奶牛乳腺炎模型的建立及炎症相关因子基因mRNA转录水平的分析

旨在探讨金黄色葡萄球菌（S.aureus）型和大肠杆菌（E.coli）型乳腺炎奶牛乳腺组织的炎症相关因子基因的mRNA转录水平。将10⁵ CFU·mL^-1的S.aureus和E.coli经乳导管分别注入奶牛乳房,在感染第7天采用活体无菌手术法采集乳腺组织,并采用组织HE染色和免疫荧光法进行乳腺炎模型的鉴定;利用qPCR分别检测了2个诱导组和对照组奶牛乳腺组织的趋化因子家族（CCL2、CCL8、CXCR1、CXCL2和CXCL13）、补体因子（CFI和CFB）、自噬调节因子DEPP1和白细胞介素受体IL21R共9个基因的mRNA转录水平。结果显示：与对照组相比,TLR4/NF-κB炎症相关信号通路中的关键分子（TLR4、NF-κB和TNFα）在2个诱导组乳腺组织中的蛋白表达水平均极显著上调（P<0.01）;结合HE染色结果,表明本试验成功构建了2种类型的奶牛乳腺炎活体模型。mRNA转录水平的检测结果表明,与对照组相比,7个基因（CCL2、CCL8、CXCR1、CXCL2、CFI、CFB和IL21R）在2个诱导组乳腺组织中的mRNA转录水平均极显著上调（P<0.001）,CXCL13的mRNA转录水平仅在S.aurues诱导组乳腺组织中极显著上调（P<0.01）;DEPP1的mRNA转录水平在2个诱导组中均极显著下调（P<0.01）。此外,CCL2、CCL8、CXCR1、CFI和IL21R共5个基因在E.coli诱导组中的mRNA转录水平均极显著高于S.aureus组（P<0.01）。S.aureus和E.coli感染均可导致奶牛产生严重的临床乳腺炎症状,并促使上述炎症相关基因的mRNA转录水平在乳腺组织中发生变化,以应对乳腺炎症的发生与发展过程;趋化因子CCL2等5个基因在E.coli诱导组中的mRNA转录水平显著高于S.aureus诱导组,解释了E.coli常常能引起急性乳腺炎,而S.aureus可引起慢性乳腺炎的原因。上述结果可为深入研究不同类型乳腺炎的分子调控机制提供参考。     

大肠杆菌对奶牛子宫内膜上皮细胞炎性损伤的研究

试验旨在研究大肠杆菌（E.coli）对奶牛子宫内膜上皮细胞（bovine endometrial epithelial cells,BEECs）的体外炎性损伤,探究大肠杆菌引发炎性反应的最佳浓度、作用时间及机制。首先,用不同浓度的大肠杆菌（5×10⁴、5×10⁵、1×10⁶、2.5×10⁶、5×10⁶ CFU/mL）诱导刺激细胞3、6和9 h,通过倒置显微镜观察细胞形态、CCK-8法测D_{450 nm}值,检测大肠杆菌对细胞活性的影响;其次,用不同浓度的大肠杆菌（5×10⁴、5×10⁵ CFU/mL）处理细胞3、6和9 h,用ELISA方法检测细胞上清液中白介素-1β（IL-1β）、IL-6、IL-8和肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）的分泌量;最后,用不同浓度的大肠杆菌（5×10⁴、5×10⁵ CFU/mL）处理细胞6和9 h,用Western blotting检测核因子κB抑制蛋白α（IκBα）和p65蛋白的磷酸化水平。结果显示,与对照组相比,大肠杆菌感染细胞9 h后,1×10⁶、2.5×10⁶和5×10⁶ CFU/mL大肠杆菌组细胞活性均极显著降低（P<0.01）,5×10⁵ CFU/mL大肠杆菌组显著降低（P<0.05）;大肠杆菌感染细胞9 h后,5×10⁵ CFU/mL大肠杆菌组IL-1β、IL-6、IL-8和TNF-α极显著升高（P<0.01）;大肠杆菌感染细胞6 h后,5×10⁵ CFU/mL大肠杆菌组IκBα、p65蛋白磷酸化水平和IL-6均极显著升高（P<0.01）,5×10⁴ CFU/mL大肠杆菌组IκBα和p65蛋白磷酸化水平显著升高（P<0.05）。结果表明,大肠杆菌可以刺激奶牛子宫内膜上皮细胞产生炎性反应,且当细胞与5×10⁵ CFU/mL大肠杆菌作用6 h或与5×10⁴ CFU/mL大肠杆菌作用9 h为最佳。     

The effect of dietary spray-dried bovine colostrum and plasma on the response of pigs to enterotoxigenic E. coli challenge after weaning

Twenty four, 21-d-old female pigs were fed diets containing either skim milk powder (CON+), spray-dried bovine colostrum (7.5%, BC+) or spray-dried bovine plasma (7.5%, BP+) and were dosed orally with 1 × 10⁹ CFU of E. coli O149:K88. Another group of 8 unchallenged pigs was fed the skim milk powder diet (CON−). On d 19 of the experiment all piglets were euthanased. Adverse effects of the E. coli challenge were observed variously throughout the small intestine in pigs consuming either the BC+ or BP+ diets. In this experiment, similar responses to the E. coli challenge were observed in both plasma and colostrum fed pigs, which suggests that spray-dried bovine colostrum may be a potential alternative to spray-dried bovine plasma.     

山东地区乳房炎牛奶中大肠杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

试验旨在了解山东地区乳房炎牛奶中大肠杆菌的污染状况及耐药情况。选择山东省3个地区的规模化奶牛场共采集227份牛奶样品，采用细菌学方法对大肠杆菌进行分离鉴定，用微量肉汤稀释法检测分离菌对11种常规抗菌药物的敏感性，采用PCR方法对常见的13种耐药基因、8种毒力基因和Ⅰ类整合子基因盒结构进行分析。结果显示，从227份牛奶样品中共分离出71株大肠杆菌；大肠杆菌对1种及1种以上抗菌药耐药的菌株达到77.5%，多重耐药率为15.5%，其中对多黏菌素耐药率为52.2%，对阿莫西林-克拉维酸耐药率为39.4%，而所有菌株均对新霉素表现为敏感。PCR检测耐药基因、毒力基因和Ⅰ类整合子结果显示，β-内酰胺类耐药基因中bla_TEM基因携带率为100%，其中全部为bla_TEM-1基因，bla_CTX-M基因携带率为32.4%，其中主要为bla_CTX-M-15基因，没有检测到bla_SHV、bla_OXA基因；多黏菌素的耐药基因mcr-1携带率为29.6%；喹诺酮类耐药基因中aac（6'）-Ⅰb-cr基因携带率为29.6%，qnrB基因携带率为20.8%，没有检测到qnrA和qnrC耐药基因；对8种毒力基因检测分析结果显示，仅Hly毒力基因没有被检出，Ecs3703、Irp2基因的检出率较高，分别为90.1%和63.4%，71株大肠杆菌中共有11株携带Ⅰ类整合子，检出率为15.5%，11株大肠杆菌携带6种耐药基因盒结构，最主要的耐药基因盒排列为dfr17-aadA5。本研究结果表明，山东地区乳房炎牛奶中大肠杆菌的耐药现象严重，携带毒力基因Ecs3703、Irp2的大肠杆菌可能是引起奶牛乳房炎的致病菌，Ⅰ类整合子的检测在细菌耐药性与基因携带率方面发挥着关键作用，可为临床预防和治疗奶牛乳房炎大肠杆菌病提供理论依据。     

In vitro comparison of bovine mastitis and fecal Escherichia coli isolates

In vitro methods were used to test the hypothesis that Escherichia coli from bovine mastitis are essentially no different from isolates from bovine feces. Fifty E. coli isolates from bovine mastitic milk, 50 from feces of mastitic cows and 50 from feces of healthy cows were compared with respect to biochemical properties and certain potential virulence factors. There were no significant differences among the groups in tests for biotype; production of colicins, colicin V, or Vero cell cytotocity; and growth in 90% gnotobiotic calf serum or 90% normal milk whey. Resistance to killing in 90% gnotobiotic calf serum varied from 66 to 84%. Most isolates grew in normal whey: the percentage in a group varied from 86 to 96. Mastitic milk isolates were significantly different from the fecal isolates in adonitol fermentation (P0.006), production of aerobactin (P0.026), and ability to grow in 90% mastitic whey (P0.00004). However, only 40% of mastitis E. coli fermented adonitol and only 20% produced aerobactin. Ninety-six percent of mastitic milk E. coli grew in mastitic whey, whereas 64% and 60%, respectively, of mastitic fecal and normal fecal isolates grew in this medium. It is concluded that none of the properties that were investigated constitute potential virulence factors or markers for ability to induce mastitis; the data are consistent with the hypothesis that mastitic E. coli are simply opportunistic pathogens.     

撒坝猪源大肠杆菌高致病性毒力岛诱导病理损伤的超微结构特征

为探究撒坝猪源大肠杆菌（E.coli）高致病性毒力岛（HPI）诱导小鼠病理损伤的超微结构特征,本研究将实验室保存的E.coli HPI阳性株（HPI⁺）和E.coli HPI基因缺失株（^ΔHPI）进行复苏和培养,分别用E.coli HPI⁺、E.coli ^ΔHPI菌株以腹腔接种的方式感染昆明小鼠,检测菌株的半数致死量（50% lethal dose,LD₅₀）,通过HE染色和透射电镜观察并分析菌株对小鼠病理损伤的超微结构特征,利用免疫组织化学标记白细胞介素-1β（interleukin-1β,IL-1β）阳性细胞在被感染小鼠肝脏和肾脏组织中的分布,以反映E.coli HPI⁺及E.coli ^ΔHPI菌株所引起炎症水平的差异。结果显示,E.coli HPI⁺和E.coli ^ΔHPI菌株的半数致死量分别为1×10^7.39和1×10^8.62 CFU/mL;HE染色显示,E.coli感染小鼠后,可见肝脏细胞肿胀、变性,肝窦淤血,肾脏间质淤血,肾小管上皮细胞变性脱落等病理变化;超微结构变化显示,肝脏细胞的完整形态消失,胞核呈不规则形态,线粒体畸形,粗面内质网上核糖体脱落,滑面内质网增生;多数肾小管上皮细胞出现胞核固缩,部分细胞核核仁边移、体积增大,足突融合,系膜细胞间隙变宽。此外,E.coli HPI⁺感染组小鼠于肝脏、肾脏的水肿现象较E.coli ^ΔHPI菌株感染的小鼠更为明显。免疫组化结果显示,大肠杆菌感染小鼠后,IL-1β蛋白主要表达于肝细胞、中央静脉周围、肾间质细胞和肾小管上皮细胞,且E.coli HPI⁺感染组的IL-1β表达量高于E.coli^ΔHPI感染组。综上所述,撒坝猪源E.coli HPI能够调控E.coli对小鼠的致病性,HPI的调控作用可使E.coli对小鼠肝脏、肾脏造成的病变及超微结构变化更明显,并且能够增加小鼠的炎症反应。     

Inhibition of adhesion of F18+ Escherichia coli to piglet intestinal villous enterocytes by monoclonal antibody against blood group H-2 antigen

Enterotoxigenic and verotoxigenic F18⁺ Escherichia coli colonising the pig small intestine, adhere to receptors on intestinal villous enterocytes by F18 fimbriae. The aim of the present study was to define the F18R nature. The knowledge on the nature of this receptor could be important for the development of receptor-based treatments against F18⁺ E. coli-induced disease. The adhesion of F18⁺ E. coli to pig intestinal villous enterocytes was analysed in an in vitro assay. The adhesion of F18⁺ E. coli but not of F4ac⁺ E. coli was strongly inhibited by monoclonal antibodies (mAb) with blood group H-2 specificity. Conversely, blood group H-1 specific mAb could not inhibit the adhesion of F18⁺ E. coli nor F4ac⁺ E. coli. Moreover, the blood group H-2 trisaccharide strongly inhibited the adhesion of F18⁺ E. coli, but only partially the adhesion of F4ac⁺ E. coli. These data demonstrate that the F18 receptor contains the blood group antigen H-2 (-fuc-(1-2)-β-Gal-(1-4)-GlcNAc) as major carbohydrate.     

甜叶菊绿原酸增强大肠杆菌感染蛋雏鸡免疫力研究

旨在评价甜叶菊绿原酸增强人工腹气囊感染大肠杆菌O₇₈蛋雏鸡免疫力的作用效果,为功能性抗生素替代品研发提供基础参数支持。本试验随机将1日龄、体重无显著差异的健康海兰蛋鸡360只分为6组：空白对照组（C）、大肠杆菌O₇₈处理组（EC0）、1.0 g·L^-1杜仲素+大肠杆菌O₇₈处理组（ED1）、1.0 g·L^-1甜叶菊绿原酸+大肠杆菌O₇₈处理组（EC1）、2.0 g·L^-1甜叶菊绿原酸+大肠杆菌O₇₈处理组（EC2）、4.0 g·L^-1甜叶菊绿原酸+大肠杆菌O₇₈处理组（EC4）,预饲7 d后开始正式试验。第7天时将大肠杆菌O₇₈通过腹气囊感染蛋雏鸡,饮水投喂药物,每天1次,连用3 d。随后通过ELISA法检测血清IL-1β、IL-2、IL-6、IgM、IgA、TNF-α水平;RT-qPCR检测空肠和回肠IL-1β、IL-2、TNF-α、Claudin-1和ZO-1基因表达;高通量测序分析盲肠内容物微生物种类。结果显示：1）腹气囊感染大肠杆菌O₇₈显著增加了蛋雏鸡死亡率（P<0.05）,而甜叶菊绿原酸处理组（EC2、EC4）蛋雏鸡的死亡率显著降低（P<0.05）。2）甜叶菊绿原酸对大肠杆菌O₇₈感染蛋雏鸡血清IgA和IgM含量有提高趋势,可不同程度降低血清炎性因子含量,其中EC1、EC2、EC4组血清TNF-α含量显著降低（P<0.05）;EC2显著降低大肠杆菌O₇₈感染蛋雏鸡回肠促炎细胞因子IL-1β、IL-2、TNF-α的基因表达（P<0.05）。3）甜叶菊绿原酸可促进蛋雏鸡空肠紧密连接蛋白基因表达,改善腹气囊感染大肠杆菌O₇₈对肠道屏障的损伤。4）腹气囊感染大肠杆菌O₇₈导致鸡肠道特有OTUs增加,增加肠道拟杆菌门、变形菌门和梭杆菌门的相对丰度,降低厚壁菌门的相对丰度;而甜叶菊绿原酸处理组（EC2）蛋雏鸡盲肠厚壁菌门的相对丰度升高,拟杆菌门和变形菌门的相对丰度降低。甜叶菊绿原酸可增强腹气囊感染大肠杆菌O₇₈蛋雏鸡机体的免疫功能,抵御大肠杆菌O₇₈对蛋雏鸡的侵袭,其中应用剂量为2.0 g·L^-1甜叶菊绿原酸的效果较好。这预示绿原酸具有抗生素替代品的功效,其对大肠杆菌感染蛋雏鸡机体免疫力的积极作用可能是通过调控免疫相关基因和维持盲肠微生物菌群稳态达到的,但其作用机制仍需深入的研究。     

灭活大肠杆菌与脂多糖诱导猪肠黏膜上皮细胞表达RegⅢγ的机理研究

试验旨在探索革兰氏阴性菌大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli,E.coli）及其表面分子脂多糖（LPS）诱导胰腺再生蛋白Ⅲγ（RegⅢγ）表达调控的机制。首先,用不同浓度灭活E.coli（10⁹、10⁸、10⁷、10⁶、10⁵、10⁴ CFU/mL）和LPS （0.01、0.1、1、5、10、20、40、80 μg/mL）诱导猪肠黏膜上皮细胞（IPEC-JⅡ）,用MTT法测D_{490 nm}值,检测E.coli和LPS对IPEC-JⅡ细胞活力的影响;其次,用不同浓度灭活E.coli（10⁷、10⁶、10⁵ CFU/mL）和LPS （0.01、0.1、1、5 μg/mL）处理IPEC-JⅡ细胞24 h,用实时荧光定量PCR和Western blotting检测RegⅢγ mRNA和蛋白的表达;最后,用1 μg/mL LPS处理IPEC-JⅡ细胞24 h,用实时荧光定量PCR和Western blotting检测p65、p38、JNK、ERK mRNA和蛋白表达及磷酸化水平。结果显示,除0.01 μg/mL LPS不抑制IPEC-JⅡ细胞活力外,其他浓度的灭活E.coli和LPS均可抑制IPEC-JⅡ细胞活力,且10⁹、10⁸ CFU/mL E.coli和10、20、40、80 μg/mL LPS组细胞活力极显著下降（P<0.01）;与对照组相比,10⁷、10⁶和10⁵ CFU/mL E.coli均能诱导RegⅢγ表达增加,且10⁵ CFU/mL E.coli组RegⅢγ mRNA表达量极显著高于对照组（P<0.01）,蛋白表达量显著高于对照组（P<0.05）;0.01、0.1、1和10 μg/mL LPS均能诱导RegⅢγ表达增加,且0.1和1 μg/mL LPS组RegⅢγ mRNA表达量极显著高于对照组（P<0.01）,RegⅢγ蛋白表达虽有增加趋势,但差异不显著（P>0.05）;与对照组相比,1 μg/mL LPS组p65、p38 mRNA表达量极显著增加（P<0.01）,JNK、ERK mRNA表达量显著增加（P<0.05）;同时,p38、JNK蛋白表达量和磷酸化水平均极显著增加（P<0.01）,p65蛋白磷酸化水平显著增加（P<0.05）,ERK蛋白和磷酸化水平均增加,但差异不显著（P>0.05）。以上结果表明,灭活E.coli和LPS均可诱导RegⅢγ表达,1 μg/mL LPS可增加p65、p38和JNK蛋白的磷酸化水平。     

Survival of Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium in slurry applied to clay soil on a Danish swine farm

A pilot study was carried out on a Danish swine farm infected with multi-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 (MRDT104). We aimed to (1) investigate to which degree the decline of Escherichia coli and Salmonella in swine slurry applied to farmland depended on the application method; (2) estimate the survival times of E. coli and Salmonella in the soil surface following deposition of naturally contaminated pig slurry; and (3) simulate survival of Salmonella in different infection levels using E. coli data as input estimates. Slurry was deposited by four different methods: (1) hose applicator on black soil followed by ploughing and harrowing; (2) hose applicator on black soil followed only by harrowing; (3) hose applicator on a field with winter-wheat seedlings without further soil treatment; (4) slurry injector on a field with winter-wheat seedlings without further soil treatment. E. coli and Salmonella could not be detected at all in soil following treatment 1. Following the other treatments, E. coli was not detected in soil samples after day 21 and Salmonella was no longer detected after day 7. Simulation results showed that clinical (4 log CFU g⁻¹) and sub-clinical Salmonella levels (2500 CFU g⁻¹) would fall below the detection limit within 10 or 5 days, respectively. Analysis of samples from 62 Danish MRDT104-infected swineherds showed that nearly 75% of these herds had low levels of MRDT104 (<10 CFU g⁻¹) in their slurry. Our results show that ploughing and harrowing of soil amended with contaminated pig slurry was an effective means to reduce environmental exposure to E. coli and Salmonella on this clay-soil farm.     

奶牛乳房炎大肠杆菌刃天青微量板快速诊断及药敏试验

为了建立奶牛乳房炎大肠杆菌快速诊断与药敏试验方法,用刃天青钠取代大肠杆菌选择培养基MQQ中的酚红指示剂,通过对刃天青的工作浓度、大肠杆菌接种量和培养时间等参数的研究,建立了奶牛乳房炎大肠杆菌刃天青微量板快速诊断方法.将不同细菌及其感染模拟奶样进行刃天青微量板快速培养结果显示,此刃天青微量板对大肠杆菌具有很强的选择培养特性,能在10 h内获得明确诊断结果,并能反映奶牛乳腺大肠杆菌感染强度.对89份临床奶样进行大肠杆菌刃天青微量板快速诊断敏感性和特异性检测,结果显示,此刃天青微量板法诊断大肠杆菌阳性奶样敏感性高达100%,诊断大肠杆菌阴性奶样特异性高达94.9%,总符合率高达95.5%.在此基础上用矫正浓度10种抗生素包被微量板,分别用10株大肠杆菌纯培养菌株及其感染模拟奶样和10份大肠杆菌阳性奶样进行快速药敏试验,所获结果与标准纸片扩散法完全一致.这些研究结果表明,本研究建立的刃天青微量板法可以取代常规方法用于奶样大肠杆菌的快速诊断及药敏试验.     

Establishment of PMA-qPCR Assay for Detection of Viable E.coli in Milk

In order to detect viable E.coli in milk,a new PMA-qPCR method was established.The influences of different PMA concentration,dark incubation time,exposure time on dead bacteria inhibition effect were determined by detection of the cell numbers of viable and heat-killed E.coli suspensions at concentration of 1×10⁸ CFU/mL through fluorescence quantitative PCR (qPCR) method.The results showed that qPCR assay could specifically detect E.coli,and the viable E.coli must be exposed to 90 ℃ for 30 s in water bath to be lethal.The best treatment was 10 μg/mL PMA with 15 min of dark incubation time and 10 min of exposure time.This treatment could inhibit dead cell signals to a largest extend,while had little impact on aviable cells.The stability of PMA-qPCR assay was kept while the concentration of bacteria was more than 1×10⁸ CFU/mL.The regression equation of standard curve was y=-3.356x+47.413,R²=0.9989,the lowest detection limit was 10³ CFU/mL.The result of adding assay was agreed with the actual situation.This study laid a foundation for using of PMA-qPCR to detect the viable E.coli in food.     

乳品中大肠杆菌PMA-qPCR活菌检测方法的建立

本试验旨在建立一种乳品中大肠杆菌PMA-qPCR活菌检测方法.优化qPCR检测方法,探究菌浓度为1×10⁸ CFU/mL的大肠杆菌活菌悬液、热致死菌悬液细胞数来确定不同的PMA剂量、暗孵育时间、曝光时间对死菌抑制效果的影响,确定最佳PMA处理方案.结果表明,qPCR检测可特异性扩增大肠杆菌,1×10⁸ CFU/mL的大肠杆菌经90 ℃水浴30 s全部致死后,采用10 μg/mL的 PMA暗孵育15 min后冰上曝光10 min为最佳处理方案,这种处理方案可最大程度抑制死细胞信号,而对活细胞几乎没有影响,样品中微生物初始浓度不低于1×10⁸ CFU/mL时较稳定,得到标准曲线回归方程y=-3.356x+47.413,R²=0.9989,最低检测限为10³ CFU/mL,加标样本检测结果与实际相符.该方法为利用PMA-qPCR检测食品中的活大肠杆菌杆菌奠定了基础.     

A Resazurin Microplate Assay for Quick Diagnosis and Antibiotic Sensitivity Measurement of Bovine Mastitis-causing E.coli

To establish a microplate assay for quick diagnosis and antibiotic sensitivity measurement of bovine mastitis-causing E.coli,the phenol red indicator in E.coli selective medium was replaced with resazurin and the resazurin microplate assay was established by determing of optimization of indicator concentration,bacterial inoculation dose and culture time.The testing results of different bacteria and their infection-mimicking milk samples showed that the microplate assay had a strong selective property for E.coli and the definite diagnostic result could be obtained within 10 h with a capability of reflecting infection strength of dairy cow mammary gland.The results of 89 mastitis-positive milk samples showed that the microplate assay had a detection sensitivity of 100%,and the negative milk samples specificity was 94.9%,95.5% agreement to the conventional culture-based method.The micoplates were coated with rectified concentrations of 10 different antibiotics and the quick drug sensitivity assay was performed using 10 E.coli strains,infection-mimicking milk samples and 10 E.coli-positive milk samples.The obtained results had a complete agreement with that of standard disc diffusion method.These data suggested that the resazurin microplate assay established in this study could replace the conventional methods for quick diagnosis and antibiotic sensitivity measurement of bovine mastitis-causing E.coli.     

1株禽大肠杆菌噬菌体的分离及杀菌效果评估

【目的】 探索噬菌体作为控制养殖环境致病性大肠杆菌的新手段。【方法】 本研究进行了大肠杆菌噬菌体的分离及相应指标评估。通过双层平板法从养殖环境中分离禽致病性大肠杆菌裂解性噬菌体。通过电镜及酶切鉴定、温度及酸碱稳定性、最佳感染复数、一步生长曲线及其在模拟环境中的杀菌效果对该噬菌体进行综合性评估。【结果】 分离得到的噬菌体具有正多面体的头部和细而长的尾部结构, 头部直径约98 nm, 尾部长约123 nm, 结合酶切鉴定结果初步判定该噬菌体为肌尾科双链DNA噬菌体。该噬菌体的温度耐受范围为37~50 ℃; 酸碱耐受范围为pH 3.0~11.0。当感染复数为0.00001时产生的子代噬菌体滴度最高; 一步生长曲线测定结果显示, 该噬菌体潜伏期为20~40 min, 裂解时间为80~100 min, 裂解量为4 133 PFU/cell。从该噬菌体对模拟环境中宿主大肠杆菌的杀菌效果可看出, 浓度为1×10⁴~1×10⁶ PFU/mL的噬菌体ФECP2-1对液体中目标大肠杆菌作用1~6 h, 杀菌率均在99.9%以上; 浓度为2×10⁴~2×10⁶ PFU/g的噬菌体ФECP2-1对鸡粪中目标大肠杆菌作用5~10 h, 杀菌率均在99%以上, 该噬菌体对鸡粪中目标大肠杆菌杀菌效果略低于对液体中目标大肠杆菌的杀菌效果。【结论】 ФECP2-1符合噬菌体类消毒剂相关特征, 是一株具有良好应用前景的噬菌体, 可作为一种生物消毒剂应用于养殖环境中禽大肠杆菌的防控。     

PGD2/DP1途径对细菌感染奶牛子宫内膜组织中HMGB-1和PAFR表达的影响

为了研究前列腺素D₂（prostaglandin D₂,PGD₂）/DP₁受体途径对大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）和金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）感染奶牛子宫内膜组织中炎症介质HMGB-1和PAFR的表达及对组织损伤程度的影响,试验以体外培养奶牛子宫内膜组织为研究对象,应用1×10^-6 mol/L DP₁受体激动剂（BW-245C和15d-PGJ2）和等量（1×10⁶ CFU/mL）大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌共同处理奶牛子宫内膜组织,采用实时荧光定量PCR、免疫组化和HE染色法检测奶牛子宫内膜组织中HMGB-1和PAFR的表达并评价组织损伤情况。结果显示,与空白对照组相比,大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌感染奶牛子宫内膜组织中HMGB-1和PAFR表达量显著升高（P<0.05）,而DP₁受体激动剂与大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌共处理奶牛子宫内膜组织中DP₁受体激动剂显著抑制奶牛子宫组织中HMGB-1和PAFR的表达（P<0.05）。HE染色结果显示,大肠杆菌与金黄色葡萄球菌感染的奶牛子宫内膜组织上皮细胞和腺上皮细胞完全脱落、坏死、崩解;而DP₁受体激动剂、大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌共同处理奶牛子宫内膜组织中,DP₁受体激动剂的加入显著减轻奶牛子宫内膜组织的损伤程度（P<0.05）。免疫组化染色法结果与以上两种方法结果一致。结果表明,PGD₂能够抑制大肠杆菌与金黄色葡萄球菌感染的奶牛子宫内膜组织中损伤相关因子HMGB-1、PAFR的表达,减轻组织损伤程度,这一作用可能是由DP₁受体所介导的。     

The F18 fimbrial adhesin FedF is highly conserved among F18+Escherichia coli isolates

F18⁺ Escherichia coli cause postweaning diarrhoea and oedema disease in newly weaned piglets. Protection against these diseases can be established by preventing the fimbrial adhesion of these bacteria to the enterocytes of the porcine intestine. To test a vaccine against F18⁺ E. coli consisting of the adhesin of F18 fimbriae, FedF, the conservation of the FedF subunit had to be examined. Therefore, the fedF sequence of 37 F18⁺ E. coli isolates from different countries was determined and compared to the fedF gene of the F18ab reference strain F107/86. The amino acid sequence of the mature FedF from the individual F18⁺ E. coli isolates was 96–100% identical to that from E. coli F107/86, but the overall homology was 90.4%. Hyper variable regions were not found in the FedF sequence. The FedF sequence was conserved over the different countries and between the two antigenic variants, F18ab and F18ac, suggesting that F18ab and F18ac strains have the same receptor. Furthermore, the conserved C-terminal region in the FedF adhesin suggests that the F18 fimbriae, in analogy with type 1 and P pili, are assembled by a donor strand mechanism. In conclusion, the reported conservation of FedF supports the usefulness of the fimbrial adhesin as a subunit vaccine against F18⁺ E. coli infection.     

Estabishment of Mastitis Model in Mouse by Artificial Infection of Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants

In order to establish the mouse mastitis model induced by Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants (SCVs),40 BALB/c mice 6 to 8 days postpartum were randomly divided into eight groups,negative control group,physiologic saline group and six treated groups with different doses (1.0×10³,1.0×10⁴ and 1.0×10⁵ CFU/mL) of Staphylococcus aureus SCVs or Staphylococcus aureus quality control strains.50 μL physiologic saline and Staphylococcus aureus liquid were injected into the forth mammary glands in physiologic saline group and the six treated groups,respectively.All the mice were sacrificed 24 h after treatment.One side of the forth mammary glands was used to make pathological section,the other side was used to detect the concentration of TNF-α in the supernatant.The results showed that mice had different degrees of clinical symptoms in the treated groups,their mammary glands appeared different degrees of inflammatory symptoms and pathological changes.Under the same injected dose,the Staphylococcus aureus quality control strains group pathologic changed more severe than the Staphylococcus aureus SCVs group.The experimental data had been statistically analyzed by using SPSS software,the result showed that the expression of TNF-α of the Staphylococcus aureus quality control strains group were extremely significantly higher than that of Staphylococcus aureus SCVs group with high dose (P<0.01).The results indicated that Staphylococcus aureus and its SCVs could be used to establish the mice mastitis model,and Staphylococcus aureus SCVs caused relatively minor inflammation than the normal strains.The results provided a new research materials and meaningful exploration to research the prevention and control of chronic mastitis cows and its pathogenic mechanism caused by Staphylococcus aureus SCVs,and laid the foundation for studying the deeper relationship between Staphylococcus aureus SCVs and chronic mastitis.     

Contribution of AIDA-I to the pathogenicity of a porcine diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and to intestinal colonization through biofilm formation in pigs

In order to evaluate the role of the AIDA-I of porcine diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strain PD20 serogroup O143 (AIDA-I⁺, STb⁺), a mutant strain PD20M (AIDA-I⁻, STb⁺) was generated from strain PD20 by an allelic exchange procedure. In addition, the full-length aidA gene was reintroduced into strain PD20M to generate the complemented strain PD20C (pTaidA, AIDA-I⁺, STb⁺). A non-pathogenic E. coli strain PD71 was used as negative control. Each strain was inoculated to newborn pigs via stomach tube. Severity of diarrhea was evaluated clinically and intestinal colonization was assessed by histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) including immunogold electron microscopy (IGEM). The adhesion pattern to HeLa cells, bacterial auto-aggregation and biofilm formation were evaluated in vitro. Pigs infected with strains PD20 or PD20C developed diarrhea 16 and 28 h after inoculation, respectively, in contrast to pigs infected with strains PD20M or PD71. Histology, IHC, TEM and IGEM examinations showed heavy bacterial colonization with biofilm formation in the large intestine, and marked in vivo expression of AIDA-I protein in pigs infected with strains PD20 or PD20C in contrast to pigs infected with strains PD20M or PD71. The in vitro assays showed marked diffuse adherence to HeLa cells, enhanced bacterial auto-aggregation and significant biofilm formation (p < 0.05) by the AIDA-I⁺ strains, when compared to AIDA-I⁻ strains. These results demonstrate that expression of AIDA-I is essential for intestinal colonization and in vitro bacterial autoaggregation and biofilm formation. Thus, AIDA-I may be considered a significant virulence determinant in development of diarrhea caused by porcine diarrheagenic AIDA-I⁺ E. coli PD20 in piglets.     

金黄色葡萄球菌小菌落突变株感染小鼠乳房炎模型的建立

为了建立由金黄色葡萄球菌小菌落突变株(small colony variants,SCVs)诱发感染乳房炎动物模型,本试验取40只分娩6~8 d的BALB/c小鼠,随机分成8组(n=5),分别为阴性对照、生理盐水组和不同剂量金黄色葡萄球菌SCVs及金黄色葡萄球菌质控菌株(1.0×10³、1.0×10⁴、1.0×10⁵ CFU/mL)试验组,对生理盐水组及各试验组小鼠第4对乳腺注射生理盐水和对应剂量的菌液(50 mL/只),注射后24 h解剖观察病理变化,一侧乳头制作石蜡切片,另一侧研磨后用ELISA检测试剂盒检测组织匀浆上清中的TNF-α含量。结果显示,注射菌液的试验组,小鼠均出现不同程度的临床症状,乳腺出现不同程度的炎性症状和病理变化。同一注射剂量下,金黄色葡萄球菌质控菌株较金黄色葡萄球菌 SCVs病理变化严重,通过SPSS等软件对试验数据进行统计分析后得出,高浓度处理组金黄色葡萄球菌质控菌株的TNF-α表达量极显著高于金黄色葡萄球菌SCVs(P<0.01)。结果表明,金黄色葡萄球菌及其SCVs均可用来建立小鼠乳房炎模型,且金黄色葡萄球菌SCVs引起的情况较其正常株轻微,这一结果为由金黄色葡萄球菌SCVs引起的奶牛慢性乳房炎的预防和控制及其致病机制的研究提供了新的材料和有益的探索,为SCVs与慢性乳房炎更深层次关系的研究奠定基础。