Molecular characterization of tetracycline- and quinolone-resistant Aeromonas salmonicida isolated in Korea

The antibiotic resistance of 16 Aeromonas (A.) salmonicida strains isolated from diseased fish and environmental samples in Korea from 2006 to 2009 were investigated in this study. Tetracycline or quinolone resistance was observed in eight and 16 of the isolates, respectively, based on the measured minimal inhibitory concentrations. Among the tetracycline-resistant strains, seven of the isolates harbored tetA gene and one isolate harbored tetE gene. Additionally, quinolone-resistance determining regions (QRDRs) consisting of the gyrA and parC genes were amplified and sequenced. Among the quinolone-resistant A. salmonicida strains, 15 harbored point mutations in the gyrA codon 83 which were responsible for the corresponding amino acid substitutions of Ser⁸³→Arg⁸³ or Ser⁸³→Asn⁸³. We detected no point mutations in other QRDRs, such as gyrA codons 87 and 92, and parC codons 80 and 84. Genetic similarity was assessed via pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and the results indicated high clonality among the Korean antibiotic-resistant strains of A. salmonicida.     

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the third eyelid conjunctiva in a dog

A 4-year-old, neutered female Cocker Spaniel was presented to the veterinary clinic for protrusion of the left third eyelid. When the third eyelids from both eyes were everted, lobulated masses were present on the bulbar surface. The left third eyelid had a larger protrusion. There was no apparent associated ocular or systemic involvement. The tumor of left third eyelid was removed and referred for histological examination. Histologically, there were proliferations of lymphoid follicles surrounded by lymphoid cells forming a marginal zone. Those lymphoid cells occasionally infiltrated into conjunctival epithelium. A few apoptotic bodies with karyopyknotic and karyorrhexic nuclei were observed in the germinal center of lymphoid follicles. Mitotic figures were rare. On immunohistochemistry, tumor cells expressed CD79a but not CD3. A diagnosis of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) of the third eyelid was established based on the histological and immunophenotypical features. At the 1-year follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence of the mass at the area of excision of the left third eyelid and the remaining tumor of the right third eyelid was still a similar size. The dog still showed no significant findings, except those of the tumor, and no evidence of systemic involvement. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of MALT lymphoma of the third eyelid in a dog.     

猪伪狂犬病毒和猪细小病毒双重PCR方法的建立及初步应用

目的本研究旨在建立一种适用于临床样品和动物源性生物制品中猪伪狂犬病毒和猪细小病毒同时检测的双重PCR技术。方法针对猪伪狂犬病毒(PRV)的gE基因和猪细小病毒(PPV)的VP2基因的保守区域分别设计引物。结果经条件优化后,所建立的双重PCR方法能特异性地检测出样品中的PRV(581bp)和PPV(202bp)。结论本方法具有良好的特异性、敏感性和稳定性,适用于临床样品中对PRV和PPV的同时检测,也可用于猪源性生物制品的检测。     

Maternal Administration of GHRP-6-loaded PLGA-PEG-PLGA Thermosensitive Hydrogel Increases Growth and Vitality of Piglets

Both growth hormone-releasing peptide 6 (GHRP-6) and growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) have potent GH-releasing activity in animals.We have previously demonstrated that the administration of a plasmid encoding the GHRH gene to pregnant mice and pig augmented long-term growth in first generation progeny,and that the administration of GHRP-6 results in growth augmentation in mice and rabbits.However,it has not yet been reported if GHRP-6 induces intergenerational growth effects in pigs.Ploy lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) microsphere adsorption of treatment proteins enhances gene expression,genetic immunization and the ability to protect plasmid DNA and peptides from degradation.The current study was conducted to determine the growth performance of piglets born to gilts treated with GHRP-6 incorporated into thermosensitive PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymers.Gilts were injected intra-muscularly once at day 85 of gestation with 30 mg of GHRP-6-loaded thermosensitive PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymers.Piglets were weighed periodically between birth and 28 days.Mean body weights of piglets born to GHRP-6-treated gilts were 6.58％ to 18.89％ (P ＜ 0.05 ) greater than those of piglets born to control gilts.This study confirms that enhanced maternal GHRP-6 mediated by thermosensitive PLGA-PEG-PLGA can augment growth of piglets.     

Resistance to Rhizoctonia solani AG‐2‐2 (IIIB) in creeping bentgrass plants transformed with pepper esterase gene PepEST

A pepper esterase (PepEST) gene was introduced into creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) by Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation. Purified recombinant PepEST proteins were sufficient to inhibit the growth of the fungal pathogens Rhizoctonia solani AG2‐2 (IIIB) (causing brown patch) and Sclerotinia homoeocarpa (dollar spot), but not the oomycete responsible for pythium blight, Pythium aphanidermatum. PepEST proteins were most effective against R. solani. After genetic transformation of creeping bentgrass with PepEST, the genomic integration of transgenes bar and PepEST was confirmed by Southern blot analysis, and their expression was also validated by northern blot and western blot analyses. Disease severity on R. solani‐inoculated leaves of transgenic plants was <10% compared to ca. 50% in non‐transgenic plants. Microscopic observation of infected leaves indicated that PepEST inhibited the growth of hyphae upon fungal infection.     

稻瘟病菌拮抗细菌bio-2的抑菌作用及其鉴定

稻瘟病是水稻的重要病害,可引起大幅度减产.目前,利用水稻抗瘟性品种和使用化学农药仍是防治稻瘟病行之有效的方法,但因抗瘟品种的单一化、稻瘟病菌生理小种组成的复杂性和变异性、化学农药的毒性以及病原菌的抗药性,使水稻稻瘟病的防治受到一定的制约,因此,生物防治越来越受到人们的关注.     

我国甜菜褐斑病菌的PCR快速检测

由甜菜尾孢菌Cercospora beticola引起的甜菜褐斑病(Cercospora leaf spot, CLS)是甜菜生产中危害较重的叶部真菌病害,导致甜菜产量和含糖量下降。由于CLS早期症状不易识别,传统病斑形态目测诊断法易错过最佳防治时期,因此分子检测方法对于CLS的准确监测十分重要。迄今为止,国外已报道的分子检测法主要有基于甜菜尾孢菌 rRNA-genes的actin gene编码区和ITS区结合限制性酶切的分子检测法、基于 rRNA-genes的ITS区结合测序的检测方法和基于大量尾孢属真菌RAPD多态性分析而设计的特异引物Cebe2检测法。目前,我国对甜菜尾孢菌的分子检测工作尚未见报道,为此,本试验对甜菜尾孢菌上述3种主要分子检测方法进行了比较,并进一步验证了特异引物Cebe2的可靠性,初步确立了我国甜菜尾孢菌的快速分子检测技术体系,为我国CLS的早期准确检测和有效控制提供技术支持。     

玉米蛋白粉中反式叶黄素及主要顺式异构体的分离鉴定

使用反相高效液相色谱和二极阵列检测及大气压化学电离质谱技术对玉米蛋白粉中叶黄素、玉米黄质和隐黄质及其主要顺式异构体进行分离和鉴定。以体积分数95%的乙醇和四氢呋喃按体积比1∶1混合为提取溶剂,采用Carotenoid C30色谱柱(250.0 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)分离,甲醇和丙酮为流动相,流速0.5 mL/min,检测波长450nm,采用DAD和APcI-MS技术对叶黄素、玉米黄质和隐黄质的主要顺式异构体进行鉴定。结果表明:叶黄素、玉米黄质和隐黄质及这3种色素的异构体在60 min内较好分离,其质量浓度为5.0~150.0、2.7~80.1和0.6~18.0μg/mL时与峰面积线性关系良好,相关系数分别为0.999 7、0.999 3和0.999 5;该检测方法精密度的相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.11%~0.39%,回收率为95.95%~101.78%。HPLC检测方法适用于玉米蛋白粉等干植物原料中叶黄素类色素的精确定量。     

植物钢笔画技巧探讨

植物钢笔画作为生物科学画的一个门类，是专为植物分类等学科的研究文章作出版插图用的。运用植物学和美术等知识，结合多年工作经验，从绘画工具、标本选择和起稿构图等方面探讨了植物钢笔画的绘制技巧。     

池塘溶解氧动态模型的研究

池塘是一个复杂的生态系统,溶解氧是描述该系统的重要参数之一。池塘溶解氧呈24小时周期连续变化,因而可用时间序列分析的方法来建立池塘溶解氧的ARMA(p,q)模型。通过一个实例,阐明了建模的原理、步骤、模式识别方法和模型参数的估计过程,建立的模型与实测数据拟合良好,并可用于池塘溶解氧的实时预报。表明该方法与其它方法相比,具有简捷、实时性好、精度较高、适合于用计算机实现对多个池塘的溶解氧的动态监测和管理等特点。