猪肺炎支原体显色原位杂交研究方法的建立

为建立猪肺炎支原体(Mhp)显色原位杂交(CISH)定位检测方法,本研究利用地高辛标记的Mhp P36核酸探针和DAB/H2O2显色系统,对人工Mhp感染组、自然感染组和健康对照组的实验猪肺组织样品和临床样品进行显色原位杂交检测.结果显示,设计的地高辛标记探针针对Mhp具有特异性,而与其他的猪病原菌无交叉反应;检测结果可以通过显微镜观测到Mhp定位在支气管/细支气管黏膜表面.人工感染组、自然感染组和健康对照组的CISH结果与PCR检测结果一致,临床样品的CISH检测结果低于PCR检测结果.本研究建立的Mhp显色原位杂交法是一种集直观和敏感为一体的检测方法,可以用于Mhp的定位检测和致病机理研究.     

丝状霉形体丝状亚种SC型脂蛋白LppQ N末端基因克隆与序列分析

脂蛋白LPPQ是丝状霉形体丝状亚种SC型(MmmSC)非洲株、欧洲株和疫苗株所特有的。LPPQ N末端域具有良好的免疫原性，在牛体内可诱导产生强大、特异、早期、持续的免疫反应。本研究根据已发表的LPPQ基因序列设计引物，用Pyrobest^TM高保真DNA聚合酶从MmmSC HVRI X株中扩增出了LPPQ N末端基因序列，并进行了克隆与序列测定。核苷酸序列比较结果显示，HVRI X株的LPPQ N末端基因序列与国外发表的序列同源性为99．7％，由其推导的氨基酸序列同源性为99，1％，为脂蛋白LPPQ N末端基因体外表达奠定了基础。     

Mastitis in a 7-week old calf caused by Mycoplasma bovigenitalium

This is the first report of an intramammary infection caused by Mycoplasma bovigenitalium in a 7-week old Holstein calf. The calf was initially presented for a non-weight bearing lameness in the left hind limb. The clinical examination revealed not only a septic arthritis of the tarsus but also an infection affecting the right rear mammary gland. The source of M. bovigenitalium was not found but the most likely explanation is spread from the infected left tarsus. This case report demonstrates that mycoplasma mastitis can occur in pre-weaned calves, which could play a role in the epidemiology of mycoplasma mastitis in dairy herds.     

In vitro susceptibilities of field isolates of Mycoplasma agalactiae

In order to determine how widespread antibiotic resistance has become to standard treatments, the in vitro susceptibilities of 28 Mycoplasma agalactiae Spanish field isolates to 16 antimicrobial agents were determined using a broth microdilution method. The most effective antimicrobials based on minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)₉₀ values were fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines and macrolides. Two strains were tetracycline resistant. Streptomycin, erythromycin and nalidixic acid resistance was observed in all strains.     

牛支原体新疆株的分离鉴定

为调查新疆规模化奶牛场病牛死亡原因并确定病原,本研究无菌采集7份肺炎病死牛病变肺组织样,通过牛支原体液体培养基和固体培养基分离到1株支原体,采用形态学观察和生化试验鉴定该分离株,采用支原体特异性引物和牛支原体16S rRNA通用引物扩增基因序列并测序,使用DNAStar软件将分离菌株测序结果与GenBank中的标准株序列进行同源性比对,采用Mega 6.0软件中的邻接法(Neighbor-Joining,NJ)依据16S rRNA序列构建分离株系统进化树。结果显示,分离株菌落呈典型的"煎蛋样",菌落中心凹陷深入培养基,周边菲薄而透明,经Dienes染液染色后,菌落中心呈深蓝色。该分离株不分解葡萄糖、尿素、不水解精氨酸,血细胞吸附试验和溶血试验均呈阴性,氯化三苯基四氮唑还原反应呈阳性,产生膜和斑。PCR反应扩增出大小为1 911 bp的牛支原体特异性目的片段;分离株16S rRNA基因序列与牛支原体标准株PG45的序列同源性为99.8%,与牛支原体地方株(Mb NM2012、Mb HB0801、Mb Hubei-1、Mb Ningxia-1、Mb CQ-W70和Mb 08M)的同源性为99.3%～99.7%。系统进化树显示,分离株16S rRNA基因与Mb Ningxia-1株和Mb 08M株亲缘关系较近,处于同一分支。本研究结果证实了引起病牛死亡的病原为牛支原体,为新疆牛支原体病的防治提供了科学依据。     

牛支原体临洮分离株NOX-1的克隆表达、酶学活性及其亚细胞定位研究

为研究牛支原体(M. bovis)临洮分离株(LT strain)NOX-1基因特征表达产物的酶活性,及其在细胞中的具体存在部位,参照GenBank中M. bovis NOX-1HuBei株NOX-1基因序列(GenBank登录号:NC015725.1)设计引物,应用PCR扩增M.bovis临洮株的NOX-1基因,在完成测序后构建NOX-1基因原核表达载体pET-NOX-1,并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)感受态细胞,经异丙基硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导后表达。表达产物纯化后进行酶活测定并免疫新西兰兔,制备多克隆抗体,继而应用Western blot及间接ELISA对NOX-1在M. bovis内的分布进行初步定位。结果显示,M. bovis临洮株NOX-1基因全长1365 bp,重组质粒经IPTG诱导在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中成功表达,重组蛋白His-NOX-1的分子量约为50 kDa;重组蛋白酶促反应最适酶促温度为30℃、pH为7.5,双倒数法求得重组蛋白Km和Vmax分别为256.41μmol/L、34.25μmol/(L·min);Western blot及间接ELISA结果表明His-NOX-1在M. bovis细胞膜上和细胞浆中均有分布且胞浆含量较高。本研究结果为进一步研究M. bovisNOX-1的生物学功能奠定了一定的基础。     

Biochemical Characterization of Mycoplasma bovirhinis,Mycoplasma dispar and Recent Bovine Isolates of Mycoplasma canis

The pattern and kinetics of substrate utilization by the type strains of Mycoplasma canis, M. bovirhinis and M. dispar and ten recent M. canis isolates from cattle were determined. Metabolism of a range of sugars and organic acids by M. dispar was detectable by measurement of oxygen uptake. Organic acids were not utilized by M. bovirhinis or M. canis, and there was no oxygen uptake during metabolism of glucose or other sugars, as monitored by a pH-change method. The M. canis strains varied in their ability to metabolize sugars; seven of the isolates from cattle had the distinctive ability to metabolize sucrose, and one isolate, plus the type strain (from a dog), metabolized N-acetylglucosamine. The M. bovirhinis strain metabolized maltose. However, all the test strains oxidized glycerol at high rates and with a high affinity. Oxidation of glycerol has been reported for other mycoplasmas from the bovine respiratory tract and leads to the production of hydrogen peroxide, a potential virulence factor.     

羊丝状支原体簇环介导等温扩增检测方法的建立

本试验利用环介导等温扩增技术(LAMP)建立了羊丝状支原体簇的快速检测方法,该方法以羊丝状支原体簇成员的保守性基因16S rRNA为靶序列,设计了4条特异性引物,在65 ℃等温条件下,60 min一步完成反应。在反应管中预先添加羟基萘酚蓝(HNB),阳性呈蓝色,阴性呈紫色。丝状支原体簇成员——丝状支原体山羊亚种(Mmc)、丝状支原体丝状亚种LC型(Mmm LC)、山羊支原体山羊肺炎亚种(Mccp)的LAMP检测为阳性;对其他病原菌没有交叉反应。以Mmc的核酸为模板进行灵敏度检测,LAMP的最低检出限为10 pg/μL。结果表明,本试验建立了一种特异、敏感、快速、简便的羊丝状支原体簇的LAMP方法。     

用探针杂交法检测鸡毒支原体和滑液囊支原体

根据鸡毒支原体(MG)和滑液囊支原体(MS)的16SrRNA基因序列，设计并合成了探针MG和MS共同目的基因，跨幅为580bP的一对引物。用这对引物对2个标准的MG和1个标准的Ms菌株DNA模板进行聚合酶锭反应(PcR)，结果得到了预期大小约580bP的PcR产物。回收纯化琼脂糖电泳凝肢中的MG扩增产物克隆至T载体中，DIG随机引物法合成核酸探针，斑点杂交试验对MG和MS均呈阳性，检测灵敏度分别为2ng和3ng，其它对照菌(毒)株为阴性。     

Chronic pneumonia in calves after experimental infection with Mycoplasma bovis strain 1067: Characterization of lung pathology,persistence of variable surface protein antigens and local immune response

Background

Mycoplasma bovis is associated with pneumonia in calves characterized by the development of chronic caseonecrotic lesions with the agent persisting within the lesion. The purposes of this study were to characterize the morphology of lung lesions, examine the presence of M. bovis variable surface protein (Vsp) antigens and study the local immune responses in calves after infection with M. bovis strain 1067.

Methods

Lung tissue samples from eight calves euthanased three weeks after experimental infection with M. bovis were examined by bacteriology and pathology. Lung lesions were evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for wide spectrum cytokeratin and for M. bovis Vsp antigens and pMB67 antigen. IHC identification and quantitative evaluation of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T lymphocytes and immunoglobulin (IgG1, IgG2, IgM, IgA)-containing plasma cells was performed. Additionally, expression of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC class II) was studied by IHC.

Results

Suppurative pneumonic lesions were found in all calves. In two calves with caseonecrotic pneumonia, necrotic foci were surrounded by epithelial cells resembling bronchial or bronchiolar epithelium. In all calves, M. bovis Vsp antigens were constantly present in the cytoplasm of macrophages and were also present extracellularly at the periphery of necrotic foci. There was a considerable increase in numbers of IgG1- and IgG2-positive plasma cells among which IgG1-containing plasma cells clearly predominated. Statistical evaluation of the numbers of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells, however, did not reveal statistically significant differences between inoculated and control calves. In M. bovis infected calves, hyperplasia of bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) was characterized by strong MHC class II expression of lymphoid cells, but only few of the macrophages demarcating the caseonecrotic foci were positive for MHC class II.

Conclusions

The results from this study show that infection of calves with M. bovis results in various lung lesions including caseonecrotic pneumonia originating from bronchioli and bronchi. There is long-term persistence of M. bovis as demonstrated by bacteriology and immunohistochemistry for M. bovis antigens, i.e. Vsp antigens and pMB67. The persistence of the pathogen and its ability to evade the specific immune response may in part result from local downregulation of antigen presenting mechanisms and an ineffective humoral immune response with prevalence of IgG1 antibodies that, compared to IgG2 antibodies, are poor opsonins.