Mycoplasma bovis infections in cattle

Mycoplasma bovis is a pathogen causing respiratory disease, otitis media, arthritis, mastitis, and a variety of other diseases in cattle worldwide. It is increasingly recognized by the veterinary and livestock communities as having an important impact on the health, welfare, and productivity of dairy and beef cattle. M. bovis diseases can be difficult to diagnose and control because of inconsistent disease expression and response to treatments and vaccines, and large gaps in our understanding of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of these diseases. There are limited data on which to base evidence-based decisions for treatment and control, and the literature contains differing clinical biases and opinions. This document is intended for veterinarians dealing with cattle and is focused on the cattle production systems of North America. The goal of the consensus statement panel was to encourage an evidence-based approach to M. bovis problems. The scientific literature was critically reviewed, including peer-reviewed journal articles and reviews obtained by database searches using the terms "Mycoplasma bovis" or "mycoplasma + cattle." Where other data were lacking, conference proceedings were reviewed as a source of expert opinion.     

重庆市某肉牛场牛支原体肺炎的诊断

重庆市某肉牛场新进育肥牛群发生以呼吸系统感染为主的传染性疾病,为确诊病因,对表现明显临床症状的病牛进行迫杀,无菌采集肺脏、肝脏、血液和心肌进行病原分离,共分离到4株菌,分别编号为CQ1、CQ2、CQ3、CQ4.经16S rRNA序列比对,CQ1与牛支原体同源性达99.9％,CQ2与羊创伤球菌同源性达99.8％,CQ3、CQ4分别与大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌同源性达99％.通过培养特性、菌落形态观察、牛支原体特异性引物PCR扩增,确定CQ1为牛支原体;药物敏感性试验和动物试验表明,该分离株对环丙沙星、氧氟沙星、四环素、壮观霉素敏感,不致死小白鼠.按牛支原体肺炎临床用药后,疫情很快得到控制,结合实验室检测结果,确认该场爆发的是以牛支原体感染为主的牛支原体肺炎.     

牛支原体引起奶牛乳房炎的诊断

牛支原体（Mycoplasma bovis）是引起成年牛乳房炎和犊牛肺炎、关节炎的主要病原之一。本文从有乳房炎临床症状的奶牛中采集牛奶样本,经细菌培养和支原体培养、特异性PCR与环介导等温扩增（LAMP扩增）和16S rRNA测序等病原学检测证实为牛支原体感染,同时还有其他细菌的混合感染。     

Herd-level factors associated with isolation of Salmonella in a multi-state study of conventional and organic dairy farms I. Salmonella shedding in cows

The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between herd characteristics and the isolation of Salmonella from dairy cows in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York. Study farms were 129 conventional and organic farms enrolled without regard to previous history of Salmonella infection. Herds were sampled at 2-month intervals over a 1-year period. This is the largest study to date on Salmonella shedding in dairy cows and the only study evaluating herd-level risk factors using longitudinal sampling to characterize Salmonella shedding on dairy farms. Salmonella was isolated in fecal samples from 1026 (4.9%) of 20,089 cows. Over the course of the study, 113 (87.6%) of 129 farms had at least one positive cow sample. Multi-variable logistic regression using the generalized estimating equations approach was used to test the association between herd-level risk factors and the dependent variable of within-herd prevalence by visit (number of Salmonella-positive cows/number of cows sampled) after adjustment for effects of herd size, season, state of origin, and the multiple sampling occasions per herd. Factors retained in the final model included lack of use of tiestall or stanchion facilities to house lactating cows (OR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1–3.3), not storing all purchased concentrate or protein feeds in an enclosed building (OR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.3–4.9), not using monensin in weaned calf or bred heifer diets (OR = 3.2; 95% CI: 2.0–5.4), access of lactating or dry cows to surface water (e.g., lake, pond, river, or stream) (OR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.3–3.9), disposal of manure in liquid form (slurry or irrigation, as opposed to disposal of manure by broadcast/solid spreader only) on owned or rented land (OR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.3–3.9), and cows eating or grazing of roughage from fields where manure was applied in solid or liquid form and not plowed under during the same growing season (OR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0–3.0). A seasonal association was also present as cows were more likely to be Salmonella-positive in summer, spring, and fall compared to winter. Herd size was not associated with Salmonella shedding in the final multi-variable model. The herd-level risk factors identified in this study could potentially be implemented in Salmonella control programs on dairy farms.     

一起牛感染支原体与多杀性巴氏杆菌的诊断与治疗

2022年5月甘肃省某肉牛养殖场的部分犊牛,先后出现以咳嗽、呼吸急促、流鼻涕等为主的呼吸道症状,并陆续出现牛只死亡的情况,现场调查及临床检查后初步怀疑为细菌性病原感染。为进一步确诊病原并对症治疗,现场采集症状明显牛只的鼻拭子,同时对病死牛只进行解剖观察,无菌采集肺组织进行实验室病原检测。使用TaqMan探针荧光定量PCR进行3种(牛支原体、牛多杀性巴氏杆菌及牛溶血性曼氏杆菌)牛呼吸道疾病病原核酸检测。结果显示,病死牛只肺脏病变较为明显,肺尖实质化严重,上端有脂肪样颗粒状病灶;鼻拭子及肺组织呈牛支原体和多杀性巴氏杆菌核酸阳性。结果表明,该牛场本次发病是由于感染了牛支原体和牛多杀性巴氏杆菌引起的。通过采取隔离治疗、紧急免疫、严格消杀等综合性防控措施后,该牛场病情逐步好转并恢复正常生产。     

Herd-level factors associated with isolation of Salmonella in a multi-state study of conventional and organic dairy farms II. Salmonella shedding in calves

The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between herd-level factors and the isolation of Salmonella in calves from dairy farms in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and New York. Study farms were 129 conventional and organic farms enrolled without regard to previous history of Salmonella infection. Herds were sampled at 2-month intervals over a 1-year period. Salmonella was isolated in fecal samples from 176 (3.8%) of 4673 preweaned calves with 40 (31.0%) of 129 farms having at least one positive calf sample over the course of the study. Multivariable logistic regression using the generalized estimating equations approach was used to evaluate risk factors for Salmonella shedding after adjustment for effects of herd size, season, state of origin and the multiple sampling occasions per herd. Factors retained in the final model that were associated with an increased odds for Salmonella shedding were lack of routine feeding of milk replacer containing antimicrobials to preweaned calves (OR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.4, 5.8), use of maternity housing as a hospital area for sick cows more than once a month (OR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.1, 4.0), and cow prevalence level by visit, categorized into the following four-levels: ≥20% (OR = 11.6, 95% CI: 5.7, 23.7), 10–19.9% (OR = 4.7, 95% CI: 2.0, 11.5), 0.1–9.9% (OR = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.5, 8.7) and 0% (reference level). Herd size was not associated with Salmonella shedding in the final multivariable model.     

牛支原体新基因(P18)的克隆表达及活性鉴定

牛支原体(M.bovis)可以引起犊牛肺炎、关节炎、乳腺炎、角膜结膜炎等疾病,是一种牛的重要呼吸道病原体,目前M.bovis粘附宿主细胞的机制还不明确。研究表明,M.bovis表面存在的多种蛋白与致病菌在宿主体内的侵袭力与传播能力有关。我们通过分离表达多个M.bovis基因,最终获得了一个表达纤溶酶原结合蛋白的新基因,并命名为P18。该基因表达大小约为67ku的重组蛋白。通过western blot鉴定,重组表达的P18蛋白可以被M.bovis抗体识别。进一步的试验表明,P18蛋白还具有纤溶酶原结合活性,从而推测该基因表达的蛋白可能是M.bovis的一个粘附相关因子。     

Mycoplasma bovis and otitis in dairy calves in the United Kingdom

Signs of severe otitis media in 20% of dairy calves on one farm were associated with Mycoplasma bovis infection, based on isolation from the external ear canal and nares. Affected calves seroconverted to M. bovis and no other significant bacteria were isolated. Infection was considered likely to have originated from cows in the milking herd based on evidence of seroconversion and detection of infection in a milk sample. M. bovis infection should be considered when investigating otitis problems in calves.     

一株牛支原体的分离鉴定及致病性初步研究

对采集到的疑似牛支原体肺炎肺组织病料进行病原的分离,并对分离株进行形态学、生化和分子生物学鉴定,结果显示成功分离获得1株牛支原体,命名为NM001.该分离株的菌落形态呈典型的"荷包蛋状",不能发酵葡萄糖,不能水解精氨酸,不分解尿素.PCR能够扩增出牛支原体特异的P48基因条带,16S rRNA基因序列与Ningxia-...     

牛支原体的分离鉴定及其对体外药物的敏感性分析

为探讨兽医临床治疗牛支原体肺炎常用药物的有效性,采用形态观察、分子生物学等方法对病原菌进行鉴定,共获得4株牛支原体,继而对分离菌株进行耐药性检测。结果表明,4株牛支原体均对大环内酯类抗生素耐药,对氟喹诺酮类及四环素类抗生素相对敏感。实验结果为兽医临床对牛支原体肺炎的治疗具有一定的指导意义。     

牛支原体新疆株的分离鉴定

为调查新疆规模化奶牛场病牛死亡原因并确定病原,本研究无菌采集7份肺炎病死牛病变肺组织样,通过牛支原体液体培养基和固体培养基分离到1株支原体,采用形态学观察和生化试验鉴定该分离株,采用支原体特异性引物和牛支原体16S rRNA通用引物扩增基因序列并测序,使用DNAStar软件将分离菌株测序结果与GenBank中的标准株序列进行同源性比对,采用Mega 6.0软件中的邻接法(Neighbor-Joining,NJ)依据16S rRNA序列构建分离株系统进化树。结果显示,分离株菌落呈典型的"煎蛋样",菌落中心凹陷深入培养基,周边菲薄而透明,经Dienes染液染色后,菌落中心呈深蓝色。该分离株不分解葡萄糖、尿素、不水解精氨酸,血细胞吸附试验和溶血试验均呈阴性,氯化三苯基四氮唑还原反应呈阳性,产生膜和斑。PCR反应扩增出大小为1 911 bp的牛支原体特异性目的片段;分离株16S rRNA基因序列与牛支原体标准株PG45的序列同源性为99.8%,与牛支原体地方株(Mb NM2012、Mb HB0801、Mb Hubei-1、Mb Ningxia-1、Mb CQ-W70和Mb 08M)的同源性为99.3%～99.7%。系统进化树显示,分离株16S rRNA基因与Mb Ningxia-1株和Mb 08M株亲缘关系较近,处于同一分支。本研究结果证实了引起病牛死亡的病原为牛支原体,为新疆牛支原体病的防治提供了科学依据。     

一例奶牛发生牛支原体肺炎的诊断

牛支原体是严重影响养牛业发展的重要病原。2008年我们报道牛支原体导致＂肉牛传染性牛支原体肺炎＂以来,主要在肉牛发现该病。本文从临床出现类似症状的运输后发病奶牛采集样本,经细菌培养和支原体培养、特异性PCR扩增和16S rRNA测序等病原学检测证实为牛支原体感染。     

宁夏某肉牛场牛支原体分离鉴定及病理组织学观察

为了分离鉴定宁夏某肉牛场牛支原体和分析该病原对靶器官的损伤,采用Thiaucourt's液体筛选培养基和固体培养基进行病原分离,设计牛支原体16SrRNA通用引物和uvrC特异性引物进行基因序列扩增并测序,使用DNA Star软件将分离菌株测序结果与GenBank中的标准株序列进行同源性比较,采用MEGA6.0软件中的邻接法(Neighbor-joining,NJ)依据16SrRNA和uvrC序列构建分离株系统发育树并进行遗传进化分析,采用石蜡切片,HE染色,病理组织学观察。结果表明,病原菌落呈油煎蛋样,16S rRNA和uvrC扩增片段与阳性对照一致,16S rRNA和uvrC基因序列构建的系统发育树与牛支原体在同一分支;肺组织结构消失,部分肺泡腔实变、塌陷,局灶性肺出血,肺泡腔内可见炎性细胞浸润;肺泡隔增厚、出血,肺泡内有少量脱落的上皮细胞;肺泡壁断裂,肺泡腔可见红色的炎性渗出物,有纤维结缔组织增生。     

Outbreak of bovine clinical mastitis caused by Mycoplasma bovis in a North Italian herd

This report describes an outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis mastitis affecting 45 cows in a herd of 122 dairy cattle in Northern Italy. Clinically, the outbreak was characterized by agalactia, multiple swollen and painless quarters, high milk somatic cell count and unresponsiveness to conventional antibiotic therapy. M. bovis was isolated from the milk samples of all the 32 affected cows tested and from the mammary tissue of three affected cows that underwent necropsy. No other pathogens were isolated from these samples. Lesions in two of the necropsied cows were characterized by mild chronic suppurative mastitis and galactophoritis. The other necropsied cow showed a chronic necrosuppurative and pyogranulamaous galactophoritis, a condition not previously associated with M. bovis. M. bovis was detected immunohistochemically in the lumen of the affected mammary ducts suggesting that ascending infection via the teat canal was the likely route of transmission. No other intralesional pathogens were demonstrated microscopically.     

我国部分地区牛支原体肺炎和关节炎的病原体诊断

重庆等4省市从外省引进的肉牛群发生以严重肺炎和关节炎为主要表现的疾病。该病的病变主要集中于肺脏,其组织学变化主要是间质增生,纤维素渗出,干酪样坏死,淋巴细胞、嗜中性粒细胞和单核细胞浸润。PCR检测病牛肺脏显示牛支原体阳性,而丝状支原体丝状亚种、牛分支杆菌和多杀性巴氏杆菌为阴性。从肺等组织中分离到牛支原体以及大肠杆菌、沙门氏菌、链球菌、葡萄球菌和烟曲霉,没有分离到巴氏杆菌。结果显示本病是以牛支原体感染为主引起的牛支原体肺炎和关节炎,长途运输等应激因素是该病突发的重要诱因,其他细菌和/或真菌继发感染加重了病情。     

Udder health in dairy cattle infected with Neospora caninum

Blood samples were collected from 3449 cows on 57 representative Ontario dairy herds during the summer of 1998 and analysed for antibody to Neospora caninum using an ELISA. Forty-eight herds (2742 cattle) contained at least one N. caninum-seropositive animal. Two composite milk samples were collected from all cattle: the first on the day of blood collection and the second 68 to 365 days later. All milk samples were submitted for bacteriological culture. Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation (DHI) data were available for 3162 cattle in the 57 herds at the time of bleeding. Furthermore, complete DHI data were available for 1658 cattle that were culled between 12 and 24 months following blood collection. Using a standardised ELISA sample-to-positive (S/P) cut-off of ≥0.45, the corrected seroprevalence was 8.2% overall and 10.1% within seropositive herds. At blood collection the odds of N. caninum-seropositive cows having a high linear score (≥4.0; equivalent to a somatic cell count ≥200,000 cells/ml) was 27% less than for seronegative animals. Similarly, at the time of culling, the odds of having a high linear score was 22% less in N. caninum-seropositive cattle. Overall, linear score was lower in N. caninum-seropositive cattle at culling. After controlling for herd, parity, days in milk, and the interval between collection of milk samples, the odds of N. caninum-seropositive cattle testing positive for an environmental pathogen (i.e. environmental Streptococcus species and coliforms) on the second milk sample was 56% less than for seronegative animals. The odds were 83% less at a higher ELISA S/P cut-off of ≥0.70. Finally, the odds of N. caninum-seropositive cattle developing a new infection with a major pathogen (environmental or contagious) were 60% less than seronegative cows using the higher ELISA S/P cut-off.     

Preparation and Identification of the Monoclonal Antibodies against VspX Protein in Mycoplasma bovis strain HB0801

To obtain the monoclonal antibody (McAb) against VspX protein of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis),VspX gene was amplified, expressed and purified. Then, BALB/c mice were immunized subcutaneously three times with the purified recombinant VspX (rVspX) mixed with QuickAntibody-Mouse 5W adjuvant. Three days after the last injection, spleen cells were collected aseptically, and fused with SP2/0 myeloma cells in the presence of polyethylene glycol. By the clone selection, five stable hybridomas against VspX protein were obtained, separately named as 1A8, 3A3, 3C12, 3H9 and 4D11. Antibody titers in cell supernatant were from 1:1×10⁴ to 1:2×10⁵, while from 1:1×10⁵ to 1:8×10⁵ in ascites of mice by indirect ELISA. The subtypes were determined to be IgG1 and IgG2b class, and all light chains were κ chain. The affinity constant of McAb 3H9 and 4D11 were 6.3×10⁹ and 7.8×10⁹, respectively, and they belonged to high-affinity antibodies. Western blotting results showed that all of five McAbs could specifically react with M.bovis, however, McAb 4D11 could not react with Mycoplasma arginini PG2 and Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. PG3. Flow cytometry showed that McAb 4D11 reacted with surface VspX of M. bovis in a dose-dependent manner. Indirect immunofluorescence assay demonstrated that 4D11 McAb was able to detect rVspX protein binding to embryonic bovine lung cells. In the present study, McAbs against rVspX protein had been successfully prepared, which provided a basis for future researches about the function of VspX protein and the pathogenesis of M. bovis.     

牛支原体HB0801株VspX蛋白单克隆抗体的制备与鉴定

为获得牛支原体（Mycoplasma bovis,M.bovis）VspX蛋白单克隆抗体,将编码该蛋白的基因克隆、表达并纯化,作为免疫原,以QuickAntibody-Mouse 5W为免疫佐剂,免疫BALB/c小鼠。经3次免疫后,将小鼠脾细胞与SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞融合,经3次亚克隆筛选后,共获得5株能稳定分泌抗VspX蛋白抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为1A8、3A3、3C12、3H9及4D11。亚型鉴定表明,3C12重链为IgG2b,其余4株为IgG1,轻链均为κ链。间接ELISA结果表明,5株细胞培养上清的抗体效价在1：1×10⁴~1：2×10⁵,腹水效价在1：1×10⁵~1：8×10⁵。选其中两株杂交瘤细胞株3H9和4D11的腹水纯化,进行亲和力测定,解离常数分别为6.3×10⁹和7.8×10⁹,属高亲和力抗体。Western blotting结果显示,5株单抗均能与牛支原体发生特异性反应,而单抗4D11与羊无乳支原体标准株PG2和丝状支原体丝状亚种标准株PG3均不反应。流式细胞术结果表明,单抗4D11与牛支原体表面的VspX的结合呈剂量依赖性。间接免疫荧光结果表明,单抗4D11可以识别黏附到胚胎牛肺细胞上的重组VspX蛋白。本试验成功制备的单克隆抗体为VspX蛋白功能的研究奠定基础。     

牛支原体新疆分离株P48基因克隆及分子特征分析

本研究旨在分析牛支原体P48基因的序列特性、蛋白的结构和功能。根据GenBank中PG45菌株P48基因序列（GenBank登录号：CP002188.1）设计特异性引物,运用Overlap-PCR扩增获得P48基因全长,其目的片段连接到pMD19-T载体上并进行测序,利用生物信息学方法分析和预测其核苷酸序列及其编码蛋白的理化性质、结构功能（信号肽、跨膜结构、磷酸化位点、糖基化位点、二级结构和三级结构）。结果显示,分离株P48基因序列为1 407 bp,与Mb PG45国际标准株的同源性为100%,聚类于一支;P48基因编码467个氨基酸残基,组成一个无跨膜、稳定的亲水性蛋白;P48蛋白存在信号肽,有44个潜在的磷酸化位点和1个糖基化位点,其二级结构是混合型,其中α-螺旋所占比例最高（41.76%）,无规则卷曲次之（37.69%）。功能预测显示,在信号转导、胁迫应答、受体等方面该蛋白存在较高概率。本研究成功克隆了分离株P48基因片段,其编码的蛋白是一个稳定可溶、亲水性蛋白,为分析分离株P48基因的特性和功能提供了一定的理论基础和科学依据。