A recombinant vaccine candidate has been developed based on the major coronaviruses’ antigen (S protein) fragments and a novel adjuvant—spherical particles (SPs) formed during tobacco mosaic virus thermal remodeling. The receptor-binding domain and the highly conserved antigenic fragments of the S2 protein subunit were chosen for the design of recombinant coronavirus antigens. The set of three antigens (Co1, CoF, and PE) was developed and used to create a vaccine candidate composed of antigens and SPs (SPs + 3AG). Recognition of SPs + 3AG compositions by commercially available antibodies against spike proteins of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed. The immunogenicity testing of these compositions in a mouse model showed that SPs improved immune response to the CoF and PE antigens. Total IgG titers against both proteins were 9–16 times higher than those to SPs. Neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 in serum samples collected from hamsters immunized with the SPs + 3AG was demonstrated.

A new isolate of Alternanthera mosaic virus (AltMV-MU) was purified from Portulaca grandiflora plants. It has been shown that the AltMV-MU coat protein (CP) can be efficiently reassembled in vitro under different conditions into helical RNA-free virus-like particles (VLPs) antigenically related to native virus. The AltMV-MU and VLPs were examined by atomic force and transmission electron microscopies. The encapsidated AltMV-MU RNA is nontranslatable in vitro. However, it can be translationally activated by CP phosphorylation or by binding to the TGB1protein from the virus-coded movement triple gene block.

Цель. Определить распространенность устойчивости к антибиотикам и продукции основных приобретенных механизмов резистентности (бета-лактамаз расширенного спектра [БЛРС] и карбапенемаз) у нозокомиальных штаммов Enterobacterales, а также генотипы и принадлежность к «международным клонам высокого риска» карбапенемазопродуцирующих штаммов Klebsiella pneumoniae, выделенных в различных регионах России в рамках многоцентрового эпидемиологического исследования «МАРАФОН 2015-2016». Материалы и методы. Всего исследовано 2786 неповторяющихся изолятов энтеробактерий, включая 1316 изолятов Klebsiella pneumoniae и 837 изолятов Escherichia coli, выделенных в 49 стационарах 25 городов России в 2015-2016 гг. Видовую идентификацию изолятов проводили методом MALDI-TOF масс-спектрометрии. Определение чувствительности выполняли референтным методом микро

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Potato virus X (PVX) and some other potexviruses can be reconstitutedin vitrofrom viral coat protein (CP) and RNA. PVX CP is capable of forming viral ribonucleoprotein complexes (vRNP) not only with homologous, but also with foreign RNAs. This paper presents the structure and properties of vRNP assembledin vitroupon incubation of PVX CP and RNAs of various plant and animal viruses belonging to different taxonomic groups. We have shown that the morphology and translational properties of vRNPs containing foreign (heterologous) RNA are identical to those of homological vRNP (PVX RNA – PVX CP). Our data suggest that the assembly of the “mixed” vRNPin vitrocould be started at the 5’-proximal region of the RNA, producing a helical structure of vRNPs with foreign nucleic acids. The formation of heterologous vRNPin vitrowith PVX CP appears not to require a specific 5’ end RNA nucleotide sequence, and the PVX CP seems to be able to pack foreign genetic material of various sizes and compositions into artificial virus-like particles.