Antibacterial mechanism of kojic acid and tea polyphenols against Escherichia coli O157:H7 through transcriptomic analysis

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is one of the major foodborne pathogenic bacterial that cause infectious diseases in humans.The previous found that a combination of kojic acid and tea polyphenols exhibited better activity against E.coli O157:H7 than using either alone.This study aimed to explore responses underlying the antibacterial mechanisms of kojic acid and tea polyphenols from the gene level.The functional enrichment analysis by comparing kojic acid and tea polyphenols individually or synergistically against E.coli O157:H7 found that acid resistance systems in kojic acid were activated,and the cell membrane and genomic DNA were destructed in the cells,resulting in“oxygen starvation”.The oxidative stress response triggered by tea polyphenols inhibited both sulfur uptake and the synthesis of ATP,which affected the bacteria's life metabolic process.Interestingly,we found that kojic acid combined with tea polyphenols hindered the uptake of iron that played an essential role in the synthesis of DNA,respiration,tricarboxylic acid cycle.The results suggested that the iron uptake pathways may represent a novel approach for kojic acid and tea polyphenols synergistically against E.coli O157:H7 and provided a theoretical basis for bacterial pathogen control in the food industry.

牛源性Escherichia coli O157:H7分离鉴定、耐药性及耐药基因分析

了解某牛场犊牛群发腹泻后继发胸膜炎、腹膜炎并造成犊牛大量死亡的主要病原菌及其耐药性情况。采集病死犊牛肺、腹膜和肠系膜等脏器,进行病原菌分离、鉴定,并对分离的主要致病菌株进行药敏试验及耐药基因检测。结果表明,引起此次犊牛腹泻及胸膜炎、腹膜炎的主要致病菌为E.coli O157:H7;药敏试验结果表明分离菌对青霉素、四环素和氨苄西林等12种抗生素耐药,对头孢哌酮、头孢他啶、丁胺卡那等8种抗生素敏感,表现为多重耐药。该分离菌同时携带tet B、str B、aad B、aph A、flo R和TEM等耐药基因,耐药基因型和耐药表型不完全相同。研究可为E.coli O157:H7的防治和耐药性控制提供依据。

Sequence Analysis of Type III Effector tccP and tccP2 Genes in Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Chinese Water-chestnut

[Objective] This study aimed to analyze the type III effector tccP and tccP2 genes in Escherichia coli O157：H7 from Chinese water-chestnut. [Method] Gene-specific and locus-specific primers were utilized to amplify tccP/tccP2 and their flanking regions for sequence analysis. [Result] E. coli O157：H7 CWN11 harbored intact tccP and tccP2 genes, however, the number of proline-rich repeats in tccP gene was only one that probably resulted in biological incapability, whereas, the tccP2 gene consisted of five and half proline-rich repeats and could encode functional protein. [Conclusion] Here, we reported the first sequence of tccP gene that consisted of only one proline-rich repeat and tccP2 was assumed to play a crucial role in colonization and subsequent signaling cascades.

基于紫胶红素的靶标有色化免疫层析试纸条联检大肠杆菌O157∶H7和沙门氏菌

为摆脱免疫层析试纸条对配对抗体的依赖,文章设计了一种新型靶标有色化免疫层析试纸条,使用紫胶红素和十二合水硫酸铝钾媒染剂,通过先媒后染的方法,实现了免疫层析试纸条的“可视化”。验证结果显示,该试纸条对大肠杆菌O157∶H7和沙门氏菌的检测限均达到了106 CFU/mL;同时,与常见食源性致病菌间不存在交叉反应,在鸡胸肉、鸡蛋、牛奶等食品基质中能够在增菌9 h内检出。文章成功设计了一种操作简单、检测成本低,更易国产化的快速检测免疫层析试纸条,为后续免疫层析试纸条的设计提供了新思路。

用于Escherichia coli O157∶H7直接快速检测的倏逝波荧光核酸适配体传感器研究

通过融合倏逝波荧光光纤传感器和特异性核酸适配体的优势,提出了一种基于倏逝波荧光原理及其与病原菌尺寸效应的Escherichia coli O157∶H7(E.coli O157∶H7)直接快速检测方法。基本原理是当一定浓度荧光标记E.coli O157∶H7核酸适配体加入样品检测池时,倏逝波激发荧光分子发出荧光,利用倏逝波全光纤生物传感器即可实现荧光信号的定量检测;当荧光标记的核酸适配体与E.coli O157∶H7混合后加入样品检测池,因倏逝波渗入深度仅为100 nm,导致特异性结合E.coli O157∶H7的核酸适配体标记荧光分子不能被激发,从而使得检测荧光信号降低;利用荧光信号强度与E.coli O157∶H7浓度的比例关系即可实现其定量检测。结果表明:该方法检测E.coli O157∶H7的检测限可达610 CFU/mL,线性检测区间为1.1×10^3-1.4×10^7 CFU/mL。实际水样加标回收率在40%-180%之间,相对标准偏差在10%之内,水样基质对E.coli O157∶H7的检测没有明显影响。本研究建立基于倏逝波荧光原理及其与病原菌尺寸效应的生物传感分析方法具有普适性,仅需使用不同荧光标记的生物识别分子即可实现其他病原菌的直接快速检测。

食品中Escherichia coli O157:H7微滴数字PCR绝对定量检测方法的建立

为建立食品中Escherichia coli O157:H7的微滴数字聚合酶链式反应(droplet digital polymerase chain reaction,ddPCR)快速定量检测方法,针对E.coli O157:H7的特异性单拷贝基因hlyA设计引物探针,并进行特异性、灵敏度和重复性实验,同时通过人工污染三文鱼样品的检测,比较平板计数法、real-time PCR和ddPCR方法的测定值效果。结果表明,所建立的E.coli O157:H7 ddPCR检测方法具有良好的特异性、灵敏性和重复性。细菌纯培养液中定量限为105 CFU/mL,检出限为25 CFU/mL,人工污染三文鱼样品中检出限为110 CFU/g。对不同人工污染水平的三文鱼样品,ddPCR与平板计数的测定值结果无显著性差异(P>0.05),比real-time PCR方法的测定值结果更加稳定、准确。因此,本研究建立的ddPCR方法能够更加快速、准确、灵敏、特异地绝对定量检测食品中E.coli O157:H7。

Preparation of Monoclonal Antibody and Development of Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Specific for Escherichia coli O157 in Foods

To prepare monoclonal antibodies （MAb） and antisera specific for Escherichia coli （E.coli） O157, and to develop a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） to detect Eocoli O157 in foods. Methods Spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with the somatic antigen of E.coli O157：H7 were fused with routine Sp2/0 myeloma cells. The hybridoma cell line specific for E.coli O157 was established after having been subcloned. Antisera specific for E.coli O157 was prepared by intravenous injection into New Zealand rabbits with a stain of E.coli O157：H7. The sandwich ELISA was developed with the polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and the MAb 3A5 as the detection antibody. The inoculated ground poultry meat and pasteurized miLk were tested to confirm efficiency of the method. Results MAb 3A5 specific for E.coli O157 and O 113：H21 belonged to subtype IgM. The ascetic titers of the antibody was 1：1× 10^6. No cross-reactivity of the MAb was observed with strains of Salmonella spp, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella dysenteriae, etc. The purified polyclonal antibody had a titer of 1： 1× 10^5 with E.coli O 157. The detection limit of this sandwich ELISA was 10^3- 10^4 cfu E.coli O157/mL in pure culture with a high specificity, which was characterized by every non-O157 strain with negative response. With 10h enrichment procedure, E.coli O157：H7 recovered well from inoculated ground poultry meat and pasteurized milk at levels of 0.1 cfu/g and 0.1 cfu/mL. Conclusion MAb 3A5 specific for E.coli O 157 and O 113：H21 can be produced by immunizing BALB/c mice with a strain of E.coli O157：H7. Then a sandwich ELISA can be developed with the polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and the MAb 3A5 as the detection antibody. The method is proved to be a sensitive and specific technique to detect low number of E.coli O157 in food.

Prevalence of shiga toxins(stx_1,stx_2),eaeA and hly genes of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains among children with acute gastroenteritis in southern of Iran

Objective:To survey the prevalence severe diarrhea arising from these bacteria in children under 5 years old in Marvdasht.Methods:In this study faecal sample from 615 children aged <5years old who were hospitalized lor gastroenteritis in Fars hospitals in Iran were collected and then enriched in Escherichia coli(E.coli) broth and modified tryplone soy broth with novobiocin media,fermentation of sorbitol,lactose and β— glucoronidase activity of isolated strains was examined by CT—SMAC,VRBA and chromogenic media respectively.Then isolation of E.coli O157:H7 have been confirmed with the use of specific antisera and with multiplex PCR method presence of virulence genes including:xtx_1.stx_2,eae.A.hly has been analyzed.Results:E.coli O157:H7 was detected in 7(1.14%) stool specimens.A significanl difference was seen between detection rale of isolated bacteria from age groups 18-23 months and other age groups(P=0.004).Out of considered virulence genes.only 1 of the isolated strains(0.16%)he stx,and eaeA genes were seen and also all isolated hacleria had resistance to penicillin,ampicillin and erythromycin antibiotics.Conclusions:We found thai children < 2 years of age were at highest risk of infection with E.coli O157:H7.Regarding severity of E.coli O157:H7 pathogenesis,low infectious dose and lack of routine assay for detection ol these bacleria in clinical laboratory,further and completed studies on diagnosis and genolyping of this E.coli O157:H7 strain has been recommended.

Sensing Escherichia coli O157:H7 via frequency shift through a self-assembled monolayer based QCM immunosensor

By means of the specific immuno-recognition and ultra-sensitive mass detection, a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensor for Escherichia coli O157:H7 detection was developed in this work. As a suitable surfactant, 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHDA) was introduced onto the Au surface of QCM, and then self-assembled with N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) raster as a reactive intermediate to provide an active interface for the specific antibody immobilization. The binding of target bacteria with the immobilized antibodies decreased the sensor’s resonant frequency, and the frequency shift was correlated to the bacterial concentration. The stepwise assembly of the immunosensor was characterized by means of the electrochemical techniques. Using the immersion-dry-immersion procedure, this QCM biosensor could detect 2.0×102 colony forming units (CFU)/ml E. coli O157:H7. In order to reduce the fabrication time, a polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer self-assembly (LBL-SA) method was adopted for fast construction. Finally, the reproducibility of this biosensor was discussed.

The intervention effects of Lactobacillus casei LC2W on Escherichia coli O157:H7-induced mouse colitis

This study investigated the intervention effects of Lactobacillus casei LC2W in murine(SPF C57BL/c)challenge infection models induced by Escherichia coli O157:H7.Mice were fed streptomycin with water for 3 days prior to intragastric gavage by E.coli O157:H7(Control)or L.casei LC2W together with E.coli O157:H7(Intervention)to explore the role of L.casei LC2W by biochemical indicators,histological evaluation,expression of colonic pro-inflammatory and intestinal barrier factors related to enteritis.Results showed that the administration of L.casei LC2W was able to alleviate the symptoms of colitis induced by E.coli O157:H7,exhibiting lower weight loss as well as more intact colon tissue.Furthermore,L.casei LC2W could down-regulate the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines(TNF-α,IL-6,and IL-1β)and protect the intestinal barrier function by improving the level of MUC2,ZO-1 and E-cadherin 1 compared to the control group.These results demonstrate that L.casei LC2W can reduce the severity of E.coli O157:H7 infection,and suggest L.casei LC2W may maintain the immune balance and intestinal barrier to reduce colitis.In addition,we found the effect of intervention is similar to that of prevention,which is better than that of treatment.

Effects of Sodium Lactate on the Survival of <i>Listeria Monocytogenes</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>O157:H7, and <i>Salmonella</i>spp. in Cooked Ham at Refrigerated and Abuse Temperatures

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of sodium lactate on the survival of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157: H7, and Salmonella spp. in cooked ham during storage at refrigerated and abuse temperatures. Cooked ham was added with 0% - 3% lactate, inoculated with a multiple-strain mixture of L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157: H7, or Salmonella spp. and stored at 4oC - 15oC for up to 35 day. The growth of the three pathogens was inhibited in ham containing 3% lactate, and no growth of E. coli O157: H7 and Salmonella spp. occurred at the lowest storage tem- peratures of 6 and 8oC, respectively. In ham containing no lactate, the average growth rates were 0.256 - 0.380 log CFU/day for L. monocytogenes at 4oC - 8oC, 0.242 - 0.315 log CFU/day for E. coli O157: H7 at 8oC - 15oC, and 0.249 - 0.328 log CFU/day for Salmonella spp. at 10oC - 15oC. The addition of 1% or 2% lactate significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the growth rates of the three pathogens, and the effect was more profound at lower temperatures. Salmonella spp. were more sensitive to the effect of lactate than L. monocytogenes and E. coli O157: H7. Polynomial models were developed to describe the growth rates of the three pathogens as affected by the lactate concentration and storage tem- perature. Results from this study demonstrate the effect of lactate on the growth of L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157: H7, and Salmonella spp. in cooked ham and indicate the effective lactate concentrations and storage temperatures that can be used to enhance the microbiological safety of ready-to-eat ham products.

In Vitro Assessment of Probiotic Potential of Lactobacilus acidophilus and Antagonistic Activity Against Escherichia coli O157:H7

The antagonistic activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus KLDS1.0901, KLDS1.0902, KLDSI.1003 and NCFM against Escherichia coli O157 ： H7 were investigated in this study. The culture supematants of all the L. acidophilus stains showed high bacteriostatic activities against E. coli O 157 ： H7 and the bacteriostatic substances of their Cell-Free Supernatants （CFS） were preliminarily determined from organic acids. The bacteriostatic activity from CFS or viable L. acidophilus against E. coli O157 ： H7 was also assessed by using co-incubation methods, CFS had high bactericidal activity against E. coli O157 ： H7, no viable E. coli O157 ： H7 was detected when 5×10^7 CfU ofE. coli O157 ： H7 was added to 5 mL of CFS and incubated at 37℃ for 2 h. However, L. acidophilus themselves had no bacteriostatic activity after directly contacted with E. coli O157 ： H7. The inhibition E. coli O157 ： H7 adhesion and colonization of L. acidophilus were also investigated based on competition, exclusion and displacement assays. L. acidophilus KLDS1.0901, KLDSI.1003 and NCFM strains were effective to displace E. coli O157 ： H7 from a Caco-2 cell layer in competition and exclusion assays. However, in displacement assay, all of the strains showed no significant antagonistic activities. Meanwhile, the probiotic potential of L. acidophilus strains was investigated based on adhesion assay to Caco-2 cells and anti- inflammatory effects by IL-8 produced in Caco-2 cells. The adhesion ability and anti-inflammatory effects of L. acidophilus strains showed a strain-dependent manner. In general, L. acidophilus KLDS 1.0901 and NCFM showed better probiotic potential than KLDS1.0902 and KLDSI.1003. Thus, the use ofL. acidophilus KLDS1.0901 and NCFM to prevent or treat of diseases associated induced E. coli O157 ： H7 in vivo was suggested.

Microarray analysis of Escherichia coli0157:H7

AIM： To establish the rapid, specific, and sensitive method for detecting O157：H7 with DNA microchips. METHODS： Specific oligonucleotide probes （26-28 nt） of bacterial antigenic and virulent genes of E. coliO157：H7 and other related pathogen genes were pre-synthesized and immobilized on a solid support to make microchips. The four genes encoding O157 somatic antigen （rfbE）, H7 flagellar antigen （fliC） and toxins （SLT1, SLT2） were monitored by multiplex PCR with four pairs of specific primers. Fluorescence-Cy3 labeled samples for hybridization were generated by PCR with Cy3-1abeled single prime. Hybridization was performed for 60 min at 45 ℃. Microchip images were taken using a confocal fluorescent scanner. RESULTS： Twelve different bacterial strains were detected with various combinations of four virulent genes. All the O157：H7 strains yielded positive results by multiplex PCR. The size of the PCR products generated with these primers varied from 210 to 678 bp. All the rfbE/fliC/SLT1/SLT2 probes specifically recognized Cy3-1abeled fluorescent samples from O157：H7 strains, or strains containing O157 and H7 genes. No cross hybridization of O157：H7 fluorescent samples occurred in other probes. Non-O157：H7 pathogens failed to yield any signal under comparable conditions. If the Cy3-1abeled fluorescent product of O157 single PCR was diluted 50-fold, no signal was found in agarose gel electrophoresis, but a positive signal was found in microarray hybridization. CONCLUSION： Microarray analysis of O157：H7 is a rapid, specific, and efficient method for identification and detection of bacterial pathogens.

PCR-DGGE analysis of earthworm gut bacteria diversity in stress of <i>Escherichia coli</i>O157:H7

In order to test if the intestinal bacteria play an important role in antibacterial ability of earthworm, we chose Escherichia coli O157:H7, an anthropozoonosis pathogen, as a biological stressor and studied the change of intestinal bacteria community of earthworm by PCR-DGGE analysis. Results showed that the pathogen merely existed 1 - 3 days, then almost disappeared after through the earthworm’s gut. In this period, the diversity and abundance index of intestinal bacteria increased first, then decreased, and finally kept stably after 7 days. The result demonstrated that the intestinal bacteria of earthworm had ability of adjust community structure to eliminate the pathogen E. coli O157:H7, and the amount of bacteria Bacillus increased significantly, which might be the positive antagonism to E. coli O157:H7.

酶标记鸡卵黄抗E.coli O157∶H7抗体的制备与特性研究

目的：研究制备特异性抗E.coli O157：H7鸡卵黄免疫球蛋白（IgY）及酶标记抗体（IgY-HRP）的工艺条件。方法：分别用灭活菌体、脂多糖及O抗原多糖抗原免疫临产母鸡，水稀释法结合离子交换色谱分离提取IgY，再用过碘酸钠法和戊二醛法进行HRP标记，各种制品的分析用电泳及ELISA法。结果：可获得纯度为79．6％～85．3％的IgY，提取率74％～77％；过碘酸钠氧化法标记效果较好，IgY-HRP（1mg／ml）最高效价640。结论：免疫制备IgY方法可行，过碘酸钠法标记IgY-HRP取得良好效果。

来自腹泻合并急性肾衰病人疫区的99株E.coli O157∶H7的鉴定结果分析

目的调查研究河南省2000年3月17日-7月6日发生的腹泻合并急性肾衰病人的致病菌。方法采集病人、外环境、家畜和家禽标本620份,采用免疫磁珠集菌法、CHROMAGAR-O157∶H7显色培养基分离及营养肉汤增菌、rfbO157、rfbO111引物多重PCR扩增等方法进行病原菌的检测。结果分离出99份E.coli O157∶H7菌株,其中rfbO157、志贺氏样毒素2(stx2)、溶血素(hlyA)、肠上皮细胞纤毛消除素(eaeA)基因和vero细胞毒性试验均阳性的有56株,其它基因组合7株,36株无毒力基因。结论99株E.coli O157∶H7在CHROMAGAR-O157∶H7显色培养基生长形态、颜色,生化反应及毒力基因表现等方面出现多样化,对于今后在制定对该菌的诊断标准、传染源的控制及细菌毒力学等方面的研究提供了依据。

基于分子生物学方法的食品中肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7检测技术研究进展

对检测大肠杆菌O157∶H7(E.coli O157∶H7)的预富集技术和聚合酶链式反应(PCR)技术、等温扩增技术、基于成簇规律间隔短回文重复序列及相关蛋白质系统(CRISPR/Cas)的技术等分子生物学方法进行论述,介绍了这些方法在E.coli O157∶H7检测中的研究进展,并对其检出限和靶基因等进行了比较,以期为E.coli O157∶H7的快速检测提供参考依据。

Escherichia coli O157:H7等七种微生物基因组全基因、CDS 和相关信息数据库的建立

本项研究构建的数据库包括了 Escherichia coli O157:H 等七种微生物的全部基因数据、CDS 的数据,以及其相关信息,因为这七种微生物在进化上的关系比较近,有利于开展进一步的基因比较研究,以便从中得到各自的特征,或进行同源性的研究;也可以提供给普通用户进行检索。本项研究的所有数据来自于 NCBI,通过对下栽的原始数据进行整理和提取,建立了自己的数据库,以方便选一步研究使用。数据库的构建采用的是当前最为流行、稳定、高效的网络数据库工具软件组合,即:Apache+PHP+MySQL 组合。使用 PHP 解析原来的原始数据,然后写入 MySQL 构建的数据库中。MySQL 数据库中把数据分成三个模块,Features 表中主要是基因特性的相关数据,象基因编码序列、基因功能等;Reference 中是这些基因的相关文章的索引,Main中存储的是完整的基因组数据和所有这些基因组的全序列数据、分类、以及到其他数据库的索引等数据。使用 PHP 解析数据时,根据 NCBI 原始数据结构模型和自己构建的数据库结构,使用了针对关键字的方法,把原始数据提取到自建的数据库中。数据库提供复合查询界面,用户可以通过查询界面按照多种条件对数据库进行查询,查询结果以列表的形式列出,可以逐条显示其具体查询结果。

河南豫东地区产志贺样毒素Ecoli O157∶H7感染病例的流行病学调查研究

[目的 ]探讨河南省局部地区腹泻病人感染及携带大肠杆菌O15 7∶H7的情况 ,观察带菌时间及预后。[方法 ]采用流行病学监测方法发现病人 ,通过病人粪便mEC肉汤增菌 14h、胶体金免疫卡筛选、免疫磁珠法集菌、CHROMAGAR O15 7∶H7显色培养基分离、rfbO15 7、rfbO111、hlyA、stx1、stx2、eaeA引物PCR扩增方法进行毒力因子测定等方法 ,观察、研究感染病人的发病和预后。[结果 ]从 130 3份腹泻病人中共分离出的 38株O15 7∶H7菌株 ,检出率 2 9% ,PCRrfbO15 7扩增均为阳性。其中 2株具有stx2、hlyA和eaeA毒力基因 ,36株为O15 7∶H7不产毒株。[结论 ]我省首次从病人中分离出O15 7∶H7产毒株 ,病人发病后可于第 3～