The rate of Salmonella spp. infection in zoo animals at Seoul Grand Park, Korea

Salmonellosis is an important zoonotic disease that affects both people and animals. The incidence of reptile-associated salmonellosis has increased in Western countries due to the increasing popularity of reptiles as pets. In Korea, where reptiles are not popular as pets, many zoos offer programs in which people have contact with animals, including reptiles. So, we determined the rate of Salmonella spp. infection in animals by taking anal swabs from 294 animals at Seoul Grand Park. Salmonella spp. were isolated from 14 of 46 reptiles (30.4%), 1 of 15 birds (6.7%) and 2 of 233 mammals (0.9%). These findings indicate that vigilance is required for determining the presence of zoonotic pathogen infections in zoo animals and contamination of animal facilities to prevent human infection with zoonotic diseases from zoo facilities and animal exhibitions. In addition, prevention of human infection requires proper education about personal hygiene.     

Enzymatic profiles of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and Erysipelothrix tonsillae

The enzymatic activities of 39 strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and 34 of E tonsillae were determined with the API ZYM system. The profiles of these two species were very similar, differing solely in N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase activity. Whereas 90 per cent of strains of E rhusiopathiae exhibited strong activity with N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, positive reactions were observed for this enzyme in only 24 per cent of strains of E tonsillae. These results support previous DNA-DNA hybridisation studies and suggest that E tonsillae is a new species of the genus Erysipelothrix.     

营销管理中TQC

目前，许多企业，尤其是中小企业中，普遍存在这样一种现象：只要销售结果，不管销售过程。业务员和经销商短期行为过多，仅仅以完成企业下达的销售任务为行为指针，而不是从长远出发来培育健康完善的销售网络。由此产生了一系列的问题：没有办法及时发现销售过程中的问题并予以解决；销售网络中价格体系混乱；网络利润下降，经销商没有积极性，对企业不忠诚；窜货现象严重；应收帐款成堆；业务员行动无计划、无考核，无法控制业务员的行动，     

鸡β-防御素在大肠杆菌中的高效表达及复性

鸡β-防御素(gallinacin-3,Gal3)是鸡体内重要的防御因子,本试验研究了鸡Gal3融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中高效表达的规律,并探索了重组蛋白质的复性工艺.结果表明,加入诱导剂后1h,开始有可检出量的重组蛋白质表达,2h的表达水平已接近最大量;化学诱导剂IPTG 0.2～1.2mol/L对重组蛋白的产量没有明显影响.经Lablmage软件分析,融合蛋白的产量可达菌体总蛋白的35%以上,且主要以包涵体形式存在.将所获包涵体用8mol/L尿素溶解后,分步稀释于含有氧化型谷胱甘肽和还原型谷胱甘肽的复性系统中,重组蛋白得到完全复性.12mg/L复性的重组鸡Gal3能抑制肠炎沙门氏菌的生长,24mg/L能抑制肠致病型大肠杆菌的生长.     

Over-expression of P21 attenuates cisplatin-induced HK-2 cells injury

AIM:To investigate the effect of P21 on cisplatin-induced renal tubular epithelial cells injury.METHODS:The expression of P21 at mRNA and protein levels in cisplatin treated human renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) cells was determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot. Over-expression of P21in the HK-2 cells was induced by the transfection of pcDNA3-P21. The cell viability and cell apoptosis were detected by CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry, respectively. Furthermore, the protein expression of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), caspase-3, glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein (CHOP), and phosphorylation level of eucaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) and protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) were detected by Western blot.RESULTS:Cisplatin increased the mRNA and protein levels of P21 in a time-and concentration-dependent manner in the HK-2 cells. Over-expression of P21 inhibited cisplatin-induced cell apoptosis, and down-regulated the expression of KIM-1 and NGAL. Furthermore, Over-expression of P21 decreased the protein levels of GRP78, p-PERK, p-eIF2α, CHOP and cleaved caspase-3.CONCLUSION:Over-expression of P21 attenuates cisplatin-induced HK-2 cells injury, and the mechanism may be related to the modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway and inhibition of cell apoptosis.     

小麦水浸提液对节节麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

为阐明小麦Triticum sestivum对入侵植物节节麦Aegilops tauschii的化感作用机制,采用培养皿生物测定法,依据萌发率、苗高、根长及超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、丙二醛（MDA）等生理生化指标的变化,研究了小麦茎叶和根系水浸提液对节节麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:小麦茎叶和根系水浸提液对节节麦种子萌发、幼苗苗高和根长均表现出“低促高抑”的化感作用。生理生化指标结果显示,小麦不同部位水浸提液对节节麦幼苗生长表现出质量浓度效应的化感胁迫作用,随浸提液质量浓度的增加,节节麦幼苗相对电导率不断增加,叶绿素质量分数逐渐下降,当浸提液质量浓度达100 g·L-1时,与对照差异均达显著水平（P < 0.05）。此外,SOD活性、脯氨酸质量分数及丙二醛质量摩尔浓度均呈逐渐增加变化,其中,前期（0~5 g·L-1）丙二醛质量摩尔浓度较对照增加差异不显著（P>0.05）,可能与节节麦自身调节有关,之后增加迅速,且较对照增加均达到差异显著水平（P < 0.05）,表明节节麦幼苗生长受到小麦水浸提液化感胁迫作用的加剧。综合化感效应值显示,浸提液质量浓度为25~100 g·L-1时,小麦对节节麦幼苗化感抑制作用强弱为茎叶≥根系。     

Helping students learn veterinary physiology through the use of concept maps

Concept maps have become a ubiquitous tool in education in the last 20 years and are used extensively to teach scientific concepts. A concept map is a tool learners can use to organize information about a topic in terms of key concepts and the relationships among them. As a graphical representation, the map provides an overall picture of a particular concept or topic. This article describes how we have used concept maps to teach physiology to veterinary medical and veterinary technician students enrolled in our on-campus and distance-learning programs.     

鹅星状病毒的分离鉴定及全基因组序列分析

2017年10月—2019年5月,本实验室从广东、四川、河北、山东、安徽、辽宁等广大养鹅地区采集了67份典型雏鹅痛风样品进行了实验室检测以及病原的分离鉴定,检测结果表明：所有样品中均检测到了鹅星状病毒,并且约有94.03%的样品为两个不同种的鹅星状病毒混合感染。病原分离结果表明：鹅星状病毒FLX株的变异株病毒（命名为SCCD）可以在鹅胚上稳定增殖,并且能稳定致死10日龄鹅胚,致病力较鹅星状病毒FLX增强;新型鹅星状病毒株（命名为SDPD）不能在鹅胚和SPF鸡胚上稳定增殖。病毒的基因组测序结果表明：鹅星状病毒FLX株与鹅星状病毒FLX的变异株病毒SCCD株、新型鹅星状病毒SDPD株全基因组核苷酸相似性分别为89.7%、58.1%,ORF1b基因氨基酸相似性分别为98.4%、61.0%,ORF2基因氨基酸相似性分别为81.0%、42.5%。将新分离的鹅星状病毒株接种1日龄健康雏鹅,结果表明,鹅星状病毒SCCD株和鹅星状病毒SDPD株虽然能使雏鹅发生死亡,引起肝炎、肾肿胀和增重减少等变化,但雏鹅均无典型痛风（脏器尿酸盐沉积）表现,而两种鹅星状病毒株混合攻毒能使44%的雏鹅发生典型痛风,并与临床发病症状一致。因此,临床上引起雏鹅痛风的病原可能是两种鹅星状病毒,即新型鹅星状病毒和鹅星状病毒FLX的变异株病毒。     

Purification and characterisation of chicken liver monomeric glutathione peroxidase

1. A novel glutathione peroxidase, which is distinct from tetrameric glutathione peroxidase, was purified to homogeneity from a broiler chick liver cytosolic fraction using 5 different column chromatographic methods.

2. The enzyme in cytosol was separated from ‘classic’ tetrameric glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S‐transferases by DEAE‐Sephacel and Sephadex G‐100 chromatographies and further purified by Mono Q, hydroxylapatite and sulphobro‐mophthalein‐S‐glutathione‐agarose chromatographies.

3. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was 19,500 and that found by gel filtration chromatography was comparable. This indicates that the enzyme protein is a single polypeptide. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was determined as 7.0 by polyacrylamide gel isoelectric focusing.

4. The purified enzyme catalysed the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, cumene hydroperoxide, tert‐butyl hydroperoxide and linoleic acid hydroperoxide. Furthermore, it reduced phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide in the absence of phospholi‐pase A2. The optimum pH for the enzyme reaction was 7.0. The antiserum against the purified enzyme reacted with the 19.5 kDa polypeptide in the liver cytosol of duck and quail.     

新疆褐牛细管冻精改良当地蒙古牛效果分析

用新疆褐牛细管冻精为父本,以新疆博尔塔拉州本地蒙古牛为母本进行杂交,即采用人工授精的方法获得杂交F1。褐蒙F1,初生重公犊比蒙古牛提高28．26％,母犊提高27．23％,断奶重公犊提高92．04％,母犊提高92．16％。同龄褐蒙F1屠宰率、净肉率比本地蒙古牛提高6．6％和8％。平均每头褐蒙F1牛可增肉70．3kg,按每千克牛肉25元计算,增效1758元。细管冻精配种可降低成本130元。