Plant‐frugivore interactions in an intact tropical forest in north‐east Thailand

Fleshy‐fruited plants in tropical forests largely rely on vertebrate frugivores to disperse their seeds. Although this plant–animal interaction is typically considered a diffuse mutualism, it is fundamental as it provides the template on which tropical forest communities are structured. We applied a mutualistic network approach to investigate the relationship between small‐fruited fleshy plant species and the fruit‐eating bird community in an intact evergreen forest in northeast Thailand. A minimum of 53 bird species consumed fruits of 136 plant species. Plant‐avian frugivore networks were highly asymmetrical, with observed networks filling 30% of all potential links. Whereas some of the missing links in the present study might be due to undersampling, forbidden links can be attributed to size constraints, accessibility and phenological uncoupling, and although the majority of missing links were unknown (58.2%), many were probably due to a given bird species being either rare or only a very occasional fruit eater. The most common frugivores were bulbuls, barbets and fairy‐bluebirds, which were responsible for the majority of fruit removal from small fleshy fruited species in our system. Migratory birds seemed to be a minor component of the plant‐frugivore networks, accounting for only 3% of feeding visits to fruiting trees; they filled 2% of the overall potential networks. The majority of interactions were generalized unspecific; however, Saurauia roxburghii Wall. appeared to be dependent on flowerpeckers for dispersal, while Thick‐billed Pigeons were only seen to eat figs.     

J亚群禽白血病病毒四川株SCMS1的分离及其囊膜基因序列分析

为研究四川首例分离株SCMS1株J亚群禽白血病病毒(ALV-J)囊膜(env)基因是否产生新的变异,本实验通过将病毒接种鸡胚成纤维细胞、RT-PCR及PCR检测技术,对包括env基因和部分3'UTR在内的片段进行PCR扩增、克隆和序列测定.结果发现该病毒gp85基因出现6个碱基的缺失,与HPRS-103原型株6995位～7242位对应的核酸序列也发生248个碱基的缺失,包括整个rTM区域.这些碱基的缺失在病毒致病性变化中可能具有潜在的意义.     

我国部分地区蛋鸡ALV-J分离株gp85基因遗传进化分析

为了解我国蛋鸡J亚型白血病病毒(ALV-J)株来源及其遗传进化关系,本研究对2009年从我国6个省区蛋鸡场分离到的19株ALV-J的gp85基因进行克隆和测序,并与11个ALV-J参考株gp85基因作了比较分析.结果表明:19个ALV-J分离株的gp85基因长度为894bp～924 bp不等,分别编码298～308个氨基酸;各病毒株间gp85推导氨基酸的同源性为71.3%～100%.遗传进化分析表明,目前我国蛋鸡ALV-J分离株来源复杂,其中13个分离株与英国原型株HPRS-103、国内麻黄肉鸡株SCAU-0901亲缘关系较近;3个分离株与美国株ADOL-7501及国内白羽肉鸡株HN0001处在同一大的分支;而另外3个分离株则各自形成独立的分支,表明其gp85基因发生了较大变异.本研究表明,19个分离株与国内早期肉鸡分离株亲缘关系较远,提示我国当前蛋鸡ALV-J株可能并非源自国内早期肉鸡ALV-J株,其来源有待进一步研究.     

三黄鸡临床多发性肿瘤相关的J亚群禽白血病病毒的分离鉴定及其病理学观察

为研究蛋鸡多发性肿瘤的病因,本实验对病鸡肿瘤组织进行病毒分离、培养及PCR检测,均扩增出针对J亚群禽白血病病毒(ALV-J)gp85基因序列的阳性条带;组织病理学观察显示发病鸡呈现髓细胞瘤、血管瘤以及纤维肉瘤等多发性肿瘤的病理变化;肿瘤细胞通过血液转移、浸润,在肝和脾组织形成局灶性或弥漫性肿瘤病灶。免疫组化染色显示肿瘤组织内,部分肿瘤细胞呈现阳性反应,表明只有部分肿瘤细胞存在ALV-J感染,而大部分肿瘤细胞检测结果呈阴性。这些病毒检测为阴性的肿瘤细胞可能是正常细胞转化为肿瘤细胞大量克隆化增殖的结果。     

禽传染性喉气管炎病毒体内外感染模型中鸡Toll样受体21mRNA转录水平的研究

为研究病毒与机体的相互作用,本研究参考GenBank中鸡Toll样受体21 (ChTLR21)的基因序列设计实时定量PCR特异性引物,以鸡核糖体蛋白L4 (RPL4)为内参基因,建立检测ChTLR21 mRNA相对转录水平的实时定量PCR方法,分析ChTLR21在禽传染性喉气管炎病毒(ILTV)感染的鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)中和感染SPF雏鸡免疫器官脾脏、法氏囊和胸腺组织中的转录水平.结果显示:ILTV感染CEF后2h、4h、8h和18h时间点ChTLR21 mRNA转录水平分别为未感染对照细胞的1 540.53、0.98、1.19和3.70倍.但仅在ILTV感染2h时引起ChTLR21转录水平升高,与对照组相比差异显著(P＜0.05).ILTV感染SPF雏鸡后6h、24 h和30 h脾脏中ChTLR21 mRNA转录水平分别为未感染对照的56.34、59.85和3.61倍;法氏囊中分别为0.03、25.98和3.08倍;胸腺中分别为2.52、50和7.32倍.在感染初期,脾脏中ChTLR21转录量显著升高,随后有所降低,但均高于未感染对照(p＜0.05);法氏囊中仅在感染6h时呈显著抑制(p＜0.01);胸腺中呈波动性转录水平升高,但与对照组无统计学差异(p＞0.05).本研究证明ChTLR21参与了鸡体对ILTV感染的应答,并在体内外感染模型中呈现不同的表达规律.     

STATIC AND DYNAMIC 18FDG‐PET IN NORMAL HISPANIOLAN AMAZON PARROTS (AMAZONA VENTRALIS)

Positron emission tomography (PET) is often used to stage and monitor human cancer and has recently been used in a similar fashion in veterinary medicine. The most commonly used radiopharmaceutical is 2‐Deoxy‐2‐[¹⁸F]‐Fluoro‐d ‐glucose (¹⁸F‐FDG), which is concentrated and trapped within cells that use glucose as their energy substrate. We characterized the normal distribution of ¹⁸F‐FDG in 10 healthy Hispaniolan Amazon parrots (Amazona ventralis) by performing whole body PET scans at steady state, 60 min after injection. Significant variability was found in the intestinal activity. Avian species are known to reflux fluid and electrolytes from their cloaca into their colon. To evaluate reflux as the cause of variability in intestinal distribution of ¹⁸F‐FDG, dynamic PET scans were performed on the coelomic cavity of six Hispaniolan Amazon parrots from time 0 to 60 min postinjection of radiotracer. Reflux of radioactive material from the cloaca into the colon occurred in all birds to varying degrees and occurred before 60 min. To evaluate the intestinal tract of clinical avian patients, dynamic scans must be performed starting immediately after injection so that increased radioactivity due to metabolism or hypermetabolic lesions such as cancer can be differentiated from increased radioactivity due to reflux of fluid from the cloaca.     

H9N2亚型禽流感病毒非结构蛋白基因NS1的表达及其单克隆抗体的研制

利用RT-PCR技术扩增获得了H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的NS1基因,ORF长度为654bp。成功构建了重组表达载体pET-NS1,将其转化BL21,并诱导表达出了相对分子质量大约为28 000的NS1融合蛋白。NS1融合蛋白经His trap Hp Kit柱子纯化,采用缓慢稀释和透析相结合的方法复性H9N2-NS1蛋白,获得纯度较高的NS1蛋白,以纯化的NS1免疫BALB/c小鼠,间接接ELISA方法筛选阳性克隆,对获得的抗H9N2-NS1单克隆抗体（McAbs）进行特异性分析;建立了2株稳定分泌抗H9N2-NS1McAbs的杂交瘤细胞系6B9和6C2;腹水的特异性鉴定结果表明,2株McAbs能特异性的识别H9N2-NS1,而与H5N2亚型AIV、H9N2亚型AIV、NDV、IBV、IBDV、ILTV、EDS76均不发生反应。Western blotting鉴定表明,所获得的单抗只与NSl蛋白条带反应。亚类显示,6B9为IgG1,6C2为IgG2b。结果表明,2株抗H9N2-NS1McAbs的制备对H9N2亚型禽流感病毒检测试剂盒的研制以及该病的防治有重要意义。另外,NSl蛋白单抗的成功研制为进一步研究NSl蛋白的结构、功能与细胞的相互作用机制及AI遗传变异规律奠定了一定的基础。     

Analysis of human infectious avian influenza virus: Hemagglutinin genetic characteristics in Asia and Africa from 2004 to 2009

In the present study, we used nucleotide and protein sequences of avian influenza virus H5N1, which were obtained in Asia and Africa, analyzed HA proteins using ClustalX1.83 and MEGA4.0, and built a genetic evolutionary tree of HA nucleotides. The analysis revealed that the receptor specificity amino acid of A/HK/213/2003, A/Turkey/65596/2006 and etc mutated into QNG, which could bind with á–2, 3 galactose and á–2, 6 galactose. A mutation might thus take place and lead to an outbreak of human infections of avian influenza virus. The mutations of HA protein amino acids from 2004 to 2009 coincided with human infections provided by the World Health Organization, indicating a “low–high–highest–high–low” pattern. We also found out that virus strains in Asia are from different origins: strains from Southeast Asia and East Asia are of the same origin, whereas those from West Asia, South Asia and Africa descend from one ancestor. The composition of the phylogenetic tree and mutations of key site amino acids in HA proteins reflected the fact that the majority of strains are regional and long term, and virus diffusions exist between China, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iraq. We would advise that pertinent vaccines be developed and due attention be paid to the spread of viruses between neighboring countries and the dangers of virus mutation and evolution.     

法氏囊在鸡淋巴细胞性白血病发生发展中的作用

用鸡淋巴细胞性白血病病毒ＲＡＶ－１株接种３５只１日龄伊莎鸡雏，于接毒后不同批次扑杀，采取法氏囊做组织学、免疫细胞化学、透射电镜观察。结果：接毒后１个月，法氏囊滤泡髓质淋巴细胞开始转化，接毒后２～５个月更明显，在法氏囊滤泡髓质区形成成淋巴细胞克隆增殖灶。接毒后６个月，法氏囊萎缩。生物素－亲和素（ＢＡ）法染色表明法氏囊一直存有病毒和群特异性抗原，以接毒后３～４个月含量最高。电镜观察，在接毒后１～４个月的实验鸡法氏囊滤泡髓质淋巴细胞、巨噬细胞和网状细胞中观察到淋巴细胞性白血病（ＬＬ）病毒粒子。组织学、免疫细胞化学和电镜观察都表明法氏囊是该病的主要靶器官之一，法氏囊在鸡淋巴细胞性白血病的发生发展中起一定的作用     

禽胰多肽粗品对肉鸡生长及血液生长激素、甲状腺激素水平的影响

1日龄粤黄鸡128只 ,随机分为4组 ,在饲喂相同日粮的条件下 ,Ⅰ组饲饮自来水为对照组 ,Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ组饲饮禽胰多肽(APP)粗品溶液 ,剂量分别为0.58、1.16和2.32mg/只 d。试验期84d。结果表明 :(1)84日龄时 ,各试验组鸡只平均体重均高于对照组 ,其中Ⅱ组显著高于对照组(P<0.05);(2)70日龄时 ,各试验组血浆GH水平均显著高于对照组(P<0.05) ;(3)56日龄时 ,Ⅱ组血浆T4 浓度、Ⅲ组T3 浓度均显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。提示APP粗品可促进肉鸡生长 ,提高血液中GH、T4 和T3 的含量。