OCCURRENCE AND MOLECULAR GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GRAPEVINE PINOT GRIS VIRUS IN RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 257-259
Author(s):  
D. Shvets ◽  
S. Vinogradova

For the first time in Russia Grapevine Pinot gris virus (GPGV) was detected on the vineyards of the Stavropol Territory and the Republic of Crimea. It has been discovered by real-time PCR that the distribution of GPGV in the vineyards of the Krasnodar Territory is 82%, in the Stavropol Territory - 94% and in the Republic of Crimea - 68%. Nucleotide percentage similarity of the Russian GPGV isolates in comparison with the closest isolates from Genbank was 97,5-99,5%.

Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Abdullah D. Alanazi ◽  
Abdulaziz S. Alouffi ◽  
Mohamed S. Alyousif ◽  
Mohammad Y. Alshahrani ◽  
Hend H. A. M. Abdullah ◽  
...  

Dogs and cats play an important role as reservoirs of vector-borne pathogens, yet reports of canine and feline vector-borne diseases in Saudi Arabia are scarce. Blood samples were collected from 188 free-roaming dogs and cats in Asir (70 dogs and 44 cats) and Riyadh (74 dogs), Saudi Arabia. The presence of Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp., hemotropic Mycoplasma spp., Babesia spp., and Hepatozoon spp. was detected using a multiplex tandem real-time PCR. PCR-positive samples were further examined with specific conventional and real-time PCR followed by sequencing. Dogs from Riyadh tested negative for all pathogens, while 46 out of 70 dogs (65.7%) and 17 out of 44 cats (38.6%) from Asir were positive for at least one pathogen. Positive dogs were infected with Anaplasma platys (57.1%), Babesia vogeli (30%), Mycoplasma haemocanis (15.7%), and Bartonella henselae (1.4%), and cats were infected with Mycoplasma haemofelis (13.6%), Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (13.6%), B. henselae (9.2%), and A. platys (2.27%), all of which are reported for the first time in Saudi Arabia. Co-infection with A. platys and B. vogeli was detected in 17 dogs (24.28%), while coinfections were not detected in cats. These results suggest that effective control and public awareness strategies for minimizing infection in animals are necessary.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-30
Author(s):  
Chahinez Amira DAHMANI ◽  
Ahmed BENZAOUI ◽  
Fatima Zohra SEDIKI ◽  
Leila ADDA NEGGAZ ◽  
Faouzia ZEMANI FODIL ◽  
...  

Background: Numerous studies have shown that polymorphism rs231775 of the CTLA4 gene is strongly implicated in the development of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Other polymorphisms of this gene are candidates that may have an additional effect in susceptibility to AS. For the first time, we searched for the association of rs3087243 polymorphism located in the 3'UTR region of the CTLA4 gene with the development of SA in the Algerian population. Methods: The study involved 200 subjects (80 AS patients recruited at the rheumatology service and 120 healthy individuals unrelated). Genotyping was performed by real-time PCR (Taqman®). Analysis of the results was carried out by IBM.SPSS.Statictis® software. Results: The distribution of allele frequencies showed a significant association between the GG genotype of the polymorphism rs3087243 and AS risk (OR= 1.77 [0.98-3.21], p=0.004). Conclusion: Our data would suggest that the 3'UTR region of the CTLA4 gene could have an impact on the development of SA in the West Algerian population. These results need to be confirmed on a larger sample.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane C. F. dos Santos ◽  
Nathalie B. F. Almeida ◽  
Thiago A. S. L. de Sousa ◽  
Eduardo N. D. Araujo ◽  
Antero S. R. de Andrade ◽  
...  

AbstractIn this study, we develop a real-time PCR strategy to directly detect and quantify DNA aptamers on functionalized graphene surfaces using a Staphylococcus aureus aptamer (SA20) as demonstration case. We show that real-time PCR allowed aptamer quantification in the range of 0.05 fg to 2.5 ng. Using this quantitative technique, it was possible to determine that graphene functionalization with amino modified SA20 (preceded by a graphene surface modification with thionine) was much more efficient than the process using SA20 with a pyrene modification. We also demonstrated that the functionalization methods investigated were selective to graphene as compared to bare silicon dioxide surfaces. The precise quantification of aptamers immobilized on graphene surface was performed for the first time by molecular biology techniques, introducing a novel methodology of wide application.


2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Farsang ◽  
Sandor Bernath ◽  
Mihaly Dobos-Kovacs

Haemorrhagic nephritis and enteritis of geese (HNEG) is a fatal disease caused by goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV). The aim of our study was to investigate a field outbreak of HNEG by pathological methods and real-time PCR assay using light upon extension (LUX PCR) with special regard to the possibility of vertical transmission. This is the first time that presence of GHPV was confirmed in goslings that died within 4 days after hatching showing typical symptoms of HNEG, which indicates vertical transmissibility as the shortest incubation period of HNEG is 6 days. The way of viral transmission is a key issue and thus the disease control measurements and HNEG epizootiology may be revised based on the findings of this study.


Author(s):  
Г.Ю. Зобкова ◽  
В.В. Кадочникова ◽  
Д.Д. Абрамов ◽  
А.Е. Донников ◽  
Н.С. Демикова

Цель: оценка частоты гетерозиготного носительства мутаций в генах CFTR, PAH, GALT и GJB2 среди здоровых индивидов. Материалы и методы. В исследовании принимали участие 1000 доноров крови, проживающих в Москве и 1168 сотрудников ФГБУ «НМИЦ АГП им. В.И. Кулакова», проживающих в Москве и Московской области. У всех участников исследования отсутствовали клинические проявления наследственных заболеваний. Молекулярно-генетическое исследование образцов проводили путём анализа наиболее частых мутаций в генах CFTR, PAH, GALT и GJB2 с применением технологии real-time PCR Результаты. При генотипировании были выявлены 46 носителей мутаций в гене CFTR, 63 носителя мутаций в гене PAH, 12 носителей мутаций в гене GALT и 74 носителя мутации в гене GJB2. Кроме того, в 3 случаях было установлено сочетанное носительство мутаций: CFTR: F508del + GALT:Q188R; CFTR:dele2,3 (21kb) + GJB2:35delG; GJB2:35delG + GALT:Q188R. Выводы. Полученные данные свидетельствуют о высокой частоте носительства мутаций в исследуемых генах в обследованной выборке. Таким образом, имеются предпосылки для диагностики носительства мутаций, приводящих к наиболее частым аутосомно-рецессивным заболеваниям в популяции. Подобные исследования могут стать эффективным инструментом для профилактики наследственной патологии в семьях носителей мутаций. The study aim was to assess the frequency of heterozygous carriage of mutations in the CFTR, PAH, GALT, and GJB2 genes among healthy individuals. Materials and methods. The study involved 1000 blood donors living in Moscow and 1168 employees of the FSBI Research center for obstetrics gynecology and perinatology MOH Russia, living in Moscow and the Moscow region. All participants in the study did not have clinical manifestations of hereditary diseases. Molecular genetic studies of the samples were carried out by analyzing the most frequent mutations in the CFTR, PAH, GALT and GJB2 genes, using real-time PCR technology Results. 46 carriers of mutations in the CFTR gene, 63 carriers of mutations in the PAH gene, 12 carriers of mutations in the GALT ge ne and 74 carriers of mutations in the GJB2 gene were identified. In addition, in 3 cases, a combined carriage of mutations was found: CFTR: F508del + GALT: Q188R; CFTR: dele2.3 (21kb) + GJB2: 35delG; GJB2: 35delG + GALT: Q188R. Conclusion. The data obtained indicate a fairly high level of carriage of the studied diseases. Thus, there are prerequisites and opportunities for diagnosing the carriage of the most common autosomal recessive diseases in the population. Such studies can be an effective tool for the prevention of hereditary pathologies and reduce the incidence of diseases.


Author(s):  
O. V. Vasileva ◽  
A. S. Volynkina ◽  
I. V. Kuznetsova ◽  
S. V. Pisarenko ◽  
A. N. Kulichenko

Aim. Study of molecular-genetic properties of Shigella sonnei-2013 strain isolated during the outbreak in dysentery in the republic Abkhazia in 2013. Materials and methods. Genetic typing of the tested strains using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Analyzed of nucleotide sequence fragments 7 of conservative «housekeeping» genes adk, fumC, icd, mdh, purA, recA, gyrB. Sequenced of DNA fragments compared with reference sequences from database of Escherichia coli MLST. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using UPGMA method and computer program START 2. Whole-genome sequencing performed on a genetic analyzer Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM™) using fragment libraries (shot-gun). Aligning reads have been carried out with the program GS Reference Mapper. Results. Defined sequence - type of the studied strain - ST-152, one of the most common genotypes for S. sonnei. Demonstrated the high degree of similarity obtained contig to the sequences of the chromosome and plasmids А, В, С и E strains S. sonnei 53G and S. sonnei Ss046. Identified contigs with a high percentage similarity to the sequence of virulence plasmid p026-Vir of E. coli 026:H11 (H30). In the genomic S. sonnei-2013 revealed nucleotide sequence of 136 genes were found located on the p026-Vir strain of E. coli 026:Н11 (НЗО). Discovered genes controlling biosynthesis of type IV pili involved in adhesion to abiotic surfaces and biofilm formation. Conclusion. Identified structural peculiarities of strain induced by fragments of virulence plasmid p026-Vir strain E. coli 026:H 11 (H30).


2019 ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
V. A. Kalashnikova

Staphylococcus aureus is a very dangerous microorganism that causes more than 100 nosological forms of disease in humans and animals, including pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, food toxicoinfections, wound abscess, etc. Numerous studies on genotyping Staphylococcus aureus, isolated from humans, food and bovine mastitis have been carried out. The lack of information on the genotyping of these pathogens detected in monkeys living in captivity served as a stimulus to conduct a similar research, since staphylococcal infections in the primates are widespread. The present study is devoted to the study of the polymorphism of a variable region of the coagulase gene and to the typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from monkeys of different species kept at Adler monkey farm. 115 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were studied using phenotypic and molecular genetic methods. Genotyping was performed using PCR, real-time PCR and PCR with subsequent restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (PCR-RFLP). A real-time PCR analysis allowed to classify all Staphylococcus aureus as methicillin-susceptible staphylococci (MSSA). After amplification of a variable region of the coagulase gene, 4 types of amplicons of 600, 700, 800, and 900 bp were generated. This data demonstrates structural differences of this gene in the studied isolates. The coagulase gene of 900 bp prevailed. The use of the Cfo1 endonuclease allowed to identify 23 different restriction profiles of the coa gene, but only three of them predominated. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria with seven types of coagulase gene were found only in the lungs of monkeys that died of pneumonia. The results obtained suggest that these isolates have tropism for lung tissue. Among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pneumonia cases, isolates with three types of the coa gene prevailed. Staphylococcus aureus of eleven types of coagulase gene can be attributed to the invasive isolates, since they were detected in the tissues of various organs. Staphylococcal infection in monkeys kept at the monkey farm is caused by genotypically heterogeneous population of Staphylococcus aureus.


Bacteriology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Z.Zh. Abdel ◽  
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Т.V. Меkа-Меchеnkо ◽  
А.А. Аbdirasilova ◽  
R.S. Musagaliyeva ◽  
...  

Since 2010, an active course of epizootics with the release of the plague pathogen, isolated from hosts and vectors has been established in 8 autonomous foci of the plague from 14 autonomous foci of the Central Asian plague focus in Kazakhstan. It was necessary to take into account the parameters of variability of the main component of the parasitic system – the plague microbe in the process of certification of landscape and epizootological zoning of natural foci of plague in Kazakhstan. The aim of the work was to study the phenotypic and genetic properties of strains of the plague microbe isolated in natural sandy plague foci of Kazakhstan. Materials and methods. The work used 1196 strains of Yersinia pestis isolated over the past 10 years (2010–2019) from natural sandy plague foci, strain passports, literature sources, data on certification of plague foci in Kazakhstan. The study of the strains was carried out by bacteriological, serological and molecular genetic methods. Results. Certification and typification of the territories of sandy plague foci were carried out, taking into account the phenotypic and molecular-genetic properties of Y. pestis strains isolated from 12 autonomous foci of the Central Asian plague focus of Kazakhstan in 2010–2019. According to the results of the study, 84 atypical strains were identified. As a result of the analysis, 18 genotypes were identified among the studied strains, of which 13 (72.2%) were unique and did not repeat in the sample. The remaining 5 genotypes formed 5 clusters, combining 20 strains (60.6%) and all strains were phylogenetically assigned to representatives of the Mediaevalis biovar. Key words: plague microbe, plague foci, phenotypic features, molecular genetic features


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