Identification of antigenic epitopes of the SapA protein of Campylobacter fetus using a phage display peptide library

In this study, we immunized mice with prokaryotically expressed recombinant surface layer protein, SapA, of Campylobacter fetus, generated hybridomas secreting mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAb) targeting SapA, and purified the mAb A2D5 from mouse ascites using saturated ammonium sulfate solution. The mAb A2D5, coated onto ELISA plates, was used to screen the phage random 12-peptide library through three rounds of panning. Following panning, 15 phage clones were randomly chosen and tested for reactivity with mAb A2D5 by indirect ELISA. Single-stranded DNA from positive clones was sequenced and compared with the sequence of SapA to predict the key epitope. ELISA and/or Western blot analyses further validated that synthetic peptides and recombinant peptide mimotopes all interact with mAb A2D5. Nine of ten positive phage clones identified by screening were sequenced successfully. Seven clones shared the same sequence HYDRHNYHWWHT; one had the sequence LSKNLPLTALGN; and the final one had the sequence SGMKEPELRSYS. These three sequences shared high homology with SapA J05577 in the region GNEKDFVTKIYSIALGNTSDVDGINYW, in which the underlined amino acids may serve as key residues in the epitope. ELISA and/or Western blot analyses showed that mAb A2D5 not only interacted with the four synthetic peptide mimotopes, but also with 14 prokaryotically expressed recombinant peptide mimotopes. The mimotopes identified in this study will aid future studies into the pathological processes and immune mechanisms of the SapA protein of C. fetus.     

汕头市猪场猪瘟和猪禽流感血清学监测报告

为了了解和掌握我市猪场的猪瘟免疫情况及感染高致病性禽流感疫病的可能性，我所分别于2005年2月和4月两次对全市范围内各类型的养猪场免疫猪瘟的猪只采集血清941份，进行猪瘟血清抗体监测和猪高致病性禽流感疫情血清学监测。现将监测结果报告如下。     

蛋壳的开发与利用

<正>我国是世界上禽蛋生产和消费最多的国家,随着禽蛋生产与消费的日益增加,其不可食用部分——蛋壳就大量产生,按通常蛋壳在全蛋重量中的比重(蛋壳一般占蛋重的12%)[1]计算,中国每年生产出400多万吨蛋壳,但在加工利用方面,蛋壳的开发研究很薄     

Surveillance of Parapoxvirus Among Ruminants in Virginia and Connecticut

In 2008, two deer hunters in Virginia and Connecticut were infected with a unique strain of pseudocowpox virus, a parapoxvirus. To estimate the prevalence of this virus, and in an attempt to define the reservoir, Parapoxvirus surveillance was undertaken between November 2009 and January 2010. 125 samples from four ruminant species (cows, goat, sheep and white‐tailed deer) were collected in Virginia, and nine samples from white‐tailed deer were collected in Connecticut. We found no evidence that the parapoxvirus species that infected the deer hunters is circulating among domesticated ruminants or white‐tailed deer. However, parapoxvirus DNA of a different parapoxvirus species, bovine papular stomatitis virus (BPSV), was detected in 31 samples obtained from asymptomatic cattle in Virginia. Parapoxvirus DNA–positive cattle originated from the same counties indicating probable transmission among animals. Molecular analysis identified BPSV as the parapoxvirus affecting animals. Asymptomatic parapoxvirus infections in livestock, particularly young animals, may be common, and further investigation will inform our knowledge of virus transmission.     

Effects of Compound Chinese Herbal Medicinal Polysaccharide Extraction on NF-κB,TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA Expression in Different MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ Genotype of Chickens Lymphocyte

In order to explore the effect of compound Chinese herbal medicines polysaccharides(cCHMPS) on immunomodulatory in different MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ genotype chickens,200 White feather broiler were chosen and PCR-SSCP technique was applied to analyze the polymorphism of MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ gene. The peripheral blood were collected according to the different MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ genotype,and the lymphocytes were isolated from peripheral blood and the cCHMPS were added with a final concentration of 100,75,50 and 0 μg/mL for co-culturing 24 h.Then the expression of NF-κB,TNF-α,IL-6 mRNA in lymphocyte using Real-time PCR method were detected. The results showed that:Compared with the control group,different does of cCHMPS could significantly improve NF-κB,TNF-α,IL-6 mRNA expression levels in chicken with different MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ genotypes (P<0.05), and when the cCHMPS concentration was 50 μg/mL,the NF-κB,TNF-α,IL-6 mRNA expression levels in lymphocyte of AB and AA genotype chicken were significantly higher than that of other groups (P<0.05).The NF-κB,IL-6 mRNA expression levels of AC genotype chicken were significantly higher than the other groups (P<0.05). The TNF-α mRNA expression levels of AC genotype chicken were significantly higher than the other groups when cCHMPS was 100 μg/mL (P<0.05).There results indicated that the cCHMPS could stimulate NF-κB,TNF-α,IL-6 mRNA expression in different MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ genotype chickens,and the optimum immunomodulatory does were different in each MHC B-Lβ Ⅱ genotype chicken.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征基因免疫的初步研究

将猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒的主要免疫蛋白基因ORF4和ORF5及ORF5和ORF7基因分别共同克隆到真核表达载体pIRES1neo中构建重组质粒,称为pIRESorf5/4和pIRESorf5/7。添加脂质体作为佐剂的表达质粒免疫BABL/c小鼠,经过三次免疫和采取血清,通过ELISA检测,其中pIRESorf5/7表达质粒产生较强的免疫应答,为进一步研究猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒基因免疫应答以及研制基因疫苗奠定基础。     

特高多花黑麦草在贵州的适应性研究

通过对特高多花黑麦草在贵州不同生态条件下的试验研究,结果表明:特高多花黑麦草在三个不同地区均能完成正常的生育期,且生长良好、适应性强、产草量高、营养价值丰富,具有良好的推广应用前景。     

Comparative analysis of proteomic profiles between endometrial caruncular and intercaruncular areas in ewes during the peri-implantation period

The endometrium of sheep consists of plenty of raised intercaruncular areas （IC）. In order to better understand aglandular areas called caruncular （C）, and intensely glandular the endometrium involved mechanisms of implantation, we used LC-MS/MS technique to profile the proteome of ovine endometrial C areas and IC areas separately during the peri-implantation period, and then compared the proteomic profiles between these two areas. We successfully detected 1740 and 1813 proteins in C areas and IC areas respectively. By comparing the proteome of these two areas, we found 170 differentially expressed proteins （DEPs） （P 〈 0.05）, functional bioinformatics analysis showed these DEPs were mainly involved in growth and remodeling of endometrial tissue, cell adhesion and protein transport, and so on Our study, for the first time, provided a proteomic reference for elucidating the differences between C and IC areas, as an integrated function unit respectively, during the peri-implantation period. The results could help us to better understand the implantation in the ewes. In addition, we established a relatively detailed protein database of ovine endometrium, which provide a unique reference for further studies.     

Seroprevalence and molecular detection of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in goats in tropical China

In the present study, the seroprevalence and genetic identification of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae infection in goats were investigated in Hainan Province, tropical China between October 2012 and October 2013. A total of 1,210 serum samples collected from 16 herds in various administrative regions in tropical China were evaluated using indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA). Antibodies to M. ovipneumoniae were tested in (31.7 %, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 29–34.3) 383 of 1,210 serum samples (IHA titer ≥1:16). The M. ovipneumoniae seroprevalence ranged from 26.8 % (95 % CI 20.8–32.9) to 39 % (95 % CI 30.8–47.2) among different regions in tropical China, and the difference was statistically significant (P?<?0.01). The seroprevalence of M. ovipneumoniae infection in goats was higher in winter (46.1 %, 95 % CI 39.6–52.5) and spring (33.8 %, 95 % CI 28.3–39.3) than in autumn (27.5 %, 95 % CI 22.6–32.3) and summer (24.7 %, 95 % CI 20.3–29.1), and the difference was statistically significant (P?<?0.01). In addition, DNA was extracted from nasal swab; lung samples and the 16S rRNA gene sequences were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and then sequenced. Twenty-four of 329 (7.3 %) nasal swab samples and 73 of 280 (26.1 %) pneumonic lung tissues were found to contain M. ovipneumoniae, respectively. The results of the present survey indicate that M. ovipneumoniae infection is highly prevalent in goats in tropical China. This is the first report of the comprehensive survey of M. ovipneumoniae prevalence in goats in China.     

根据雏鸡血清酶活性对蛋鸡进行早期选种的研究

本研究测定了147只8、12周龄S220母雏血清碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、谷草转氨酶和乳酸脱氢酶活性,估测其遗传力及其与产蛋性能间的表型相关和遗传相关。结果表明,8周龄血清AKP活性遗传力为0.62,300日龄产蛋量遗传力为0.20,两者间的遗传相关为0.8245。利用8周龄血清AKP活性作为辅助性状对300日龄产蛋量进行间接选择,其间接选择效率为个体选择的1.4519倍,为家系选择的1.4837倍,为合并选择的1.1887倍。因此,8周龄血清AKP活性可作为蛋鸡早期选种血液生化指标之一。