迟缓爱德华氏菌及其致病机理

迟缓爱德华氏菌(Edwardsiella tarda)是一种革兰氏阴性肠道病原菌,感染宿主范围广。在水产养殖生物中,该菌是鱼类(鳗、鲇、鲆等)、两栖类(蛙)、爬行类(鳖、鳄鱼)的重要致病菌。爱德华氏菌病(Edwardsiellosis)是水产养殖中最常见的传染病之一,影响了养殖生物的健康并对水产养殖业危害巨大。随着对迟缓爱德华氏菌致病性研究的深入,对该病原致病因子相关研究取得了一些进展。研究发现一些胞外酶和毒素与细菌的致病过程有关,相关的致病因子有溶血素、软骨素醇、皮下坏死毒素、过氧化氢酶等。这些致病因子参与了细菌的黏附、定殖、侵袭和在宿主体内的繁殖和扩散过程。但从总体而言,对迟缓爱德华氏菌致病因子组成及其致病机制尚缺乏系统深入的研究。最近的研究发现了一种新的致病因子——Ⅲ型分泌系统;迟缓爱德华氏菌的Ⅲ型分泌系统仅存在于致病菌株.而在非致病株中没有发现,与细菌的致病性密切相关,它的出现为人们对迟缓爱德华氏菌的致病性的了解提供了新的视角。

EDWARDSIELLA TARDA AND ITS PATHOGENESIS

Edwardsiella tarda is a gram-negative pathogen with a wide host range,which can infect many kinds of fish and lead to extensive losses in aquaculture.The pathogenesis of E.tarda is not clearly understood.So far as we know its virulence factors include hemolysins,chondroitinases,dermatonecrotic exotoxic substances,catalases,etc. The latest study indicates that the type three secretion system(TTSS) ofE.tarda is tightly associated with bacterial pathogenesis. The gene structure of the TTSS has been elucidated and relational research is on the way.