Weitere Beobachtungen an Kulturen vonPorphyridium cruentum (Ag.) Naeg. mariner Herkunft

Zusammenfassung In Kulturversuchen wurden die Nährstoffansprüche vonPorphyridium cruentum bei besonderer Berücksichtigung der zum guten Gedeihen für erforderlich gehaltenen Meerwasser- oder Meersalzzugabe und die Eignung verschiedener stickstoffhaltiger Verbindungen untersucht. Aus den Ergebnissen lassen sich Hinweise zur Ökologie der Alge am natürlichen Standort ableiten.

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Summary By means of culture experiments investigations were made on the nutrient requirements ofPorphyridium cruentum with special regard to its presumed demand of sea-water or sea-salt supply. Futhermore nitrogenous substances were tested relative to their value as a nitrogen source. The results of these investigations gave a hint at the ecological conditions of this alga in its natural environment.

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Zugleich Veröffentlichung aus der Forschungsstelle für Limnologie, Jena, der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.     

Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Phycomyceten IV.Pleotrachelus wildemani Petersen neu für Deutschland

Zusammenfassung Die OlpidiaceePleotrachelus wildemani Petersen (1910), bisher nur aus Dänemark und Großbritannien bekannt, wurde in Moosprotonemen erstmalig für Deutschland gefunden, mit dem Wirt kultiviert und durch Infektionsversuche auf ihr Wirtsspektrum geprüft. Drei Laubmoosarten zeigten sich anfällig, auf Lebermoose gelang eine Übertragung bisher nicht. An den Kulturen konnten der vegetative Entwicklungszyklus verfolgt und die Variationsmöglichkeiten der Zoosporangienform studiert werden.

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Summary The occurrence ofPleotrachelus wildemani Petersen (1910) (Olpidiaceae) hitherto found only in Denmark and Great Britain is now reported even for Germany, in the neighbourhood of Gatersleben, parasitic in moss-protonema. The phycomycete was cultivated together with a host plant in order to trace his life history on living material with special regard to the variability of Zoosporangia. Inoculation experiments demonstrated that the fungus is capable to infect the protonema of several species of Musci. Infection of Liverworts however could not yet be detected.

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Zugleich Veröffentlichung aus der Forschungsstelle für Limnologie Jena der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.     

The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication

The world's domestic cats carry patterns of sequence variation in their genome that reflect a history of domestication and breed development. A genetic assessment of 979 domestic cats and their wild progenitors-Felis silvestris silvestris (European wildcat), F. s. lybica (Near Eastern wildcat), F. s. ornata (central Asian wildcat), F. s. cafra (southern African wildcat), and F. s. bieti (Chinese desert cat)-indicated that each wild group represents a distinctive subspecies of Felis silvestris. Further analysis revealed that cats were domesticated in the Near East, probably coincident with agricultural village development in the Fertile Crescent. Domestic cats derive from at least five founders from across this region, whose descendants were transported across the world by human assistance.     

Investigations concerning the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii and Chlamydia abortus in sheep in correlation with management systems and abortion rate in Lower Saxony in 2004

The intracellular bacteria Coxiella (C) burnetii and Chlamydia (Chl) abortus induce abortion in sheep and also affect humans. While Chl. abortus only infrequently infects humans, C burnetii is the aetiological agent of numerous Q fever outbreaks during the last decades. There is only limited knowledge about the prevalence of both pathogens in sheep, although sheep are involved in almost all Q fever outbreaks in Germany. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of both pathogens in flocks located in Lower Saxony, Germany, in correlation to the management form and abortion rate. Serum samples of 1714 sheep from 95 flocks located in Lower Saxony were investigated by ELISA. 2.7% of these samples were positive, 1.3% showed inconclusive results in the C. burnetii-ELISA. Elevated intra-flock seroprevalences were only detected in three migrating flocks. Chlamydia-specific antibodies could be detected in 15.1% serum samples of mainly shepherded and migrating flocks. In one of these flocks with a high intra-flock seroprevalence for C burnetii (27%) and Chlamydia (44.9%), C burnetii was detected in 21.6% of the placenta samples of normal births and in 12.5% of the colostrum samples by PCR. Aborted fetuses and the corresponding placentas were negative in C burnetii-PCR, but in most of them and also in many other placenta samples Chl. abortus could be detected by PCR and DNA microarray. This survey shows a low overall prevalence of C. burnetii in sheep in Lower Saxony in the year 2004. However, three migrating flocks with a high intra-flock prevalence are localized in the southern parts of Lower Saxony. Spreading of C burnetii could occur, because of the large radius of grazing of all three flocks.     

Response to selection for harvest body weight of Oreochromis shiranus

Realised and predicted responses to selection were obtained for harvest body weight of Oreochromis shiranus from two generations of selection at the National Aquaculture Centre, Domasi, Malawi. The realised response was estimated from the difference in the least squares means of selected and unselected control populations, while the predicted response was obtained from the difference of the mean breeding values between generations. The realised (13.2%) and predicted (14.4%) responses for harvest body weight over the two generations of selection were not significantly different (P > 0.05). The intensity of selection from F₁ to F₂ (0.66) and from F₂ to F₃ (0.59) was low due to availability of few selection candidates per family at harvest caused by mortality, tag loss and the need to form broad heterogeneous multi-strain F₂ and F₃ populations. Within generation, the heritability estimates for the F₁ (0.31 ± 0.09), F₂ (0.31 ± 0.10) and F₃ (0.35 ± 0.11) generations were moderate. Across generation, the heritability estimate was low (0.14 ± 0.27). Within generation, the magnitude of the common full-sib effect was moderate (0.08-0.09) and not significantly different from zero (P > 0.05). However, across generations, the common full-sib effect was high (0.27 ±0.05) and significantly different from zero (P < 0.05). A substantial correlated selection response due to selection for increased harvest body weight was observed for both tagging body weight and for survival from tagging to harvest; for tagging body weight 22.8% from F₁ to F₂ and 15.9% from F₂ to F₃; for survival 7.2% from F₁ to F₂ and 13.8% from F₂ to F₃. The results are discussed in relation to the maximisation of the genetic gain in the future generations while constraining the rate of inbreeding.     

Impact properties of glass-fiber/polypropylene composites: The influence of fiber loading, specimen geometry and test temperature

Glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were compounded with a twin-screw extruder and injection molded. Fiber length distribution study showed that more fiber degradation occurred during processing of the composites with higher fiber loading. Dynamic mechanical analysis carried out showed that magnitudes of storage and loss modulus of composites are improves with the presence of the glass fiber in the system. The incorporation of fibers into the composites has slightly shifted the glass transition temperature to lower values. On the other hand, the presence of the glass fiber reduces the magnitude of tan δ at α-transition dramatically due to the strengthening effect by the fibers. From impact test, it was found that increment in glass fiber loading leads to an increase in peak load, critical strain energy release rate and critical stress intensity factor indicating the improvement in the material toughness. However, there was no significant change observed in fracture energy. With respect to increasing in specimen geometry, despite an improvement in peak load and fracture energy of the impact specimen, the critical strain energy release rate and critical stress intensity factor values were decreased. On the other hand, increase in test temperature resulted in reduction of peak load and critical stress intensity factor due to increment in material ductility, whereby fracture energy and critical strain energy release rate improved.     

Kleine botanische Beobachtungen im Institutsgelände

Zusammenfassung 1. Die BlastocladialeAllomyces arbuscula, in Deutschland bisher nur von drei Fundorten angegeben (Remy 1950) wurde in einer Zone temporärer Pfützen am Rande einer gepflasterten Straße, wo auch die DesmidiaceeActinotaenium curtum (Bréb.)Teil. vorkommt, zwischen Gebäuden des Zentralinstitus gefunden.2.Tulipa sylvestris L. von einem Wild-Standort, wo sie sich wenig blühwillig zeigt, weist, in's Institutsgelände verpflanzt, starke vegetative Vermehrung und reichen Blütenansatz auf. Über auftretende Variationen im Blütenbau wird berichtet.

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Some botanical observations in the area of the Institute

Summary 1. The BlastocladialeAllomyces arbuscula E. J. Butler 1911, known hitherto in Germany only from three sites (Remy 1950) was found on loamy soil from roadsides in the area of the Central Institute Gatersleben, together with the DesmidialeActinotaenium curtum (Bréb.)Teil. 1954.2. Observations on enhancement of floweriness and natural occurring aberrations in the flower formula fromTulipa sylvestris L. transplanted from a shaded wild site with very sparse producing flowers to gardenground with full sunshine.

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