Factors governing the toxicity of putative synaptic transmitters and their analogues when injected into the haemocoel of adult male Lucilia sericata

Acetylocholine, arecoline, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl acetate, L-glutamic acid, L-4-methyl-eneglutamic acid, (±)-quisqualic acid, 4-aminobutyric acid, and dicrotophos were injected into the haemocoel of adult male Lucilia sericata. Large doses of the putative transmitters and their analogues were required for toxicity. The water soluble organo-phosphate dicrotophos was much more toxic than any of the other compounds. Electrophysiological experiments indicated that the putative transmitters were reaching their presumed site of action in the nervous system and that their toxicity could be correlated with the intensity and duration of their effect at this site. Biochemical measurements of the rate of loss of the putative transmitters from the haemolymph indicate that, in vivo, the test insect possesses efficient mechanisms for removing these compounds from the system being studied. It is concluded that the low toxicity of the putative transmitters, which are presumed to interact reversibly with post synaptic receptor sites, may be largely due to their rapid removal from the system, resulting in a rapid fall in concentration at the receptor site.     

Isolation,Identification and Complete Genomic Sequence Analysis of Goose Astrovirus

From October 2017 to May 2019, 67 samples of typical goslings gout were collected from Guangdong, Sichuan, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Liaoning provinces and other vast goose-raising areas in China. The results showed that goose astrovirus was detected in all samples and about 94.03% of the samples were infected by two different kinds of goose astrovirus. The pathogenicity of goose astrovirus FLX variant strain (named SCCD) which could stably proliferate in goose embryos and kill 10-day-old goose embryos was more virulent than goose astrovirus FLX strain. The new type of goose astrovirus strain (named SDPD) could't stably proliferate in goose embryos and SPF chicken embryos. The whole genome nucleotides homology of goose astrovirus FLX strain with goose astrovirus SCCD strain and the new type goose astrovirus SDPD strain were 89.7% and 58.1%, the amino acids homology of ORF1b gene were 98.4% and 61.0%, the amino acids homology of ORF2 gene were 81.0% and 42.5%, respectively. The newly isolated goose astrovirus strains were inoculated into 1-day-old healthy goslings, the results showed that although the goose astrovirus SCCD strain and the new type goose astrovirus SDPD strain could cause the death of goslings and the changes of hepatitis, kidney swelling and weight loss, none of the goslings showed typical gout characteristics (urate deposition in the organs of the body), however, 44% of goslings were characterized with typical gout which was consistent with the symptoms of natural disease after coinfected by the two goose astrovirus strains. Therefore, the pathogenic agents of goslings gout may be two different kinds of goose astrovirus, namely the new type of goose astrovirus and the variant of goose astrovirus FLX.     

Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Chicken and Swine Farms in Jiangsu Province

The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes of Campylobacter spp. isolated from chicken and swine farms in Jiangsu Province. Campylobacter spp. were isolated and identified from two hundred and fifty fecal samples collected from twenty-five animal farms in Jiangsu Province. Campylobacter strains were tested for the antimicrobial susceptibility against to 9 kinds of antimicrobial agents by using an agar dilution method. Eight virulence genes (cdtB, cadF, htrB, clpP, csrA, wlaN, cstⅡ, and cgtB) were detected by polymerase chain reaction. Ninety-three Campylobacter strains were isolated and identified from 250 samples, including 45 C. jejuni strains and 48 C. coli strains. The highest percentage of antimicrobial resistance was found for nalidixic acid (80.0%), tetracycline (71.1%) and ciprofloxacin (66.7%) in C. jejuni isolates. The C. coli isolates were most frequently resistant to erythromycin (87.5%), nalidixic acid (79.2%) and azithromycin (72.9%). Moreover, the multi-drug resistance (resistance to three or more antimicrobial classes) was common among Campylobacter isolates with a rate of 67.7%. On the other hand, the 93 Campylobacter strains showed a wide variation for the presence of the 8 virulence genes, cdtB and cadF were positive for all isolates,while htrB, clpP, csrA, wlaN, cstⅡ and cgtB was 97.8%, 76.3%, 18.3%, 5.4%, 2.2%, and 0%, respectively. The results indicated that the multiple drug resistance of Campylobacter strains from animal origin was relatively serious. In addition, the virulence-associated genes were detected widely among Campylobacter strains.     

Metabolism of choline in the rhizosphere and its possible influence on plant growth

The addition of choline chloride (1 mM ) to the rooting medium of Zea mays seedlings as well as enhancing salt tolerance, caused the pH of the medium to drop rapidly by 1.5 to 2.0 pH units in 24 h. This compares with a drop of 0.2 to 0.3 pH units in the presence of NH₄⁺ under equivalent conditions. In pot experiments choline treatment promoted the growth of maize and other species under alkaline conditions more effectively than NH₄⁺. The acidification of the root medium was due to choline catabolism by bacteria, characterised as a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens, introduced into the medium by the seedling roots. Choline is probably metabolised by the organism via betaine aldehyde and betaine to sarcosine. The acidification step is associated with the oxidation of betaine aldehyde to betaine. The possible role of rhizosphere pH changes and the modification of plant metabolism by chemicals found in the soil are discussed in relation to plant growth under natural conditions.     

农业机械选型系统的研究

应用模糊数学的综合评判方法,将农业机器的技术、经济、使用条件和使用要求有机地结合在一起,提出了较为理想的农业机械选型系统,为农业机械的定量化选型提供了依据。     

Development Of A Scoring System For The Veterinary Trauma Patient

An animal trauma triage (ATT) scoring system was devised to provide stratification of veterinary trauma patient populations based upon severity of injury. A retrospective population of 101 trauma patients and a prospective population of 88 patients were used to evaluate the predictive power of the ATT scoring system for survival seven days after initial presentation of the emergency service. In Both groups, the mean ATT score for survivors was significantly lower than the mean ATT score for non-survivors. In a logistic regression mode, the ATT score was found to be a significant predictor of the likelihood of survival seven days after initial presentation for both populartions. Each point increase in the ATT score resulted in a 2.3–2.6 times decreased likelihood of survival. The ATT scoring system is a useful objective classification scheme for predicting the likelihood to survive a traumatic incident and can serve as prototype for severity of injuroy scoring systems for the veterinary trauma patient.     

黄牛正常胆囊及牛黄胆囊组织学观察

对111份正常黄牛及12份天然牛黄牛的胆囊,进行了组织学光镜观察。结果发现,在正常情况下黄牛胆囊即有轻度水肿、炎细胞浸润的胆囊炎病变;牛黄胆囊均有囊壁增厚、炎细胞的显浸润、粘液浆液腺显著增生的慢性胆囊炎。同时胆汁很少,极度粘稠。此外本文对胆囊病变与成黄的关系作了分析。