BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH THROMBUS FORMATION AND ABSCESSATION IN A HORSE

A 2.5 year old Appaloosa stallion with progressive weight loss and a heart murmur was diagnosed as having vegetative endocarditis of the right atrioventricular valves with a mass in the right atrium. The ultrasonographic appearance of the lesion was characterized by extreme reverberation. On postmortem examination, a 9 cm diameter thrombus was found within the right atrium and auricle, occupying approximately 80% of the chamber volume. Additionally, a lenticular abscess extended throughout the parietal cusp of the right atrioventricular valve. Histologic examination revealed that the lesions were septic with numerous gram positive cocci in short chains, suggestive of Streptococcus equi , and gram negative rods.     

Cloning,Expression and Bioinformatics Analysis of Enterococcus faecalis from Northeast Black Bear

In order to detect Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis antigen (EfaA) of bear that was used to disclose the infected Northeast Black bear immediately, a pair of PCR primers was synthesized by EfaA gene of Enterococcus faecalis that was recorded in GenBank (accession number:U03756.1) and the target fragment was 689 bp. The PCR product was cloned by pMD19-T vector, then was transferred to Escherichia coli DH5α competent cells and the positive clones were filtered. Recombinant plasmid (pMD19-T-EfaA) was extracted. Identification of PCR and digestion, sequencing, the structure prediction of proteins were operated. The results showed that EfaA gene was cloned successfully, and the gene homology with ATCC 29212 was 100.0%. pMD19-T-EfaA was constructed successfully, structure of proteins was predicted. This study provided theoretical basis for diagnostic methods of Enterococcus faecalis and laid basis for prevention and control of Northeast Black bear disease.     

东北黑熊源粪肠球菌EfaA基因的克隆表达及生物信息学分析

为检测熊源粪肠球菌心内膜炎抗原（EfaA）基因,用于快速检测东北黑熊粪肠球菌感染病例,本试验根据GenBank登录的粪肠球菌EfaA基因序列（登录号：U03756.1）合成了1对PCR引物,通过PCR法扩增合成长度为689 bp的目的片段。将PCR产物克隆于pMD19-T载体,之后将其转入大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞筛选阳性克隆。提取扩增后的重组质粒pMD19-T-EfaA并进行PCR、酶切鉴定、序列测定及蛋白质结构预测。结果显示,本试验成功克隆出熊源粪肠球菌EfaA基因,与GenBank登录的ATCC 29212菌株同源性为100.0%。本试验成功构建了重组克隆载体pMD19-T-EfaA,并对测序结果进行了蛋白质结构的预测,为进一步建立黑熊粪肠球菌病的诊断方法提供了理论依据,同时也为黑熊疾病的防制奠定了基础。     

Vegetative Endocarditis Associated with Escherichia coli in a Dromedary Camel

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Lactococcus garvieae Endocarditis on a Prosthetic Biological Aortic Valve

Lactococcus garvieae (LG) endocarditis is a rare disease in humans. There are only about 16 reported cases in the world. We report a 76‐year‐old male patient with LG endocarditis. In depth interview with the patient revealed that 2 weeks prior to admission, he had eaten sushi containing raw fish. Unlike many of the other infections reported, which were on a native mitral valve, our patient's vegetation was on a prosthetic aortic valve.     

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE OF FLAIL AORTIC VALVE IN A DOG WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

A 4-year-old female Boxer was suffering from aortic valve endocarditis with perforation of the right coronary cusp resulting in a flail aortic cusp and subsequent acute aortic insufficiency. This flail aortic cusp was observed on M mode and two-dimensional endocardiograms as a free linear echostructure in the left ventricular outflow tract. Although rarely observed, a free linear echostructure seems more specific of a flail aortic valve than a shaggy echostructure, which can represent a free moving vegetation and thus be confusing. Severe acute aortic insufficiency resulted in an uncommon abnormal mitral valve motion in the absence of early mitral diastolic opening. The absence of early mitral valve opening was thought to be a consequence of coupled aortic regurgitation, reduced left ventricular compliance, and presumably delayed mitral valve opening secondary to coronary artery occlusion. An exaggerated septal diastolic dip accounted for the decreased transmitral inflow. All the usual contractility parameters were within normal range; subsequently, mitral valve motion alterations seems to be more reliable indicators of left ventricular dysfunction during acute aortic insufficiency.     

熊源粪肠球菌EfaA基因的原核表达

试验旨在构建EfaA基因的原核表达质粒,并对其进行表达。根据GenBank中粪肠球菌EfaA基因序列（登录号：U03756）设计合成1对引物,利用PCR法扩增、克隆EfaA基因,并进行生物信息学分析,将EfaA基因亚克隆于pGEX-4T-1原核表达载体,构建pGEX-4T-EfaA原核表达质粒,转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）感受态细胞,用IPTG诱导表达,筛选最佳诱导时间并分析其表达蛋白的生物学特征。结果发现,试验成功获得大小为873 bp的粪肠球菌EfaA基因。经IPTG诱导后,获得分子质量约为59 ku的EfaA重组蛋白,以37℃、0.5 mmol/L IPTG诱导6 h表达量最大。经Western blotting分析发现,具有较好的反应原性。本试验成功构建原核表达质粒pGEX-4T-EfaA,并在大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）感受态细胞中成功表达。