Investigation of Biofilm Formation,Virulence Genes and agr Typing of Staphylococcus aureus from Bovine Mastitis Cases

The objective of the present study was to investigate the biofilm formation, antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes, and agr genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) isolated from bovine mastitis cases, and to analyze the correlations between agr genotypes and virulence genes. Biofilm formation, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence genes for 336 strains of S. aureus were detected by microtiter plate method, disk diffusion method, and PCR respectively, and the agr typing of tested strains was determined by multiplex PCR. The results showed that all 336 strains of S. aureus from bovine mastitis were biofilm producers, among which 52.1% and 47.9% of isolates tested were moderate (++) and strong (+++) biofilm producers, respectively. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing demonstrated that S. aureus strains were highly resistant to penicillin, with a resistance rate of 91.7%, followed by erythromycin (89.6%), kanamycin (72.9%), clindamycin (66.7%) and gentamicin (60.4%). However, all isolates were sensitive to nitrofurantoin and linezolid. PCR results showed that the prevalence of fnbA gene was the highest (99.7%), followed by icaD (98.2%), icaA (89.6%), clfA (86.0%), cna (56.0%), and bap (14.6%) genes. Moreover, the sea, seb, sec and tst genes were found in 26.5%, 8.3%, 6.8% and 8.3% of the isolates, respectively. The agr typing results showed that S. aureus strains belonging to agr Ⅰ was predominant in our study, accounting for 77.1% of the isolates, and the frequencies of agr Ⅱ, agr Ⅲ and agr Ⅳ genotypes were 14.0%, 4.8% and 2.1%, respectively. Statistical analysis indicated that the strains of S. aureus belonging to agr Ⅰ genotype have the potential to carry more virulence genes, while no toxin genes could be found in any of the strains belonging to agr Ⅳ. The results revealed high antimicrobial resistance to common antimicrobial agents in S. aureus isolated from bovine mastitis milk samples. Moreover, agr Ⅰ was the predominant genotype with diverse toxin genes in S. aureus from bovine mastitis, and the potential hazard should be of concern.     

金黄色葡萄球菌生物被膜在不锈钢表面的形成及其对二氧化氯的敏感性

通过扫描电镜观察和测定生物被膜生长曲线的研究得出 :在不锈钢表面形成的金黄色葡萄球菌生物被膜约 6h后进入稳定期 ,培养 5d后其细菌密度达到 3× 10 6cfu·cm-2 ;金黄色葡萄球菌以生物被膜的形式比以浮游形式生长对二氧化氯具有更强的抵抗能力 ;胰酶大豆肉汤 (tryptonesoybroth ,TSB)的营养物质能明显减弱二氧化氯的杀菌效果     

SYBR Green I 结合碳纳米管对金黄色葡萄球菌的快速检测

【目的】建立一种快速、准确检测金黄色葡萄球菌tst 基因的方法,为预防和控制金黄色葡萄球菌感染提供检测手段。【方法】采用一段特异识别金黄色葡萄球菌的DNA探针来识别基因组DNA,通过识别荧光染料SYBR Green I的信号来实现检测。通过对此方法的可行性、单壁碳纳米管最适浓度、目标链最适浓度、特异性等进行验证,建立产TSST-1金黄色葡萄球菌tst 基因的检测体系。【结果】在仅加入终浓度为1.07 nmol/L目标DNA的条件下,荧光值的恢复率达91%,荧光值的增强值为4.764。最适碳纳米管浓度为30 μg/mL,最适目标DNA浓度与探针DNA浓度相等,为1.07 nmol/L。特异性检测结果表明,该检测方法可以区分具有高相似性的序列（2-或12-nt的区别）。【结论】SYBR Green I结合碳纳米管适用于环境、食品及临床检验中对携带tst 基因的金黄色葡萄球菌的快速检测。     

微生物能力验证实验结果分析

为提高微生物实验室检潮能力和检验人员技术水平,增强实验室竞争力,依据国家标准GB 4789.2、3、4、10-2010,采用多稀释度、多平行样和多方法,同时结合3M纸片法对代码为T0504-A样品中的菌落总数、T0504-B中的大肠菌群、T0504-C中的金黄色葡萄球菌、T0504-D中的沙门氏菌进行检测鉴定.结果表明...     

Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Thermosensitive Chitosan Hydrogel Loaded with Fosfomycin

Thermosensitive chitosan hydrogels—renewable, biocompatible materials—have many applications as injectable biomaterials for localized drug delivery in the treatment of a variety of diseases. To combat infections such as Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis, localized antibiotic delivery would allow for higher doses at the site of infection without the risks associated with traditional antibiotic regimens. Fosfomycin, a small antibiotic in its own class, was loaded into a chitosan hydrogel system with varied beta-glycerol phosphate (β-GP) and fosfomycin (FOS) concentrations. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the interactions between FOS and chitosan hydrogel. The Kirby Bauer assay revealed an unexpected concentration-dependent inhibition of S. aureus, with reduced efficacy at the high FOS concentration but only at the low β-GP concentration. No effect of FOS concentration was observed for the planktonic assay. Rheological testing revealed that increasing β-GP concentration increased the storage modulus while decreasing gelation temperature. NMR showed that FOS was removed from the liquid portion of the hydrogel by reaction over 12 h. SEM and FTIR confirmed gels degraded and released organophosphates over 5 days. This work provides insight into the physicochemical interactions between fosfomycin and chitosan hydrogel systems and informs selection of biomaterial components for improving infection treatment.     

Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bovine Milk

The aim of this study was to identify methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains gathered from 2002 to 2006 from milk samples in Aydin region in Turkey. Among 93 S. aureus strains isolated from bovine milk with mastitis, 16 were resistant to methicillin. Methicillin‐resistant S. aureus strains were studied further for their staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types, pulsotypes, spa and MLST types, antimicrobial susceptibilities, mechanisms of resistance and presence of Panton–Valentine leucocidin (PVL) toxin gene. The MRSA strains were multi‐drug resistant. The susceptibility rates to antimicrobials tested were 0%, 0%, 0%, 0%, 6.25%, 16.25% and 56.25% for erythromycin, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, tetracyclin, ciprofloxacin and vancomycin, respectively. All tetracycline and gentamicin resistant strains carried tet(M) and aac(6)‐aph(2) gene, respectively. Among macrolide‐resistant isolates, nine had erm(A), and seven had both erm(A) and erm(B) genes. The molecular characterization by pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis showed presence of three pulsotypes with their variants. The pulsotype B strains were type IV with SCCmec typing, and representative of pulsotype B was t190 by spa typing and ST8 by MLST typing. The strains with pulsotype A and C were SCCmec III, and representative of these pulsotypes was t030 by spa typing. The MLST type of pulsotype A was ST239 and pulsotype C was one allele variant of ST239. None of the isolates harboured the PVL gene. Presence of hospital‐related MRSA strains may indicate transmission of these strains between human and animals. In case of clonal spread beside the infected animals’ treatment of MRSA carrier, farm workers should also be considered. Hygienic measures and rational antibiotic use may avoid resistance selection, clonal dissemination of resistant strains and decrease losses because of mastitis in dairy herds.     

奶牛乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌疫苗研究进展

奶牛乳房炎是影响乳品工业经济效益的重要疾病之一,引起奶牛乳房炎的致病菌约有150多种,但金黄色葡萄球菌是引起奶牛乳房炎的主要病原。由它引起的乳房炎很难治愈,而且对抗生素产生耐药性的菌株已经相当普遍,因此使用预防或治疗性疫苗防治乳房炎就成为首选。然而金黄色葡萄球菌的致病力由许多不同的因子(如黏附素、荚膜等)决定,这使得制备非常有效的疫苗变得很困难。本文就这些致病因子在疫苗研制方面的进展做一简要介绍。     

北京地区奶牛隐性乳房炎金黄色葡萄球菌的分离鉴定及药敏试验

为了解北京地区奶牛隐性乳房炎中金黄色葡萄球菌的感染情况及对常用药物的敏感性,用科玛嘉显色培养基和16SrRNA PCR检测方法对5个奶牛场的100份隐性乳房炎奶样进行金黄色葡萄球菌的分离鉴定,采用K-B纸片扩增法进行药敏试验。结果表明,显色培养基分离到24株疑似金黄色葡萄球菌,经16SrRNA PCR鉴定,15株为金黄色葡萄球菌;药敏试验结果显示,15株金黄色葡萄球菌均对β-内酰胺类中的氨苄西林产生普遍耐药性,对克林霉素和环丙沙星的耐药率较高,分别为53.33%和40%;对氧氟沙星、庆大霉素、头孢噻肟和头孢曲松的耐药性较低,耐药率为6.67%。说明15株金黄色葡萄球菌分离株对7类9种抗菌药物都有不同程度的耐药性。     

3种姜科植物提取物的体外抗菌活性

采用试管倍比稀释法研究3种姜科植物(砂仁、草豆蔻和高良姜)乙醇提取物对5种鸡、猪致病菌的体外抗菌活性。结果表明,3种姜科植物提取物对5种致病菌均有较好的抑制作用,对鸡和猪大肠杆菌、鸡和猪金黄色葡萄球菌、鸡沙门氏菌最低杀菌浓度(MBC)分别为125、15.6、62.5 mg/m L。说明3种姜科植物乙醇提取物对鸡、猪5种常见致病菌均具有较好的体外抗菌效果,其中对金黄色葡萄球菌的体外抑杀效果优于大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌。     

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria in an equine hospital (2012–2015)

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are an emerging threat in human and veterinary medicine. There are few reports about infections caused by MDR isolates in horses. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of infections caused by MDR bacteria at the Equine Hospital Zurich between 2012 and 2015. Medical records were searched for horses with confirmed MDR bacterial infection. Multidrug resistance was defined according to human guidelines specific for each pathogen. MDR isolates were most commonly isolated from post-procedural infections (53/110, 48%), followed by musculoskeletal (16/110, 15%) and soft tissue infections (16/110, 15%). Escherichia coli (32/158, 20%) and Staphylococcus aureus (25/158, 16%) were the most common isolates. High resistance rates precluded therapy with commonly used antimicrobial drugs. The overall mortality rate was 20% (22/108) but depended on the localisation of the infection. Antimicrobial treatment prior to development of infection was reported for 89% (91/102) of horses. This study showed that MDR pathogens, mainly MDR E. coli and MRSA, cause a considerable number of infections in horses. A wide range of infections was seen, however, nosocomial infections predominated. These cases are typically hospitalised, pretreated with antibiotics, and suffering from comorbidities putting them at high-risk for acquiring infections caused by MDR isolates. The mortality of such infections was generally low but depended on site of infection.