Validation of diagnostic assays to screen broodstock for Flavobacterium psychrophilum infections

It is hypothesized that the frequency of bacterial coldwater disease outbreaks can be reduced through the detection of the aetiologic agent, Flavobacterium psychrophilum, in broodstock followed by culling of eggs from heavily infected broodstock. Before a culling programme can be instituted, however, it is necessary to determine the sensitivity and specificity of existing assays for the detection of F. psychrophilum. In this study, tissue and ovarian fluid samples were collected from 224 fish at five hatcheries and screened using an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), a membrane‐filtration fluorescent antibody test (MF‐FAT), bacteriological culture and nested PCR. Latent class analysis was used to estimate sensitivity and specificity of kidney culture, kidney ELISA, nested PCR and MF‐FAT. Analytical sensitivity of the ELISA varied but was greatest when bacteria were cultured under iron‐limiting conditions. Diagnostic sensitivity estimates ranged from 0.02 (kidney culture) to 0.97 (kidney ELISA). Specificity estimates ranged from 0.02 (MF‐FAT) to 0.98 (kidney ELISA). In a separate challenge experiment, the ELISA confirmed the presence of F. psychrophilum in sub‐clinically infected fish. Results from this study demonstrate that the ELISA is an appropriate tool to screen broodstock and provides an indication of infection severity, which is crucial for implementation of a screening/culling programme.     

CD40 induces an antimicrobial response against the intracellular pathogen Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus

Streptococcus agalactiae is a Gram‐positive facultative intracellular bacterium that leads to severe economic loss of tilapia worldwide. Previous studies demonstrated that CD40 contributes to host protection against intracellular injection. In this study, CD40 was characterized from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), named OnCD40. Sequence analysis showed that open reading frame of OnCD40 was 933 bp, containing a single peptide, a transmembrane domain and four cysteine‐rich domains. The qRT‐PCR revealed that OnCD40 was expressed in all examined tissues with the most abundant ones in spleen and thymus. After S. agalactiae stimulation, the expression of OnCD40 was significantly induced in most of the detected organs. Moreover, OnCD40‐overexpressing fish elicited significant protection against subsequent S. agalactiae challenge; approximately 10000‐fold fewer bacteria were detected in spleen of OnCD40‐overexpressing fish in comparison with control fish. Thus, CD40 had protecting function in Nile tilapia against intracellular pathogens.     

沙颍河周口段水质生物学检测及评价

对沙颍河周口段水质进行检测,包括微生物学检测、叶绿素a测定等,结合理化检测对其水质做出初步评价.结果表明大闸上游段水质为β-中污带,贫营养型;胜利桥段水质为α-中污带,中营养型;地区医院段水质为多污带,属富营养型.     

The On-Farm Trials of the Rotational Prawn-Rice Farming in a Semi-Deep Water Area

ABSTRACT

The on-farm trials of rotational rice-prawn farming in a semi-deep water area in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam was carried out in six rice fields (0.7–1.0 ha) to evaluate the production and economic efficiency of using low and high cost feed on prawn culture in paddies at different densities. Two stocking densities of 4 and 5 PL/m² were investigated. Two treatments of feed types (pellets only or a combination of pellets, trash fish, and snail meat) were applied at stocking 4 PL/m². At the treatment of 5 PL/m², prawns were fed a combination of pellets, trash fish, and snail meat. Prawns were stocked in the mid-April and harvested in mid‐November before the next dry season rice crop. Rice farming was started 3 to 5 days after prawn harvesting. By cull harvesting during the culture period, final mean weights of prawn ranged from 47.2 to 57.2 g/prawn and the male:female ratio at harvesting was 2.5:1.0. The prawn yield of treatment 5 PL/m² was highest (630 ± 22 kg/ha). Net profits in treatments using the combination of pellets, trash fish, and snail meat were 861 ± 193 US$/ha to 1,019 ± 25 US$/ha for the prawn crop and 1,393 ± 71 US$/ha to 1,576 ± 180 US$/ha for the whole system (prawn crop + dry rice crop) and significantly higher than in treatment using pellet only (P < 0.05). Prawns fed on pellets or a combination of pellets and snail meat both offer similar results in terms of production and economics. The dry rice crop offered high cost benefit ratio (2.29–2.33) with low operating cost (414–434 USD/ha) and it made a better use in sustainable rice fields through the rotational rice-prawn system.     

内源IAA对杂交稻强、弱势粒灌浆增重的影响

以超级杂交稻协优9308和杂交稻协优9312、Ⅱ优162及其相应恢复系为材料,对灌浆初期籽粒中内源IAA、糖分的变化,以及IAA抑制剂对IAA以及3H 标记葡萄糖吸收分配和籽粒灌浆的影响进行了研究。结果表明在籽粒灌浆初期强势粒的IAA含量以及增重的速度始终高于弱势粒。在开花受精7 d以前,强势粒中果糖、葡萄糖及蔗糖的含量高于弱势粒,之后相反。强、弱势粒间存在的这种灌浆势差异,杂交组合大于其相应的恢复系。IAA合成及运输抑制剂明显降低3H 葡萄糖在籽粒中的分配。外源IAA对幼穗的处理,缩小了强、弱势粒间结实率的差异,使整穗的结实率也有所提高。     

氧化-生物双降解地膜对棉花生长影响及降解效果

研究氧化-生物双降解地膜对棉花生长的影响及降解效果,为氧化-生物双降解地膜代替普通聚乙烯地膜的可行性及推广应用提供理论参考。试验采用2种不同配方的氧化-生物双降解地膜,以普通聚乙烯地膜作为对照,分析不同降解地膜对棉花生长及产量的影响,观测增温保墒效果,明确降解性能。结果表明：2种降解地膜对棉花生育期、农艺性状、产量性状和纤维品质未产生显著影响,籽棉产量和增温保墒效果与普通地膜基本相同;诱导期为39 d的2018新疆阿拉尔棉花1号降解膜降解率达47.3 %,显著高于其他处理,具有较高的应用价值。     

小麦糯性基因多重PCR体系的建立

为建立通过一次反应能够同时鉴定3个小麦糯性基因(Wx-A1、Wx-B1和Wx-D1)的多重PCR反应体系,研究了PCR反应组分和循环参数对多重PCR反应结果的影响.结果表明,反应体系中的引物浓度比例和反应的Tm值是多重PCR成功的关键,当引物浓度比例(SSR/MAG267)为1(0.1 μmol/L∶0.1 μmol/L)～1.22(0.11 μmol/L∶0.09 μmol/L)、Tm为58℃时,Wx-A1、Wx-B1、Wx-D1基因的多重PCR结果最好.该多重PCR方法能快速高效地鉴定3个Wx基因,可用于糯麦选育和小麦品质育种的复合分子标记辅助选择.     

缉毒犬高位搜索探析

在实战中使用缉毒犬进行高位搜索是非常必要的,我们现在常见的大中型客货车,车内外高度都超过了1.5米,有的货物在房间内、行李房和货场物品放置高     

水力侵蚀对砒砂岩区土壤有机碳空间变异性的影响

以侵蚀剧烈的砒砂岩区为研究对象,应用地统计学Kriging插值法准确描述水力侵蚀下土壤有机碳空间动态迁移过程来探究侵蚀与碳平衡的关系并为有效治理砒砂岩区坡面水土流失提供科学的参考。结果表明：（1）降雨前后各土层有机碳均随着土层增加而减少,表现为中等变异、空间自相关均为正相关且0—10 cm土层自相关性最大。降雨后0—20 cm土层有机碳含量减少而20—40 cm土层增加,且各土层变异程度均较雨前减弱。（2）降雨前后土壤有机碳分别与高斯模型,球状模型较为拟合,且变程值均随土层增加而增大。降雨前后0—10 cm土层表现均为强烈空间相关性且雨后结构比增大,而10—40 cm均为中等相关性雨后结构比减小。（3）降雨后空间异质性减弱斑块面积变大,总体表现为同一土层坡上侵蚀坡下沉积,而不同土层下0—20 cm土层表现为侵蚀,20—40 cm土层表现为沉积。（4）降雨前后土壤有机碳均与黏粒呈现较显著正相关,其中降雨前0—10 cm土层有机碳与黏粒为极显著正相关,降雨后各土层相关性增强均为极显著正相关。但降雨前后土壤有机碳与粉粒相关性均较小且不显著,与砂粒则基本表现为负相关。