Adherence of Bordetella avium to turkey tracheal mucosa: effects of culture conditions

Adherence of Bordetella avium to the tracheal mucosa of turkeys was evaluated, using bacteria grown under different culture conditions. Several solid and liquid media were used at incubation times of 12, 24, 36, or 48 hours with incubation temperatures of 18, 26.5, or 35 C. Adherence of B avium was greatest when the bacteria were grown on solid media at 35 C. Use of Bordet-Gengou or brain-heart infusion agar was associated with significantly greater (P less than 0.05) adherence compared with adherence of bacteria grown on other media. Adherence was greatest, using cultures in the stationary phase of growth; however, with some media, adherence diminished when incubation was extended beyond 36 hours. Adherence of B avium was reduced but not completely prevented when cultures were incubated at 18 C.     

Pili of Bordetella avium: expression, characterization, and role in in vitro adherence

Electron microscopy revealed pili on all isolates of Bordetella avium and B. avium-like bacteria examined. Trypticase soy broth (TSB) and 2% peptone agar were the best media for promoting pilus expression. Cultures grown at 37 or 42 C had similar pilus production, whereas cultures grown at 18 C produced few or no pili. Pilus expression of the Art Vax strain was best when that strain was grown in TSB, but the strain yielded fewer pili than B. avium and B. avium-like isolates grown under the same cultural conditions. B. avium pili had a diameter of 2.0 nm, ranged in length from 370 nm to 1500 nm, and had a protein subunit molecular mass of about 13,100 daltons. Purified pili from B. avium did not hemagglutinate guinea pig erythrocytes, and a 1:20 dilution of hyperimmune antisera against B. avium pili did not block the hemagglutinating activity of whole-cell preparations of B. avium. In the indirect immunofluorescence test, B. avium isolates and the Art Vax strain adhered to the tracheal explants of turkeys, but B. avium-like isolates did not. Purified pili from B. avium adhered to the surface of the mucosal lining of the tracheal explants, and hyperimmune antisera against B. avium pili blocked the in vitro adherence of whole-cell preparations of B. avium. It was concluded that pili of B. avium are involved in the in vitro attachment of that bacterium to the mucosal surface of turkey tracheal explants.     

Filamentous forms of Bordetella avium: culture conditions and pathogenicity.

Difficulties in preparing suitable antigen for the microagglutination (MA) test led to the discovery of a filamentous form of Bordetella avium. Broth media high in nutrients, vigorous shaking, and incubation at 37 C appeared to promote the development of filamentous forms of the organism. Peptone broth did not induce the development of filamentous forms. Eleven different isolates having both smooth and rough colony types were tested and observed to form filaments of various lengths. Filamentous forms of B. avium hemagglutinated guinea pig erythrocytes were motile, had pili and flagella, and were stable up to the fourth or fifth passage in broth media, at which time a predominance of typical coccobacillus organisms were observed. Filamentous forms of B. avium originating from smooth-colony types were pathogenic in turkey poults, whereas the filamentous forms of B. avium originating from rough-colony types were not pathogenic.     

Further characterization of the agent causing coryza in turkeys

A total of 128 isolates of Alcaligenes faecalis, from the respiratory tract of turkeys and chickens, were identified and divided into two types designated type I and type II. Type I isolates were pathogenic in poults, hemagglutinated guinea pig red blood cells (RBCs), and did not grow on minimal essential medium (MEM) agar, and most did not grow in 6.5% NaCl broth. Type II isolates were nonpathogenic and nonhemagglutinating and grew on MEM agar, and most grew in 6.5% NaCl broth. Hemagglutination of guinea pig RBCs was a reliable characteristic for distinguishing type I from type II isolates, and it correlated with pathogenicity. In serological studies using 62 type I and 21 type II isolates, cross-reactions were observed when type I but not type II antigens were used to test antisera in the microagglutination test. Eleven bacterial isolates, different from type I and type II isolates, were urease-positive. Although frequently isolated from turkeys with coryza, these isolates were nonpathogenic and were always found in association with type I A. faecalis. Urease-positive isolates and type I and type II A. faecalis isolates were stable following 50 in vitro passages. Bordetella avium sp. nov. (the nomenclature suggested in Europe for A. faecalis) was pathogenic in poults. The colonial morphology, biochemical characteristics, and hemagglutinating activity of B. avium sp. nov. were the same as those of type I A. faecalis isolates. Based on the results of these studies, it was concluded that type I A. faecalis is the etiologic agent of turkey coryza.     

Biological properties of RB51; a stable rough strain of Brucella abortus

A rifampin-resistant mutant of Brucella abortus, designated RB51, was derived by repeated passage of strain 2308 on Trypticase soy supplemented with 1.5% agar and varying concentrations rifampin or penicillin. The RB51 colonies absorbed crystal violet and RB51 cell suspensions autoagglutinated, indicating a rough type colonial morphology for this strain. No O-chain component was detected in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extracted from RB51 on SDS-PAGE gels stained with silver. Western blot analysis with the monoclonal antibody BRU 38, which is specific for the perosamine homopolymer O-chain of smooth Brucella LPS, indicated that the LPS of RB51 is highly deficient in O-chain when compared with the parenteral smooth strain 2308 or rough strain 45/20. Biochemically, RB51 resembles parental strain 2308 in its ability to utilize erythritol. Intraperitoneal inoculation of RB51 into mice results in a splenic colonization which is cleared within four weeks post infection. RB51 does not revert to smooth colony morphology upon passage in vivo (mice) or in vitro. Mice infected with RB51 produce antibodies against B. abortus antigens including class 2 and 3 outer membrane proteins but not against the O-chain. Furthermore, rabbits, goats and cattle hyperimmunized with sonicates of RB51 develop antibodies to B. abortus cellular antigens but do not develop antibodies specific for the O-chain. Immunization of mice with 1 x 10(8) viable RB51 organisms confers significant protection against challenge with virulent B. abortus strain 2308.     

Effect of culture media and incubation temperature on growth of selected strains of Francisella tularensis.

The rate and amount of growth of 4 field isolates and reference strain ATCC 6223 of Francisella tularensis were evaluated on isolation media with 2 different agar bases and with different supplements and incubated at 25 C, 35 C, and 42 C. Biochemical reactions on conventional differential media with and without cysteine were evaluated. Two of the field isolates and the reference strain were F. tularensis subspecies tularensis (formerly biovar tularensis or Type A), and 2 isolates were subspecies holarctica (formerly subspecies palaearctica or Type B). Bacto cystine heart blood agar supplemented with 1% hemoglobin, glucose cystine heart blood agar, and brain-heart infusion blood agar supported good growth of all 4 field strains, with the most luxuriant growth occurring on Bacto cystine heart blood agar with hemoglobin. Heart infusion blood agar and trypticase soy blood agar supported growth of the field isolates, although growth was diminished and delayed. Strain 6223 was distinctly fastidious and failed to grow on heart infusion or trypticase soy blood agars. Growth of strain 6223 was best on Bacto cystine heart blood agar with hemoglobin. The agar base did not affect growth unless the supplements became limiting, in which case Bacto agar base generally supported growth better than BiTek agar base. Incubation at 35 C was optimum for all 5 strains. Growth at 42 C was slow, with the greatest decrease in the rate and amount of growth occurring with field isolates of F. tularensis subspecies tularensis. Strain 6223 did not grow at 25 C, and the 4 field isolates grew slowly at the lower temperature.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Acid-induced autoagglutination found in chicken pathogenic Escherichia coli strain.

Chicken pathogenic Escherichia coli strains were found to autoagglutinate in a static culture of trypticase soy broth (TSB). One strain, designated PDI-386, was further studied for its autoagglutinating property. Acidity in the cultured medium caused by glucose degradation induced the autoagglutination. The bacterial cells grown in a glucose-free L-broth could be aggregated by adding acid, which suggests a potentiality of autoagglutination of the strain grown in the L-broth. The autoagglutinating parent (Agg) formed small colonies with irregular edges like rough colonies on the TS agar, whereas its non-autoagglutinating variant (Nag) formed larger smooth colonies with a perfectly round edge. The Nag colony was easily generated from the Agg colony on the TS agar. The autoagglutinating property was very unstable when the bacteria was passed in the TSB, but rather stable in the L-broth. Under electron microscope, the Agg were found to possess pili of more than 20 microns in length. However, the phenotypic expression of autoagglutination did not correlate with that of mannose-sensitive hemagglutination against guinea pig erythrocytes. Incubation of the Nag in the L-broth at room temperature for more than 10 days provoked the reversion of the autoagglutination. There was no difference between the Agg and the Nag in terms of surface hydrophobicity, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) patterns of membrane proteins and LPS, and plasmid profiles. The virulence of the Agg was higher than that of the Nag. The autoagglutination property is, however, so unstable that the pathogenicity of E. coli isolates from chickens should be carefully evaluated.     

Properties of Brucella canis surface antigens associated with colonial mucoidiness

Rough Brucella strains B. abortus (45/20), B. ovis (1182), wild type B. canis (M+) and a less mucoid (M-) variant possessed cell wall antigens that were extracted by both sodium desoxycholate (SDC) and hot phosphate buffered saline (PBS). The acid precipitability of cell wall surface antigens extracted in SDC from all four strains suggests that these antigenic complexes may be responsible for the bacterial aggregation in broth media at acid pH and for the relatively high colonial viscosity on normal agar media (pH 6.8). The antigens of B. canis (M+) extracted in PBS were serologically related to those from the other 3 strains, but they differed in acid precipitation and hydrophobic characteristics. Differences between the properties of B. canis surface antigens and those of the other rough Brucella may explain the highly mucoid nature of the canine organism when grown on conventional (pH 6.8) media.     

Wild Animal Mycobacterial Isolates: Characterization by Cellular Fatty Acid Composition and Polar Lipid Patterns

Thirteen strains of mycobacteria isolated from deer and various species of wild birds were analysed by gas chromatography (GG) for cellular fatty acids and by thin-layer chromatography (TLG) for polar lipids. These strains were compared to reference strains of Mycobacterium avium, M. para tuberculosis and M. mal-moense. All the examined strains exhibited a generally similar fatty acid pattern characterized by relatively large amounts of hexadenca-noate (16:0), octadecenoate (18:1), octadecanoate (18:0) and 10-me-thyl-octadecanoate (tuberculostearic acid, 10-Me-18:0). Several additional acids were also generally present but in smaller amounts. By means of small but distinct differences in fatty acid composition, the wild animal isolates could be distinguished from both M. paratuber-culosis and M. malmoense but not from M. avium.The TLG polar lipid patterns on the other hand separated the wild animal isolates into 2 distinct groups of complex and simple polar lipid composition which corresponded to the morphologically smooth and rough types, respectively. The complex patterns of the smooth strains were comparable to those of the M. avium serovars whereas both the rough wild animal isolates and all the M. paratuber-culosis strains showed a simple pattern of polar lipids.Both fatty acid profiles and TLG polar lipid patterns support allocation of the wild animal isolates to the MAIS complex. Moreover, the 2 chemical techniques, particularly the GC procedure, are very useful for a more rapid and precise identification of the slow-growing wild animal mycobacterial isolates which have hitherto been characterized on basis of vague criteria.     

1株罗曼粉鸡源申氏不动杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

为了解贵州省某养殖场罗曼粉鸡发病病原的特征及其耐药性,本试验从病死鸡中分离出一株革兰氏阴性菌,命名为GZ2019,并对其进行纯化培养、生化试验、16S rRNA序列分析、药敏试验及动物回归试验。分离菌在普通琼脂培养基上呈圆形凸起、表面光滑、半透明的灰白色小菌落,鲜血营养琼脂培养基上菌落形态与普通琼脂培养基上的一致,但不溶血;革兰氏染色结果镜检显示,分离菌为成双排列的阴性球杆菌,偶见单个存在或链状排列;生化试验结果显示,分离菌枸橼酸盐利用、过氧化氢酶反应为阳性,硝酸还原、氧化酶、葡萄糖发酵等反应为阴性,无运动性;16S rRNA序列分析结果显示,分离株与不动杆菌的核苷酸同源性在72.6%~99.9%之间,与申氏不动杆菌LUH 4760株（GenBank登录号：AJ275041）、SNSK 752株（GenBank登录号：MG584984）、MCDA01株（GenBank登录号：KY385627）及RP1株（GenBank登录号：MG461636）的核苷酸同源性高达99.9%;药敏试验结果显示,分离菌对头孢曲松和痢特灵敏感,对头孢哌酮、头孢呋辛、头孢他啶等5种药物中度敏感,对新霉素、环丙沙星、羧苄西林等17种药物耐药;动物回归试验结果显示,试验组小鼠隔离饲养1周仅死亡1只,死亡率为20%,表明该分离菌致病性较弱。本试验成功分离出1株低致病性申氏不动杆菌GZ2019,可为鸡源申氏不动杆菌病的预防和治疗提供一定的参考依据。     

Effect of egg yolk on the detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using the ESP II liquid culture system.

Rapid diagnosis of paratuberculosis in infected cattle is important for the successful control of Johne disease within herds. Thus, improving culture methods for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (M. paratuberculosis) will aid in the identification of asymptomatic animals. Egg yolk is a component of the media used for growing M. paratuberculosis, but its requirement as a supplement has not been reported. Using the ESP II liquid culture system, 2 different sources and 5 concentrations (3.3%, 1.6%, 0.8%, 0.4%, and 0%) of egg yolk were analyzed. Egg yolk source did not affect either recovery rate or time to detection, but both parameters were significantly improved when the 3.3% egg yolk concentrations (final volume) were used over media containing no egg yolk. This study also assessed the recovery of M. paratuberculosis from fecal samples that were cultured multiple times using Herrold egg yolk agar (HEY). Specimens containing greater than 70 cfu/g feces could routinely be identified as positive for M. paratuberculosis after only 1 culture attempt, whereas specimens with fewer bacteria were only intermittently positive, even after 5 replicate cultures. Therefore, this study indicates that the sensitivity of the Trek Diagnostic ESP II liquid culture system for M. paratuberculosis is affected by egg yolk concentration and that single culture attempts using HEY solid media may not identify specimens containing low numbers of bacteria.     

Isolation and further characterization of phase variants of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus

In the present study the soft agar technique was used to isolate phase variants of S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus-cultures isolated from infections of horses. The phase variants were characterized by a compact or diffuse colony morphology in this media. The variants could be cultivated separately and further characterized genotypically by RAPD analysis and by macrorestriction analysis of their chromosomal DNA by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, indicating the identity of both strains of each pair. The diffuse colony variants grew uniformly turbid after cultivation in fluid media, did not haemagglutinate rabbit erythrocytes, and displayed a reduced surface hydrophobicity in hexadecane and phenyl-sepharose adherence tests. The compact colony variants generally grew as sediment with clear supernatant in fluid media, haemagglutinated rabbit erythrocytes and showed an enhanced surface hydrophobicity in both hydrophobicity tests. The presented soft agar technique allowed a demonstration of phase variation of S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus and a subsequent isolation of the variants. This might be an important prerequisite to understanding the pathogenic importance of phase variation among isolates of this bacterial species.     

Differences in morplioiogy of Bacteroides nodosus attributable to culture media

A single strain of Bacteroides nodosus was cultured under controlled conditions on hoof agar or in either biphasic medium or hoof broth. The gross and ultrastructural appearances of organisms were compared one with the other and with B. nodosus as seen in necrotic detritus obtained from a case of non-progressive foot rot. The possible imphcations of those morphological differences with regard to the antigenic structure of cells and their suitability for vaccine production, are briefly discussed.

The ‘rough’ colony form was predominant on hoof agar and considered to be normal but both ‘smooth’ and intermediate colony forms were also observed either when plates were dried insufficiently or after repeated subculture of organisms in hoof broth.

B. nodosus organisms seen in smears of necrotic detritus, were surrounded by a clear halo, bore filamentous appendages thought to be pili and possessed a layered cell envelope typical of Gram-negative bacteria. Electron-dense polychromatic granules were either small and scattered through the nucleoplasm or were much larger and occurred singly, often near the poles.

B. nodosus cells grown on hoof agar were sometimes longer but in other morphological respects were similar to those seen in necrotic detritus. No capsular material was demonstrable to account for the clear zone surrounding the cell envelope.

After 24-hr incubation in either biphasic medium or hoof broth, B. nodosus showed evidence of suboptimal cultural conditions as indicated by absence of pili, wrinkling of the cell envelope, appearance of amorphous extracellular structures, cytoplasmic vacuolation and cell lysis.     

Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter,Helicobacter, and Anaerobiospirillum strains from a puppy with bloody diarrhea

We carried out a microscopic examination of stools from a 2-month-old female puppy with bloody diarrhea, and this revealed large numbers of different spiral-shaped bacteria. To isolate these organisms, a rectal swab specimen was inoculated onto plates of Skirrow's agar and incubated at 37 degrees C for 6 days in a microaerobic atmosphere. Finally, a total of six different spiral-shaped bacteria (strains G1104, 94105, FR106, B0101, 3J102, and J2103) were isolated. Based on their morphology, biochemical traits, whole-cell protein profiles, and analysis of their 16S rDNA sequences, they were identified as Campylobacter upsaliensis, Helicobacter cinaedi, 'Flexispira rappini', two Anaerobiospirillum spp. with different morphologies, and Helicobacter sp., respectively. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence data for strains 94150 (H. cinaedi) and FR106 (F. rappini) revealed that this approach has limitations when identifying isolates to the species level because of a high degree of sequence homology between these species (>99%) and considerable sequence variation among different isolates within these species. The dog was treated orally with amoxicillin for 3 days, which resolved the diarrhea. However, 1 day after the last dose the bloody diarrhea recurred but regarded to six more days amoxicillin treatment. This suggests a bacterial cause for the diarrhea. The approach to identification to microaerobic spiral-shaped bacteria in diarrheic dogs can be applied further to characterize their role in diarrhea illness.     

Comparative studies on enrichment and selective media for isolation of Salmonellae from faecal specimens.

Enrichment media (tetrathionate, selenite and Rapp ap ort broths) and selective media (desoxycholate citrate agar and brilliant green agar) were tested in different combinations to ascertain their capacity for isolation of salmonella bacteria. The material consisted of 299 samples of cattle faeces from two herds infected with salmonella (Table 1), and of 111 artificially contaminated samples of pig faeces (Table 3). The tetrathionate and selenite broths were equally useful for the material as a whole, whereas the results varied between different species of salmonella which is of great practical interest. The number of salmonella isolations was much lower when enrichment with Rappaport broth was used. The rate of salmonella isolations can often be increased by parallel enrichments with two different media. Of the selective agar media tested, brilliant green agar was superior to desoxycholate citrate agar.     

Isolation,Identification and Bioinformatics Analysis of Streptococcus bovis

In this study,the dung samples of a sick cattle from an animal hospital were detected by bacteria cultivation.The bacteria were cultured by different differential media,and analyzed by biochemical test,16S rDNA gene was amplified by PCR,then sequenced and constructed phylogenetic tree,drug sensitivity test and growth curve were carried out.The results showed that the bacteria could grow smooth bulge,rounded edges,different size,different colors of the bacterial colonies in blood agar,chocolate agar,LB agar and so on,but could not grow in MRS agar and high salt mannitol agar.The results of lactose,maltose,mannitol and so on were negative,the results of glucose,simmon's citrate and urea were positive,this bacteria were identified as Streptococcus bovis by these preliminary results,and confirmed by phylogenetic tree construction.This isolate exhibited 99% nucleotide sequence identity with Streptococcus bovis RD09.The drug sensitivity test result of Streptococcus bovis showed that it was extremely sensitive to doxycycline and kanamycin,highly sensitive to erythromycin,sensitive to streptomycin,novobiocin,cotrimoxazole,ceftriaxone and gentamycin,resistant to chloramphenicol,cephalosporins cefradine and amoxicillin.The growth curve of Streptococcus bovis indicated that a rapid growth phase of the bacteria was from 2 to 23 h,the stationary phase was from 23 to 28 h,the decline phase was after 28 h.These experimental data provided the prerequisite for further study of Streptococcus bovis.     

牛链球菌的分离鉴定及生物信息学分析

本研究对某动物医院的一头病牛粪样进行细菌分离鉴定,PCR扩增细菌16S rDNA基因并测序,构建进化树,对该菌进行药敏试验分析及生长曲线的测定。结果显示,该菌在血琼脂、巧克力琼脂、LB琼脂等培养基上均能长出光滑凸起,边缘圆润,大小各异,颜色不同的菌落,而在MRS琼脂、高盐甘露醇琼脂上却不生长;生化鉴定结果显示,乳糖、麦芽糖、甘露醇等均为阴性,葡萄糖、西蒙氏柠檬酸盐、尿素均为阳性,上述结果初步鉴定此菌为牛链球菌;进化树的构建进一步证明了分离菌属于牛链球菌,其与牛链球菌RD09的同源性为99%;药敏试验结果显示,牛链球菌对强力霉素、卡那霉素极敏感,对红霉素高度敏感,对链霉素、新生霉素、复方新诺明、头孢曲松、庆大霉素均敏感,对氯霉素、头孢拉定、阿莫西林均耐药;从牛链球菌生长曲线可看出2~23 h是牛链球菌的高度繁殖期,23~28 h是稳定期,28 h以后开始衰退。本试验结果为进一步研究牛链球菌奠定基础。     

Isolation of Bordetella avium from poultry

Four Australian isolates of Gram-negative nonfermentative bacteria obtained from poultry were compared with reference strains of Bordetella avium, Bordetella bronchiseptica and Alcaligenes faecalis. The Australian isolates were identified as Bordetella avium. A routine procedure for the identification of this recently recognised poultry pathogen is described.     

贵州鸭疫里默氏杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

从贵州省临床疑似鸭传染性浆膜炎发病鸭鹅中分离病原菌,经细菌分离培养、细菌形态、培养特征及生化试验,初步鉴定出疑似鸭疫里默氏杆菌(Riemerella anatipestifer,RA)20株,经PCR和动物接种试验,其中9株鉴定为RA。对不同地区分离到的这9株菌进行血清型鉴定和15种常规抗菌药物的药敏试验。结果发现,9株RA中4株为血清2型,其余5株暂未鉴定出血清型;9株分离株中,对吡哌酸、链霉素、卡那霉素和红霉素等耐药的菌株比例为80%以上,对先锋霉素高度敏感的菌株比例较高。结果表明,本次分离的RA菌株生化试验鉴定结果与其他地区存在一定差异,不同地区分离到的RA对不同抗菌药的敏感程度存在较大差异性。本研究结果为该地区鸭传染性浆膜炎的药物防制提供了很好的理论依据。