A kind of baculovirus was isolated from the cephalothorax homogenate of sick or morbid Penaeus chinensis by differential centrifugation and density gradient centrifugation. Electron microscopic examination of ultrathi...A kind of baculovirus was isolated from the cephalothorax homogenate of sick or morbid Penaeus chinensis by differential centrifugation and density gradient centrifugation. Electron microscopic examination of ultrathin section of the gills, stomach and mid-gut tissues also revealed the presence of rod-shaped baculoviral particles with the same size in the affected cell nuclei, where most of the virions arranging in cluster assembled and caused a series of cytopathic changes. The virion covered with bilaminal envelope was 320 ~ 400 nm × 100 ~ 130 nm in size, whereas the nucleocapsid ranged in size of 250~ 300 nm in length and 70 ~ 100 nm in breadth respectively. No nuclear polyhedron or granulin occlusion theies have been found in cells. According to the principle of viral classification, this newly found virus could probably belong to the non-occluded subgroup of insect baculoviridae, i. e., C subgroup baculovirus.展开更多
The pathogen of explosive epidemio disease of farmed Chinese shrimp (Penaeus chinensis ) was isolated and purified from the cephalothorax and hepatopancreas of diseased shrimps by means of different speeds of centrifu...The pathogen of explosive epidemio disease of farmed Chinese shrimp (Penaeus chinensis ) was isolated and purified from the cephalothorax and hepatopancreas of diseased shrimps by means of different speeds of centrifugation and sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. The results showed that same virus isolated from the diseased shrimps in various regions of China was a kind of baculovirus covered with envelope, which was 95 ~ 125 nm in diameter and 360 ~410 nm in length. The size of the capsid was 80 ~ 90 nm × 330 ~ 350 nm. The nucleic acid of the virus was demonstrated as DNA. The result of artificial infection demonstrated that the virus was the pathogen of explosive epidemic disease of farmed Chinese shrimp.展开更多
A pair of primers created from information of PmNOBⅢ genome DNA Sal I fragment produced a 355bp band by using Penaeus chinensis non occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV),the WSBV isolate from P.hinensis in China's Ma...A pair of primers created from information of PmNOBⅢ genome DNA Sal I fragment produced a 355bp band by using Penaeus chinensis non occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV),the WSBV isolate from P.hinensis in China's Mainland,as the DNA template.The specific PCR product was cloned,sequenced and labeled with digoxigenin (DIG)DNA labeling kit(Boehringer Mannheim).The DIG labeled fragment was tested by dot blot hybridization for sensitivity and specificity with purified PcNOBV nucleocapsid,PcNOBV infected shrimp tissues and healthy shrimp tissues.The detection limit of the DNA probe is 6.8pg of purified PcNOBV DNA.No hybridization signals were observed using DNA from healthy shrimp as template.Healthy P.chinensis,artificially infected P.chinensis and pond reared adult P.chinensis were screened for PcNOBV infection by both PCR and the hybridization assay.The results showed a good relationship between PCR and the hybridization assay.These findings demonstrate that the DIG labeled probe can be used as a sensitive,specific and cost effective reagent for detection of PcNOBV.展开更多
An effective procedure for isolation and purification of nucleocapsids of Penaeus chinensis non-occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV) which has destroyed the Chinese shrimp industry since 1993 was described. Gill, stomach...An effective procedure for isolation and purification of nucleocapsids of Penaeus chinensis non-occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV) which has destroyed the Chinese shrimp industry since 1993 was described. Gill, stomach, gut and cuticle epidermis under exoskeleton were excised from cultured P. chinensis diseased with typical white spot syndrome and homogenized in liquid nitrogen with TNE buffer containing PMSF and β-ME. The homogenized mixture was filtered through a 0.45μm millipore filter membrane to remove cell debris and ultracentrifuged to pellet the remaining material.The pellet was suspended in PMTNE buffer and laid onto a handmade CsCl gradient. An obvious viral band was observed in the middle of the gradient. Large amounts of virus nucleocapsids were visualized under electron microscope consistently corresponding to the milk-colored viral band. The viral envelope was all lost after purification. The nucleocapsid was bacilliform averaging 80±13nm×380±24nm in size. The negatively stained PcNOBV nucleocapsids revealed 13-16 conspicuous stripes located periodically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nucleocapsids. Six to seven capsomers of 9 nm in diameter were visualized on each side of the stripe.展开更多
文摘A kind of baculovirus was isolated from the cephalothorax homogenate of sick or morbid Penaeus chinensis by differential centrifugation and density gradient centrifugation. Electron microscopic examination of ultrathin section of the gills, stomach and mid-gut tissues also revealed the presence of rod-shaped baculoviral particles with the same size in the affected cell nuclei, where most of the virions arranging in cluster assembled and caused a series of cytopathic changes. The virion covered with bilaminal envelope was 320 ~ 400 nm × 100 ~ 130 nm in size, whereas the nucleocapsid ranged in size of 250~ 300 nm in length and 70 ~ 100 nm in breadth respectively. No nuclear polyhedron or granulin occlusion theies have been found in cells. According to the principle of viral classification, this newly found virus could probably belong to the non-occluded subgroup of insect baculoviridae, i. e., C subgroup baculovirus.
文摘The pathogen of explosive epidemio disease of farmed Chinese shrimp (Penaeus chinensis ) was isolated and purified from the cephalothorax and hepatopancreas of diseased shrimps by means of different speeds of centrifugation and sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. The results showed that same virus isolated from the diseased shrimps in various regions of China was a kind of baculovirus covered with envelope, which was 95 ~ 125 nm in diameter and 360 ~410 nm in length. The size of the capsid was 80 ~ 90 nm × 330 ~ 350 nm. The nucleic acid of the virus was demonstrated as DNA. The result of artificial infection demonstrated that the virus was the pathogen of explosive epidemic disease of farmed Chinese shrimp.
文摘A pair of primers created from information of PmNOBⅢ genome DNA Sal I fragment produced a 355bp band by using Penaeus chinensis non occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV),the WSBV isolate from P.hinensis in China's Mainland,as the DNA template.The specific PCR product was cloned,sequenced and labeled with digoxigenin (DIG)DNA labeling kit(Boehringer Mannheim).The DIG labeled fragment was tested by dot blot hybridization for sensitivity and specificity with purified PcNOBV nucleocapsid,PcNOBV infected shrimp tissues and healthy shrimp tissues.The detection limit of the DNA probe is 6.8pg of purified PcNOBV DNA.No hybridization signals were observed using DNA from healthy shrimp as template.Healthy P.chinensis,artificially infected P.chinensis and pond reared adult P.chinensis were screened for PcNOBV infection by both PCR and the hybridization assay.The results showed a good relationship between PCR and the hybridization assay.These findings demonstrate that the DIG labeled probe can be used as a sensitive,specific and cost effective reagent for detection of PcNOBV.
文摘An effective procedure for isolation and purification of nucleocapsids of Penaeus chinensis non-occluded baculovirus (PcNOBV) which has destroyed the Chinese shrimp industry since 1993 was described. Gill, stomach, gut and cuticle epidermis under exoskeleton were excised from cultured P. chinensis diseased with typical white spot syndrome and homogenized in liquid nitrogen with TNE buffer containing PMSF and β-ME. The homogenized mixture was filtered through a 0.45μm millipore filter membrane to remove cell debris and ultracentrifuged to pellet the remaining material.The pellet was suspended in PMTNE buffer and laid onto a handmade CsCl gradient. An obvious viral band was observed in the middle of the gradient. Large amounts of virus nucleocapsids were visualized under electron microscope consistently corresponding to the milk-colored viral band. The viral envelope was all lost after purification. The nucleocapsid was bacilliform averaging 80±13nm×380±24nm in size. The negatively stained PcNOBV nucleocapsids revealed 13-16 conspicuous stripes located periodically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nucleocapsids. Six to seven capsomers of 9 nm in diameter were visualized on each side of the stripe.
