石河子地区宠物犬蜱的种类鉴定及其携带布鲁氏菌的检测

为了解新疆石河子地区宠物犬体表寄生蜱的种类及蜱携带布鲁氏菌情况,本试验在形态学分类的基础上,基于线粒体基因12S rRNA和细胞色素氧化酶Ⅰ（COⅠ）对宠物犬体表采集寄生蜱进行分子生物学检测,使用DNAMAN软件比对分析序列同源性,并应用序列分析软件Mega 7.0邻接法构建蜱种系统发育进化树,分析蜱种的遗传进化关系;基于布鲁氏菌外膜蛋白Omp22基因对宠物犬体表寄生蜱进行布鲁氏菌PCR检测,确定宠物犬蜱布鲁氏菌携带情况。结果显示,宠物犬体表寄生的436只蜱的形态学与线粒体基因（12S rRNA和COⅠ）分子生物学鉴定结果一致,均为新疆优势蜱种之一——图兰扇头蜱（Rhipicephalus turanicus）。基于12S rRNA基因构建的蜱种系统发育树显示,本试验所得宠物犬体表寄生图兰扇头蜱序列与GenBank中已知图兰扇头蜱的序列聚为一大支。基于布鲁氏菌Omp22基因的巢式PCR扩增结果显示,宠物犬体表寄生图兰扇头蜱携带布鲁氏菌的阳性率为4.82%（21/436）,且同源性为100%。BLAST比对显示,本试验所得宠物犬图兰扇头蜱携带的布鲁氏菌与新疆流行株YC31（GenBank登录号：MK201679.1）、QH5（GenBank登录号：MK201678.1）、EM3（GenBank登录号：MK201677.1）和ML9（GenBank登录号：MK201676.1）的同源性均为100%。本研究通过形态学及分子生物学探讨了新疆石河子地区宠物犬体表寄生蜱的种类及携带布鲁氏菌基本情况,为宠物犬体表寄生蜱的种类及蜱传疾病的监测和控制等研究工作提供了基础资料。     

Brucella evolution and taxonomy

The genus Brucella contains alpha-Proteobacteria adapted to intracellular life within cells of a variety of mammals. Controversy has arisen concerning Brucella internal taxonomy, and it has been proposed that the DNA–DNA hybridization-based genomospecies concept be applied to the genus. According to this view, only one species, Brucella melitensis, should be recognized, and the classical species should be considered as biovars (B. melitensis biovar melitensis; B. melitensis biovar abortus; etc.). However, a critical reappraisal of the species concept, a review of the population structure of bacteria and the analysis of Brucella genetic diversity by methods other than DNA–DNA hybridization show that there are no scientific grounds to apply the genomospecies concept to this genus. On the other hand, an enlarged biological species concept allows the definition of Brucella species that are consistent with molecular analyses and support the taxonomical standing of most classical species. Both the host range as a long-recognized biological criterion and the presence of species-specific markers in outer membrane protein genes and in other genes show that B. melitensis, B. abortus, B. ovis, B. canis and B. neotomae are not mere pathovars (or nomenspecies) but biologically meaningful species. The status of B. suis is, however, less clear. These approaches should be useful to define species for the marine mammal Brucella isolates, as illustrated by the grouping of the isolates from pinnipeds or from cetaceans by omp2 gene analysis. It is shown that a correct Brucella species definition is important to understand the evolution of the genus.     

Preliminary Study on NF-κB Signaling Pathway Regulating Brucella Intracellular Survival Molecular Mechanisms

By the infection of Brucella virulent strain and attenuated strain in mice macrophage RAW264.7,the assay was aimed to explore the relationship between NF-κB signaling pathways and Brucella virulent strain and attenuated strain in intracellular survival.Use different MOI Brucella (2308,RB51,16M and M5) to infect mice macrophage RAW264.7,after 0,4,8 and 24 h infected,cracking cell and collecting supernatant,we detected the effect of Brucella on activation of NF-κB signaling pathway by Western blotting.Different concentrations of NF-κB signaling pathway inhibitor were incubated with mice macrophage RAW264.7,with different multiplicities of infection (MOI) of Brucella infecting cells,ELISA kits to detect the expressions of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 cytokine;At the same time,count the number of intracellular bacteria of CFU.The results showed that rough cattle Brucella strains RB51 could strongly activate NF-κB signaling pathway,smooth cattle Brucella strains 2308 was weak in the activation;At the same time,the activation of NF-κB signaling pathway was concentration dependent.When the MOI was 80,infection time was 8 h,NF-κB activation degrees of rough cattle Brucella strains RB51 and smooth cattle Brucella strains 2308 were the strongest,and this pathway was involved in producing TNF-α and IL-6;NF-κB signaling pathway inhibitor BAY11-7082 affected Brucella intracellular survival.So rough cattle Brucella strains RB51 intracellular survival and NF-κB signaling pathway activity were closely related.The results laid the foundation for the further study of Brucella intracellular pathogenesis,also provided scientific basis for the research of new drugs to Brucella,and prevention and treatment of brucellosis.     

Major outer membrane proteins of Brucella spp.: past,present and future

The major outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of Brucella spp. were initially identified in the early 1980s and characterised as potential immunogenic and protective antigens. They were classified according to their apparent molecular mass as 36–38 kDa OMPs or group 2 porin proteins and 31–34 and 25–27 kDa OMPs which belong to the group 3 proteins. The genes encoding the group 2 porin proteins were identified in the late 1980s and consist of two genes, omp2a and omp2b, which are closely linked in the Brucella genome, and which share a great degree of identity (>85%). In the 1990s, two genes were identified coding for the group 3 proteins and were named omp25 and omp31. The predicted amino acid sequences of omp25 and omp31 share 34% identity. The recent release of the genome sequence of B. melitensis 16 M has revealed the presence of five additional gene products homologous to Omp25 and Omp31. The use of recombinant protein technology and monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) has shown that the major OMPs appear to be of little relevance as antigens in smooth (S) B. abortus or B. melitensis infections i.e. low or no protective activity in the mouse model of infection and low or no immunogenicity during host infection. However, group 3 proteins, in particular Omp31, appear as immunodominant antigen in the course of rough (R) B. ovis infection in rams and as important protective antigen in the B. ovis mouse model of infection. The major OMP genes display diversity and specific markers have been identified for Brucella species, biovars, and strains, including the recent marine mammal Brucella isolates for which new species names have been proposed. Recently, Omp25 has been shown to be involved in virulence of B. melitensis, B. abortus and B. ovis. Mutants lacking Omp25 are indeed attenuated in animal models of infection, and moreover provide levels of protection similar or better than currently used attenuated vaccine strain B. melitensis Rev.1. Therefore, these mutant strains appear interesting vaccine candidates for the future. The other group 3 proteins identified in the genome merit also further investigation related to the development of new vaccines.     

PCR as a diagnostic tool for brucellosis

Numerous PCR-based assays have been developed for the identification of Brucella to improve diagnostic capabilities. Collectively, the repertoire of assays addresses several aspects of the diagnostic process. For some purposes, the simple identification of Brucella is adequate (e.g. diagnosis of human brucellosis or contamination of food products). In these cases, a genus-specific PCR assay is sufficient. Genus-specific assays tend to be simple, robust, and somewhat permissive of environmental influences. The main genetic targets utilized for these applications are the Brucella BCSP31 gene and the 16S–23S rRNA operon.

Other instances require identification of the Brucella species involved. For example, most government-sponsored brucellosis eradication programs include regulations that stipulate a species-specific response. For epidemiological trace back, strain-specific identification is helpful. Typically, differential PCR-based assays tend to be more complex and consequently more difficult to perform. Several strategies have been explored to differentiate among Brucella species and strains, including locus specific multiplexing (e.g. AMOS-PCR based on IS711), PCR-RFLP (e.g. the omp2 locus), arbitrary-primed PCR, and ERIC-PCR to name a few. This paper reviews some of the major advancements in molecular diagnostics for Brucella including the development of procedures designed for the direct analysis of a variety of clinical samples. While the progress to date is impressive, there is still room for improvement.     

Sugar metabolism by Brucellae

The metabolic capabilities of the species of Brucella were originally of interest as a means of distinguishing them from each other and from other genera. Certain unusual characteristics, especially erythritol utilization, were studied in the hopes they would shed light on the pathogenicity. With the advent of modern genetic methods and genomic sequencing, it is now possible to get a good idea of the total capabilities of the organism and to do tests to confirm these deductions. Brucella appears to be a fairly normal member of the -proteobacteria, but with some differences. A few questions remain, such as whether Brucella uses the Entner–Doudoroff pathway. Some of the genes in carbohydrate utilization have been shown to be important in virulence.     

NF-κB信号通路调控布鲁氏菌胞内存活分子机制的初步研究

本试验用布鲁氏菌强、弱毒株侵染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,旨在探讨NF-κB信号通路与布鲁氏菌强、弱毒株在胞内生存的关系。采用光滑型牛布鲁氏菌2308、粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51在不同感染复数下侵染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,侵染0、4、8、24 h后,裂解细胞收集蛋白,Western blotting检测布鲁氏菌对激活NF-κB信号通路的影响。利用不同浓度的NF-κB信号通路抑制剂处理小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,然后用布鲁氏菌在不同感染复数下侵染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7,ELISA试剂盒检测细胞因子TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-6的表达量;同时对胞内菌CFU进行计数。结果显示粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51可以强烈激活NF-κB信号通路,光滑型牛布鲁氏菌2308对其激活作用较弱;同时对NF-κB信号通路的激活具有浓度依赖性,在感染复数为80:1、侵染时间为8 h时光滑型牛布鲁氏菌2308和粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51对NF-κB激活程度最强,且该通路参与产生TNF-α、IL-1β和IL-6;NF-κB信号通路抑制剂BAY11-7082影响布鲁氏菌在胞内的生存。因此,粗糙型牛布鲁氏菌RB51胞内存活与NF-κB信号通路密切相关,为进一步研究布鲁氏菌的胞内致病机制奠定基础,也为布鲁氏菌新型药物的研发、家畜布鲁氏菌病预防和治疗提供科学依据。     

1种布鲁氏菌微滴式数字PCR检测方法的建立

本研究旨在构建1种布鲁氏菌（Brucella）微滴式数字PCR方法（droplet digital PCR,ddPCR）。以布鲁氏菌BCSP31基因为靶基因,选取保守区域设计引物和探针,构建了布鲁氏菌微滴式数字PCR方法。然后优化了ddPCR反应中的引物、探针浓度及退火温度,并进行方法的灵敏度、特异性和重复性试验。结果表明,ddPCR的最佳引物和探针浓度分别为900 nmol·L^-1和250 nmol·L^-1,最佳的退火温度为58℃。ddPCR的线性良好,最低检测下限为1.12 copies·μL^-1,与大肠杆菌O：157菌株等其他4种细菌无交叉反应,而且批内重复性和批间重复性都较好。综上表明,本研究建立的ddPCR方法灵敏度高、特异性强,可对布鲁氏菌感染的临床样品进行定量检测。     

The Brucella genome at the beginning of the post-genomic era

The year 2002 began with the publication of the first complete genome sequence for a Brucella species, that of the two replicons of B. melitensis 16M. Hopefully in 2002, the complete genome of B. suis 1330, and, perhaps, a B. abortus strain will be published. This is the culmination of over 30 years investigation of the composition, structure, organisation and evolution of the Brucella genome. Brucella research must now adapt to the new challenges of the post-genomic era.     

布鲁氏菌BPE159基因缺失株的构建及BPE159蛋白对细胞自噬因子表达的影响

【目的】构建布鲁氏菌BPE159基因缺失株,研究缺失株体外生长变化特征及其在宿主细胞中的存活能力,探究布鲁氏菌感染期间分泌蛋白BPE159对自噬因子表达的影响。【方法】同源重组方法构建布鲁氏菌BPE159基因重组质粒,电转化布鲁氏菌S2308感受态细胞构建BPE159基因缺失株S2308ΔBPE159。PCR扩增BPE159基因,连接转化构建pBBR1MCS-4-BPE159载体,提取质粒进行电转化,构建BPE159基因回补株S2308ΔBPE159-C。琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测缺失株和回补株遗传稳定性。构建布鲁氏菌感染小鼠巨噬细胞RAW264.7模型,实时荧光定量PCR检测布鲁氏菌侵染后自噬细胞因子ATG5、Beclin1、LC3a和LC3b基因表达水平。以S2308、S2308ΔBPE159和S2308ΔBPE159-C株侵染小鼠巨噬细胞,收集细胞总RNA,实时荧光定量PCR检测BPE159基因缺失对布鲁氏菌侵染后自噬细胞因子表达水平的影响。在相同起始浓度下培养S2308、S2308ΔBPE159及S2308ΔBPE159-C株,观察细菌生长变化趋势;评价S2308ΔBPE159株在不同...     

Molecular and cellular interactions between Brucella abortus antigens and host immune responses

Host protection against Brucella abortus, is thought to be mediated primarily by a Th1 type immune response. Unfortunately, only few specific bacterial antigens involved in stimulating protective cellular immunity against Brucella are known. Therefore, identifying bacterial proteins that induce a T-lymphocyte mediated response is critical to determine Brucella immunity. Several library screening methods are discussed that have been used to identify Brucella proteins that stimulate T lymphocytes including cellular immunoblotting, Escherichia coli expressed Brucella proteins, green fluorescence reporter systems, and signature tagged mutagenesis. Future studies would likely examine how bacterial proteins expressed within host cells aid pathogen survival and/or induce host responses. Some of these newly identified bacterial gene products may serve as antigens to activate a protective host immune response. Also, identifying Brucella proteins expressed at particular times during infection will also yield insights into Brucella pathogenesis.     

Construction and Identification of Brucella WadC Gene Deletion Strain

The purpose of the test was to analyze the role of the glycosyltransferase-encoding gene WadC in affecting the intracellular survival of Brucella.Using the Brucella sheep Rev.1 genome as template,the fusion fragments of the homologous arms of the upper and lower arms of WadC gene were obtained by homologous recombination,and ligated to the vector pUC19-SacB to construct the pUC19-SacB-ΔwadC recombinant vector,which was transferred to sheep species Brucella Rev.1,constructing a ΔwadC deletion strain (Rev.1ΔwadC),testing the genetic stability of the strain Rev.1ΔwadC,comparing and analyzing the growth characteristics of the parental strain Rev.1 and the deletion strain Rev.1ΔwadC and the BMDC and RAW264.7 viability of cells.The results showed that the gene-deficient strain was successfully constructed in the experiment,and no genetic back mutation was found in 30 consecutive passages.Under the same culture conditions in vitro,the growth trend of the deleted strain Rev.1ΔwadC was similar to that of the parental strain Rev.1,and both reached logarithmic growth period at 20 h and reached plateau period at 44 h.When the BMDC cells were infected at 48 and 72 h,the intracellular survival rate was significantly lower than that of the parent strain (P<0.05).The RAW264.7 macrophage test of infected mice showed that the parent strain had no significant difference with the gene deletion strain (P>0.05).To sum up,this experiment successfully constructed and obtained a strain of Brucella WadC gene with good genetic stability.The deletion strain had similar growth trend with the parent strain under in vitro culture conditions;However,the survival ability of the deletion strain in BMDC cells was significantly weakened.This study laid a foundation for further study on the function of WadC gene of Brucella.     

线粒体融合蛋白2基因干扰与过表达对布鲁氏菌诱导巨噬细胞凋亡的影响

[目的] 试验旨在探究线粒体融合蛋白2（MFN2）基因干扰与过表达对布鲁氏菌诱导小鼠巨噬细胞凋亡的影响。[方法] 利用RNA干扰技术设计3条特异性针对MFN2基因的siRNA序列（siMFN2-450、siMFN2-1661、siMFN2-2275）和1条阴性干扰序列（siMFN2-Negative）;利用空质粒pcDNA3.1-EGFP通过过表达技术构建1个重组质粒pcDNA3.1-EGFP-MFN2。双酶切法鉴定过表达重组质粒pcDNA3.1-EGFP-MFN2,通过实时荧光定量PCR和Western blotting检测筛选最佳干扰序列并鉴定重组质粒的过表达效率,使用筛选出的最佳干扰序列和鉴定过表达后的重组质粒分别构建MFN2基因干扰及过表达的转染巨噬细胞模型;用牛种布鲁氏菌疫苗株A19侵染巨噬细胞,按照细菌数：细胞个数=100：1的比例侵染24 h,通过实时荧光定量PCR和Western blotting检测B淋巴细胞瘤-2（Bcl-2）相关X蛋白（BAX）的表达情况,用流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡情况。[结果] 双酶切结果显示,pcDNA3.1-EGFP-MFN2过表达重组质粒构建成功;实时荧光定量PCR和Western blotting结果显示,siMFN2-1661组MFN2的表达极显著降低（P<0.01）,pcDNA3.1-EGFP-MFN2组MFN2的表达极显著增加（P<0.01）,成功构建干扰及过表达MFN2基因的转染巨噬细胞模型;布鲁氏菌侵染干扰MFN2基因表达的巨噬细胞后,BAX蛋白表达水平显著高于siMFN2-Negative组（P<0.05）,BAX转录水平和细胞凋亡率极显著高于siMFN2-Negative组（P<0.01）;布鲁氏菌侵染过表达MFN2基因的巨噬细胞后,BAX的转录及蛋白表达水平均显著低于pcDNA3.1-EGFP组（P<0.05）,细胞凋亡率极显著低于pcDNA3.1-EGFP组（P<0.01）。[结论] 本试验结果表明,干扰MFN2基因的表达会增强布鲁氏菌诱导细胞凋亡的能力,而过表达MFN2基因则会抑制布鲁氏菌诱导细胞凋亡的能力,结果可为研究MFN2基因的生物学功能提供参考,为进一步解析布鲁氏菌的致病机制提供理论基础。     

A review of Brucella sp. infection of sea mammals with particular emphasis on isolates from Scotland

Brucellae recovered from sea mammals were first reported in 1994. In the years since both culture and serological analysis have demonstrated that the infection occurs in a wide range of species of marine mammals inhabiting a vast amount of the world’s oceans. Molecular studies have demonstrated that the isolates differ from those found amongst terrestrial animals and also distinguish between strains which have seals and cetaceans as their preferred hosts. At the phenotypic level seal and cetacean strains can also be differed with respect to their CO₂ requirement, primary growth on Farrells medium and metabolic activity on galactose. Two new species B. cetaceae and B. pinnipediae have been proposed as a result. This paper provides a review of Brucella in sea mammals and updates findings from the study of sea mammals from around the coast of Scotland.     

Evaluation of brucellosis RB51 vaccine for domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Trinidad

Thirty-two young domestic water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) were obtained from a brucellosis-free farm to determine effectiveness of RB51 vaccination for prevention of Brucella infection under natural-exposure conditions in Trinidad. Study animals (20 males and 12 females 5–20 months old) were assigned to vaccination or control groups, using a block randomization design ensuring equal sex distributions between groups. The vaccination group received commercially available RB51 at the recommended calfhood dose of (1.0–3.4)×10¹⁰ colony-forming units (CFU) and controls received 2 ml sterile saline. Vaccination did not result in positive serologic results as measured by four traditional agglutination tests: standard tube agglutination test (STAT), standard plate agglutination test (SPAT), buffered plate agglutination test (BPAT), and card agglutination. Study animals were maintained in a brucellosis-positive herd in southern Trinidad with an estimated 56% prevalence to allow for natural exposure to B. abortus, which was evaluated using STAT, SPAT, BPAT, and card tests. Animals were sampled seven times over 2 years and were classified as positive if they had persistent agglutination titers or had Brucella isolated from specimens collected at completion of the study. Five of the original 32 study animals were lost to follow-up during the field trial. Six of the 14 (43%) vaccinated animals completing the study were classified as positive for Brucella infection—as were two of the 13 (15%) control animals (P=0.21). Isolates from four vaccinates and one control were confirmed as B. abortus biovar 1.     

哈萨克绵羊DRB1基因外显子1和4多态性与布鲁氏菌病的相关性研究

试验旨在对哈萨克绵羊DRB1基因外显子1和4多态性与布鲁氏菌病的相关性进行研究。使用虎红平板凝集试验（RBPT）对试羊的血清进行血清学检测，参考GenBank中绵羊MHC ClassⅡ区DRB1基因序列（登录号：NC_040271.1），对其外显子1和4片段设计引物，采用PCR-SSCP和DNA测序技术对230只哈萨克绵羊的DRB1基因进行多态性检测，分析其多态位点与哈萨克绵羊布鲁氏菌易感性之间的关系。RBPT检测发现66只哈萨克绵羊为布鲁氏菌感染阳性，阳性检出率为28.7%。外显子1片段存在一个SNP位点（F1-G22A），测序确定两种基因型（GG、GA），优势等位基因和基因型分别为G、GG，F1-G22A多态位点的易感基因型为GA。卡方检验表明，哈萨克绵羊DRB1基因F1-G22A多态位点与布鲁氏菌易感性的相关性不显著（P>0.05）。通过生物信息学在线软件分析得出，F1-G22A多态位点导致了RNA二级结构的改变和最小自由能的降低，引起了蛋白质二级结构的改变。DRB1基因外显子4片段未发现SNPs。由此得出，哈萨克绵羊DRB1基因F1-G22A多态位点与布鲁氏菌易感性可能存在一定的相关性。     

Risk factors for Brucella spp. infection In dairy cattle farms in Asmara, State of Eritrea

A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify risk factors for herd infection by Brucella spp. in dairy cattle in the suburbs of Asmara, Eritrea. Data were collected from 64 herds, randomly selected from a total of 99 herds with a minimum herd size of 9 cows. A questionnaire was used to gather data on management, hygiene and herd structure. Serum samples collected from all pregnant heifers, cows and bulls, were screened for Brucella infection by the Rose Bengal test (RBT), and all RBT-positive sera re-tested with the complement-fixation test (CFT) for confirmation. A seropositive herd was defined as one in which at least one animal tested positive in the CFT. There were 23 (36%) positive herds among the 64 studied. Both multiple logistic and multiple betabinomial regression modeling were used to analyze the data. Mixed-breed herds, compared to single (exotic)-breed herds, were found to be independently associated with increased herd seroprevalence (OR=5.2, 95% confidence interval 1.4–18.7) in the multiple logistic model with the herd infection status as the dependent variable. The importance of this variable was supported by the multiple betabinomial regression model (OR=3.3, 1.4–7.6) with animal-level prevalence within herd as the outcome variable. Both models also revealed the presence of a negative association between seropositivity and cattle stocking density.     

The Correlation Between Polymorphisms of Exon1 and Exon4 of DRB1 Gene and Brucellosis in Kazakh Sheep

The purpose of this experiment was to study the correlation between exon 1 and 4 polymorphisms of DRB1 gene and brucellosis in Kazakh sheep.Using RBPT serological tests to try sheep serum,reference in GenBank sheep MHC Class Ⅱ area DRB1 gene sequences (Accession No.:NC_040271.1),the exon 1 and 4 pieces designed primers,using PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing technology to 230 Kazak sheep DRB1 gene polymorphism detection,analyze its polymorphism loci and the relationship between the Kazak sheep Brucella susceptibility.The results showed that 66 Kazakh sheep were positive for Brucella in RBPT test,and the positive detection rate was 28.7%.There was one SNP locus (F1-G22A) in exon 1 fragment,and sequencing determined two genotypes (GG and GA),the dominant allele and genotype were G and GG respectively,and the susceptibility genotype of the polymorphisms of F1-G22A was GA.Chi-square test showed that there was no significant correlation between the polymorphisms of DRB1 gene F1-G22A and Brucella susceptibility in Kazakh sheep (P>0.05).According to the analysis of bioinformatics online software,the F1-G22A polymorphic sites lead to the change of RNA secondary structure and the decrease of minimum free energy,and lead to the change of protein secondary structure.No SNPs were found in DRB1 exon 4 fragment.Therefore,there might be a certain correlation between the polymorphisms of DRB1 gene F1-G22A and Brucella susceptibility in Kazakh sheep.     

羊种布鲁氏菌WadC基因缺失株的构建与鉴定

试验旨在分析糖基转移酶编码基因WadC影响布鲁氏菌胞内存活的作用。以羊种布鲁氏菌Rev.1基因组为模板,通过同源重组方法获得WadC基因上、下游同源臂融合片段,并与载体pUC19-SacB连接,构建pUC19-SacB-ΔwadC重组载体,电转至羊种布鲁氏菌Rev.1,构建ΔwadC缺失株（Rev.1ΔwadC）,检测菌株Rev.1ΔwadC的遗传稳定性,比较分析亲本株Rev.1和缺失株Rev.1ΔwadC的生长特性及其在BMDC和RAW264.7细胞中的生存能力。结果显示,试验成功构建基因缺失株,连续传代30次未发现基因回复突变;在体外相同培养条件下,缺失株Rev.1ΔwadC与亲本株Rev.1生长趋势相似,均在20 h到达对数生长期,44 h进入平台期;侵染BMDC细胞48和72 h时,其胞内存活率显著低于亲本株（P<0.05）;而侵染小鼠RAW264.7巨噬细胞试验显示,亲本菌株和基因缺失株无显著性差异（P>0.05）。综上所述,本试验成功构建并获得了具有良好遗传稳定性的布鲁氏菌WadC基因缺失株,该缺失株在体外培养条件下与亲本株生长趋势相似;但该缺失株在BMDC细胞内的存活能力显著变弱,为深入研究布鲁氏菌WadC基因功能奠定基础。