基于Nc2和Nc5基因的新孢子虫PCR方法的建立

本试验筛选了新孢子虫病PCR检测的引物,运用《新孢子虫病检疫技术规范》(SN/T 3499-2013)对根据犬新孢子虫Nc2和Nc5基因设计的PCR引物进行了评价。此外,同时运用F1/R1、F2/R2和SN/T 3499 F/SN/T 3499 R共同对14份荷斯坦牛和19份西门塔尔牛全血DNA进行PCR检测,旨在筛选出特异性较好的引物,建立新孢子虫病PCR检测方法和了解当地不同品系牛患新孢子虫病的感染率。结果显示,3对引物分别扩增出105、128和231 bp目的片段,均与预期目的片段大小相符;其中,F1/R1与SN/T 3499 F/SN/T 3499 R的最低检测量相同,为19.9 fg/μL,F2/R2最低检测量为199 fg/μL,说明F1/R1和SN/T 3499 F/SN/T 3499 R引物的敏感性更好;运用F1/R1、F2/R2引物分别对19.9 pg/μL和199 fg/μL模板重复进行4次扩增,均出现了较明亮的扩增条带,证明两对引物重复性较好。33份血液样品共检出6份阳性DNA,阳性率分别为21.43%和15.79%,检出复合率为100%。以上结果说明F1/R1和F2/R2引物均可作为新孢子虫病PCR的诊断引物,本试验初步建立了新孢子虫PCR方法,同时初步了解了当地牛群中新孢子虫感染情况,为有效预防和控制新孢子虫病提供了科学的理论依据。     

5种常见犬腹泻病毒基因芯片检测方法的建立

为建立一种简便、快速、高效的可同时区分犬腺病毒1型（canine adenovirus type 1,CAV-1）、犬腺病毒2型（canine adenovirus type 2,CAV-2）、犬冠状病毒（canine coronavirus,CCV）、犬瘟热病毒（canine distemper virus,CDV）、犬细小病毒（canine parvovirus,CPV） 5种常见犬腹泻病毒的基因芯片诊断方法,本研究以CAV-1、CAV-2、CCV、CDV、CPV 5种犬腹泻病毒为靶病毒,根据NCBI上收录的病毒基因序列在其保守区域内设计引物,在此基础上根据变异区域设计针对每种病毒的探针2~3条,优化检测体系的各反应条件,确定该检测方法的特异性与敏感性,建立可同时区分5种病毒的基因芯片检测方法。结果显示,建立的基因芯片检测方法可同时检测以上述5种犬腹泻病毒,其中PCR的退火温度为55℃、延伸时间为1 min 15 s;探针与PCR产物的杂交温度40℃、杂交时间2.5 h时,该方法对CAV-1、CAV-2、CCV、CDV和CPV 5种病毒标准品的检测限分别为0.2 fg/μL、2 fg/μL、2 fg/μL、20 pg/μL和0.02 fg/μL,具有较高的灵敏性;同时对犬副流感病毒进行特异性试验,发现无阳性信号出现,具有较强的特异性;对14份临床腹泻样品检测结果显示,基因芯片方法对CAV-1、CAV-2、CCV、CDV和CPV 5种病毒的阳性检出率分别为28.57%、50.00%、64.28%、14.28%和85.71%,并且基因芯片检测方法的敏感性较PCR要高10~100倍。以上结果表明,本研究建立的基因芯片检测方法具有特异、敏感等特点,对临床中犬类混合感染病毒检测具有一定的诊断意义。     

奶牛性别鉴定的研究与应用

选取牛雄性性别决定基因SRY (sex region of Y chromosome),根据基因序列设计特异引物,应用PCR技术对5头荷斯坦奶牛DNA样品进行扩增,鉴定其性别;并对设计的引物灵敏度进行检测;对已有的公、母各20头荷斯坦奶牛DNA样品进行PCR盲检,获取奶牛高灵敏度特异性引物,用于奶牛性别鉴定。结果表明,4头公牛DNA样品可以扩增出目标条带(66 bp),1头母牛DNA样品无法扩增出条带,阴性对照扩增无条带;最佳引物灵敏度为1.6 pg/μL,可以很好地满足性别鉴定需要。40头个体中,20头个体DNA样品可以扩增出条带,其余20头个体DNA样品无法扩增出条带,检测结果与实际性别对比准确率为100%。试验结果表明,设计的引物灵敏度比较好,能够满足奶牛性别鉴定的需要。     

垂穗披碱草ISSR反应体系的正交优化

以垂穗披碱草(Elymus nutans)基因组DNA为模板,对ISSR-PCR反应体系中5个因素(TaqDNA聚合酶、Mg2+、模板DNA、dNTPs、引物)进行优化试验.建立垂穗披碱草稳定的ISSR-PCR反应体系及最佳扩增程序.在25 μL反应体系中,最佳反应体系为2.5 μL 10×buffer(不含Mg2+)...     

猫传染性鼻气管炎病毒实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立及应用

猫传染性鼻气管炎(FIR)病毒是引起猫传染性鼻气管炎的病原,属于猫疱疹病毒1型(FHV-1)。选择FHV-1gD基因设计1对引物FHV-1F、FHV-1R和探针FHV-1Probe,建立FHV-1实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。结果表明,该方法可以特异地检测出FHV-1的DNA,敏感性达到75fg/μL,反应效率达到107%,R²值为0.9965,Ct值的变异系数低于2%。FHV-1实时荧光定量PCR检测方法敏感性高于普通PCR,特异性好、稳定性好,适用于FHV-1的临床诊断、检测和流行病学调查。利用该方法对上海地区宠物门诊送检的疑似FHV-1感染的样品进行检测,其阳性率达到27.78％,表明上海地区宠物猫FHV-1的发病率处于较高水平。     

Establishment and Application of Quantitative Real-time PCR Detection Method for Feline Infectious Rhinotracheitis Virus

Feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) is the pathogeny of feline infectious rhinotracheitis.Based on the sequence of gD gene of FHV-1, one pair of primers(FHV-1F and FHV-1R) and FHV-1Probe were designed for the quantitative Real-time PCR detection method.The results showed that the method could detect FHV-1 DNA specifically and the sensitivity was 75 fg/μL.The reaction efficiency reached 107%, and the R² value was 0.9965.The coefficient of variance(CV) was below 2%.And the method was more sensitive than common PCR.It was specific, stable, and suitable for clinical diagnosis, detection and epidemiological investigation.Using this method, the Shanghai area pet clinic censorship suspected FHV-1 infected samples were detected, and the positive rate reached 27.78%, which indicated that the incidence of FHV-1 in Shanghai area was at a high level.     

Development and Preliminary Application of a Semi-nested PCR Assay for Detection of Chicken Parvovirus

In order to set up and optimize a semi-nested PCR for rapid detection of chicken parvovirus (ChPV), three specific primers were designed according to conserved sequences of NS 1 gene of ChPV. The specificity and sensitivity of ChPV semi-nested PCR were tested, and the assay was applied to detect 48 clinical samples. The specificity and sensitivity tests showed that this semi-nested PCR was only sensitive to ChPV for amplifying specific band of 186 bp and it could detect 5.62 fg/μL of ChPV DNA, without any sensitivity to other viruses, such as Newcastle disease virus, H9 subtype avian influenza virus, Marek's disease virus, infectious laryngotracheitis virus and infectious bronchitis virus. 48 chicken samples were detected and the positive rate was 16.67% (8/48). The results of our study demonstrated that the optimized semi-nested PCR could be a method that was suitable for clinical detection of ChPV.     

鸡细小病毒半巢式PCR检测方法的建立及初步应用

为建立一种快速、特异、灵敏的检测鸡细小病毒（chicken parvovirus,ChPV）的方法,根据ChPV的保守基因NS1设计了3条特异性引物,建立并优化了能快速检测ChPV的半巢式PCR方法,对其进行特异性和敏感性试验,并用所建立的方法对48份临床样品进行了检测。特异性和敏感性试验结果显示,建立的半巢式PCR只对ChPV敏感,扩增产物为186 bp的特异性条带;其最低能检测到5.62 fg/μL的ChPV DNA;而对鸡新城疫病毒、H9亚型禽流感病毒、马立克氏病病毒、鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒、鸡传染性支气管炎病毒不敏感。临床检测结果显示,同时对48份临床样品进行检测,检出率为16.67%（8/48）,提示广西区内鸡群存在ChPV感染。本研究建立的ChPV半巢式PCR方法适用于ChPV的临床检测。     

Detection of Chlamydophila abortus in sheep and goat flocks in southern Italy by PCR using four different primer sets

An epidemiological survey was performed to detect the presence of Chlamydophila (C.) abortus and other members of the order Chlamydiales in ovine and caprine flocks with a history of abortion in southern Italy. Four pairs of primers were compared to evaluate their ability to detect Chlamydiales using purified DNA preparations and tissue samples from aborted foetuses with suspected chlamydial infections. As expected, amplification of DNA of the reference strain C. abortus using primer pairs U23F/23Sigr, 16SF2/23R, CTU/CTL and CpsiA/CpsiB produced fragments of about 600 bp, 585 bp, 1000 bp and 300 bp, respectively. The detection limits of the four PCR tests performed on serial DNA dilutions of the C. abortus reference strain were of 10 pg, 0.1 pg, 0.1 pg and 1 fg of DNA, respectively. The most sensitive amplification of DNA extracted from the organ tissues was obtained with primer pairs CpsiA/CpsiB, which detected Chlamydophila spp. DNA in all infected tissue samples. Only C. abortus was identified during the survey. The presence of this agent was confirmed in 3 out of 27 ovine and caprine flocks included in the survey suggesting that abortion due to C. abortus is uncommon in southern Italy.     

Evaluation of LSSP-PCR for identification of Leptospira spp. in urine samples of cattle with clinical suspicion of leptospirosis

We evaluated the use of low-stringency single specific primer PCR (LSSP-PCR) for genetically typing Leptospira directly from urine samples of cattle with clinical suspicion of leptospirosis. Urine samples obtained from 40 cattle with clinical suspicion of leptospirosis were amplified by specific PCR using the following primers: Internal 1/Internal 2 and G1/G2. The internal primers were designed from the gene sequence of the outer membrane lipoprotein Lip32 from Leptospira kirschneri, strain RM52. The PCR products were amplified with these two pairs of primers, which had approximately 497 and 285bp, respectively, and were subsequently used as a template for LSSP-PCR analysis. The genetic signatures from the leptospires which were present in the urine samples allowed us to make a preliminary identification of the leptospires by comparing the LSSP-PCR profiles obtained directly from urine samples with those from reference leptospires. The LSSP-PCR profiles obtained with the Internal 1 primer or with the G1 primer allowed the grouping of the leptospires into serogroups. LSSP-PCR was found to be a useful and sensitive approach capable of identifying leptospires directly from biological samples without the need for prior bacterial isolation. In conclusion, the LSSP-PCR technique may still be helpful in discriminating serogroups of Leptospira from different animal reservoirs, since the early identification of carrier animals and information on the shedding state are crucial to prevent the spread of leptospiral infection to other animals and humans.     

鸡毒支原体LAMP可视化检测方法的建立

为建立一种鸡毒支原体(MG)的快速检测方法,本研究根据GenBank中MG的基因保守序列,设计1套特异性环介导等温扩增(LAMP)引物,优化反应条件,建立了MG LAMP的可视化检测方法。该方法的敏感性可达10 fg/μL,高于常规PCR方法100倍;其特异性好,对其他的鸡常见病原体的检测结果均为阴性。MG LAMP反应只需一个可控温的水浴锅,在1 h内完成全部反应,通过肉眼观察颜色直接判定结果。本研究建立的LAMP方法具有灵敏度高、特异性好、操作简便的优点,可用于MG感染的快速检测。     

Development of a semi-nested PCR for the improved detection of Mycoplasma bovis from bovine milk and mucosal samples

A new forward primer, Mb-F, was designed to improve the sensitivity and reproducibility of the Mycoplasma bovis-specific PCR developed by Ghadersohi et al. [Vet. Microbiol. 56 (1997) 87] for testing clinical samples. A semi-nested (SN) PCR configuration was developed and this provided enhanced sensitivity and reproducibility. The detection limit of the SN PCR was in the range of 10-100cfu/ml and the correct amplicon was amplified from 9.15pg/microliter of total extracted DNA (mixture of M. bovis and bovine cellular DNA). A dot blot assay was also developed and compared with the SN PCR on a number of randomly selected milk and mucosal samples. The dot blot had the same level of detection as the SN PCR. The specificity of the SN configuration was confirmed by Southern blot analysis and automated sequencing of the PCR product. The results from the tests on the samples from cattle, together with those from sheep, provided evidence that M. bovis is host-specific and that most cattle are colonised. The assay was shown to be specific, sensitive and reproducible and could be used successfully to detect M. bovis directly from clinical material without pre-enrichment.     

鸡细小病毒与禽呼肠病毒二重PCR检测方法的建立

建立可同时检测鸡细小病毒(Chicken parvovirus,ChPV)与禽呼肠病毒(Avian reovirus,ARV)的二重PCR方法,为防控ChPV与ARV提供技术支撑。根据鸡细小病毒NS1基因和禽呼肠病毒σC基因的保守序列,设计合成两对引物用于检测ChPV和ARV,通过优化二重PCR的反应体系,特异性、敏感性试验评价建立的ChPV与ARV二重PCR。优化后的二重PCR反应体系为:2×PCR Mix 12.5μL,其中ChPV与ARV的上、下游引物各1.0μL,混合模板2.0μL,ddH2O补足25μL;最佳的反应程序为:95℃5min;95℃1min,56.1℃1min,72℃1min,35个循环;最后72℃延伸10min。结果显示,建立的二重PCR能够同时扩增出204bp ChPV和405bp ARV片段;该方法对ChPV与ARV的检测敏感性分别达到58fg和53fg,但对鸡新城疫病毒、H9亚型禽流感病毒、马立克病病毒、鸡传染性喉气管炎病毒、鸡传染性支气管炎病毒等病原体均无特异性扩增,对ChPV与ARV混合感染的临床阳性病料的检测结果与各病毒单项PCR检测结果符合率为94%以上。建立的二重PCR可用于ChPV与ARV感染的快速鉴别诊断。     

牛瑟氏泰勒虫二温式PCR快速检测技术的建立及初步应用

为建立一种牛瑟氏泰勒虫快速检测技术,根据GenBank上已发表的牛瑟氏泰勒虫P23表面蛋白基因序列(D84447)设计1对特异性引物,扩增出大小为244 bp的基因片段,经克隆、测序分析,与已知基因序列同源性为100%。用该对引物建立的牛瑟氏泰勒虫二温式PCR能检测出的最高敏感度为171 fg/μL,与牛新孢子虫、弓形虫和卵形巴贝斯虫不产生交叉反应,对48份临床血液样本进行检测,阳性检出率为66.67%。用同一对引物对28份临床血液样本分别进行二温式PCR和三温式PCR检测,阳性符合率为95%,总符合率为96.43%。结果表明,该方法具有快速、敏感、特异等优点,可用于牛瑟氏泰勒虫病的快速临床诊断及流行病学调查。     

贵州省畜禽源葡萄球菌和链球菌快速鉴定双重PCR方法的建立及应用

为建立一种可准确、快速鉴定畜禽临床病例常见病原葡萄球菌和链球菌的双重PCR方法,本试验选取葡萄球菌的nuc基因和链球菌的EF-TU基因保守片段分别设计合成了1对特异性引物,构建可同时快速鉴别葡萄球菌和链球菌的双重PCR体系,并进行反应条件优化,筛选出最佳引物浓度和退火温度;应用该方法对其他73株革兰氏阳性临床分离细菌进行检测,评价该方法的特异性;将培养的葡萄球菌和链球菌倍比稀释计数后鉴定检测方法的敏感性;应用该检测方法对贵州省部分畜禽葡萄球菌和链球菌临床分离样本进行检测。结果显示,所建立的方法最佳引物添加量均为1μL,最佳退火温度为56℃;其他73株供试菌株检测结果均无扩增条带出现,所建双重PCR方法具有较好的特异性;敏感性试验结果显示,葡萄球菌和链球菌敏感度分别达1.50 ng/μL和1.44 pg/μL;临床样本复检结果显示,73株临床分离细菌中葡萄球菌40株(54.79%)、链球菌33株(45.21%),与传统细菌分离鉴定方法的符合率为97.26%。本试验建立了一种特异、敏感和快速鉴定贵州省畜禽葡萄球菌和链球菌病原的双重PCR方法,为临床病例快速诊断及流行病学调查提供了有效技术。     

鹅细小病毒和番鸭细小病毒双重PCR检测方法的建立

根据GenBank上登录的鹅细小病毒(GPV)和番鸭细小病毒(MDPV)基因序列,分别设计合成针对GPV非结构蛋白(NS)和MDPV NS2-VP1基因片段的2对引物GPV U/L和MDPV U/L,将GPV和MDPV提取核酸混合后作为模板,优化PCR反应条件,建立了能同时检测这2种病毒的双重PCR。特异性试验结果显示,引物GPV U/L仅特异性扩增出GPV-GZ1和GPV-GZ2株730bp核酸片段,引物MDPVU/L仅特异性扩增出MDPV的624bp核酸片段,双重PCR扩增出长度分别为730bp和624bp的2条特异性片段,而扩增鸭瘟病毒(DPV)和鹅副黏病毒(GPMV)的核酸扩增结果均为阴性。敏感性试验结果显示,双重PCR能同时检测到14.4pg的GPV核酸和28.8pg的MDPV核酸。结果表明,建立的双重PCR可用于GPV和MDPV的鉴别诊断和联合检测。     

Comparison of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and real-time PCR method targeting a 529-bp repeat element for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a simple method that can amplify DNA with high specificity, sensitivity, and rapidity. In this study, we compared the performance of LAMP and real-time PCR assays for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. We designed a real-time PCR assay targeting a 529 bp element repeated 200-300 times in the Toxoplasma gondii genome. The detection limits of the LAMP and real-time PCR assays were 10 fg/μL and 1 fg/μL of T. gondii DNA, respectively. Conventional PCR, LAMP, and real-time PCR methods were applied to detect T. gondii DNA in blood samples from 284 pigs and 292 sheep. Positive results were obtained with 0.4%, 3.2%, and 4.2% of the pig samples and 3.8%, 17.1%, and 17.8% of the sheep samples with conventional PCR, LAMP, and real-time PCR analyses, respectively. The real-time PCR assay provided the most sensitive diagnosis of toxoplasmosis, but the LAMP assay has potential as an alternative tool for detection of T. gondii in the field.     

Comparison of 13 single-round and nested PCR assays targeting IS900, ISMav2, f57 and locus 255 for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

For molecular biological detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), PCR methods with primers targeting different regions specific for MAP are used worldwide. However, some uncertainties exist concerning the specificity of certain target regions and the sensitivity. To identify the methods which are best suited for diagnostics, 8 single-round and 5 nested PCR systems including 12 different primer pairs based on IS900 (9 x), ISMav2 (1x), f57 (1x), and locus 255 (1x) sequences were compared regarding their analytical sensitivity and specificity under similar PCR conditions. Reference strains and field isolates of 17 Mycobacterium species and subspecies, 16 different non-mycobacterial bovine pathogens and commensals were included in this study. Single-round PCR resulted in a detection limit of 100 fg to 1 pg, and nested PCR in 10 fg or below. Depending on the specific primer sequences targeting IS900, false positive results occurred with one of the five single-round and two of the four nested PCR systems. This also applied to the single-round PCR based on ISMav2 and the nested PCR based on f57. A high number of non-specific products were primarily detected for the single-round PCR assay based on ISMav2, but also for a single-round PCR targeting the IS900 and the locus 255. In conclusion, stringent selection of IS900-specific primers ensures that IS900 remains a favourite target sequence for amplification of MAP specific loci. The studied PCR systems based on f57, and locus 255 can also be recommended. Revision of ISMav2 primers is necessary. Single-round PCR systems are very reliable. Nested PCR assays were occasionally disturbed by contaminations, thus bearing a risk for routine diagnostics.     

Genetic diversity of major piroplasm surface protein genes and their allelic variants of Theileria parasites in Thai cattle.

Twenty-eight field isolated Theileria parasite DNAs obtained from dairy and beef cattle in distinct geographical areas of Thailand were characterized by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification with six sets of oligonucleotide primers. Three sets of them were modified from two genes of immunodominant major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) coding for 32 kDa (p32) of T. sergenti and 33/34 kDa (p33/34) of T. buffeli, and MPSP of Theileria spp.(Thai-isolate). The other three sets of primers were basically generated from three alleles of MPSP which were specific for Japanese T. sergenti-Ikeda stock (I-type), Japanese T. sergenti-Chitose stock (C-type) and Australian T. buffeli-Warwick stock (B1-type), respectively. The results indicated that 14 out of 28 isolates were amplified by the Thai-specific primer whereas 6 isolates were amplified by the p32 specific primer and the other 5 isolates were amplified by the p32 and Thai-specific primers. In addition, by using the allele-specific PCR, 14 out of 28 isolates contained C-type MPSP whereas 3 isolates contained B1 type parasites. Interestingly, 20 out of 28 isolates could be amplified by the Thai-specific primer. The majority of Theileria parasites distributed in Thailand contained Thai type parasites, whereas C-type parasites showed the mixed population with B1 and Thai type parasites. No I type parasite was detected.     

7种猪场常见高致死病原GeXP检测方法的建立

本研究旨在建立能同时检测猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)、伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)、猪细小病毒(PPV)、猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)、坏死梭杆菌(Fn)和副猪嗜血杆菌(Hps)7种猪场常见高致死性流行病原的多重PCR检测方法。利用7种病原体的保守序列设计7对特异性引物,同时合成了Cy-5标记的通用引物。将通用引物分别连接到特异性引物的5′端形成7对特异性嵌合引物。优化反应条件,分别使用7组嵌合引物和通用引物混合,扩增7种病原的混合cDNA/DNA,验证其单重PCR的特异性。利用GeXP多重基因表达遗传分析系统,混合7种嵌合引物和通用引物,扩增单一病原的cDNA/DNA,验证其多重PCR特异性;将其他常见猪病病原的基因组作为干扰的阳性标本,利用7对混合嵌合引物和通用引物进行多重PCR分析,扩增加入了阳性标本的混合模板,验证其多重PCR的抗干扰能力。利用重组质粒和体外转录的RNA进行梯度稀释,确定GeXP多重检测体系的灵敏度。结果表明,7种不同引物分别进行GeXP单重及多重检测,均能检测出特异性目的片段的信号,无明显的干扰片段信号出现;GeXP多重检测抗干扰试验结果显示,在混入3种干扰病原模板后,依然可同时特异性检测出7种病原;GeXP多重检测灵敏度分析显示,在10~3拷贝/μL浓度条件下能检测到7种不同基因的特异性结果。本研究建立的同时检测7种猪场常见高致死性流行病原的GeXP检测方法具有高通量、高特异性和高灵敏度的特点,为快速诊断猪流行性疾病的交叉感染和混合感染提供了新型的检测方法。