微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O50、O60、O117、O131定型血清的研制

为进一步完善中国大肠杆菌菌体微量凝集试验定型血清库，改良微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O抗原定型血清的制备工艺，本试验选取大肠杆菌O50、O60、O117、O131血清型进行定型血清制备方法的探究。首先用大肠杆菌不同血清型的参考菌株制备灭活抗原，而后多次免疫家兔以采血获得粗血清，用微量凝集试验的方法确定不同粗血清的交叉凝集素及凝集效价，再通过交叉凝集素吸收法结合血清稀释法消除非特异性凝集，最终研制出特异性良好的微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O抗原定型血清。本研究确定了大肠杆菌O50、O60、O117、O131定型粗血清的主要交叉凝集素，最终成功研制出特异性良好的微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O50、O60、O117、O131定型血清共4种，凝集效价在1：256至1：2 048之间，其中微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O50、O60定型血清无交叉凝集素，为单因子定型血清，微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O117、O131定型血清存在1~2种非特异性的交叉凝集素O14和O107。本研究作为大肠杆菌O抗原定型血清制备工艺摸索过程中的重要部分，为完善中国大肠杆菌菌体微量凝集试验定型血清库，进一步改良微量凝集试验用大肠杆菌O抗原定型血清的制备方法提供了重要理论依据。     

Occurrence and virulence patterns of E. coli O26, O103, O111 and O145 in slaughter cattle

The study attempted to investigate the occurrence of non-O157 E. coli serogroups O26, O103, O111 and O145 in cattle at slaughter and to determine the virulence potential of these isolates. A total of 399 fecal samples were analyzed by selective plating and E. coli isolates were characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the genes vtx1, vtx2, eae and EHEC hlyA. Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) is required to increase the efficiency of the isolation procedure. E. coli O26, O103, O111 and O145 were recovered from 24 (6%) fecal samples. E. coli O26 and O103 seemed to be more abundant in slaughter cattle than E. coli O111 and O145. Sixteen out of the 24 isolates harbored vtx genes. All vtx-positive isolates harbored one or more additional virulence factors. Six out of the 8 vtx-negative isolates harbored eae and/or EHEC hlyA, whereas 2 strains harbored none of the tested virulence genes.     

Pathogenicity of O. circumcincta, O. ostertagi and H. contortus in weanling stag fawns (Cervus elaphus)

Groups of four stag fawns, weighing 51 +/- 0.8 kg, were-infected with 30,000 larvae of one of three nematode parasites: O.circumcincta, O.ostertagia, or H.contortus. A further four remained as control. Individual feed intake, body-weight, faecal egg count and plasma pepsinogen concentration were measured during seven weeks after infection. Only infection with H.contortus caused significant elevation of pepsinogen concentration to 380ml/ L and consistent depression of feed intake (15%). Worm egg counts were below 300 e.p.g. in deer infected with all worm species. It is concluded that while resistance to development of parasites common to other species appears to be high further investigation of the susceptibility of deer to H. contortus infection would be justifiable.