Investigation of biofilm production and icaA and icaD genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from heifers and cows with mastitis

Biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus are important virulence factors in cases of mastitis in dairy cows. However, few studies have investigated mastitis strains isolated from heifers. Within this context, the objective of the present study was to investigate biofilm formation on Congo red agar, the presence of the icaA and icaD genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the percentage of in vitro antimicrobial resistance of 110 S. aureus isolates from mammary gland secretions of heifers and cows with mastitis. PCR detected the icaA and icaD genes in 98% and 100% of isolates, respectively. However, only 55.5% of all isolates produced a biofilm on Congo red agar. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that 47.0% of isolates from heifers and 70.4% of isolates from cows were resistant to at least one of the antimicrobial agents tested. Resistance to penicillin and/or ampicillin was the most frequent (44.5%). These results indicate the need to implement prophylactic and control measures of mastitis for heifers. Heifers and cows can carry resistant strains with the capacity of biofilm production, a fact representing a threat to public health and animal well‐being and generating losses to dairy farmers.     

外源多酚添加条件下干红葡萄酒颜色和花色苷特性研究

颜色是红葡萄酒重要的感官特征和质量评价指标,花色苷是红葡萄酒呈色、稳定和营养功能的重要物质基础。既往研究极少探讨外源添加天然色素对红葡萄酒颜色质量和花色苷的影响。选取赤霞珠干红葡萄酒为研究对象,于酒精发酵前和发酵后分别添加天然色素Ⅰ和天然色素Ⅱ2种色素,并以添加黄岑苷、绿原酸和没食子酸3种多酚为对照,探究对葡萄酒颜色特征、花色苷种类与含量的影响。结果发现：在发酵前添加天然色素Ⅰ和Ⅱ使得酒体颜色加深、红色色调加强、花色苷含量增加。在发酵后添加以上多酚对葡萄酒颜色和花色苷的影响弱于发酵前添加,但添加天然色素Ⅰ仍然有利于花色苷含量的保持,只是效果弱于发酵前添加。其余多酚物质处理对供试酒样颜色品质影响较小。研究结果表明发酵前添加多酚物质更有利于红葡萄酒颜色品质的提升和稳定、花色苷含量的保持和稳定,天然色素Ⅰ是相对最优质的辅色剂。     

纳米氧化物对美托洛尔生物富集的影响研究

为揭示氧化物纳米颗粒（NPs）对离子型有机污染物在水生生物体内富集的影响,本研究考察了两种典型的氧化物NPs对鲤鱼富集β-阻断剂美托洛尔的影响以及美托洛尔在鱼体内各部位的分布,并通过批平衡实验进一步探讨了吸附解吸与生物富集的关系。结果表明：NPs共暴露时,在摄取阶段结束时美托洛尔生物浓缩因子（BCF）值增加了2.39倍（TiO₂ NPs）和3.49倍（SiO₂ NPs）。净化阶段鱼体内的美托洛尔半衰期由20.09d缩短到8.39d（TiO₂ NPs）和6.13d（SiO₂ NPs）,净化结束时鱼体内的美托洛尔残余浓度则略有升高。NPs的共暴露未改变鲤鱼摄取美托洛尔的途径,但显著升高了鱼鳃和内脏中美托洛尔的浓度。相对于TiO₂ NPs,SiO₂ NPs对美托洛尔具有更强的、且不可逆的吸附,使用Freundlich模型拟合的lg K_F值分别为2.21（TiO₂ NPs）和4.47（SiO₂ NPs）。研究表明NPs能够通过吸附载带促进鱼体对美托洛尔的富集,吸附态美托洛尔主要通过摄食和鳃的呼吸作用随NPs进入鱼体内,由NPs携带进入鱼体内的美托洛尔一部分发生解吸从而被鱼体利用,未发生解吸的部分随NPs的排出被排出体外。     

不同光强的LED白光与红蓝光对生菜生长及营养元素含量的影响

在人工光植物工厂中研究了不同光强的LED白光和红蓝光对营养液水培生菜生长、营养元素含量和累积量的影响。试验设置白光（WL）和红蓝光（RB）两个光质处理,光周期为16/8 h,分别设定三个光强：150（WL150、RB150）、200（WL200、RB200）和250（WL250、RB250）μmol·m^-2·s^-1,其中红蓝光光强比为4∶1,光暗周期16/8 h。结果表明,光强增加有促进生菜生长作用,随光强增加生菜地上部干、鲜重明显增加,WL200和WL250处理下生菜地上部干重比WL150分别提高了24.6%和49.7%。与红蓝光相比,白光显著提高生菜叶面积和地上部生物量。红蓝光提高了生菜叶片中大中量元素（N、P、Ca、Mg）和微量元素（Mn、Zn）的含量,白光则提高了K的含量,光质对C、Fe和Cu含量无明显影响。白光或红蓝光下不同光强对生菜叶片营养元素含量的影响并没有表现出明显的规律,只是红蓝光在200 μmol·m^-2·s^-1光强下多种营养元素（N、P、Ca、Mg、Mn、Cu和Zn）含量到达最大。在白光200 μmol·m^-2·s^-1的光强下,P、K、Ca、Mg、Fe、Mn、Cu和Zn的累积量最大,而在红蓝光250 μmol·m^-2·s^-1的光强下,10种营养元素的累积量均最大。相同光强下,红蓝光有利于生菜体内N、P、Ca、Mg、Mn和Zn含量的提高,而白光则更有利于C、N、P、K、Mg和Fe等的累积。因此白光处理更有利于促进生菜生长,并提高生菜体内N、C、P、K、Mg和Fe的累积量,其累积量的提高主要是由较高的生物量决定的。     

草鱼IFNa和IFNd重组蛋白表达、纯化及单克隆抗体制备

为系统研究草鱼I型干扰素的合成、分泌和免疫功能,本研究在大肠杆菌中表达并提纯了草鱼IFNa（CiIFNa）和IFNd（CiIFNd）重组蛋白。将CiIFNa和CiIFNd成熟肽分别克隆到pET-21d或pEHISTEVb表达载体上,并转化到大肠杆菌中;IPTG诱导表达得到CiIFNa和CiIFNd成熟肽的包涵体,经过盐酸胍变性、蛋白复性和浓缩后,利用AKTA分子筛层析获得了纯度较高的重组蛋白。用重组蛋白免疫小鼠,通过PEG法诱导得到杂交瘤细胞;将稳定分泌抗体的阳性细胞株的细胞悬液注射入小鼠腹腔,制备腹水抗体并进行纯化。本研究纯化了草鱼CiIFNa和CiIFNd各2株抗体,并采用SDS-PAGE、ELISA、Western blot和免疫荧光法对其进行了较全面的鉴定。研究结果表明CiIFNa和CiIFNd单克隆抗体特异性好、效价高,能够特异识别在大肠杆菌和真核细胞中表达的重组蛋白,且不存在CiIFNa和CiIFNd分子间的交叉识别。本研究制备的单克隆抗体为深入研究草鱼干扰素的细胞来源和蛋白表达规律奠定基础。     

草鱼肠道、肝胰脏对饲料蛋白质酶解速度的比较

草鱼样品体重(1543±213)g。采用离体消化培养和茚三酮比色方法,以草鱼前肠、中肠、后肠和肝胰脏的粗酶液作为酶源,对鱼粉、豆粕、菜粕和棉粕进行酶解,并测定酶解14h内,豆粕酶解液中氨基酸生成量随时间的变化,以及0至4h,内4种饲料蛋白质酶解液中氨基酸的生成量。结果表明,(1)在0至4h内,4种饲料酶解液OD570随时间变化的线性关系较好。(2)对于同种蛋白质饲料原料,以中肠组织粗酶液的酶解速度最大,其余依次为前肠、后肠及肝胰脏粗酶液。表明草鱼中肠对饲料蛋白质的酶解能力强于前肠和后肠,同时,肠道酶液的酶解速度均大于肝胰脏。(3)对于4种不同的蛋白质饲料原料,以鱼粉酶解氨基酸生成速度最大,其他依次为豆粕、菜粕、棉粕。(4)草鱼肝胰脏粗酶液对豆粕的酶解氨基酸生成速度最大,表明草鱼对豆粕进行酶解消化的能力较强。实验证实,饲料原料种类的差异和饲料蛋白质组成与性质的差异使其酶解氨基酸生成量和生成速度有差异。     

鲤鱼棘头虫病的病理及预防

本文报导了病鱼的组织(肠、肝、胰、肾)病理变化,及血液(血清的钠、钾、氯化物、肌酐、尿素氮、谷草转氨酶总活力及谷草转氨酶同工酶。白细胞血式)病理变化,从而阐明了引起病鱼慢性死亡,而累计死亡率又高达60％的机理。查明了病原(崇明长棘吻虫)的中间寄主是模糊裸腹溞,找到了用生石灰或漂白粉清塘、在发病地区用鱼种池培育的鲤鱼鱼种的有效预防方法。     

Effects of adrenaline on ionic equilibria in red blood cells of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Effects of adrenaline on the equilibrium distributions of Na⁺ , K⁺ , H⁺ , Cl^– , and H₂O across the cell membrane of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) erythrocytes were determinedin vitro, as a function of P CO₂ (1.76–7.77 torr). CO₂-carrying capacity of the blood was also examined. Plasma catecholamine concentrations inunanaesthetized, unrestrained trout were 3.1 nM adrenaline and 1.2 nM noradrenaline. Elevation of the plasma adrenaline concentrationin vitro to 4.6 × 10³ nM resulted in net gains of Na⁺ , Cl^– and H₂O by red cells, a net loss of H⁺ from red cells, and a pronounced red cell swelling. Adrenaline also reduced the CO₂-carrying capacity of trout bloodin vitro. The magnitudes of these effects increased with P_CO2 and, thus, were sensitive to blood HCO₃ ^– concentrations. The distribution of K⁺ between red cells and plasma was unaffected by adrenaline. Adrenergic-mediated ion movements and red cell swelling were sensitive to both propranolol and SITS. These results are consistent with the symport NaCl uptake model for adrenergic-mediated swelling of Baroinet al. (1984). The adrenergic response of fish erythrocytes may function to ameliorate the effects of blood acidoses on O₂-carrying capacity by maintaining red cell pH in the face of a decrease in plasma pH.     

赤潮对羊栖菜产量构成的影响

20 0 0年 4～ 6月 ,浙江省洞头海区发生了 2次赤潮。经测定 ,在该区栽培的羊栖菜 (Hizikiafusiforme)的鲜干比增加 ,日平均增长率、平均长度减少 ,营养生长减慢。羊栖菜个体的繁殖部分受影响较小 ,假根次之 ,主茎、次生叶 (气囊 )、分枝部分受影响最大 ,后者在羊栖菜产量中的比重最大。但在赤潮发生区的羊栖菜未出现明显病烂现象 ,生长发育正常 ,表明羊栖菜对赤潮有一定忍耐力     

Effects of feeding rates on growth and production of Nile tilapia, common carp and silver carp polycultured in fertilized ponds

Abstract In an attempt to identify appropriate feeding rates for multispecies of fish raised in fertilized earthen ponds, the present work was conducted over a 19‐week experimental period to establish the growth performance, production and body composition of Nile tilapia, common carp and silver carp fed 0.0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 3.0%, 5.0% biomass and to apparent satiation (treatments). Twelve ponds were stocked with a similar number and weight of each fish species. Two ponds were assigned to each of the treatments, and a 25% protein pelleted fish feed was used to feed fish at the specified rate of feeding. At the end of the experiment, growth, weight gain, survival, yield and body composition of fish groups were affected by the treatments. The economic effectiveness also varied among treatments. The most conspicuous attribute of the feeding rates was its lack of influence on growth (g day^?1), weight gain (g per fish), yield (kg ha^?1) or body composition of silver carp. The results of whole‐body proximate analysis indicated that various feeding rates had either an irregular pattern or no effects on the protein and ash gain per 100 g of fish body weight (bw) gain. The most notable exceptions were significant (P < 0.05) increases in body fat and gross energy gains in Nile tilapia, common carp and silver carp accompanied by decreases in percentages of moisture (but not in silver carp) as feeding rate increased. Among the six different feeding levels, feeding to apparent satiation (feed amount was equivalent to 2.67% of fish bw day^?1) appeared to be optimal, as it significantly (P < 0.05) supported the highest fish production, income and net profit compared with all other treatments except for the 3% feeding level, for which the differences in those measurements were comparable.