免疫层析法快速检测金黄色葡萄球菌的研究

为建立一种快速检测金黄色葡萄球菌的新方法,本研究采用柠檬酸三钠还原法制备胶体金,用胶体金标记鼠抗金黄色葡萄球菌凝集因子A(C1fA)重组蛋白特异性抗体,从抗金黄色葡萄球茵IgG包被于硝酸纤维素膜,制成免疫层析快速检测试纸条.该方法可以在10min内完成对含金黄色葡萄球菌奶样的检测;敏感度为1×104 cfu/mL以上,与PCR方法进行对比检测,相差一个数量级;与大肠杆菌、链球菌、李氏杆菌、巴氏杆茵及蜡样芽孢杆菌均无交叉;稳定性和重复性较好.该试纸条检测金黄色葡萄球菌临床样品表明其具有特异性好,灵敏度较高的特点.     

International dissemination of a high virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus clone

High virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus strains cause chronic and spreading problems of mastitis, pododermatitis and subcutaneous abscesses on rabbit flock level, whereas infections with low virulence strains are limited to individual rabbits. In the present report, 13 high virulence rabbit S. aureus strains, selected out of a large collection of strains isolated in five European countries between 1983 and 2004, were genotyped using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, spa typing, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and accessory gene regulator (agr) group typing. Two low virulence rabbit S. aureus strains were also included in the study. The results indicate the clonal origin of high virulence rabbit S. aureus strains present in Europe. Furthermore, the results of MLST and spa typing form a basis for international epidemiology of rabbit S. aureus strains, as these DNA sequence-based typing techniques can easily be used for intercentre comparisons.     

Multiplex PCR and RPLA Identification of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxigenic strains from bulk tank milk

Enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in raw milk poses a potential health hazard to consumers, and the identification of such strains should be used as part of a risk analysis of milk and milk products. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of enterotoxigenic S. aureus strains in raw milk supplied for dairy processing in the Czech Republic. A further aim was to compare the production of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) with the presence of the corresponding genes. This was undertaken using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reversed passive latex agglutination (RPLA). Out of 440 bulk tank milk samples from 298 dairy herds, 70 proved positive for S. aureus (15.9%). Staphylococcal enterotoxin genes (ses) were detected in 39 (55.7%) isolates. The genes most commonly detected were sei (38.6%), seg (31.4%) and sea (27.1%). Genes seb, seh, sed, sej and sec were observed in 10%, 4.3%, 2.9%, 2.9% and 1.4% of strains respectively. Genes see and sel did not occur. The most frequently detected genotypes were seg, sei at 11.4%; sea at 10.0%; and sea, seg, sei at 8.6%. Toxin production was observed in nine (12.9%) S. aureus isolates. Seven strains were detected as SEB- (10%) and two as SED- (2.9%) producing. A relatively high number (32%) of discrepancies between the results with multiplex PCR and RPLA assays was obtained, particularly on account of SEA. Nineteen strains were sea positive by PCR but SEA negative by RPLA, and one strain was sec positive and SEC negative. The results of both methods were identical concerning SEB and SED. It was concluded that detection of ses by PCR was a useful additional tool to support identification of enterotoxigenic strains.     

High and low virulence Staphylococcus aureus strains in a rabbit skin infection model

In the present study, an in vivo rabbit skin infection model was developed to reproduce the lesions caused by high and low virulence Staphylococcus aureus strains from rabbits. "O"-shaped dermal skin lesions were induced on the shaved flanks of anaesthetised rabbits using a tattoo pin and pincers. The induced lesions on the flanks of four groups of 10 rabbits were then inoculated by topical application of 0.1 ml of 10(8)cfu S. aureus bacteria. One group was inoculated with a typical high virulence (HV) S. aureus strain from rabbits, one group received an atypical HV strain and two groups were inoculated with low virulence (LV) strains. Five animals were kept as negative controls. The development, appearance and size of abscesses were scored daily for a period of 2 weeks. The infection model showed reproducible results for the different S. aureus inoculation groups. Inoculation of the skin with the typical HV strain resulted in significantly larger abscesses than those caused by the LV strains. The atypical HV strain caused abscesses of a size intermediate to that obtained with the HV and LV strains. In rabbits infected with LV strains, most of the lesions had healed by day 14 post-inoculation. The devised infection model is able to reliably reproduce the virulence properties of HV and LV S. aureus strains.     

Prevalence of genes encoding exfoliative toxins, leucotoxins and superantigens among high and low virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus strains

Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of pododermatitis, subcutaneous abscesses and mastitis in rabbits. On rabbitry level, two types of S. aureus infections can be distinguished. In the first type, caused by low virulence strains, the infection affects only a small number of animals. The second type of infection is caused by high virulence strains and spreads throughout the rabbit flock. The pathogenic capacity of a particular S. aureus strain is attributed to a combination of invasive properties and extracellular factors such as toxin production. Therefore, 22 high virulence and 37 low virulence S. aureus isolates were compared regarding the prevalence of genes encoding exfoliative toxins, leucotoxins and superantigens. This study revealed a clearly significant difference between HV and LV rabbit S. aureus strains. All typical HV isolates were positive for the egc cluster, containing the enterotoxin(like) genes seg, sei, selm, seln, selo and selu, whereas these genes were not detected in any of the LV isolates. Further research is necessary to clarify the importance of the egc cluster in the pathogenesis of infections with high virulence S. aureus strains in rabbits.     

产肠毒素大肠杆菌多重PCR检测方法的建立

为快速检测和鉴定产肠毒素大肠杆菌(ETEC)菌毛(K88和K99)和毒素(STa)基因,本研究设计合成了针对K88、K99和STa基因的3对特异性引物,对K88、K99和STa基因扩增条件进行优化,建立了检测K88、K99和STa的多重PCR方法.该方法对Kss、K99和STa基因的扩增产物分别为237 bp,314 bp和166 bp;此外,该方法具有良好的灵敏性和特异性.本实验建立的多重PCR方法为致幼畜腹泻ETEC的检测提供了快速准确方法.用所建立的多重PCR方法对实验室分离的23株大肠杆菌进行检测,结果2株为K99/STa阳性,1株为STa阳性.     

利用多重PCR检测兔肠致病性大肠杆菌和魏氏梭菌的毒力基因

我们建立了一种同时检测兔肠致病性大肠杆菌和魏氏梭菌毒力基因的二重PCR方法。在一次PCR反应中同时扩增兔肠致病性大肠杆菌（REPEC）的eae毒力基因和魏氏梭菌的α-toxin毒力基因，扩增产物经电泳，出现与阳性对照细菌条带大小一致的条带即判断为该标本阳性，本试验还对79份腹泻兔粪便或肠内容物样品进行了检测，结果35.4％（28／79）检出eae＋的REPEC，而魏氏梭茵的检出率为。6．3％。敏感性试验结果表明，该二重PCR能检出10 CFU的REPEC，10 CFU的魏氏梭菌，具有简便、快速、特异、经济等特点，宜于临床应用。     

Colonisation of rabbits with Staphylococcus aureus after experimental infection with high and low virulence strains

Four groups of 12 rabbits each were inoculated in the nose with strains with suspected differences in virulence. In the two groups infected with strains from severe outbreaks, belonging to a rabbit-pathogenic biotype-phage type combination, 6-12 rabbits were found positive at the successive bacteriological samplings over a period of 28 days. In the two other groups, infected with strains obtained from rabbitries without a history of staphylococcosis, the number of Staphylococcus aureus positive animals quickly became negative but increased again after 1 week to 1-5 positive animals until the end of the experiment. Two rabbits in each group inoculated with a high virulence strain developed purulent skin lesions, while in the groups inoculated with low virulence strains, all animals remained clinically healthy. Results indicate that colonisation capacity is an important virulence determinant in rabbit staphylococcosis.     

双重PCR检测奶牛乳腺炎金黄色葡萄球菌粘附素clfa A和Fnbp A基因

利用设计合成的特异性引物对金黄色葡萄球菌进行PCR扩增,将目的基因回收并连接到T载体,鉴定后进行测序验证,然后对本实验室所分离鉴定的临床分离株进行双重PCR检测。结果显示,PCR产物经过电泳成像显示,仅有金黄色葡萄球菌分别在293bp和642bp处出现特异性条带。通过对金黄色葡萄球菌临床分离株双重PCR检测发现,其中95%以上存在粘附素基因clfa A和Fnbp A。证明本试验建立的双重PCR检测金黄色葡萄球菌粘附素基因的方法具有良好的特异性和可靠性。     

Genotypic characterization of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from rabbit lesions

Since staphylococcal infections are the main pathological problem in rabbit does, the objective of this study was to characterize epidemiologically Staphylococcus aureus isolates from different lesion types in rabbits. Using 3 genetic markers (coagulase, staphylococcal protein A and clumping factor B genes), 22 different genotypes were identified among 301 isolates recovered from 259 rabbit does with 10 different kinds of chronic purulent lesions. These infected rabbits were obtained from 30 herds located in the Valencia province on the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The most frequent genotype was designated A1/II1/delta (coa/spa/clfB combination genotype) and represented 70.76% of the isolates. Although most genotypes were previously identified in other countries, novel types were also documented. No specificity between genotypes and nature of the pathologic process could be identified. After genetic comparison between strains from different origins, the results may suggest that rabbit, bovine and human S. aureus isolates are not clonally related, suggesting that specific host-dependent pathogenic factors may have evolved independently in these species. These differences indicate that a rational and effective strategy to control infections caused by rabbit-specific isolates may be advantageous.     

PCR detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin genes in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from raw and pasteurized milk

Milk is considered a nutritious food because it contains several important nutrients including proteins and vitamins. Conversely, it can be a vehicle for several pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. This study aimed to analyze the frequency of genes encoding the staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) SEA, SEB, SEC, SED, SEE, SEG, SEH, SEI and SEJ in S. aureus strains isolated from raw or pasteurized bovine milk. S. aureus was found in 38 (70.4%) out of 54 raw milk samples at concentrations of up to 8.9 x 10(5) CFU/ml. This microorganism was present in eight samples of pasteurized milk before the expiration date and in 11 samples analyzed on the expiration date. Of the 57 strains studied, 68.4% were positive for one or more genes encoding the enterotoxins, and 12 different genotypes were identified. The gene coding for enterotoxin A, sea, was the most frequent (16 strains, 41%), followed by sec (8 strains, 20.5%), sed (5 strains, 12.8%), seb (3 strains, 7.7%) and see (2 strains, 5.1%). Among the genes encoding the other enterotoxins, seg was the most frequently observed (11 strains, 28.2%), followed by sei (10 strains) and seh and sej (3 strains each). With the recent identification of new SEs, the perceived frequency of enterotoxigenic strains has increased, suggesting that the pathogenic potential of staphylococci may be higher than previously thought; however, further studies are required to assess the expression of these new SEs by S. aureus, and their impact in foodborne disease. The quality of Brazilian milk is still low, and efforts from the government and the entire productive chain are required to attain consumer safety.     

Sequence analysis of a RAPD band differentiating high and low virulence Staphylococcus aureus strains from rabbits.

RAPD typing revealed the presence of a nucleotide band in typical high virulence rabbit Staphylococcus aureus strains which was absent in low virulence strains and in an atypical high virulence strain. The nucleotide sequence of this band was determined. Primers within this sequence were developed and PCR products of eight typical high virulence, one atypical high virulence and nine low virulence rabbit S. aureus strains were sequenced. All low virulence strains and the atypical high virulence strain revealed a constant difference with the typical high virulence strains for nucleotide 377 of the 1055bp sequence. The eight typical high virulence strains possessed a guanine base on this site, while the other strains tested showed an adenine base. These findings support the hypothesis on the clonal origin of typical high virulence rabbit S. aureus strains. After comparison with databases, two open reading frames (ORF) were identified within the sequence, which appeared to encode two structural ribosomal proteins. The single nucleotide mutation does not affect the amino acid sequence of the protein it encodes for.     

牛源金黄色葡萄球菌凝固酶分型与致病因子检测

为了解青海和甘肃地区奶牛养殖场的金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus)基因型分布状况,本研究对来自该两个地区的210份奶样进行了S.aureus的分离与鉴定,利用凝固酶基因(Coa)扩增和限制性内切酶AluⅠ酶切方法对所有分离株进行了凝固酶多态性分型。并对不同凝固酶基因型的S.aureus进行了白细胞毒素F (LukF)、白细胞毒素S (LukS)、α溶血素(α-hemolysin)、β溶血素(β-hemolysin)等主要致病因子检测。结果显示,共分离鉴定出35株S.aureus (青海13株,甘肃22株),所有分离株均能够扩增出Coa基因片段,并有5种PCR分型结果(本文简称PCR1～PCR5型),其中PCR 1、4和5型只有1种亚型,而PCR 2型有3种亚型,PCR 3型有2种亚型。PCR3型是青海(6/13)和甘肃地区(8/22)主要流行的基因型。致病因子检测结果显示,所有分离株均携带致病因子LukS和α溶血素;致病因子LukF和β溶血素检出率也很高,分别是30株(85.7%)和31株(88.6%)。β溶血素基因在甘肃地区检出率为95.5%(21/22),青海地区检出率为76.9%(10/13),致病因子LukF在甘肃地区检出率为91.0%(20/22),青海地区检出率为76.9%(10/13),且在各基因型中均有分布,甘肃地区S.aureus致病因子LukF和β溶血素检出率高于青海地区。本研究首次对青海和甘肃地区致奶牛乳房炎S.aureus进行了鉴定分析,为这两个地区奶牛乳房炎的防治提供了参考依据。     

荧光定量PCR检测牛乳中金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A基因方法的建立

为建立检测牛乳中金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus)肠毒素A基因(SEA)定性定量的检测方法,本研究针对S.aureus SEA基因片段设计1对引物,将构建的重组质粒作为阳性对照,建立了S.aureus SEA DNA的SYBR Green I real-time PCR检测方法.结果显示,特异性产物Tm值为78.2℃～78.5℃,最低可检测到49.5 fg/μL(16.5拷贝)的阳性质粒.标准曲线的相关系数为0.99.与其他常见的产SEB的S.aureus、产SEC的S.aureus、无乳链球菌、大肠杆菌、嗜热链球菌、伤寒沙门氏菌、大肠杆菌DH5 α及JM109均无交叉反应.该检测方法具有较好的特异性和敏感性,为牛乳中S.aureus的快速检测提供了新的技术手段.     

PCR-based detection of genes encoding virulence determinants in Staphylococcus aureus from birds

The present study was designed to comparatively investigate 19 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from specimens of 19 different birds during routine microbiological diagnostics. The S. aureus strains were characterized genotypically by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification using 62 different oligonucleotide primers amplifying genes encoding staphylococcal cell surface proteins, exoproteins and two classes of the accessory gene regulator agr. All 19 investigated S. aureus were positive for the gene segment encoding a S. aureus-specific part of the 23S rRNA, the genes encoding thermostable nuclease (nuc), clumping factor (clfA) and coagulase (coa) and the gene segments encoding the Xr-repetitive region and the immunoglobulin G (IgG)-binding region of protein A (spa). In addition, all tested strains were positive for the genes hla and fnbA and negative for the genes seb, sec, sed, see, sej, tst, eta and etb. The remaining genes, including sbi, hlb, fnbB, ebpS, cna (domains A and B), cap5, cap8, set1, agr class I, agr class II, sea, seg, seh and sei were detected in a variable number of isolates. The presented data give an overview on the distribution of virulence determinants of S. aureus strains isolated from birds. This might be useful to understand the role of these virulence determinants in bird infections.     

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of milk immunoglobulins to leukocidin toxin of Staphylococcus aureus

Leukocidin toxin from a bovine strain of Staphylococcus aureus was partially purified by ion exchange chromatography. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to quantitate antibodies specific for leukocidin in bovine milk. This was used to assay quarter samples from 88 cows in a S aureus-infected herd for antibody levels to the toxin. Milk samples from 65 cows with S aureus infections in at least one quarter produced a mean optical density of 1.054, whereas milk samples from 23 cows that were free of bacteria on cultural examination had a mean optical density of 0.584. There was a significant difference (P less than 0.001) in milk anti-leukocidin levels between these 2 groups. Evaluation of serum samples from 40 of these cows indicated that the milk anti-leukocidin concentrations were reflective of systemic anti-leukocidin values. The capability of 57 milk samples to neutralize the cytolytic effect of minimal amounts of leukocidin on bovine peripheral blood neutrophils was examined. Good correlation existed between the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay antibody concentration and toxin-neutralizing capability of individual milk samples.     

Differentiation between high and low virulence Staphylococcus aureus strains from rabbits by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis

Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing was performed on 53 rabbit Staphylococcus aureus strains. Twenty-three strains isolated in 13 different rabbitries with chronic problems of staphylococcosis, showed the same RAPD banding pattern. Twenty of these strains belonged to the 'mixed CV-C' biotype and to the phage-type 3A/3C/55/71, previously described to be highly virulent in rabbits, and three strains belonged to other biotypes or phage-types. None of the strains isolated from rabbitries without chronic problems of staphylococcosis showed this specific RAPD pattern. RAPD analysis can be used as a rapid and reliable test method to differentiate between the characteristic genotype corresponding to high virulence and other S. aureus strains from rabbits. This is useful for the diagnosis and prevention of the introduction of these highly virulent strains in industrial rabbitries.     

兔源金黄色葡萄球菌的耐药性及耐药基因分析

为了解四川地区规模化兔场金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus)的耐药情况,本研究从四川地区部分规模化兔场共分离鉴定出41株S.aureus,采用纸片扩散法对分离株进行了耐药表型鉴定,同时采用PCR方法对相关耐药基因进行了检测。药敏试验结果显示:分离株对β-内酰胺类、氨基糖苷类、四环素类和大环内脂类药物的耐药率分别为87.80%、97.56%、78.05%和56.10%,对多肽类、喹诺酮类及磺胺类耐药率较低。耐药基因检测结果显示:所有分离株均检测到耐药基因,并且29株分离株具有多重耐药性,其中耐药基因mec A、tet、erm、aac(6')/aph(2')、ant(4',4')及aph(3')-III的检出率分别为75.61%、70.73%、46.34%、92.68%、80.49%及53.66%。结合耐药表型与耐药基因结果分析显示兔源S.aureus的耐药表型与耐药基因检出率基本呈正相关。本研究通过检测41株兔源S.aureus对临床常用抗生素的耐药性及相关耐药基因,初步掌握了四川地区规模化兔场S.aureus的耐药情况,为该地区规模化兔场预防及治疗葡萄球菌病临床合理用药提供了依据。     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征3种毒株多重PCR检测方法的建立

根据猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)基因序列设计2对特异性引物,第1对通用引物扩增美洲型经典毒株和变异毒株Nsp2基因(466bp/376bp),第2对引物特异性扩增欧洲型毒株ORF7基因(580bp)。反应条件优化后,建立了能够同时检测美洲型经典毒株、美洲型变异毒株和欧洲型毒株的多重PCR检测方法。该方法可以特异性扩增3种毒株的基因,目的基因片段大小差异在90bp以上便于电泳观察,重组质粒标准品检测下限为1.93×103拷贝。应用该方法检测183份临床疑似病例,结果 PRRSV阳性35份,其中美洲型经典株2份,美洲型变异株31份,欧洲型毒株3份,美洲型变异株和欧洲型毒株混合感染1份。表明建立的多重PCR检测方法具有快速、准确、敏感等优点,对PRRSV 3种毒株的快速诊断有十分重要的意义。