志贺菌主动外排泵调控基因marOR突变与泵表达水平的关系

目的 了解临床分离志贺菌调控基因marOR的突变情况,并探讨其与主动外排泵表达水平的关系.方法 对100株临床分离志贺菌和本实验室筛选的敏感菌及标准株的marOR基因进行聚合酶链反应(PCR),对扩增产物进行限制性内切酶酶切与单链构象多态性(SSCP)分析,对marOR基因突变株进行测序,利用RT-PCR测定其泵基因acrA、acrB和tolC的表达水平,并对其进行四环素、氯霉素、氨苄青霉素、庆大霉素、诺氟沙星、复方新诺明等6种药物的药敏试验.结果 100株临床分离志贺菌、敏感株及标准株均扩增出marOR基因,未发现该基因缺失株;SSCP分析发现marOR基因的突变率为23%;随机选择11株marOR基因突变株和1株敏感株及标准株进行测序,其中有9株存在4个碱基的缺失和3个位点的碱基突变,RT-PeR分析表明11株marOR基因突变株的acrAB-tolC主动外排泵表达水平高于敏感株和标准株,且该11株均为多蕈耐药株.结论 在该实验中志贺菌marOR基因突变率较高,其突变株的acrAB-tolC主动外排泵基因高表达,可能增加耐多药性.

The detection of marOR mutations and their relations with acrAB-tolC expression in Shigella

Objective To detect the mutations of the marOR gene and study the relations with the expressing level of the acrAB-tolC efflux pump in Shigella. Methods marOR genes were amplified by PCR for 100 clinical isolates and 5 reference strains of Shigella. The PCR products were digested by restriction endonuclease Taq Ⅰ , then analyzed by single strand conformation polymorphism(SSCP). The marOR genes of the mutated strains and sensitive strain were sequenced and the expressing leveLs of acrA, acrB and talC were determined by RT-PCR. Susceptibility tests of tetracycline (TE), chloramphenicol (C), ampicillin (Am) , gentamycin (GM), norfloxacin (NOR) and selectrin (SMZ-TMP) were performed in sequenced strains. Results marOR genes were found in all strains detected. SSCP analysis found the rate of mutations in marOR genes was 23%. Among 11 marOR gene-mutated strains which were sequenced, there were 9 strains having a four-base absence and three single-base mutations in different loci. The expressing levels of the acrAB-tolC efflux pump in the 11 strains were higher than those in sensitive strains and reference strain. Furthermore the 11 strains were multi-drug resistance. Conclusion The mutation rate of marOR gene in Shigella was high and the acrAB-tolC efflux pump genes were over-expressive in marOR gene-mutated strains which were multi-antibiotic resistance in the study.