Cutaneous lymphoma in a juvenile dog

Abstract: An 18-month-old male Doberman Pinscher was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of the College of Veterinary Medicine for an erythemic nodular mass on the right forelimb. The mass was diagnosed as cutaneous lymphoma, based on cytologic examination of a mass aspirate and histopathology. Using immunohistochemistry the neoplastic cells were positive for CD3 but negative for CD79a, E-cadherin, and pancytokeratin, confirming their origin as T lymphocytes. No tumor recurrence was noted 18 months after surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a solitary nodular form of cutaneous lymphoma in a young dog.     

Genotypic prevalence of the adhesin involved in diffuse adherence in Escherichia coli isolates in pre-weaned pigs with diarrhoea in Korea

A total of 1002 Escherichia coli strains isolated from pre-weaned pigs with diarrhoea on 1114 swine farms were screened for the presence of the adhesin involved in diffuse adherence (AIDA) gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Escherichia coli isolates that carried AIDA genes were also tested by PCR for the detection of five fimbriae (F4, F5, F6, F18 and F41), heat-stable (STa, STb) and heat-labile (LT) enterotoxin, enteroaggregative E. coli heat-stable enterotoxin 1 (EAST1), and Shiga toxin 2 oedema disease (Stx2e) genes. Twenty-three (2.3%) of the 1002 E. coli isolates carried the gene for AIDA. Among 23 isolates shown to carry genes for AIDA, three carried the AIDA gene as the only shown virulence factor. Other isolates carried other virulence factor genes in addition to AIDA. Four isolates carried genes for at least one of the fimbrial adhesins and enterotoxins. Sixteen isolates carried genes for enterotoxins only. The AIDA may represent an additional virulence determinant in pre-weaned pigs with diarrhoea.     

Research Progress on Novel Peptide Epitopes Technology

As an important component of the antigen, peptide epitopes can be recognized by T cell receptor (TCR) and antibodies which induced protective immunity by the host immune system. Traditional research methods, such as overlapping peptide synthesis is long time-consuming which greatly limits the study of epitopes. With the development of bioinformatics, high-throughput sequencing, CRISPR/Cas9 technology, MS and other technologies and explaining the processing mechanism of TAP-dificient protein constantly, the research for epitopes is being perfect continually. In this article, some new methods to study epitopes were introduced, including computer prediction of B cell or T cell epitopes, identification of epitopes based on the structure and interaction of MHC and antigenic peptides, screening epitopes by means of high throughput sequencing, screening epitopes by means of newly genome editing, the up-to-date research in TAP-deficient T cell epitopes, etc. Finally,future prospect for research direction of peptides was further forecasted.     

成都麻羊乳上皮黏蛋白MUC1的遗传多态性研究

采用SDS-PAGE研究成都麻羊乳上皮黏蛋白MUC1的遗传多态性,并以金堂黑山羊、乐至黑山羊、自贡黑山羊、藏山羊作对照进行比较分析。结果表明:成都麻羊与对照山羊乳MUC1的多态性丰富,成都麻羊有7种基因型、5个等位基因优势基因为C、D、E,金堂黑山羊7种基因型、6个等位基因优势基因为B、C、D,乐至黑山羊6种基因型、6个等位基因优势基因为B、C、D,自贡黑山羊5种基因型、5个等位基因优势基因为A、C、D,藏山羊3种基因型、3个等位基因优势基因为C、D。乳MUC1的基因型、等位基因的分布品种间有差异;根据乳MUC1等位基因频率对供试山羊品种进行聚类分析,成都麻羊与金堂黑山羊的遗传距离最小(D=0.2507)先聚为一类,再依次与乐至黑山羊(D=0.2831)、自贡黑山羊(D=0.3721)、藏山羊(D=0.4752)聚为一大类,结果较好的反映了成都麻羊与对照山羊品种间的亲缘关系。     

工业化生产中影响长保质期酸乳品质的主要因素研究进展

长保质期酸乳的工业化生产中,影响酸乳品质的因素很多,包括杀菌温度及时间、搅拌细致化、灌装温度等.根据产品特性选择合适的杀菌温度及时间可以延长酸乳的货架期;选择贴切的细致化手段可以完善酸乳的质构,同时也有利于酸乳在杀菌时更均匀地受热,避免体系坍塌.灌装温度能够影响酸乳的黏度恢复,生产中可以根据产品设计的需求,选择灌装温度.     

甘肃啮齿动物Web信息系统设计与实现

通过查询、整理和分析文献资料,结合实地调汇、参与式农牧民调查以及请教有关专家等方式,系统收集了甘肃啮齿动物的区系组成、形态特征、分类地位、种群动态、地理分布、测报模型及防控措施等大量信息资料,并以此支撑建立甘肃啮齿动物数据库。采用ASP技术,以SQL Server 2000为数据库平台,设计开发了甘肃啮齿动物Web信息系统。本系统是由后台甘肃啮齿动物信息数据库、前台用户查询系统及管理员信息管理系统共同组成的综合系统,采用Browser/Server 模式,实现了甘肃啮齿动物信息的管理科学化和共享化。     

荒漠草原牧户草场植被群落特征趋同性研究

为揭示荒漠草原牧户草场生态植被群落特征趋同性,通过不同经济水平牧户草场的植物群落特征比较分析,结果显示:不同经济水平牧户草场中小针茅、无芒隐子草高度在高、中、低不同经济水平处理区并无显著区别,多根葱高度在高、低经济水平处理区亦无显著差异;主要植物种盖度在不同经济水平区无显著差异;小针茅密度在低经济水平区显著大于中经济水平区,无芒隐子草、多根葱密度在各处理区之间亦无显著差异;群落多样性指数中Shannon-wiener指数、Simpson指数和Pielou指数都是高经济水平牧户草场>冬草场>低经济水平牧户草场>中经济水平牧户草场,Margarlef指数则是低经济水平牧户草场>高经济水平牧户草场>中经济水平牧户草场>冬草场,建群种小针茅仍占有显著的优势地位;不同经济水平牧户草场之间小针茅的重要值不同,这与实际载畜率造成的放牧压力以及牲畜践踏程度有关。综上可知,荒漠草原不同经济水平牧户草场的植被群落特征呈现趋同性。     

植物-土壤微生物反馈在草地演替过程中的作用机制

植物-土壤反馈影响生态系统结构、功能及过程,推动植物群落组成的变化,对解释植物群落的演替进程和方向、维持植物群落多样性和稳定性有着重要意义,已成为近年生物学和生态学研究热点。植物-土壤微生物反馈是植物-土壤反馈的重要组成部分。重点综述植物-土壤微生物反馈在植物群落演替过程中的作用机制,简要指出目前研究中存在的不足,并对未来研究中值得重点关注的科学问题进行了探讨与展望。     

Canine renal failure syndrome in three dogs

Three dead dogs were brought to the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University for study. Clinically, all the dogs showed emaciation, anorexia, depression, hemorrhagic vomiting and diarrhea for 7~10 days before death. All the clinical signs were first noted for about one month after feeding the dogs with commercial diets. At necropsy, all 3 dogs had severe renal damage with the same green-yellowish colored nephroliths in the renal pelvis. They also showed systemic hemorrhage and calcification of several organs, which might have been induced by uremia. Microscopically, necrosis, calcification and calculi were detected in the renal tubules, and especially in the proximal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts of the kidney. These findings were supportive of a mycotoxic effect, and especially on their kidneys. However, the precise cause of the toxic effect in these cases of canine renal failure could not be determined.     

Evaluation of the colonization capabilities of Salmonella Enteritidis in Quails using an RT-PCR approach

We used a real-time PCR assay and indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) assay to detect genomic DNA of Salmonella Enteritidis in the internal organs of quails after an oral challenge. The results showed that S. Enteritidis was detected in all the samples at different time points. This study will assist a future understanding of the pathogenesis of S. Enteritidis.