RFP部分转移至细胞核,与PVY-GFP共定位在细胞质及细胞核中;将NbHsc70-2基因沉默载体pTRV::NbHsc70-2导入本氏烟中7 d后相比于对照组,沉默组出现心叶皱缩及矮化现象;接种PVY-GFP 7 d后通过手持紫外灯观察到沉默组中无明显绿色荧光出现,而对照组中PVY-GFP系统侵染使得非接种叶片呈现荧光现象,沉默组荧光点数约为对照组28%;接种PVY后,利用qRT-PCR检测沉默NbHsc70-2后1、3、5 d的PVY CP基因积累量,结果表明沉默NbHsc70-2后PVY CP基因积累量下降,其中3 d和5 d与对照相比差异显著,基因表达水平分别为对照的14%和0.004%;将NbHsc70-2过表达载体pEarleyGate100::GWC::NbHsc70-2与PVY同时导入本氏烟后,结果表明相比于对照组,过表达组48 h和72 h 其PVY CP基因积累量显著上升,基因表达水平分别为对照组的2.31、2.56倍。【结论】PVY侵染会引起NbHsc70-2表达量上升;NbHsc70-2是PVY侵染本氏烟重要的组成成分,沉默该基因显著抑制PVY的表达,过表达NbHsc70-2则显著提高PVY的表达,即NbHsc70-2的表达水平与PVY复制呈正相关,NbHsc70-2蛋白促进PVY对烟草的侵染。     

十足目虹彩病毒(DIV1)环介导等温扩增(LAMP)检测方法的建立及应用

本研究以十足目虹彩病毒(Decapod iridescent virus 1, DIV1)主要衣壳蛋白基因为靶序列设计引物，建立了DIV1的环介导等温扩增(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP)检测方法，并以pMD18-DIV1质粒标准品为模板对该方法的检测灵敏度、检测特异性等进行了评估。结果显示，此方法最适反应温度为64.4℃，优化后的25 μl反应体系中包含2.5 μl 10×Isothermal amplification buffer、4.0 mmol/L Mg2+、1.2 mmol/L dNTPs、6.4 U Bst 2.0 WarmStart® DNA聚合酶、0.8 μmol/L EvaGreen®和4.4 μl ddH2O。该方法检测灵敏度下限为3.54×102拷贝/反应；与虾肝肠胞虫(EHP)、致急性肝胰腺坏死病副溶血弧菌(VpAHPND)、对虾偷死野田村病毒(CMNV)、传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病病毒(IHHNV)、白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)、桃拉综合征病毒(TSV)和黄头病毒(YHV)等主要虾类病原没有交叉反应；具有较好的重复性和稳定性。以GeneFinder®替换EvaGreen®并将其预置于反应管内，结合上述扩增方法可实现对DIV1的现场快速高灵敏检测。本研究建立的DIV1-LAMP实时荧光定量和现场检测方法具有灵敏、特异和快速等特点，为近几年新发虾类病原DIV1的定性、定量以及现场快速检测提供了新的技术选择，有利于对虾养殖业中开展DIV1的监测、预警和防控。     

First serological evidence of West Nile virus infection in wild birds in Northern Algeria

While the epidemiology of Flaviviruses has been extensively studied in most of the Mediterranean basin, little is known about the current situation in Algeria. In order to detect the circulation of West Nile (WNV) and Usutu viruses (USUV) in Kabylia, 165 sera were collected from two wild birds species, namely the long distance migrant Turdus philomelos (song thrush) (n = 92) and the resident Passer domesticus (house sparrow) (n = 73). A total of 154 sera were first analyzed by commercial competition ELISA. WNV and USUV micro-neutralization tests were performed on all c-ELISA positive sera and all samples with poor volume. Overall, 7.8 % (CI95 %: 3.5–11.9) were positive by c-ELISA. Positive results were detected in 12.5 % (CI95 %:5.6–19.4) of song thrushes and 1.5 % (CI95 %: 0.0–4.5) for sparrow.Micro-neutralization tests revealed an overall seroprevalence of 6.7 % for WNV (CI95 %: 2.9–10.3), Neutralizing antibodies were found in 8.7 % (CI95 %: 3.0–14.4) for song thrushes and in 4.1 % (CI95 %: 0.0–8.7) of sparrows. The current study demonstrates significant seroprevalence of WNV antibodies in wild birds in Algeria.