190 kD R.rOmpA基因序列对斑点热群立克次体的检测

目的为探讨190 kD R.rOmpA基因序列对斑点热群立克次体的检测作用.方法从立氏立克次体190 kD外膜蛋白A(R.rOmpA)基因序列设计引物,利用PCR检测的方法,检测了683只蜱类标本和146个鼠类脏器标本,并随机抽取1株森林革蜱阳性扩增产物进行克隆与序列测定.结果从蜱类标本和鼠类脏器标本中检测出了斑点热立克次体DNA片段;所测序列的分型结果表明与前苏联的DnS 14株型别一致,与我国曾经检测出的斑点热立克次体株差异较大.结论190kD外膜蛋白A基因序列可用于斑点热立克次体检测,并可用于斑点热群立克次体基因型或亚型之间的鉴别.     

我国部分地区蜱传斑点热分子流行病学调查研究

目的 进一步了解我国斑点热群立克次体存在的多样性,发现可能存在的斑点热群立克次体新成员、潜在媒介和动物宿主。方法 建立了扩增斑点热群立克次体190kDa rOmpA基因片段的PCR检测、鉴定方法,并用此方法检测了采用福建省和内蒙古自治区的蜱、动物和人血液标本。对扩增于越原血蜱、森林革蜱和FNH97未鉴定菌株的PCR产物采用PHYLIP软件包进行了序列分析。同时,为了寻找特异的斑点热群立克次体分类检测方法,建立了针对四种斑点热群立克次体的半巢式PCR方法,并对斑点热立克次体阳性标本进行了分类检测。结果 采用190kDa rOmpA.701/70p引物可以从7株斑点热群立克次体中的6株扩增出外膜蛋白A基因片段（小蛛立克次体除外）。并从采自福建省和内蒙古自治区的多种蜱及野生动物、人血液标本中扩增出了斑点热立克次体DNA片段,其中越原血蜱、卵形硬蜱、中华硬蜱、豪猪血蜱、森林革蜱、野鼠血块和人群血块的阳性率分别为15．69％、56．94％、8．70％、7．70％、43．56％、82．51％和0．98％。对来自越原血蜱和森林革蜱以及FNH97菌株的斑点热立克次体190kDa外膜蛋白A630bp左右核苷酸片段序列分析和推测的氨基酸序列分析结果表明：福建越原血蜱立克次体（福建立克次体）核苷酸序列与日本立克次体的该序列同源性最高（94％）。推测氨基酸序列同源性也与该立克次体最高（94％）。推测氨基酸序列同源性也与该立克次体最高（89％）;内蒙古森林革蜱立克次体（森林革蜱立克次体）核苷酸序列与扇头蜱立克次的该序列同源性最高（97％）,测氨基酸序列的同源性也最高（95％）。遗传发育分析,这两种立克次体分别与日本立克次体和扇头蜱立克次体均为同一个分支。序列中限制性核酸内切酶的位点也显示了对应的相似性。但是它们的核苷酸和推测的氨基酸序列与康氏立克次体和西伯利亚立克次体以及内蒙古立克次体（HA－91）差别较大。提示,这两种蜱携带的立克次体可能是我国尚未发现的斑点热群立克次体新成员。用初步分类引物对蜱标本、血液标本检测结果显示,以“福建立克次体”序列设计的引物检测越原血蜱阳性率为8．49％,卵形硬蜱阳性率为20．83％,中华硬蜱阳性率为4．35％,豪猪血蜱为阴性;以西伯利亚立克次体序列设计的引物检测卵形硬蜱阳性率24．39％,越原血蜱阳性率为5．56％,中华硬蜱和豪猪血蜱均为阴性。以内蒙革蜱立克次体序列设计的引物扩增森林革蜱阳性率为43．56%。结论 通过本次研究,在以下方面获得了新的认识：越原血蜱、卵形硬蜱、豪猪血蜱和中华硬蜱是福建南方蜱传斑点热立克次体的媒介或潜在媒介,其中卵形硬蜱、豪猪血蜱和中华硬蜱为我国首次证实的携带斑点热立克次体;福建的越原血蜱和内蒙古的森林革蜱分别携带一种未知斑点热群立克次体,并分别与日本立克次体和扇头蜱立克次体近缘;取自斑点热立克次体rOmpA基因的引物用于PCR,作为一种快速简便手段可直接用于斑点热立克次体初步分类和分子流行病学调查;我国可能存在斑点热群立克次体的多个成员及其自然疫源地。     

黑龙江逊克地区森林革蜱斑点热立克次体DNA的检测

目的 调查黑龙江逊克地区蜱传斑点热自然疫源地,发现该地区蜱携带斑点热立克次体的种类。方法 采用斑点热立克次体ompA和gltA基因特异的PCR,检测该地区森林革蜱的DNA样本,并对扩得阳性产物进行测序和聚类分析。结果 从60只森林革蜱中检测有14只扩得斑点热立克次体ompA和gltA基因片段,阳性率为23.33%。随机选择2只蜱的阳性片段进行测序,二者同源性为100%,ompA基因序列与Rickettsia sp.JL-02同源性为99.30%, 与Rickettsia raoultii为99.18%。结论 黑龙江省逊克地区森林革蜱携带与Rickettsia sp.JL-02株亲缘关系相近的斑点热群立克次体。     

我国南方媒介蜱中首次检出黑龙江立克次体(R.heilongjiangii)及马赛立克次体(R.massilliae)近缘菌

目的研究我国南方媒介蜱斑点热群立克次体带菌状况。方法采用斑点热群立克次体外膜蛋白ompA基因特异引物,对我国广东省连平县采集的长角血蜱进行检测分析。结果15组蜱标本中,14组检测阳性,阳性率为93.3%。通过测序分析,发现当地长角血蜱携带黑龙江立克次体及马赛立克次体近缘菌。结论我国南方地区除已证实的北亚蜱传斑点热外,还应加强当地其他斑点热的监测及临床鉴别诊断。     

四川石渠县牦牛源蜱感染斑点热群立克次体分子流行病学调查

目的 了解四川省石渠县牦牛体表寄生蜱的种类及其斑点热群立克次体的感染情况。方法 采集牦牛体表的蜱,经形态学初步鉴定后,提取蜱总DNA,PCR扩增蜱16S rRNA基因及斑点热群立克次体ompA、ompB基因,并对扩得阳性产物进行测序和构建进化树分析,从而确定蜱及其携带斑点热群立克次体的种类。结果 在石渠县4个乡共采集到蜱818只,其中西藏革蜱占78.97%(646/818)、青海血蜱占21.03%(172/818)。在818只蜱中有408只扩得斑点热群立克次体ompA、ompB基因,总阳性率为49.8%。经比对分析, ompA基因总共得到4条序列(uncultured Rickettsia sp.shiqu1、R.raoultii.shiqu2、R.raoultii.shiqu3和R.raoultii.shiqu4),ompB基因也得到4条序列(uncultured Rickettsia sp.shiqu1、R.raoultii.shiqu2、R.raoultii.shiqu3和R.raoultii.shiqu4)。经遗传进化分析显示ompA基因的uncultured Rickettsia sp.shiqu1与我国青海未定种的Uncultured Rickettsia sp.(MG228270)亲缘关系最近;ompB基因的uncultured Rickettsia sp.shiqu1与韩国未定种的Rickettsia sp.(KC888953)和Candidatus Rickettsia longicornii(MG906675)亲缘关系最近;ompA和ompB基因的R.raoultii.shiqu2-4与对人有致病性的劳氏立克次体(R.raoultii)的亲缘关系最近。结论 首次在牦牛体表寄生的西藏革蜱中检出劳氏立克次体。石渠县存在西藏革蜱和青海血蜱,蜱传劳氏立克次体感染率较高并且具有感染人的风险。     

辽宁省东部山区长角血蜱中SFGR DNA的检测和序列分析北大核心CSCD

目的调查辽宁省东部地区蜱类携带斑点热群立克次体(SFGR)情况及种型分布。方法采集辽宁省本溪、宽甸长角血蜱,提取DNA,采用PCR扩增SFGR ompA基因,并进行测序和聚类分析。结果 65份(368只)长角血蜱标本有7份扩增出SFGR OmpA基因片段,阳性率为10.77%。对其中3份标本的扩增片段(BH36、BH30、KD9)测序后进行聚类分析,ompA基因序列与SFGR河北株暂定种Candidatus R.hebeiii(HQ651815、HQ651817)同处于一个分支,同源性为99.83%~100%;与R.heilongjiangensis和R.japonica遗传距离较近,与其他SFGR遗传距离较远。结论辽宁省东部地区长角血蜱携带SFGR Candidatus R.hebeiii,且感染较普遍。     

辽宁省东部山区长角血蜱中SFGR DNA的检测和序列分析

目的调查辽宁省东部地区蜱类携带斑点热群立克次体(SFGR)情况及种型分布。方法采集辽宁省本溪、宽甸长角血蜱,提取DNA,采用PCR扩增SFGR ompA基因,并进行测序和聚类分析。结果 65份(368只)长角血蜱标本有7份扩增出SFGR OmpA基因片段,阳性率为10.77%。对其中3份标本的扩增片段(BH36、BH30、KD9)测序后进行聚类分析,ompA基因序列与SFGR河北株暂定种Candidatus R.hebeiii(HQ651815、HQ651817)同处于一个分支,同源性为99.83%~100%;与R.heilongjiangensis和R.japonica遗传距离较近,与其他SFGR遗传距离较远。结论辽宁省东部地区长角血蜱携带SFGR Candidatus R.hebeiii,且感染较普遍。     

新疆克拉玛依地区蜱媒病原体的调查

目的 调查新疆克拉玛依地区蜱种类及其携带病原体。方法 于克拉玛依市不同区采集游离蜱和寄生蜱,鉴定蜱种类,利用荧光定量PCR或套氏PCR/半套氏PCR检测发热伴血小板减少综合征布尼亚病毒、斑点热群立克次体、克里米亚-刚果出血热病毒、蜱传脑炎病毒、巴贝斯虫/泰勒虫、贝氏立克次体、查菲埃立克次体、恙虫病东方体和伯氏疏螺旋体等9种病原体。结果 共采集蜱683只,分3属3种,其中亚东璃眼蜱数量(n=362)最多,其次为银盾革蜱(n=311)、图兰扇头蜱(n=10)。银盾革蜱中斑点热群立克次体的阳性率为3.2%(10/311),巴贝斯虫的阳性率为1.0%(3/311);亚东璃眼蜱中巴贝斯虫的阳性率为0.8%(3/362),泰勒虫阳性率为0.3%(1/362);其他病原体检测结果均呈阴性。PCR扩增阳性基因序列分析显示银盾革蜱携斑点热群立克次体阳性与劳氏立克次体最相关,银盾革蜱和亚东璃眼蜱携带驽巴贝斯虫。结论 新疆克拉玛依地区优势蜱为亚东璃眼蜱和银盾革蜱,银盾革蜱携带劳氏立克次体,银盾革蜱和亚东璃眼蜱携带驽巴贝斯虫,提示该地区存在斑点热、巴贝斯虫病的自然疫源地,因此有必要加强对这些蜱携疾病的防控。     

内蒙古中西部草原蜱媒病原体多样性及基因型分析

目的了解内蒙古中西部草原蜱类的群落结构、携带病原体多样性及基因型。方法于2016-2019年春夏季,在内蒙古中西部草原,采用动物体表搜集法采集蜱标本,进行蜱种鉴定。解剖摘取蜱的唾液腺并提取基因组DNA,以斑点热立克次体柠檬酸合成酶A (gltA)、疏螺旋体以鞭毛蛋白B (flaB)、埃立克体属以外膜蛋白质1 (omp1)、无形体属主要表面蛋白2 (msp2)为靶基因进行PCR扩增初筛。立克次体gltA初筛阳性样品经限制性片段长度多态性(RFLP)分类,再根据蜱种和地区每类选20~30个代表性样品进行gltA、立克次体外膜蛋白A (rOmpA)基因测序。扩增序列测序后用BLAST、 Clustal W和MEGA 7.0软件进行同源性分析,以邻接法构建系统进化树。结果共采集成蜱3 822只,经形态学特征和特异性18S r RNA基因分型法鉴定,隶属于2属3种,分别为草原革蜱、亚东璃眼蜱和边缘璃眼蜱,其中草原革蜱占55.7%(2 129/3 822)、亚东璃眼蜱占30.0%(1 147/3 822),为该地区的优势蜱种。PCR检测结果显示,立克次体gltA基因阳性蜱1 899只,阳性率为49.7%(1 899/3 822), gltA基因阳性样品根据RFLP结果分为两类,两类样品的gltA基因序列均为581 bp,与R. raoultii (DQ365804)或R. aeschlimanni (KT873466)的同源性为100%;两类样品的rOmpA基因均长367 bp,与R. raoultii (AH015610)或R. aeschlimanni (U83466)的同源性为100%,与gltA基因的结果相符。3 822只蜱中,R. raoultii和R. aeschlimanni的阳性率分别为37.2%(1 422/3 822)和12.5%(477/3 822),其中草原革蜱中分别为58.5%(1 245/2 129)和11.1%(477/2 129);亚东璃眼蜱中分别为15.4%(177/1 147)和0;边缘璃眼蜱中分别为0和44.0%(240/546)。疏螺旋体flaB基因阳性蜱28只,阳性率为0.7%(28/3 822),其中草原革蜱中为0.8%(16/2 129),亚东璃眼蜱为1.0%(12/1 147)。共获得疏螺旋体flaB基因序列10条,与莱姆病主要病原体B. garinii (AB035602)和B. afzelii PKo (NC008277)的同源性分别为90.6%~100%和95.6%~100%。亚东璃眼蜱中B. garinii和B. afzelii的阳性率分别为0.9%(10/1 147)和0.2%(2/1 147),草原革蜱中均为0.4%(8/2 129)。3 822只蜱中omp1基因阳性1只,TA克隆后获得8个氨基酸序列相同的克隆和3个氨基酸序列存在差异的克隆,11个克隆的氨基酸序列与E. muris的同源性最高,但仅为65%~69%。3 822只蜱中均未检出无形体属菌群。系统进化树分析结果显示,3种蜱感染的立克次体均与R. raoultii和R. aeschlimanni聚在一簇。在获得的10条疏螺旋体菌群flaB基因序列中,源于草原革蜱和亚东璃眼蜱的1条序列与B. garinii聚在一簇,草原革蜱的另1条序列与B. afzelii聚在一簇,其余8条序列与B. garinii和B. afzelii的flaB基因序列处在不同的分支。草原革蜱感染的埃立克体属菌与目前已知的埃立克体属菌群关系较远,形成独自的聚类。结论内蒙古中西部草原存在草原革蜱、亚东璃眼蜱和边缘璃眼蜱,蜱类中广泛存在斑点热立克次体和莱姆病螺旋体的感染,是R. raoultii、R. aeschlimanni、 B. garinii和B. afzelii潜在的自然疫源地。有必要加强该地区蜱媒传染病的预防控制工作。     

斑点热的实验室诊断技术研究进展

斑点热（spotted fever）是由斑点热群立克次体（spotted fever group rickettsiae,SFGR）中病原性立克次体引起的一组以急性发热和皮疹为按症状的疾病的总称,包括落基山斑点热、北亚热、纽扣热、立克次体痘和昆士兰热等。斑点热分布很广,遍布于南极洲之外的世界各大洲。近年来,一些新的斑点热病种不断涌现,如日本的东方斑点热、前苏联的Astrakhan热、以色列蜱传斑疹伤寒、非洲蜱传热、Hinders岛蜱传斑疹伤寒及其他一些尚未命名的斑点热。     

A highly sensitive and specific real-time PCR assay for the detection of spotted fever and typhus group Rickettsiae

A highly specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed to detect spotted fever and typhus group rickettsiae using the citrate synthase gene as the target. The assay amplified rickettsial members of the spotted fever and typhus group including Rickettsia akari, R. australis, R. conorii, R. honei, "R. marmionii," R. sibirica, R. rickettsii, R. typhi, and R. prowazekii. The ancestral group rickettsia, R. bellii, did not produce a positive reaction, nor did other members of the order Rickettsiales or any non-rickettsial bacteria. The assay had a sensitivity of one target copy number per reaction as determined by serial dilutions of a plasmid containing a spotted fever group target sequence. This quantitative assay is useful for the enumeration of rickettsiae in clinical specimens and the diagnosis of rickettsial illnesses, when rickettsial numbers are very low.     

Aponomma hydrosauri, the reptile-associated tick reservoir of Rickettsia honei on Flinders Island, Australia

Rickettsia honei is the etiologic agent of Flinders Island (Australia) spotted fever. The tick Aponomma hydrosauri is associated with reptiles and is the arthropod reservoir for this rickettsia on Flinders Island. The rickettsia appears to be maintained in the tick via vertical transmission. Of 46 ticks examined, 29 (63%) were positive for spotted fever group rickettsiae by detection of the citrate synthase gene by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). From the positive tick samples, seven were sequenced and found to be 100% homologous with R. honei. Of 17 reptiles examined, none had evidence of rickettsiae by PCR or culture of blood.     

A survey for spotted fever group rickettsiae and ehrlichiae in Amblyomma variegatum from St. Kitts and Nevis

Eighty-nine Amblyomma variegatum ticks were collected from the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean and preserved in 70% ethanol or local rum. After being washed in sterile water, their DNA was extracted and analyzed by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for DNA of spotted fever group rickettsiae and ehrlichiae. None of the tested ticks was positive in a PCR assay using the primers 16S EHRD and 16S EHRR for the 16S rRNA gene of Ehrlichia spp.. Forty-one percent of the A. variegatum (36 of 89 of which 34 [47%] of 72 were adult males, 2 (13%) of 16 were adult females, and 0 (0%) of 1 were nymphs) were positive in a PCR assay using the primer pair 190-70 and 190-701 for the outer membrane protein A (ompA) gene of spotted fever group rickettsiae. All PCR amplification products obtained had 100% sequence homology with Rickettsia africae, the agent of African tick-bite fever.     

Short report: isolation and identification of two spotted fever group rickettsial strains from patients in Catalonia, Spain

Two rickettsial strains, 16B (previously isolated) and FB1, were isolated from blood from patients with Mediterranean spotted fever in Catalonia, Spain. These are the only 2 human rickettsial isolates of the spotted fever group obtained so far in Spain. These strains were identified by the polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis of a fragment of the outer membrane protein A (ompA) gene. The partial ompA sequence was found to be 100% identical with that of Rickettsia conorii (Malish 7 strain) for both strains. These results confirm the presence of R. conorii in Catalonia, despite the fact that in a previous study, no R. conorii were isolated, but a new rickettsial strain of the spotted fever group (Bar29) was isolated from dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) in Catalonia. Further studies are necessary to get a better knowledge of the epidemiology of rickettsiae in Catalonia.     

斑点热群立克次体新种──虎林－93株的分离和鉴定

本文用鸡胚卵黄囊培养法及实验动物感染法从黑龙江省虎林县境内采集的嗜群血蜱中分离到了一株立克次体。命名为ＨＬ－９３株立克次体。经形态学及血清学试验证实为斑点热群立克次体。分别用微量免疫荧光法、十二烷基硫酸钠－聚丙烯酰胺凝胶不连续电泳法、单克隆抗体免疫酶斑点法、单克隆和多克隆抗体免疫印迹法、聚合酶链反应和限制性片段长度多态性分析法对该分离株进行鉴定并同已知国际标准株、国际及国内参考株进行比较。结果表明;ＨＬ－９３株立克次体无论在抗原性多肽上,还是在基因水平上在斑点热群立克次体中都是独特的。根据目前立克次体分类法,ＨＬ－９３株立克次体可以考虑是斑点热群立克次体的新种。     

Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks collected from wild animals in Israel

We report molecular evidence for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) in ticks collected from roe deer, addax, red foxes, and wild boars in Israel. Rickettsia aeschlimannii was detected in Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma detritum while Rickettsia massiliae was present in Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks. Furthermore, a novel uncultured SFGR was detected in Haemaphysalis adleri and Haemaphysalis parva ticks from golden jackals. The pathogenicity of the novel SFGR for humans is unknown; however, the presence of multiple SFGR agents should be considered when serological surveillance data from Israel are interpreted because of significant antigenic cross-reactivity among Rickettsia. The epidemiology and ecology of SFGR in Israel appear to be more complicated than was previously believed.     

Molecular detection and characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae in Taiwan

Rickettsioses are emerging infectious diseases caused by rickettsiae in association with arthropods. We report the detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) in Taiwan using molecular methods. Phylogenetic analyses of the 17-kd protein and citrate synthase (gltA) genes showed that SFGR TwKM01 detected in Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides ticks was most similar to Rickettsia rhipicephali. Three TwKM01 isolates were obtained from three individual R. haemaphysaloides ticks. Small, intracellular, coccobacillary bacteria were found in infected L929 cells using immunofluorescence antibody testing and transmission electron microscopy. Two other SFGRs, TwKM02 and TwKM03, identified in Leptotrombidium chigger mites, were closely related to R. australis and R. felis URRWXCal(2), respectively. The TwKM03 strain was also detected in Ixodes granulatus ticks and widely distributed in Hualien, Kinmen, and Lienchiang counties in Taiwan. The endonucleases MaeII and HhaI selected for restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the gltA and 17-kd polymerase chain reaction products, respectively, were useful for genotyping Rickettsia species TwKM01, TwKM02, TwKM03, and other SFGRs. Although their infectivity and pathogenicity for vertebrates are unknown, the finding of SFGRs raises the possibility that bacteria other than Orientia tsutsugamushi, Coxiella burnetii, and R. typhi may be involved in rickettsial diseases in Taiwan.