黄疸出血群钩端螺旋体MLVA分型研究

目的 初步探讨MLVA(multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis)技术在黄疸出血群钩端螺旋体基因分型中的应用.方法 选取7个VNTR位点,对我国致病性钩端螺旋体黄疸出血群菌株提取基因组DNA,采用PCR扩增和琼脂糖凝胶电泳技术检测,应用BioNumerics(Ver-sion4.0)软件进行聚类分析.结果 共对117株钩端螺旋体的7个VNTR位点进行了检测,聚类分析分为3个群(A群、B群、C群)28种基因型,其中A群占11.97%(14/117)、B群占0.85%(1/117)、c群占87.18%(102/117);多态性指数介于0.0831与0.8005之间;MLVA基因型存在明显的地域性.结论 MLVA分型技术可初步对钩端螺旋体进行遗传学分类鉴定,应用该技术,将在钩体病分子流行病学研究中发挥重要的作用.

Application of multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis(MLVA) for molecular typing of Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae

Objective To establish the method of multiple loci VNTR(variable numbers tandem-repeats) analysis (MLVA) for genotyping Leptospira interrogans serogroup ieterohaemorrhagiae . Methods Seven VNTR loci were chosen for genotyping 117 strains of L. interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae by PCR-electrophoresis-based VNTR analysis and the results were analyzed by software BioNumerics( Version 4.0). Results One hundred and seventeen isolates of L. interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae detec-ted with 7 VNTR loci were classified into three clusters(A,B,C), twenty-eight types were found, type A 11.97% (14/117), type B 0.85% (1/1 17), type C 87.18% (102/117). Diversity Indexes for the loci varied between 0.0831 and 0.8005. Clinical strains isolated from the same geographic area and belonging to the same serogroup shared a common VNTR pattern. Conclusion MLVA could be used to classify and identify Leptospira interrogans preliminarily. With the improvement of technology, this rapid and easy method should greatly contribute to a better knowledge of the epidemiology of Leptospira.