鸡肠道抗菌肽的提取及活性研究

取新鲜鸡肠黏膜超声波破碎,乙酸浸提,经Sephadex G-50层析后,收集具有抑菌活性的组分进行超滤离心,抑菌实验表明滤过物具有抑菌活性.滤过物经SDS-PAGE分析为一个条带,分子量约为6.078KD,得到电泳纯的鸡肠道抗微生物肽.该肽具有一定的耐热性,但经90℃以上热处理后活性下降较大;pH值对其活性影响较大,在pH6～8时活性最强.     

PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF QUINOLONE RESISTANCE GENES IN PROTEUS SPECIES ISOLATED FROM PET TURTLES

Proteus spp. are widely recognized as opportunistic pathogens causing urinary tract and septic infections in humans and animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes and mutations in the quinolone resistance determining region in association with the detection of quinolone susceptibility of 24 strains of pet turtle-borne Proteus spp. Susceptibility of 4 antimicrobials including nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin was examined by disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration test. Six isolates were resistant to nalidixic acid showing either intermediate resistance or resistance to other quinolones. All nalidixic acid, resistant isolates harbored mutations in gyrB (N440T/A401G/Q411S). Two of the isolates had both gyrA (S83I) and parC (S80I) mutations. Twenty-one isolates were positive for the presence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes; the qnrD gene had the highest prevalence with 19 (79.2%), while qnrS, qnrA, qnrB, and aac(6′), Ib-cr genes were present in 9 (37.5%), 2 (8.3%), 1 (4.2%), and 11 (45.8%) isolates, respectively. These results suggest that pet turtle-associated Proteus spp. should be considered a potential source of antimicrobial resistance determinants.     

大黄素甲醚、大黄酸的研究进展

2014年世界卫生组织首份全球抗菌素耐药报告显示全世界面临严重的公共卫生威胁,2021年农业农村部制定了《全国兽用抗菌药使用减量化行动方案》(2021-2025),从国家层面实施综合治理策略和措施,鼓励替代抗菌药物的研制和创新。大黄素甲醚、大黄酸作为植物蒽醌类有效成分,具有抗微生物、抗炎、抗氧化、神经保护等药理作用,但对其抗菌、抗病毒、抗炎症相关的作用机制和产业化工艺缺少详细报道。本文对国内外已经发表的专利文献、期刊文献进行综述,总结其抗菌、抗病毒、抗炎作用机制及其生产工艺,以期为进一步开发利用提供科学支撑。     

Susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates in equine ulcerative keratitis: Implications for empirical treatment at a university teaching hospital in Sydney

Corneal ulceration is a common ophthalmic condition in horses. It is frequently caused by trauma to the corneal surface, followed by secondary infection by commensal or pathogenic organisms including Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus spp. Emerging antimicrobial resistance amongst these organisms has raised the need for appropriate antimicrobial therapy selection, to optimise treatment efficacy while minimising further antimicrobial resistance. Medical records of 38 horses presented at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Camden for ulcerative keratitis between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed to identify those with positive bacterial cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles (13/38). Common susceptibility patterns were identified and used to guide the empirical treatment of equine bacterial corneal ulcers. Pseudomonas spp. (64.3%), Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (14.3%) and Actinobacillus spp. (14.3%) were most commonly identified. Susceptibility to amikacin, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin was observed in 100%, 66.7% and 85.7% Pseudomonas spp. isolates respectively. Resistance to polymyxin B and neomycin occurred in 85.7% and 71.4% of Pseudomonas spp., respectively. All Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus organisms in this study were susceptible to ceftiofur, cephalexin, penicillin and ampicillin, while they were all resistant to gentamicin, neomycin, enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin. Predominating in this study, Pseudomonas spp. maintained overall aminoglycoside susceptibility despite some emerging resistance, and good fluoroquinolone susceptibility. High resistance to Polymyxin B could have arisen from its common use as first-line therapy for bacterial corneal ulcers. Although further research is required, these new findings about predominant bacteria in equine corneal ulceration in the Camden region and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns can be used to guide the empirical treatment of bacterial corneal ulcers in horses.     

低浓度阿奇霉素对猪链球菌2型蛋白表达、荚膜多糖与药物敏感性的影响

本研究通过探索低浓度阿奇霉素对猪链球菌2型蛋白表达、荚膜多糖与药物敏感性的影响,为进一步研究环境中低浓度抗生素对微生物的影响奠定基础。用低浓度阿奇霉素处理猪链球菌2型,利用蛋白质组学iTRAQ技术,筛选关键差异表达蛋白。同时测定猪链球菌2型的荚膜多糖含量和药物敏感性。结果显示,共鉴定到差异表达蛋白174个,占总鉴定蛋白的11.6%,多数差异表达蛋白参与催化和代谢过程,属于膜蛋白,其中,3个荚膜多糖蛋白、9个ABC转运蛋白、1个50 S核糖体蛋白、1个核糖体RNA甲基转移酶、1个DNA回旋酶上调表达;8个荚膜多糖蛋白、4个50S核糖体蛋白、4个30S核糖体蛋白、1个核糖体RNA甲基转移酶、1个DNA聚合酶IV下调表达。用低浓度阿奇霉素处理猪链球菌2型,发现其对多种抗生素的敏感性降低,存活下来的菌株,恢复正常培养后,药物敏感性恢复。用低浓度阿奇霉素处理猪链球菌2型,荚膜多糖含量也未发生大幅度变化。猪链球菌2型通过改变自身蛋白质组的表达量,以适应低浓度阿奇霉素的选择压力。与低浓度阿奇霉素共存时,猪链球菌2型开启外排泵系统,会增加细菌产生多重耐药的风险。     

抗菌肽对育成期母貂生长性能、养分表观消化率及肠道菌群的影响

本试验旨在探究抗菌肽对育成期母貂生长性能、养分表观消化率及肠道菌群的影响。选取65日龄体重相近的短毛黑母貂60只,随机分为6组,每组10个重复,每个重复1只。各组饲粮中分别添加0(对照组)、100、200、300、400、500 mg/kg的抗菌肽(天蚕素活性多肽)。预试期1周,正试期8周。结果表明：1)与对照组相比,200 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组末重、平均日增重显著升高(P<0.05),100、200、400、500 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组体长显著升高(P<0.05)。2)与对照组相比,200、300、400 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组1～5周粗蛋白质表观消化率显著升高(P<0.05),100、200、300、400 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组6～8周粗脂肪表观消化率显著升高(P<0.05)。3)与对照组相比,200、300 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组Ace指数显著升高(P<0.05),300 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组Chao1指数显著升高(P<0.05)。在门水平上,与对照组相比,100、200 mg/kg抗菌肽添加组厚壁菌门相对丰度显著升高(P<0.0...     

β-折叠抗菌肽的研发及应用策略

抗生素的滥用导致全球细菌耐药性问题愈发严重,严重威胁人类、畜禽健康及畜牧业发展,功能多样且不易导致细菌产生耐药性突变的抗菌肽（antimicrobial peptides,AMPs）逐渐发展为抗生素的潜在替代品。β-折叠是抗菌肽一个主要的二级结构分类,该类肽通常由一个或多个二硫键来维系结构的稳定,现已发现许多抗菌肽具有此类结构。相比于目前研究广泛的α-螺旋AMP,它们被认为拥有更强的抗酶解能力和更高的细胞选择性。本篇综述介绍了β-折叠抗菌肽的来源和抗细菌机理,并梳理了一些常见的分子设计方法和应用策略,以期为β-折叠抗菌肽的研发应用提供新思路。     

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of MRSA across different pig age groups in an intensive pig production system in Australia

This observational study aimed to determine MRSA prevalence using strain‐specific real‐time PCR at the pig level, stratified by age groupings, within a pig enterprise. A total of 658 samples were collected from individual pigs (n = 618) and the piggery environment (n = 40), distributed amongst five different pig age groups. Presumptive MRSA isolates were confirmed by the presence of mecA, and MALDI‐TOF was performed for species verification. All isolates were tested against 18 different antimicrobials. MRSA was isolated from 75.2% (95% CI 71.8–78.6) of samples collected from pigs, and 71% of the MRSA isolates from this source were identified as community‐associated (CA)‐MRSA ST93, while the remainder were livestock‐associated (LA)‐MRSA ST398. Amongst environmental isolates, 80% (CI 64.3–95.7) were ST93 and the remainder ST398. All MRSA isolates from pigs and the environment were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, linezolid, mupirocin, rifampicin, sulfamethoxazole–trimethoprim, teicoplanin and vancomycin. Phenotypic rates of resistance were penicillin (100%), clindamycin (97.6%), erythromycin (96.3%), ceftiofur (93.7%), chloramphenicol (81.2%), tetracycline (63.1%) and amoxicillin–clavulanate (63.9%). A low prevalence of resistance (9.2%) was observed against neomycin and quinupristin–dalfopristin. The probability of MRSA carriage in dry sows (42.2%) was found to be significantly lower (p < .001) when compared to other age groups: farrowing sows (76.8%, RR1.82), weaners (97.8%, RR 2.32), growers (94.2%, RR 2.23) and finishers (98.3%, RR 2.33). Amongst different production age groups, a significant difference was also found in antimicrobial resistance for amoxicillin–clavulanate, neomycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline. Using the RT‐PCR assay adopted in this study, filtering of highly prevalent ST93 and non‐ST93 isolates was performed at high throughput and low cost. In conclusion, this study found that weaner pigs presented a higher risk for CA‐MRSA and antimicrobial resistance compared to other age groups. These findings have major implications for how investigations of MRSA outbreaks should be approached under the One‐Health context.     

半滑舌鳎源美人鱼发光杆菌美人鱼亚种的分离鉴定

2016年5月河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县某海水养殖基地半滑舌鳎突发大批死亡,为了确定引起死亡的病原菌,无菌采集心血进行病原菌分离鉴定,16S rDNA基因序列分析与GenBank中公布的美人鱼发光杆菌参考株序列同源性为99.6%,被鉴定为美人鱼发光杆菌;进一步通过生化特性分析,被确认为美人鱼发光杆菌美人鱼亚种。动物回归试验结果表明,其对舌鳎鱼具有很强的致病性,其LD_(50)为3.1×10~4CFU/mL,且对哺乳动物具有致病性。药敏试验结果显示,分离菌对诺氟沙星、恩诺沙星、环丙沙星,乙酰甲喹高度敏感;对多西环素、阿米卡星中敏感;对庆大霉素、头孢曲松、替米考星等不敏感。