半滑舌鳎生长性状的微卫星标记筛选

结合分离群体标记关联分析法与随机选择群体标记关联分析法,利用69个微卫星位点,检测半滑舌鳎(Cynoglossus semilaevis)半同胞家系的极端大群体和极端小群体,筛选出12个与全长、体高、体重显著或极显著相关的微卫星位点。验证群体的平均等位基因数为5.167个,群体平均有效等位基因数为3.319,平均观测杂合度为0.516,期望杂合度0.670,多态信息含量0.621。分析结果显示:在雌性群体中,微卫星位点csou4、cyse123、ghrh-ssr、cyse72、hncyse160与全长显著相关,ghrh-ssr与体高显著相关,csou4、ghrh-ssr、cyse72、hncyse160与体重相关;在雄性群体中,微卫星位点hncyse129、hncyse160、sox9-1与全长相关,csou34、cyse22、cyse123、hncse67、sox9-1与体高显著相关,未发现与体重相关位点。     

草鱼生长相关的微卫星标记在选育群体中的验证

生长性状是水产动物遗传育种中的重要经济性状,利用与性状相关的分子标记与育种相结合的手段,可以大大加速育种进程。在对草鱼生长性状的前期研究中,采用数量性状位点(QTL)定位的方法,在1号连锁群中发现了2个与生长相关的QTL。在此基础上,实验利用这2个QTL侧翼的2对微卫星标记(CID391_2、CID1512、CID973_1和CID254_1),对长江草鱼选育群体的480个个体进行分析,以期基于草鱼QTL定位结果,对草鱼生长相关的微卫星标记在选育群体中进行验证。结果显示:(1)4个微卫星标记在该群体中均具有高度多态性,其中各位点观测等位基因数(N_a)为12～23个,有效等位基因数(N_e)为4～12个,观测杂合度(H_o)为0.607～0.904,期望杂合度(H_e)为0.751～0.902;(2)利用方差分析及多重比较对4个多态性的微卫星标记与选育草鱼群体的生长性状(体质量和体长)进行关联分析,发现CID391_2在雌性个体中,各基因型与体质量和体长之间均无显著差异;而在雄性个体中,各基因型与体质量和体长之间差异显著。CID1512、CID973_1和CID254_1在雌性或雄性个体中,各基因型与体质量和体长之间均具有显著差异。研究表明,对草鱼生长相关的微卫星标记在选育群体中的验证结果,为进一步开展草鱼生长性状QTL定位研究和基于QTL结果的分子标记辅助育种(MAS)实践奠定理论基础。     

中国明对虾单个家系中与生长性状相关微卫星标记的初步筛选

以1个人工授精获得的中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)F2家系为材料,对其中80尾中国明对虾进行正态分布检验,选择19个稳定扩增的微卫星位点对每一个体进行扩增和基因分型,分析家系遗传信息.利用最小二乘法对微卫星位点与中国明对虾体长、全长、体质量性状进行关联性分析.采用SPSS 11.5软件作微卫星分子标记与经济性状的方差分析,考察各微卫星位点对体长、全长、体质量3个经济性状的影响程度.结果表明,中国明对虾体长、全长、体质量3个性状均呈正态分布(P＞0.05);相关分析得到,19个微卫星位点中RS0683和FC019两个微卫星位点与体长、全长、体质量呈显著相关(P＜0.05);同时对差异显著的位点进行不同基因型间经济性状的多重比较,RS0683标记座位AA基因型在体长、全长、体质量的表型效应上极显著高于AB、BB基因型(P＜0.01),表明该标记位点基因型AA与3种经济性状正相关;FC019标记座位的AA基因型体长、全长、体质量显著低于AB、BC基因型(P＜0.05),表明该标记位点基因型AA与3种经济性状呈负相关.     

鲫微卫星标记与几个生长性状的相关性分析

鲫(Carassius auratus)遗传多样性丰富,具多种不同倍性的亚种,是研究鱼类进化的独特材料。本研究利用79个SSR标记和22个EST-SSR标记检测了鲫自交F2代的181尾个体的基因型,对体重、体长、体高和体厚4个生长性状进行了单标记回归分析。Permutation检验(10000次)结果显示:有22个标记分别与体重、体长、体高和体厚具有显著相关性(P0.05),其中,HLJYJ15和HLJYJ244与4个性状均呈极显著相关(P0.01)。本研究筛选的101个微卫星标记丰富了鲫分子标记数量,可用于鲫连锁图谱的构建和QTL定位研究;获得了4个与鲫性状相关的标记及基因型,为鲫的分子标记辅助育种(MAS)和生长性状的遗传机制研究提供了工具。     

半滑舌鳎繁育群体的遗传组成及家系配组策略

用只读式电子芯片标识了291尾性腺发育较好的3龄半滑舌鳎Cynoglossus semilaevis繁育群体,其中雌性98尾,体质量(2 060±350)g;雄性193尾,体质量(500±140)g。利用20个微卫星标记分析繁育群体的遗传组成。结果表明,雌性群体(Ho=0.606)的观测杂合度显著高于雄性群体(H_o=0.548)(P0.05),有效等位基因数(Ne)、期望杂合度(He)和多态信息含量(PIC)差异不显著(P0.05),群体平均多态信息含量分别为0.654和0.616,雌、雄群体均处于高度多态水平(PIC0.5),表明半滑舌鳎群体遗传多样性较好,具备进一步繁殖、筛选优良品系的遗传潜力。用"基于亲本遗传背景的分子育种软件1.0"计算半滑舌鳎雌、雄个体间遗传距离在0.254~1.959之间,不同遗传距离范围的频率呈正态分布,其中个体间遗传距离在0.7~1.0之间的占51.82%,考虑到生产操作的便捷,设定亲本间最佳遗传距离阈值为0.7~1.0之内。根据统计结果,建立半滑舌鳎家系配组的策略为选择位于不同聚类分支、遗传距离在0.7~1.0之间、表型性状在均值以上的一对或多对亲本生产单家系或混合家系。根据此策略获得混合家系选育组,并以常规生产的苗种作为对照,经10个月养殖,选育组的平均体质量、体长与对照组差异显著,其中平均体质量高于对照组24.56%,平均体长高于对照组6.98%。     

半滑舌鳎微卫星标记遗传连锁图谱的构建

利用全基因组测序方法筛选出微卫星标记,以渤海近海野生个体和人工养殖的半滑舌鳎(Cynoglossus semi-laevis)为亲本交配产生的F1全同胞家系为作图群体,构建了半滑舌鳎雌、雄微卫星标记遗传连锁图谱。用320对引物对父母本和92个F1个体进行遗传分析,共得到288个分离标记,其中包含112个偏分离标记(P<0.05)。其中雌性框架图包含242个标记,分布在21个连锁群上,总长度1 311.9 cM,标记间平均距离为4.9 cM,图谱覆盖率为83.3%;雄性框架图定位标记218个,21个连锁群,总长度1 316.2 cM,标记间平均距离为5.5 cM,覆盖率为82%。半滑舌鳎遗传连锁图谱的构建为半滑舌鳎重要经济性状QTL定位、分子标记辅助育种和性别控制奠定了重要基础。     

鲤四种经济性状的微卫星标记分析

获得与经济性状相关的分子标记或基因是开展该性状分子育种的先决条件。本文利用300个微卫星标记检测了以柏氏鲤和荷包红鲤抗寒品系杂交F2代1个家系、92个个体的基因型,回归分析了其体长、体厚、体高和体重4种经济性状的GLM单标记。Permutation检验结果显示：有23个标记分别与体长、体厚、体高和体重具有显著相关性（P〈0.05）,其中,HLJ44、HLJE28、HLJ1148、HLJ1329、HLJ464与这4种性状极显著相关（P〈0.01）。对同一标记不同基因型之间进行了多重比较,找到了与这4种性状相关的基因型。此研究还发现75个微卫星标记发生了偏分离,其中11个偏分离标记与性状显著相关,偏分离指数分析表明,基因型的偏分离可能与性状的选择压力和选择方式有关。本研究获得的与鲤4种性状相关的标记及基因型,为鲤的分子标记辅助育种（MAS）和生长性状的遗传机制研究提供了有效的依据。     

尼罗罗非鱼微卫星标记与主要生长性状的相关性分析

为了筛选到与尼罗罗非鱼生长相关的分子标记,并对这些标记进行准确性鉴定,运用65个微卫星标记对鹭业和番禺2个尼罗罗非鱼群体进行了PCR扩增,再利用SPSS软件一般线性模型(GLM)对这些微卫星位点与尼罗罗非鱼体重等主要生长性状进行了标记性状连锁关联分析。结果表明,鹭业群体中有8个微卫星标记(UNH130,UNH183,UNH911,GM558,UNH211,UNH176,UNH914和UNH974)与主要生长性状显著或极显著相关(P<0.05或P<0.01),其中有2个微卫星标记(UNH914和UNH974)与番禺群体的主要生长性状显著或极显著相关(P<0.05或P<0.01),1个微卫星标记(UNH176)只与体重显著相关(P<0.05)。通过对与生长性状相关标记的基因型和表型值进行多重比较,得到了对体重、体长和体高3种性状有利的基因型或等位基因。发现了对罗非鱼生长性状有显著效应的微卫星位点,为开展罗非鱼的分子标记辅助育种提供了有价值的遗传标记。     

草鱼醛缩酶A3'-UTR突变与生长性状相关研究

采用直接测序法筛选草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)醛缩酶A 3'-UTR突变位点,发现其转录终止密码子后58 bp处存在17 bp的插入片段。对草鱼养殖群体的插入突变进行分型,检测到该群体有AA、BB、AB三种基因型,等位基因B在群体中的频率为0.723,处于Hardy-weinberg平衡,多态信息含量是0.32,此突变在所测群体中属于中等遗传变异。利用一般线性模型分析基因型与草鱼群体生长性状(体重、体长、体高、体宽)的相关性,结果表明:醛缩酶A 3'-UTR突变与草鱼体宽和吻长2个生长性状达到显著相关(P<0.05),BB基因型个体比AA基因型个体的体重增加8.37%,在全长、体长、体高、尾柄长等生长性状也表现出比AA和AB基因型个体好。可将醛缩酶A 3'-UTR上的这段插入突变位点作为草鱼生长性状的候选分子标记用于草鱼的选育。     

刺参微卫星标记与生长性状体重、体长的相关分析

运用单标记分析法分析了10个微卫星位点与控制体重、体长数量性状的QTL的连锁关系。10对微卫星引物在8月龄具有生长性状差异的60个刺参个体基因组DNA中扩增得到50个等位基因,每个微卫星位点等位基因数3~7个,平均有效等位基因个数5.0。10个微卫星位点的多态信息含量为0.268 0~0.825 6不等,观测杂合度为0.083 3~0.666 7。采用SPSS软件对刺参的体重、体长生长性状和微卫星位点相关性进行分析,结果显示,微卫星位点AjSSR02基因型AB、AD、CD与体重和体长相关,AjSSR04标记中等位基因A对生长性状有正面影响,位点AjSSR06基因型FF个体仅平均体重与其他基因型个体显著差异,AjSSR09标记的A和B等位基因分别对生长性状具有正面和负面不同影响。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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).     

The optimal dietary protein level of juvenile silver sillago Sillago sihama at three dietary lipid levels

A 5 × 3 factorial growth trial was conducted to evaluate optimal dietary protein and lipid levels (dietary protein level, DP; dietary lipid level, DL) for juvenile Sillago sihama (S. sihama) (2.0 ± 0.02 g, initial weight). Fish were fed 15 diets containing 5 DPs (350, 400, 450, 500 and 550 g/kg) and 3 DLs (60, 90 and 120 g/kg) for 8 weeks. The interaction between proteins and lipids significantly influenced the feed conversion ratio, condition factor, body composition, antioxidant indices and lipase activity (p < .05). DP 450 g/kg showed the highest average final body weight. DPs 500 and 550 g/kg significantly decreased the protein efficiency ratio (p < .05). DL 120 g/kg showed the highest percentage weight gain. The low feed conversion ratio was found in diets P45L12, P55L9 and P55L12. Diet P45L12 showed high superoxide dismutase activities. DP 450 g/kg showed the lowest average malondialdehyde content. Lipase activity was increased by increasing DP (p < .05) with a fall at DP 550 g/kg. Under the present experimental conditions, the optimal DP for S. sihama was 450 g/kg under the DL 120 g/kg.     

Vitamin D3 and the renal handling of phosphate in American eels

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D₃) increased plasma inorganic phosphate concentration in American eels,Anguilla rostrata, in a dose-dependent fashion. This response was more marked in phosphate loaded fish. In control as well as phosphate loaded eels the hyperphosphatemic response to D₃ was associated with a sharp reduction in renal phosphate clearance relative to¹⁴C-polyethelene glycol (PEG) clearance. Glomerular filtration and urine flow rates were not affected by D₃. As renal phosphate clearance, even in phosphate loaded eels, never significantly exceeded that of PEG, it is suggested that D₃ reduced the relative clearance rate of phosphate by increasing renal phosphate reabsorption rather than by reducing the tubular secretion of phosphate.