Protective effect of CpG-DNA against mastitis induced by Escherichia coli infection in a rat model

A mastitis model in rats, induced by Escherichia coli infection, was established and the protective effect of Cytosine-phosphate-Guanosine (CpG)-DNA was determined. An E. coli suspension containing either 2 x 10(3) colony forming units (CFU)mL(-1)(EL group), 2 x 10(5)CFU mL(-1) (EH group), or (as controls) 100 microL phosphate buffer saline (CON group), was inoculated into the mammary glands 72 h after parturition. The rats were euthanased 24 h post-infection. The histopathological changes in mammary tissue in the EL group were mild, whereas the structural changes in the EH group were severe and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) had accumulated in the mammary alveoli. Interleukin (IL)-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and N-acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminidase (NAGase) were significantly increased in the mammary tissue from the EH group but not significantly changed in the EL group. On the basis of these findings, the potential protective effect of CpG-DNA on mammary glands was tested using a 2 x 10(5)CFU mL(-1) suspension. An intramuscular injection of either CpG-DNA (200 microg) or PBS (100 microL) was given immediately after parturition. At 72 h post-partum, 2 x 10(5)CFU mL(-1)E. coli (100 microL) were inoculated into the mammary glands of all rats. At pre-infection (0 h), and 8, 16, 24, 48 and 72 h after inoculation six rats were euthanased. CpG-DNA induced more rapid migration of PMNs from the blood to mammary tissue at the initial stage of infection, stimulated the secretion of IL-6 and TNF-alpha at different time points, reduced viable E. coli in mammary tissues and decreased the activity of NAGase. CpG-DNA also promoted the expression of its specific receptor TLR-9 mRNA in mammary tissue. The study showed that CpG-DNA protected against E. coli mastitis in this rat model.     

Pathophysiology of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli during a host infection

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a major cause of infantile diarrhea in developing countries. However, sporadic outbreaks caused by this microorganism in developed countries are frequently reported recently. As an important zoonotic pathogen, EPEC is being monitored annually in several countries. Hallmark of EPEC infection is formation of attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions on the small intestine. To establish A/E lesions during a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) infeciton, EPEC must thrive in diverse GIT environments. A variety of stress responses by EPEC have been reported. These responses play significant roles in helping E. coli pass through GIT environments and establishing E. coli infection. Stringent response is one of those responses. It is mediated by guanosine tetraphosphate. Interestingly, previous studies have demonstrated that stringent response is a universal virulence regulatory mechanism present in many bacterial pathogens including EPEC. However, biological signficance of a bacterial stringent response in both EPEC and its interaction with the host during a GIT infection is unclear. It needs to be elucidated to broaden our insight to EPEC pathogenesis. In this review, diverse responses, including stringent response, of EPEC during a GIT infection are discussed to provide a new insight into EPEC pathophysiology in the GIT.     

应用随机扩增多态性进行山羊致病性大肠杆菌的分子多态性分析

为了解山羊致病性大肠杆菌广西分离株的分子多态性,应用随机扩增多态性方法(RAPD)对山羊致病性大肠杆菌进行分型研究.从8条随机引物中筛选出4条能在10株大肠杆菌中具有较好多态性扩增的随机引物,4条随机引物共扩增出18条DNA片段,10个菌株无共有带谱,显示出良好的扩增多态性.菌株Nx31与Nx32曾被认为是同一菌株的两次分离,但是在RAPD分析中,两株细菌的带谱存在明显的差别,表明RAPD比传统的血清学分型具有更高的分辨性.     

Correlating the immune response with the clinical-pathological course of persistent mastitis experimentally induced by Mycoplasma agalactiae in dairy goats

To correlate the clinical course of mycoplasma mastitis with its immune response, right mammary glands of 15 lactating goats were inoculating with 10¹⁰ colony-forming units (cfu) of Mycoplasma agalactiae (Ma). Before sacrificing the animals at 5, 15 or 45 days post-inoculation (dpi), blood Ma antibody titres and milk mycoplasma colony and somatic cell counts were monitored. Ma colonised the mammary gland and milk counts increased to over 10¹² cfu/ml within 5 dpi. During this period, an innate immune response involving neutrophils and macrophages was observed, and Ma antigen appeared in the degenerated acinar epithelium. From 7 dpi, a specific antibody response coincided with reduced viable mycoplasmas in milk. The humoral immune response was limited; by 37 dpi, all animals scored negative for anti-Ma antibodies, and around 10⁸ cfu/ml were shed. Results indicate an early immune response to Ma inoculation unable to control mycoplasmal invasion. An ensuing humoral response, despite reducing the mycoplasma burden, leads to chronic, persistent infection.     

鸭副黏病毒病并发大肠杆菌病的诊治

2011年9月,吉林省吉林市经济技术开发区某养殖场饲养的1 500只产蛋鸭暴发疑似鸭副黏病毒与大肠埃希菌混合感染,引起大量死亡和生产性能下降。发病后经我校实验室诊断、治疗,病情得到了控制。     

产肠毒素大肠杆菌感染的分子致病机制

产肠毒素大肠杆菌（enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli,ETEC）是发展中国家人群腹泻的主要原因,一直是西方国家旅行者腹泻的最常见病因,也是引起动物（尤其是幼龄动物）腹泻的主要病原菌。根据ETEC产生热敏和（或）热稳定肠毒素特性可以将其分类成不同致病型。针对这类重要病原体的疫苗研发目前仍然面临着艰难的挑战。本文综述了病原体-宿主相互作用的分子机制,从基因组学和蛋白质组学两方面介绍致病菌的多种毒力因子以及作为靶标研发疫苗的潜力,分析了病原与不同宿主易感性的差异,为针对ETEC新型疫苗的研发和有效预防ETEC感染提供理论依据。     

CpG-ODN对S.aureus诱导的山羊实验性乳腺炎乳腺的保护作用研究

选择同处于泌乳初期的睢宁白山羊6头,于右乳区经过乳导管灌注10μg／kgCpG—ODN,左乳区则灌入等体积的灭菌100μL0．0lmol／LpH7．2磷酸盐缓冲液（PBs）作为对照,灌注后第3d按同等剂量进行二次灌注;次灌注后第2d,分别于左右乳区经乳导管灌注3mL（2×10^9CFU／mL）金黄色葡萄球菌（S．aurcus）,于灌注细菌前（0h）,灌注后8h,16h,24h,48h和72h分别收集左右乳区乳汁进行检测。临床症状观察显示,乳腺内灌注3mL（2×10^9CFU／mL）的S．aureus能迅速诱导山羊典型的急性乳腺炎症状。组织学观察显示感染S．aureus后72h乳腺腺泡内仍有嗜中性粒细胞（PMN）浸润,但实验乳区明显减少。乳汁S．aureus数同在感染后24h上升至最高,CpG—ODN能显著降低各个时间点乳汁细菌数。乳汁白细胞介素-6（IL-6）水平同在感染后24h上升至最高,CpG-ODN能显著提高感染后24h乳汁IL．6水平。对照和CpG—ODN处理乳区乳汁肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）水平分别在感染后24h和16h上升至最高,其中在感染后24h实验乳区比对照下降40．63％（P〈0．051。乳汁N-乙酰-β—D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶（NAGase）水平同在感染后16h达最高（P〈0．01）,CpG—ODN能显著提高感染后8h乳汁NAGase水平。上述结果表明CpG—ODN可通过提高乳汁IL-6水平、加速并促进乳汁TNF-α的释放,从而减少了乳汁中S．aureus数量,减轻了炎症介质对细胞的损伤,对缩短炎症过程也有一定的作用,实验结果证实了CpG—ODN对S．aureus感染诱发的山羊乳腺炎的乳腺有保护作用。     

鸭疫里默氏菌病和大肠杆菌病多重PCR诊断方法的建立

参考GenBank中鸭疫里默氏菌和大肠杆菌的外膜蛋白A(OmpA)基因序列,应用PrimerPremier5.0软件在二者高度保守区设计了2对引物,建立了适合鸭疫里默氏菌和大肠杆菌的快速检测的多重PCR检测方法。以该方法对已分离并保存的鸭疫里默氏菌和大肠杆菌进行PCR扩增,分别扩增出与试验设计相符的670、408bp的特异性DNA片段。将扩增所得的DNA片段进行克隆测序,测序结果表明分别为鸭疫里默氏菌和大肠杆菌OmpA基因序列。该方法对鸭疫里默氏菌和大肠杆菌的检测下限分别为4×104CFU/mL和3×104CFU/mL。表明所建立的PCR方法具有特异、快速和敏感的特点,可用于诊断鸭疫里默氏菌、大肠杆菌以及两者的混合感染。     

应用DNA芯片技术筛选禽致病性大肠杆菌和尿道致病性大肠杆菌的差异表达基因

为研究禽致病性大肠杆菌强毒株E058的毒力相关基因在鸡体内、体外表达情况以及E058和尿道致病性大肠杆菌HEC4在LB和尿液中培养的表达情况,本研究分别提取E058株在SPF鸡体内及E058株和HEC4株在LB和尿液中静置培养的总RNA,与构建的DNA芯片杂交,检测和分析RNA的差异表达情况。芯片的检测结果表明:E058株在鸡体内和LB中培养差异表达基因共有9个,上调基因为5个,分别为neuC、iutA、cvaC、aes-15和iucCD;下调基因为4个,分别为aes-8、gyrB、aec-30和mdh。另外,芯片检测结果也显示E058株和HEC4株在LB和尿液中静置培养,具有相似的基因表达情况。     

大肠埃希菌多重耐药性的形成机制

细菌耐药(尤其多重耐药)现象的出现,给我国养殖业带来巨大的经济损失,大肠埃希菌耐药性可分为原发性和获得性.大肠埃希菌外排泵功能增强、膜通透性下降均可以导致多重耐药的产生,而质粒、整合子/基因盒系统等可移动的遗传因子在多重耐药性的传播上有着重要作用.此外,细菌生物被膜的形成使细菌对多种抗菌药物产生强大的抵抗力.文章从上述几个方面阐述大肠埃希菌产生多重耐药的形成机制,并提出相应的防控对策.     

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the jejunum of piglets with neonatal diarrhea

Thirty-two Escherichia coli colonies were taken from the primary step of cultivation of the jejunal contents of each of 10 dead piglets which had suffered from diarrhea. The organisms of each colony were examined for the presence of adhesion fimbria (F4 (K88) and F5 (K99)), production of heat-stable and heat-labile enterotoxin and of colicins.The presence of heat-labile enterotoxin in the intestinal content of the necropsied pigs was also tested, and results correlated with enterotoxin production of the isolated E. coli strains. In all but 3 pigs, 50–80 % of the E. coli strains were found to produce one or both of the enterotoxins and to possess the F4 of the F5 antigen. All bacteria producing both heat-labile and heat-stable enterotoxin proved to belong toi O group 149 and to possess the F4 antigen. Strains from 1 pig belonged to O group 64 and possessed the F5 antigen; these bacteria produced heat-stable enterotoxin only. Most of the enterotoxin-producing E. coli also produced colicins.After each subcultivation, the strains produced less heat-labile enterotoxin, some becoming negative when assayed.     

猪大肠埃希菌高密度发酵条件的试验研究

利用5 L发酵罐分批培养O2、O8、O135、O138、O139、O141血清型组成的猪大肠埃希菌菌液,通过活菌计数的方法,对大肠埃希菌在发酵过程中温度、pH、通气量、葡萄糖加量等基本条件进行试验研究.结果表明,在用发酵罐进行大肠埃希菌多个血清型的高密度发酵时,利用常规的干粉培养基,将培养温度控制在37℃±0.5℃,pH控制在7.0～7.2,逐渐增大通气量,根据pH的变化补加40%的葡萄耱,可以使细菌的培养菌数(cfu)达到150亿/mL以上.     

微生态制剂对鸡体内大肠埃希氏菌的拮抗试验

试验比较了微生态制剂和喹乙醇对鸡体内大肠埃希氏菌的拮抗效果。结果表明，微生态制剂用于预防鸡大肠杆菌病的效果理想，但发病时的疗效却不及药物治疗效果。     

长春地区猪源大肠杆菌的分离鉴定和耐药性分析

为了解吉林省长春地区猪源大肠杆菌的耐药情况,于2013年采集318份猪源样品,分离鉴定大肠杆菌275株。以氨苄西林、头孢噻肟等15种药物进行了药物敏感性实验,多重 PCR 方法进行系统进化分群。结果表明,大肠杆菌分离株对四环素、氨苄西林和磺胺甲基异恶唑耐药最严重（83.63%、52.72%、51.27%）,全部菌株对美洛培南、多粘菌素敏感,其中176 株菌表现为对3类以上抗生素的多重耐药（64.00%）。从仔猪腹泻样品分离大肠杆菌对β-内酰胺类抗生素、喹诺酮类抗生素、四环素、氯霉素及磺胺甲基异恶唑的耐药率显著高于健康猪和猪肉样品分离株的耐药率。大肠杆菌分离株主要为 A 群和 B1群。研究获得了吉林长春地区猪源大肠杆菌耐药性的基本流行病学数据,为指导养殖业的临床用药及耐药性监测提供了依据。     

Occurrence and characterization of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains from dairy farms in Trinidad

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and characteristics of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) on 25 dairy farms each located in Waller field and Carlsen field farming areas in Trinidad. On each selected farm, faecal samples were collected from milking cows, calves and humans; rectal swabs were obtained from pet farm dogs; bulk milk was sampled as well as effluent from the milking parlour. Escherichia coli was isolated from all sources on selective media using standard methods. Isolates of E. coli were subjected to slide agglutination test using E. coli O157 antiserum, vero cell cytotoxicity assay to detect verocytotoxin (VT) and heat labile toxin (LT) production, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect VT genes, and the dry spot test to screen for E. coli O157 and non-O157 strains. In addition, faecal samples from animal and human sources were tested for VT genes using PCR. Of a total of 933 E. coli isolates tested by the slide test, eight (0.9%) were positive for the O157 strain. The vero cell cytotoxicity assay detected VT-producing strains of E. coli in 16.6%, 14.6%, 3.2% and 7.1% of isolates from cows, calves, farm dogs and humans respectively (P < 0.05; chi(2)). For LT production, the highest frequency was detected amongst isolates of E. coli from calves (10.8%) and the lowest (0.0%) amongst isolates from humans and bulk milk (P < 0.05; chi(2)). Of the 61 VT-producing isolates by vero cell cytotoxicity assay tested by PCR, the VT, LT and eae genes were detected in 62.3%, 4.9% and 1.6% respectively (P < 0.05; chi(2)). Amongst the 45 E. coli isolates that were VT positive (vero cell) or VT-gene positive by PCR, 2.2%, 2.2%, 4.4% and 6.7% belonged to non-O157 strains O91, O111, O103 and O157, respectively, as determined by the Dry spot test. Detection of VTEC strains in milk and dairy animals poses a health risk to consumers of milk originating from these farms. In addition, the demonstration of VTEC strains in humans, VT gene in faecal samples and E. coli isolates as well as non-O157 VTEC strains of E. coli are being documented for the first time in the country.     

一例猪瘟病毒与大肠杆菌混合感染的实验室诊断

肇东市某商品猪场内仔猪大批发病,病猪精神状态极差、发热、食欲下降、拉白色糊状并伴有腥臭味的粪便,有些迅速死亡但死亡率不高。为确诊此批病猪,运用临床分子生物学诊断和病理解剖观察等手段初步判定为大肠杆菌与猪瘟病毒混合感染。根据其剖解现象使用细菌学检测和PCR技术对蓝耳病病毒、猪圆环病毒、猪瘟病毒、大肠杆菌、放线杆菌及链球菌进行检测。SS培养基培养出的菌落形态为圆形半透明的小凸起,革兰氏染色镜检后观察到是革兰氏阴性杆菌。PCR检测结果显示猪瘟病毒为阳性。最终确诊为大肠杆菌和猪瘟病毒混合感染。通过对分离细菌进行药敏试验结果显示该菌对环丙沙、硫酸阿米卡星、恩诺沙星、阿莫西林等药物较为敏感。     

Interleukin-8 expression by mammary gland endothelial and epithelial cells following experimental mastitis infection with E. coli

Epithelial and endothelial cells play a pivotal role in initiating and controlling the movement of leukocytes into tissues during inflammation through the production of cytokines and chemokines such as interleukin-8 (IL-8). In situ hybridization with an IL-8 riboprobe was used to determine IL-8 mRNA expression by mammary gland epithelial and endothelial cells in cows with experimental Escherichia coli mastitis. Epithelial cells of the gland, especially surrounding the alveoli, had increased IL-8 mRNA levels at all time points at which tissue samples were collected (8, 12, and 24h) after E. coli challenge. Levels of IL-8 expression in the epithelial cells decreased at 24h post-infection. IL-8 expression by mammary gland endothelial cells was low, but did increase slightly at 24h post-infection. Both epithelial and endothelial cells of the mammary gland can contribute to the production of IL-8 that is typically seen in coliform mastitis.     

鸡源大肠杆菌在亚抑菌浓度头孢菌素诱导下的体外耐药表型

为了解在亚抑菌浓度单一药物的持续诱导下,鸡源大肠杆菌(E.coli)对临床常见药物的耐药表型变化,本实验采用亚抑菌浓度的头孢曲松或头孢噻肟持续诱导培养LG30鸡源E.coli和O78标准菌至30代,并采用微量稀释法检测各不同诱导代次的菌株对常见药物的耐药表型.结果表明在亚抑菌浓度的头孢曲松或头孢噻肟持续诱导培养下,受试菌对药物的敏感性持续下降,当诱导至20代,各诱导菌已成为多重耐药菌株,继续诱导至30代,各诱导菌对药物的耐药程度加重,但各药的最小抑菌浓度值升高速率变慢.表明细菌在单一药物诱导下可以较快进化为多重耐药菌.     

犊牛大肠杆菌病病原的分离鉴定

从陕西杨凌某发病牛场采取腹泻犊牛病料5份,经微生物学诊断,从中分离出革兰阴性疑似致病菌6株。经生物学特性和生理生化试验鉴定,6株分离菌均为致病性大肠埃希菌。对分离菌进行抗生素敏感性试验,结果表明,该致病菌对氯霉素、菌必治、氧氟沙星、阿米卡星及卡那霉素等高度敏感;对妥布霉素、呋喃妥因和复达欣等中度敏感,对链霉素、庆大霉素、利福平、复方新诺明、四环素及红霉素等有较强的耐药性。动物致病性试验结果表明,该菌对小鼠有强致病性。     

鸡大肠杆菌性脑病

作者发现大肠杆菌侵入鸡脑部引起昏睡、神经症状和下痢的脑病,且该菌在脑的分离成功率最高,命名为鸡大肠杆菌性脑病。发现血清型 O_(22)、O_(53)、O_(86):B_7等大肠杆菌能突破鸡的血脑屏障进入脑部引起如上脑病。本病既可在鸡的某些呼吸道病如滑膜霉形体病、败血霉形体病、传染性鼻炎、传染性喉气管炎的基础上继发或混合感染,又可独立发生。