Serological characterization of Danish Haemophilus parasuis isolates

A total of 103 Danish Haemophilus parasuis field isolates was collected from diseased pigs in connection with routine diagnostics. The isolates were serotyped using indirect haemagglutination (IHA) and for 57 of the isolates the serotyping was also performed by immunodiffusion. Serovar 5 was the most prevalent (36%), followed by serovar 4 (13%) and serovar 13 (22%), whereas 15% of the strains were nontypeable by IHA. Serovars 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, and 15 were only represented by a small number of isolates. Most of the Danish isolates belong to serovars, which earlier have been shown to be virulent. The strains could be divided into two groups depending on whether they were isolated from cases with systemic disease (polyserositis, arthritis or meningitis) or if they only were found in the lower respiratory tract. The most marked differences were observed for serovar 4, which had a higher prevalence in respiratory disease compared to systemic infection, and for the nontypeable isolates, which were mainly found in cases of systemic infection.     

Serological classification of Australian isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum

Thirty-nine Australian isolates of Haemophilus paragallinarum were compared serologically with 3 reference serotype strains of H. paragallinarum using a plate agglutination test. Twenty-eight of the isolates were serotype C, 5 were serotype A, while the remaining 6 isolates could not be assigned to a serotype.     

豚鼠副猪嗜血杆菌感染动物模型的建立

为建立副猪嗜血杆菌(Hps)的感染动物模型,本试验用Hps血清5型标准菌株(Nagasaki),以2.0×10~9CFU剂量腹腔感染豚鼠,观察豚鼠发病及死亡情况.取死亡豚鼠的主要器官组织,观察其病理和组织病理变化,与猪Classer's病痛变进行比较.并同时对死亡豚鼠进行细茵分离,分离菌经PCR鉴定.实验结果显示:在接种14 h后试验组豚鼠(5/8)出现死亡,死亡豚鼠剖检时出现了与猪Classer's病相似的病变;主要组织器官组织学变化以炎性细胞浸润、纤维蛋白和红细胞渗出等变化;并通过细茵分离培养,在豚鼠大脑、心血、肺、肝、脾和肾主要器官中分离到Hps血清5型茵.实验结果表明豚鼠可以作为Hps的感染动物模型.这一结果为研究其致病机制、诊断和免疫研究奠定基础.     

Antimicrobial susceptibility and PFGE genotyping of Haemophilus parasuis isolates from pigs in South China (2008-2010)

H. parasuis isolates (n=112) from pigs were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility against 23 antimicrobial agents by the disk diffusion method. All isolates were sensitive to Florfenico and most strains were sensitive to Cefotaxime (103/112; 92%), Ceftazidime (99/112; 88.4%), Chloramphenicol (90/112; 80.4%) and Gentamicin (85/112; 75.9%). High resistance levels to Nalidixic acid (84.8%), TMP (67.9%) and Trimethoprim+Sulfamethoxazole (58%) were observed. Genomic DNA extracted from 52 isolates resistant to at least seven antimicrobial agents was analyzed by PFGE and 46 distinct PFGE patterns identified. Diverse variation was observed between the drug-resistant H. parasuis isolates examined, suggesting that resistance traits were acquired independently by the respective isolates.     

Differences in susceptibility to Haemophilus parasuis infection in pigs

In animal breeding programs, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) markers can be used to identify sires that are less susceptible to disease. These DNA markers are typically discovered in populations that display differences in susceptibility. To find those differences, it was hypothesized that sires influence their offspring responses to infection with H. parasuis. To identify differences in susceptibility, colostrum-deprived pigs derived from 6 sires were inoculated with a virulent strain of H. parasuis serovar 5. Pigs were infected at 21-d of age and euthanized 1, 2, or 3 days post-infection. Rectal temperatures, bacterial detection, clinical signs, and lesions were measured by comparing disease susceptibility in the offspring from each sire. The effect of the sire on the severity of disease in the offspring was statistically analyzed using to a 2-way ANOVA with sire and test day as fixed effects. Significant differences among sires were found for lesions, rectal temperatures from days 0-1 and 0-2 (P < 0.05) and marginal effects for clinical signs (P = 0.08). On average, the offspring of sire H94 was the most susceptible to challenge. Responses to infection were categorized to determine the clinical responses and analyzed by Chi square. Overall, 10% of all pigs infected were fully resistant to H. parasuis infection. Boar H94 didn't produce any fully resistant offspring. Differences in susceptibility to H. parasuis were observed, and the results support the hypothesis that sires influence their offspring's response to infection. Tissues from this population could be used to identify DNA markers for genetic selection of sires that produce offspring more resistant to H. parasuis infection.     

中国东南部地区副猪嗜血杆菌分离株ERIC-PCR指纹图谱分析

采用肠杆菌基因间重复一致序列PCR方法,在对15种副猪嗜血杆菌血清型参考株鉴定获得15种不同ERIC-PCR指纹的基础上,对分离自中国东南部发生Glasser's病的不同猪场的111株副猪嗜血杆茵进行了指纹鉴定.结果显示:111株分离株显示出23种指纹图谱,前3种最流行的指纹图谱为ERIC-PCR X X(20/111),X X ⅢⅠ(9/111)和Ⅳ(8/111).且在111株分离株中,来自不同地区的分离株分别表现出不同种类的指纹图谱.该试验表明,ERIC-PCR方法可适用于对某一地区的副猪嗜血杆菌进行分子流行病学的研究和基因型的鉴定;试验结果还揭示了副猪嗜血杆茵在中国东南部地区已广泛存在并具有多样的基因型.     

Prevalence and characterization of genotypic diversity of Haemophilus parasuis isolates from southern China

From September 2008 to December 2010, 112 Haemophilus parasuis strains were isolated from 536 pigs with clinical signs of Glässer’s disease in South China, for a frequency of 21%. The 112 strains were subjected to serovar analysis by gel diffusion (GD) and indirect hemagglutination (IHA) tests and to genotype analysis by means of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). With a combination of the GD and IHA results, serovars 5 and 4 were found to be the most prevalent, at 23% and 17%, respectively, followed by serovars 2 (8%), 15 (7%), 13 (6%), and 12 (5%); 20% of the strains were nontypeable. The 112 strains were genetically diverse, with 85 genotypes identified (discriminatory index 0.992). The 89 typeable isolates belonged to 15 H. parasuis serovars displaying 63 different PFGE profiles. The 23 nontypeable strains displayed 22 different PFGE profiles. These findings confirmed that 15 serovars and diverse genotypes of H. parasuis were widely distributed in southern China.     

副猪嗜血杆菌对豚鼠和小鼠的致病力研究

为了验证副猪嗜血杆菌分离株FS0307株、XX0306株和标准株HS1079株的致病力,本文以豚鼠和Balb/c小鼠作为模型动物,分别腹腔接种副猪嗜血杆菌FS0307株、XX0306株和HS1079株,观察临床症状和死亡情况,并进行Hps的再分离和血清抗体检测。结果显示,2株副猪嗜血杆菌分离株均能引起豚鼠和Balb/c小鼠100%发病,以及对豚鼠和小鼠的致死率均分别达到100%和20%;标准株HS1079株能引起豚鼠和Balb/c小鼠100%发病,并对豚鼠有80%的致死率,而不致死小鼠。可见,副猪嗜血杆菌FS0307株、XX0306株和HS1079株的致病力均较强,这为副猪嗜血杆菌病疫苗的研究提供了可靠的技术参数。     

新疆北部部分地区副猪嗜血杆菌的ERIC-PCR指纹聚类分析

为了解新疆北部部分规模化养猪场副猪嗜血杆菌(H.parasuis)分离株的基因型,本实验采用ERIC-PCR方法结合统计学分析软件,对来源不同的12株H.parasuis进行分子指纹图谱分析.结果表明12株分离株分别位于4个聚类中,各个菌株之间的遗传距离较近,并且含有长度为1 000 bp的相同条带,相同血清型的分离株在其分子指纹聚类上均位于同一个分支中.试验结果表明基于ERIC-PCR的分子指纹聚类分析结合传统的琼脂免疫扩散法可以准确地对不同分离株H.parasuis进行分型.试验结果显示H.parasuis在该地区广泛存在并具有多种不同的基因型,同时为该地区H.parasuis的免疫防治提供了重要的实验依据.     

Application of ERIC-PCR for the comparison of isolates of Haemophilus parasuis

Objective To validate a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based method, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus‐PCR (ERIC‐PCR), for the fingerprinting of Haemophilus parasuis strains and to use that method to differentiate isolates from apparently related outbreaks of Glässers disease on three pig farms. Design ERIC‐PCR was evaluated by comparing 15 different strains that represented all 15 recognised serovars in the Kielstein‐Rapp‐Gabrielson (KRG) scheme for serotyping H parasuis. Next, ERIC‐PCR was used to examine 14 Australian field isolates of H parasuis; 12 collected from three farms suffering apparently related outbreaks of Glässers disease and two from two other farms with no known connection. Results The 15 serovar reference strains all gave unique, reproducible ERIC‐PCR fingerprints. The 12 isolates from the three apparently related outbreaks all gave a single fingerprint, which was distinct from any seen in the 15 serovar reference strains and the two other Australian field isolates in the studied farms. The confirmation that all 12 isolates were the same strain allowed the development of a prevention and control program that has prevented the emergence of any further outbreaks of Glässer disease on the three farms. Conclusion ERIC‐PCR is a suitable technique for the differentiation of unrelated strains of H parasuis. The finding that the 12 field isolates of H parasuis all shared the same fingerprint is strong evidence that there was a common source of infection on all three farms. This study has shown, for the first time, that ERIC‐PCR is a suitable technique for the sub‐typing of H parasuis and useful for studying the epidemiology of outbreaks of Glässers disease.     

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Haemophilus parasuis from pigs in the United Kingdom and Spain

A total of 30 British and 30 Spanish Haemophilus parasuis isolates were tested for their susceptibility to 19 of the antimicrobials currently used in swine practice with a broth microdilution method in order to know the emergence of resistance against these compounds in this porcine pathogen. All the British isolates were susceptible to penicillin, ceftiofur, erythromycin, tilmicosin, enrofloxacin, and florfenicol, and most of them were susceptible to the remaining antimicrobials (the highest resistance rate found was of 20% to neomycin). In contrast, all the Spanish isolates were susceptible exclusively to florfenicol, and high proportions of resistance were encountered for penicillin, ampicillin, oxytetracycline, erythromycin, tilmicosin, tiamulin and trimethoprim+sulphamethoxazole; in addition, a bimodal or multimodal distribution, or tailing of Spanish isolates over the MIC range was observed for clindamycin, sulphonamides and tylosine tartrate, suggesting the development of acquired resistance. In addition, several multiresistance patterns were found among the Spanish isolates, 23.3% of them being resistant to at least eight antimicrobials, the same rate as that encountered for those being susceptible to all antimicrobials tested. This study showed that in general British H. parasuis isolates are susceptible to antimicrobial agents routinely used for treatment of porcine respiratory diseases; however, the Spanish isolates need a more continuous surveillance of their susceptibility patterns.     

Cross protection among Haemophilus parasuis strains in immunized gnotobiotic pigs.

In an attempt to establish if cross protection can be induced by different strains of Haemophilus parasuis, three groups of 12 gnotobiotic pigs were immunized each with an aluminum hydroxide adsorbed whole cell bacterin of one of three H. parasuis strains. Two weeks later, four pigs within each vaccinated group were challenged with aerosols of live cultures of each of the three test strains and observed for response. Two virulent strains V1 and V2 protected all the vaccinated pigs, while all nonvaccinated controls succumbed to Glasser's disease when challenged with these strains. Vaccination with strain LV (of low virulence) protected the pigs against challenge with strain V2, but not against strain V1. Strain LV did not cause disease in the immunized animals and only in one of ten nonimmunized pigs upon second challenge. The results suggest that strains may differ in antigenicity and that virulence and immunoprotection are positively related. Strains to be used in commercial vaccines should therefore be selected carefully. Antibodies detected in the sera of vaccinated pigs were to outer membrane proteins of the bacteria, but not to lipopolysaccharides or capsular polysaccharides. This would suggest that for gnotobiotic pigs outer membrane proteins are more immunogenic than lipopolysaccharide or capsular antigens. Further work is needed to determine if outer membrane proteins also contribute protective immunogens.     

Systemic antibody response in colostrum-deprived pigs experimentally infected with Haemophilus parasuis

The serum antibody response to an experimental infection by Haemophilus parasuis, the etiological agent of Glässer’s disease in pigs, was characterized by ELISA measuring IgM and IgGt levels against whole-cells and outer-membrane-proteins (OMPs) as antigens. Five groups of pigs were studied, four of those were previously immunized with different formulations, and the fifth was maintained as non-immunized control. All groups were challenged with 5 × 10⁹ CFU of H. parasuis. The non-commercial bacterin induced a full protection against disease, the OMP-vaccine and the exposure to a sublethal dose of 10⁵ CFU protected only partially, and the recombinant TbpB-vaccine conferred no protection. The humoral response in the pigs that died after infection (all controls, all those vaccinated with the recombinant TbpB, and two of both those inoculated with OMPs and those exposed to the sublethal dose) could be only measured before it, but it was irrelevant in all cases. However, a specific IgM and IgGt production was observed before challenge in all the surviving pigs, irrespective of the type of immunization received. This antibody response was even greater after H. parasuis infection, especially in those survivors receiving the sublethal dose. These results suggest a role of the antibodies developed after the different immunization protocols in preventing infection and death; therefore, the humoral immunity is protective against experimental Glässer’s disease.     

Serological characterisation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolated from pigs in 1993 to 1996

OBJECTIVES: To clarify the serological identity of the prototype strain of a group of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates that could not be serotyped in previous studies and to establish the serovar of 378 isolates of A pleuropneumoniae obtained from pigs in Australia over the period 1993 to 1996. DESIGN: After initial validation, QGD and IHA tests were used to characterise the prototype isolate (HS143) selected to represent the cross-reacting isolates that were found in a previous study. Next, 378 recent field isolates of A pleuropneumoniae were characterised using the existing gel diffusion serotyping technique and/or the IHA or QGD tests. RESULTS: The indirect haemagglutination test was shown to be capable of correctly recognising the reference strain for all serovars except serovar 11. While the quantitative gel diffusion test was not as effective as indirect haemagglutination, it could recognise serovar 11. When the two tests were used to examine the prototype strain (HS143) of the cross-reactive isolates, the results indicated that HS143 is serologically distinct from all 12 of the recognised serovars of A pleuropneumoniae. However, as HS143 was subsequently identified as serovar 12 by one of the leading international reference laboratories, the antiserum to isolate HS143 was used as the serovar 12 antiserum. A total of 346 of the 378 A pleuropneumoniae field isolates examined could be confidently serotyped with almost 90% of the isolates being either serovar 1 (104 isolates); serovar 7 (83 isolates) or serovar 12 (142 isolates). A range of other serovars and some cross-reactive isolates made up the remainder of the isolates. CONCLUSION: The serovar 12 antiserum produced against the international reference strain (1096) does not recognise Australian serovar 12 isolates. The antiserum raised against isolate HS143 does recognise the Australian serovar 12 isolates. The dominant serovars of A pleuropneumoniae infecting Australian pigs are (in decreasing order) serovars 12, 1 and 7.     

副猪嗜血杆菌野外分离株的ERIC-PCR 及其外膜蛋白图谱分析

为了解副猪嗜血杆菌(HPS)现地分离株的流行情况及其进化来源,本研究采用肠杆菌科基因间重复一致序列PCR(ERIC-PCR)分型和外膜蛋白(OMP)分型技术对采集自3个猪场的24株HPS分离株进行分型.结果表明,以ERIC-PCR法分析24个分离株共产生10种DNA指纹图谱,依次分别包含5株、3株、1株、7株、1株、2株、1株、1株、2株和1株分离株.其中一个猪场的分离株仅为图谱Ⅰ和Ⅱ,另外两个猪场分别为图谱Ⅲ、Ⅳ、V和Ⅵ、Ⅶ、Ⅷ、Ⅸ、X.试检测结果表明同一猪场存在的菌株有两种或两种以上基因型,并且不同猪场流行的基因型不同.采用OMP分型也表现出与ERIC-PCR分型一致的结果.因此,ERIC-PCR和OMP分型均可以用于HPS的流行病学调查.     

运用免疫蛋白质组学方法筛选副猪嗜血杆菌血清4型菌株的免疫反应性蛋白

选取2株副猪嗜血杆菌血清4型菌株(A、B菌株),采用蛋白提纯和双向电泳技术获得高分辨率的蛋白胶。通过比对蛋白胶和免疫印迹膜上的蛋白反应点,并切取相应蛋白点进行质谱鉴定。根据质谱鉴定结果,菌株A和B有13个相同的蛋白点,其中8个蛋白点是新发现的具有免疫原性的蛋白点,它们分别是二氢硫辛酰胺脱氢酶(DLDH)、dppA、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、蛋白酶(P)、转酮醇酶(TK)、延长因子(EF-Ts)、周质丝氨酸蛋白水解酶(SP)、2,3-二磷酸甘油酸变位酶(BPGM)。在2株副猪嗜血杆菌血清4型菌株中发现有13个相同的免疫反应性蛋白,DLDH、dppA、CAT、P、TK、EF-Ts、SP和BPGM是新发现的免疫原性蛋白,它们作为疫苗候选抗原有待进一步研究。     

副猪嗜血杆菌安徽分离株的致病性与RELP基因型的相关性研究

为了研究PCR限制性酶切电泳长度多态性试验(PCR-RELP)与副猪嗜血杆菌(HPS)对豚鼠的致病性,本研究采用PCR-KELP分析12株HPS安徽分离株的tbpA基因,并将12株HIS分为5种不同的RELP基因型(AAA、BBB、BAB、BAC、CAB);12株HPS对豚鼠的致病性试验表明,致病性最强的RELP基因型为BAC,其次是AAA和CAB,无致病性的为BBB和BAB型.进一步分析12株HPS的tbpA基因序列系统进化关系发现.HPS的RFLP基因型的不同,其致病性存在差异,表明tbpA是影响HPS致病性的重要因素.     

重庆渝东部分地区副猪嗜血杆菌血清学调查与药敏试验

为了解重庆市渝东地区规模猪场副猪嗜血杆菌感染程度及药敏谱,采用流行病学调查及正向血凝试验对梁平县、万州区、云阳县30头及以上母猪规模的31个规模养猪场进行副猪嗜血杆菌血清学检测及实验室分离鉴定与药敏试验。结果表明,重庆市渝东地区养猪业规模化程度和养殖水平总体偏低;副猪嗜血杆菌血清学阳性率平均为19.2%;万州区、梁平县及云阳县三区县规模猪场副猪嗜血杆菌阳性率分别为22.22%、20.84%、16.67%;该地区规模猪场之间、三区县间及各区县内各规模猪场间副猪嗜血杆菌阳性率差异均不显著(P0.05)。分离的3株疑似副猪嗜血杆菌菌株对头孢类、粘杆菌素类高度敏感;对四环素类、喹诺酮类、青霉素类药品明显耐药。规模猪场用药习惯、种猪来源地及保健方案直接影响重庆渝东地区副猪嗜血杆菌的耐药谱。     

Blood cellular immune response in pigs immunized and challenged with Haemophilus parasuis

The cellular immune response to an experimental infection by Haemophilus parasuis, the etiological agent of Glässer’s disease in pigs, was characterized studying changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in colostrum-deprived pigs. Five groups were studied, four of those were previously immunized with different formulations and the fifth was maintained as non-immunized control. All groups were challenged with 5 × 10⁹ CFU of H. parasuis serotype 5. The non-commercial bacterin conferred a complete protection, while the OMP-vaccine and the exposure to a subletal dose of 10⁵ CFU of H. parasuis protected only partially, and the recombinant Tbp B-vaccine induced no protection. PBMC were analyzed using monoclonal antibodies against porcine CD45⁺, CD3⁺, CD4⁺, CD8α⁺, CD25⁺, CD4⁺ naïve, αIgM⁺ and SWC3⁺ cells in single-colour fluorescence, and CD4⁺/CD8α⁺ and CD8α⁺/CD8β⁺ combinations in two-colour fluorescence. The different groups showed no significant changes in PBMC subsets following vaccination, and only minor changes were encountered after challenge, consisting mainly of significant increases (P < 0.05) in the relative proportions of monocytes and granulocytes (SWC3⁺) and B cells (αIgM⁺), as well as a significant reduction in CD3⁺ cells (P < 0.05). These changes were similar for the five groups compared, except for the significant increase of CD25⁺ cells, which was only observed for the bacterin-vaccinated group. These results suggest an increase of trafficking of inflammatory cells and the onset of the adaptive antibody response against H. parasuis infection; in addition, the blood cellular response developed by the different groups was not relevant to protection.     

副猪嗜血杆菌ERIC-PCR指纹图谱多样性研究

建立了副猪嗜血杆菌ERIC-PCR分型技术,并应用于临床分离菌株的流行病学调查。试验结果表明,47株副猪嗜血杆菌产生28种不同的指纹图谱,分离自同一猪场和相同血清型的菌株表现出不同的指纹图谱,不能进行血清分型的副猪嗜血杆菌应用该方法可得到充分区分,证实副猪嗜血杆菌ERIC指纹图谱存在丰富的多样性,ERIC-PCR方法是副猪嗜血杆菌流行病学规律分析的有效方法。