[DETERMINATION OF PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP OF YERSINIA PESTIS STRAINS FROM NATURAL PLAGUE FOCI OF THE CAUCASUS BY MULTI-LO- CUS VNTR-ANALYSIS].

AIM: Determination of the degree of phylogenetic relationship of Yersinia pestis strains iso- lated from the territories of natural foci of plague from the Caucasus using VNTR-typing by 25 loci (MLVA25). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 26 strains of Y pestis from Russian natural foci of the Caucasus were used in the study. 25 loci of tandem repeats in Y pestis genome by Le Fleche scheme were used for execution of multi-locus VNTR-analysis. Deciphering of nucleotide sequences was carried out in automatic sequencer ABI 3130 Genetic Analyser. Analysis of confinement of clusters to certain territories, objects and time of isolation of strains was carried out. using Arc GIS 10.1 program. RESULTS: Groups of MLVA25-types of various levels of discrimination were formed: clusters, groups and subgroups. Clusters were formed by strains ofvarious taxonomic membership: main and subspecies of Y pestis. Subgroups reflect membership of strains in certain foci, and MLVA25-types - the degree of genetic relationship. CONCLUSION: Genetic <> of plague causative agents obtained using MLVA25-types circulating in various natural-focal territories allow to solve problems ofboth theoretical and practical character: from interpretation of microevolution processes to the search of the source of infection and ways of its spread during possible epidemic complications.

[The duration of preservation of plague pathogen strains with a different plasmid kit from a Central Caucasian high-altitude natural focus in the organism of citellophilus tesquorum fleas and the possibility of their transmission to laboratory animals].

Two plasmid variants of the main subspecies of the plague microbe circulate in a Central Caucasian high-altitude natural focus of plague. The strains of one plasmid variant fully correspond to the main subspecies of the plague pathogen in their characteristics. Those of the other are auxotrophic for proline, weakly virulent to one or both species of laboratory animals. The mountain subspecies of Citellophilus tesquorum fleas excretes the greatest quantity of plague microbe strains so the investigation of whether unblocked fleas can transmit the plague microbe is of interest.

[Laboratory diagnostics of acute enteric infections under the conditions of the work of the specialized epidemic brigade during liquidation of the consequences of the emergency situations]. / Laboratornaia diagnostika ostrykh kishechnykh infektsii v usloviiakh raboty spetsializirovannoi protivoépidemicheskoi brigady pri likvidatsii posledstvii chrezvychainykh situatsii.

The scheme of the complex microbiological diagnostics of cholera, dysentery, salmonellosis and escherichiosis has been developed. The scheme includes the introduction of material taken from a patient with acute enteric infection into 1% peptone water (pH 8.0), followed by inoculation into Endo medium (pH 7.4-8.0) and the selection of colonies on MC-agar with the subsequent final identification of bacteria with the use of biochemical, serological and genetic methods of investigation. This scheme is proposed for use in bacteriological sections of specialized antiepidemic brigades working on the liquidation of the consequences of emergency situations when the epidemiological safety of the population is threatened.

[Comparative characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1, isolated from surface water reservoirs in Grozny in 1995 and 2000]. / Sravnitel'naia kharakteristika shtammov Vibrio cholerae O1, vydelennykh iz poverkhnostnykh vodoemov g. Groznyi v 1995 g. i 2000 g.

The results of complete identification revealed the phenotypical similarity of V. cholerae strains isolated from surface water reservoirs im Grozny in 1995 and 2000. The strains under study proved to be atoxigenic, hemolysis-positive and phage resistant. The modified method of subculturing from peptone water 1 to peptone water 2 was more labor-consuming, but it was used in the bacteriological laboratory of the specialized antiepidemic brigade with the aim of more profound study of open reservoirs for the presence of V. cholerae with the positive result.

[New preparations for the rapid diagnostics of dangerous infectious diseases and their use in emergency situations]. / Novye preparaty dlia ékspress-diagnostiki opasnykh infektsionnykh zabolevanii i ikh primenenie v chrezvychainykh situatsiiakh.

The use of new diagnostic preparations (magnetic immunosorbents, polyvalent fluorescent immunoglobulins and immunoperoxidase conjugates), as well as the combination of magnetic immunosorbents with the polymerase chain reaction, for the rapid diagnostics of dangerous infectious diseases has been shown to have good prospects. Information on their successful use for laboratory diagnostics in emergency situations is presented.