A real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Mycoplasma agalactiae

AIM: To develop a real-time PCR for the detection of Mycoplasma agalactiae, using PCR primers targeting the ma-mp81 gene. METHODS: A group of 15 M. agalactiae isolates, 21 other Mycoplasma spp. isolates and 21 other bacterial isolates was used in evaluation of the assay. RESULTS: All M. agalactiae isolates were detected by the assay and none of the non-target isolates was amplified. The analytical detection limit of the assay was 10 fg of purified genomic DNA and 104 cfu/ml milk inoculated with M. agalactiae. When applied to goat-milk samples collected from three herds free of M. agalactiae infection, the assay had a specificity of 100%. CONCLUSIONS: The assay would be useful in a diagnostic laboratory, providing specific, sensitive and rapid detection of M. agalactiae.     

猪肺炎支原体PCR诊断方法的建立

建立了一个PCR检测猪肺炎支原体(Mhp)的方法。根据国外发表Mhp 16sr RNA基因设计了一对特异性引物，扩增出一个大小为653bp的特异性片段。将PCR产物克隆并测序表明，与GenBank的Mhp的序列的同源性为89．2％。而对于常见的猪呼吸道疾病有关的病原胸膜肺炎放线杆菌、支气管败血波氏杆菌、多杀性巴氏杆菌以及牛支原体、羊支原体不能扩增出特异性片段；PCR的敏感性实验显示这对引物能够检测到1ng的DNA，结果表明此方法特异、敏感。     

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for detecting Mycoplasma hyosynoviae and Mycoplasma hyorhinis in pen-based oral,tonsillar, and nasal fluids

Mycoplasma (M.) hyorhinis and M. hyosynoviae are pathogens known to cause disease in pigs post-weaning. Due to their fastidious nature, there is increased need for culture-independent diagnostic platforms to detect these microorganisms. Therefore, this study was performed to develop and optimize quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays to rapidly detect M. hyorhinis and M. hyosynoviae in pen-based oral fluids as well as nasal and tonsillar fluids as proxies for samples used in swine herd surveillance. Two methods of genomic DNA extraction, automated versus manual, were used to compare diagnostic test performance. A wean-to-finish longitudinal study was also carried out to demonstrate the reproducibility of using pen-based oral fluids. Overall, pen-based oral and tonsillar fluids were more likely to be positive for both types of bacteria whereas only M. hyorhinis was detected in nasal fluids. DNA extraction protocols were shown to significantly influence test result. Although the initial detection time somewhat differed, both organisms were repeatedly detected in the longitudinal study. Overall, this study evaluated two qPCR methods for rapid and specific detection of either mycoplasma. Results from the present investigation can serve as a foundation for future studies to determine the prevalence of the two microorganisms, environmental load, and effectiveness of veterinary interventions for infection control.     

猪鼻支原体TaqMan MGB探针荧光定量PCR方法的建立

为建立快速检测猪鼻支原体(M.hyorhinis)的荧光定量PCR方法,本研究根据GenBank中登录的p37基因序列设计并合成引物及MGB探针,构建含有p37基因的重组质粒,以其为标准品绘制标准曲线,并检测该方法的特异性、敏感性和重复性.结果显示该方法具有良好的特异性,与猪肺炎支原体、猪絮状支原体、猪滑液支原体、鸡毒支原体、副猪嗜血杆菌、猪胸膜肺炎放线杆菌、猪圆环病毒、猪瘟病毒及猪流感病毒无交叉反应,对M.hyorhinis的检测敏感性为10拷贝/μL,并且稳定性好,变异系数小于2％.利用建立的荧光定量PCR方法对55份临床样品进行检测,阳性检出率为87.3％(48/55),而分离培养方法和普通PCR的阳性检出率分别为41.8％(23/55)和29.1％ (16/55).该结果表明,建立的方法特异性强、敏感性高、稳定性好,可以用于M.hyorhinis临床样品的检测,对M.hyorhinis的快速和定量检测具有重要意义.     

应用双重PCR方法检测羊支原体肺炎病原

通过对丝状支原体山羊亚种(M.mycoides subsp.capri,Mmc)特异性引物MmcF/MmcR和绵羊肺炎支原体(M.ovipneumontiae,Mo)特异性引物LmF/LmR退火温度、引物浓度比例等条件的选择,建立了一个可以同时检测Mmc和Mo的双重PCR方法。该方法可同时扩增出Mmc 195 bp和Mo 361 bp目的片段,但对其他病原菌不能扩增出任何条带,具有良好的特异性。敏感性试验表明,该方法能够分别检测出0.1ng的Mmc DNA和0.01 ng的Mo DNA,或同时检测出1ng Mmc和1ng Mo混合的DNA。用该双重PCR方法可对实验室保存的4株绵羊肺炎支原体和2株丝状支原体山羊亚种进行准确鉴定,并可从临床病料中检测出相应支原体,表明建立的双重PCR方法可用于Mmc和Mo的快速鉴定、实验室诊断和病原学调查。     

Changes in peripheral blood leucocytes of sheep experimentally infected with Mycoplasma agalactiae

Contagious agalactia is a serious disease of small ruminants affecting mainly mammary glands, joints and eyes. In sheep, the main aetiological agent is Mycoplasma agalactiae (Ma) whose abilities to persist in the target organs are known. Since there is no information on the effect of acute and chronic Ma infection on circulating leucocytes, the present study was designed to monitor granulocytes, monocytes, T and B lymphocytes, by flow cytometry, in female lactating sheep nasally infected with Ma. A profound depletion of leucocytes was observed from day 5 to day 34 post infection (p.i.). In particular, while the granulocytes returned to baseline levels by day 12 p.i., the monocytes remained significantly low until day 20 p.i. The infection caused a prolonged depletion of peripheral T lymphocytes (both CD4⁺ and CD8⁺) while B lymphocytes remained unaltered throughout the study. Mycoplasma agalactiae was detected by real-time PCR in several anatomical sites (ear, nose and milk) from day 2–5 p.i. until the end of the study (i.e., day 50 p.i.) while a transient bacteraemia was observed from day 5 to day 12 p.i. The leucopenia observed following intranasal Ma infection is likely due to leucocyte infiltration within the target organs.     

Validation and application of real-time polymerase chain reaction assays for representative rumen bacteria

Real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for 11 representative rumen bacterial species were validated. The sensitivity was tested by using the serially diluted target 16S rDNA from respective bacterial species. The recovery of the target DNA and the assay reproducibility were determined using DNA from rumen fluid spiked with different quantities of the target. Minimum detection levels for the target were 10–100 copies in pure culture. The recovery of the added target ranged from 82.4 to 116.6%. The intra‐ and inter‐assay variations of each assay were <9.4 and <12.6%, respectively. Therefore, the real‐time PCR assays evaluated in the present study are considered to be sufficiently reliable for monitoring all 11 bacterial species in the rumen. The assays were then applied to the monitoring of the bacterial species attached to ruminally incubated rice straw. Among the monitored fibrolytic species, Fibrobacter succinogenes was found to be the most dominant, accounting for 2.61% of total bacteria after 24 h incubation. Selenomonas ruminantium and Streptococcus bovis, non‐fibrolytics, were detected on the rice straw at 8.96% and 1.16% of total bacteria, respectively. Such high levels of non‐fibrolytics on the plant fiber suggest a synergistic relationship between fibrolytics and non‐fibrolytics.     

Development and field validation of a Mycoplasma iowae real-time polymerase chain reaction assay

A Mycoplasma iowae real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using primers and probes targeting the 16S rRNA gene was developed and field-validated in this study. The assay specifically identified M. iowae with a detection limit of 80 colony-forming units (cfu) per turkey cloacal swab sample (3.2 cfu per PCR reaction). It was validated by testing 154 field turkey cloacal swab samples in parallel with culture isolation. The diagnostic sensitivity of the PCR was 97.6%, and the specificity was 95.5%. The real-time PCR developed in this study is a rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective alternative to culture isolation for detecting M. iowae from cloacal swab samples.     

牛新孢子虫病PCR检测方法的建立和应用

犬新孢子虫感染是导致妊娠母牛流产的主要原因之一，准确快速地诊断是有目的治疗该病的前提。本研究根据已知的犬新孢子虫种属特异性基因片段Nc-5基因序列，设计了一对特异性引物，建立了检测犬新孢子虫的PCR技术。利用本方法可以从感染牛胎儿的脑脊液及实质脏器中扩增出1条大小为350bp的特异性核酸片段。在吉林省延边龙井地区的应用检测结果表明，流产牛胎儿中新孢子虫感染率为17％（15／90）。本方法在实际应用中快速、灵敏、特异性高，可以用于牛和其它动物新孢子虫病的快速诊断和流行病学调查。     

山羊和绵羊嗜血支原体PCR检测方法的建立与应用

为建立羊嗜血支原体(M.ovis)病快速检测方法,本实验根据GenBank中登录的羊M.ovis 16S rRNA基因序列设计一对引物,以山羊和绵羊M.ovis基因组DNA为模板,建立M.ovis PCR检测方法,并进行特异性、敏感性及临床应用试验。结果显示,建立的M.ovis PCR检测方法扩增片段大小为508 bp,与GenBank中M.ovis参考株同源性达99%以上,该方法与猪嗜血支原体、牛嗜血支原体等病原体无交叉反应,最低检测40个拷贝的DNA;通过对延边地区60份山羊和绵羊血液样本的检测结果表明,建立的PCR检测方法具有特异、敏感、准确等优点,完全适用于M.ovis的检测。     

Development and validation of a real-time Taqman polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in naturally infected birds

In this study, we report the development and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using a Taqman-labeled probe for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MGLP assay). The MGLP assay was highly specific with a detection limit of 25 template copies per reaction and a quantification limit of 100 template copies per reaction. Validation of the assay was completed with 1247 samples (palatine cleft and tracheal swabs) from M. gallisepticum-positive and -negative chicken flocks. The MGLP assay was compared to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), a conventional polymerase chain reaction assay (mgc2 PCR), and isolation of M. gallisepticum from naturally infected flocks. A total of 805 samples collected from negative flocks, as verified by ELISA and/or mgc2 PCR, were negative by the MGLP assay. A total of 442 samples were collected from positive flocks, of which a total of 228 samples were positive by the MGLP assay. These results agreed for 98.87% of the samples when tested by mgc2 PCR. When comparing the MGLP assay with M gallisepticum isolation, the MGLP assay was more sensitive than isolation for detecting positive birds from a positive flock, 172/265 and 50/265, respectively. Overall, the MGLP assay and M. gallisepticum isolation agreed for 52.8% of the samples tested. In conclusion, the MGLP assay was highly specific, sensitive, and reproducible, and allowed the quantification of template copies directly from clinical samples.     

口蹄疫病毒TaqMan荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立

为建立检测口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)的方法,本研究根据GenBank中FMDV的2B基因序列,设计合成一对引物和一条TaqMan探针,将2B基因克隆到pBlueScriptSK(-)载体中,利用T7体外转录试剂盒制备标准品,通过优化反应条件,建立了TaqMan荧光定量PCR检测方法.结果表明,该检测方法的敏感性达到102拷贝/μL;与其它主要相关病毒均不发生交叉反应,批内和批间试验重复性的变异系数(CV)均小于3％.本研究建立的FMDV TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法对FMDV的快速检测具有重要意义.     

犬源A型贾第虫real-time PCR检测方法的建立

为建立贾第虫定性定量的检测方法,本研究针对犬源贾第虫16S rRNA基因片段设计一对引物,将构建的重组质粒作为阳性对照,建立了贾第虫DNA的SYBR Green Ⅰ real-time PCR检测方法.结果显示,特异性产物Tm值为94.20℃,最低可检测到3.39 copy/μL的阳性质粒,标准曲线的相关系数为0.99.与其他常见原虫隐孢子虫、球虫、弓形虫均不发生交叉反应,重复性变异系数小于3％.该检测方法具有较好的特异性和敏感性,为贾第虫病的临床检测和流行病学调查提供了新的技术手段.     

布鲁菌Cycling探针荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立

根据布鲁菌BCSP31基因序列设计布鲁菌通用检测引物和探针,建立了布鲁菌Cycling探针荧光定量PCR检测方法。以构建的含BCSP31基因的质粒标准品10倍递进稀释为模板检测其敏感性,结果显示,本方法能检测约10个拷贝的阳性质粒,且标准曲线的线性关系良好。用本方法检测5株不同种的布鲁菌以及猪大肠杆菌K99、巴氏杆菌C48-1、猪链球菌ST171、绿脓杆菌等4株对照菌。结果显示,5株不同种的布鲁菌均出现典型的"S"型扩增曲线,4株对照菌40个循环内均无CT值出现。用本方法和B4/B5-PCR方法对来自布鲁菌病流行地区3个不同牛场的40份血样、奶样和血清样进行平行检测。结果显示,本方法和B4/B5-PCR方法的结果符合率为80.0%。B4/B5-PCR检测为阳性的27份样品经本方法检测均为阳性;B4/B5-PCR检测为阴性的13份样本,经本方法检测,其中8份呈阳性,5份为阴性。本方法的敏感性明显高于B4/B5-PCR方法。试验表明,所建立的Cycling探针荧光定量PCR方法具有敏感、特异、稳定等特点,可用于布鲁菌感染的快速检测。     

多重聚合酶链反应快速检测鉴别鸡毒支原体强毒株和弱毒疫苗株的研究

根据鸡毒支原体强毒株和弱毒疫苗株基因组的结构特点，设计合成了二对引物XZ1，XZ2和XZ45、XZ46，建立了一种同时检测鉴别MG野毒株和弱毒疫苗株的多重PCR技术。试验结果表明，用这两对引物对MG强毒株和弱毒疫苗侏进行多重PCR，强毒株只扩增出732bp一条带，而弱毒疫苗株则可同时扩增出732bp、524bp二条带，而对其他种类鸡支原体和其它禽病病原的扩增不出现任何条带，结果均为阴性；敏感性测定结果表明，该多重PCR最低能检出1Pg的MG强毒株和弱毒疫苗株的DNA模板。     

A real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of the myxozoan parasite Henneguya ictaluri in channel catfish

Proliferative gill disease (PGD), caused by the myxozoan parasite Henneguya ictaluri, is the most prevalent parasitic infection affecting commercial channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) aquaculture. There are currently no effective chemotherapeutic or biological control measures for PGD, which often peaks during the spring and fall when water temperatures are between 16-25 degrees C. The current diagnostic techniques of gross examination of gill clip wet mounts and histopathology are subject to false-negatives during the early stages of infection, and the quantifiable nature of end-point polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is subjective. Consequently, a rapid and more sensitive quantitative real-time PCR assay was developed for the detection of H. ictaluri during the early stages of infection in channel catfish. A 23 base-pair TaqMan probe was designed based on previously published H. ictaluri PCR protocols. The sensitivity of the assay was the equivalent of a single H. ictaluri actinospore, and in a pond challenge study, quantitative real-time PCR proved to be more sensitive than gross examination, microscopic examination of gill clip wet mounts, and histopathologic examination of gill tissue sections. Future applications of this assay will focus on developing methodologies to be used in conjunction with current pond-monitoring protocols to evaluate potential treatments and better manage this significant seasonal disease.     

鲤科疱疹病毒2型TaqMan荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立

为建立快速和敏感的检测鲤科疱疹病毒2型(CyHV-2)的方法,本研究根据CyHV-2 DNA聚合酶基因序列合成引物和TaqMan探针,建立了CyHV-2荧光定量PCR检测方法.结果显示,以重组质粒为标准品建立的标准曲线在5拷贝/μL～5×108拷贝/μL具有良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999;其最低检出量为5拷贝/μL,比普通PCR的敏感度高100倍.该方法仅对CyHV-2的靶基因序列进行扩增,而对锦鲤疱疹病毒、流行性造血器官坏死病病毒、病毒性出血性败血症病毒、传染性胰脏坏死病病毒及鲤春病毒血症病毒核酸扩增结果均为阴性.组内和组间重复试验变异系数的平均值分别为0.5％和0.3％,具有良好的重复性.与常规PCR相比较,该方法具有快速、敏感、特异及高通量检测等优点,适用于对CyHV-2的快速检测.     

猪肺炎支原体和猪鼻支原体双重PCR检测方法的建立与应用

根据猪肺炎支原体(Mhp)和猪鼻支原体(Mhr)的16S rRNA基因设计3条引物, 建立Mhp和Mhr的双重PCR检测方法,并对该方法进行了特异性和敏感性试验,并使用建立的方法检测了临床样品和疫苗样品。结果显示该方法具有良好的特异性,最低可检测到0.66ng 的Mhp基因组DNA和0.58 ng Mhr基因组DNA,临床样品和疫苗样品检测结果与普通PCR检测结果一致。该双重PCR方法,可用于Mhp与Mhr的鉴别、诊断以及疫苗纯粹性检查,快速而准确。     

猪Hokovirus TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法的建立与应用

为建立检测PHoV的TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法,本研究根据PHoV的VP2基因序列设计引物和探针,以梯度稀释的含有VP2基因的重组质粒作为标准品,进行定量PCR反应.结果显示,该方法的检测灵敏度为10拷贝;而且该检测方法特异性较好,与猪的其他病毒核酸均无交叉反应;批内和批间的变异系数低于3.29％,表明该方法的重复性较好.对华东地区采集的225份临床样品进行检测,结果显示,PHoV的阳性率为14.2％.本研究建立的荧光定量PCR方法灵敏度高、特异性好,可以为PHoV的流行病学调查和发病机制等研究提供可靠的工具.     

无乳链球菌检测及其奶牛乳腺炎防治的研究进展

本文就近年来国内外在无乳链球菌的鉴定、检测方法、防御等方面的研究进展进行了系统性的综述,为控制该病原微生物的传播、蔓延和由无乳链球菌引起的奶牛乳腺炎的防治提供参考。无乳链球菌（Streptococcus agalactiae）属于B群链球菌,是影响人畜健康的重要病原微生物之一。它可以引起新生儿脑膜炎、肺炎、败血病等,又是奶牛乳腺炎的主要病原体之一,给奶牛业造成了巨大的损失。