Abundant PrP(CWD) in tonsil from mule deer with preclinical chronic wasting disease.

A monoclonal antibody dot-blot assay was used to evaluate detergent lysates of tonsil tissue from mule deer to detect PrP(CWD), the marker for the cervid transmissible spongiform encephalopathy chronic wasting disease (CWD). Samples of formalin-fixed brain and tonsil tissues from mule deer were examined for PrP(CWD) using immunohistochemistry (IHC) with Mab F99/97.6.1, the gold standard for diagnosis of preclinical CWD. The contralateral tonsil from each of the 143 deer was prepared for confirmatory IHC and as a 10% (wt/vol) detergent lysate without purification or enrichment steps for monoclonal antibody dot-blot assay. PrP(CWD) was detected by dot-blot assay in 49 of 50 samples considered positive by IHC. Forty-eight of the positive samples were evaluated with a quantitative dot-blot assay calibrated with recombinant PrP. Tonsillar PrP(CWD) concentrations ranged from 34 to 1,188 ng per 0.5 mg starting wet weight of tissue. The abundant PrP(CWD) in mule deer tonsil will facilitate development and validation of high-throughput screening tests for CWD in large populations of free-ranging deer.     

黄土高原地区水资源承载力动态变化分析——以山西、陕西、宁夏、甘肃4省为例

水资源承载力对地区经济可持续发展和群众生活的物质基础具有重要影响,是达到地区社会、经济和环境不断优化的关键.采用模糊综合评价方法,选取水资源利用率、降水量、人均占有水量和生态用水量为评价指标,对黄土高原4省1994-2004年的水资源承载力进行了综合及分区评价.结果表明:黄土高原4省水资源承载力在1994-2004年总体上呈缓慢上升趋势,说明水资源有向良性发展趋势;陕西和山西省水资源承载力较高,2省水资源开发利用有较大空间,甘肃和宁夏水资源承载力已趋于饱和,实施跨流域调水和节水措施势在必行.     

Can sieving size affect the determination of soil available micronutrients?

<正>Dear Editor,Globally, approximately two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies(Tulchinsky, 2010; Myers et al.,2014).Soil micronutrient availability is of great importance for the evaluation of soil fertility and the determination of appropriate measures for improving crop quality and human health.The diethylenetriamine-penta-acetic(DTPA)     

15种杀虫剂对草地贪夜蛾卵的毒力测定

采用浸卵法测定了15种杀虫剂对草地贪夜蛾卵的毒力,并比较了不同杀虫剂的毒力水平。结果表明:100 mg/L处理后48 h,甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐(甲维盐)和灭多威对草地贪夜蛾卵孵化抑制率最高,达到100%,其LC 50分别为12.67 mg/L和16.95 mg/L;而200 mg/L的氯虫苯甲酰胺、多杀霉素、阿维菌素、高效氯氰菊酯、虱螨脲、辛硫磷和杀螟丹分别处理后72 h对草地贪夜蛾卵的孵化抑制率次之,在69.6%~87.65%之间,其LC 50分别为44.1、50.9、78.37、79.0、98.15、126.8 mg/L和137.7 mg/L。依据毒力测定的结果和高效低毒类杀虫剂优先选用的原则,推荐选择甲维盐、氯虫苯甲酰胺、多杀霉素、阿维菌素和高效氯氰菊酯作为防治草地贪夜蛾卵的主要药剂。     

鸭种蛋孵化工艺的优化

1 种蛋的收集、消毒与保存 1.1 种蛋的收集 种鸭与种鸡所处的环境有所不同,鸭离不开水,因此鸭舍比鸡舍脏,种鸭一般在凌晨3:00左右产蛋,如不及时收集种蛋,易被种鸭践踏造成污染,所以收集种蛋应越早越好.在收集时应按种用蛋、非种用蛋(双黄蛋、破蛋、畸形蛋)分别装入专用鸭蛋篓.早晨6:30产蛋基本结束,第一次集蛋完成后应尽快入库.有个别的种鸭产蛋(约占母鸭群的3%左右)直到上午8:00左右产蛋才结束,应将第二次集好的种蛋再送到蛋库.     

椰心叶甲的天敌——椰心叶甲啮小蜂在田间扩散距离测定

采用软皮尺实地丈量,使用OP3000水准仪测量和使用地球定位仪———Gps72测定椰心叶甲的天敌———椰心叶甲啮小蜂在田间释放后的扩散距离及向上扩散的高度。结果表明:椰心叶甲啮小蜂在田间有一定的向周边扩散能力,在田间释放后20d,啮小蜂可向周边扩散10~50m。7个月后,最远可扩散6 km。扩散距离与风向有关,东北风较多情况下,向西南扩散最远距离可达6060 m,向东北方向扩散仅仅890 m。啮小蜂在田间扩散呈椭圆形状向各方向扩散,顺风面扩散距离远、范围较大。     

拮抗菌株PM-1发酵条件研究

拮抗菌株PM-1对黄瓜灰霉病具有较好的抑菌效果,100μl发酵液对黄瓜灰霉病抑菌圈直径可达到30mm,菌株PM-1产抗生素最适培养条件为：接种量为装液量5％,28℃,240rpm、pH为7、装量体积为容器容积1／5以及发酵培养4d（96h）。     

Adverse events associated with pericardiocentesis in dogs: 85 cases (1999–2006)

Objective – To quantify the frequency of adverse events occurring during or post pericardiocentesis and to determine if adverse events are related to the cause of the pericardial effusion or frequency of pericardiocentesis.
Design – Retrospective study.
Setting – Referral hospital.
Animals, Intervention and Measurements – Medical records of 85 dogs that underwent 112 episodes of pericardiocentesis were reviewed. Any adverse events during pericardiocentesis and in the 48 hours post pericardiocentesis were noted. The frequency of adverse events was compared between dogs with a suspected neoplastic cause and a suspected nonneoplastic cause of their pericardial effusion and also between the first and subsequent pericardiocenteses.
Main Results – The incidence of adverse events was 10.7% within 1 hour of pericardiocentesis and 15.2% within 48 hours. There was no significant difference in the frequency of adverse events between the groups. Most adverse events identified were dysrhythmias. Forty-one percent of those dogs with adverse events were euthanized or died within 48 hours.
Conclusion – The incidence of adverse events seen within 48 hours of pericardiocentesis was 15.2%.     

辣椒疫霉侵染拟南芥的酵母双杂交cDNA文库构建及其应用

正辣椒疫霉(Phytophthora capsici)是一种重要的植物病原卵菌,其寄主范围较广,可引起辣椒、番茄、黄瓜、南瓜等多种重要蔬菜作物的疫病。辣椒疫病是一种毁灭性病害,在田间发病经常造成幼苗猝倒、茎秆枯死和果实腐烂,危害相当严重,每年给全世界蔬菜产业造成的损失就高达10亿美元~([1])。辣椒疫病1918年在美国首次发生,之后在世界范围内迅速扩展。20世纪50年代我国最早在江苏     

阿维菌素和氟虫腈对粘虫的毒杀作用比较

测试比较了γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)受体毒剂阿维菌素、氟虫腈对粘虫的生物活性及体内GABA和谷氨酸(Glu)含量的影响。结果表明,阿维菌素对粘虫5龄幼虫的LD50为0.072 μg/头,而氟虫腈则为8.920 μg/头;阿维菌素的中毒症状分为麻痹期和死亡期,而氟虫腈的中毒症状可以明显地分为兴奋、痉挛、昏迷和死亡4个阶段。两种药剂均会造成试虫体内GABA和Glu代谢异常,其中阿维菌素可致Glu含量增加约1.8倍,使GABA的含量降低,在深度麻痹期仅为对照的71.3%;而氟虫腈可使Glu的含量先增加,在痉挛期达到对照的1.2倍,后降低至与对照同一水平,GABA则先保持不变,但粘虫昏迷后GABA含量降至对照的76.7%。