Isolation and Characterization of a New Subspecies of Aeromonas salmonicida （ Aeromonas salmonicida subsp, flounderacida subsp. nov. ） from Stone Flounder（ Kareius bicoloratus L. ）

Biological properties were studied to appropriate pathogenic bacteria which were isolated from diseased (or dead) stone flounder (Kareius bicoloratus L. ) which expressed bacterial septicaemia, including morphological characteristics, colony characteristics, physiological and biochemical characteristics and serum homology of isolates, the results showed that the isolates belonged to a new subspecies of A. salmonicida. In addition, the representative strains have been re-checked and detected the mol% G C ratio of the DNA by China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC), the examined strains were also regarded as a new subspecies of A. salmonicida, and designated as Aeromonas salmonicida subsp, flounderac/da subsp, nov. by its isolated fish (Kareius bicoloratus ). Molecular identification of analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene were applied, the results showed high similarity (99%) with the 16S rRNA gene of Aeromonas salmonicida from GenBank database. Cluster analysis of phylogenetic tree revealed that the representative strain formed separately bootstrap-supported cluster.     

Gene transfer into primary cultures of fetal neural stem cells by a recombinant adenovirus carrying the gene for green fluorescent protein

Objective： To evaluate the transduction efficiency of a recombinant adenovirus carrying the gene for green fluorescent protein （Ad-GFP） into the primary cultures of fetal neural stem cells （NSCs） by the expression of GFP. Methods： The Ad-GFP was constructed by homologous recombination in bacteria with the AdEasy system; NSCs were isolated from rat fetal hippocampus and cultured as neurosphere suspensions. After infection with the recombinant Ad-GFP, NSCs were examined with a fluorescent microscopy and a flow cytometry for their expression of GFP. Results： After the viral infection, flow cytometry analysis revealed that the percentage of GFP-positive cells was as high as 97.05%. The infected NSCs sustained the GFP expression for above 4 weeks. After differentiated into astrocytes or neurons, they continued to express GFP efficiently. Conclusion： We have success- fully constructed a viral vector Ad-GFP that can efficiently infect the primary NSCs. The reporter gene was showed fully and sustained expression in the infected cells as well as their differentiated progenies.     

Detection of lymphocystis disease virus infection to flounder gill cells in vitro by monoclonal antibodies

Flounder gill （FG） cells were used to isolate lymphocystis disease virus （LCDV） and two monoclonal antibodies （Mabs） （1A8 and 3G3） against LCDV were used to trace LCDV infection to FG cells. FG monolayer cells was inoculated with LCDV supernatant, obtained from lymphocystis cells of diseased flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. LCDV infection was detected with Mabs employing immunocytochemical assay （ICA） and indirect immunofluorescence assay test （IIFAT） technique. Detected by IIFAT, they were specifie for LCDV. The results of experimental infection illustrated that FG cells was sensitive to LCDV, and showed virus-infection positive detected by ICA. Cytopathic effect （CPE） occurred 1-2 days post inoculation （PI）, and half tissue culture infection dosage （TCID50） of vires supematant was 2^2.57 per 40μl. Tracing by IIFAT showed that LCDV positive signal first appeared at the cell membrane immediately PI, and then in cytoplasm at 24h PI, it reached the strongest positive at 48-72 h PI, and began to decrease at 96h PI.     

Diversity and high nitrogenase activity of endophytic diazotrophs isolated from Oryza rufipogon Griff.

Diversity and nitrogenase activity of endophytic diazotrophs colonized in the wild rice Oryza rufipogon Griff grown in Boluo, Huilai County in Guangdong Province and Lingshui County in Hainan Province were studied. Thirty-seven isolates obtained from Oryza rufipogon were identified as putative endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria by ARA （acetylene reduction assay） test and further confirmed by PCR amplification of nifH gene fragments. All obtained strains have ARA activity and the same sized nifH gene fragments. Above the similarity level of 80%, the obtained isolates were assigned as Group Ⅰ to Ⅷ by the clustering of IS-PCR fingerprints. The SDS-PAGE whole-cell protein patterns were similar to those of IS-PCR fingerprints. Components and contents of fatty acid methyl esters （FAMEs） were used to differentiate the representative strains （Ls13, Ls8, BL1, BL12, HL6, Ls4） from Group Ⅰ to Group Ⅵ. The six representative strains showed significant difference in contents and components of cellular fatty acid methyl ester. 16S rDNA sequencing analysis showed that strains of Group Ⅰ to Ⅶ were located in Enterobacteraceae （y-proteobacteria）. Strains of Group Ⅰ and Group Ⅱ were closely related to Klebsiella sp.; Strain Ls8 of Group Ⅱ was a little far away from the genus of Pantoea （homology level 96% with Pantoea agglomerans）, which may represent a new species or genus in Enterobacteraceae; Strains of Groups Ⅳ and Ⅴ belonged to different Enterobacter sp.; Strain Ls4 and Ls 9 representing Group Ⅵ were close to Citrobacter amalonaticus with 98% sequence similarity; Strain Ls15 of Group Ⅶ showed 98% sequence identity with Pantoea sp.; Strains of Group Ⅷ were assigned to the genus Ideonella （β-proteobacteria）. Based on the above results, endophytic diazotrophs isolated from O. rufipogon showed great diversity and some diazotrophs showed high nitrogenase activity with 42.52 μmol/mL. h C2H4. Inoculation to rice tests indicated that the isolated endophytic diazotrophs significantly promoted the rice growth.     

Polymorphism of human cytomegalovirus （HCMV） UL144 gene in low passage clinical isolates

To explore the impact of gene polymorphism of human cytomegalovirus （HCMV） on virus virulence, the full-length UL144 gene and partial sequence of glycoprotein B （UL55） gene were sequenced and analyzed for 23 clinical strains of HCMV isolated from urine samples of pediatric patients with congenital or postnatal HCMV infection. Among the 23 isolates, 13 （57 %） were UL144 genotype 1A, 3（13 %） were UL144 genotypes 2 and 7（30 %） were UL144 genotype 3; geographic differences in geno- type distribution were found for both UL144 and gB gene. No UL144 genotypes 1B and 1C were found in this study while these two genotypes were common in HCMV strains isolated in the US. Our results also demonstrated that for all clinical strains of gB genotypes I, III and UL144 genotypes 1A, 2, and 3 found in this study, mother-to-fetus vertical transmission was possible.     

A survey on porcine circovirus type 2 infection and phylogenetic analysis of its ORF2 gene in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,China

Porcine circovirus type 2 （PCV2） is closely related to the postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome （PMWS）. In this study, the pig serum and tissue samples collected from different regions of Hangzhou District in Zhejiang Province of China between 2003 and 2005 were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） for PCV2 antibody and by polymerase chain reaction （PCR） for ORF2 gene. The results show that out of 1250 randomly collected serum samples, 500 sera （40%） were seropositive for PCV2. PCR results demonstrate that Hangzhou PCV2 with more than 50% Chinese PCV2 strains and French PCV2 formed Cluster A. Only one PCV2 from Hangzhou belonged to Cluster B with some other Chinese PCV2 and Netherlands＇s isolates. Cluster C consisted of PCV2 isolates from China, US, Canada, UK and Germany. The results indicate that the PCV2 infection was widespread in Hangzhou.     

Diversity of Gram negative bacteria antagonistic against major pathogens of rice from rice seed in the tropic environment

With the use of a seed washing technique, more than 4000 Gram negative bacteria were isolated by two improved isolation methods from 446 batches of 1 kg rice seed samples obtained from 22 provinces in the Philippines. They were initially characterized on the basis of colony morphology and results of biochemical and pathogenicity tests. Six hundred and fifty-two strains were further identified by Biolog,from which 133 were selected for fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis together with 80 standard reference! strains. Six-teen species or types of Pseudomonas and 17 genera of non-pseudomormds were identified, more than one third of which have not been recorded in rice. The most predominant species observed were P. puthda and P. ful-va. About 17% of the strains of Pseudomonas and 2% of the non-pseudomonads were antagonistic to one or more fungal or bacterial pathogens of rice. Rice seed is an important source of biological control agents.     

Characterization of root-nodulating bacteria on Retama raetam in arid Tunisian soils

The aim of this study is to investigate the diversity of Retama raetam root-nodule bacteria isolated from arid regions of Tunisia. Twelve isolates, chosen as representative for different 16S rRNA gene patterns, were characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phenotypic analysis. Isolates were assigned to Sinorhizobium, Rhizobium and Agrobacterium. Symbiotic properties of Sinorhizobium and Rhizobium isolates showed a large diversity in their capacity to infect their host plant and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Strain RK 22 identified as Rhizobium was the most effective isolate.     

Molecular characterization of H3N2 and H4N6 subtypes avian influenza viruses isolated from mallards in Poyang Lake, China in 2010

Poyang Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in China and contains many species of wild birds and waterfowls.We conducted a survey of avian influenza viruses in nine semi-artificial waterfowl farms in Poyang Lake during January to March of 2010.Out of 1036 cloacal swabs collected,three H3N2 and one H4N6 influenza viruses were isolated from healthy mallards.All the isolates were genetically and phylogenetically characterized.The analysis of putative HA cleavage sites showed that all the four isolates possessed the molecular characteristics(QTRGL for H3N2 viruses,PEKASR for H4N6 virus) of lowly pathogenic avian influenza(LPAI) virus.The phylogenetic analysis of the viral genomes showed that all four virus isolates clustered in the Eurasian clade of influenza viruses.The M gene of the viruses possessed the highest homology with highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses.In addition,co-infection of H3N2 and H4N6 in the same farm was observed.And interestingly,we isolated two subtypes viruses(H3N2 and H4N6) and their progeny virus(H3N2) with evidence of genome reassortment from the same farm,in which the PB1 and PB2 gene segments of H4N6 replaced those of the H3N2 strain.The results of animal infection experiments showed that all the four isolated viruses were lowly pathogenic to chickens and not pathogenic to mice,which was consistent with the results of genetic analysis.     

Phylogenetic relationship and phenotypic comparison of Psychrobacter species isolated from polar oceans

To investigate the phylogenetic relationship and biogeography of bacterioplankton in polar oceans, four Psychrobacter strains, BSw10170, BSw20352, BSw20370, and BSw20461, isolated from seawater of the Beijing Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the Prydz Bay, were characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing and physiological and biochemical testing. Results demonstrated that close relationships existed between the Arctic and Antarctic strains with sequence similarities higher than 97 %. These four Psychrobacter strains not only showed almost identical phenotypic characteristics among them, but also shared a lot of similarities with those related Psychrobacter species, indicating that psychrotolerance and halotolerance of Psychrobacter strains may be among the reasons for their bipolar, even global distribution in marine environments at the genus level.     

牙鲆fibrinogen β基因的克隆及表达分析

通过mRNA差异显示发现一个鳗弧菌刺激后在牙鲆肝脏中表达量显著增加的片段,结合RACE技术得到了该差异片段1 856 bp的全长cDNA,包含一个1 479 bp的开放阅读框,编码的蛋白质含有fibrinogen β的C末端签名序列.同源性分析表明其氨基酸序列与鱼类以及哺乳类的fibrinogen β都具有高度的相似性,因此可断定此基因为牙鲆的fibrinogen β基因(GenBank登录号为EF581895).RT-PCR分析表明,在注射鳗弧菌后,该基因在肝脏、肾脏、脾脏、腮、肠、心脏中的表达量呈现逐渐增加的趋势.推测其可能在鳗弧菌侵染中,起到了促进伤口愈合的作用,或通过和其他细胞因子结合在防御细菌的侵染中发挥免疫调节作用.     

牙鲆fibrinogen β基因的克隆及表达分析

 通过mRNA差异显示发现一个鳗弧菌刺激后在牙鲆肝脏中表达量显著增加的片段,结合RACE技术得到了该差异片段1 856 bp的全长cDNA,包含一个1 479 bp的开放阅读框,编码的蛋白质含有fibrinogen β的C末端签名序列。同源性分析表明其氨基酸序列与鱼类以及哺乳类的fibrinogen β都具有高度的相似性,因此可断定此基因为牙鲆的fibrinogen β基因(GenBank登录号为EF581895)。RT-PCR分析表明,在注射鳗弧菌后,该基因在肝脏、肾脏、脾脏、腮、肠、心脏中的表达量呈现逐渐增加的趋势。推测其可能在鳗弧菌侵染中,起到了促进伤口愈合的作用,或通过和其他细胞因子结合在防御细菌的侵染中发挥免疫调节作用。     

杀虾微杆菌血清同源性及血清学检验

以分离于日本对虾（Penaeus japonicus）虾苗的杀虾微杆菌（Microbacterium shrimpcida sp．nov．）代表菌株（HID10406-1）,分别制备全菌（OK）及热处理（121℃作用1h）的菌体（O）免疫原,强化免疫家兔制备相应抗血清,对供试6株杀虾微杆菌纯培养物进行了血清型检定。结果表明,均存在同种的O抗原（血清同源）,不存在不耐热表面（K）抗原。以相应OK抗血清为第一抗体,以标准的羊抗兔IgG荧光抗体为第二抗体,对该6株纯培养菌及用代表菌株人工感染病死虾体组织进行间接荧光抗体染色,结果显示了特异的荧光反应;同时,对从人工感染死亡虾分离的10株纯培养菌以凝集反应方法进行了检验,显示出特异凝集现象。     

舟山褐牙鲆的池塘养殖试验初报

研究了池塘养殖的1龄舟山褐牙鲆生长特性及肥满度等。结果表明:(1)池塘养殖的1龄牙鲆体长与体重的关系为:L=0.0003W4.1455,R2=0.9753。(2)舟山褐牙鲆1龄鱼7～9月生长速度较慢,10～l2月生长速度较快。(3)舟山褐牙鲆的肥满度随着鱼的生长而增大;提出了提高池塘养殖舟山褐牙鲆肥满度的措施。(4)池塘养殖1龄牙鲆成活率为77.5%,2龄牙鲆成活率为58.8%。     

Occurrence, Development and Histochemical Characteristics of Lymphocystis in Cultured Japanese Flounder （Paralichthys olivaceus）

Occurrence and development of lymphocystis cells in flounder Paralichthys olivaceus, and some his-tochemical features are studied using light and electron microscopy and histochemical methods. Fibrob-lasts engulf virus particles forming phagocytosis vacuole in the cytoplasm. The infected cells proliferate and turn round and hypertrophied; basophilic inclusion bodies, Feulgen-positive, are present in the cyto-plasm, and a hyaline capsule, containing acid ploysaccharide and protein, appears outside cell mem-brane. The mature lymphocystis cells possess numerous virus particles (200～220nm in diameter with a central core 120～140nm) and high electron-dense inclusions with budding virious at the surface in the cytoplasm, and show margination of chromatin. Moderate electron density particles (70～80nm in diame-ter) fill out perinuclear cistema and arrange in crystalloid arrays in nucleus, liberated into the cytoplasm by rupture of nuclear membrane. No virus particles are observed in nucleus. Therefore, inclusion bodies are the sites of virus assembly and maturity, while replication processes of lymphocystis virus are involved in both nuclear and cytoplasmic phases. Besides, strongly basophilic link-like structures are present be-tween adjacent cells or through connective tissue, and virus particles are observed in somewhere of the capsule, thus where may be the spread route of virus from one cell to another or to the environment. The senile lymphocystis cells release virus bv the runture of cells.     

翘嘴鳜肝肾坏死症病原菌的分离及初步鉴定

从主要呈现肝肾坏死症的翘嘴鳜病灶部位分离到９个菌株,其中３个菌株能通过人工感染在正常翘嘴鳜上复制出与自然发病相同的症状。用直接荧光抗体法对致病菌株的鉴定结果表明,本研究中分离的３个菌株均不同于过去从患病翘嘴鳜上已经分离到的柱状嗜纤维菌（Ｃｙｔｏｐｈａｇａ ｃｏｌｕｍｎａｒｉｓ）和嗜水气单胞菌（Ａｅｒｏｍｏｎａｓ ｈｙｄｒｏｐｈｉｌａ）。     

广西北部湾大宗海水养殖鱼类卵形鲳鲹感染溶藻弧菌及其致病性研究

【目的】2016年广西钦州湾近海网箱养殖的卵形鲳鲹(Trachinotus ovatus)发生以体表皮肤溃烂、皮下出血、内脏器官病变为典型症状的细菌性疾病,通过对患病卵形鲳鲹中病原菌进行分离、鉴定与保存,为后续开展病原菌快速检测技术和防控技术等研究,以及控制相关病原菌在海水养殖中的暴发和流行奠定基础。【方法】利用LB平板和TCBS平板从患病卵形鲳鲹体表溃烂病灶、肾脏、肝脏组织中分离纯化疑似病原菌,并对其进行常规形态特征和生理生化反应的生物学检验,通过16SrDNA基因测序对疑似病原菌株进行分子生物学鉴定,在细胞和鱼体水平开展病原菌的致病性研究,同时进行人工感染的回接试验。【结果】分离得到4株疑似病原菌(TOQZ01,TOQZ02,TOQZ03,TOQZ04),基于其表型、分子生物学特征和进化关系,判定4株菌株均为弧菌属的溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus),且细胞毒性试验和回归试验证实,分离得到的溶藻弧菌为此次卵形鲳鲹发病的病原菌。【结论】溶藻弧菌是引起广西沿海地区海水养殖鱼类发生细菌性鱼病的主要致病菌之一,未来将基于本研究中分离得到的溶藻弧菌开展病害快速检测技术和防控技术等现代海水生态健康养殖关键技术研究,以实现对广西海水养殖溶藻弧菌病的快速诊断、实时监控和有效预防。     

嗜水气单胞菌的分离培养及鉴定

从患腹水病褐牙鲆体内分离致病菌,通过生理生化鉴定方法对该菌进行了鉴定.根据Genbank 上报道的嗜水气单胞菌标准株的16s rDNA序列以及致病性嗜水气单胞菌所含有的气溶素(aer)基因没汁了2对引物,对所分离到的2株疑似菌以及3株标准株进行PCR扩增,均能够扩增出目的条带,经测序后,该菌的16s rDNA的序列、aer序列与标准株同源性分别达到99.8%和95%,与常规细菌鉴定方法所得结果一致,证明该菌为嗜水气单胞菌.