Objective To establish and evaluate a real-time PCR assay to detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae （M.pneumoniae） in clinical specimens. Methods By analysing the whole pl gene sequence of 60 M.pneurnoniae clinical isolates i...Objective To establish and evaluate a real-time PCR assay to detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae （M.pneumoniae） in clinical specimens. Methods By analysing the whole pl gene sequence of 60 M.pneurnoniae clinical isolates in Beijing of China, an optimized real-time PCR assay （MpP1） using pl gene conserved region was designed. The specificity and sensitivity of this assay were evaluated and compared with other two reported assays （RepMpl and Mp181） using 40 positive and 100 negative clinical specimens. Results The detection limit of the new assay was 8.1 fg （about 1-3CFU） M.pneumoniae DNA. The sensitivity of MpP1, RepMpl, and Mp181 assays appeared to be 100%, 100%, and 85%, respectively. Conclusion MpP1 assay is suitable for the detection of M.pneumoniae in Chinese clinical specimens.展开更多
Objective To investigate the protein expression profiles of the major food‐borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168.Methods Membrane and soluble cellular proteins were extracted from the genome‐sequenced C.jeju...Objective To investigate the protein expression profiles of the major food‐borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168.Methods Membrane and soluble cellular proteins were extracted from the genome‐sequenced C.jejuni strain NCTC11168.Protein expression profiles were determined using two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis（2‐DE）.All the detected spots on the 2‐DE map were subjected to matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry（MALDI‐TOF/TOF） analysis.Results A total of 537 and 333 spots were detected from the whole cell and membrane‐associated proteins of C.jejuni NCTC11168 cultured on Columbia agar medium at 42 ℃ by 2‐DE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining,respectively.Analyses of whole cell and membrane‐associated proteins included 399 and 133 spots,respectively,which included 182 and 53 functional proteins identified by MALDI‐TOF/TOF analysis.Conclusion The comprehensive expression protein profiles of C.jeuni NCTC11168 obtained in this study will be useful for elucidating the roles of these proteins in further pathogenesis investigation.展开更多
This study aimed to determine the in vitro activity of quinupristin-alfopristin against Streptococcus sp. isolated in China. This agent is not yet available for clinical use, but it has been tested against a high prop...This study aimed to determine the in vitro activity of quinupristin-alfopristin against Streptococcus sp. isolated in China. This agent is not yet available for clinical use, but it has been tested against a high proportion of resistant Staphylococcus oureus strains. A total of 156 streptococcal isolates, which were recovered from various geographic areas and diseases, were tested using the Etest （AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden）. Quinupristin-alfopristin showed excellent activity against all of the tested streptococci isolates. These results provide useful data for the clinical use of quinupristin-alfopristin in China.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Program for Infectious Diseases of China,No.2008ZX10004-002
文摘Objective To establish and evaluate a real-time PCR assay to detect Mycoplasma pneumoniae （M.pneumoniae） in clinical specimens. Methods By analysing the whole pl gene sequence of 60 M.pneurnoniae clinical isolates in Beijing of China, an optimized real-time PCR assay （MpP1） using pl gene conserved region was designed. The specificity and sensitivity of this assay were evaluated and compared with other two reported assays （RepMpl and Mp181） using 40 positive and 100 negative clinical specimens. Results The detection limit of the new assay was 8.1 fg （about 1-3CFU） M.pneumoniae DNA. The sensitivity of MpP1, RepMpl, and Mp181 assays appeared to be 100%, 100%, and 85%, respectively. Conclusion MpP1 assay is suitable for the detection of M.pneumoniae in Chinese clinical specimens.
基金supported by The General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(81071314)
文摘Objective To investigate the protein expression profiles of the major food‐borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168.Methods Membrane and soluble cellular proteins were extracted from the genome‐sequenced C.jejuni strain NCTC11168.Protein expression profiles were determined using two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis（2‐DE）.All the detected spots on the 2‐DE map were subjected to matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry（MALDI‐TOF/TOF） analysis.Results A total of 537 and 333 spots were detected from the whole cell and membrane‐associated proteins of C.jejuni NCTC11168 cultured on Columbia agar medium at 42 ℃ by 2‐DE and Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining,respectively.Analyses of whole cell and membrane‐associated proteins included 399 and 133 spots,respectively,which included 182 and 53 functional proteins identified by MALDI‐TOF/TOF analysis.Conclusion The comprehensive expression protein profiles of C.jeuni NCTC11168 obtained in this study will be useful for elucidating the roles of these proteins in further pathogenesis investigation.
基金supported by funding from the China Mega-Project for Infectious Disease(2011ZX10004-001)a grant from the National Technology R&D Program in the 12th Five-Year Plan of China(2012BAI06B02)
文摘This study aimed to determine the in vitro activity of quinupristin-alfopristin against Streptococcus sp. isolated in China. This agent is not yet available for clinical use, but it has been tested against a high proportion of resistant Staphylococcus oureus strains. A total of 156 streptococcal isolates, which were recovered from various geographic areas and diseases, were tested using the Etest （AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden）. Quinupristin-alfopristin showed excellent activity against all of the tested streptococci isolates. These results provide useful data for the clinical use of quinupristin-alfopristin in China.
