基于重组酶聚合酶扩增结合侧流层析试纸条快速检测鲤疱疹病毒2型的方法研究

为建立CyHV-2的重组酶聚合酶扩增结合侧流层析(RPA-LFD)快速检测鲤疱疹病毒2型(Cyprinid herpesvirus 2,CyHV-2)的方法,针对鲤疱疹病毒2型的DNA聚合酶基因设计引物和探针,优化反应温度和时间条件,建立了鲤疱疹病毒2型的RPA-LFD检测方法,并将样品简易处理方法运用于该方法对实验室保存的鲫组织样品进行检测。结果显示,该RPA-LFD检测方法最佳反应条件为40℃20 min,最低检出限为6×10⁰ copies/μL,与荧光PCR的灵敏度相当,与其他鲤疱疹病毒等无交叉反应;运用该方法并结合待检样品简易处理方法(直接RPA法)对50份鲫组织样品进行处理和检测,其结果与运用国家标准(GB/T 36194-2018)中荧光PCR方法检测结果一致。本文建立的RPA-LFD检测方法具有操作简单、反应迅速、灵敏度高、特异性强的优点,适于在水产养殖场和基层部门用于鲤疱疹病毒病的辅助诊断和监测。     

PCR法在鸡毒支原体污染检测中的应用

[目的]利用PCR技术,探究鸡毒支原体(MG)的检测方法。[方法]针对MG脂蛋白的基因序列,建立PCR扩增体系,测定其灵敏度和特异性,并对鸡胚样品进行检测。[结果]PCR扩增得到了400bp的基因片段,最低检出浓度为0.2 pg·μL~(-1);该PCR法仅与MG的DNA反应,与大肠杆菌、猪肺炎支原体、新城疫病毒、沙门氏菌的DNA或cDNA反应结果均为阴性;利用该PCR对鸡胚样品进行检测,核酸阳性率为76%。[结论]该研究初步建立了基于MG脂蛋白基因的特异性PCR检测方法,为MG的临床检测奠定了基础。     

尼罗罗非鱼无乳链球菌微滴式数字PCR检测方法的建立及临床应用

通过设计筛选引物和探针、优化反应浓度和退火温度,构建一种尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)无乳链球菌(Streptococcus agalactiae)的微滴式数字PCR(dd PCR)检测方法,分析该方法的敏感性、特异性及重复性,并应用于临床样品检测。结果显示：当引物、探针浓度分别为0.9μmol·L^-1、0.3μmol·L^-1且退火温度为56.9℃时,建立的罗非鱼无乳链球菌dd PCR方法阴、阳性微滴分布界限明显,平均拷贝数高,有较高扩增反应效率;线性关系线良好(R²=0.997 3),最低检测限为2.56 copies·μL^-1;与猪链球菌2型、鱼类海豚链球菌和其他5种常见的水生动物疫病病原体无交叉反应;重复变异系数为3.15%;临床样品检测结果与实时荧光PCR方法结果的符合率100%,与细菌分离鉴定方法结果符合率为94.12%。结果表明,建立的罗非鱼无乳链球菌dd PCR检测方法灵敏度高、特异性强、重复性好,可对罗非鱼无乳链球菌感染的临床样品进行定量检测,为尼罗罗非鱼无...     

嗜水气单胞菌与温和气单胞菌的LAMP检测方法的建立

利用环介导等温扩增技术（loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP）分别建立嗜水气单胞菌（Aeromonas hydrophila,AH）与温和气单胞菌（A.sobria,AS）的快速检测方法。针对嗜水气单胞菌pilin基因、温和气单胞菌zipA基因设计特异性LAMP引物。在恒温条件下利用实时浊度仪对2组引物进行特异性和灵敏度试验,并以琼脂糖凝胶电泳和核酸染料颜色变化对扩增结果进行判定。结果显示,LAMP实时浊度法能够特异地检测嗜水气单胞菌和温和气单胞菌,最低检出限分别为46 fg·mL^-1和320 fg·mL^-1,是普通PCR方法的104倍和102倍;并能应用于已知临床样品检测。该研究建立的嗜水气单胞菌与温和气单胞菌LAMP快速检测方法具有高效、特异、灵敏的特点。     

实时荧光定量PCR扩增特异性vapA基因检测杀鲑气单胞菌

为实现杀鲑气单胞菌早期快速准确定量检测,研究旨在建立杀鲑气单胞菌的SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time PCR)检测方法。根据GenBank中杀鲑气单胞菌毒力阵列蛋白基因(vapA)保守序列设计并合成一对特异性引物,对其特异性、灵敏度、可重复性和应用性进行评价。结果显示,研究设计的引物具有良好的种间特异性,仅对杀鲑气单胞菌及其亚种有阳性扩增,与其他细菌不发生交叉反应。构建的Real-time PCR标准曲线质粒拷贝数与循环阈值呈良好的线性关系,扩增所得标准曲线分别为y=–4.8345x+42.535,相关系数R~2为0.998,最低检测限为34拷贝/μL,较常规PCR的灵敏度高出约1000倍。应用建立的方法检测人工感染的虹鳟病样,15个被检样品呈阳性反应,与细菌常规鉴定方法结果一致。研究表明,所建立的基于实时荧光定量PCR技术的杀鲑气单胞菌检测方法快速、特异、灵敏,可用于临床诊断和疫病监测。     

[鱼师]诺卡菌特异性PCR快速检测方法的建立

[鱼师]诺卡菌（Nocardia seriolae）是危害中国南方大口黑鲈（Micropterus salmoides）养殖业的主要病原之一,由于该菌在培养基上生长缓慢,对其分离鉴定造成诸多不便。文章根据[鱼师]诺卡菌16S-23S转录间隔区（ITS）序列设计特异性引物建立了[鱼师]诺卡菌特异性PCR快速检测方法。试验结果表明,利用设计的特异性PCR引物只能扩增出[鱼师]诺卡菌特异性片段,检出限为5pg模板DNA。在此基础上研制了PCR快速检测试剂盒并对[鱼师]诺卡菌人工感染的大口黑鲈组织进行了检测,结果显示该试剂盒能从未出现明显发病症状的大口黑鲈组织中检出阳性片段,阳性率为100％,比传统细菌分离鉴定方法更加灵敏、快速且高效,具有较好的应用前景。     

洪湖碘泡虫PCR检测方法的建立与初步应用

为建立一种灵敏、特异的快速检测异育银鲫寄生洪湖碘泡虫(Myxobolus honghuensis)的方法,本研究根据洪湖碘泡虫ITS-5.8S r DNA基因序列筛选出一对特异性引物Mh F/R,建立PCR检测方法,对反应条件进行优化,并通过特异性试验、灵敏性试验与临床检测验证其可行性。结果显示,建立的PCR检测方法能特异性扩增洪湖碘泡虫相应的基因片段,长度为479 bp,而对试验中其他9种粘孢子虫的扩增结果均为阴性;最低能检测0.1 pg的虫体基因组DNA。通过临床样品检测,PCR方法比显微镜检测的检出率提高了19.5%。结果表明,该PCR方法特异、灵敏,适用于洪湖碘泡虫的快速检测。     

鲁氏耶尔森菌qPCR快速检测方法的建立和应用

鲁氏耶尔森菌(Yersinia ruckeri)是导致虹鳟(Oncorhynchus mykiss)肠炎红嘴病的病原。本研究以鲁氏耶尔森菌毒力因子rup A基因为靶标设计1对特异性引物,以含有rup A基因部分序列的重组质粒为标准品构建标准曲线,优化建立检测鲁氏耶尔森菌的SYBR Green I实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,并对腹腔注射鲁氏耶尔森菌菌悬液的虹鳟肝、肾、脾、血液样品进行检测。结果显示,设计的引物具有良好的种间特异性,标准曲线线性方程为y=–3.3766x+40.012(R~2=0.9958);最低检测限为57 copy/μL,较常规PCR的灵敏度高出约100倍。应用检测结果表明,本方法可准确检测被鲁氏耶尔森菌感染的虹鳟样品。研究表明,所建立的qPCR方法具有特异、灵敏、快速、定量的优点,可用于快速诊断虹鳟肠炎红嘴病早期病症及定量检测鲁氏耶尔森菌。     

双重PCR同时检测对虾白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)和传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒(IHHNV)

根据Genbank中对虾白斑病由白斑综合征病毒（WSSV）和传染性皮下及造血器官坏死病毒（IHHNV）的基因序列,设计了两对能分别检测WSSV和IHHNV保守片段基因的特异性引物,而且这两对引物在同一反应体系中可以同时对WSSV和IHHNV的DNA模板进行多重PCR扩增,得到大小分别为110bp（WSSV）和356bp（IHHNV）的扩增条带。对影响PCR反应的主要因素Mg“浓度和退火温度进行了优化,证明当Mg^2＋浓度为2．0～4．0mmd,退火温度为57～59℃时可获得最佳的扩增和检测效果。特异性试验结果表明,这两对引物检测WSSV和IHHNV具有很好的特异性,对其它对虾常见病原的PCR扩增结果均为阴性。敏感性测定结果表明,该反应体系最低能检测100pg的WSSV和IHHNV的DNA模板。临床检测表明,所建立的双重PCR方法可以适用于WSSV和IHHNV的同时检测和鉴别。     

基于toxR基因病原哈氏弧菌PCR检测方法的建立

基于toxR基因序列设计检测哈氏弧菌的1对特异性引物,通过PCR反应条件优化、PCR反应特异性及敏感性检测,建立一种哈氏弧菌的特异性分子检测方法.试验结果表明,该引物可使哈氏弧菌扩增出大小为390 bp的toxR基因片段,3种水产动物病原弧菌未扩增出任何条带,敏感性检测结果为该PCR反应最低能检测出0.375 ng/μ...     

Rare serotype occurrence and PFGE genotypic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from tilapia in China

Previously, we reported 10 PEGE types of 85 tilapia Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS), which shifted from Streptococcus iniae in China, by using PEGE method. Presently, larger and more representative tilapia GBS were isolated, for the ?rst time in China, to characterize their serotypes and genetic diversities more precisely than had done before. 168 GBS strains were distributed in ?ve provinces of China, in which Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan were the major ones, holding36.9%(62/168), 37.5%(63/168) and 19.6%(33/168), respectively. Serotypes, Ia, Ib and III, were observed in these strains and the most predominant one was Ia(95.2%), which mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Ia initially occurred in 2009, it shoot up to 32.1% in 2010,but decreased to 16.1% in 2011 before went up to 45.2% in 2012. Ib sporadically occurred during2007–2011, III onlyoccurred in 2012. 14 different PFGE types, including 4 new types(N, O,P and Q), were observed, in which B, D, F and G were the predominant types, holding 83.9%(141/168) of the total GBS strains. Ia corresponded to 11 PFGE types(A–H, N–P), in which type D predominated(51%). Ib represented 3 genotypes(I, J and Q) and III harbored only 2genotypes(N and F). Type N and Fsynchronously presented in Ia and III. In summary, the genetic diversity of tilapia GBS varied by serotypes and changed with geographical locations and years.Although Iastillpredominated, new rareserotypeIII alreadyoccurred in China.     

Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review

Interaction between growth and reproduction occurs in many vertebrates and is particularly obvious at certain stages of the life cycle in fish. Endocrine interactions between the gonadotropic axis and the somatotropic axis are described, the potential role of GH being emphasised. A comparative analysis of these phenomena in mammals, amphibians and fish, suggests a specific role of GH in the physiology of puberty, gametogenesis and fertility. It also shows the original contribution made by studies on the fish model in this field of investigations.     

Purification and partial characterization of GtHs (cfLH and cfFSH) from Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) (L.) and development of a homologous ELISA for cfLH

Two gonadotropins (GtH; Qa and Qb) were purified by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography from the pituitaries of Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus). The presence of GtH during purification was assessed by in vitro oocyte maturation and in vivo steroidogenic activity, and their identities were determined by elution profiles, molecular weight, biological activities and yield. The molecular weights of Qa and Qb were 37 and 42 kDa, respectively, and composed of distinct subunits (Qa: 20 and 14 kDa and Qb: 26 and 18 kDa). Polyclonal antibodies raised against Qa immunostained Qa, Qb and pituitary GtH cells. A competitive Qa‐ELISA was developed whose sensitivity was 6.25 ng mL^?1 (1.25 ng well^?1) with intra‐ (3.5%) and inter‐ (12.4%) assay coefficients of variation. Displacement curves parallel to the standard were obtained with plasma and pituitary extracts of catfish, Qb and carp GtHII. The assay was validated by measuring the plasma Qa levels after LHRH treatment and in relation to ovarian growth in the female catfish during different reproductive phases. Based on the results, Qa and Qb corresponded to fish LH and FSH respectively. The findings will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms controlling fish reproduction and identification of sensitive phases in fish in captivity for hormonal manipulation.     

Controlled infection of Poecilia reticulata Peters (guppy) with Tetrahymena by immersion and intraperitoneal injection

Tetrahymena is a protozoan parasite, which infects guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters, and causes substantial economical losses in commercial farms worldwide. Studies of guppy infected by Tetrahymena require standardized infection protocols. The LD50 for Tetrahymena infection of guppies by intraperitoneal (IP) injection was calibrated, and the level obtained was 946 parasites per fish. Guppy infection with Tetrahymena by immersion, imitating the natural route of infection via the integument, was studied under normal or stress conditions. Exposure to cold and netting (CNI) and to cold only (CI) followed by immersion exposure to 10 000 Tetrahymena per mL resulted in 22.5% and 19.2% mortality, respectively, as compared to 14.2% and 10% in groups that were netted only (NI) or non‐stressed (I). Histopathology revealed that immersion infection resulted in a systemic infection. Lysozyme levels, measured 3 weeks after infection, were significantly higher in the CNI group (288 μg per mg protein) compared with CI‐, NI‐ and I‐treated groups (94.5, 64 and 62.3 μg mg^?1, respectively). There was no evident parasite immobilization activity in body homogenates, suggesting no development of acquired immunity. Re‐infection by IP injection revealed no increase in protection in any of the treatment groups, mortality range of 56.3–75%, higher than in the non‐exposed control (40.6% mortality).     

Evaluation of a Fast Method Based on the Presence of Two Restriction Sites in the Mitochondrial ND5 (mt ND5) Gene for the Identification of Scomber Species

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the suitability of a method based on the presence of two restriction sites (for Hae III and Hindf I) in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (mt ND5) gene to identify Scomber species. The evaluation was performed on 144 reference and market samples by sequencing of the entire 505-bp fragment of the mt ND5 gene and of a 464-bp fragment of the Kocher fragment of the cytochrome b gene (mt Cytb). Sequence analysis of any of the two fragments allows the identification of each of the four Scomber species, but S. japonicus and S. colias had the same restriction sites at the ND5 amplicon and would not have been differentiated by this analysis. Similarly, loss of the Hae III site in some S. scombrus individuals would have misidentified them as not being Scomber. All the market products were correctly labeled except one acquired in Spain labeled as originating in the Atlantic and containing S. japonicus.     

Nitrogenous waste excretion and accumulation of urea and ammonia inChalcalburnus tarichi (Cyprinidae), endemic to the extremely alkaline Lake Van (Eastern Turkey)

The endemic, anadromous cyprinidChalcalburnus tarichi is the only fish species known to occur in alkaline Lake Van (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey). EightC. tarichi were maintained individually in Lake Van water (17 – 19°C; pH 9.8; 153 mEq·I^–1 total alkalinity; 22 total salinity) and tank water samples analyzed for 24 h in 2 to 4 h intervals. At zero time, < 1µM ammonia was present and urea was undetectable in the tank water; at 24 h, total ammonia and urea made up 114±32 and 35±25µM, respectively. Over the experimental period, ammonia-N and urea-N excretion averaged 1041±494 and 607±169moles·kg^–1 fish·h^–1, respectively. The extent of urea excretion was highly variable between specimens. Uric acid excretion was not detectable.Urea was present at high concentrations in all tissues and plasma (25 – 35moles·g^–1·ml^–1) of freshly caughtC. tarichi; total ammonia content of the tissues was by a factor of 1.9 (liver) to 3.0 (brain) lower. High arginase activity (2.4±0.2 U·min^–1·g^–1) was detected in the liver ofC. tarichi but ornithine carbamoylphosphate transferase, a key enzyme of the ornithine-urea-cycle, was absent. Ureagenesis is likely through degradation of arginine and/or uricolysis. High glutamine synthetase activity (11±0.6 U·min^–1·g^–1) and low ammonia content in brain suggest that, like other teleosts,C. tarichi has an efficient ammonia detoxification in the brain, but in no other tissue.Nitrogenous waste excretion at alkaline pH is discussed. The ability ofC. tarichi to excrete high levels of ammonia at extremely alkaline pH is unique among teleosts studied so far. The mechanism of ammonia excretion under Lake Van conditions remains to be elucidated.     

Imported ornamental fish are colonized with antibiotic‐resistant bacteria

There has been growing concern about the overuse of antibiotics in the ornamental fish industry and its possible effect on the increasing drug resistance in both commensal and pathogenic organisms in these fish. The aim of this study was to carry out an assessment of the diversity of bacteria, including pathogens, in ornamental fish species imported into North America and to assess their antibiotic resistance. Kidney samples were collected from 32 freshwater ornamental fish of various species, which arrived to an importing facility in Portland, Oregon from Colombia, Singapore and Florida. Sixty‐four unique bacterial colonies were isolated and identified by PCR using bacterial 16S primers and DNA sequencing. Multiple isolates were identified as bacteria with potential to cause disease in both fish and humans. The antibiotic resistance profile of each isolate was performed for nine different antibiotics. Among them, cefotaxime (16% resistance among isolates) was the antibiotic associated with more activity, while the least active was tetracycline (77% resistant). Knowing information about the diversity of bacteria in imported ornamental fish, as well as the resistance profiles for the bacteria will be useful in more effectively treating clinical infected fish, and also potential zoonoses in the future.     

Effect of iodophor disinfection of non‐hardened Salmo trutta eggs on their bacterial and fungus load

This study investigated the efficiency of iodophor disinfection (135 ppm active iodine for 15–30 min) of non‐hardened Salmo trutta eggs against different groups of bacteria and against fungus. Egg samples were taken from non‐disinfected and from disinfected eggs, microorganisms were cultured on specific nutrient media and their mass was measured by turbidimetric methods. Bacteria and fungus mass of non‐hardened eggs could be reduced but not eliminated by iodophor disinfection with 135 ppm active iodine for 15 min. The extent of reduction was 47–65% (Experiment 1). The efficiency of disinfection increased with disinfection time as the reduction in bacteria and fungus mass was 40–55% after 15 min and 58–74% after 30 min (Experiment 2). Disinfection efficiency of iodophor solution diluted in water (reduction 49–57%) and of iodophor solution diluted in sodium chloride solution iso‐osmolar to the oocytes (reduction 52–61%) was similar (Experiment 3). The reduction in bacteria and fungus mass was persistent as it was 39–72% lower in embryos deriving from disinfected eggs than in embryos deriving from non‐disinfected ones (Experiment 4). In conclusion, the tested disinfection method is inadequate to eliminate pathogens completely but it could positively influence immune defence of eggs and embryos.