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为建立一种TaqMan-MGB探针实时荧光定量PCR方法,来快速、特异地检测伯氏疏螺旋体,根据GenBank发表的伯氏疏螺旋体16SrRNA序列,应用分子生物学软件进行比对,选取保守序列设计特异性引物及TaqMan-MGB探针,并优化荧光定量PCR反应体系及条件,分别对大肠杆菌、沙门氏菌及钩端螺旋体进行扩增;构建伯氏疏螺旋体标准株16SrRNA基因片段阳性质粒,10倍系列稀释后进行real-time PCR扩增,测定该方法的敏感性。结果可见:仅伯氏疏螺旋体出现阳性扩增,而大肠杆菌、沙门氏菌及钩端螺旋体扩增均为阴性;该方法对阳性质粒的检测限约为100 copies/μL。应用该方法对新疆地区的100份蜱DNA样本进行检测,发现7份为伯氏疏螺旋体阳性。结果表明,本研究建立的TaqMan-MGB探针荧光定量PCR方法具有较高的特异性及良好的敏感性,为今后伯氏疏螺旋体的快速诊断及流行病学调查提供了技术支撑。 相似文献
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为提高鸭坦布苏病毒(DTMUV)TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法的敏感性和简化反应条件,本研究在前期建立的TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法的基础上,设计一条特异性的反转录引物,优化反应体系,建立了简便、快速、敏感的TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法。该荧光定量PCR方法最低检测限为10拷贝,敏感性是未优化的荧光定量PCR方法的5倍、是普通PCR方法的100倍,并且该方法对DTMUV的最低检测限是0.01半数鸡胚致死量(ELD50)。通过批内和批间实验的变异系数表明优化的荧光定量PCR方法的重复性比未优化的荧光定量PCR方法好。通过该优化的荧光定量PCR方法检测其它常见的鸭病病毒的DNAs或RNAs,证明了该方法特异性好。对现地60份疑似DTMUV的样品进行检测,用该方法检出57份样品为阳性,明显高于普通PCR,并且在区分35Ct值左右样品试验中敏感性优于未优化的荧光定量PCR方法。该优化的DTMUV TaqMan荧光定量PCR方法更适用于DTMUV的快速定量流行病学诊断。 相似文献
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鸭腺病毒A型TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
试验旨在建立鸭腺病毒A型（duck adenovirus A,DAdV-A）TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。根据DAdV-A Hexon基因序列设计特异性引物和探针,建立了基于TaqMan探针检测DAdV-A的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,对其特异性、灵敏性、重复性进行检测,用建立的TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法和常规PCR方法同时对福建地区临床收集的85份番鸭源病料进行DAdV-A感染的检测,比较其符合率。结果表明,试验成功建立了检测DAdV-A的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,其扩增相关系数为0.996,扩增效率为99.9%;特异性强,对鸭常见病原（如鸭瘟病毒、鹅细小病毒、番鸭细小病毒、鸭圆环病毒、鸭源大肠杆菌、鸭疫里默氏杆菌和鸭源禽多杀性巴氏杆菌）检测均为阴性;灵敏度高,最低检测限为8.37拷贝/μL;重复性好,组内变异系数和组间变异系数分别为0.54%~1.28%和0.61%~2.39%。对临床送检的85份病料,TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR方法的阳性率为7.06%（6/85）,PCR方法的阳性率为5.88%（5/85）,且PCR检测的阳性样品经TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR方法检测均为阳性,符合率为100%。本研究建立了基于TaqMan探针检测DAdV-A的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,为鸭群中开展DAdV-A的分子流行病学研究提供了有效技术手段。 相似文献
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为建立基于TaqMan探针的双重荧光PCR技术检测牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒(IBRV)和牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV)的方法,根据IBRV gB基因序列和BVDV 5′端非编码区序列的保守区域,分别设计1对IBRV的特异性引物和1条FAM标记的TaqMan探针,1对BVDV的特异性引物和1条ROX标记的TaqMan探针,建立双重荧光定量PCR检测IBRV和BVDV的方法。对建立的检测方法进行特异性和敏感性测定,并用临床样品进行检测验证。特异性试验结果显示,该方法检测参试的IBRV毒株,在波长530μm(FAM)时收集到特异性荧光信号曲线,检测参试的BVDV毒株,在610μm(ROX)时收集到特异性荧光信号曲线,无交叉信号出现,对照的毒株无论是在530μm(FAM),还是610μm(ROX)处,均无荧光信号曲线出现,方法的特异性好;敏感性试验结果显示,该双重荧光定量PCR可检测到100个拷贝的IBRV和BVDV质粒DNA模板;临床样品检测结果表明,对保存在-70℃的127份牛病料样品核酸进行检测,IBRV阳性12份,BVDV阳性26份,IBRV和BVDV同为阳性2份,为混合感染,检测的拷贝数分别为6.24×105和6.32×104拷贝/μL。阳性样品经序列比对分析,分别与IBRV和BVDV的序列100%同源。建立的双重实时荧光定量PCR方法检测IBRV和BVDV具有特异、敏感等优点,可用于临床样品的鉴别检测。 相似文献
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试验旨在建立鸭腺病毒A型(duck adenovirus A,DAdV-A)TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。根据DAdV-A Hexon基因序列设计特异性引物和探针,建立了基于TaqMan探针检测DAdV-A的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,对其特异性、灵敏性、重复性进行检测,用建立的TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法和常规PCR方法同时对福建地区临床收集的85份番鸭源病料进行DAdV-A感染的检测,比较其符合率。结果表明,试验成功建立了检测DAdV-A的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,其扩增相关系数为0.996,扩增效率为99.9%;特异性强,对鸭常见病原(如鸭瘟病毒、鹅细小病毒、番鸭细小病毒、鸭圆环病毒、鸭源大肠杆菌、鸭疫里默氏杆菌和鸭源禽多杀性巴氏杆菌)检测均为阴性;灵敏度高,最低检测限为8.37拷贝/μL;重复性好,组内变异系数和组间变异系数分别为0.54%~1.28%和0.61%~2.39%。对临床送检的85份病料,TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR方法的阳性率为7.06%(6/85),PCR方法的阳性率为5.88%(5/85),且PCR检测的阳性样品经TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR方法检测均为阳性,符合率为100%。本研究建立了基于TaqMan探针检测DAdV-A的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,为鸭群中开展DAdV-A的分子流行病学研究提供了有效技术手段。 相似文献
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牛支原体TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
《中国兽医学报》2017,(6):1059-1064
本研究旨在建立一种快速检测牛支原体(Mycoplasma bovis)的实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。根据GenBank中收录的牛支原体OPPD/F基因序列(登录号:AF130119),利用Primer 5.0软件设计特异性引物与TaqMan探针,以重组质粒作为绝对定量模板,构建检测牛支原体的TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法。结果显示该检测方法线性关系良好,标准曲线的相关系数R2=0.994,扩增效率E=1.280。荧光定量PCR法检测的敏感性是常规PCR的10倍;特异性良好,检测9种相关细菌和病毒均为阴性;重复性好,组内及组间样本检测Ct值均小于2%。牛支原体TaqMan实时荧光定量PCR检测方法较之于常规PCR方法有快速、特异性强、敏感性高、稳定性好的优点。 相似文献
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《中国兽医学报》2020,(7)
为了建立特异、灵敏、快速的荧光定量RT-PCR方法用于检测盖塔病毒(Getah virus,GETV)的核酸,并初步应用于GETV的临床标本检测。根据GenBank登录的GETV全基因组序列,应用生物学软件进行序列比对,在NSP1保守区设计1对特异性引物和TaqMan探针。建立实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测GETV的方法,并对建立的方法进行敏感性、特异性测定和临床样品检验。结果显示,该方法能特异性地鉴别检测GETV;检测灵敏度高,检测的最低模板量可以达到2.03×10~1 copies/μL;将收集到的10 000只蚊子样品分成100份进行检测,共检测出8份GETV阳性样品,与常规反转录PCR(RT-PCR)检测及病毒分离结果吻合。本研究建立的GETV TaqMan实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法特异、灵敏,适用于GETV的临床早期诊断。 相似文献
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《黑龙江畜牧兽医》2014,(12)
为了建立特异、敏感、快速检测鹦鹉热嗜衣原体的TaqMan MGB探针实时荧光定量PCR方法,针对支原体ompA基因的保守区设计特异性引物和探针,建立鹦鹉热嗜衣原体TaqMan MGB探针实时荧光定量PCR检测方法,验证方法的特异性、敏感性和稳定性。并对来自宁夏地区三个规模化奶牛养殖场的376份流产奶牛样品利用鹦鹉热嗜衣原体IHA诊断试剂盒和TaqMan MGB探针实时荧光定量PCR进行检测。结果表明:建立的TaqMan MGB探针实时荧光定量PCR方法敏感性为10 fg的总DNA,是一种可靠、快速、灵敏的检测鹦鹉热嗜衣原体的方法,并且成功应用于奶牛鹦鹉热嗜衣原体样本的检测。 相似文献
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通过调查我国已有的4种蜱伯氏疏螺旋体的感染情况,以进一步阐明莱姆病在中国的分布与流行状况。本研究通过筛选扩增伯氏疏螺旋体外膜蛋白A(OspA)基因片段的通用引物,获得1对特异性引物,优化反应条件后建立用于检测蜱体内伯氏疏螺旋体的PCR方法,其扩增片段大小为307 bp。该方法可检测出10 pg的阿氏疏螺旋体(Ba)、1 pg的伽氏疏螺旋体(Bg)和0.01 pg的狭义伯氏疏螺旋体(Bb)的3种不同基因型的伯氏疏螺旋体的OspA基因组DNA,表明其敏感性较好,适用于蜱感染伯氏疏螺旋体状况的调查。本研究从我国7个省采集到的667只蜱,进行伯氏疏螺旋体感染的流行病学调查,分类鉴定表明这些蜱分属革蜱属、血蜱属、牛蜱属和扇头蜱属。PCR检测所获数据表明它们的感染率分别为4%(10/264)、6%(11/137)、31.4%(59/185)和31% 相似文献
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Smith FD Ballantyne R Morgan ER Wall R 《Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases》2012,35(2):163-167
The reported number of cases of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, is thought to have increased in the UK over the past decade, but consistent surveillance data are lacking. Here the prevalence of B. burgdorferi in ticks attached to pet dogs was examined - using them as sentinels for human disease risk. Dogs give a good indication of the exposure of their human owners to infected ticks, since they largely share the same environment and visit the same outdoor areas. PCR was used to test 739 tick samples collected from 3534 dogs selected at random as they visited veterinary practices over a period of six months. Overall, the prevalence of infected ticks on all dogs was 0.5% giving an estimated 481 infected ticks per 100,000 dogs. The data suggest that the prevalence of Borrelia in the UK tick population is considerably higher than most recent estimates indicate. 相似文献
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McCall JW Baker CF Mather TN Chester ST McCall SD Irwin JP Young SL Cramer LG Pollmeier MG 《Veterinary parasitology》2011,179(4):335-342
Healthy, purpose-bred laboratory beagle dogs that had not been exposed to ticks and were seronegative for Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum were randomly assigned to four groups of eight dogs each. Control group 1 was not treated. Groups 2, 3 and 4 were treated with a single topical application of a new formulation of fipronil, amitraz and (S)-methoprene (CERTIFECT?, Merial Limited, GA, USA) at 28, 21 or 14 days prior to tick infestation, respectively. Each dog was infested with 25 female and 25 male field-collected adult Ixodes scapularis ticks that had infection rates of 66% for B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and 23% for A. phagocytophilum, as determined by polymerase chain reaction. Two and five days after tick infestation, control dogs had an average of 9.5 and 13.9 attached adult female ticks, respectively, whilst the 24 treated dogs remained tick-free aside from a single tick on the 2nd day after infestation. Serial serological tests demonstrated that the ticks successfully infected 8/8 control dogs with B. burgdorferi and co-infected 6/8 with A. phagocytophilum. B. burgdorferi infection also was confirmed in most control dogs by culture (6/8) and PCR (7/8) of skin biopsies. In contrast, CERTIFECT protected all 24 treated dogs against infection by both B. burgdorferi and A. phagocytophilum, as demonstrated by their negative serological tests throughout the study and the absence of any positive skin biopsy culture or PCR in these dogs. 相似文献
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Chang YF Novosol V McDonough SP Chang CF Jacobson RH Divers T Quimby FW Shin S Lein DH 《Veterinary pathology》2000,37(1):68-76
Seven specific-pathogen-free (SPF) ponies, 1-5 years old, were exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi-infected adult ticks while being treated with dexamethasone over 5 consecutive days. One SPF pony (pony No. 178) was first exposed to laboratory-reared nymphs without B. burgdorferi infection and 3 weeks later was exposed to B. burgdorferi-infected adult ticks with concurrent dexamethasone treatment for 5 consecutive days. Four uninfected ponies treated with dexamethasone, exposed to laboratory-reared ticks without B. burgdorferi infection served as uninfected controls. Clinical signs, bacteriologic culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for bacterial DNA, immunologic responses, and gross lesions and histopathologic changes were investigated during the experiment or at necropsy 9 months after tick exposure. In all of the seven challenged ponies, infection with B. burgdorferi was detected from monthly skin biopsies and various tissues at postmortem examination by culture and by PCR. However, pony No. 178 exposed to laboratory-reared nymphs (without B. burgdorferi infection) and challenged with B. burgdorferi-infected adult ticks 2 months later did not develop a B. burgdorferi infection. All of the infected ponies seroconverted. Control ponies and pony No. 178 were negative by culture, PCR, and serology. Except for skin lesions, we failed to induce any significant histopathologic changes in this study. This is the first report of successful tick-induced experimental infection in ponies by exposure to B. burgdorferi-infected ticks. This Lyme disease model will be very useful to evaluate efficacy of vaccines against the Lyme agent and the effect of antibiotic therapy on horses infected with B. burgdorferi. 相似文献
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Gwenn Gaumond Allison Tyropolis Sarah Grodzicki Sandra Bushmich 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2006,18(6):583-586
Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent responsible for causing Lyme disease in humans and animals, is transmitted via the bite of infected Ixodes spp. ticks. Ticks removed from humans and animals are routinely tested by diagnostic laboratories to determine if they are infected with these bacteria. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of 2 commonly used methods, direct fluorescent antibody staining and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for the detection of B. burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis ticks. One hundred and twenty-seven adult I. scapularis ticks collected in Connecticut, a Lyme disease endemic area, were tested, and results were compared. Results showed 24.8% ticks tested positive for Borrelia spp. by fluorescent antibody testing and 32.5% ticks were positive for B. burgdorferi by real-time PCR testing. When ticks were grouped into categories by level of engorgement (unengorged, partially engorged, and fully engorged), 95% of unengorged ticks, 90.5% of partially engorged, and 86.8% of engorged ticks tested were in agreement. Ten of the 127 ticks examined were too dehydrated to be tested by the fluorescent antibody technique; half of these tested positive by PCR. Real-time PCR appears to be the better of these 2 methods for the diagnosis of this bacterial infection in I. scapularis ticks. 相似文献
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Halos L Jamal T Maillard R Beugnet F Le Menach A Boulouis HJ Vayssier-Taussat M 《Veterinary research》2005,36(1):79-87
Ticks are known vectors for a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms. Their role in the transmission of some others is so far only suspected. Ticks can transmit multiple pathogens, however, little is known about the co-existence of these pathogens within questing ticks. We looked for the presence of DNA from three micro-organisms, Bartonella sp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Babesia sp. which are known or suspected tick-borne pathogens, using a cohort of 92 questing Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from pastures in northern France. DNA was extracted from each individual tick and the presence of the three pathogens was investigated using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) amplification. Nine among 92 samples (9.8%) demonstrated PCR products using Bartonella specific primers, 3 among 92 (3.3%) using Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato specific primers and 19 among 92 (20.6%) using Babesia specific primers. Seven among 92 samples (7.6%) were PCR positive for at least two of the pathogens and one sample was positive for all three. Adult ticks (12/18; 67%) showed significantly higher infection rates compared to nymphs (11/74; 15%) for all three pathogens (P < 0.001). This study is the demonstration of the simultaneous presence of Bartonella sp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Babesia sp. in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks. 相似文献
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Hinrichsen VL Whitworth UG Breitschwerdt EB Hegarty BC Mather TN 《Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association》2001,218(7):1092-1097
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the geographic distribution of deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) was associated with the distribution of dogs seropositive for various tick-transmitted disease organisms (ie, Borrelia burgdorferi, Rickettsia rickettsii, the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis [HGE] agent, Ehrlichia canis, and Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii). DESIGN: Serologic survey. SAMPLE POPULATION: Serum samples from 277 dogs in animal shelters and veterinary hospitals in Rhode Island. RESULTS: Overall, 143 (52%) dogs were seropositive for B burgdorferi, 59 (21.3%) were seropositive for R rickettsii, 40 (14.4%) were seropositive for the HGE agent, 8 (2.9%) were seropositive for E canis, and 6 (2.2%) were seropositive for B vinsonii. Regression analysis indicated that the natural logarithm of nymphal deer tick abundance was correlated with rate of seropositivity to the HGE agent and to B burgdorferi but not to rate of seropositivity to R rickettsii, E canis, or B vinsonii. Percentages of samples seropositive for B burgdorferi, R rickettsii, the HGE agent, and E canis were significantly higher for samples from the southwestern part of the state where ticks in general and deer ticks in particular are abundant than for samples from the northern and eastern portions of the state, where ticks are relatively rare. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggested that all 5 disease agents are in Rhode Island and pose a risk to dogs and humans. Knowledge concerning tick distributions may be useful in predicting the pattern of disease associated with particular tick species and may aid diagnostic, prevention, and control efforts. 相似文献
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Steyn HC Pretorius A McCrindle CM Steinmann CM Van Kleef M 《Veterinary microbiology》2008,131(3-4):258-265
Heartwater is a tick borne disease that affects ruminants and wild animals in Africa south of the Sahara. It is caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium and transmitted by the tick Amblyomma hebraeum. The protocols currently used to detect heartwater take several days to complete. Here, we describe the development of a pCS20 quantitative real-time PCR TaqMan probe assay to detect E. ruminantium in livestock blood and ticks from the field. The assay is based on the conserved pCS20 gene region of E. ruminantium that contains two overlapping genes, rnc and ctaG [Collins, N.E., Liebenberg, J., De Villiers, E.P., Brayton, K.A., Louw, E., Pretorius, A., Faber, F.E., Van Heerden, H., Josemans, A., Van Kleef, M., Steyn, H.C., Van Strijp, M.F., Zweygarth, E., Jongejan, F., Maillard, J.C., Berthier, D., Botha, M., Joubert, F., Corton, C.H., Thomson, N.R., Allsopp, M.T., Allsopp, B.A., 2005. The genome of the heartwater agent Ehrlichia ruminantium contains multiple tandem repeats of actively variable copy number. PNAS 102, 838-843]. The pCS20 quantitative real-time PCR TaqMan probe was compared to the currently used pCS20 PCR and PCR/(32)P-probe test with regards to sensitivity, specificity and the ability to detect DNA in field samples and in blood from experimentally infected sheep. This investigation showed that the pCS20 quantitative real-time PCR TaqMan probe was the most sensitive assay detecting seven copies of DNA/mul of cell culture. All three assays, however, cross react with Ehrlichia canis and Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The pCS20 real-time PCR detected significantly more positive field samples. Both the PCR and pCS20 real-time PCR could only detect E. ruminantium parasites in the blood of experimentally infected sheep during the febrile reaction. The PCR/(32)P-probe assay, however, detected the parasite DNA 1 day before and during the febrile reaction. Thus, because this new quantitative pCS20 real-time PCR TaqMan probe assay was the most sensitive and can be performed within 2h it is an effective assay for epidemiological surveillance and monitoring of infected animals. 相似文献
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Amy L Johnson Thomas J Divers Yung-Fu Chang 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2008,20(3):321-324
Confirmation of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in horses has required enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or Western blot tests performed by reference laboratories. An in-clinic C6 ELISA SNAP kit has been marketed for dogs. This canine kit was evaluated for horses using serum from experimentally infected ponies. Serum samples originated from 2 previous studies. In the first study, 7 ponies were exposed to B. burgdorferi-infected ticks; 4 ponies served as uninfected controls. Serum samples were obtained bimonthly for 9 months. In the second study, 16 ponies were exposed to B. burgdorferi-infected ticks. After confirmation of infection by skin culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and serology, the ponies were allocated to 4 groups that received tetracycline, doxycycline, ceftiofur, or no treatment. Serum samples were obtained monthly, both before and after antibiotic treatments, for 11 months. For the current study, selected samples (n = 220) from both studies were tested with IDEXX SNAP Heartworm Ab/Borrelia burgdorferi Ab/Ehrlichia canis Ab Test Kits. Tested samples included samples taken before infection, from various times postinfection, and after antibiotic treatments. Results from confirmed positive or negative samples were used to determine sensitivity and specificity of the assay. Results indicate that the test kits have fair sensitivity (63%) and very high specificity (100%) for horses recently infected with B. burgdorferi. Validation of this test provides equine practitioners with an inexpensive, in-clinic method to confirm infection, although its moderate sensitivity may result in a moderate chance of a false negative test. 相似文献
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为探索蜱及蜱传病的防控新策略,了解病原与媒介硬蜱相互作用的分子机制,本研究以莱姆病病原伯氏疏螺旋体感染后对长角血蜱4个功能基因的转录影响进行了研究。将不同浓度梯度的伯氏疏螺旋体显微注射到长角血蜱体内,分不同的时间段提取蜱的总RNA,反转录成cDNA后,用实时荧光定量PCR检测蜱基因的表达水平。结果显示:伯氏疏螺旋体感染对蜱半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂1(HLcyst-1)、半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂3(HLcyst-3)、卵泡抑素(FRP)、凝血酶抑制剂(Hemalin)4个功能基因的转录均产生了显著影响,但存在时间和剂量相关性,感染后第4天显著诱导了长角血蜱HLcyst-1基因的表达,抑制了Hemalin基因表达。 相似文献
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Bremer WG Schaefer JJ Wagner ER Ewing SA Rikihisa Y Needham GR Jittapalapong S Moore DL Stich RW 《Veterinary parasitology》2005,131(1-2):95-105
The acquisition and transmission of rickettsial pathogens by different tick developmental stages has important epidemiological implications. The purpose of this study was to determine if male Rhipicephalus sanguineus can experimentally acquire and transmit Ehrlichia canis in the absence of female ticks. Two trials were performed where nymphal and male R. sanguineus were simultaneously acquisition fed on the same infected donor hosts, and transstadially or intrastadially exposed male ticks were fed on separate pathogen-free dogs as a test for transmission. A single-step p30-based PCR assay was used to test canine and tick hosts for E. canis infections before and after tick feeding. E. canis was detected after either intrastadial or transstadial passage in male ticks, the organism remained detectable in both tick groups after transmission feeding, and both tick groups transmitted the rickettsia to susceptible dogs. Infection of dogs via tick feeding resulted in milder clinical signs and lower antibody titers than intravenous inoculation of carrier blood, but further investigation is needed to understand the mechanisms responsible for this observation. These results demonstrate that male R. sanguineus can take multiple feedings, and that they can both acquire and transmit E. canis in the absence of female ticks. This tick development stage could be important in transmission of E. canis, and perhaps related pathogens, between vertebrate hosts under natural and experimental conditions. 相似文献