凡纳滨对虾在微囊藻毒素(MC-LR)诱导下3种抗菌肽基因的表达量分析

蓝藻水华可产生大量藻毒素,其中以微囊藻毒素危害最大。研究表明微囊藻毒素可影响包括虾类在内的多种水生生物的生长和繁殖,亦可导致虾类免疫系统受损。本研究通过实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)技术检测了在微囊藻毒素MC-LR作用下,凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)体液免疫中3种主要的抗菌肽基因(Penaeidin 3、Crustin和ALF)的表达量变化情况,发现Penaeidin 3和ALF受到MC-LR影响较大,Crustin基因表达量虽有所上调,但变化不大。同时,通过再次注射鳗弧菌(Vibrio anguillarum)对3种抗菌肽在MC-LR影响下抗菌能力的检测,发现3种抗菌肽表现出相对一致的变化,即表达量均在前期下调,4 h后逐渐上调,在MC-LR处理组中的表达量低于对照组的趋势。结果表明MC-LR可能通过直接或间接的方式影响对虾3种抗菌肽基因的表达,对免疫系统造成损伤,致使对虾抗病能力减弱;这一结果表明,长期发生铜绿微囊藻水华的虾池对虾存活率下降,可能与微囊藻毒素影响对虾抗菌肽基因的表达有关。     

Clonal Spread of Salmonella enterica Serovar Infantis in Serbia: Acquisition of Mutations in the Topoisomerase Genes gyrA and parC Leads to Increased Resistance to Fluoroquinolones

Quinolone‐resistant Salmonella Infantis (n = 64) isolated from human stool samples, food and poultry during the years 2006–2011 were analysed for their resistance phenotypes, macrorestriction patterns and molecular mechanisms of decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of nalidixic acid (NAL) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) were determined by the agar dilution procedure, and the susceptibility to additional antimicrobial agents was determined by the disc diffusion method. To assess the influence of enhanced efflux activity, MICs were determined in the presence and absence of the inhibitor PAβN. The results of pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing revealed that quinolone‐resistant S. Infantis in Serbia had similar or indistinguishable PFGE profiles, suggesting a clonal spread. All S. Infantis showed combined resistance to NAL and tetracycline, whereas multiple drug resistance to three or more antibiotic classes was rare (2 isolates of human origin). The MICs ranged between 512 and 1024 μg/mL for NAL and 0.125–2 μg/mL for CIP. A single‐point mutation in the gene gyrA leading to a Ser83→Tyr exchange was detected in all isolates, and a second exchange (Ser80→Arg) in the gene parC was only present in eight S. Infantis isolates exhibiting slightly higher MICs of CIP (2 μg/mL). The inhibitor PAβN decreased the MIC values of CIP by two dilution steps and of NAL by at minimum 3–6 dilution steps, indicating that enhanced efflux plays an important role in quinolone resistance in these isolates. The plasmid‐mediated genes qnr, aac(6′)‐lb‐cr and qepA were not detected by PCR assays.     

Prevalence,Serovars and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella spp. from Wild and Domestic Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Grenada,West Indies

Cloacal swabs from 62 green iguanas (Iguana iguana), including 47 wild and 15 domestic ones from five parishes of Grenada, were sampled during a 4‐month period of January to April 2013 and examined by enrichment and selective culture for the presence of Salmonella spp. Fifty‐five per cent of the animals were positive, and eight serovars of Salmonella were isolated. The most common serovar was Rubislaw (58.8%), a serovar found recently in many cane toads in Grenada, followed by Oranienburg (14.7%), a serovar that has been causing serious human disease outbreaks in Japan. Serovar IV:48:g,z₅₁:‐ (formerly, S. Marina) highly invasive and known for serious infections in children in the United States, constituted 11.8% of the isolates, all of them being from domestic green iguanas. Salmonella Newport, a serovar recently found in a blue land crab in Grenada, comprised 11.8% of the isolates from the green iguanas. The remaining four less frequent serovars included S. Javiana and S. Glostrup. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests conducted by a disc diffusion method against amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid, streptomycin, tetracycline and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole showed that drug resistance is minimal, with intermediate susceptibility, mainly to streptomycin, tetracycline and cefotaxime. This is the first report of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibilities of various Salmonella serovars from wild and domestic green iguanas in Grenada, West Indies.     

Effect of biofilm formation on antimicrobial tolerance of Flavobacterium psychrophilum

Treatment of bacterial fish diseases can be complicated by resistant bacterial biofilms harbouring pathogenic bacteria and causing recurrent exposure of fish to infections. In this study, the effect of biofilm formation on antimicrobial tolerance was examined using three bacterial isolates of the fish pathogen Flavobacterium psychrophilum and two antimicrobial agents, oxytetracycline and flumequine, commonly used in aquaculture. Planktonic and biofilm cells were exposed to a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), to a 3 × MIC concentration and to an environmental concentration level of each antimicrobial in 96-well microtitre plates after which growth on agar plates was measured. The type strain NCIMB1947 of F. psychrophilum was further used to study the development of antimicrobial resistance in biofilm cells. The results suggest that at high bacterial densities (>10(7) CFU mL(-1)), biofilm cells of F. psychrophilum are less susceptible to antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, the results imply that biofilm cells of F. psychrophilum may rapidly develop resistance to both oxytetracycline and flumequine if exposed to subinhibitory concentrations of these antimicrobials.     

Marine Pseudovibrio sp. as a Novel Source of Antimicrobials

Antibiotic resistance among pathogenic microorganisms is becoming ever more common. Unfortunately, the development of new antibiotics which may combat resistance has decreased. Recently, however the oceans and the marine animals that reside there have received increased attention as a potential source for natural product discovery. Many marine eukaryotes interact and form close associations with microorganisms that inhabit their surfaces, many of which can inhibit the attachment, growth or survival of competitor species. It is the bioactive compounds responsible for the inhibition that is of interest to researchers on the hunt for novel bioactives. The genus Pseudovibrio has been repeatedly identified from the bacterial communities isolated from marine surfaces. In addition, antimicrobial activity assays have demonstrated significant antimicrobial producing capabilities throughout the genus. This review will describe the potency, spectrum and possible novelty of the compounds produced by these bacteria, while highlighting the capacity for this genus to produce natural antimicrobial compounds which could be employed to control undesirable bacteria in the healthcare and food production sectors.     

Genomic characterization of multidrug-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from grain culture soils

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli, mainly extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), has been widely reported in infections worldwide. In agricultural soils, manure is a hotspot for the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and pathogenic bacteria; however, MDR bacteria have also been reported in soils with no history of manure use. In addition, cross-resistance and co-resistance have been described as responsible for the metal-driven selection of bacteria resistant to antimicrobials. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze three MDR E. coli isolates obtained from Brazilian grain culture soil samples with no history of manure use by whole-genome sequencing. The MDR E. coli isolates were recovered from soils from corn and coffee fields, and presented resistance to β-lactams, quinolones, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, sulphonamides, and dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor. Resistome analysis showed ARGs to several antimicrobials (i.e., β-lactams, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, sulphonamides, trimethoprim, phenicols, fosfomycin, and macrolides) as well as several metal resistance genes and antibacterial biocide resistance genes. In addition, known mutations in quinolone-resistance-determining regions of GyrA (Ser83Leu and Asp87Asn), ParE (Ser458Thr), and ParC (Ser80Ile) were also detected. Virulome analysis showed the presence of virulence genes (lpfA, mcmA, gad, mchF, iroN, cma, and iss) associated with ExPEC. Multidrug-resistant ExPEC isolates were assigned to phylogenetic group B1. The presence of MDR B1-ExPEC in soil samples shows the ability of these isolates to survive in soils. This study reports for the first time some sequence types (i.e., ST345, ST448, and ST1146) of MDR E. coli in Brazilian soils. Therefore, these findings contribute to the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance and surveillance studies based on whole-genome sequencing worldwide.     

浙江省主要养殖区凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）红体病病原研究

对2012—2013年浙江省凡纳滨对虾( L itopenaeus vannamei)主要养殖区的红体病虾进行病原鉴定及其分子特征与耐药性研究,并与2011年的结果进行比较分析.结果表明：通过 Vitek 、16S rRNA 序列分析与病毒特异性聚合酶链反应,2012—2013年在红体病虾中同时检测出副溶血弧菌( V ibrio parahaemolyticus)与传染性皮下和造血组织坏死病毒( infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus , IHHNV ),而2011年在红体病虾中仅检测出副溶血弧菌,未检测出 IHHNV ;3年均未检测出桃拉综合征病毒( Taura syndrome virus , TSV)和白斑综合征病毒( white spot syndrome virus , WSSV ).基于 dnaE‐gyrB‐recA‐dtdS‐pntA‐pyrC‐tnaA 的多位点序列分型结果表明,副溶血弧菌分离株具有较高水平的分子多样性：2011—2013年各年的分离株均分属多个序列型( sequence type ,ST ),来自位于进化树不同亚枝、亲缘关系较远的不同克隆;2012—2013年的分离株经历了较高水平的分子变异,其中 ST918与 ST919为首次报道的副溶血弧菌新 ST ;2011年分离株与2012—2013年分离株的等位基因和序列型特征具有较大差异,ST414与 ST114分别代表2011年与2012—2013年红体病的优势 ST .2011—2013年的副溶血弧菌分离株均属于大流行群,并具有相同的毒力基因谱( tlh＋ tdh－ trh－ T3SS1＋ T3SS2－),tdh与 trh的缺失并未影响细菌的致病力.分离株对抗菌药物尤其是氨基糖苷类的耐药性呈现加重趋势.说明本次凡纳滨对虾红体病可能是多种致病因子共同作用的结果,亟须建立红体病病原监测体系,并探明细菌性病原与病毒性病原混合感染对致病性的影响及其互作机制,以提出综合防控方案.     

卷柏乙醇提取物对14种植物病原菌的抑制活性

采用牛津杯法及琼脂打孔法测定卷柏(Selaginella tamariscina)乙醇提取物对4种植物病原细菌[柑橘溃疡病菌(Xanthomonas carotovora pv.citri、姜瘟病菌(Ralstonia solanacearum)、水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae)、大白菜软腐病菌(Erwinia carotovora pv.carotovora)]的抗菌活性.结果表明,在浓度为1 mg/mL时,卷柏乙醇提取物对4种供试细菌具有较好的抑制活性,抑菌圈直径13.6～15.3mm,对姜瘟病菌和水稻白叶枯病菌的最低抑菌浓度为125 μg/mL.采用生长速率法测定提取物对10种植物病原真菌[香蕉酸腐病菌(Geotrichum candidum Link ex Pers)、苹果轮纹病菌(Physalospora nasei)、油菜菌核病菌(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)、小麦赤霉病菌(Fusarium graminearum)、苹果腐烂病菌(Valsa mli)、玉米小斑病菌(Helninthosporiun maydwas)、葡萄黑痘病菌(Sphaceloma ampelinum)、苹果斑点落叶病菌(Alternarial ternate f.sp.mali)、棉花枯萎病菌(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum)、番茄棉腐病菌(Pythium ultimum)]的抑制作用,发现除对苹果轮纹病菌的抑制效果较好外(抑制率为56.3％),对其余供试菌的抑制率均低于50％.     

猪传染性胸膜肺炎放线杆菌的分离鉴定、致病性与药敏试验

从湖北省几个猪场具有严重呼吸道症状的疑似病例中,采集了肺脏、扁桃体、关节液及心包液等病料,进行了细菌的分离培养及菌落形态观察、染色镜检、生化试验、PCR检验、血清型鉴定、药敏试验及致病性试验.结果表明,分离到的8株细菌为猪传染性胸膜肺炎放线杆菌(Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae,APP).血清型分型鉴定结果为1型的6株,3型的2株.药敏试验结果显示,分离的菌株对头孢类、先锋霉素类表现较高的敏感性,为猪场用药提供了科学参考.     

抗菌肽基因异源表达系统研究进展

抗菌肽是机体天然免疫系统的重要组成部分,因具有抗菌谱广、活性稳定、不易产生耐药性等优点而在食品、饲料、农业、医药领域具有重要的应用价值.由于化学合成的成本较高,利用基因工程技术构建高效的生物表达系统成为一个新的途径.综述了抗菌肽在细菌、酵母、植物、动物等表达系统中异源表达的研究进展,为抗菌肽的研究应用提供理论依据.