Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (1): 353-364.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.01.033

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Isolation and Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae of Sheep Origin and Establishment of a Method for the Extraction of Its Outer Membrane Vesicles

FAN Wei1(), LIU Xinxin2, ZHAI Yilu1, ZHANG Xinyu1, WANG Wei1, FU Jiaqi1, SUN Fuliang1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Agriculture, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, Jilin, China
    2. Animal Husbandry Branch, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gongzhuling, Jilin 136100, China
  • Received:2024-01-26 Online:2025-01-23 Published:2025-01-18
  • Contact: SUN Fuliang E-mail:253273280@qq.com;FLSun@ybu.edu.cn

Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to investigate the pathogenicity of highly virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae of sheep origin and the extraction of its outer membrane vesicles. In this study, sheep that died with cough and diarrhea symptoms were dissected and the diseased organs such as lungs, livers, and jejunum were collected. Morphological observation, biochemical characterization, molecular biological identification, and sequencing methods were used to isolate and identify the pathogenic bacteria; the pathogenic bacteria were identified by drug sensitivity test, pulling test, virulence gene test, pathogenicity test, and pathohistological observation, and analyzed for pathogenicity and resistance; and the modified precipitation method was used to Its outer membrane vesicles were extracted and identified by transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle size determination and SDS-PAGE. The results showed that the pathogen was isolated and purified, and the microscope showed oval-shaped gram-negative bacteria, and the biochemical test and 16S rRNA identification results indicated that the pathogen was Klebsiella pneumoniae; the results of drug sensitivity test showed that the pathogen was sensitive to four drugs, namely, amikacin, ceftazidime, imipenem, and piperacillin; the results of the pulling test showed the positive characteristics, and the virulence gene amplification showed that the pod polysaccharide gene wzy-K1 and the metabolism gene peg-344 were positive; the results of mouse pathogenicity test showed that the pathogen was positive to the LD50 of mice. metabolic gene peg-344 was positive, the pathogen was identified as highly virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae; the results of the mouse pathogenicity test showed that the pathogen had a concentration of 1.8×105 CFU in the mouse LD50, and the liver and spleen were bruised with a large number of inflammatory cell infiltration; transmission electron microscopy and nano-particle sizing showed that the morphologic structure of the sediment and the particle size were consistent with the characteristics of the outer membrane vesicles of the bacteria. Transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle size determination showed that the morphology and structure of the precipitate and the size of the particles were consistent with the characteristics of bacterial outer membrane vesicles, and SDS-PAGE showed the presence of characteristic bands. In this experiment, highly pathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae was successfully isolated from sick and dead sheep and an improved method of extracting its outer membrane vesicles was established to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae disease of sheep origin and help for basic research on the outer membrane vesicles of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Key words: goats, Klebsiella pneumoniae, pathogenicity, outer membrane vesicles

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