A Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis outbreak in weaned piglets in Serbia: clinical signs,pathologic changes,and microbiologic features

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Choleraesuis is rarely detected in Europe, but the clinical disease has been reported in wild boars. We describe here the clinical findings, pathologic changes, and microbiologic features of swine salmonellosis caused by S. enterica serovar Choleraesuis in weaned piglets in Serbia. In April 2019, on a large farrow-to-finish pig farm, increased mortality was reported in weaned piglets, marked by lethargy, anorexia, pyrexia, and respiratory distress. Gross pathology revealed dermal cyanosis, mesenteric lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, interstitial pneumonia, and colitis. By direct culturing of lung, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, S. enterica ser. Choleraesuis variant Kunzendorf was isolated after years of absence of the disease in pig farms in Europe. The source of this salmonellosis outbreak caused by S. enterica ser. Choleraesuis remains unknown.     

牙鲆海水循环养殖系统生物膜上3种细菌的数量与代谢活性

从牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)海水循环养殖系统中移动床生物滤器载体生物膜上获取异养细菌、氨化细菌和硝化细菌样本.异养细菌用平板涂布法计数,其代谢活性以培养8 h的氧吸收速率表示.氨化细菌、氨氧化细菌(AOB)和亚硝酸氧化细菌(NOB)用MPN法计数,其代谢活性分别以培养24h NH+<4>-N浓度的增加、NH+<4>-N浓度的减少和NO-<2>-N浓度的减少表示.结果表明,生物膜成熟之后,4种生理类群细菌的数量和代谢活性基本保持稳定.异养细菌数量为10-7～108CFU·m-2(载体),氨化细菌、AOB和NOB数量分别为107～108MPN·m-2(载体)、105～106MPN·m-2(载体)和105～106MPN·m-2(载体).分批培养测得异养细菌的氧吸收速率、氨化细菌的氨化速率、AOB的氨氧化速率和NOB的亚硝酸氧化速率分别是0.591～0.738g(O2)·m-2·d-1、0.081～0.135 g(Nh+4-N)·m-2.d-1、0.017～0.031 g(Nh+4-N)·m-2·d-1和0.020～0.038 g(NO-2N)·m-2·d-1.异养细菌的氧吸收速率、氨化细菌的氨化速率和AOB的氨氧化速率与异养细菌、氨化细菌和AOB的数量呈正相关.移动床生物滤器生物膜的平均氨和亚硝酸盐去除速率为(0.121±0.076)g(NH+4-N)·m-2·d-1和(0.139±0.181)g(NO-2-N)·m-2·d-1.同时测定了底物浓度和pH对氨化细菌、AOB和NOB代谢活性的影响.结果显示,氨化细菌的氨化速率、AOB的氨氧化速率和NOB的哑硝酸氧化速率与底物浓度(蛋门胨、NH+4-N和NO-2-N)呈线性相关,pH为8.0时3种生理类群细菌的代谢活性较pH6.5或pH9.5时高.[中国水产科学,2009,16(1):97-103]     

Effect of Lactic Acid on Protein Solubilization and Starch Yield in Corn Wet‐Mill Steeping: A Study of Hybrid Effects

To better understand the role of lactic acid (LA) in corn wet‐milling, steeping studies were performed on different yellow dent corn hybrids using four different solutions containing LA, sulfur dioxide (SO₂), a combination of LA and SO₂, or no added chemicals. Although there was variation in protein solubilization among the hybrids, protein release was consistently higher when LA was included in the steepwater than when it was excluded (both with and without SO₂). Several groups have reported that starch recoveries are improved when steepwater contains LA. To explore the relationship between protein solubilization and starch yield as effected by LA, several yellow dent hybrids were steeped in 0.20% SO₂ and 0.50% LA‐0.20% SO₂ solutions and milled to recover starch by a 100‐g laboratory corn wet‐milling procedure. In all instances, both starch yields and protein solubilization were enhanced in solutions containing LA. These results support the hypothesis that direct dissolution of the endosperm protein matrix by LA contributes to the improved starch recoveries.