摘要目的 研究fimH基因对泌尿道致病性大肠埃希菌(UPEC)1型菌毛粘附功能的影响,比较1型菌毛粘附阳性与阴性菌株的基因变化.方法 对天津地区三家三级甲等医院(天津医科大学第二医院、天津市第一中心医院、天津市儿童医院)2012年1月至2013年1月非植入导尿管患者的尿液样本分离非重复感染大肠埃希菌171株进行研究,通过PCR检测fimH基因携带情况,酵母细胞粘附实验检测1型菌毛的粘附情况.针对fimH基因进行RT-PCR实验,消除转录对粘附作用的影响.采用常规x2检验和Yates校正x2检验比较fimH基因转录粘附阴性组与阳性组间fimH基因序列的改变.结果 天津地区UPEC菌株fimH基因携带率为83％,1型菌毛粘附率为57％,粘附阳性菌株均携带fimH基因.因fimH基因未转录导致粘附阴性的菌株占18％.第51位氨基酸位点粘附阳性组较阴性组更易发生突变(x2=6.64,P=0.010);第190位与第219位氨基酸位点于粘附阴性组各有6株菌和7株菌发生突变,而阳性组未见突变(x2=4.69和5.87,P值均＜0.05);粘附阴性组其余23株菌株无法用单核苷酸多态性改变解释其粘附阴性.结论 fimH基因的突变与缺失可以影响UPEC菌株1型菌毛粘附功能,除了转录调控外,还发现了可能引起1型菌毛粘附功能改变的3个关键位点;粘附过程中除fimH基因这一关键因素外,其他基因可能也会影响1型菌毛的粘附功能.

abstractsObjective To investigate the effect of fimH gene on type 1 fimbriae adhesion of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and the gene variations between type 1 fimbriae adhesion positive and negative bacteria.Methods A total of 171 UPEC strains (not catheter associated) were collected from the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University,Tianjin First Center Hospital,and Tianjin Children's Hospital during January 2012 and January 2013.fimH gene was detected by PCR technique,and type 1 fimbriae adhesion was detected by yeast agglutination test.RT-PCR was used to exterminate gene transcript factor impacting on adhesion.Chi-square and Yates' chi-squared tests were performed to comparefimH gene sequences between the adhesion positive and negative bacteria.Results Among 171 UPEC strains,142 (83％) werefimH gene positive,and type 1 fimbriae was expressed in 98 strains (57％).All adhesion positive strains carriedfimH gene.Among 44 strains with positivefimH gene and negative adhesion RT-PCR revealed thatfimH gene did not transcript in 8 strains (18％).The sequencing results showed that gene mutation on the 51 st amino acid site was more prevalent in the adhesion positive group compared with the negative group (x2 =6.64,P =0.010).In adhesion,mutations on the 190th and 219th amino acid sites were observed in 6 strains and 7 strains of negative group,respectively; while not observed in the adhesion positive group (x2 =4.69 and 5.87,P ＜ 0.05).Negative adhesion in other 23 strains was not attributed to single nucleotide polymorphism.Conclusion Adhesion function of type 1 fimbriae mignt be affected by mutation and deletion offimH gene.Three key site mutations may also affect the adhesion function of type 1 fimbriae.Besides fimH gene,there may be other genes that can affect the adhesion function of type 1 fimbriae.