Characterization of the Exoglucanase-Encoding Gene PaEXG2 and Study of Its Role in the Biocontrol Activity of Pichia anomala Strain K

ABSTRACT The PaEXG2 gene, encoding an exo-beta-1,3-glucanase, was isolated from the biocontrol agent Pichia anomala strain K. PaEXG2 has the capacity for coding an acidic protein of 427 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 45.7 kDa, a calculated pI of 4.7, and one potential N-glycosylation site. PaEXG2 was disrupted by the insertion of the URA3 marker gene, encoding orotidine monophosphate decarboxylase in strain KU1, a uracil auxotroph derived from strain K. Strain KU1 showed inferior biocontrol activity and colonization of wounds on apples, compared to the prototrophic strain. Antagonism and colonization were recovered after the restoration of prototrophy by transformation with the URA3 gene. Integrative transformation was shown to be mostly ectopic in strain K descendants (only 4% of integration by homologous recombination). PaEXG2 disruption abolished all detectable extracellular exo-beta-1,3-glucanase activity in vitro and in situ but did not affect biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea on wounded apples.     

Anti‐microbial Susceptibility for east1+Escherichia coli Isolated from Diarrheic Pigs in Korea

The in vitro susceptibilities of 128 isolates of east1⁺Escherichia coli from pre‐weaned and post‐weaned pigs with diarrhoea were tested with nine commonly used anti‐microbial agents by an agar dilution minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) procedure according to National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines. For the isolates from pre‐weaned and post‐weaned pigs, most of them were susceptible to low concentrations (MIC₉₀) of tetracycline (4 and 2 μg/ml), ceftiofur (2 and 2 μg/ml), and colistin (4 and 2 μg/ml). Marked resistance was found in others.     

柞蚕蛹感温发育阶段性激素变化的研究

本研究采用放射免疫法（ＲＩＡ）检测了柞蚕蛹感温阶段睾酮和雌二醇的含量变化。经统计分析，血淋巴睾酮与积温呈曲线回归关系，雌二醇含量在发育过程中无显著变化。     

基于LISS4数据的小麦氮素营养状况反演研究

利用LISS4卫星遥感数据在小麦氮素营养状况监测方面进行了初步研究。根据搭载多光谱传感器LISS4的IRS-P6的过境周期,2006年5月3日在江苏省盐城地区进行同步地面取样测试,通过分析试验点小麦LISS4影像光谱信息与小麦叶面积指数及叶片氮含量的相关关系,发现小麦叶面积指数和叶片氮含量与LISS4影像三个波段反射率及植被指数RVI、NDVI、GNDVI均密切相关,表明利用LISS4遥感影像监测小麦氮素营养状况是可行的。比较不同波段原始反射率和植被指数,在本研究中LISS4影像波段4反射率与小麦氮素营养状况相关最密切。检验结果也表明利用LISS4影像波段4反射率估测小麦氮素营养状况是可行的。研究成果为利用遥感技术大面积监测小麦氮素营养状况和实施精确栽培管理提供了理论依据。     

脊萤叶甲的生物学特性及其防治

脊萤叶甲Theone silphoides (Dalman)是新疆荒漠草地的重要害虫。近年在新疆局部地区受害严重,并有逐年加重的趋势。该虫发生严重的地区蒿草叶片被食光,影响了畜牧业发展。蒿类植物在草地牧草产量的构成中比例大,在营养价值上如蛋白质含量超过禾本科牧草,特别是粗脂肪含量高于禾本科、豆科草类0.5～1倍,是家畜春季催乳、秋季抓瞟、冬季保膘的优良牧草;它还能抗旱、抗风沙,具有较强的固沙能力。有关脊萤叶甲的研究在国内外均未见报道。作者于1991～1995年进行了调查和防治试验,结果如下。     

邵伯鸡屠宰性能测定及肌肉品质分析

利用90日龄的邵伯鸡商品代肉鸡进行屠宰性能测定和肌肉品质分析.结果显示,90日龄公母平均活重分别为1552.5克和1230.9克;屠宰率分别为89.71%和88.70%;半净膛率分别为83.31%和79.95%;全净膛率分别为71.36%和68.99%.邵伯鸡的胸肌和腿肌的pH值在宰后45分钟时,接近7,呈弱酸性.腿肌的肉色都较胸肌深(P＜0.05).胸肌嫩度显著地优于腿肌(P＜0.01),而在性别间胸腿肌的嫩度差异不显著(P＞0.05).在肌肉品质的化学性状方面,胸腿肌水分含量差异不显著(P＞0.05).胸腿肌的粗脂肪平均含量分别为1.95%和2.49%,胸肌显著低于腿肌(P＜0.01)并且在不同性别间表现为母鸡显著地高于公鸡(P＜0.01).胸腿肌的粗蛋白含量分别为25.6%和24.2%,差异都不显著(P＞0.05).腿肌干物质含量低于胸肌,灰份含量胸肌高于腿肌,但差异均不显著(P＞0.05).