绵羊瘤胃液中固氮菌的分离及其特性的研究

由两头绵羊的瘤胃液中分离到三株具有固氮能力的细菌,可于无氮培养基中生长繁殖,其中一株为需氧固氮,固氮能力较强,另两株为厌氧固氮,固氮能力较弱,鉴于它们在瘤胃液中存在数量较多,认为是绵羊瘤胃中一个正常的菌群,从而为瘤胃菌群增加了一个新的类群,并进行了生化鉴定及生长特性的研究。     

In situ hybridization analysis of ovarian prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase mRNA throughout the periovulatory period of the ewe.

Cellular alterations in level of expression of mRNA encoding for prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase were quantified within ovarian tissues of sheep obtained before, during and after induction of the preovulatory surge of LH and ovulation with LHRH. This was accomplished by isotopic in situ hybridization using a selective cRNA probe to ovine prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase mRNA. A significant elevation in mRNA was detected within the theca interna of the preovulatory follicle at 8, 16 and 24 hr following administration of LHRH. Very close to the time of ovulation (ie., at 24 hr post-LHRH) a marked rise in mRNA was observed in association with epithelial cells covering the apical surface of the follicle. Ovarian cyclooxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid produced during the ovulatory process in the ewe originate within the thecal layer and germinal epithelium of the follicle destined to ovulate.     

Evaluation of host and bacterial gene modulation during Lawsonia intracellularis infection in immunocompetent C57BL/6 mouse model

BackgroundProliferative enteritis caused by Lawsonia intracellularis undermines the economic stability of the swine industry worldwide. The development of cost-effective animal models to study the pathophysiology of the disease will help develop strategies to counter this bacterium.ObjectivesThis study focused on establishing a model of gastrointestinal (GI) infection of L. intracellularis in C57BL/6 mice to evaluate the disease progression and lesions of proliferative enteropathy (PE) in murine GI tissue.MethodsWe assessed the murine mucosal and cell-mediated immune responses generated in response to inoculation with L. intracellularis.ResultsThe mice developed characteristic lesions of the disease and shed L. intracellularis in the feces following oral inoculation with 5 × l0⁷ bacteria. An increase in L. intracellularis 16s rRNA and groEL copies in the intestine of infected mice indicated intestinal dissemination of the bacteria. The C57BL/6 mice appeared capable of modulating humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to L. intracellularis infection. Notably, the expression of genes for the vitamin B12 receptor and for secreted and membrane-bound mucins were downregulated in L. intracellularis -infected mice. Furthermore, L. intracellularis colonization of the mouse intestine was confirmed by the immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses.ConclusionsThis is the first study demonstrating the contributions of bacterial chaperonin and host nutrient genes to PE using an immunocompetent mouse model. This mouse infection model may serve as a platform from which to study L. intracellularis infection and develop potential vaccination and therapeutic strategies to treat PE.     

升温与聚苯乙烯微塑料复合暴露对长牡蛎血细胞功能、免疫基因表达和能量代谢的影响

为阐明全球气候变暖和微塑料复合胁迫对长牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)免疫应答、氧化应激和能量代谢的影响,本研究采用3个微塑料(microplastics, MPs)水平[无微塑料、小粒径聚苯乙烯微塑料(SPS-MPs,6μm)和大粒径聚苯乙烯微塑料(LPS-MPs,50～60μm)]和2个温度水平(20℃和25℃)对长牡蛎进行了为期21 d的单一和复合暴露,检测分析了各组长牡蛎血细胞功能[吞噬活性、活性氧(reactive oxygen species,ROS)含量]、糖原含量以及免疫相关基因表达的变化。研究结果表明,SPS-MPs暴露能增加长牡蛎血淋巴细胞中ROS含量,降低血细胞吞噬活性,揭示SPS-MPs毒性作用更强。升温与微塑料的协同作用增加了长牡蛎消化腺组织中的糖原含量。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,升温与SPS-MPs复合暴露组长牡蛎消化腺组织通过上调热休克蛋白90 (heat shock protein90, HSP90)、核因子κB抑制蛋白(inhibitor of NF-κB, IκB)和p53基因表达量进行免疫应答;升温与微塑料的拮抗作用增加了鳃组织p53基...     

旱作条件下不同施肥类型和覆膜材料对冀西北马铃薯光合效应、产量和品质的影响

为探究适应冀西北地区旱作马铃薯高产高质的栽培技术,本试验以马铃薯品种京张薯3号为试验材料,研究了在旱作雨养条件下,不同覆膜材料和增施有机肥对旱作马铃薯植株形态、光合效应、产量和品质的影响。试验结果表明：与对照相比,覆膜和增施有机肥处理FOB和FOS可以提高马铃薯出苗率,缩短出苗天数,增加植株株高和茎粗。FOS、FOB和FOW处理在马铃薯块茎形成期、块茎膨大期、淀粉积累期三个时期,显著提高了马铃薯净光合速率、气孔导度和蒸腾速率。从产量和产量构成因素看,FOS和FOB处理单株结薯数比对照分别增加37.9%和25.2%,单株结薯重提高38.1%和33.7%,折合667 m²产量比对照提高31.29%和27.82%。FOS处理马铃薯淀粉含量比对照显著提高21.8%。综合各项指标,对于冀西北坝上地区,增施有机肥+渗水降解地膜是有效的旱作栽培措施。     

活性炭吸附汽油机冷起动HC排放的实验

为控制汽油机的冷起动HC排放,开发了一个活性炭吸附器,用于吸附车用汽油机冷起动阶段排放的HC。吸附材料采用煤质蜂窝状定型活性炭块,吸附器外表面用薄钢板焊接封装,整个吸附器串接在排气管上。进行汽油机冷起动排放实验,测量起动后200s内的HC排放量,实验结果表明,在冷却水温度为20U、40℃、60℃和85℃时,活性炭吸附器对HC的吸附率分别达到86．64％、70．34％、79．69％、77．45％。     

燃料添加剂对均质压缩燃烧影响的试验

在一台改造的4缸柴油机的第4缸进行均质压燃（HCCI）燃烧试验,研究了添加剂对HCCI燃烧过程的影响。试验结果表明,在HCCI燃烧稳定工况下,没有添加剂的基础燃料PRF90（相当于90号汽油）着火滞后,燃烧放热峰值低,而混有添加剂的基础燃料则着火明显提前,燃烧放热峰值升高。在相同循环喷油量和相同转速的条件下,随着添加剂质量分数的增加,HCCI着火和燃烧放热提前,燃烧放热峰值提高,但过高的添加剂质量分数会使得发动机爆震,工作粗暴。     

涡流室柴油机燃烧过程模拟

利用FLUENT软件构建了描述S195型涡流室单缸柴油机燃烧过程的三维数学物理模型,并对气体在涡流室内的运动情况进行了数值模拟分析,获得了缸内气体的压力变化、温度变化以及碳烟排放的情况。实测结果表明,该模型能够比较准确地模拟涡流室柴油机的燃烧过程。