江西省部分地区鸡白痢沙门氏菌噬菌体分型,药敏性及质粒谱分析

３３株鸡白痢沙门氏菌大致分为３个噬菌体型，即２０株为２２００型，６株为３０００型，７株为００００型。依其来源，有的鸡场可能为单一例，有的为多种型，２２００型１１株存在７条质粒带，小质粒带分子量分别为１．９、２．０、２．８、５．２、８．２Ｍｄ；大质粒带，ＨＧ源株为３０、５０Ｍｄ，Ｇｑ与ＪＺ源株为３６．４４Ｍｄ。３０００型４株在４条质粒带，小质粒带分子量分别为１．９、２．０、２．８Ｍｄ；大质粒带，ＪＳ     

Comparison of gel column agglutination with monoclonal antibodies and card agglutination methods for assessing the feline AB group system and a frequency study of feline blood types in northern Italy

Background: A new commercial gel column agglutination system is reported to have high sensitivity in detecting cats with blood type AB. Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare gel column agglutination and card agglutination methods for feline blood‐typing and to determine the frequency distribution of feline blood types in northern Italy. Methods: Blood‐typing was performed on 120 cats using both a commercial gel column containing monoclonal antibodies (ID Gel‐Test Micro Typing System) and a card agglutination method (RapidVet‐H Feline). Results were confirmed with back‐typing. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were calculated for the 2 methods. A second group of 140 Domestic Shorthair (DSH) cats was blood‐typed using the gel column technique to determine the frequency distribution of feline blood types in northern Italy. Results: The card agglutination method demonstrated poor sensitivity in identification of type‐AB cats (61%) and was only 95% specific when identifying type‐B cats. The gel column agglutination technique demonstrated 100% sensitivity and specificity for typing all 3 blood types (A, B, and AB). The frequency distribution study of 140 cats demonstrated that 127 (90.7%) cats were type A, 10 (7.1%) were type B, and 3 (2.1%) were type AB. Conclusion: When blood‐typing cats of breeds with a relatively high frequency of blood types B and AB, methods that use monoclonal antibodies for detection of blood types B and AB are recommended. Alternatively, blood type can be confirmed by more sensitive supplemental testing, such as back‐typing. The high frequency of blood type A in DSH cats in northern Italy was comparable to previously reported frequencies in Italy and world‐wide.     

Antimicrobial susceptibilities and population structure of Staphylococcus epidermidis associated with ovine mastitis

Intramammary infections are a serious problem for dairy sheep farms, and Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the main etiological agents of ovine mastitis. In this work, 131 S. epidermidis isolates, collected from 2201 dairy Sarda sheep belonging to 14 flocks with high somatic cell count scores, were studied. The flocks were located in diverse geographical areas of Sardinia, Italy. The aim of study was to assess the susceptibility of isolates to 13 antimicrobial agents, many of which are frequently used in mastitis therapy. Oxacillin was used for detecting methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE) by disk diffusion test. Thirty-eight percent of the isolates (n = 50) were resistant to penicillin, 7.6% (n = 10) were resistant to tetracycline, and 2.3% (n = 3) were resistant to both penicillin and tetracycline (PTRSE). Two isolates were resistant to five antimicrobials including methicillin. Analysis of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) elements showed that both MRSE isolates harbored SCCmec type IVa. Based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing by SmaI macrorestriction, S. epidermidis isolates were grouped into four clusters at 75% similarity level. The two multi-drug resistant MRSE isolates displayed distinct PFGE patters. This study indicates that S. epidermidis isolates from sheep milk samples may accumulate resistance markers for different antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, the occurrence of PTRSE and MRSE suggests to adopt adequate hygienic measures when handling animals with intramammary infections, in order to prevent spreading PTRSE and MRSE strains to humans through direct contact and/or consumption of contaminated food.     

脉冲场凝胶电泳技术及应用

脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)是一种重要的用于分离大分子量线状DNA的电泳技术。介绍了PFGE的基本原理、方法、影响因素,并对其在微生物分子分型、DNA辐射损伤修复、细胞凋亡和转基因技术等研究方面的应用作了简要的综述。     

Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of Pasteurella multocida isolated from pigs at slaughter in New Zealand

AIMS: To examine pigs at slaughter in New Zealand for the presence of Pasteurella multocida, and to determine for isolates, their biochemical profiles, somatic and capsular types, and the presence or absence of the HSB and toxA genes, associated with haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) and progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR), respectively.

METHODS: Swabs from 173 lungs, 158 palatine tonsils and 82 nasal passages of pigs at two abattoirs in New Zealand were cultured for P. multocida using conventional techniques, and isolated colonies were subjected to biochemical tests for identification of biovars. Somatic serotyping was conducted using an agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were used to confirm phenotypic identification of colonies using species-specific primers, capsule type using serogroup-specific primers and multiplex PCR, and to test for the presence of HSB and toxA genes.

RESULTS: Pasteurella multocida was isolated from 11/173 (6.4%) lung, 32/158 (20.2%) palatine tonsil and 5/82 (6.1 %) nasal swab samples, a total of 48 isolates from 413 samples (11.6%). Isolation rates per farm ranged from 1–53% of tissue samples collected from pigs 5–6 months of age. On phenotypic characterisation, isolates were allocated to seven main biovars, viz 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, and a dulcitol-negative variant of Biovar 8, the majority (30/48) being Biovar 3. Of the 42 isolates for which somatic serotyping was conducted, 10% were Serovar 1, 79% were Serovar 3, 2% were Serovar 6,1, 2% were Serovar 12, and 7% could not be typed. All 48 isolates were confirned as P. multocida using a species-specific PCR. In the capsular multiplex PCR, 92% of isolates were Capsular (Cap) type A, 2% were Cap D, and 6% could not be typed. None of the samples were positive for the HSB or toxA genes.

CONCLUSION: Serovars or capsular types of P. multocida associated with HS or PAR in pigs were not detected. Establishment of species-specific, capsular and toxin PCR assays allowed the rapid screening of isolates of P. multocida, while serotyping provided an additional tool for epidemiological and tracing purposes.     

Pharmacokinetics of sulphadimidine in carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) acclimated at two different temperature levels

Summary

The influence of temperature (10° C and 20° C) on pharmacokinetics and metabolism of sulphadimidine (SDM) in carp and trout was studied.

At 20° C a significantly lower level of distribution (Vd_area ) and a significantly shorter elimination half‐life (T _(½>) β) was achieved in both species compared to the 10° C level. In carp the body clearance parameter (Cl_B (SDM) was significantly higher at 20° C compared to the value at 10° C, whereas for trout this parameter was in the same order of magnitude for both temperatures.

N₄‐acetylsulphadimidine (N₄‐SDM) was the main metabolite of SDM in both species at the two temperature levels. The relative N₄‐SDM plasma percentage in carp was significantly higher at 20° C than at 10° C, whereas there was in trout no significant difference.

In neither species was the peak plasma concentration of N_4‐SDM (C_maxN4‐SDM)) significantly different at two temperatures.

The corresponding peak time of this metabolite (T_{max (N4‐SDM)}) was significantly shorter at 20° C compared to 10° C in both carp and trout.

In carp at both temperatures, acetylation occurs to a greater extent than hydroxylation. Only the 6‐hydroxymethyl‐metabolite (SCH₂OH) was detected in carp, at a significant different level at the two temperatures. Concentrations of hydroxy metabolites in trout were at the detection level of the HPLC‐method (0.02‐μg/ml). The glucuronide metabolite (SOH‐gluc.) was not detected in either species at the two temperatures.     

牦牛源志贺菌分离鉴定、毒力基因检测与分型

本试验旨在阐明牦牛源志贺菌致病性及分子流行特性,为探索志贺菌流行途径,制定合理的防控策略提供新思路。2017年在甘肃、青海、西藏三省(区)共采集牦牛肛门棉拭子样品1 396份,通过选择培养基筛选、生化鉴定、血清凝集试验对分离菌株进行系统鉴定,应用PCR方法检测分离株中ipaH、ipaBCD、ial、sen、set1A、set1B和stx七种毒力基因流行情况。参照McMLST网站数据库提供的15对管家基因序列进行MLST分型;并参考美国CDC的PulseNet实验方法,用限制性内切酶NotⅠ和XbaⅠ分别对福氏志贺菌和宋内志贺菌染色体进行酶切,对这些分离菌株进行PFGE分析。结果显示,41株分离株符合志贺菌生化特征,分为4个生化表型,B3(36.59%)和B4(32.35%)为主要生化表型。血清凝集试验鉴定23株为福氏志贺菌,包括四个血清型1a(n=2)、2a(n=16)、2b(n=3)、Xv(n=2);18株为宋内志贺菌,分为Ⅰ相(n=12)和Ⅱ相(n=6)。共检测到6种毒力基因ipaH、ipaBCD、ial、sen、set1A、set1B,携带率分别为100%、92.68%、73.17%、70.73%、26.83%、26.83%。具有7种毒力基因型,其中VT5和VT7型为主要流行型,分别占43.9%和24.39%,同时携带两种及以上毒力基因的志贺菌占92.68%。41株志贺菌共分为10个ST型,其中ST100、ST116、ST155型为主要流行型。NotⅠ酶切的福氏志贺菌分为13个PT型,而XbaⅠ酶切的宋内志贺菌分为14个PT型。综上所述,牦牛源志贺菌生化表型、血清型、ST型和PT既存在多态性,又有优势流行型。本试验分离的志贺菌与人源志贺菌携带相同的毒力基因,其中ipaH、ipaBCD、ial、sen基因携带率较高,对公共安全具有潜在的威胁。     

一株岩原鲤源致病性ST-251型嗜水气单胞菌的分离与生物学特性研究

为探究宜宾某岩原鲤(Procypris rabaudi)养殖场以体表出血为特征的流行性疾病的病因,通过生理生化特性检测与16S rDNA、致病性试验、多位点序列分型(MLST)、纸片扩散法(K-B)明确该流行病的病原及其生物学特性。结果显示,从病鱼的肝、肾分离获得一株病原菌(YYL),鉴定其为嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila),在水温(24±1)℃时,该菌对体重为(12.6±0.8)g的岩原鲤半数致死量(LD₅₀)为5.8×10⁴ CFU·g^-1;药物敏感性试验表明,该菌对头孢他定、庆大霉素、多西环素、恩诺沙星、氟苯尼考等敏感,对亚胺培南、罗红霉素、复方新诺明、磺胺异恶唑、克林霉素耐药;MLST分子分型其属于ST-251型,并携带aerA、hlyA、aphA、act、ast等毒力基因。该研究从体表出血为特征的发病岩原鲤分离到ST-251型嗜水气单胞菌,该菌株携带多种毒力因子,致病力强,在岩原鲤的养殖中应加强对该病原感染的预防与控制。     

Limited Genetic Diversity and Gene Expression Differences between Egg‐ and Non‐Egg‐Related Salmonella Enteritidis Strains

Salmonella Enteritidis strains of egg‐ and non‐egg‐related origin were characterized molecularly to find markers correlated with the egg‐contaminating property of Salmonella Enteritidis. Isolates were examined by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), plasmid profiling and phage typing. Furthermore, the presence of 30 virulence genes was tested by PCR. In genetic fingerprinting and gene content, only small differences between the strains were found and no correlation was observed with the origin (egg‐related versus non‐egg‐related). A major RADP group was present in both egg‐ and non‐egg‐related strains, but other smaller RAPD groups were present as well in both categories of strains. Phage types PT4 and PT21 were predominant. Differential mRNA expression levels of fimA and agfA under conditions of growth simulating the conditions during egg formation were determined by real‐time RT‐PCR. Although differences in fimA and agfA expression levels were observed between the strains, these could not be correlated with the origin of the strains (egg‐related versus non‐egg‐related). The highest expression levels of agfA and fimA were only found in two non‐egg‐related strains, which seemed to be correlated with the presence of a 93 kb plasmid instead of the 60 kb virulence plasmid. Our results seem to indicate only a limited role for at least type I fimbriae (encoded by fim operon) in egg contamination by Salmonella Enteritidis.     

Identification of a genetic lineage within Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis as the causal agent of vertical oozing canker of Persian (English) walnut in France

A new bacterial disease of Persian (English) walnut (Juglans regia) has been observed in France. This disease, called vertical oozing canker (VOC), is characterized by vertical cankers on trunks and branches of affected walnut trees with oozing exudates. To determine the aetiology of the disease, a study was carried out in 79 walnut orchards and nurseries located in southeastern and southwestern France. Bacterial analysis from diseased samples yielded 36 strains identified as Xanthomonas arboricola and 32 strains identified as Brenneria nigrifluens on the basis of biochemical tests. The causal agent of VOC was identified as X. arboricola by pathogenicity tests on walnut. Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (F‐AFLP) was carried out on 36 strains of X. arboricola collected in this study, 24 strains of X. arboricola pv. juglandis isolated from walnut blight symptoms and one strain of X. arboricola pv. corylina included as an outgroup. Based on cluster analysis of F‐AFLP data, most X. arboricola strains responsible for main VOC outbreaks showed a high degree of similarity, forming a cluster clearly separate from strains of X. arboricola pv. juglandis isolated from walnut blight symptoms. It is suggested that VOC is caused by a distinct genetic lineage within the pathovar juglandis of X. arboricola that is also able to cause classical bacterial blight symptoms on walnut leaves and fruits.