麋鹿产气荚膜梭菌分离鉴定方法的建立与初步应用

探索了产气荚膜梭菌在营养琼脂、甘露醇卵黄琼脂和血琼脂平板上的菌落形态和培养特点,优化了产气荚膜梭菌的分离方法,并对分离菌株进行生化鉴定;在此基础上对北京南海子麋鹿苑和江苏大丰麋鹿国家级自然保护区的麋鹿自然感染情况进行了调查。结果发现,粪样中的产气荚膜梭菌在营养琼脂上生长呈半透明边缘不整的白色菌落,接种甘露醇卵黄琼脂和血琼脂平板,分别出现伴有卵磷脂酶乳光浑浊带的粉红色火山口状菌落和伴有双溶血环的灰绿色勋章样菌落。生化试验结果确认这些分离株均为产气荚膜梭菌。对北京南海子麋鹿苑和江苏大丰麋鹿国家级自然保护区麋鹿粪样检测发现,阳性率分别为13.04%(3/23)和19.51%(8/41)。说明本研究建立的麋鹿产气荚膜梭菌分离鉴定方法简便快速,确实可行;麋鹿产气荚膜梭菌自然感染率较高,应加强麋鹿产气荚膜梭菌病的防控。     

Use of a selective sulfite-reducing medium for the isolation of Clostridium perfringens]

The effect of sulphite-reduction in 33 sample bacterial strains was tested. With regard to the capacity of reducing sulphite in modified sulphite-reduction media in a wide scale of bacterial strains the possibility of an application of selective media with an addition of various concentrations of antibiotic solutions was checked. A concentration of 750 microgram of D-cycloserine per 1 ml of the sulphite-reduction medium appeared to be the most advantageous for the isolation and detection of sulphite-reductive clostridia, above all of Clostridium perfringens. This concentration ensured also a sufficient inhibition of undesirable bacteria without any affection of the growth and capacity of Clostridium perfringens to reduce sulphite in the applied medium.     

奶山羊D型产气荚膜梭菌的分离鉴定

为鉴定2018年夏季昆明市某奶山羊场持续发生羊急性死亡原因,从该场采集病料进行细菌分离鉴定、小鼠毒力试验、毒素基因检测及序列分析、16S rDNA序列分析比较和药敏试验。结果显示:引起羊发病的病原菌鉴定为D型产气荚膜梭菌;对其2个毒素基因α、ε及16S rDNA序列分析结果表明,毒素基因及16S rDNA高度保守,不同毒素型的菌株16S rDNA序列100%同源,经BLAST比对的2个毒素基因与参考序列之间核苷酸完全同源;分离株在接种小鼠后48 h死亡,表明其毒力较强;药敏试验结果表明,分离菌对恩诺沙星、青霉素、氟苯尼考、呋喃唑酮、氯霉素等抗生素均高度敏感,而对卡那霉素、庆大霉素和链霉素等耐药。试验结果可为羊产气荚膜梭菌感染的临床用药提供参考。     

鸡产气荚膜梭菌的分离鉴定及药敏试验

对哈尔滨市3个鸡场送检疑似鸡坏死性肠炎病例进行了病理剖检和细菌分离,从菌落、菌体的形态、生化特性、PCR鉴定、病理组织学检查和细菌致病性等方面对病原菌进行了鉴定。结果表明,病原菌为厌氧的革兰阳性短杆菌,在含卵黄的TSC培养基上形成周围带白浊环的黑色圆菌落,能发酵葡萄糖、麦芽糖、蔗糖、乳糖和紫牛乳;PCR鉴定及致病性试验表明分离的细菌为产气荚膜梭菌,且有致病性。药敏试验显示,分离菌株对青霉素等5种药物高度敏感;对新霉素等4种药物耐药。     

羊源A型产气荚膜梭菌的分离鉴定与进化树分析

无菌采取内蒙古通辽市某羊场病死羊肠道内容物、肝脏和肺脏,进行细菌的分离培养。将从十二指肠内分离到的1株疑似致病菌株进行生化试验、小鼠致病性试验,再将其通过魏氏梭菌多重PCR试验、魏氏梭菌ELISA试验及16S rRNA PCR试验进行鉴定。将PCR产物进行测序并进行了16S rRNA基因的进化树分析。结果显示,经细菌生化试验、多重PCR试验、ELISA试验和16S rRNA试验均证实此分离株为A型产气荚膜梭菌;进化树分析显示该菌与序列号为HQ808749.1(美国)的A型产气荚膜梭菌遗传距离最近。结果表明,该羊病例所分离的致病菌为A型产气荚膜梭菌。     

The partial purification of Clostridium perfringens beta toxin.

An attempt was made to purify Clostridium perfringens Beta toxin. Crude toxin prepared by ammonium sulphate precipitation of culture supernatants was purified by chromatography on Sephadex G50, Sephadex G100 and DEAE cellulose. This material, although highly purified was not homogeneous on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It had a toxicity of 800 000 mouse MLDs/mg N, a typical protein absorption spectrum in the UV region, an iso-electric point of 5, 6 and the main component had a molecular mass of 42 000 +/- 2 000 (estimated by electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulphate containing polyacrylamide gels).     

Prevalence of Clostridium perfringens in commercial broiler hatcheries.

Clostridium perfringens, a cause of human foodborne and poultry disease, has been isolated from the intestinal tract of poultry and from the processed carcass. Little is known about the incidence and sources of this pathogen in the poultry production environment. To determine if the broiler hatchery is a possible source of C. perfringens, we collected samples from three hatcheries, each operated by a different poultry integrator, and the presence of C. perfringens in these samples was determined. For each sampling period, eggshell fragments, chick fluff from the hatcher, and paper pads stored in the hatchery before use with chicks and after placement beneath chicks for 1 hr were evaluated. Clostridium perfringens was found in eggshell fragments, fluff, and paper pads in each of the three hatcheries. The percentages of C. perfringens-positive samples from the three hatcheries ranged from 13% to 23%, with an overall incidence of 20%. Positive samples were consistently found, i.e., detected on each of the nine sampling days (three sampling days for each of three hatcheries). These results suggest that the hatchery is a potential source/reservoir for C. perfringens in the integrated poultry operation.     

Development of double sandwich ELISA for Clostridium perfringens beta and epsilon toxins.

Specific, double-sandwich ELISAs for beta and epsilon toxins were developed by coating wells of microplates with specific sheep antitoxin IgG and using specific rabbit antitoxin IgG as detecting antibodies. The assay for beta toxin detected a minimum level of 8 ng/ml of purified toxin. The assay for epsilon toxin was capable of detecting 2 ng/ml of purified toxin. When applied to detect the toxin in intestinal contents using 50% fetal bovine serum as diluent the lowest amounts detected were about at least 30 ng/ml for beta toxin and 4 ng/ml for epsilon toxin. Clear differences in ELISA readings of both assays have been found between culture filtrates from toxin and non-toxin producing strains. These results suggested that both assays described in this study could detect their respective toxin in buffers, culture supernatants or in intestinal contents.     

Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxemias.

Two double sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for Clostridium perfringens beta and epsilon toxins were assessed for routine diagnosis of enterotoxemias on intestinal contents of 151 sheep that died suddenly. Conventional tests (mouse assay and culture of organism) showed that 21 specimens were positive for Clostridium perfringens type C (beta toxin) and 39 were positive for Clostridium perfringens type D (epsilon toxin) enterotoxemias. Comparison of the ELISA results with conventional assays gave sensitivity and specificity rates respectively of 90.5% and 89.2% for beta toxin assay and 97.4% and 94.6% for epsilon toxin assay. With further refinement to improve the performance of the assay for beta toxin these tests could serve as a substitute for conventional tests in the laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens types B, C and D enterotoxemias.     

Clostridium perfringens type C and Clostridium difficile co-infection in foals

Clostridium perfringens type C is one of the most important agents of enteric disease in newborn foals. Clostridium difficile is now recognized as an important cause of enterocolitis in horses of all ages. While infections by C. perfringens type C or C. difficile are frequently seen, we are not aware of any report describing combined infection by these two microorganisms in foals. We present here five cases of foal enterocolitis associated with C. difficile and C. perfringens type C infection. Five foals between one and seven days of age were submitted for necropsy examination to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. The five animals had a clinical history of acute hemorrhagic diarrhea followed by death and none had received antimicrobials or been hospitalized. Postmortem examination revealed hemorrhagic and necrotizing entero-typhlo-colitis. Histologically, the mucosa of the small intestine and colon presented diffuse necrosis and hemorrhage and it was often covered by a pseudomembrane. Thrombosis was observed in submucosal and/or mucosal vessels. Immunohistochemistry of intestinal sections of all foals showed that many large bacilli in the sections were C. perfringens. C. perfringens beta toxin was detected by ELISA in intestinal content of all animals and C. difficile toxin A/B was detected in intestinal content of three animals. C. perfringens (identified as type C by PCR) was isolated from the intestinal content of three foals. C. difficile (typed as A(+)/B(+) by PCR) was isolated from the intestinal content in 3 out of the 5 cases. This report suggests a possible synergism of C. perfringens type C and C. difficile in foal enterocolitis. Because none of the foals had received antibiotic therapy, the predisposing factor, if any, for the C. difficile infection remains undetermined; it is possible that the C. perfringens infection acted as a predisposing factor for C. difficile and/or vice versa. This report also stresses the need to perform a complete diagnostic workup in all cases of foal digestive disease.     

产气荚膜梭状芽孢杆菌病的流行与致病机制

产气荚膜梭状芽孢杆菌是人和动物肠道的正常菌群，亦是条件性致病菌，该菌感染主要由毒素导致的毒血症致病，因此，有针对地选用类毒素预防接种，才能防止本病流行。     

仔猪产气荚膜梭菌肠毒血症病原诊断及疫苗研究IV．肠毒血症C型疫苗生产用菌种的确定

试验证明用单一菌株C59-2生产C型产气荚膜梭菌肠毒血症干粉灭活疫苗,其效力可以达到《规程》要求,并且简化了生产工艺,降低了生产成本,提高了生产效率。疫苗免疫的兔血清可分别中和原来3个制苗用菌株所产生的外毒素。     

Diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens intestinal infections in sheep and goats.

Clostridium perfringens produces enteric diseases, generically called enterotoxemias, in sheep, goats, and other animals. This microorganism can be a normal inhabitant of the intestine of most animal species, including humans, but when the intestinal environment is altered by sudden changes in diet or other factors, C. perfringens proliferates and produces potent toxins that act locally or are absorbed into the general circulation with usually devastating effects on the host. History, clinical signs, and gross postmortem findings are useful tools for establishing a presumptive diagnosis of clostridial enterotoxemia in sheep and goats. Definitive diagnosis requires laboratory confirmation. Isolation of some types of C. perfringens (e.g., B and C) can be of diagnostic value, but other types (e.g., A) are so commonly found in the intestine of normal animals that isolation is meaningless from a diagnostic point of view. The most accepted criterion in establishing a definitive diagnosis of enterotoxemia is detection of C. perfringens toxins in intestinal contents. Also, histopathological examination of brain is very useful for diagnosis of type D disease, as lesions produced by epsilon toxin in the brains of sheep and goats are pathognomonic for type D enterotoxemia. Ancillary tests, such as measuring urine glucose or observing Gram-stained smears of intestinal mucosa, can be used. However, although such tests have a presumptive diagnostic value when positive, they cannot be used to rule out a diagnosis of enterotoxemia when negative.     

Evaluation of two PCR-based procedures for typing Clostridium perfringens

Two polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based procedures for typing Clostridium, perfringens, which affects most domestic animals, were compared and evaluated for efficiency as substitute to the guinea-pig intradermal test routinely used in our laboratory, namely a multiplex PCR and a protocol based on the individual amplification of gene sequences specific for each toxin. Reference isolates of C. perfringens types A, B, C and D as well as cultures from clinical specimens were tested. The sensitivity and specificity of the PCR was confirmed on reference isolates. There was similarity in results on 43 of the 46 samples typed by all 3 methods. Clear results were obtained by PCR on 5 clinical samples that showed either equivocal or weak skin reactions in guinea-pigs. The multiplex PCR protocol, in combination with the evaluation of bacterial growth, is a better alternative to in vivo toxin typing, since C. perfringens can only be incriminated as cause of a disease when it is present in large numbers in the intestine.     

仔猪产气荚膜梭菌肠毒血症病原诊断及疫苗研究Ⅳ.肠毒血症C型疫苗生产用菌种的确定

试验证明用单一菌株C59-2生产C型产气荚膜梭菌肠毒血症干粉灭活疫苗,其效力可以达到<规程>要求,并且简化了生产工艺,降低了生产成本,提高了生产效率.疫苗免疫的兔血清可分别中和原来3个制苗用菌株所产生的外毒素.     

仔猪产气荚膜梭菌肠毒血症病原诊断及疫苗研究Ⅲ.7株A型产气荚膜梭菌菌株的产毒素试验

本试验对7株A型产气荚膜梭菌菌株在不同培养基、不同培养温度和不同培养时间的产毒力进行了试验。结果表明，培养基的种类和培养时间对菌株的产毒素能力影响较大，而培养温度则影响较小。所试菌株中C57-1菌株的产毒素能力最强，是制备疫苗的最佳菌株。