鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒地方流行毒株的免疫原性

从河北省一些发病鸡场分离到JD1～JD10共10株鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV)毒株,用IBD标准阳性血清以琼扩试验进行了初步鉴定.并进行了IBDV分离物及其鸡胚适应毒免疫原对标准强毒IBDV-BC6/85株免疫保护试验,D78弱毒疫苗对IBDV各分离毒株的免疫保护试验以及分离毒株间交互免疫保护试验.结果表明,D78疫苗对JD2,JD5和JD10 IBDV分离株的保护率较低,分别为40%、50%和60%.分离毒株JD5、JD2及其鸡胚传代物E-JD2对强毒株的免疫保护率可达100%.交互免疫保护试验表明,JD2对其余各分离株的免疫保护指数达到80%以上,对标准强毒株和地方分离株均可产生有效免疫保护.     

Analysis of Korean strains of infectious laryngotracheitis virus by nucleotide sequences and restriction fragment length polymorphism

Korean field strains of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) were analyzed by comparison of nucleotide sequences of thymidine kinase (TK) and glycoprotein G (gG) genes and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) patterns. Main differences among TK gene sequence were found in both amino acid at 252 and mRNA polyadenylation signals. In virulent strains, amino acid 252 of TK gene was methionine but was threonine in low virulence and vaccine strains. The mRNA polyadenylation signals of TK gene were identified at 24bp downstream from the stop codon in virulent strains, but not in low virulence and vaccine strains. The gG gene of all virulent strains showed the same nucleotide sequence except for N87278 which had a gG gene sequence identical to that of vaccine strains. The virulent ILTV strains differed from low virulence and vaccine strains in PCR-RFLP patterns of TK and gG genes. The RFLP patterns of TK and gG genes of low virulence ILTV strains were identical to those of vaccine strains. In the case of N87278, the PCR-RFLP patterns of TK and gG genes were identical to those of virulent and vaccine strains of ILTV, respectively. From these results, ILTV field strains were classified into three groups according to sequences of TK and gG genes and PCR-RFLP, and the virulent ILTV strains could be discriminated from low virulence and vaccine strains by PCR-RFLP of TK gene. And it was suspected that N87278 might be produced by in vivo recombination between virulent and vaccine strains of ILTV.     

Isolation, identification, and pathogenicity of two field strains of infectious bursal disease virus

Using a sentinel bird approach, two field isolates of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) were isolated from broiler farms in two major broiler-producing areas of the state of Georgia. These farms had a history of subclinical IBD associated with respiratory problems and poor performance. Isolates designated as U-28 and 3212 were isolated using specific-pathogen-free chicken embryos and chicken embryo bursal cells. These isolates were identified by means of agar gel precipitation and virus-neutralization tests, direct immunofluorescence, histopathology, and electron microscopy. Isolates U-28 and 3212 appear to differ in antigenicity and pathogenicity from previously known serotype I IBDV isolates. In evaluating the extent of bursal damage caused by these field isolates, an association was found between the bursa of Fabricius/body weight index, histopathology scoring of atrophy, and morphometric analysis of the total follicle area.     

Characterization of western European field isolates and vaccine strains of avian infectious laryngotracheitis virus by restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequence analysis

Infectious laryngotracheitis is a dramatic disease of the upper respiratory tract in poultry caused by a herpesvirus. In this study we investigated the characteristics of western European field isolates of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) to gain more information on their diversity. The examined 104 isolates, collected from acute outbreaks during the last 35 years, originated from eight different countries: Switzerland (48), Germany (21), Sweden (14), the United Kingdom (9), Italy (5), Belgium (4), Austria (2), and Norway (1). Two vaccines, a chicken embryo origin product and a tissue culture origin product, were included in the survey. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to amplify a 2.1-kb DNA fragment of ILTV using primers generated for the thymidine kinase (TK) gene. After digestion of the resulting PCR products by restriction endonuclease HaeIII, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was carried out. PCR amplicons of three field isolates and both vaccine strains were selected for sequencing. Here 98 field isolates showed the same cleavage pattern and were identical to both vaccine strains (clone 1). They differed from five Swiss isolates with identical cleavage pattern (clone 2) and one Swedish isolate (clone 3). The present study demonstrated that at least three clones of ILTV have been circulating in western Europe during the last 35 years. The 104 isolates analyzed showed a high genetic similarity regarding the TK gene, and a large majority of the field isolates (98/104) were genetically related to the vaccine strains.     

传染性法氏囊病病毒自然重配株全基因组序列分析

从具有新的流行病学特征的传染性法氏囊病(IBD)发病鸡群中分离到2株传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV),分别命名为QL和ZZ-11,对4周龄SPF鸡的致死率分别为94%和86%。为分析该毒株的分子生物学特征,对其全基因组序列进行了测定,2个病毒株基因组A节段长度为3 260bp、B节段长度2 827bp。病毒演化分析结果显示2个病毒基因组A节段的核苷酸序列与已发表的强毒株序列的同源性分别为96.8%⁹8.1%和96.9%98.1%和96.9%⁹8.4%,处在IBDV超强毒株分支上;而B节段与已发表的弱毒株序列的同源性分别为89.7%98.4%,处在IBDV超强毒株分支上;而B节段与已发表的弱毒株序列的同源性分别为89.7%⁹0.4%和90.0%90.4%和90.0%⁹0.7%,位于弱毒株分支上。IBDV超强毒株和弱毒株序列特征氨基酸残基与基序分析表明,QL和ZZ-11两个病毒株的A节段VP2基因的氨基酸残基为222A、249Q、253Q、254G、256I、294I和299S,七肽基序为SWSASGS,均符合超强毒株的分子特征;而B节段77790.7%,位于弱毒株分支上。IBDV超强毒株和弱毒株序列特征氨基酸残基与基序分析表明,QL和ZZ-11两个病毒株的A节段VP2基因的氨基酸残基为222A、249Q、253Q、254G、256I、294I和299S,七肽基序为SWSASGS,均符合超强毒株的分子特征;而B节段777⁷82位核苷酸序列为GGTGCC,没有KpnⅠ酶切位点,具有弱毒株的序列特点。以上分析结果表明,QL和ZZ-11为IBDV自然重配株,A节段源于超强毒株,而B节段源于弱毒株。     

Differentiation of Mycoplasma gallisepticum strains using amplified fragment length polymorphism and other DNA-based typing methods

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) was used to type 34 strains of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) including vaccine strains ts-11, 6/85, and F. Using AFLP, a total of 10 groups, with 30 distinguishable AFLP typing profiles, were generated in the analysis. The AFLP method was able to identify and differentiate both MG field strains from recent outbreaks and those that were epidemiologically related. The AFLP procedure will provide assistance in identifying the sources of mycoplasma infections. Vaccine strains were also differentiated from other field strains, which will be useful in the evaluation of vaccination programs. The AFLP discrimination potential was compared to other molecular typing techniques such as gene-targeted typing by DNA sequence analysis of the MG cytadhesin-like protein encoding gene, mgc2, and random amplified polymorphic DNA assay on the same MG isolates. The three assays correlated well with one another, with AFLP analysis having a much higher discriminatory power and reproducibility.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒的快速检测

随着 IBDV变异株的出现 ,发病鸡常不产生法氏囊的肉眼病变 ,由于传染性和非传染性因素亦可引起淋巴细胞减少和法氏囊坏死 ,所以 ,采取组织病理学方法诊断 IBDV感染并不完全可靠。由于主动性抗体应答需要一定的时间及大多数雏鸡都带有母源抗体 ,因此血清学早期诊断也不完全可靠。该试验采用本所研究的 IBD快速试纸与经典的琼扩试验 ,在对 IBDV的检测效果上进行了详细的比较 ,介绍如下。1　材料与方法1 .1　 IBD快速检测试纸　由河南省农业科学院生物技术研究所制备提供。1 .2　试验鸡　 1日龄试验鸡 30 0只由河南农业大学试验鸡场提…     

由法氏囊病毒引起鸡的免疫抑制

1法氏囊 禽类法氏囊是雏鸡免疫系统的中枢免疫器官.它是鸟类特有的免疫器官,所以值得特别关注.许多研究已搞清了其生理学作用.雏鸡前3周是法氏囊快速发展时期,在这个时期法氏囊迅速增殖,3周龄后法氏囊就逐渐退化,研究表明,大约在12周龄,法氏囊就完全退化.     

Baculovirus virions displaying infectious bursal disease virus VP2 protein protect chickens against infectious bursal disease virus infection

Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute and contagious viral infection of young chickens caused by IBD virus (IBDV). The VP2 protein of IBDV is the only antigen for inducing neutralizing antibodies and protective immunity in the natural host. In the current study, we have succeeded in construction of one recombinant baculovirus BacSC-VP2 expressing His6-tagged VP2 with the baculovirus envelope protein gp64 transmembrane domain (TM) and cytoplasmic domain (CTD). The His6-tagged recombinant VP2 was expressed and anchored on the plasma membrane of Sf-9 cells, as examined by western blot and confocal microscopy. Immunogold electron microscopy demonstrated that the VP2 protein of IBDV was successfully displayed on the viral surface. Vaccination of chickens with the VP2-pseudotyped baculovirus vaccine (BacSC-VP2) elicited significantly higher levels of VP2-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antibodies and neutralizing antibodies than the control groups. IBDV-specific proliferation of lymphocytes was observed in chickens immunized with the recombinant BacSC-VP2. An in vivo challenge study of the recombinant baculovirus BacSC-VP2 showed effective protection against a very virulent (vv) IBDV infection in chickens. In addition, mortality and gross and histopathological findings in the bursa demonstrated the efficacy of the vaccine in reducing virulence of the disease. These results indicate that the recombinant baculovirus BacSC-VP2 can be a potential vaccine against IBDV infections.     

Restriction fragment length polymorphism and spacer oligonucleotide typing: A comparative analysis of fingerprinting strategies for Mycobacterium bovis

The combination of conventional investigation and DNA fingerprinting is yielding important insights into the epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infections. Various genetic markers used in restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) have recently been exploited for fingerprinting of M. bovis isolates. The newly developed spacer oligonucleotide typing aimed to investigate the polymorphism of M. tuberculosis in the DR locus, has also been applied to the molecular typing of M. bovis isolates. This work compared the performance of the insertion sequence (IS) IS6110, IS1081 and the genetic elements polymorphic G+C-rich repeat (PGRS) and direct repeat (DR) used in RFLP analysis with spoligotyping using a group of 128 Spanish M. bovis isolates. In this study, the most sensitive technique for identifying polymorphism in M. bovis was PGRS–RFLP, closely followed by IS6110–RFLP. We propose several schemes for fingerprinting of these isolates, however, the clear geographical variations found by different authors makes the study of each local situation indispensable. An international consensus in the methods used would be desirable for efficient interlaboratory comparison of strains.     

传染性法氏囊病病毒凋亡调节蛋白表达细胞株的建立

构建传染性法氏囊病病毒非结构蛋白基因（NS）的重组表达质粒pEGFP-C2-NS,然后在LipofectamineTM 2000介导下转染Vero细胞,活细胞状态下直接观察EGFP-NS蛋白在细胞中的表达与定位。结果显示,转染后4~5 h出现荧光蛋白表达,24 h达到高峰,呈小点样环核膜与细胞膜附近沉积,经G418筛选2~3周后稳定表达的荧光蛋白主要分布于细胞膜上。G418抗性细胞,经RT-PCR和Western-blot验证NS mRNA及其蛋白表达,提示已建立能稳定表达EGFP-NS蛋白的细胞株,所表达蛋白具有NS和EGFP双重活性,为进一步研究NS蛋白凋亡调节机制打下了基础。