The use of a real-time PCR primer/probe set to observe infectivity of Yersinia ruckeri in Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum), and steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Yersinia ruckeri is the causative agent of enteric redmouth disease (ERM), a common pathogen affecting aquaculture facilities and implicated in large losses of cultured fish. Fisheries scientists continue to gain a greater understanding of the disease and the pathogen by investigating methods of identification and pre- and post-infection treatment. In this study, a real-time PCR probe set for Y. ruckeri was developed to detect daily changes in the bacterial load during pathogen challenges. Two species of fish, Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, and steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, were exposed to two strains of Y. ruckeri (Hag and SC) during bath challenges. A subset of fish was killed daily for 14 days, and the kidney tissue was biopsied to enumerate copies of pathogen DNA per gram of tissue. While Chinook exposed to either the Hag or SC strains exhibited similar pathogen loads, those exposed to the Hag strain displayed higher mortality (～66%) than fish exposed to the SC strain (～24% mortality). Steelhead exposed to the Hag strain exhibited a greater pathogen load and higher mortality (～42%) than those exposed to the SC strain (<1% mortality). Steelhead challenged with either strain showed lower pathogen loads than Chinook. The study illustrates the efficacy of the probe set to enumerate Y. ruckeri bacterial growth in the kidneys of fish. Also, strains of Y. ruckeri display species-specific growth patterns that result in differential mortality and pathogen load.     

饲料中添加酵母提取物对凡纳滨对虾免疫相关基因表达及抗菌机能的影响

为了评估饲料中添加酵母提取物对凡纳滨对虾免疫灵敏性和平衡性的相关基因表达的影响,以鱼粉含量为24.5%的基础饲料(对照组)及在基础饲料中添加2.5%酵母提取物的实验饲料,分别饲喂凡纳滨对虾56 d,检测两种饲料投喂的对虾在急性感染溶藻弧菌前后鳃组织Toll受体、IM D和溶菌酶mRNA表达量变化及感染后的对虾死亡情况。结果表明:摄食添加酵母提取物饲料的凡纳滨对虾鳃组织中Toll受体mRNA和溶菌酶mRNA表达量均显著高于对照组对虾(P0.05),IMD mRNA表达量与对照组无显著性差异(P0.05)。急性感染溶藻弧菌后,两组对虾鳃组织Toll受体、IMD和溶菌酶mRNA表达量随感染进程均出现显著变化,Toll受体、IMD和溶菌酶mRNA表达量峰值出现的时间分别为24、42和36 h,且摄食添加酵母提取物组对虾各基因的表达量峰值分别为对照组峰值的201.06%、481.46%和276.77%,均显著高于对照组对虾(P0.05)。摄食添加酵母提取物饲料组对虾鳃组织中Toll受体和IM D mRNA表达量在感染溶藻弧菌后12和24 h分别出现显著上调,而对照组对虾鳃组织中Toll受体和IMD mRNA表达量分别在感染弧菌后24和42 h才出现显著上调。两组对虾经溶藻弧菌人工急性感染后72 h内的累积死亡率无显著差异(P0.05)。实验表明,饲料中添加酵母提取物上调了溶藻弧菌感染前凡纳滨对虾Toll受体和溶菌酶mRNA的表达量,提早了溶藻弧菌感染后对虾Toll受体和IMD mRNA表达量上调时间,且增加了对虾Toll受体、IM D和溶菌酶mRNA表达量的峰值,在一定程度上提高了凡纳滨对虾免疫相关基因表达的灵敏性。     

日本对虾抗白斑病子三代的抗白斑综合征病毒感染能力及免疫特性

为了更好地进行日本对虾抗病良种的选育,本文用浓度为每毫升1×105个病毒粒子的对虾白斑综合征病毒(white spot syndrome virus,WSSV)粗提液注射感染抗白斑病日本对虾子三代和普通日本对虾,观察其死亡率,同时测定WSSV感染后0,4,24,48和96 h血淋巴酚氧化酶(PO)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力和蛋白含量.结果显示:注射WSSV 14 d内抗病子三代和普通对虾的平均死亡率分别为15%和85%,前者的抗病保护率达82.4%;感染前前者的各项免疫指标均高于后者,且PO,AKP和蛋白含量存在极显著差异(P＜0.01);感染后两者血淋巴检测的5项指标在96 h内的变化趋势基本相似,除ACP以外,抗病子三代的其他指标都比普通日本对虾的高.研究结果表明,所选育的抗白斑病日本对虾子三代能够有效地抵抗对虾白斑综合征病毒的侵染,其免疫指标也高于普通日本对虾.     

杂色鲍养殖环境中致病性弧菌分布调查

从深圳不同的杂色鲍人工养殖场采集并分类环境生物样品。应用TCBS平板分离并作生理生化初步鉴定弧菌,平板涂布法统计水样和各类生物每mL(或每g)所含弧菌总数,并应用基于16S~23SrDNA间区序列设计的4种水产病原弧菌特异性引物进行PCR,定性检测各类环境样品所携带致病性弧菌的分布状况。结果显示,弧菌广泛存在于杂色鲍养殖环境中,且杂色鲍养殖池池水中的弧菌密度大于进水口海水。在养殖环境生物中,不同环境生物中每克生物所携带的弧菌数差别很大,其中盘管虫、海蟑螂、等足类所携带的弧菌数最多,而海鞘携带的弧菌数最少。在常见的4种致病性弧菌的检测结果上,创伤弧菌和溶藻弧菌阳性率均为3.4%。通过研究弧菌在杂色鲍养殖环境中弧菌的分布特征,为杂色鲍养殖中流行性弧菌病的预防提供科学依据。     

河流弧菌在天然海水与人工海水中的饥饿效应

对数生长期河流弧菌分别悬浮于天然海水和人工海水后于28℃进行饥饿试验.在饥饿初期,两种海水中河流弧菌的总菌数、活菌数、菌落形成单位数都明显上升,但天然海水中的河流弧菌生长时间持续更久、增长幅度也更大;饥饿中、后期,总菌数都保持稳定,而可培养菌数与活菌数逐渐下降,其中可培养菌数下降幅度高于活菌数,人工海水中的河流弧菌下降幅度高于天然海水.河流弧菌对青石斑鱼表皮粘液的粘附量随着饥饿时间延长先上升后下降.与对数生长期相比,饥饿60 d的可培养细胞对热和紫外线的耐受性提高.饥饿细胞的间接ELISA最低检测限高于对数生长期细胞.通过SDS-PAGE分析菌体蛋白发现饥饿细胞的蛋白质条带减少.腹腔注射饥饿60 d的河流弧菌不会引起小鼠死亡,而对数生长期细胞能够引起小鼠死亡.研究结果表明,河流弧菌能够在温暖的人工海水和天然海水中长时间饥饿存活,但是饥饿细胞的毒力较低.     

应用间接荧光抗体技术快速检测花鲈病原菌——鳗弧菌

以花鲈（Lateolabrax japonicus)弧菌病的病原菌-鳗弧菌（Vibrio anguillarum)W-1为抗原，制备兔抗血清；利用异硫氰酸荧光素标记的羊抗兔免疫球蛋白（FITC-IgG）为荧光标记二抗，并以罗丹明标记的牛血清白蛋白为背景染色，建立检测鳗弧菌的间接荧光抗体快速检测技术。应用该技术对人工感染后的花鲈组织（肌肉、鳃、肠、肾）样品和养殖水体样品进行了鳗弧菌检测，结果显示间接荧光抗体技术不仅可以用于诊断发病的感染花鲈，也可用于检测带菌状态或未发病的感染花鲈。     

水产动物6种主要病原菌与抗血清的免疫交叉反应

采用ELISA、试管凝集、Western-blot等方法,分析了鳗弧菌(Vibrio anguillarum)、哈维氏弧菌(V. harveyi)、溶藻胶弧菌(V. alginolyticus)、副溶血弧菌(V. paraheamolyticus)、迟钝爱德华氏菌(Edwardsiella tarda)和荧光假单胞菌(Psedomonas fluorescens)等水产养殖中主要病原细菌与抗血清之间的免疫交叉反应.结果表明,弧菌属细菌之间的交叉反应程度比较大,而与其他两属的细菌之间存在的交叉反应程度小,或不存在交叉反应;Western-blot分析结果显示,哈维氏弧菌、溶藻胶弧菌和副溶血弧菌抗血清分别与其他3种弧菌在分子量为135.6 kD和121.5 kD;95.6 kD,48.4 kD,39.2 kD和34.9 kD;55.1 kD的蛋白带处存在交叉反应,而这些分子量的蛋白带与其他两属的抗血清均不发生反应.     

拟态弧菌的绿色荧光蛋白标记及其在感染草鱼体内的动态分布

为了示踪研究拟态弧菌感染草鱼的动态过程,将增强型绿色荧光蛋白编码基因EGFP克隆至质粒pBAD24,并转化到拟态弧菌04-14菌株构建荧光标记重组菌.重组菌经阿拉伯糖诱导后,能高效表达EGFP蛋白;荧光显微镜观察和流式细胞仪检测均发现重组菌能够发出明显的绿色荧光信号,且传至30代后质粒稳定率仍为100％;生物学特性检测结果显示,与野生株相比,重组菌的形态、生长特性和细胞黏附性均未发生明显改变.用标记重组菌浸泡感染草鱼,定点采集鳃、肠道、肌肉、头肾、脾脏和肝脏,借助荧光信号检测4d内细菌在不同组织脏器中的动态分布.结果发现感染4h后即可在肠道和鳃中检测到绿色荧光信号,标记菌检出量分别为3.60×108和2.36×106 CFU/g,直至10 h,其含量无明显变化,12 h后含菌量逐渐下降,但持续存在直至鱼死亡.标记菌在肌肉、头肾、脾脏和肝脏中呈现相似的动力学,感染24 h后才检测到荧光信号,24～ 85 h时间段含菌量呈现先增加后下降的变化,48 h达到峰值,检出量分别为9.58×104(肌肉)、8.75×104(头肾)、1.50×104(脾脏)和4.50×104 CFU/g(肝脏),但均低于肠道中的检出量,结果表明肠道是拟态弧菌黏附定植与繁殖的主要靶器官.     

Aquatic birnavirus induces apoptosis through activated caspase-8 and -3 in a zebrafish cell line

In this study, the possible influence of temperature on infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV)-induced apoptosis in a zebrafish liver epithelium (ZLE) cell line was investigated. At a lower temperature (18 degrees C), there was expression of viral proteins VP2 and VP3 at 4 h post-infection (p.i.). At this time no expression was found in the high temperature group at 28 degrees C. The cell survival ratio was 52 and 18% at 24 and 48 h p.i., respectively, during IPNV infection at 18 degrees C. In addition, we assayed for apoptosis in IPNV-infected cells with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated end labelling (TUNEL) of DNA at different dosages of virus. We found a ratio of apoptotic cells of 8 and 25% at 12 and 18 h p.i., respectively, in the multiplicity of infection (MOI) 1 group. The MOI 10 group had 20 and 45% apoptotic cells at 12 and 18 h, respectively. Furthermore, at 18 degrees C IPNV activated the caspase-8 and 3 from 1.5 to 2 times at 12 and 18 h p.i., respectively. Taken together, these findings suggest that successful virus replication occurs at the low temperature (18 degrees C) compared with the non-permissive temperature of 28 degrees C. Thus, IPNV replication is capable of activating caspase-8 and -3 and inducing host apoptosis.