Prevalence and risk factors of mycobacterial infections in farm and trade cattle in southwestern Nigeria

We evaluated the prevalence of mycobacterial infections (i.e., Mycobacterium bovis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria [NTM]) and their associated risk factors among cattle herds and trade cattle in southwestern Nigeria. Through cross-sectional study design, cattle herds from three locations were screened using the single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test based on two diagnostic standards; more than 4 mm (? 4 mm) and more than 2 mm (? 2 mm) cut-off points. Abattoir study involved screening trade cattle for tuberculous lesions. Overall, 515 cattle from 45 herds were screened. Using >?4 mm, animal level and herd prevalence of 11.7 and 46.7% were recorded, respectively. Applying the ? 2 mm cut-off, animal level and herd prevalence increased to 31.1 and 60.0%, respectively. Significantly, using the ? 2 mm cut-off, cattle in medium size herds/extensive management system (OR?=?1.6; 95% CI 1.1–2.5) and Sokoto Gudali (OR?=?2.3; 95% CI 1.4–3.8) were more at risk of being positive reactors, while Rahaji (OR?=?0.3; 95% CI 0.1–0.7) breeds of cattle and cows in the peri-urban area (OR?=?0.4; 95% CI 0.2–0.9) were less at risk of being positive reactors. Again, M. avium reactor of 21.7% was observed. In the abattoir, 1797 cattle were examined with 126 lesions suggestive of tuberculosis (TB). Culture/molecular analyses confirmed 2.2% M. bovis and 0.9% NTM infections. Risk factors associated with bovine TB among trade cattle were sex (OR?=?4.0; 95% CI 1.2–13.5) and age (OR?=?0.3; 95% CI 0.1–0.9). We confirm 11.7% prevalence of mycobacterial infections among populations of cattle screened with breed and herd size being major risk factors.     

Effects of oral administration of different dosages of carvacrol essential oils on intestinal barrier function in broilers

Essential oils are widely used in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries, and many plant essential oils have shown that they have positive effects on broilers nutrition. This experiment was conducted to study the effects of orally administered different dosages of carvacrol essential oils on intestinal barrier function in broiler chickens. A total of eighty 28‐day‐old (1.28 ± 0.15 kg) ROSS 308 broilers were randomly allocated to four groups of 20 replicates each, with one chicken per replicate per cage, and all were fed with the same diet. Four experimental groups were orally administered 0, 200, 300 or 400 μl carvacrol essential oils at 18:00 hr every day during the 2‐week experimental period. As a result of which, the gene expression of the occludin, claudin‐1, claudin‐5, ZO‐1 and ZO‐2 in intestinal mucosa of small intestine (p < 0.05) and the goblet cell content in small intestine epithelium (p < 0.05) were significantly increased; test subjects with 300 or 400 μl carvacrol essential oils reduced the microbial counts of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli in the intestines (p < 0.05); Essential oils administration also significantly increased activity of the sucrase (p < 0.05) and lactase (p < 0.05) in intestinal mucosa. In conclusion, the carvacrol essential oils have positive effects on growth performance and intestinal barriers function of broilers; those effects may be related to the dosage, as administration of 300 or 400 μl was more effective than that of 200 μl.     

微白黄链霉菌对红豆草壳二孢的拮抗效果评价

红豆草壳二孢叶斑黑茎病(Ascochyta onobrychidis)是红豆草(Onobrychis viciaefolia)最重要的病害之一,在分离此病菌的同时得到一种对此病菌具有较强抑制作用的微生物,为评价此拮抗菌的开发利用前景,本研究采用形态学、分子生物学和生物化学方法鉴定了其分类地位,并测定了其对红豆草壳二孢的抑菌效果。通过构建系统发育树并结合其形态特征和生理生化特性,将该拮抗菌鉴定为微白黄链霉菌(Streptomyces albidoflavu),在高氏一号培养基上菌落为黄白色,可产生黄白色水溶性色素,孢子丝钩状,顶端螺旋形;在平板对峙试验中该菌的菌落对红豆草壳二孢菌落的相对抑制率达74.33%,同时该菌发酵液对红豆草壳二孢菌丝生长和孢子萌发的抑制率分别为80.95%和93.87%。该菌具有生物防治红豆草壳二孢的开发和利用价值。     

新疆乌鲁木齐市犬布鲁氏菌病流行病学调查

为了解新疆乌鲁木齐市犬布鲁氏菌病流行特征,分析犬感染风险因素,初步掌握养犬人员对布鲁氏菌病的认知程度和行为特点,从而提出合理的预防对策和控制措施,采用流行病学横断面研究方法,通过估计流行率计算抽样数量,然后随机抽样,采用IELISA方法检测光滑型和粗糙型犬布鲁氏菌,同时结合调查问卷,获得乌鲁木齐市犬布鲁氏菌病流行率、感染风险因素和养犬人员对布鲁氏菌病认知情况,并对调查结果采用SPSS和Excel软件进行数据统计分析。结果显示:乌鲁木齐市犬布鲁氏菌病总流行率为25.5%(95%CI:20.9%~30.1%),且犬种和牛羊种并存,公共卫生威胁严重;从不同群体看,牧区流行率最高,为41.5%(95%CI:31.0%~52.0%);外购、散养、常接触牛羊、喂生肉、不处理犬粪便等行为是乌鲁木齐市犬布鲁氏菌感染的潜在风险因素,其中"常接触牛羊"(OR=1.97,95%CI:1.47~15.35)、"喂生肉"(OR=5.06,95%CI:1.69~20.74)是主要风险因素;乌鲁木齐市养犬人员对布鲁氏菌病的认知程度低,个人防护意识差。因此,应加强对犬感染牛羊种布鲁氏菌的公共卫生防控,减少犬与牛羊的直接接触,不喂生肉,定期开展犬布鲁氏菌病专项检测,同时加强宣传,提高养犬人员的布鲁氏菌病认知度。     

西江流域卷口鱼线粒体D-loop序列的遗传多样性分析

为研究西江流域广西境内卷口鱼(Ptychidio jordani)种群的遗传变异情况,自广西境内6个江段采集了139尾样本,采用PCR与DNA测序技术分析其线粒体D-loop序列的遗传多样性及群体历史动态;139条D-loop序列长度均为725 bp,碱基组成A+T (65.7%)远远高于C+G (34.3%),共检测到变异位点25个,转颠换比R值为11.5。139尾样本共定义23个单倍型。单倍型的NJ系统树以及网络结构图显示,23个单倍型间有2个明显分支,不同地理群体来源的单倍型混杂分布在2个分支中,未能观察到明显的地理聚群。6个群体遗传多样性较好,单倍型多样性Hd=0.71585~0.92063,核苷酸多样性Pi=0.00173~0.00668,遗传分化极其显著(遗传分化系数Fst=0.36737,P<0.001)。AMOVA分析表明,群体内变异占63.26%,群体间为36.74%。中性检验(Tajima’s D= –0.50322,P=0.34600;Fu’s Fs= –5.05210,P=0.08800)与核苷酸错配分布表明,西江流域卷口鱼种群近期内未经历过种群扩张。综上所述,西江流域广西境内的卷口鱼遗传多样性表现为高单倍型、低核苷酸多样性的特征,群体间不同程度的遗传分化表明水坝阻隔及捕捞因素可能促进其发生,而水利梯级开发可能是促进卷口鱼群体遗传分化的首要原因。     

NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE PHYLOGENY AND SPECIATION OF KUMQUAT (FORTUNELLA SPP.) BASED ON CHLOROPLAST SNP,NUCLEAR SSR AND WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING

Kumquat(Fortunella spp.) is a fruit and ornamental crop worldwide due to the palatable taste and high ornamental value of its fruit. Although Fortunella is classified into the economically important true citrus fruit tree group together with Citrus and Poncirus, few studies have been focused on its evolutionary scenario. In this study, analysis of five chloroplast loci and 47 nuclear microsatellites(n SSR) loci from 38 kumquat and 10 citrus accessions revealed the independent phylogeny of Fortun...     

东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻适宜生长条件及叶绿素荧光特性的对比

为探究东海原甲藻（Prorocentrum donghaiense）和中肋骨条藻（Skeletonema costatum）两种赤潮高发藻适宜生长条件及叶绿素荧光参数的差异,选取温度（17、20、23、26 ℃）、光照[40、80、120、160 μmol photons /（m²·s）]、磷酸盐（0.1、1.0、5.0、10.0 μmol/L）、初始生物量（1×10⁴、3×10⁴、5×10⁴、7×10⁴ cells/mL）等4个因素4水平试验进行室内培养实验。结果表明,对两种微藻叶绿素a峰值质量浓度产生极其显著影响的是磷酸盐（P<0.01）,光照、温度、初始生物量未产生显著影响。磷酸盐添加表明,在0.1、1.0 μmol/L低磷环境中,东海原甲藻生物量及稳定性高于中肋骨条藻,高初始生物量消耗磷酸盐后东海原甲藻能够继续生存,中肋骨条藻则细胞丰度持续衰落;在5.0和10.0 μmol/L高磷环境中,中肋骨条藻较东海原甲藻增殖最快,生物量更高。东海原甲藻的荧光参数F_v/F_m、α较中肋骨条藻稳定,表明其光合活性稳定;更小的细胞体积和更大的比表面积使中肋骨条藻于培养初期快速达到峰值,表明其对磷酸盐利用能力强。10.0 μmol/L磷酸盐浓度组,4个荧光参数最大,光合活性最强,更容易发生赤潮。东海原甲藻的光合活性主要受光照的影响,中肋骨条藻的光合活性更大程度受磷酸盐、光照的影响。     

丹红杨等4个黑杨无性系在湖区外滩引种试验

选择近年来引进的洞庭湖区造林的丹红杨、巨霸杨、南林-95杨、南林-895杨,于2004年春在西洞庭目平湖外滩进行对比造林试验,经4年观测,其造林保存率均低于78％。丹红杨、巨霸杨胸径生长量较大;巨霸杨、丹红杨、南林-895杨的材积生长量较南林-95杨增产15．9％～25．6％。各项生长量指标在4个无性系之间均无显著差异。     

湘林黑杨新无性系不同部位水培生根性状研究

对湘林-90等6个杨树新无性系及中汉-17、I-69杨1年生苗,自下而上按4部位分别裁截插穗,进行水培生根试验,探索杨树水培后皮层凸起、先期不定根数量、凸起成根率及根长在无性系、区分段间的分布规律及相关性。