江苏及安徽地区十个中华绒螯蟹成蟹群体的RAPD分析

采用随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)技术对取自江苏及安徽地区的10个群体的中华绒螯蟹共64个个体进行了遗传多样性分析.从24个随机引物中筛选出15个扩增重复性好、条带清晰、特异性强的引物,共检测出88个位点(100～2000 bp),各群体的多态位点比例为3.45%～26.19%,遗传多态度为0.0141～0.1036,说明该蟹类基因组DNA多态度较为贫乏,遗传变异水平较低;各群体间的遗传距离为0.0237～0.2466,遗传相似度为0.7815～0.9766,该蟹类群体之间发生了一定程度的分化;分化系数为0.4283～0.6632,Nm为0.2539～0.6674,表明该蟹类群体之间发生了不同程度的遗传变异和遗传交换.     

RAPD方法对中华绒螯蟹长江、辽河、瓯江三群体的遗传多样性分析

用RAPD技术检测了中华绒螯蟹（E．sinensis）长江、辽河、瓯江三个群体各10个个体的基因组DNA的多态性。经20个随机引物扩增得到每一个体的多态片段，通过对群体内及群体间共享片段的分析，得到三群体间的相似率数据，为中华绒螯蟹的种群关系的研究提供了重要的资料。     

巨野生群体遗传多样性的 RAPD 分析

巨（Bagarius yarrelli）为云南特有的经济鱼类,利用随机扩增多态性 DNA（RAPD）技术对元江下游的河口巨野生群体进行了遗传多样性分析,在50条随机引物中筛选出19条多态性较好的引物,通过 PCR 扩增,19条引物在巨群体中共检测到67个位点,其中多态性位点66个,平均多态性位点比率为98．51％,个体间平均遗传相似系数为0．8909,个体间平均遗传距离为0．1176;群体 Nei′s 基因多样性指数为0．2916, Shannon 信息指数为0．4269,结果表明巨野生群体具有较高的遗传多样性。     

欧、美中华绒螯蟹源于中国长江水系中华绒螯蟹的遗传证据

用包括Z2和Opp17两个10碱基随机引物在内的10个引物,对来自荷兰斯科克莱（Skodely)、美国加州圣何塞（San Jose)的中华绒螯蟹群体与中国长江水系中华绒螯蟹群体进行RAPD遗传比较分析。结果发现：（1）中华绒螯蟹群体特有的Z2引物扩增的700bp标记带（Z2^700bp）,在荷兰与美国2个中华绒螯蟹群体中同时出现,而不出现日本绒螯蟹南流江种群中特有的880bp标记带（Z2^880bp）,表明欧洲、美国中华绒螯蟹与中国中华绒螯蟹为同种Eriocheir sinensis,而非日本绒螯蟹Eriocheir japonicus;（2）Opp17引物扩增的947bp片段在中国长江、荷兰及美国3个中华绒螯蟹群体内的出现频率均达100%。结合Z2引物扩增结果,欧洲与美国中华绒螯蟹群体极可能是从中国长江水系中华绒螯蟹引入繁衍的。     

中国大陆沿海六水系绒螯蟹（中华绒螯蟹和日本绒螯蟹）群体亲缘关系：R …

用４８个具有丰富多态性的１０碱基随机引物对辽河、黄河、长江、瓯江、珠江和南流江的中华绒螯蟹和日本绒螯蟹的６个群体进行ＲＡＰＤ分析。结果发现：（１）两个引物具有群体特异性带,其中Ｚ２扩增的８８０ｂｐ片段为珠江蟹和南流江蟹群体中所特有,而７００ｂｐ片段为长江蟹、辽河蟹、黄河蟹和瓯江蟹所特有,可作为区别日本绒螯蟹和中华绒螯蟹的分子遗传标记;（２）Ｏｐｐ１７扩增的９４７ｂｐ片段的出现频率,在长江、黄河和辽     

中华绒螯蟹、日本绒螯蟹及其杂交F_1代群体的遗传多样性AFLP分析

通过4对引物组合对辽河水系中华绒螯蟹群体,俄罗斯的日本绒螯蟹群体及其杂交F1代(辽河蟹♀×俄罗斯蟹♂)的遗传多样性进行了AFLP分析。结果表明,4对引物共扩增出233条带(100bp~1000 bp),其中辽河群体多态条带184条,多态位点比例78.97%;俄罗斯群体177条多态带,多态位点比例75.97%;杂交群体182条多态带,多态位点比例78.11%。3个群体的群体内遗传相似度分别为0.7074±0.0469,0.7171±0.0475,0.7406±0.0449,香农多样性指数分别为0.185±0.128,0.194±0.119,0.176±0.138。变异来源有79.13%来自群体内,20.87%来自群体间。     

长吻遗传多样性的RAPD分析

以洞庭湖和原种场长吻（Leiocassis longirostris）为研究对象,采用20个随机引物对10个野生个体进行了随机扩增多态性DNA（random amplified polymorphic DNA,RAPD）群体遗传多样性分析。共检测到103条带,每个引物产生的条带数在2～9之间,片段大小在0.2～3.0kb之间,多态座位比例为41.75%,2群体内个体间遗传相似系数和遗传距离分别是,洞庭湖个体间遗传相似性系数（S）0.8795～0.9833,遗传距离（D）0.0167～0.1205;原种场个体间S为0.8794～0.9892,D为0.0319～0.1108;比较2群体S为0.7983～0.9994,D为0.0167～0.3017;Nei遗传多样性指数（He）0.3269。结果表明,长吻群体内遗传多样性较为丰富。     

牙鲆和大菱鲆养殖群体的分子标记和遗传变异

用１６个１０碱基随机引物对养殖牙鲆（Ｐａｒａｌｉｃｈｔｈｙｓ ｏｌｉｖａｃｅｕｓ）和大菱鲆（Ａｃｏｐｈｔｈａｌｍｕｓ ｍａｘｉｍｕｓ）进行基因组随机扩增多态性ＤＮＡ（ＲＡＰＤ）遗传分析。发现：（１）多个引物具有种的特异性扩增带。其中引物Ｓ７扩增的６９０和１１６０ｂｐ带,引物Ｓ２扩增的６８０ｂｐ带为牙鲆的种的特异性谱带;而引物Ｓ７扩增的６５３和８８９ｂｐ带,引物Ｓ２扩增的６５０、８７０、９９０及１１     

中国大陆沿海六水系绒螯蟹_中华绒_省略__群体亲缘关系_RAPD指纹标记

用 4 8个具有丰富多态性的 10碱基随机引物对辽河、黄河、长江、瓯江、珠江和南流江的中华绒螯蟹和日本绒螯蟹的 6个群体进行RAPD分析。结果发现 :(1)两个引物具有群体特异性带 ,其中Z2扩增的 880bp片段为珠江蟹和南流江蟹群体中所特有 ,而 70 0bp片段为长江蟹、辽河蟹、黄河蟹和瓯江蟹所特有 ,可作为区别日本绒螯蟹和中华绒螯蟹的分子遗传标记 ;(2 )Opp17扩增的 94 7bp片段的出现频率 ,在长江、黄河和辽河群体显著地从南到北递减 ,长江蟹 87.50 %、黄河蟹4 1.66%、辽河蟹 10 .83%。这一遗传渐变的度量可作为区别这三个水系的中华绒螯蟹种群的判据 ;(3) 6水系群体内的平均遗传相似度依次为 :辽河蟹 0 .90 8>南流江蟹 0 .897>瓯江蟹和珠江蟹 0 .895>黄河蟹 0 .890 >长江蟹 0 .850 ;6群体间遗传距离及其UPGMA、NJ聚类分析进一步表明 ,南流江蟹、珠江蟹同长江蟹、辽河蟹及黄河蟹在基因组之间存在明显的歧化。 更多还原     

七里海中华绒螯蟹遗传多样性的RAPD和ISSR分析

利用RAPD-PCR及ISSR-PCR两种分子标记技术,分析了七里海中华绒螯蟹第6代繁育群体的遗传多样性。用10个多态性高的RAPD引物对24个七里海中华绒螯蟹样本个体进行扩增,共检测出107个不同的扩增位点,扩增片段大小为300~2300bp。其中多态位点总数为66个,平均多态位点比例为61.32%,群体内香农-维纳多样性值为0.1714。用8个多态性高的ISSR引物对24个个体共检测到106个位点,扩增片段为200~1500bp。其中多态性位点79个,平均多态位点百分率为74.53%,群体内香农-维纳多样性值为0.1778。结果显示,该群体的多态位点比例和香农-维纳多样性值均较大,说明其有较丰富的遗传多样性,同时也说明RAPD和ISSR技术用于七里海中华绒螯蟹核基因组的遗传多样性分析,具有较高的检出率和灵敏度。     

Association between the interannual variation in the oceanic environment and catch rates of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean

The environmental processes associated with variability in the catch rates of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean are largely unexplored. This study used generalized additive models (GAMs) fitted to Taiwanese longline fishery data from 1990 to 2009 and investigated the association between environmental variables and catch rates to identify the processes influencing bigeye tuna distribution in the Atlantic Ocean. The present findings reveal that the year (temporal factor), latitude and longitude (spatial factors), and major regular longline target species of albacore catches are significant for the standardization of bigeye tuna catch rates in the Atlantic Ocean. The standardized catch rates and distribution of bigeye tuna were found to be related to environmental and climatic variation. The model selection processes showed that the selected GAMs explained 70% of the cumulative deviance in the entire Atlantic Ocean. Regarding environmental factors, the depth of the 20 degree isotherm (D20) substantially contributed to the explained deviance; other important factors were sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height deviation (SSHD). The potential fishing grounds were observed with SSTs of 22–28°C, a D20 shallower than 150 m and negative SSHDs in the Atlantic Ocean. The higher predicted catch rates were increased in the positive northern tropical Atlantic and negative North Atlantic Oscillation events with a higher SST and shallow D20, suggesting that climatic oscillations affect the population abundance and distribution of bigeye tuna.     

Growth performance,digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass,Lateolabrax japonicus fed with fructooligosaccharide

In this experiment, a feeding trial was performed to determine the effects of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus juveniles (initial weight 38.3 ± 0.5 g), and the fish were examined following feeding with six levels of FOS (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 g/kg) for 28 days. Significant enhancement of weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR) was found in fish fed 1 g/kg FOS incorporated diets (p < .05), while the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the 1, 2 g/kg FOS groups reduced significantly compared with the control (p < .05). Besides, the crude lipid in the 4, 6 g/kg FOS groups increased significantly compared with the control (p < .05). On the other hand, the erepsin and lipase activities significantly elevated in intestine of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS (p < .05) and the lysozyme activity in serum of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than that in the control (p < .05). Moreover, the alkaline phosphatase activities in serum of fish fed 0.5, 1, 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than in control (p < .05). Regression analysis showed that the relationships between dietary FOS levels and either SGR, FCR, erepsin or lysozyme activities were best expressed by regression equations, and the optimal inclusion levels are 1.37, 1.80, 3.06, 3.11, 1.93 and 1.80 g/kg for SGR, FCR, erepsin, lipase, lysozyme and total superoxide dismutase activities, respectively. Overall, this study revealed that FOS incorporated diets could beneficial for L. japonicus culture in terms of increasing the growth, digestion and immune activities. Under the present experimental condition, the optimal supplementary level of FOS in the diet of L. japonicus is 1–3 g/kg.     

Rare serotype occurrence and PFGE genotypic diversity of Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from tilapia in China

Previously, we reported 10 PEGE types of 85 tilapia Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS), which shifted from Streptococcus iniae in China, by using PEGE method. Presently, larger and more representative tilapia GBS were isolated, for the ?rst time in China, to characterize their serotypes and genetic diversities more precisely than had done before. 168 GBS strains were distributed in ?ve provinces of China, in which Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan were the major ones, holding36.9%(62/168), 37.5%(63/168) and 19.6%(33/168), respectively. Serotypes, Ia, Ib and III, were observed in these strains and the most predominant one was Ia(95.2%), which mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Ia initially occurred in 2009, it shoot up to 32.1% in 2010,but decreased to 16.1% in 2011 before went up to 45.2% in 2012. Ib sporadically occurred during2007–2011, III onlyoccurred in 2012. 14 different PFGE types, including 4 new types(N, O,P and Q), were observed, in which B, D, F and G were the predominant types, holding 83.9%(141/168) of the total GBS strains. Ia corresponded to 11 PFGE types(A–H, N–P), in which type D predominated(51%). Ib represented 3 genotypes(I, J and Q) and III harbored only 2genotypes(N and F). Type N and Fsynchronously presented in Ia and III. In summary, the genetic diversity of tilapia GBS varied by serotypes and changed with geographical locations and years.Although Iastillpredominated, new rareserotypeIII alreadyoccurred in China.     

Evaluation of a Fast Method Based on the Presence of Two Restriction Sites in the Mitochondrial ND5 (mt ND5) Gene for the Identification of Scomber Species

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the suitability of a method based on the presence of two restriction sites (for Hae III and Hindf I) in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (mt ND5) gene to identify Scomber species. The evaluation was performed on 144 reference and market samples by sequencing of the entire 505-bp fragment of the mt ND5 gene and of a 464-bp fragment of the Kocher fragment of the cytochrome b gene (mt Cytb). Sequence analysis of any of the two fragments allows the identification of each of the four Scomber species, but S. japonicus and S. colias had the same restriction sites at the ND5 amplicon and would not have been differentiated by this analysis. Similarly, loss of the Hae III site in some S. scombrus individuals would have misidentified them as not being Scomber. All the market products were correctly labeled except one acquired in Spain labeled as originating in the Atlantic and containing S. japonicus.     

Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review

Interaction between growth and reproduction occurs in many vertebrates and is particularly obvious at certain stages of the life cycle in fish. Endocrine interactions between the gonadotropic axis and the somatotropic axis are described, the potential role of GH being emphasised. A comparative analysis of these phenomena in mammals, amphibians and fish, suggests a specific role of GH in the physiology of puberty, gametogenesis and fertility. It also shows the original contribution made by studies on the fish model in this field of investigations.     

Purification and partial characterization of GtHs (cfLH and cfFSH) from Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) (L.) and development of a homologous ELISA for cfLH

Two gonadotropins (GtH; Qa and Qb) were purified by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography from the pituitaries of Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus). The presence of GtH during purification was assessed by in vitro oocyte maturation and in vivo steroidogenic activity, and their identities were determined by elution profiles, molecular weight, biological activities and yield. The molecular weights of Qa and Qb were 37 and 42 kDa, respectively, and composed of distinct subunits (Qa: 20 and 14 kDa and Qb: 26 and 18 kDa). Polyclonal antibodies raised against Qa immunostained Qa, Qb and pituitary GtH cells. A competitive Qa‐ELISA was developed whose sensitivity was 6.25 ng mL^?1 (1.25 ng well^?1) with intra‐ (3.5%) and inter‐ (12.4%) assay coefficients of variation. Displacement curves parallel to the standard were obtained with plasma and pituitary extracts of catfish, Qb and carp GtHII. The assay was validated by measuring the plasma Qa levels after LHRH treatment and in relation to ovarian growth in the female catfish during different reproductive phases. Based on the results, Qa and Qb corresponded to fish LH and FSH respectively. The findings will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms controlling fish reproduction and identification of sensitive phases in fish in captivity for hormonal manipulation.     

Controlled infection of Poecilia reticulata Peters (guppy) with Tetrahymena by immersion and intraperitoneal injection

Tetrahymena is a protozoan parasite, which infects guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters, and causes substantial economical losses in commercial farms worldwide. Studies of guppy infected by Tetrahymena require standardized infection protocols. The LD50 for Tetrahymena infection of guppies by intraperitoneal (IP) injection was calibrated, and the level obtained was 946 parasites per fish. Guppy infection with Tetrahymena by immersion, imitating the natural route of infection via the integument, was studied under normal or stress conditions. Exposure to cold and netting (CNI) and to cold only (CI) followed by immersion exposure to 10 000 Tetrahymena per mL resulted in 22.5% and 19.2% mortality, respectively, as compared to 14.2% and 10% in groups that were netted only (NI) or non‐stressed (I). Histopathology revealed that immersion infection resulted in a systemic infection. Lysozyme levels, measured 3 weeks after infection, were significantly higher in the CNI group (288 μg per mg protein) compared with CI‐, NI‐ and I‐treated groups (94.5, 64 and 62.3 μg mg^?1, respectively). There was no evident parasite immobilization activity in body homogenates, suggesting no development of acquired immunity. Re‐infection by IP injection revealed no increase in protection in any of the treatment groups, mortality range of 56.3–75%, higher than in the non‐exposed control (40.6% mortality).