影响坏死梭杆菌分泌白细胞毒素因素的研究

利用已分离坏死梭杆菌菌株,建立坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素活性体外检测方法,并评价培养条件对坏死梭杆菌天然白细胞毒素活性的影响。结果表明,预还原、厌氧无菌心脑浸液肉汤培养基(pH7.3左右)、培养时间10h～12h(对数生长期后期),此工艺参数下获取的细菌培养物上清液的白细胞毒性最大。获得的坏死梭杆菌天然白细胞毒素经Western blot证实,能被抗白细胞毒素重组BSBSE蛋白的兔血清识别,表明提取的白细胞毒素具有反应原性。     

坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素部分融合基因的真核表达及生物学特性研究

为了解坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素的致病机制,本研究将实验室前期构建的坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素基因部分融合基因的真核表达质粒(p PIC9K-bsbse-gas-sh)转化毕赤酵母KM71H细胞,1%甲醇诱导其表达目的蛋白;SDS-PAGE结果显示,甲醇诱导3 d后,重组BSBSE-GAS-SH蛋白以分泌形式表达于培养物上清液中,分子量约为117.9 ku;western blot表明重组蛋白能够与抗BSBSE抗血清发生反应,具有良好的反应原性;细胞毒性试验表明重组蛋白对小鼠肝细胞和巨噬细胞均具有细胞毒性作用,并且具有剂量依赖性,其中重组蛋白对小鼠巨噬细胞的细胞毒性作用更强。本研究为揭示坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素致病机制提供了相关的实验数据。     

坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素研究进展

坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素(Lkt)是一组对反刍动物白细胞特别是多形性白细胞(PMNs)有特异性毒性作用的细胞外毒素,被认为是坏死梭杆菌感染动物的主要毒力因子。白细胞毒素的物理稳定性较低,高温或极端pH环境中都能使白细胞毒素活性丧失。研究发现,白细胞毒素开放阅读框(ORF)全长9 726bp,由3个基因(lktB、A和C)组成,结构基因是第2个基因(lktA)。白细胞毒素对白细胞的毒性作用有剂量依赖性,并且溶血活性较低,不能在豚鼠猪皮肤上形成皮肤坏死症状。     

牛腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌H05菌株白细胞毒素基因的原核表达及其免疫活性分析

参考羊腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素蛋白的抗原表位基因序列,利用DNAStar软件预测了牛腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素蛋白的5个抗原表位区,设计5对在上游和下游含有特异性限制性内切酶的引物,以牛腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌H05菌株白细胞毒素基因阳性质粒pMD18-T-lkrA为模板,PCR扩增了预测的5个抗原表位区基因,分别命名为PL1、PL2、PL3、PL4和PL5,将其定向克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-6p-1和pPROEX HTa后转化E.coli BL21(DE3),37℃条件下,用IPTG诱导表达,结果PL1、PL2、PL4和PL5在pGEX-6p-1中获得了表达,而PL3在pPROEX HTa中获得了表达。Westem blot试验结果表明,牛腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌H05菌株白细胞毒素蛋白5个抗原表位区的重组蛋白PL1、PL2、PL3、PL4和PL5均与坏死梭杆菌多克隆血清反应。     

坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素基因的BSBSE片段的原核表达及抗血清制备

本研究以国内分离的牛源坏死梭杆菌F4基因组DNA为模板,应用PCR方法扩增BSBSE片段,克隆到pMD18-T载体上,鉴定并测序正确后,构建pET32a-BSBSE表达质粒,转化E．coli BL21（DE3）经IPTG诱导、SDS—PAGE检测重组蛋白表达、Western blot检测重组蛋白反应原性。以该重组蛋白免疫兔制备抗血清,经间接ELISA检测抗血清效价。结果表明,PCR扩增得到1100bp的BSBSE片段,以此片段构建了pET32a—BSBSE表达质粒,经诱导后获得了目的蛋白表达,以Western blot检测该重组蛋白证明为本研究的目的蛋白,并且与抗体具有反应原性。以间接ELISA检测该重组蛋白免疫兔制备的抗血清效价达10^5。研究结果将为坏死梭杆菌毒力因子（1kt）的深入研究奠定了物质基础。     

坏死梭杆菌研究进展

坏死梭杆菌(Fusobacterium necrophorum,Fn)是一种严格厌氧的革兰阴性多形态杆菌,其致病因子包括内毒素、白细胞毒素、血小板凝集因子、血凝素和溶血素等,其中主要的致病因子是白细胞毒素。由坏死梭杆菌引起的疾病在不同国家和地区均有发生,鹿、羊等反刍动物感染坏死梭杆菌时表现为跛行,关节肿大,肝脓肿和腐蹄病,猪、马等动物感染坏死梭杆菌时主要表现为跛行,严重时继发其他细菌感染,对养殖业造成巨大损失;人类感染该细菌时表现为急性咽炎综合征(Lemierres syndrome)。论文通过对国内外坏死梭杆菌及其疫苗研究和新型佐剂的开发进行综述,以期为该细菌疫苗的研制提供参考。     

坏死梭杆菌检测方法研究进展

坏死梭杆菌是一种严格厌氧的革兰阴性(G-)杆菌,可以依据坏死梭杆菌的菌体形态、菌落特征、生化试验、耐药性试验、酶特性试验等进行检测。根据坏死梭杆菌的16 S rRNA基因序列、16 S～23 SrRNA基因间序列以及rpoB基因序列,可以对其进行菌种水平上的鉴定;根据坏死梭杆菌的gyrB基因序列和白细胞毒素操纵子启动子区序列,可以对坏死梭杆菌进行亚种水平的鉴别。环介导的等温扩增(LAMP)技术的发展也为坏死杆菌病的快速诊断提供了检测方法。     

PCR法诊断奶牛腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌的研究与应用

试验根据坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素基因序列的特异性,设计1对引物FLP并建立了PCR检测方法.试验结果表明,引物FLP具有相对较高的特异性和敏感性,其敏感性达到了48.5pg.对现地采集奶牛蹄部病料进行PCR检测,发现引物FLP具有很好的特异性,能够准确诊断出坏死梭杆菌的存在.     

牛腐蹄病坏死梭杆菌白细胞毒素重组亚单位疫苗诱导小鼠免疫保护效果的观察

以大肠杆菌表达系统表达并纯化的牛源坏死杆菌H05菌株5个截短的重组白细胞毒素蛋白PL1（1aa～174aa）、PL2（311aa～644aa）、1ktA3（1319aa～2026aa）、PL4（1960aa～2287aa）和PL5（3077aa～3241aa）为抗原分别免疫昆明系小白鼠,同时将灭活的天然坏死杆菌白细胞毒素和PBS作为免疫对照。ELISA结果显示,经4次免疫后5个重组蛋白和天然白细胞毒素均能介导小鼠产生抗白细胞毒素蛋白的特异性抗体,抗体效价分别为1：6400、1：12800、1：6400、1：12800、1：3200和1：800。免疫鼠活菌攻击观察结果和免疫鼠肝脏组织学变化结果一致证明,PL1、PL2、1ktA3、PL4、PL5重组蛋白和天然白细胞毒素对小鼠均具有保护作用,5个重组蛋白的免疫保护作用均优于天然白细胞毒素,在5个重组蛋白中PL1、1ktA3和PL4对鼠的免疫保护效果最好。     

坏死梭杆菌外膜蛋白提取及免疫原性分析

从坏死梭杆菌(Fusobacterium necrophorum,FN)中提取外膜蛋白(outer membrane protein,OMP)并分析免疫原性。采用无菌心脑浸液(BHI)肉汤培养基培养坏死梭杆菌,用20mmol/L HEPEs-LiCl缓冲液提取外膜蛋白,经SDS-PAGE、Western blot和接种小鼠病理学检测分析表明,具有唯一条带,分子质量为44.5ku,具有良好的免疫活性并有一定毒性,研究结果为坏死梭杆菌亚单位疫苗研制奠定了基础。     

Immunogenicity and protective effects of truncated recombinant leukotoxin proteins of Fusobacterium necrophorum in mice

Fusobacterium necrophorum, a gram-negative, anaerobic and rod-shaped bacterium, is generally an opportunistic pathogen and causes a wide variety of necrotic infections in animals and humans. Leukotoxin, a secreted protein, is a major virulence factor. The gene encoding the leukotoxin (lktA) in F. necrophorum has been cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli. Because of low expression levels, problems associated with purifying full-length recombinant protein, and of the physical instability of the protein, five overlapping leukotoxin gene truncations were constructed. The recombinant polypeptides (BSBSE, SX, GAS, SH, and FINAL) were expressed in E. coli and purified by nickel-affinity chromatography. The objectives were to investigate the effectiveness of the purified truncated polypeptides to induce protective immunity in mice challenged with F. necrophorum. The polypeptides, individually or in combination, and inactivated native leukotoxin or culture supernatant of F. necrophorum were homogenized with an adjuvant and injected into mice on days 0 and 21. Blood samples were collected to measure serum anti-leukotoxin antibody titers on days 0, 21 and 42 and on day 42, mice were experimentally challenged with F. necrophorum. All polypeptides were immunogenic, with GAS polypeptide eliciting the least antibody response. Two polypeptides (BSBSE and SH) induced significant protection in mice against F. necrophorum infection. Protection was better than the full-length native leukotoxin or inactivated supernatant.The study demonstrated that the leukotoxin of F. necrophorum carries epitopes that induce protective immunity against experimental fusobacterial infection, thus providing further evidence to the importance of leukotoxin as a major virulence factor.     

The two major subspecies of Fusobacterium necrophorum have distinct leukotoxin operon promoter regions

Fusobacterium necrophorum, a gram-negative, non-spore-forming anaerobe, is a normal inhabitant of the alimentary tract of animals and humans. Two types of F. necrophorum, subspecies necrophorum (biotype A) and funduliforme (biotype B), have been recognized, which differ morphologically, biochemically and biologically. The organism is an opportunistic pathogen that causes numerous necrotic conditions (necrobacillosis) such as bovine hepatic abscesses and ruminant foot abscesses. Subspecies necrophorum strains are considered to be more virulent for cattle and have been shown to produce greater amounts of leukotoxin than subspecies funduliforme strains. The leukotoxin operon of F. necrophorum consists of three genes (lktBAC) of which the leukotoxin structural gene (lktA) is the second gene in the operon. In this study, the promoter regions of the leukotoxin operons from the two subspecies were identified and their nucleotide sequence compared. The promoter regions were found to differ in sequence, in length of the sequence between the upstream determinant (oppF) and the first gene of the leukotoxin operon (lktB), and in promoter strength as assayed in Escherichia coli host cells.     

奶牛腐蹄病坏死杆菌分离鉴定及白细胞毒素基因lktA1序列分析

为分离纯化奶牛腐蹄病坏死杆菌,分析其与其他菌株的亲缘关系,本研究利用坏死杆菌白细胞毒素特异性引物,对奶牛腐蹄病病牛蹄部拭子样品进行了PCR检测,利用厌氧培养基对PCR检测阳性样品进行了坏死杆菌的分离培养,以分离的坏死杆菌基因组DNA为模板,对白细胞毒素基因进行了克隆和序列分析。结果显示,9份奶牛腐蹄病病牛蹄部拭子样品PCR检测结果均为阳性,对其中一份样品中的坏死杆菌进行分离培养,获得了纯培养物,命名为bFR13-1。坏死杆菌bFR13-1菌株白细胞毒素基因测序结果显示,与GenBank已发表的H05、A25和B35菌株的白细胞毒素基因在核苷酸水平的同源性分别为98.40%、98.35%和90.79%,推导氨基酸的同源性分别为97.7%、97.6%和89.0%。进化树分析结果显示,坏死杆菌bFR13-1菌株白细胞毒素与H05菌株的同源性最高,bFR13-1菌株与H05菌株和A25菌株呈较近亲缘关系。结果表明,不同坏死杆菌分离株的白细胞毒素呈现一定的变异性,这种变化是否与坏死杆菌致病性相关,值得深入研究。     

Isolation,Identification and Sequence Analysis of Leukotoxin Gene lktA1 of Fusobacterium necrophorum of Cow Footrot

For separation and purification of Fusobacterium necrophorum of cow footrot, and analysis of genetic relationship with other strains, the hoof ministry swab samples were detected by PCR based on specific primers of leukotoxin gene, and genomic DNA were isolated from PCR positive samples of Fusobacterium necrophorum culturing in anaerobic medium.The genes of leukotoxin were cloned and sequenced.The results showed that nine of hoof ministry swab samples were all PCR positive samples, and we obtained Fusobacterium necrophorum pure culture from one of the samples which named bFR13-1.The gene sequencing results indicated that the homologies of leukotoxin gene nucleotide sequence of bFR13-1 strain compared with H05, A25 and B35 strains from GenBank were 98.40%, 98.35% and 90.79%, respectively, and the homologies of deduced amino acid sequence were 97.7%, 97.6% and 89.0%, respectively.Phylogenetic tree analysis results showed that leukotoxin gene of Fusobacterium necrophorum bFR13-1 and H05 had high homology and bFR13-1, H05 and A25 showed a close genetic relationship.The result indicated that leukotoxin showed variability between different Fusobacterium necrophorum isolated strains, and it was worth to study whether this change and pathogenicity of Fusobacterium necrophorum were related.     

Fusobacterium equinum possesses a leukotoxin gene and exhibits leukotoxin activity

Fusobacterium equinum, a gram negative, rod-shaped and an obligate anaerobic bacterium is a newly described species. The organism is associated with necrotic infections of the respiratory tract in horses that include necrotizing pneumonia, pleuritis and paraoral infections. The species is closely related to F. necrophorum that causes liver abscesses in cattle and sheep, calf-diphtheria in cattle, and foot-rot in sheep and cattle. Leukotoxin, an exotoxin, is an important virulence factor in bovine strains of F. necrophorum. Our objective was to examine strains (n=10) of F. equinum for leukotoxin (lktA) gene and its toxic effects on equine leukocytes. Southern hybridization and partial DNA sequencing revealed that all the 10 strains had the lktA gene with greater similarities to F. necrophorum subsp. necrophorum. The secreted leukotoxin was detected in the culture supernatant and its biological activity was determined by viability assays with equine polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) using flow cytometry. While culture supernatants of four strains (E1, E7, E9, and E10) were highly toxic to equine PMNs; strain E5 was moderately toxic and the remaining strains (E2, E3, E4, E6, and E8) were only mildly toxic. Our data indicated that F. equinum isolates had lktA gene and its product was toxic to equine leukocytes. Therefore, leukotoxin may be an important virulence factor in F. equinum infections.     

Factors affecting the leukotoxin activity of Fusobacterium necrophorum.

The effect of cultural conditions on the production of leukotoxin by biotypes A and B of F. necrophorum was investigated. Biotypes A and B were grown in prereduced, anaerobically sterilized, brain-heart infusion (BHI) broth. The average leukotoxin titer of culture supernatant was 18 times higher from biotype A strains than from biotype B strains. Leukotoxin activity peaked during the late-log and early-stationary phases of growth, then declined precipitously in both biotypes. F. necrophorum biotype A was grown in different media (BHI, liver infusion, and Eugon broths), at various pH (6.6, 7.3, 7.7, and 8.2), incubation temperatures (30, 35, 39, and 43 degrees C), redox potentials (-352 to +375 mV), and iron concentrations (less than 0.2, 4.2, 42.1, and 361.4 microM). Anaerobic BHI broth with pH from 6.6 to 7.7 at 39 degrees C incubation temperature supported maximal F. necrophorum growth and leukotoxin production. The optimum redox potential for F. necrophorum growth was in the range of -230 to -280 mV. However, the presence of titanium III citrate or dithiothreitol (7.78 mM) in the medium decreased (P less than 0.05) the leukotoxicity of F. necrophorum. Low iron concentration (less than 0.2 microM) decreased (P less than 0.05) growth rate but not leukotoxin activity of F. necrophorum, whereas high iron concentration inhibited the leukotoxin activity.     

Specific detection and differentiation of two subspecies of Fusobacterium necrophorum by PCR

The phylogenic relationships of two subspecies of Fusobacterium necrophorum were investigated by randomly amplified polymorphism DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR). With each of the 12 random primers, the DNA fingerprints generated were subjected to cluster analysis for dendrograms. The analysis indicated that twelve strains were organized into two major clusters, and that all strains of each subspecies were confined to one cluster. Furthermore, two of the random primers examined each generated a unique band in F. n. necrophorum strains. We cloned these specific bands and determined the nucleotide sequences. A search for amino acid sequence homologies revealed that the two specific fragments had significant homology to the rpoB gene of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and the hemagglutinin-related protein gene of Ralstonia solanacearum, respectively. New specific primers designed for the rpoB gene were able to amplify 900bp fragments from both subspecies. However, the specific primers designed for the hemagglutinin-related protein gene amplified only a 250bp fragment of the genome of the F. n. necrophorum strains, suggesting that this gene is unique to F. n. necrophorum. These results were further confirmed by dot blot hybridization. Finally, a one-step duplex PCR technique in a single tube for the rapid detection and differentiation of the F. necrophorum subspecies was developed.     

Association between virulence factors of Escherichia coli, Fusobacterium necrophorum, and Arcanobacterium pyogenes and uterine diseases of dairy cows

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between bacterial species-specific virulence factors (VFs) present in the uterus at 3 different stages of lactation (1-3, 8-10, and 34-36 days in milk (DIM)) and the incidence of metritis and clinical endometritis in dairy cows. The following VF genes were investigated: plo (pyolysin), cbpA (collagen-binding protein), and fimA (fimbriae expression) which are Arcanobacterium pyogenes specific; fimH (a type 1 pilus component), Escherichia coli specific; and lktA (leukotoxin), Fusobacterium necrophorum specific. Uterine swabs were collected from 111 postpartum dairy cows. PCR was used to detect the presence of plo, cbpA, fimA, fimH, and lktA genes. A. pyogenes cbpA was detected in only 5 samples and therefore was not subjected to further analysis. E. coli (fimH) was significantly associated with metritis and endometritis when detected at 1-3 DIM; F. necrophorum (lktA) was significantly associated with metritis when detected at 1-3 and 8-12 DIM and with endometritis when detected at 34-36 DIM; and A. pyogenes (fimA and plo) was associated with metritis (fimA) when detected at 1-3 DIM and endometritis (fimA and plo) when detected at 8-10 and 34-36 DIM.