Effects of quadrat size and shape, initial epidemic conditions, and spore dispersal gradient on spatial statistics of plant disease epidemics

ABSTRACT The spatiotemporal spread of plant diseases was simulated using a stochastic model to study the effects of initial conditions (number of plants initially infected and their spatial pattern), spore dispersal gradient, and size and shape of sampling quadrats on statistics describing the spatiotemporal dynamics of epidemics. The spatial spread of disease was simulated using a half-Cauchy distribution with median dispersal distance mu (units of distance). A total of 54 different quadrat types, including 23 distinct sizes ranging from 4 to 144 plants, were used to sample the simulated epidemics. A symmetric form of the binary power law with two parameters (alpha, beta) was fitted to the sampled epidemic data using each of the 54 quadrats for each replicate simulation run. The alpha and beta estimates were highly correlated positively with each other, and their estimates were comparable to those estimated from observed epidemics. Intraclass correlation (kappa) was calculated for each quadrat type; kappa decreased exponentially with increasing quadrat size. An asymmetric form of the binary power law with three parameters (alpha (1), beta(1), beta(2)) was used to relate kappa to the disease incidence (p); beta1 was highly correlated to beta: beta1 approximately beta - 1. In general, initial conditions and quadrat size affected alpha, beta, alpha(1), beta(1), and beta(2) greatly. The parameter estimates increased as quadrat size increased, and the relationships were described well by a linear regression model on the logarithm of quadrat size with the slope or intercept parameters dependent on initial conditions and mu. Compared with initial conditions and quadrat size, the overall effects of mu and quadrat shape were generally small, although within each quadrat size and initial condition they could be substantial. Quadrat shape had the greatest effect when the quadrat was long and thin. The relationship of the index of dispersion (D) to p and quadrat size was determined from the alpha and beta estimates. D was greatest when p was 0.5 and decreased when p approached 0 or 1. It increased with quadrat size and the rate of the increase was maximum when p was 0.5 and decreased when p approached 0 or 1.     

抗噻枯唑和抗叶枯净的水稻白叶枯病菌株的适应度比较

将水稻白叶枯病噻枯唑抗性菌和叶枯净抗性菌的适应度特性进行了比较。当Ｓａ＾ｒ和Ｐ＾ｒ与敏感菌（Ｓ）的等量混合物在植株上繁殖时,Ｓａ＾ｒ和Ｐ＾ｒ竞争不过Ｓ,但Ｐ＾ｒ竞争能力较Ｓａ＾ｒ强。Ｓａ＾ｒ和Ｐ＾ｒ的致病力与Ｓ的无明显差异。但在离体保存时Ｓａ＾ｒ和Ｐ＾ｒ易于丧失致病力。这种致病力的丧失是由于被保原群体中低致病力的敏感菌比例上升所致,进一步说明Ｓａ＾ｒ和Ｐ＾ｒ的适应度不及Ｓ。结果表明,白叶枯病市民经     

军曹鱼幼鱼日粮锌最适添加量的研究

试验选用234尾军曹鱼随机分为6个处理,每处理设3个重复,每重复13尾鱼,采用单因素浓度梯度法研究军曹鱼幼鱼商品饲料中锌的最适添加量。在基础日粮(锌含量为75.47mg/kg)中分别添加锌0、30、70、110、150和190mg/kg,制成6种试验日粮,分别投喂军曹鱼幼鱼6周。试验结果表明,基础日粮组鱼成活率、饲料系数、特定生长率、血清碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性、肌肉和血清锌含量与添加锌组无显著差异(P>0.05)。添加锌组骨骼和肝脏锌含量与基础日粮组差异显著(P<0.05),表现为随锌添加的增加而上升的趋势。以成活率和特定生长率为评价指标,军曹鱼商品日粮中的锌含量可以满足其正常生长需求,不需要额外添加锌。     

河南警犬参与侦破命案4例

2007年1月26日,河南省郸城县东风乡发生一起入室抢劫杀人案,受害人侯某被人杀死在自家床上,家中被抢走现金9700元。接指令后,淮阳县公安局带犬民警徐奎携警犬“追命”赶赴现场。在带犬民警的指挥引导下,     

警用幼犬社会化训养中常见病的防治

随着警用幼犬社会化训养的实施,幼犬由传统的封闭单纯环境圈养改为开放式复杂环境训养,面对异常复杂的环境,犬病防治工作必须积极主动以变应变。     

蛋白质营养中小肽的研究新进展

蛋白质营养一直是动物营养研究的核心问题．过去的观点认为，动物采食的蛋白质在消化道内蛋白酶和肽酶的作用下降解为游离氨基酸才能被动物直接吸收。但最近的研究表明．蛋白质在动物消化道中消化酶作用下的水解产物大部分为2或3个氨基酸残基的小肽，它们是以完整形式被吸收并进入循环系统而被组织利用的。动物营养学家也发现．     

鸡GDF-5基因外显子1多态性与鸡骨骼发育性状的相关研究

根据GenBank发表的鸡GDF-5基因的mRNA序列设计引物，以白耳鸡和东北农业大学选育的肉鸡高、低腹脂系第8世代鸡群为试验材料，通过测序和PCR-SSCP的方法进行SNP检测和基因型分析，探讨GDF5基因多态性与鸡生长和骨骼发育性状之间的关系。结果发现在GDF-5基因外显子1的84bp处存在1个C／T的突变位点，对该突变位点在研究群体中进行基因型分析，结果产生3种基因型，AA型个体的基因序列和GenBank（Accession No：AF123389）中的一致为C，而BB型个体的基因序列在84bp处突变为T。基因型与鸡体组成性状的统计分析结果表明，AA基因型个体的跖骨围显著高于AB基因型个体（P〈0．05）；AA基因型和AB基因型个体的跖爪重和跖爪率显著高于BB基因型个体（P〈0．05）；AB基因型个体的股骨长和股骨重显著高于BB基因型个体（P＜0．05）；表明该基因对鸡的骨骼性状有较大的影响或与控制骨骼发育性状的主效基因相连锁。     

滇南小耳猪与巴马小型猪SLA-DQA基因多态分析

对滇南小耳猪和巴马小型猪的SLA-DQA基因的部分内含子1、完整的外显子2和部分内含子2共341bp片段进行了PCR-RFLP酶切分型,结果表明：2品种经EcoR Ⅰ酶切后BB基因型频率（0.468 8）高于AB型（0.375 0）,AA型最低（0.156 3）,B为优势基因（0.656 3）,A为劣势基因（0.343 7）.经AluⅠ酶切后,滇南小耳猪MM基因型频率（0.500 0）高于MN型（0.321 4）和NN型（0.178 6）;而巴马猪则以MN基因型频率（0.485 3）高于MM型（0.338 2）和NN型（0.176 5）;2个品种中M等位基因（0.604 2）频率高于N等位基因（0.395 8）.经分析表明,2猪种在两酶切位点上各分型已达Hardy-Weinberg平衡.巴马小型猪和滇南小耳猪中分别存在9种和7种PCR-RFLP组合基因型,其中BBMN为优势组合基因型,AAMN为劣势组合基因型;AAMM组合基因型在2品种间差异显著（P＜0.05）.遗传多态参数分析表明：SLA-DQA基因外显子2的两酶切位点在2猪种间均表现为中度多态,AluⅠ的基因多样性略高于EcoRⅠ,巴马小型猪杂合性略高于滇南小耳猪,2品种间遗传距离为0.000 4.     

实时荧光定量PCR技术研究进展及应用

实时荧光定量PCR(Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction,Real-time PCR)技术是20世纪90年代中期发展起来的一种新型核酸定量技术.它利用荧光实时检测PCR反应,具有灵敏度高、特异性强、节约时间等优点.文章就常用的4种方法,即DNA结合染色、水解探针、分子信标和杂交探针的原理和特点进行介绍,同时综述了荧光定量PCR技术在实践中的应用.     

蚓激酶成熟肽的原核表达及纯化

应用PCR技术扩增获得蚓激酶成熟肽基因，并按相应的阅读框架克隆入表达载体pGEX-4T中谷胱甘肽S-转移酶（GST）的下游。重组质粒转化大肠杆菌Rosetta株，分别在1．0mmol／LIPTG、37℃和0．1mmol／L IPTG、28℃条件下诱导，蚓激酶成熟肽-GST融合蛋白获得了高效表达，且后者得到了可溶性蛋白。经SDS-PAGE证实所表达的融合蛋白产物相对分子量与预期的53kD相符。并且以等电点和亲和层析的方法对表达出的可溶性蛋白进行了纯化。