Dietary α‐Ketoglutarate supplementation alleviates harmful effects of high environmental ammonia on grass carp,Ctenopharyngodon idella

Current intensive fish farming usually causes high environmental ammonia (HEA) in ponds that is toxic to fish. α‐Ketoglutarate (α‐KG) can be rapidly transaminated to glutamic acid and further aminated to glutamine. Therefore, we hypothesized that dietary α‐KG supplementation would alleviate HEA toxicity to fish. To test the hypothesis, 270 healthy grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) juveniles were randomly assigned to control, HEA (18.37 mg/L ammonia) and HEA + α‐KG (0.75% of α‐KG) groups. Ammonia and free amino acid content in plasma and brain, liver glutamic pyruvic transaminase and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase activity, and urea and glycogen content were measured on the first, seventh and 42nd days. Our results showed short‐term HEA exposure (1 day) led to a significant ammonia accumulation in the brain and plasma and significantly decreased glutamic and aspartic acid content in the brain and increased glutamine content in the brain and plasma. The long‐term HEA exposure (42 days) caused significant reductions in glycine and arginine content in the brain tissue. In most cases, dietary α‐KG supplementation alleviated the fluctuations in FAA content in the brain and plasma. Our results suggested dietary α‐KG alleviated HEA toxicity to grass carp.     

利用CRISPR/Cas9系统编辑日本结缕草ZjSGR基因技术研究

日本结缕草(Zoysia japonica)是一种常见的具有众多优良性状的暖季型草种,秋冬季节在我国北方地区会较早出现叶片脱绿现象,在一定程度上限制了日本结缕草在北方的大面积使用。ZjSGR是从结缕草中分离出来的一种衰老诱导基因,负调控叶片滞绿性状。本研究利用CRISPR/Cas9系统,通过基因枪介导的遗传转化方法实现对日本结缕草ZjSGR基因的编辑,经测序验证获得1株单碱基缺失突变植株。突变植株叶片深绿,在正常生长温度(28~30℃)条件下,和对照相比,叶绿素含量更高(P<0.05)。本研究为进一步阐述ZjSGR基因在日本结缕草滞绿性状调控中的作用机理提供了基础研究材料,也为培育日本结缕草滞绿品种育种工作奠定了基础。     

注射多巴胺对中华绒螯蟹打斗行为的影响

选同一家系规格相似、健康有活力的中华绒螯蟹新品种“光合1号”1龄雄蟹100只,分为4组,放入直径20 cm、高40 cm PE管(底部均匀钻12个直径为5 mm的孔洞)中,PE管置于120 L水槽中。用2个不透明烧杯将2只中华绒螯蟹分别倒扣于试验容器中,置于PE管两侧1 h。在中华绒螯蟹第三步足的动脉膜中分别注射20μL生理盐水(对照组),10^-8 mol、10-7 mol和10-6 mol的多巴胺液,利用闭路摄像头记录4 h内2只中华绒螯蟹打斗时长、次数、打斗分数及胜负关系等指标。打斗结束后,迅速取出中华绒螯蟹血淋巴,用ELISA酶联免疫法测定多巴胺含量。试验结果显示,对照组中华绒鳌蟹打斗时间最长,与各注射组差异显著(P<0.05);注射组中,随注射量的增加,打斗时长下降。对照组中华绒螯蟹打斗强度低于10^-8 mol组,高于其他注射组,与各注射组间差异显著(P<0.05)。注射组中,随注射多巴胺量升高,打斗强度下降,10^-8 mol组打斗强度最高,各组间差异显著(P<0.05)。对照组打斗次数与10-7 mol组差异不显著(P>0.05),与其余各组差异显著(P<0.05)。注射组中,随注射量的增加,打斗次数下降,10^-8 mol组与其余各组差异显著(P<0.05),10-7 mol组与10-6 mol组差异不显著(P>0.05)。打斗结束后,胜利方体内多巴胺含量与正常水平差异不显著(P>0.05),但显著高于失败方(P<0.05)。试验结果表明,注射多巴胺极显著影响中华绒螯蟹打斗行为(P<0.01),随多巴胺注射量的升高,中华绒螯蟹打斗行为整体下降。     

木霉菌在园林园艺植物上的应用及研究进展

木霉菌是目前生防菌中的研究热点,被普遍认为是最有可能代替多种化学杀菌剂的生防因子。随着木霉菌在农业生产中的广泛应用,木霉菌在园林园艺植物中的生物防治也受到广泛关注。现对木霉菌在园林园艺植物中生物防治和促生作用的研究进展进行概述,进一步阐述木霉作为生防菌的优势和不足,并对其在园林园艺植物上的应用进行前景展望。     

Effect of chlorogenic acid on intestinal inflammation,antioxidant status,and microbial community of young hens challenged with acute heat stress

Heat stress in poultry is deleterious to productive performance. Chlorogenic acid (CGA) exerts antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplemental CGA on the intestinal health and cecal microbiota composition of young hens challenged with acute heat stress. 100-day-old Hy-line brown pullets were randomly divided into four groups. The control group (C) and heat stress group (HS) received a basal diet. HS + CGA₃₀₀ group and HS + CGA₆₀₀ group received a basal diet supplemented with 300- and 600-mg/kg CGA, respectively, for 2 weeks before heat stress exposure. Pullets of HS, HS + CGA₃₀₀, and HS + CGA₆₀₀ group were exposed to 38°C for 4 h while the control group was maintained at 25°C. In this study, dietary CGA supplementation had effect on mitigate the decreased T-AOC and T-SOD activities and the increasing of IL-1β and TNFα induced by acute heat stress. Dietary supplementation with 600 mg/kg CGA had better effect on increasing the relative abundance of beneficial bacterial genera, such as Rikenellaceae RC9_gut_group, Ruminococcaceae UCG-005, and Christensenellaceae R-7_group, and deceasing bacteria genera involved in inflammation, such as Sutterella species. Therefore, CGA can ameliorate acute heat stress damage through suppressing inflammation and improved antioxidant capacity and cecal microbiota composition.     

Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme (Global-DEP): Australasian consultation report

Journal of Soils and Sediments -     

抗生素使用现状及其在生态环境系统的行为研究进展

阅览关于抗生素在生态环境中迁移转化降解等行为的文献，文献内容有研究性和综述性。分析了解近些年对抗生素行为研究的重视情况、使用现状、研究种类，对人体、土壤、水体还有植物体的污染情况、研究进展、研究方法、抗生素的降解处理方法等内容，并列举代表性研究对内容进行阐述。总结了滥用抗生素对人体和生态环境的危害，并对未来抗生素在生态环境的行为影响研究进行展望，以期为后续抗生素在生态环境中的研究提供     

阔叶箬竹分株繁殖和埋鞭繁殖技术优化

为有效扩大阔叶箬竹种群数量和栽培范围，对阔叶箬竹繁殖方法进行了研究。测量了分株繁殖和埋鞭繁殖2种方法下的生长指标变化并比较分析了2种繁殖方式。结果表明，采用分株方法繁殖时，秆数对阔叶箬竹的成活率、新竹高度、叶片数、叶长、叶宽和出笋数都有显著性影响。采用3秆·丛^-1的分株繁殖方式相比1秆·丛^-1和5秆·丛^-1成活率更高，植株生长状况更好。采用埋鞭方法繁殖时，鞭长对阔叶箬竹的成活率和新竹高度有显著性影响，而对其叶片数、叶长、叶宽以及出笋数没有显著性影响。采用10 cm鞭段长度的埋鞭繁殖方式相比5 cm和20 cm鞭段长度成活率更高，植株生长状况更好。相同养护条件下，埋鞭繁殖成活率稍高于分株繁殖，而分株繁殖的竹苗比埋鞭繁殖的株高更高并且出笋数也更多。这些数据可为今后阔叶箬竹的产业化生产提供重要的基础依据。