中国大菱鲆虹彩病毒主要衣壳蛋白基因的PCR扩增及序列分析

应用同源PCR技术，从被一种球状病毒感染的患病大菱鲆（Scophthalmus maximus）脾脏和肾脏组织中扩增出了一段长度为620bp的DNA片断。序列测定和Blast分析表明，该DNA片断与鱼类虹彩病毒主要衣壳蛋白（MCP）C末端编码区的DNA序列高度相似，由此证实感染养殖大菱鲆的这种球状病毒为一种鱼类虹彩病毒，暂命名为大菱鲆红体病虹彩病毒（TRBIV）。多序列比对和分析发现，TRBIV MCP C末端的205个氨基酸序列与GenBank中20种虹彩病毒相应序列的相似性分别为99．47％（韩国大菱鲆虹彩病毒）、97％～98％（待指定病毒属的7种病毒），以及50％以下（蛙病毒属、淋巴囊肿病毒属、虹彩病毒属的12种病毒），由此绘制出了包含TRBIV在内的21种虹彩病毒的系统发育树。研究结果表明，感染中国养殖大菱鲆的TRBIV属于虹彩病毒科待指定病毒属，位于该属ISKNV亚群和RSIV亚群之间，是该病毒属的一个新成员。     

PCR amplification and sequence analysis of the major capsid protein gene of megalocytiviruses isolated in Taiwan

Viruses belonging to the genus Megalocytivirus in the family Iridoviridae are one of the major agents causing mass mortalities in marine and freshwater fish in Asian countries. Outbreaks of iridovirus disease have been reported among various fish species in Taiwan. However, the genotypes of these iridoviruses have not yet been determined. In this study, seven megalocytivirus isolates from four fish species: king grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch), barramundi perch, Lates calcarifer (Bloch), silver sea bream, Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskal), and common ponyfish, Leiognathus equulus (Forsskal), cultured in three different regions of Taiwan were collected. The full open reading frame encoding the viral major capsid protein gene was amplified using PCR. The PCR products of approximately 1581 bp were cloned and the nucleotide sequences were phylogenetically analysed. Results showed that all seven PCR products contained a unique open reading frame with 1362 nucleotides and encoded a structural protein with 453 amino acids. Even though the nucleotide sequences were not identical, these seven megalocytiviruses were classified into one cluster and showed very high homology with red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) with more than 97% identity. Thus, the seven iridovirus strains isolated from cultured marine fish in Taiwan were closer to the RSIV genotype than the infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus genotype.     

Detection and molecular characterization of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus from major ornamental fish breeding states in Peninsular Malaysia

‘Gold standard’ OIE reference PCR assay was utilized to detect the presence of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) in freshwater ornamental fish from Malaysia. From total of 210 ornamental fish samples representing 14 species, ISKNV was detected in 36 samples representing 5 fish species. All positive cases did not show any clinical signs of ISKNV. Three restriction enzymes analyses showed that the fish were infected by identical strains of the same virus species within Megalocytivirus genus. Major capsid protein (MCP) genes of 10 ISKNV strains were sequenced and compared with 9 other reference nucleotide sequences acquired from GenBank. Sequence analysis of MCP gene showed that all strains detected in this study were closely related to the reference ISKNV with nucleotide sequence identity that was ranging from 99.8% to 100%. In addition, phylogenetic analysis of MCP gene revealed that viruses from genus Megalocytivirus can be divided into three genotypes: genotype 1 include reference ISKNV and all other strains that were detected in this study, genotype 2 include viruses closely related to red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), and genotype 3 include viruses closely related turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV).     

Draft genome sequence of scale drop disease virus (SDDV) retrieved from metagenomic investigation of infected barramundi,Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)

Scale drop disease virus (SDDV) is a novel viral pathogen considered to be distributed in farmed barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in South-East Asia. Despite the severity of the disease, only limited genomic information related to SDDV is available. In this study, samples of SDDV-infected fish collected in 2019 were used. The microbiome of brain tissue was investigated using Illumina HiSeq DNA sequencing. Taxonomic analysis showed that SDDV was the main pathogen contained in the affected barramundi. De novo metagenome assembly recovered the SDDV genome, named isolate TH2019, 131 kb in length, and comprised of 135 ORFs. Comparison between this genome and the Singaporean SDDV reference genome revealed that the nucleotide identity within the aligned region was 99.97%. Missense, frameshift, insertion and deletion mutations were identified in 26 ORFs. Deletion of four deduced amino acid sequence in ORF_030L, identical to the SDDV isolate previously identified in Thailand, would be a potential biomarker for future strain classification. Interestingly, the genome of SDDV TH2019 harboured a unique 7,695-bp-long genomic region containing six hypothetical protein-encoded genes. Collectively, this study demonstrated that the SDDV genome can be sequenced directly, although with limited coverage depth, using metagenomic analysis of barramundi sample with severe infection.     

Identification and detection of Pseudomonas plecoglossicida isolates with PCR primers targeting the gyrB region

Pseudomonas plecoglossicida is the agent of bacterial haemorrhagic ascites (BHA) in freshwater fish farming in Japan. To develop a rapid identification and detection method for P. plecoglossicida, a PCR amplification technique targeting the chromosomal DNA region coding the B subunit of the DNA gyrase (gyrB) was used. The nucleotide sequences of gyrB were determined in nine isolates of P. plecoglossicida and two other Pseudomonas species. On the basis of these determined sequences and the gyrB sequences of other Pseudomonas species or fish pathogenic bacteria deposited in international nucleotide sequence databases (GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ), PCR primers PL-G1F, PL-G1R, PL-G2F and PL-G2R were designed for specific amplification of the partial gyrB of P. plecoglossicida. The specificity of these primers in amplifying the gyrB of P. plecoglossicida was verified using selected strains of related bacterial species. The nested PCR technique was used to detect P. plecoglossicida from kidney and intestine of ayu. Primer pair PL-G1F and PL-G1R was used for the external PCR, and primer pair PL-G2F and PL-G2R for the internal PCR. Of 10 ayu juveniles, expected size PCR products were observed from intestine and kidney samples in one and two specimens, respectively. The PCR technique with primers based on the gyrB sequence is thus useful for the diagnosis of BHA.     

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of ayu Plecoglossus altivelis

SUMMARY: We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome for ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis . Two large DNA fragments covering the entire genome were amplified using a long polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, and the products subsequently used as templates for PCR with 57 fish-versatile and five species-specific primers that amplify contiguous, overlapping segments of the entire genome. Direct sequencing of the PCR products demonstrated that the genome (16 537 bp) contained the same 37 mitochondrial genes (two ribosomal RNA, 22 transfer RNA, and 13 protein-coding genes) as those found in other vertebrates, with the gene order identical to that in typical vertebrates. A major non-coding region between the tRNA^Pro and tRNA^Phe genes (857 bp) was considered to be the control region (D-loop), as it has several conservative blocks that are characteristic to this region.     

仿刺参线粒体全基因组序列结构及比较研究

利用已构建的仿刺参cDNA文库得到的线粒体DNA(mtDNA)相关基因序列设计扩增引物,测定了大连仿刺参线粒体基因组全序列,并对其进行了基因构成和进化分析。仿刺参线粒体基因组序列长16 109bp,其基因构成与其他后口动物基本一致,包括37个基因(2个rRNA基因、22个tRNA基因和13个蛋白质编码基因)和3个主要的非编码区。在其37个基因中,ND6、tRNASer(AGN)、tRNAGln、tRNAAla、tRNAVal、TrnaAsp位于L链上,其余均位于H链上。在13个蛋白质编码基因中,除ND1的起始密码子为GTG外,其余均以ATG作为起始密码子;除Cytb以"T"作为终止密码子外,其他蛋白质基因均具有完全的终止密码子,且在已知的棘皮动物线粒体蛋白质基因中,部分基因的起始和终止密码子表现出一定的纲内特异性。比较分析了大连、青岛、威海仿刺参线粒体基因组,三者的基因组成和排列相同,碱基组成相近,蛋白质编码基因的起始和终止密码子完全一致,但存在核苷酸和氨基酸序列的差异。三者的控制区序列存在多个插入/缺失和SNP位点。根据COI、Cytb和ND4计算了三者之间的遗传距离为0.006～0.018,遗传距离分析和系统进化关系分析都显示青岛仿刺参和威海仿刺参的关系较大连仿刺参更近。     

鳜传染性脾肾坏死病毒p31基因结构及序列分析

报道了鳜传染性脾肾坏死病毒（ISKNV）的p31基因结构及其序列分析。对ISKNV DNA HindⅢE酶切片段的序列分析结果发现该序列中含有完整的p31基因，ISKNV p31基因完整读码框为675bp，GC含量为49.78%，等电点为7.61，编码一个长为225aa、分子量为25.3kD的推定蛋白。结果分析发现该基因具有启动动子TATAbox和CAATmotif，下游有反向重复序列可形成茎环，另外还有一段直接重复序列和二联体结构。ISKNV与其它3种虹彩病毒（包括FV3、LCDV－1和EHNV）的p31基因氨基酸序列具有一定的同源性，但ISKNV与它们的同源性不高，序列比较和系统树分析发现ISKNV与蛙病毒属和淋巴囊肿病毒属的病毒都不尽相同。     

嗜水气单胞菌J-1株丝氨酸蛋白酶基因克隆与序列分析

根据已发表的气单胞菌胞外蛋白酶基因核苷酸序列，设计和合成了一对引物，以嗜水气单胞菌AhJ—1的基因组DNA为模板，通过PCR技术，扩增到约900bp的丝氨酸蛋白酶基因片段，并克隆到质粒载体pGEM—T中进行测序和分析，结果表明扩增的丝氨酸蛋白酶基因片段与已发表的嗜水气单胞菌丝氨酸蛋白酶Ahe2的同源性有87％，扩增片段编码343个氨基酸，推测的分子量为35700，计算机软件分析表明编码的氨基酸有较高的抗原性，可作为核酸疫苗的侯选基因片段。     

Molecular identification of iridoviruses infecting various sturgeon species in Europe

Iridoviridae are known to cause disease in sturgeons in North America. Here, histological and molecular methods were used to screen for this family of virus in sturgeons from various European farms with low‐to‐high morbidity. Some histological samples revealed basophilic cells in the gill and labial epithelia, strongly suggesting the accumulation of iridovirus particles. Newly developed generic PCR tests targeting the major capsid protein (MCP) gene of sturgeon iridoviruses identified in North America, namely the white sturgeon iridovirus and the Namao virus (NV), produced positive signals in most samples from four sturgeon species: Russian (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), Siberian (A. baerii), Adriatic (A. naccarii) and beluga (Huso huso). The sequences of the PCR products were generally highly similar one another, with nucleotide identities greater than 98%. They were also related to (74–88%), although distinct from, American sturgeon iridoviruses. These European viruses were thus considered variants of a single new virus, provisionally named Acipenser iridovirus‐European (AcIV‐E). Moreover, three samples infected with AcIV‐E showed genetic heterogeneity, with the co‐existence of two sequences differing by five nucleotides. One of our European samples carried a virus distinct from AcIV‐E, but closely related to NV identified in Canada (95%). This study demonstrates the presence of two distinct sturgeon iridoviruses in Europe: a new genotype AcIV‐E and an NV‐related virus.     

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus

ABSTRACT: The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome for the Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus (Teleostei: Clupeiformes) was determined. The entire genome was purified by gene amplification using the long polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, and products were subsequently used as templates for PCR with 56 fish-versatile primers that amplify contiguous, overlapping segments of the entire genome. Direct sequencing of the PCR products demonstrated that the genome (16 675 base pairs [bp]) contained the same 37 mitochondrial genes (two ribosomal RNA, 22 transfer RNA and 13 protein-coding genes) as those found in other vertebrates, with the gene order being identical to that in typical vertebrates. A major non-coding region between the tRNA^Pro and tRNA^Phe genes (1024 bp) was considered to be the control (D-loop) region, as it has several conservative blocks characteristic to this region.     

6株水产动物源气单胞菌安徽分离株的毒力基因的克隆与序列分析

根据气单胞菌主要黏附素基因（ahal）、溶血素基因（hly）和细胞兴奋性肠毒素基因（alt）完整开放阅读框（0RF）设计3对特异性引物，对6株气单胞菌安徽分离株进行ahal、hly和alt基因的PCR扩增、克隆和测序。测序结果显示，安徽分离株aim、hly和alt基因的ORF大小分别为1056--1068bp、1482bp和1104N1107bp，各编码351-355、493和367-368个氨基酸。序列分析显示：（1）属于alt^＋aim^＋hly^＋毒力基因型的3个安徽分离株间aha1核苷酸序列和推测的氨基酸序列同源性均很高，分别为98.8％-99．3％和97％-97．6％，且与国内参考株mh／Trionyx sinensis／Guangzhou（Guangdong）／AF276639的同源性高达98．5％-99％和96.8％-97．6％。而alt^＋ahal^＋hly^-HA6安徽分离株与国外参考株Ah／Fish／Barcelona（Spain）／AF183931间的核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列同源性较高，分别为95.8％和97．2％。（2）不同表型种气单胞菌安徽分离株之间及其与国内外其他分离株之间的hly核苷酸序列和推测的氨基酸序列同源性均较高，分别介于88．4％-100％之间和90.8％-98．7％之间。（3）5个安徽分离株（RA16、CA1、HA6、HA7和GA1）之间及其与惟一参考株之间的alt核苷酸序列和推测的氨基酸序列同源性分别高达93．5％-99．9％和80．2％-98．3％，但与BA17分离株间的核苷酸序列同源性（81．6％-81．7％）和推测的氨基酸序列同源性（77．5％-84．9％）均较低。这些结果表明，气单胞菌ahal和alt基因在不同毒力基因型间存在一定差异性，hly基因在不同表型种间存在较高保守性，该基因可作为研制气单胞菌基因工程亚单位疫苗的候选成分。     

不同地理群体乌鳢线粒体DNA控制区结构分析及遗传多样性

为研究乌鳢群体的遗传多样性和控制区结构,实验采用PCR和DNA测序技术对其线粒体DNA控制区序列进行比较。结果显示,用于分析的线粒体DNA控制区全长序列为905~908 bp。104个序列中共发现了37个多态位点,定义了27种单倍型。同时对控制区结构进行分析,识别了其终止序列区(ETAS)、中央保守区(CD)和保守序列区(CSB)的关键序列。3个地理群体的单倍型多样性(Hd)、核苷酸多样性(Pi)和平均核苷酸差异数(k)分别为0.875、0.003 27和2.939。群体间的平均Kimura双参数遗传距离(Kimura 2-parameter distance,K 2-P)、遗传分化指数(Fst)、基因交流值(Nm)和分子方差分析(AMOVA)均表明,3个乌鳢群体具有较高的遗传分化,白洋淀群体和平原县群体间存在一定的基因交流。     

鳜鱼病毒PCR诊断方法的建立

从ＲＡＰＤ扩增的鳜鱼病毒（ＳＣＶ）核酸电泳带中回收了二个片断，克隆子pUC19质粒（称为ＳＣＶＥ３６９和ＳＣＶＥ４５０），序列分析表明插入片段分别为３６９bp和450bp与ＧenBank序列没有显著的同源，根据克隆序列调计两对引物Ｐ１／Ｐ２和Ｐ３／Ｐ４ ，在健康鳜鱼，病鳜以及提纯的ＳＣＶ核酸中进行ＰＣＲ试验，结果表明，Ｐ１／Ｐ２组引物在ＳＣＶ基因组中扩增出特异性核酸片段，可作为鳜鱼病毒ＰＣＲ诊断，检测片段为３６９bp.     

基于长片段PCR扩增的牡蛎疱疹病毒基因组高通量测序

为获取2001年低温冻存栉孔扇贝感染牡蛎疱疹病毒(Os HV-1)变异株(ZK2001)基因组序列,并分析ZK2001与其他Os HV-1变异株的序列差异和系统发育关系,利用基于长片段PCR的基因组DNA的扩增和富集技术,获取2001年栉孔扇贝感染Os HV-1变异株的基因组DNA;再使用Illumina Hiseq 2500 PE250高通量测序平台对其测序。最后分析ZK2001与Os HV-1其他变异株基因组的序列差异和系统发育关系。测序数据组装后获得8个Scaffold。基因组变异分析结果显示,ZK2001与参考基因组相比存在328个SNP位点,SNP和序列插入/缺失变异是导致Os HV-1基因组序列变异的主要变异类型。系统发育分析结果显示,ZK2001变异株与分离自我国的Os HV-1变异株亲缘关系最近,与分离自欧洲的Os HV-1μvar及其相关变异株的亲缘关系最远,说明中国和欧洲分布Os HV-1间存在因地理隔离导致的遗传分化。研究表明,基于长片段PCR的DNA富集技术,可以有效地扩增和富集冷冻样本中Os HV-1基因组DNA,并应用于高通量测序。Os HV-1不同变异株基因组序列数据的获取和积累,将为其基因组尺度的基因变异、株系演化和系统发育关系等研究提供重要基础。     

中国南海海域斑节对虾群体与西印度洋、西太平洋群体种群遗传结构的比较分析

采用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)技术对海南三亚、深圳、湛江、北海4个斑节对虾群体共95个个体的延伸因子1-alpha 内含子序列进行了扩增,对扩增产物进行克隆转化,并将阳性克隆产物进行序列测定,最终获得了大小约216bp的可供分析的核苷酸序列。将获得的序列与从Genbank上下载的西太平洋、西印度洋序列进行比较分析。数据分析结果表明：北太平洋中国海域的基因多样性最低,西太平洋海域基因多样性水平最高;通过对遗传分化指数Fst的分析,发现西太平洋群体和西印度洋群体之间以及两者与北太平洋中国海域群体间遗传分化具有极显著性差异（P < 0.001）。UPGMA系统树显示,10个斑节对虾群体形成两大分支,一支由西太平洋群体和北太平洋中国海域群体组成,另一支由西印度洋群体单独组成;北太平洋中国海域群体中北海群体单独聚成一支。从序列差异的分析中得出,北太平洋中国海域群体与西印度洋群体之间的亲缘关系最远,与西太平洋群体之间的亲缘关系较近;中国海域内部各群体之间,北海群体与海南、深圳、湛江群体之间的亲缘关系较远,形成一个独特的地理种群。     

Development of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure for the detection of baculovirus associated with white spot syndrome (WSBV) in penaeid shrimp

The causative viral agent was purified from diseased shrimp Penaeus japonicus with white spot syndrome (WSBV). Several hundred clones were obtained from libraries of the purified viral genomic DNA. According to the results of nucleotide sequence analysis, none of the WSBV clones showed considerable sequence homology with those of other known viruses, indicating that WSBV is a new virus causing a serious disease in shrimp. Based on the sequence data of WSBV genomic DNA, a pair of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers was designed. After 30 cycles of PCR amplification of viral genomic DNA extracted from WSBV, a single product of the expected size was detected. Southern blot hybridization confirmed that the amplified product was specific to the DNA of WSBV. The PCR system was able to detect 1 pg of WSBV DNA after 30 cycles, and efficiently amplify the target region of WSBV gene in the total nucleic acids extracted either from the diseased shrimp or hatchery shrimp with no signs of viral infection.     

5种类型鲤鱼线粒体DNA D-loop及邻近区段的遗传多样性分析

采用PCR技术对乌克兰鳞鲤、德国镜鲤、框鳞镜鲤、红镜鲤和州河鲤共97尾个体的线粒体DNA D-loop及邻近区段进行了扩增,经测序后获得碱基顺序排列清晰的DNA片段,长度分别为1342、1343、1344 bp。共得到8种单倍型(GenBank序列号为MG786481~MG786483,MG786485~MG786487,KC292935,KC292936)。使用Mega 6.0软件计算出5个群体的组内及组间遗传距离,并构建邻接系统树。线粒体DNA D-loop及邻近区段、单独D-loop区段的碱基序列分析结果表明,单倍型Ⅰ至Ⅳ为欧洲血统,碱基差异位点数较多,变异程度较高;单倍型Ⅴ至Ⅷ为亚洲血统,碱基差异位点数较少,变异程度较低。在线粒体DNA D-loop及邻近区段内,德国镜鲤组内平均遗传距离为0.00462,核苷酸多样性指数为0.00458,平均核苷酸差异性为6.150,遗传多样性最大;州河鲤组内的平均遗传距离为0.00065,核苷酸多样性指数为0.00065,平均核苷酸差异性为0.870,遗传多样性最低。     

Studies on epizootic iridovirus infection among red sea bream,Pagrus major (Temminck & Schlegel), cultured in Taiwan

Since 1993, an epizootic viral disease has occurred in net-cage cultured red sea bream, Pagrus major (Temminck & Schlegel), in Peng-hu Island located on the south-western coast of Taiwan. The diseased fish exhibited abnormal swimming and were lethargic, but few visible external signs were observed. The cumulative mortality because of the disease sometimes reached 50-90% over 2 months. Histopathogical studies of the affected fish showed enlarged basophilic cells in the gill, kidney, heart, liver and spleen. These necrotic cells were Feulgen-positive and stained blue using Giemsa. Transmission electron microscopy revealed icosahedral virions in the cytoplasm of the necrotic cells. The viral particles consisted of a central nucleocapsid (75-80 nm) and envelope, and were 120-150 nm in diameter. These results suggest that the virus belongs to the Iridoviridae. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), approximately 570 bp fragments were produced from the viral DNA using as a template 1-F and 1-R primers derived from red seabream iridovirus (RSIV) from red sea bream in Japan. Similar results were also obtained using nested-PCR with different primer sets (1-F, 2-R and 2-F, 1-R). Although the size and some features of epizootics of this virus differed from RSIV in Japan, it shows close genetic affinities with the latter and it is suggested that RSIV has been introduced to Taiwan.     

Investigation of ornamental fish entering the EU for the presence of ranaviruses

A survey was performed on ornamental fish imported into the EU to detect viral agents belonging to the genus Ranavirus. The objective was to gain knowledge of the potential for these systemic iridoviruses to gain entry into the EU via international trade in ornamental fish. A total of 208 pooled samples, representing 753 individual fish, were tested. The samples included 13 orders and 37 families, originating from different countries and continents. Tissues from fish that died during or just after transport were collected and examined by standard virological techniques in epithelioma papulosum cyprini cells, by transmission electron microscopy and by PCR for the detection of the major capsid protein and DNA polymerase gene sequences of ranaviruses. Virus was isolated from nine fish species but ranavirus was not identified in those samples. The results suggest that ranaviruses are not highly prevalent in ornamental fish imported into the EU.