[GIS: CAPABILITIES OF DATA ANALYSIS OF PHENO- AND GENOTYPING Of EL TOR 01 SEROGROUP CHOLERA VIBRIOS ISOLATED FROM AQUATIC OBJECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN RUSSIA FEDERATION].

Aim: Application of the authors' GIS <> for systematization of atoxigenic strains ofserogroup 01 choleravibrios (ctxAB-tcpA-, ctxAB-tcpA+), isolated from aquatic objects of the environment by pheno- and genotype.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 304 Vibrio cholerae 01 strains was studied. Isolation of 39 genes related to pathogenicity was carried out Discrimination ability of a set of genes was determined by Simpson formula.

[TYPING OF VIBRIO CHOLERAE NON O1/NON O139 STRAINS, ISOLATED IN ROSTOV REGION IN 2014].

Aim: Comparative study of antibiotics resistance and VNTR-typing of Vibrio cholerae non O1/ non O139 strains, isolated on the territory of Rostov region in 2014.

Materials And Methods: Antibioticogramms of strains were determined by serial dilution method in dense nutrient medium according to MG 4.2.

[DETERMINATION OF TYPES OF EPIDEMIC MANIFESTATIONS OF CHOLERA IN REGIONS OF THE CRIMEA FEDERAL DISTRICT (REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA)].

The aim of the study was determination of the type of epidemic manifestations of cholera in the Republic of Crimea based on evaluation of epidemic manifestations of cholera risk of introduction and spread of the infection. It was concluded, that, based on the cholera outbreaks, that had taken place, contamination of surface water bodies (fresh and sea) and sewage by Vibrio cholerae O1 ctxA+ and Vibrio cholerae O1 ctXA- potential epidemic danger of introduction of the infection by various types of international transport, population migration, the presence of epidemiologic risk in realization of water pathway of transmission of cholera causative agent and several other social conditions, the Republic of Crimea remains in the group of territories of type I by epidemic manifestations of cholera.

[The immune-enzyme techniques of analysis in diagnostic of cholera.].

The optimal conditions of arrangement of direct alternative of flatbed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and dot-immunoanalysis with application of monoclonal peroxidase conjugates for express identification of comma bacillus of serogroups O1 and O139 both in hospital and field conditions without device support. The direct technique enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in flatbed alternative shortens time of analysis up to 70-80 minutes and in case of dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on membrane - up to 70-90 minutes. It is established that in case of analysis in conditions of room temperature (20-25 C) sensitivity of techniques remains at initial level.

[POSITIVE EFFECTS OF MODERN IMMUNOCORRECTION ACCORDING TO THE ANALYSIS OF CYTOKINES AND SLPI IN PATIENTS WITH PYELONEPHRITIS].

The peculiarities of cytokines as compounds of immunogenesis are shown in the patients having acute (A) and chronic (Ch) pyelonephritis (PN). The combination of antibacterial therapy with Nukleinat and Galavit promotes the positive changes of cytokin-producing ability of immunocompetent cells and decrease in the level of proinflammation cytokines in blood and urine, secretory leucocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) in urine. In children with PN and adult patients with diagnostically elevated titres of antibodies (IgG) to Herpes simplex virus, Cytomegalovirus are shown the positive effects of Kanephron® H and Proteflazidum, accordingly.

[Epidemiological Surveillance of Cholera in Russia During the Period of the Seventh Pandemic].

In this work basic stages of formation of the epidemiological surveillance of cholera in Russia are described. In 1990-s for the first time zoning by epidemic manifestations of cholera was carried out at the level of subjects forming parts of Russia and other Republics of the Soviet Union with the introduction of differential tactics of epidemiological surveillance. Improvement of epidemiological surveillance of cholera was aimed at harmonization with the IHR (2005), integration of epidemiological surveillance of cholera and social-hygienic monitoring of water objects of I and II categories.

[Sensitivity to antibacterial preparations of Vibrio cholerae El Tor strains isolated from the environmental objects in Russia in 2005 - 2012].

Aim: Analysis of antibiotic resistance profiles of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated from the environmental objects in the territory of Russia in 2005 - 2012.

Materials And Methods: Antibiotocograms of 52 strains of V. cholerae were determined by serial dilution method in dense nutrient medium.

[VNTR-genotyping of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from objects in the territory of Russian Federation in 2012].

Aim: VNTR-typing of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated in the territory of Russian Federation in 2012.

Materials And Methods: 71 Vibrio cholerae O3 and 3 V cholerae O1/O139 strains were used in the study. Genotyping was performed by using PCR for 5 VNTR-loci.

Draft Genome Sequencing of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Isolates Collected in the Russian Federation from Imported Cholera Cases.

We report the draft genome sequencing of five Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor clinical isolates collected in the Russian Federation from imported cholera cases in 2006, 2010, and 2012. In the initial phylogenetic analysis, one isolate clustered with the Haiti/Nepal-4 group.

[Phylogenetic analysis of genomes of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated on the territory of Rostov region].

Aim: Determination of origin of 2 Vibrio cholerae strains isolated on the territory of Rostov region by using full genome sequencing data.

Materials And Methods: Toxigenic strain 2011 EL- 301 V. cholerae 01 El Tor Inaba No.

[Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae non O1/non O139 Serogroups Isolated from Environment in the Rostov Region].

Analysis of the antibioticograms of 22 strains of Vibrio cholerae non O1/non O139 serogroups (ctxA- tepA-) isolated from the environment in the Rostov Region in 2011 showed that all the cultures were susceptible to ciprofloxacin, aminoglycosides, ceftriaxone, trimetoprime/sulfamethoxazole and resistant to levomycetin and furazolidone. 32%, 18% and 9% of the isolates were resistant to tetracycline, rifampicin and nalidixic acid respectively. No strains of V.

[Serologic study of experimental cholera polymer antigen diagnosticums].

Aim: Evaluation of quality indicators of constructed cholera antigen polymer diagnosticums by using a complex of specific anti-cholera sera. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Cell lysates of cholera vibrio strains Vibrio cholerae cholerae 1395, V.

Draft Genome Sequences of Vibrio cholerae O1 ElTor Strains 2011EL-301 and P-18785, Isolated in Russia.

We report the draft whole-genome sequences of two Vibrio cholerae O1 strains, the environmental toxigenic strain 2011EL-301 and the clinical nontoxigenic strain P-18785, both isolated in Russia. Some basic data comparing the two against the GenBank repository are provided.

[The optimization of conditions of diagnostic fluorescent monoclonal immunoglobulins production to identify comma bacillus of serogroups O1 and O139].

The article considers, the issue of producing the species-specific fluorescent monoclonal immunoglobulins to detect comma bacillus of serogrups O1 and O139 in the reaction of direct immunfluorescence. It is established that not only ascitic but culture fluid too can be the source of monoclonal antibodies for producing fluorescent conjugates. The optimal conditions are selected to produce the fluorescent monoclonal immunoglobulins-monoclonal antibodies.

[Use of various methods to isolate exopolysaccharide of eltor cholera Vibrios and its immunochemical characteristics].

Aim: Isolation of Vibrio eltor exopolysaccharide and study of its immunochemical properties.

Materials And Methods: Rugose variants of strains V. eltor 18895 and V.

[Characteristics of Vibrio cholerae nonO1/nonO139 serogroup strains that caused diseases in population of Rostov region].

Aim: Genotype characteristic and determination of serological properties of Vibrio cholerae nonO1/nonO139 strains that caused diseases in population of Rostov region from 2000 to 2009.

Materials And Methods: 15 clinical strains of V. cholerae nonO1/nonO139 were studied.

[Comparative evaluation of protein hydrolysates in designing their based universal culture medium for the diagnosis of plague and cholera].

Various protein hydrolysates made in Russia and foreign countries were comparatively evaluated to use them to design a universal agarized culture medium for the diagnosis of plague and cholera. Pancreatic baker's yeast broth was found to be most effective among the test media.

[Comparative assessment of dot-immunoassay and immunochromatography methods for detection of 01 serogroup of vibrio cholerae].

Aim: Comparative study of sensitivity and specificity of immunochromatographic (IC) assay kit and dot-immunoanalysis for assessment of feasibility of their use for laboratory diagnostics of cholera.

Materials And Methods: Experimental lots of IC assay kit and dot-immunoassay (DIA) for detection of Vibrio cholerae serogroup 01 serovars Ogava and Inaba were constructed on the basis of species-specific monoclonal antibodies (MCA) conjugated with colloid gold (IC) and peroxidase (DIA). Hybridoma-producer of MCAwas obtained and stored in liquid nitrogen in Rostov-on-Don Research Institute for Plague Control.

[Identification of Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139 by monoclonal antibodies in the slide agglutination test].

The agglutinating properties of MCA-O1 of the IgG class and MCA-O139 of the IgM class towards epitopes of O-antigen of Vibrio cholerae O1 and accordingly Vibrio cholerae O139 were studied. The ascitic and cultural fluids by hybridomas F8G12 and D11 deposited in the specialized Collection of Cell Cultures of Vertebrates (Saint Petersburg) under RKKK (II) 386 D and RKKK (II) 674 D were the sources of monoclonal immunoglobulins. The advantage of diagnostic monoclonal immunoglobulins is that they are distinguished for strict specificity and their use in practical health care contributes to the higher specificity of a laboratory test for cholera and to its shorter performance.

[Serotyping and genotypic characteristic of Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 serogroups isolated from water of surface basins and sewages of Rostov-on-Don city in 2003 - 2008].

Aim: Determination of serogroup and PCR-genotyping of Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 strains isolated from surface basins and sewages of Rostov-on-Don city in 2003 - 2008.

Materials And Methods: Seven hundred strains of V. cholerae non-O1/non-O139 serogroups were studied in reaction of slide-agglutination with array of 80 diagnostic sera for non-O1/non-O139 serogroups.

[Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 cultures isolated from environmental objects on the territory of the Russian Federation in 2002].

The biological properties of 46 V. cholerae O1 eltor cultures isolated in 2002 from water environment on the territory of Russia are presented. All isolated vibrios proved to be typical in their cultural, morphological, biochemical and serological properties.

[Effect of various amino acids and ammonium salts in a synthetic culture media on the cholera enterotoxin production].

The influence of amino acids and ammonium salts on the production of cholera enterotoxin (CT) by 3 Vibrio cholerae strains of different biovars and serogroups was evaluated. As revealed in this study, toxin formation in each of the strains was quantitatively and qualitatively determined by their individual sets of amino acids. The amino acid compositions ensuring the maximum production of CT by the V.

[Dynamics of the isolation and biological properties of Vibrio cholerae cultures, serogroups 01 and 0139, isolated from water reservoirs and sewage water on the territory of the city of Rostov-on-Don].

The dynamics of the isolation of V. cholerae cultures from various water objects on the territory of Rostov-on-Don during the period of 1994-2001 was analyzed and biological properties of 14 such cultures were studied. In the absence of epidemic complications during the above-mentioned period, a growth in the amount of V.

[Differential diagnosis of the transplant rejection and herpesvirus-related infections in kidney transplant recipients].

An algorythm of differential diagnosis conduction of the transplant rejection reaction and the diseases caused by herpes viruses in recipients after the kidney transplantation was elaborated, basing on the analysis of results of the clinical, laboratory, immunological and serological examination methods.