美味侧耳五种酶的同工酶谱在不同菌体组织中的变化

比较了美味侧耳不同菌体组织中５种酶的同工酶谱变化。酯酶（Ｅ５Ｔ）和苹果酸脱氢酶（ＭＤＨ）在子实体中的酶带数和活性均高于液培菌丝。过氧化物酶（ＰＯＤ）的情况则正好相反。乙醇脱氢酶（ＡＤＨ）和山梨醇脱氢酶（ＳＯＤＨ）的酶带只在子实体中发现。酶谱随子实体部位而变异的进度同酶种类有关，ＰＯＤ变化较大，ＥＳＴ和ＭＤＨ较不明显，ＡＤＨ和ＳＯＤＨ没有变化。本实验结果为今后以这５种酶为生化遗传标记研究美味侧耳提供了基础依据。     

Sensitivity,specificity, and predictive values of reagent test strip estimations of blood urea nitrogen

Azostix-reagent-tests(R) strips (Ames, Miles, Inc., Diagnostic Division, Elkhart, IN) were used to measure blood urea nitrogen values in blood samples from 125 dogs and cats at the North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Results of the tests were compared with standard serum urea nitrogen results. Sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive values were high (86.4, 90.3, and 96.5%, respectively). Positive predictive value was low, 65.5% of the dogs and cats with elevated blood urea nitrogen values were correctly classified as abnormal The test performs well when the prevalence of abnormal values is near 50%.     

稻瘟菌激发子CSB I专化性及相关性质研究

 以一套水稻抗稻瘟病近等基因系为材料,接种稻瘟菌(Magnaporthe grisea)细胞壁来源的糖蛋白激发子CSB I,其诱导植保素的积累在高度非亲和性互作水稻远高于亲和性互作水稻;研究同时表明,CSB I可专化性诱导完全非亲和性互作和高度非亲和性互作水稻的过敏性坏死反应;表明该激发子具有小种-品种专化性。经热、胰蛋白酶和过碘酸钠处理后的生物活性检测结果表明,CSB I的活性位点为糖基部分。经pH稳定性检测,CSB I在酸性及相对弱碱性条件下较稳定;而在强碱性条件下,激发子活性下降较多,甚至完全丧失。对CSB I诱导活性的有效浓度测定表明,激发子诱导水稻叶片酶活性升高的最低有效浓度为0.07~0.70 nmol/L。     

非洲猪瘟疫情对生猪产业链上市公司市场价值的影响研究

[目的] 研究旨在应用实证方法分析非洲猪瘟疫情对生猪产业链上市公司市场价值造成的影响,进而得出疫情对生猪产业链上养殖、屠宰、加工、消费等环节利益相关者收益的影响。[方法]采用事件研究法,选取涉及生猪产业链上市公司,按主营业务统计为肉制品加工、养殖、饲料和兽药4种类型的32家相关上市公司,通过设计指标对生猪产业链上市公司股票异常收益率波动进行计算和检验。[结果]研究结果表明：非洲猪瘟疫情事件对生猪养殖行业的影响最大；对兽药行业的影响周期最长；肉制品加工行业的影响程度和周期仅次于兽药行业,对饲料行业的影响最小。[结论] “非洲猪瘟”事件对猪产业链上的饲料、养殖、肉制品加工、兽药类上市公司市场价值存在显著的负面影响。     

安徽省极端降水事件的时空分布特征及其对农业生产的动态影响分析

为了减少极端降水事件给农业生产带来的损失,使农业生产能够主动应对极端降水事件变化。基于安徽省17个城市逐日降水数据,使用百分位法计算了1965—2014年安徽省年极端降水事件,在此基础上使用线性趋势和EOF方法对其时空分布特征进行分析,并以计量经济学的结构向量自回归模型为基础,将1989—2013年的极端降水事件作为1个因子与农业总产值、国内生产总值、农业机械总动力构建了新的气候-经济模型,使用脉冲响应函数和方差分解定量分析了极端降水事件对安徽省农业生产的动态影响。结果表明:近50年,安徽省极端降水事件平均11.59次/a,无显著年际变化趋势。区域分布基本呈南多北少的特征,各城市也均无显著的年际变化趋势。EOF分析显示,安徽省极端降水事件有2种典型分布特征:第1种为全省变化一致,变化程度江淮之间多,南北少,变化中心位于江淮之间东部;第2种为南部和北部变化相反,变化的中心分别位于皖南山区和沿淮淮北中部。2种分布在时间上均以震荡变化为主,近5年全省分别表现出一致偏多和南多北少的分布特征。极端降水事件对农业生产总体为正向的影响,影响程度约为0.01%,但贡献比例比较低。     

紫花苜蓿形态和生理指标响应干旱胁迫的品种特异性

为研究紫花苜蓿在叶片和根系水平上响应干旱胁迫的形态和生理的品种特异性规律,在温室内分析了干旱胁迫下WL363HQ和巨能7紫花苜蓿株高、分枝数、生物量及叶片和根系中丙二醛（MDA）、脯氨酸、抗氧化酶类物质、C、N含量、C/N、稳定性C同位素（δ¹³C）和稳定性N同位素（δ¹⁵N）。结果表明：干旱胁迫显著降低了供试品种地上部分和根系的干重及分枝数（P<0.05）。干旱胁迫显著降低了巨能7的株高（P<0.05）,但增加了巨能7的根冠比,而WL363HQ的结果与之相反,这说明干旱胁迫下供试品种的株高和根冠比具有品种特异性的规律。干旱胁迫增加了WL363HQ和巨能7叶片和根系中MDA和脯氨酸的含量及抗氧化酶物质的活性,且在器官水平也具有品种特异性规律。干旱胁迫下巨能7叶片的MDA含量显著增加（P<0.05）,而在WL363HQ根系中的MDA含量也显著增加（P<0.05）。干旱胁迫下WL363HQ叶片脯氨酸含量、POD和SOD活性,及根系SOD的活性均显著增加（P<0.05）,而巨能7仅叶片SOD活性,根系脯氨酸含量、POD活性显著升高（P<0.05）。尽管干旱胁迫对供试品种叶片和根系C、N含量无显著影响（P>0.05）,但干旱胁迫显著提高了WL363HQ和巨能7紫花苜蓿根系的δ¹³C（P<0.05）,且WL363HQ叶片的δ¹⁵N均显著高于巨能7（P<0.05）。此外,干旱胁迫均显著提高了巨能7叶片和根系的C/N（P<0.05）。干旱胁迫下供试品种C、N代谢参数并没有在叶片和根系中表现出较为明显的品种特异性规律,深层次的机制还有待进一步研究。本研究结果将为进一步掌握紫花苜蓿叶片和根系协同抗旱机制及抗旱丰产紫花苜蓿新品种的选育提供理论依据。     

Validation of a multiplex PCR assay to detect Babesia spp. and Anaplasma marginale in cattle in Uruguay in the absence of a gold standard test

Detection of bovine Babesia spp. and Anaplasma marginale is based on the reading of Giemsa-stained blood or organ smears, which can have low sensitivity. Our aim was to improve the detection of bovine Babesia spp. and A. marginale by validating a multiplex PCR (mPCR). We used 466 samples of blood and/or organs of animals with signs and presumptive autopsy findings of babesiosis or anaplasmosis. The primers in our mPCR amplified the rap-1a gene region of Babesia bovis and B. bigemina, and the msp-5 region of A. marginale. We used a Bayesian model with a non-informative priori distribution for the prevalence estimate and informative priori distribution for estimation of sensitivity and specificity. The sensitivity and specificity for smear detection of Babesia spp. were 68.6% and 99.1%, and for A. marginale 85.6% and 98.8%, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity for mPCR detection for Babesia spp. were 94.2% and 97.1%, and for A. marginale 95.2% and 92.7%, respectively. Our mPCR had good accuracy in detecting Babesia spp. and A. marginale, and would be a reliable test for veterinarians to choose the correct treatment for each agent.     

禽流感病毒宿主特异性与致病性的分子基础研究进展

禽流感病毒不断重排和变异导致新型流感病毒不断出现,其中有些毒株已经获得了感染哺乳动物的能力,严重危害人类公共卫生安全。近年来,对于禽流感病毒致宿主特异性和致病性的研究取得了一定进展。病毒蛋白某些氨基酸位点的突变就能够改变病毒的宿主特异性,使病毒能够跨宿主传播。而且,病毒的RNA聚合酶、NS1非结构蛋白和几种新发现的病毒蛋白都与病毒的致病性密切相关。论文阐述了禽流感病毒宿主特异性与致病性的分子基础,为禽流感跨物种传播机制研究及防控工作提供参考。     

Suspected levamisole intoxication in calves

CASE HISTORY: A group of 32 Friesian and four Hereford calves, 3–4 months old with body weights between 100–120?kg, were purchased from a weaner sale. On arrival at the property the Hereford calves were treated with a combination anthelmintic containing 2?g/L abamectin and 80?g/L levamisole hydrochloride. Shortly afterwards they developed tremors and frothing from the mouth, and two died overnight. The Friesian calves were treated with the same anthelmintic on the following day, when some showed hypersalivation and frothing from the mouth.

CLINICAL FINDINGS: Examination of the three most severely affected Friesian calves revealed severe nicotinic-type symptoms including hypersalivation, frothing from the mouth, muscle tremors, recumbency, rapid respiration, hyperaesthesia, and central nervous system depression. Other calves showed mild to moderate signs of intoxication including restlessness, tail switching, salivation, tremors, frequent defaecation, mild colic and jaw chomping. Two calves died shortly afterwards. An adverse drug event investigation revealed that the formulation and quality of the anthelmintic was within the correct specification, and that the drench gun was functioning correctly.

DIAGNOSIS: Suspected levamisole intoxication due to a combination of possible overdosing, dehydration, and stress caused by transportation and prolonged yarding.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Susceptibility to levamisole toxicity in New Zealand calves can be increased if factors like dehydration or stress are present. Levamisole has a narrow margin of safety, and overdosing in calves can easily occur if the dose rate is not based on their actual weight or health status.