城市生活污水中志贺氏菌ipaH毒力基因的定量PCR检测

基于ipaH毒力基因的实时荧光定量PCR检测,建立适合城市污水中志贺氏菌的定量检测方法。使用从临床分离出的志贺氏菌构建重组质粒作为实时荧光定量PCR的标准品。在ipaH基因模板量2.58×100～2.58×106copy范围内具有良好的线性关系,每100 mL水样中含有2.58×101copy以上的ipaH基因即可被检出。从西安市生活污水分离得到2株野生型志贺氏菌,分析ipaH基因数量和菌体数量的关系,从而确定ipaH基因定量检测志贺氏菌的可行性。该方法灵敏、快速、特异性好,适用于城市生活污水中志贺氏菌的检测。     

长期施用四环素残留猪粪对土壤中耐药菌及抗性基因形成的影响

探讨了长期施用含兽用四环素药物残留的畜禽粪便对土壤环境中耐药菌及抗性基因形成的影响.分秋季和夏季两次采集苏北黄淮地区沭阳市某养猪场周边长期用含有四环素残留的猪粪作为肥料的耕地土壤,并采集当地没有施加过猪粪的耕地土壤作为对照.分析样品中耐药菌的组成,同时利用PCR技术研究3种目前常见的四环素抗性基因(tetA、tetC、tetE).结果表明,从秋季土壤样品中共分离出59株耐药菌,属于13个菌属,夏季土壤中共分离出35株耐药菌,属于10个菌属,其中致病菌数占总耐药菌数的比例高达38.14%,而对照组中的3株耐药菌只属于一个菌属(Streptomyces).PCR结果显示所有的耐药菌上都携带了抗性基因,tetC是含量最高的抗性基因.施用过含有四环素残留猪粪的土壤样品中四环素的残留含量为41.1~61.9μg·kg-1,干土中四环素抗性基因含量为4.63×105~37.42×105copies·g-1,通过将土壤中四环素的残留量与土壤中抗性基因的量进行拟合,结果发现在一定范围内,四环素残留量与四环素抗性基因量存在着显著的正相关关系.研究还发现合适的气候条件对耐药菌和抗性基因的形成有较好的促进作用.     

Quantification of viable bacteria in wastewater treatment plants by using propidium monoazide combined with quantitative PCR (PMA-qPCR)

The detection of viable bacteria in wastewater treatment plants(WWTPs) is very important for public health, as WWTPs are a medium with a high potential for waterborne disease transmission. The aim of this study was to use propidium monoazide(PMA) combined with the quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PMA-qPCR) to selectively detect and quantify viable bacteria cells in full-scale WWTPs in China. PMA was added to the concentrated WWTP samples at a final concentration of 100 μmol/L and the samples were incubated in the dark for 5 min, and then lighted for 4 min prior to DNA extraction and qPCR with specific primers for Escherichia coli and Enterococci, respectively. The results showed that PMA treatment removed more than 99% of DNA from non-viable cells in all the WWTP samples, while matrices in sludge samples markedly reduced the effectiveness of PMA treatment. Compared to qPCR, PMA-qPCR results were similar and highly linearly correlated to those obtained by culture assay, indicating that DNA from non-viable cells present in WWTP samples can be eliminated by PMA treatment, and that PMA-qPCR is a reliable method for detection of viable bacteria in environmental samples. This study demonstrated that PMA-qPCR is a rapid and selective detection method for viable bacteria in WWTP samples, and that WWTPs have an obvious function in removing both viable and non-viable bacteria. The results proved that PMA-qPCR is a promising detection method that has a high potential for application as a complementary method to the standard culture-based method in the future.     

Digital PCR: a powerful new tool for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis?

Recent reports have indicated that digital PCR may be useful for the noninvasive detection of fetal aneuploidies by the analysis of cell-free DNA and RNA in maternal plasma or serum. In this review we provide an insight into the underlying technology and its previous application in the determination of the allelic frequencies of oncogenic alterations in cancer specimens. We also provide an indication of how this new technology may prove useful for the detection of fetal aneuploidies and single gene Mendelian disorders. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

PCR技术检测故黄河TB和HP菌污染

ＰＣＲ技术能使极微量的致病细菌的致病基因或病源微生物基因在体外快速、特异扩增百万倍，从而极易判断。我们用此技术检测故黄河（徐州市区段）ＴＢ菌和ＨＰ菌的污染情况，具有特异、灵敏、快速的特点。     

空调冷却塔水与空气军团菌的PCR方法快速检测

应用 Enviro Amp PCR-反向杂交法(涉及 5S rRNA基因和 mip基因 )和半巢式 PCR(涉及 16S rRNA基因 )成功检测人工气溶胶化的军团菌 ,这些方法进一步用于检测空调系统冷却塔的水及由其产生的气溶胶中的军团菌 ,从空气样品中检测到军团菌属及嗜肺军团菌 .检测的冷却塔水样品 100%含军团菌属细菌 ,其中 41.6%含嗜肺军团菌 .2种方法相比 ,半巢式 PCR法更经济、方便 .     

荒漠绿洲土壤抗生素抗性基因分布特征及驱动机制

荒漠绿洲农田生态系统是干旱区环境下人类活动显著的复合生态系统.土壤微生物抗生素抗性与人类健康和生态平衡关系密切.研究荒漠绿洲环境不同土地利用类型模式下土壤抗生素抗性基因的多样性、分布特征和影响因素,对于评估干旱区土壤环境健康风险,促进绿洲农业生态的发展具有重要意义.采用高通量测序和高通量定量PCR技术对荒漠绿洲土壤微生物的群落结构和抗生素抗性基因多样性开展了研究,旨在探究干旱区土壤抗性基因的分布特征及其驱动机制.结果表明,从沙漠边缘到绿洲,荒漠沙生植物土壤、棉花地土壤、玉米地土壤、芦苇地土壤和湖泊沉积物中抗生素抗性的种类和丰度显著增加,与土地利用变化关系密切,农田土壤是抗性基因的重要存储库;荒漠绿洲土壤微生物群落与抗生素抗性基因显著相关,硫杆菌属(Thiobacillus)、沙漠细菌属(Pontibacter)、诺卡氏菌属(Nocardioides)、耐盐微杆菌属(Salinimicrobium)、土壤红杆菌属(Solirubrobacter)和链霉菌属(Streptomyces)等是各类抗性基因重要的潜在携带者;干旱区土壤中重(类)金属元素和可移动基因元件,与微生物群落共同塑造了抗生...