A new freeze-dried living virus vaccine against sheep-pox

A sheep-pox virus strain has been adapted and multiplied in primary lamb kidney cell cultures. The main characteristics of the strain have been verified in vitro after clones were isolated, and the results confirmed its identity. The safety and the potency of the strain have been investigated in sheep.

The inoculation of the strain to sheep was followed by a post-vaccinal reaction materialised by a nodule at the site of inoculation and an increase of temperature by about 1°C. No reactions adversely affecting pregnancy have been noted. Immunisation was demonstrated by an increase in the level of neutralising serous antibodies and protection against the pathogenic virus. The immunity tended to decrease during the second year after primovaccination and a yearly booster vaccination appeared to be necessary. Primovaccination of lambs over 2 months of age produced a better immunity, especially when the lambs were born from vaccinated ewes.

This strain forms the active principle of a freeze-dried vaccine containing no adjuvant of the immunity.     

Pseudotuber culosis in man: Possible epidemiological role of the cats

Human infection by Malassez and Vignal's bacillus (Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) can take many clinical aspects, the most frequent of which is mesenteric adenitis with pseudo-appendicular syndrome, but occasionally also appearing as a tumor of the right lower abdominal quadrant.

In a subsequent stage this mesenteric adenitis is often accompanied by erythema nodosum. There also exist some septicemia-like forms, which have become more and more frequent of late, always appearing on a particular terrain (predisposed persons).

These various forms all correspond to contamination via the digestive route. Other, more exceptional modes of contamination may result in much rarer forms, such as ocular or pulmonary forms.

Diagnosis is based on: (a) demonstrating the presence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, (b) serodiagnosis, (c) a positive intradermal reaction, (d) the characteristic aspect of lymph node lesions.

Pseudotuberculosis is extremely frequent in animals. Many species, most of them rodents or birds, can serve as healthy carriers. This is how cats, through their access to this natural “reservoir”, get contaminated and thus act as a “conveyor belt” in transmitting the disease to man.     

Potential as an aerosol vaccine of an improved Newcastle disease vaccine derived from the LaSota strain—II. In vivo studies

Aerosol administrations of RIT 4030 and other available vaccine strains have been carried out in SPF and in conventional chickens. The results indicate that the RIT 4030 and Ulster 2C strains are significantly less reactogenic than the LaSota and the Hitchner B1 strains.The RIT 4030 strain produces an immune response even when administered to chickens with maternal antibodies and induces a better protection to challenge than the Ulster 2C strain.The replication of the RIT 4030 strain in the respiratory tract will be discussed with respect to its attenuation and transmissibility.     

In vitro studies on feline panleucopaenia virus. Standardisation of haemagglutination-inhibition test for feline panleucopaenia virus antibody

Standardised procedure for obtaining reproducible haemagglutination-inhibition results for FPV antibody which correlate with serum-neutralization titres was described. Optimal conditions were found to be Alsevers anticoagulant, PBS/0.05% BSA (pH 6.8) as buffer, especially washed round bottom microplates, determination of maximally sensitive porcine erythrocytes, use of reproducible erythrocyte concentrations, inactivation of serum samples at 56 degrees C for 30 min and serum treatment with koalin pH 9.0. The concentration of erythrocyte used for estimation of haemagglutination units in H1 test should not differ from that used as indicator in the test. Predilution of serum beyond 1:4 associated with false results. Reproducible method for removing natural agglutinins in serum by adsorption with erythrocytes was described.     

Isolation and biological properties of virulent subpopulations from lentogenic Newcastle disease virus strains

From each of two lentogenic Newcastle disease virus (NDV) strains of the type LaSota and Hitchner B1 a virulent subpopulation could be obtained. The two subpopulations were—in comparison to the two parent viruses—more resistant to the lipid solvent chloroform and more stable against thermal degradation. Also, the glycoproteins haemagglutinin and F (fusion) were more stable against thermal inactivation. Electron microscopic observations revealed in terms of size and morphology all of the characteristics of NDV. Both subpopulations possessed, however, the same elution kinetics as their respective parent strains. The intracerebral and intravenous pathogenicity indices as well as the mean death times of the two subpopulations allow to classify these viruses as virulent Newcastle disease viruses.     

ORF9基因缺失突变PCV2的构建与部分生物学特性

设计1对针对猪圆环病毒2型（PCV2）全基因组的特异性引物,从疑似断乳仔猪多系统衰竭综合征（PMWS）的病料中经PCR直接扩增出PCV2全基因组,再与载体pMD18-T Simple连接后构建重组质粒pMD18-T Simple-PCV2（命名为P-S-PCV2）。用ORF9特异的限制性内切酶Bpu10Ⅰ对P-S-PCV2进行酶切、补平连接反应,构建了ORF9基因缺失突变的重组质粒（命名为P-S-PCV2-J）。用SacⅡ对基因缺失突变的重组质粒进行酶切,获得的线性化基因突变PCV2基因组在体外进行自身环化,形成了相应缺失基因DNA（命名为PCV2-J）。用PCV2-J缺失突变株进行细胞转染、动物致病性和免疫原性、T淋巴细胞亚群的动态变化等部分生物学特性的研究。结果显示：PCV2-J转染IBRS-2细胞后,电镜观察可见病毒颗粒,PCR-RFLP检测有突变株生长;PCV2-J接种仔猪后无临床典型大体病变,PCR-RFLP检测淋巴结中有PCV2-J突变病毒的感染;PCV2-J免疫仔猪后的抗体水平在第2周开始上升,与对照组相比差异显著,CD3＋下降,与对照组无差异,CD4＋下降,第1周与对照组差异显著,CD8＋与对照组差异不显著。结果表明,ORF9基因缺失突变的PCV2仍具有复制感染能力,但免疫原性减弱。     

梅花鹿天然Toll样受体9基因克隆与序列分析

Trizol法提取梅花鹿肝脏总RNA,采用ORF两端兼并引物,RT-PCR方法克隆梅花鹿天然Toll样受体9基因（TLR9）并进行系统的生物信息学分析。RT-PCR结果显示,梅花鹿TLR9基因的mRNA长4 043bp,含有800bp左右的5’UTR,完整ORF编码1 081个氨基酸（GenBank序列号为：HQ260632）。同源性分析显示梅花鹿TLR9基因编码区与其他物种高度同源,但5’UTR区存在基因结构的变异。功能结构域分析显示不同物种间TLR9结构域相对保守但也存在细微差别,结构域的差别导致梅花鹿TLR9蛋白胞外区马蹄形弧顶内侧空间结构由人类TLR9蛋白的弧形改变为梅花鹿TLR9蛋白的三角形。进化分析显示TLR9基因分子进化关系与物种间真实进化相一致。     

CHD9:一个新的与流感病毒PA蛋白相互作用的宿主因子

PA蛋白是禽流感病毒(AⅣ)聚合酶的组成部分,对AIV的复制具有重要作用.为鉴定家鸭体内与AIV PA蛋白相互作用的宿主蛋白,本研究利用酵母双杂交系统,以表达A/goose/Hubei/65/05(H5N1)AIV PA蛋白的重组质粒为诱饵,筛选家鸭脑组织cDNA文库,鉴定得到一个cDNA片段,经测序分析表明,该cDNA片段编码蛋白为色素域解旋酶DNA结合蛋白9(CHD9).将重组诱饵质粒pDEST32-PA与捕获的鸭cDNA重组质粒共转化MaV203受体菌,进行X-gal显色反应检测,分析结果显示,菌落可以迅速变蓝,并且菌落在SC-Leu-TrpHis+3AT 3种营养缺陷培养基平板上生长良好.证明CHD9与PA蛋白在酵母双杂交系统中具有较强的相互作用.CHD9的初步鉴定为研究AIV在机体中的复制过程奠定了基础.     

吉椒9号辣椒的选育

吉椒9号辣椒品种系2001年以辣椒自交系H-35为母本,自交系H-97为父本配制杂交选育而成：2004-2005年通过吉林省品种区域试验和生产试验。该品种具有多抗、丰产、优质等特点,其各项技术指标已达到吉林省农作物品种审定的要求,适于吉林省露地栽培。     

H9N2亚型禽流感病毒单克隆抗体的制备及其表位鉴定

[目的]制备H9N2亚型禽流感病毒单克隆抗体和鉴定表位。[方法]选取H9N2亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)WD-1株的纯化抗原免疫BALB/c小鼠,对获得2株抗H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的特异性单抗4C10和6E3表位进行鉴定。[结果]单抗4C10和6E3分别属于IgG1和IgG2b亚型,ELISA检测效价分别为1∶10~3和1∶10~5;HI效价分别为2~(15)和2~(14);2株单抗均具有鸡胚中和活性。利用噬菌体展示表位技术对2株单抗的抗原表位进行鉴定,结果显示均为针对HA蛋白的1个线性表位。[结论]该研究为禽流感病毒快速诊断方法的建立提供了依据。