鸡大肠埃希氏菌菌毛表达、血凝谱及粘附特性研究

对６株具有不同致病性的鸡大肠埃希氏菌分离株体外菌毛的表达、对１３种不同红细胞血凝谱及血凝方式、对鸡胚成纤维细胞（ＣＥＦ）及在体内外对１日龄鸡气管组织的粘附特性进行了研究,结果表明,具有致病性的菌株,在体外适宜的条件下,能表达菌毛,非致病性菌株不表达。不同菌株的血凝谱及血凝方式具有差异,除中等致病性菌株ＭＧ３０e对大鼠红 细胞（ＲＢＣＦ）的凝集不能被Ｄ－甘露糖抑制,表现为抗甘露糖型血凝（ＭＲＨＡ）外,     

Pathogenicity and immunogenicity of different recombinant Newcastle disease virus clone 30 variants after in ovo vaccination

Even though Newcastle disease virus (NDV) live vaccine strains can be applied to 1-day-old chickens, they are pathogenic to chicken embryos when given in ovo 3 days before hatch. Based on the reverse genetics system, we modified recombinant NDV (rNDV) established from lentogenic vaccine strain Clone 30 by introducing specific mutations within the fusion (F) and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) proteins, which have recently been suggested as being responsible for attenuation of selected vaccine variants (Mast et al. Vaccine 24:1756-1765, 2006) resulting in rNDV49. Another recombinant (rNDVGu) was generated to correct sequence differences between rNDV and vaccine strain NDV Clone 30. Recombinant viruses rNDV, rNDV49, and rNDVGu have reduced virulence compared with NDV Clone 30, represented by lower intracerebral pathogenicity indices and elevated mean death time. After in ovo inoculation, hatchability was comparable for all infected groups. However, only one chicken from the NDV Clone 30 group survived a 21-day observation period; whereas, the survival rate of hatched chicks from groups receiving recombinant NDV was between 40% and 80%, with rNDVGu being the most pathogenic virus. Furthermore, recombinant viruses induced protection against challenge infection with virulent NDV 21 days post hatch. Differences in antibody response of recombinant viruses indicate that immunogenicity is correlated to virulence. In summary, our data show that point mutations can reduce virulence of NDV. However, alteration of specific amino acids in F and HN proteins of rNDV did not lead to further attenuation as indicated by their pathogenicity for chicken after in ovo inoculation.     

Effect of incubation temperature or maternal antibody on virus growth and mortality of embryonated chicken eggs inoculated with the B1 strain of lentogenic Newcastle disease virus

The effects of incubation temperature on virus growth and mortality patterns were studied in antibody-free chicken eggs inoculated with the B1 strain of Newcastle disease virus. Embryo mortality patterns did not differ much between 37, 39, and 41 C of incubation, although virus growth curves were higher at 39 C and 41 C than at 37 C. Below 35 C, embryo mortality was delayed, although from 48 hours after incubation the virus growth curves were similar to those at 37 C. In eggs with and without maternal antibody, virus titers were maximum 48 hours after incubation, although slightly higher in antibody-free eggs than in eggs with antibody whether the eggs were alive or dead. Eggs with maternal antibody had delayed mortality patterns.     

Biological diversity among serotype 2 Marek's disease viruses

Selected biological characteristics were determined for 14 low-passage serotype 2 Marek's disease virus (MDV) isolates. Four of these isolates were also tested after extensive serial passage in chicken embryo fibroblast cultures. Observations were made on replication in vitro and in vivo, pathogenicity by in ovo inoculation, antigenicity, and protection against virulent MDV challenge. Among the low-passage isolates, there were some differences in pathogenicity after in ovo inoculation but relatively little difference in other characteristics, with the exception of the HN-1 strain, which replicated more rapidly in cell culture but produced generally lower in vivo responses than other isolates. After extended in vitro passage, isolates replicated much more readily in cell culture and produced lower pathologic responses in vivo than low-passage isolates, as has been reported for serotype 1 isolates. No antigenic differences among isolates were detected, but high-passage isolates induced lower levels of precipitating antibodies than low-passage isolates, indicating a possible reduction in A antigen production. The observed diversity associated with strain and passage level may be of value in the selection of optimum vaccine strains.     

Isolation of pathogenic strains of Haemophilus somnus from the female bovine reproductive tract.

The prevalence of Haemophilus somnus in the genital tract of slaughtered and live cows in southern Ontario was investigated. The vagina and uterus of slaughtered cows were swabbed separately. Live cows were examined and sampled in two field surveys: Centre A and Centre B. In the former, aspirated mucus secretions and in the latter, specimens obtained by guarded swabbing were examined bacteriologically. Haemophilus somnus was isolated from 28 genital tracts of 461 slaughtered (6.1%), and seven of 199 live (3.5%) cows during the centre B survey. The isolates were recovered from both normal and diseased reproductive tracts. Fourteen strains isolated from genital organs were examined for pathogenicity in vivo to test the occurrence of pathogenic isolates. In the initial stage of the in vivo study on pathogenicity, each of the fourteen isolates was examined on one calf using an intracisternal inoculation. Subsequently, one pathogenic and one nonpathogenic strain were inoculated into five calves each to statistically confirm their pathogenic potential. Of 14 genital isolates of H. somnus examined in an intracisternal calf assay, six (43%) caused a fatal peracute neurological disease, while eight were nonpathogenic. A comparative pathological study of pathogenic and nonpathogenic isolates showed that the former caused a severe fatal suppurative meningoencephalitis whereas the latter caused no lesions whatsoever or a mild leukocytic leptomeningitis. The salient data obtained in this study indicate that there are pathogenic strains of H. somnus in the genital tract of apparently normal cows as well as of those with inflammatory disease.     

鸡毒支原体SJ株的生物学特性及结构蛋白分析

对鸡毒支原体(MG)SJ株的生物学特性及结构蛋白进行分析,试验结果表明该菌株易于猪血清培养基中生长,并经5次传代后生长趋于稳定。与F株比较,SJ株对鸡胚气管环纤毛的损伤更为严重。SDS-PAGE图谱显示SJ、F和PG31之间的蛋白条带略有差异,暗示了结构蛋白的这些细微变化可能是MG致病的重要因素。     

免疫剂量和母源抗体对禽流感重组鸡痘病毒活载体疫苗免疫效力的影响

利用表达 H 5亚型禽流感病毒 (AIV)血凝素基因的重组鸡痘病毒 (r FPV- HA)以不同剂量免疫 1日龄 SPF鸡、有或无母源抗体 (FPV、AIV H5)的商品鸡 ,并于免疫后 2 1d利用同亚型 AIV通过肌肉注射进行致死性攻击 ,通过检测免疫后 HI抗体应答、比较攻毒后发病率和死亡率评价免疫剂量和母源抗体对 r FPV- HA免疫效力的影响。结果发现 ,免疫后 2 1d,15 %～ 2 0 %的 SPF鸡和无母源抗体商品鸡可检出 HI抗体 ,而含母源抗体商品鸡检测不到 HI抗体。利用H5亚型 AIV致死性攻击后 ,10 3～ 10 6 PFU的 r FPV- HA可保护 95 %～ 10 0 %的 SPF鸡和无母源抗体商品鸡抵御强毒攻击 ,使之免于发病和死亡 ;而不同剂量 r FPV- HA接种的含母源抗体商品鸡有 80 %～ 90 %发病和死亡。结果表明 ,在较宽的免疫剂量范围内 ,r FPV- HA对 SPF鸡和无母源抗体商品鸡可提供良好的保护 ,显示出一定的应用前景 ;母源抗体影响 r FPV- HA诱导的免疫应答 ,且提高免疫剂量亦不能克服其干扰作用 ,这提示在实际应用中需优化免疫程序 ,避免母源抗体干扰。     

Serologic and pathogenetic studies on avian reoviruses isolated in Japan

Eighty-nine avian reoviruses isolated from diseased and clinically normal chickens were classified serologically using antisera against five prototype strains. Eighty-three strains were classified into five serotypes; six strains were untypable. Most of the cytopathogenic strains that produced a clear cytopathic effect (CPE) in chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs) were highly pathogenic for chicken embryos (80% or more mortality via the allantoic sac) and for chicks (severe footpad swellings and tenosynovitis). These strains were classified into a single serotype represented by the TS-142 prototype strain. However, 10 strains that could not produce a clear CPE in CEFs showed very low pathogenicity for embryos and chicks, and these strains were serologically different from the TS-142 prototype strain. There was a strong relationship between pathogenicity and serotype. About 17% of the isolates were considered highly pathogenic.     

Pathogenic properties of Newcastle disease virus isolates in the Sudan.

Six Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolates were obtained from disease outbreaks on different poultry farms in the Sudan between 1988 and 1991. The pathogenic properties of these isolates were studied in comparison to those of strain Herts 33/56. All the isolates were similar in that they killed chicken embryos quickly, in mean death time (MDT) and embryo lethal dose 50 per cent (ELD50), had higher intracerebral pathogenicity indices (ICPI), and produced viscerotropic lesions in the infected chickens. The field isolates had the characteristics of the velogenic viscerotopic strains of NDV. The pathogenesis of infection caused by one of the isolates was studied. The virus was first detected in different organs and in oral and cloacal swabs on the third day after infection.     

Sex-related differences in immune response and survival rate of broiler chickens

In a comparison between male and female broiler chicks, the mortality rate of males was found to be significantly higher than that of females, starting from the second week of age until marketing at 7 or 8 weeks of age. The main causes of death during this period were various infectious diseases. This observation was explained by differences in the activity of humoral and cell-mediated immune responses between the sexes. In tests of antibody responses of young chicks to a variety of antigens (bacterial-E. coli, viral-Newcastle disease virus, and protein antigen-bovine serum albumin), females responded 24-72 h earlier than males and with higher peak antibody titers. In-vitro proliferation of T-lymphocytes to purified protein derivative and E. coli showed an earlier and greater response in females. The correlation between immune responsiveness and survival, as tested by challenging vaccinated chicks with pathogenic E. coli, showed a significantly higher mortality rate in vaccinated males, that was correlated with their lower antibody titer. We concluded, therefore, that sex-related differences in mortality rates of broiler chicks may result from a less efficient immune response in males.     

一株鸭新城疫强毒的分离鉴定和分子特性分析

从山东地区发病鸭中分离到一株新城疫病毒(SDLP09),经测定,其鸡胚半数致死量(ELD50)、鸡胚平均死亡时间(MDT)、1日龄雏鸡脑内接种致病指数(ICPI)、6周龄鸡静脉接种致病指数(IVPI)分别为107.84/0.1 mL、48.5 h、1.80、2.36,表明该新城疫病毒为强毒.通过分析其融合蛋白(F)发现,F蛋白多肽裂解位点为112RRQKRF117,符合NDV强毒株裂解位点氨基酸序列.F基因分型及氨基酸同源性比较发现,SDLP09株属于基因Ⅶ型,与野鸭源强毒NDV同源性更高,提示着该毒株可能来源于野鸭.     

Comparative pathogenicity of selected bovine viral diarrhea virus isolates in gnotobiotic lambs

The infectivity and pathogenicity of selected bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) isolates were determined in gnotobiotic, colostrum-deprived neonatal lambs. Five-day-old cesarean-derived gnotobiotic lambs were exposed to 1 of 10 BVDV isolates via aerosol suspension. These isolates were from tissues or secretions of calves or lambs affected with respiratory tract disease, weak neonatal calves, aborted bovine fetuses, or reference Singer or Draper BVDV. The pathogenicity of each isolate, relative to the others, was evaluated in lambs by measurement of the neutralizing antibody response, virus isolation from nasal secretions or tissues, and postmortem lesions. The BVDV isolates varied in their infectivity and pathogenicity. Singer, the cytopathic reference strain, was the most lymphotrophic isolate and stimulated the greatest neutralizing antibody response. Encephalitis was the most consistent lesion observed and was used as the final determinant of relative pathogenicity of the viruses. The most neuropathogenic isolates were the 2 viruses originating from lambs affected with respiratory tract disease, the 2 weak neonatal calf isolates, and 1 isolate from an aborted bovine fetus. The least pathogenic isolates were the 2 reference isolates, Draper and Singer; the 2 mucosal disease isolates; and 1 isolate originating from an aborted bovine fetus.     

超强毒IBDV GX8/99株不同传代毒致病性与VP5基因的关系分析

将vvIBDV GX8/99株原代毒、鸡胚毒、克隆化毒、回传SPF鸡10代次毒及克隆化细胞传20代次毒分别测定ELD50,以相同的ELD50病毒量分别接种SPF鸡,从而观察vvIBDV GX8/99株在传代过程中致病性的变化规律。同时分别提取病毒RNA,通过RT-PCR、PCR扩增、基因克隆、核苷酸序列测定和分析,对IBDV GX8/99株的24株不同传代毒的VP5基因进行比较,发现其同源性在94%～100%,并且有15个易发生变异的位点,其中位点bp#2、#8、#52、#145、#232、#272、#310、#364、#385、#409的碱基变异引起了相应氨基酸的改变,而位点bp#18、#285、#331、#354、#397的碱基变异没有引起相应氨基酸的变化。通过比较分析,可以看到在致死率由原代毒的86.7%降为GXE10的43.0%时VP5基因的核苷酸有4个位点发生了变异,致死率由GXE10的43.0%降为GXC23的3.3%时VP5基因的核苷酸有10个位点发生了变异;而将GXC23克隆化后的4株毒株致病性变化不大,并且仅在GXCL1-1的#8位点,GXCL2-1和GXCL4-1的#364位点发生变异;将4株克隆化毒株回鸡传10代后的致死率有一定程度的回升,且有2个位点发生变异;4株克隆化毒株在细胞上连续传20代后其致死率都降为0.0%,并且克隆株5没有发生核苷酸变异而克隆株1,2,4也仅有1个核苷酸位点发生变异。由此推论vvIBDVGX 8/99株的致病性与VP5基因某些氨基酸的变异有一定的关系,更可能与病毒对细胞的亲嗜性关系密切;这为探明vvIBDV毒力改变的分子基础,从而解释自然界中vvIBDV出现和致弱的原因提供了佐证。     

Effect of intratracheal challenge of fattening pigs previously immunised with an inactivated influenza H1N1 vaccine

Intratracheal inoculation of a field isolate of influenza A H1N1 caused high fever, anorexia and dyspnoea in unvaccinated pigs. In a limited study, it was shown that animals vaccinated once with an inactivated influenza A H1N1 strain showed partial protection at challenge, indicated by mild or absent clinical signs and by the suppression of viral replication. There appeared to be a correlation between the hemagglutination-inhibition titers of the serum of vaccinated pigs and the degree of protection. Animals vaccinated with two spaced injections were completely protected at challenge. Viral replication was inhibited in their respiratory tract since no virus was isolated from animals at slaughter and no increase in antibody titer was observed in challenged vaccinates followed serologically. It was concluded that vaccination of swine against influenza with an inactivated vaccine can result in a protective immunity in the respiratory tract. The New Jersey vaccine strain could protect against swine influenza strains (H1N1) currently prevalent in several European countries.     

Highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus GP5 B antigenic region is not a neutralizing antigenic region

In 2006, highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (HP-PRRSV) caused great economic losses emerged in China and continues to be a threat for the pig industry. B antigenic region (AR) ((37)SHL/FQLIYNL(45)) of GP5 was considered to be a major linear neutralizing AR in PRRSV classical strains. However, peptide-purified antibodies against this AR did not neutralize PRRSV in a recent report. Compared with classical PRRSV, one amino acid mutation (L/F(39)→I(39)) was found in B AR of HP-PRRSV. To study the ability of B AR of HP-PRRSV to induce neutralizing antibody (NA) in vitro and in vivo, rabbit antisera against B AR with and without the mutation and pig hyperimmune sera with high titer of NAs against HP-PRRSV were prepared. Immunofluorescence assays (IFA) showed that the two rabbit antisera both had reactivity to classical PRRSV CH-1a and HP-PRRSV HuN4 with no observable difference in IFA titer. However, antisera did not have neutralizing activity against classical PRRSV CH-1a and HP-PRRSV HuN4. No correlation was observed between the levels of anti-B AR peptide antibodies and NAs in pig hyperimmune sera that were detected by indirect ELISA and virus neutralization, respectively. B AR peptide-specific serum antibodies had no neutralizing activity and, GST-B fusion protein could not inhibit neutralization of NAs in pig hyperimmune sera. Based on these findings, we conclude that B AR of HP-PRRSV is not a neutralizing AR of HP-PRRSV GP5.     

Pathogenicity and cross-protection of pigeon paramyxovirus-1 and Newcastle disease virus in young chickens

Avian paramyxovirus-1 (PMV-1) isolates from Delaware racing pigeons were compared with Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in pathogenicity and cross-protection studies in young chickens. The pathogenicity of pigeon PMV-1 isolates was more closely related to mesogenic (Roakin) NDV than to lentogenic (La Sota) or velogenic (Texas GB) NDV strains. Pigeon PMV-1 produced 100% mortality in 1-day-old NDV-susceptible chickens following intratracheal and intracerebral inoculation. Laboratory tests often used in conjunction with chicken pathogenicity procedures for patho-typing NDV gave conflicting results. Pigeon PMV-1 isolates produced large clear plaques (up to 3.5 mm) in chicken-embryo-fibroblast cultures. Chicken embryo mean death times were considerably greater for pigeon PMV-1 (88 and 109 hr) than for Roakin (66 hr) and Texas GB (48 hr). B1 strain NDV and pigeon PMV-1 produced complete cross-protection in challenge studies in chickens. Extensive cross-reaction between pigeon PMV-1 and NDV occurred in hemagglutination-inhibition tests using polyclonal antisera. However, pigeon PMV-1 and NDV were readily distinguishable using a NDV monoclonal antibody, 2F12.     

Studies on the Pathogenicity of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates in Guinea Fowl

Newcastle disease viruses isolated from chickens and guinea fowl were characterized as viscerotropic, velogenic strains on the basis of their mean death time, intracerebral pathogenicity index, intravenous pathogenicity index and cloacal and conjunctival mean death time. The pathogenesis of the disease caused by both the strains was studied in 4-week-old guinea fowl. Both strains had an incubation period of 5 days and the birds showed dullness, depression, anorexia, diarrhoea and paralysis of the legs. They also exhibited nervous signs such as incoordination, muscle tremors and trembling of the neck at the advanced stage of the disease. Mortality reached 52% in the group infected with the chicken isolate but it was only 8% in the birds infected with the guinea fowl isolate. No specific changes were observed at post-mortem examination except haemorrhages at the tip of the glands of the proventriculus and in the caecal tonsil. Changes in the lymphoid organs and brain were always present in both the groups. Despite the low mortality, the guinea fowl isolated had multiplied in various organs in the birds. In both groups, the frequency of virus isolation increased from 5 to 10 days post infection.     

H9亚型禽流感病毒HF株的分离鉴定和免疫原性评价

2015年,从安徽合肥某养鸡场分离出一株H9N2亚型禽流感病毒（AIV）,命名为HF株。该毒株鸡胚半数感染量（EID₅₀）为10^9.17/0.1 mL,最小致死量的平均死亡时间（MDT）为87 h。对其HA基因分析发现,其氨基酸裂解位点为RSSR↓GLF,符合低致病性AIV特征;HA基因的遗传进化分析结果表明,该分离株属于h9.4.2.5谱系,符合当前毒株流行趋势。将HF株与2006-2018年分离自全国各地的10株H9N2亚型AIV分离株同时制备灭活疫苗,免疫SPF鸡,制备阳性血清,通过交叉血凝抑制试验分析病毒抗原性,结果显示HF株与2014年之前毒株抗原相关性介于0.50~0.56之间,与2014年及之后毒株抗原相关性介于0.89~1.00之间,表明该分离株与2014年之后的流行毒株具有良好的抗原相关性。用0.2%甲醛灭活HF株病毒液,其HA效价在灭活前后未发生变化;用灭活抗原制备油乳剂灭活疫苗免疫SPF鸡,免疫后21 d HI抗体效价几何平均值达到9.0log2以上,可使免疫鸡完全抵抗H9亚型AIV的感染,提供100%的攻毒保护。研究结果表明,HF株具有良好的免疫原性,可作为疫苗候选株用于H9N2亚型禽流感疫苗的研制。     

Isolation,Identification and Immunogenicity Evaluation of H9N2 Subtype Avian Influenza Virus HF Strain

In 2015,an H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus (AIV) strain was isolated from a chicken farm in Hefei,Anhui,and named HF strain.The results of the chicken embryo proliferation characteristics study showed that the half infection rate of chicken embryo (EID₅₀) was 10^9.17/0.1 mL,and the mean time to death for minimum lethal dose(MDT) was 87 h.The analysis result of HA gene showed that its amino acid cleavage site was located in RSSR↓GLF,which accorded with the characteristics of low pathogenic avian influenza.The genetic evolution analysis of HA gene revealed that the isolate belonged to the h9.4.2.5 lineage,which accorded with the current virus strain epidemic characteristics.The HF strain was prepared with 10 H9N2 subtype AIV isolates which isolated from all over the country from 2006 to 2018 to prepare inactivated vaccines,immunize SPF chickens,prepare positive sera,and analyze the virus antigenicity by cross hemagglutination inhibition test.The results showed that the correlation between the HF strain and the virus antigens before 2014 and was between 0.50-0.56,and the virus antigen correlation after 2014 was 0.89-1.00.This showed that the isolate had good antigenic correlation with epidemic strains in recent years.Inactivate HF strain virus solution with 0.2% formaldehydel,and its HA titer did not change before and after inactivation.After the inactivated virus solution was prepared into an oil emulsion inactivated vaccine to immunize SPF chickens,21 days after immunization,the average value of the HI antibody titer reached 9.0log2.It could make immune chicken completely resistant to H9 subtype AIV infection and provide 100% protection from challenge.The above research results showed that the HF strain had good immunogenicity and could be used as a vaccine candidate strain for the prevention of H9N2 subtype AIV.     

Comparison of immunity induced with a Mycoplasma gallisepticum bacterin between high- and low-responder lines of chickens.

Chickens of the high-responder line GSP and low-responder line BM-C, which had been known to have different antibody responses to Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) antigen, were immunized by intramuscular injection and by subsequent intratracheal instillation of MG bacterin. They were then challenged with the pathogenic strain SAS of MG. The preventive effects of local antibodies detectable in the trachea, saliva, and lacrima were compared between the two lines of chickens. The local antibody responses, as determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, were higher in line GSP than in line BM-C before and after challenge. Following challenge, chickens of both lines were protected from colonization by MG and the development of respiratory lesions. The degree of protection in line GSP was higher than that of line BM-C. The results suggest that local antibodies may play an important role in the host defense mechanism to respiratory MG infection.