Practical use of response surface methodology for optimization of veterinary antibiotic removal using UV/H2O2 process

Three of the most commonly used veterinary antibiotics—enrofloxacin (ENR), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), and oxytetracycline (OTC)—were chosen as representative antibiotics for UV/H₂O₂ treatments. The objective was to determine the optimization of UV/H₂O₂ to remove antibiotics from aquaculture discharge water using response surface methodology. The degradation of the antibiotics was investigated under varying UV/H₂O₂ conditions in environments with different levels of pH, water matrices, humic acid, and constituent ions. The degradation results demonstrated that increasing the H₂O₂ dosage facilitated ENR degradation at a neutral pH while facilitating degradation of SMX and OTC at a slightly acidic pH. The optimum removal conditions for ENR, which was used in all influential effect experiments and the contact tank experiments, was obtained at 10 mM H₂O₂, a pretreated COD of 87.51 mg L⁻¹, and an initial pH of 6.15. Among the tested anions, only the presence of Cl^- showed slight positive effects on ENR degradation, due to the generation of secondary active radicals. During the reaction, the hydroxyl radical (OH) was present at a higher pH while singlet oxygen (¹O₂) was slightly present at a lower pH. The experimental results from H₂O₂ sequential addition indicated that freshly added H₂O₂ could quench the recently generated OH and therefore a high H₂O₂ concentration with frequent adding was not necessary. Our contact system reduced the ENR concentration in both the effluent reservoir and in the UV irradiation zone. The overall results supported the use of the UV/H₂O₂ system to treat remnant antibiotics in the discharge water.     

对虾养殖池副溶血弧菌的分离鉴定及其耐药特征、毒力基因分析

为了解对虾养殖池中副溶血弧菌(Vibrio parahaemolyticus)的耐药性和毒力基因的携带情况，2018年从山东4个地区的对虾养殖池收集分离副溶血弧菌，采用Kirby-Bauer纸片法检测其对12种抗生素的耐药性，用PCR方法检测其携带耐热直接溶血素基因(tdh)和耐热相关溶血素基因(trh)的情况。从对虾养殖池共分离副溶血弧菌50株。药敏实验结果显示，副溶血弧菌对庆大霉素、硫酸新霉素和氨苄西林的耐药情况最为严重，耐药率分别高达98%、90%和86%，对氟苯尼考、氯霉素、头孢他啶等敏感性较高，耐药率分别为10%、10%和20%。88%的菌株具有多重耐药性。毒力基因检测结果显示，所有菌株均不携带tdh基因，4%的菌株表现为trh阳性。本研究表明，对虾养殖水环境中的副溶血弧菌对抗生素的耐药性较为严重，应加强副溶血弧菌的病原学监测，在养殖过程中合理使用抗生素，以实现水产养殖业健康发展。     

Bacteriophages as antimicrobial agents against major pathogens in swine: a review

In recent years, the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria has become a global concern which has prompted research into the development of alternative disease control strategies for the swine industry. Bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) offer the prospect of a sustainable alternative approach against bacterial pathogens with the flexibility of being applied therapeutically or for biological control purposes. This paper reviews the use of phages as an antimicrobial strategy for controlling critical pathogens including Salmonella and Escherichia coli with an emphasis on the application of phages for improving performance and nutrient digestibility in swine operations as well as in controlling zoonotic human diseases by reducing the bacterial load spread from pork products to humans through the meat.     

Antibiotic resistance,ESBL genes,integrons, phylogenetic groups and MLVA profiles of Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from patients with diarrhea and farm animals in south-east of Iran

The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence, antibiotic resistance, presence of class 1 and 2 integrons, Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBL) genes, phylogenetic group and epidemiological relationships of EPEC, ETEC and EHEC pathotypes isolated from patients with diarrhea and farm animals in south east region of Iran. A total of 671 diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) were collected from stool samples of 395 patients with diarrhea and 276 farm cattles and goats. Presence of EPEC, ETEC and EHEC were identified using multiplex-PCR employing primers targeted the shiga toxin (stx), intimin (eae), bundle forming pili (bfp), and enterotoxins (lt and st) genes. The highest proportion of the patients (64%) were children under age 1–15 year (p ≤ 0.05). Among the isolates, atypical EPEC was detected in 26 patients and 14 animal stool samples, while typical EPEC was found in 2 cattles. ETEC isolates were detected in stools of 13 patients and 4 EHEC was identified in 3 goats and one cattle. The isolates were checked for susceptibility to 14 antibiotics. 50% (n = 13) of EPEC and 61.5% (n =8) of ETEC showed multi-drug resistance (MDR) profiles and one EPEC was found to be extensive drug resistant (XDR). In contrast, EHEC isolates were susceptible to the majority of antimicrobial agents. The MDR isolates were positive for bla_TEM and bla_CTX-M ESBL genes and carried class 1 integrons. Further study on the biofilm formation indicated that, 3 out of 4 EHEC isolates showed strong biofilm, while other pathotypes had either moderate, weak or no biofilm activity. Majority of EPEC isolates were belonged to phylogenetic group B1, all except one ETEC were classified as phylogenetic group A and two EHEC were belonged to phylogroup D, respectively. A multilocus variable tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) exhibited 22 distinct patterns. In conclusion, MLVA data showed high clonal diversity. Presence of EHEC in animal origins pose public health concern in this region.     

动物性食品中头孢氨苄残留检测研究进展

头孢氨苄属于人兽共用β-内酰胺类抗生素,在兽医临床上应用广泛。介绍了头孢氨苄的性质、危害及国内外主要的检测方法和技术,包括紫外分光光度法、高效液相色谱法、液质联用、毛细管电泳法、酶联免疫吸附法、荧光偏振免疫法、免疫层析法,并对头孢氨苄残留分析前景进行了展望。     

7种杀菌剂对人参黑斑病菌的抑菌活性研究

[目的]筛选对人参黑斑病菌有较强抑菌活性的杀菌剂。[方法]采用菌丝生长速率法，测试对比7种杀菌剂在不同浓度梯度条件下对人参黑斑病菌的室内抑菌活性。[结果]室内抑菌活性测定结果表明，7种杀菌剂在各自供试的不同浓度处理间均有显著差异；毒力测定结果表明世高的EC50值最小(0.61 mg/L)，其次为链霉素和克菌丹，EC50值均小于100 mg/L。[结论]该研究结果为进一步田间药效试验奠定了理论基础。     

一株大豆内生拮抗细菌XZ-2的分离和分子鉴定

从大豆植株中分离到一株具有广谱抗菌活性的拮抗细菌,命名为XZ-2。抑菌活性测定显示XZ-2对甘薯黑斑病菌、大蒜叶枯病菌等8种植物病原真菌均具有较强的抑菌活性,抑菌直径均在20 mm以上。采用分光光度法绘制了XZ-2的生长曲线,结果显示该菌株在LB液体摇培12 h时基本达到对数生长期,该生长曲线的绘制为后期XZ-2的活性物质发酵条件优化奠定了基础。通过PCR扩增16Sr DNA片段并采用MEGA 6.0构建系统发育进化树,初步将该菌株鉴定为多粘类芽孢杆菌。