It is generally known that the culture for mycoplasma is time-consuming and a variety of nutrients are needed in the culture medium. This brings a lot of difficulties to mycoplasma research and application, including ...It is generally known that the culture for mycoplasma is time-consuming and a variety of nutrients are needed in the culture medium. This brings a lot of difficulties to mycoplasma research and application, including Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri（Mmc）. Furthermore, little research on the characteristics of Mmc metabolism has been reported. In this study, Mmc PG3 strain cultures were investigated for dynamic gene expression. Culture samples were harvested during logarithmic phase（PG3-1）, stationary phase（PG3-2）, decline phase（PG3-3） and late decline phase（PG3-4）. Twelve RNA samples（three replicates for each of the four growth stages considered） from these cultures were collected and sequenced. Paired comparison between consecutive growth phases in the four growth stages showed 45 significant differentially expressed genes（P〈0.01） were linked to PG3 metabolism. The enzymes these genes coded were mainly involved in ATP synthase, pyrimidine metabolism, nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism. Among these, cytidylate kinase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases Class II, nicotinate-nucleotide adenylyltransferase and dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase play a key role in Mmc metabolism. These results provide a baseline to build our understanding of the metabolic pathway of Mmc.展开更多
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is a disease caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides, a transboundary animal disease causing serious devastation to cattle producers in Africa. The study was designed to iden...Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is a disease caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides, a transboundary animal disease causing serious devastation to cattle producers in Africa. The study was designed to identify and characterize the pathogenic member of mycoplasma cluster the Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides (Mmm) isolated from cattle infected with the disease. Three hundred (300) samples of nasal swabs and pleural fluid from cattle showing signs of CBPP were analyzed using culture and biochemical identification techniques and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific primers to determine the prevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Isolation recorded a prevalence of 4% and PCR recorded a prevalence of 67.7%. Isolates subjected to PCR analysis produced an amplicon size of 548 bp and 1.1 k bp respectively for the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster and Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides. Sequencing of the 16 S rRNA gene blast search revealed 96% to 99% sequence homology of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides compared with 14 available sequences in the gen bank at NCBI. Based on this investigation mass vaccination of cattle is recommended, isolation and PCR techniques could be used as diagnostic tools for CBPP disease in three agro ecological zones of Nasarawa state, Nigeria.展开更多
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri is the causative agent of severe and acute respiratory problems in goats, which spreads rapidly and represents high mortality. The serological profile of the goat population, from nine...Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri is the causative agent of severe and acute respiratory problems in goats, which spreads rapidly and represents high mortality. The serological profile of the goat population, from nine regions in seven states of Mexico, was screened by the Complement Fixation test (CF) in sera from asymptomatic goats and animals with mild respiratory symptoms. Sera and nasal swabs of 827 goats were collected for the isolation of the organism. An antiserum was prepared against a previously isolated field strain of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri. CF Antibody titers were associated with the results of the isolates to determine the cutoff point. The CF was considered as positive if its result was ≥1/16. The CF registered 251 positive goats (30.35%) and 576 (69.65%) negative;the test showed high sensitivity (93.33%) and specificity (72.27%). In the specific case of diagnosis for mycoplasmosis associated with respiratory problems in goats, the CF proved to be a good diagnosis test, this study determined that 30% of the goat population showed antibody titers against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri and revealed those animals who have had contact with this microorganism during their lives regardless of the presence or absence of respiratory symptoms.展开更多
为明确福建省某羊场发生的疑似山羊传染性胸膜肺炎病例的病原,对肺组织的病原进行分离培养和纯化,通过生化试验和特异性PCR方法进行鉴定,用16S r RNA通用引物对分离株进行克隆测序。将分离菌株命名为FJ-GT。结果显示菌落呈典型的油煎蛋...为明确福建省某羊场发生的疑似山羊传染性胸膜肺炎病例的病原,对肺组织的病原进行分离培养和纯化,通过生化试验和特异性PCR方法进行鉴定,用16S r RNA通用引物对分离株进行克隆测序。将分离菌株命名为FJ-GT。结果显示菌落呈典型的油煎蛋状,中心有棕褐色突起;分离株能发酵葡萄糖,不能水解精氨酸,不分解尿素,血细胞吸附试验呈阴性,胆固醇需要试验、美兰还原反应和氯化四氮唑还原反应均呈阳性,溶血试验为β溶血;PCR结果扩增出丝状支原体山羊亚种(Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.capri,Mmc)特异大小为394 bp的目的片段;菌株16S r RNA序列与丝状支原体山羊亚种标准株PG3的序列比较,同源性为99.5%。鉴定结果表明本次分离到的支原体为丝状支原体山羊亚种。本研究首次从病原学角度证明了福建省存在由丝状支原体山羊亚种引起的羊支原体性肺炎,对福建省羊支原体性肺炎的诊断和有效防控具有重要的指导意义。展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project of Inner Mongolia, China (201502070)
文摘It is generally known that the culture for mycoplasma is time-consuming and a variety of nutrients are needed in the culture medium. This brings a lot of difficulties to mycoplasma research and application, including Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri（Mmc）. Furthermore, little research on the characteristics of Mmc metabolism has been reported. In this study, Mmc PG3 strain cultures were investigated for dynamic gene expression. Culture samples were harvested during logarithmic phase（PG3-1）, stationary phase（PG3-2）, decline phase（PG3-3） and late decline phase（PG3-4）. Twelve RNA samples（three replicates for each of the four growth stages considered） from these cultures were collected and sequenced. Paired comparison between consecutive growth phases in the four growth stages showed 45 significant differentially expressed genes（P〈0.01） were linked to PG3 metabolism. The enzymes these genes coded were mainly involved in ATP synthase, pyrimidine metabolism, nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism. Among these, cytidylate kinase, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolases Class II, nicotinate-nucleotide adenylyltransferase and dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase play a key role in Mmc metabolism. These results provide a baseline to build our understanding of the metabolic pathway of Mmc.
文摘Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia is a disease caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides, a transboundary animal disease causing serious devastation to cattle producers in Africa. The study was designed to identify and characterize the pathogenic member of mycoplasma cluster the Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides (Mmm) isolated from cattle infected with the disease. Three hundred (300) samples of nasal swabs and pleural fluid from cattle showing signs of CBPP were analyzed using culture and biochemical identification techniques and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific primers to determine the prevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Isolation recorded a prevalence of 4% and PCR recorded a prevalence of 67.7%. Isolates subjected to PCR analysis produced an amplicon size of 548 bp and 1.1 k bp respectively for the Mycoplasma mycoides cluster and Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides. Sequencing of the 16 S rRNA gene blast search revealed 96% to 99% sequence homology of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecie mycoides compared with 14 available sequences in the gen bank at NCBI. Based on this investigation mass vaccination of cattle is recommended, isolation and PCR techniques could be used as diagnostic tools for CBPP disease in three agro ecological zones of Nasarawa state, Nigeria.
文摘Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri is the causative agent of severe and acute respiratory problems in goats, which spreads rapidly and represents high mortality. The serological profile of the goat population, from nine regions in seven states of Mexico, was screened by the Complement Fixation test (CF) in sera from asymptomatic goats and animals with mild respiratory symptoms. Sera and nasal swabs of 827 goats were collected for the isolation of the organism. An antiserum was prepared against a previously isolated field strain of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri. CF Antibody titers were associated with the results of the isolates to determine the cutoff point. The CF was considered as positive if its result was ≥1/16. The CF registered 251 positive goats (30.35%) and 576 (69.65%) negative;the test showed high sensitivity (93.33%) and specificity (72.27%). In the specific case of diagnosis for mycoplasmosis associated with respiratory problems in goats, the CF proved to be a good diagnosis test, this study determined that 30% of the goat population showed antibody titers against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri and revealed those animals who have had contact with this microorganism during their lives regardless of the presence or absence of respiratory symptoms.
文摘为明确福建省某羊场发生的疑似山羊传染性胸膜肺炎病例的病原,对肺组织的病原进行分离培养和纯化,通过生化试验和特异性PCR方法进行鉴定,用16S r RNA通用引物对分离株进行克隆测序。将分离菌株命名为FJ-GT。结果显示菌落呈典型的油煎蛋状,中心有棕褐色突起;分离株能发酵葡萄糖,不能水解精氨酸,不分解尿素,血细胞吸附试验呈阴性,胆固醇需要试验、美兰还原反应和氯化四氮唑还原反应均呈阳性,溶血试验为β溶血;PCR结果扩增出丝状支原体山羊亚种(Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.capri,Mmc)特异大小为394 bp的目的片段;菌株16S r RNA序列与丝状支原体山羊亚种标准株PG3的序列比较,同源性为99.5%。鉴定结果表明本次分离到的支原体为丝状支原体山羊亚种。本研究首次从病原学角度证明了福建省存在由丝状支原体山羊亚种引起的羊支原体性肺炎,对福建省羊支原体性肺炎的诊断和有效防控具有重要的指导意义。
