An enrichment microsphere immunoassay for the detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pectobacterium atrosepticum</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dickeya dianthicola</Emphasis> in potato tuber extracts

An enrichment microsphere immunoassay (MIA) was developed, based on the Luminex xMAP® technology, for the simultaneous (duplex) detection of Pectobacterium atrosepticum (former name Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica) (Pca) and Dickeya dianthicola (former name Erwinia chrysanthemi) (Dcd) in potato plant extracts. Target bacteria in the extracts were enriched for 48 h in a semi-selective broth containing polypectate under low oxygen conditions. Samples were subsequently incubated with antibody-coated colour-coded microspheres (beads) and with secondary antibodies conjugated with Alexa Fluor® 532, a reporter dye. Samples were analyzed with the Luminex analyzer, in which one laser identified each microsphere and another laser the reporter dye conjugated to the secondary antibodies. The assay required minimal sample preparation, could be completed in 1 h, was performed in 96 wells microtitreplates and required no wash steps. The limit of detection for the duplex enrichment MIA was 100–1000 cfu ml^?1, which was a hundred times lower than of an enrichment-ELISA. Without enrichment, the sensitivity of MIA and ELISA was largely similar and ranged between 10⁶ and 10⁷ cells ml^?1. No difference in sensitivity was found between a MIA in a single or duplex format. In a comparative test with non-infected potato plant extracts and extracts from plants infected with Pca or Dcd, results of the enrichment MIA correlated well with those of the enrichment ELISA and enrichment PCR. These results indicate that MIA can be reliably used for multiplex detection of soft rot Enterbacteriaceae in crude potato plant extracts. The technology is an attractive and cost-effective alternative to other detection methods, including ELISA.     

南极半岛周边水域南极磷虾渔场特征分析#br#

为了解南极半岛周边水域内南极磷虾(以下简称磷虾)拖网渔场的特征,基于2013年1月至2019年5月"福荣海"轮在南极半岛周边水域的生产数据,分析了水域内磷虾中心渔场年际空间分布和生产特征。结果表明,南极半岛周边水域内磷虾拖网渔场主要分布于布兰斯菲尔德海峡(Bransfield Strait)、乔治王岛(King George Island)和斯诺岛(Snow Island)3个区域;其中布兰斯菲尔德海峡内是历年磷虾生产最稳定的区域,尤以海峡中部靠近南极半岛一侧水域(58°~60°W、63°~64°S)的作业天数和年产量占比最高;乔治王岛和斯诺岛区域的作业天数和年产量占比较低,且主要分布在岛屿周边近岸水域;布兰斯菲尔德海峡内区域、乔治王岛区域和斯诺岛区域的历年产量占比分别为60.00%~99.97%、0.03%~21.15%和0.01%~17.25%,历年作业天数占比分别为61.76%~98.75%、1.25%~28.68%和0.84%~16.67%。布兰斯菲尔德海峡内渔场的生产主要在3—5月,日产量主要为150 t以下;乔治王岛区域生产主要在1月份,日产量以150 t以下为主;斯诺岛区域的日产量在3月份较高,主要以150~250 t为主。各年度的连续生产期分布区域以布兰斯菲尔德海峡中部水域为主;各日产量区间的生产日历年主要分布在布兰斯菲尔德海峡中部,各日单位小时产量生产日也呈现逐渐集中到布兰斯菲尔德海峡的趋势;各级别亚渔场历年主要分布区域均在布兰斯菲尔德海峡内。     

Establishment of a Method to Measure Length of the Ulnar Nerve and Standardize F-wave Values in Clinically Normal Beagles

We designed a new method of measuring the length of the ulnar nerve and determining standard values for F-wave parameters of the ulnar nerve in clinically normal beagles. Nerve length must be precisely measured to determine F-wave latency and conduction velocity. The length of the forelimb has served as the length of the ulnar nerve for F-wave assessments, but report indicates that F-wave latency is proportional to the length of the pathway traveled by nerve impulses. Therefore, we measured the surface distance from a stimulus point to the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra (nerve length 1) and the anterior horn of the scapula (nerve length 2) as landmarks through the olecranon and the shoulder blade acromion. The correlation coefficients between the shortest F-wave latency and the length of nerves 1, 2 or the forelimb were 0.61, 0.7 and 0.58. Nerve length 2 generated the highest value. Furthermore, the anterior horn of the scapula was easily palpated in any dog regardless of well-fed body. We concluded that nerve length 2 was optimal for measuring the length of the ulnar nerve.     

Physical and biological consequences of a climate event in the central North Pacific

Climatic changes over the North Pacific which began in the mid 1970s, peaked in the early 1980s, and ended by the late 1980s, appear to have altered productivity at various trophic levels in the marine ecosystem in the central North Pacific. The climatic change resulted in increased mixed layer depth and the frequency of deep mixing events, particularly during January-March. A number of biological time series for species ranging from primary to apex levels in the North-western Hawaiian Islands, show corresponding declines in productivity of 30–50% from the early 1980s to the present. We hypothesize that during the early 1980s, increased mixing due to the climate event resulted in greater nutrient input into the euphotic zone and ultimately increased ecosystem productivity. Productivity over a range of trophic levels declined when the climate event ended.     

渔业污染的“科斯办法”及其产权安排的初步研究

渔业污染事故是生产发展过程中的伴生品，防止渔业污染及污染事故的妥善处理成为当前棘手的社会问题之一。“科斯办法”(Coase’s method)是现代西方经济学中处理污染事故和防止污染冲突的一个广泛被接受的理论，本文介绍“科斯定理”及其办法，分析其适用性，指出了产权安排是防止渔业污染及有效处理污染事故根本措施之一，并建议不失时期地推进以人为本、多权分离及关注公共渔业水域的产权安排。     

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