通过病毒分离鉴定和基因检测首次发现虎流感

应用F81猫肾传代细胞，从高热、拒食和间有神经症状的死亡率病科中分离获得1株病毒，经形态学、理化学、生物学和血清学系统鉴定，证明为流感病毒。采用流感病毒核蛋白基因引物，对分离病毒及该虎病科进行RT－PCR扩增和序列分析，结果从分离病毒和虎病科中均扩增出与理论值大小相符的464bp基因片段；其序列与A、B、C3型流感病毒相比较，同源性分别为84．9％、35．0％、24．8％。由此说明，所分离病毒为A型流感病毒，命名为/蘧／哈尔滨（中国）／01／2002。用此分离病毒静脉接种于3月龄家猫3号，均出现与病虎相似的临床症状，其中1号耐过，2只死亡。死亡猫剖检变化与死虎相似，主要是呈肺炎病变，并可从病科中回收到所接种病毒。从此分离病毒为HA抗原，进行虎与猫血清的HI抗体检测，结果康复虎血清比其病初血清、康复猫血清比其接种前血清HI抗体均增高4倍以上，表明该病毒具有致病性，是引起该虎与试验猫发病甚至死亡的病原。     

鹅细小病毒HG5/82株的分离鉴定及生物学特性的研究

本研究通过对1982年黑龙江某鹅场发生的鹅细小病毒病疑似病例的肝病变组织病毒分离,进行回顾性研究.将肝脏加PBS研磨后,-70℃/37℃反复冻融三次,除菌过滤后接种12日龄鹅胚.发现病毒对鹅胚的致死时间为5～6 d,胚体体表有轻微出血点.鹅胚尿囊液经磷钨酸染色,可见具有典型特征的细小病毒粒子.将该病毒尿囊液在12日龄鹅胚中连续传16代,随着传代次数的增加,胚体多集中在3～4 d死亡.病毒传至第三代时死亡胚体头、颈、背部出现较为严重的出血点,体表有水肿.第五代病毒尿囊液(命名为HG5/82)对12日龄鹅胚的ELD50为10-5.92/0.1 mL.将20只12日龄雏鹅分为三个试验组和一个阴性对照组,各组分别接种鹅胚尿囊液104.92ELDso、103.92ELD50、102.92ELD50及生理盐水,发现雏鹅接种HG5/82后4 d出现轻微腹泻,随后恢复正常.用套式PCR检测雏鹅肛拭子病毒的体外排放情况.发现三个试验组在接种病毒后1～20 d用套式PCR均可检测到病毒.对照组及试验组接种后20～56d没有检测到病毒.将套式PCR产物进行序列测定并于参考毒株进行比较,表明该序列具有GPV相应区域的共同分子特征,与GPV参考毒株B的相应序列同源性达93.6%.本研究结果表明,该分离毒株为典型的鹅细小病毒(Goose Parvovirus,GPV),对雏鹅的致病力较弱.     

小水电科技发展领域的系统分析

该文用层次分析法(AHP)和德尔菲法(Delphi)相结合的系统分析法,对江西省上饶地区小水电科技发展领域分析模型作了探索,提出了小水电科技发展领域的优先度及重点,为“八五”、“九五”小水电科技规划的制定提供了依据,同时也为水利水电同行在科技规划中提供一点参考。     

改良热硼酸法高效提取苹果果实RNA

苹果果实、尤其是成熟期的果实中多糖和其他次生物质含量高,难以提取RNA。对此,在原热硼酸法的基础上进行了改进,通过添加提取辅助剂并根据辅助剂特性调整提取步骤,高效、稳定地从苹果果实、尤其是后期果实中提取到了高质量的RNA。所得RNA的A260/A230大于2.0,A260/A280为1.8-2.1,并且RNA产量高,其中前期果实RNA产率在13.40μg/g以上,后期果实RNA产率在7.02μg/g以上,完全可以满足RT-PCR、cDNA-AFLP等分子生物学实验的要求。     

饲粮中添加抗菌肽对肉鸭增重及血清尿素氮、总蛋白水平的影响

240只1日龄肉鸭随机成分4组,每组设3个重复,对照组用基础日粮,试验组在基础日粮上每千克分别添加1、2、3mL抗菌肽制剂。结果显示:1)2、3mL/kg添加量组增重效果显著(P<0.05),3mL/kg添加量组最佳;净肉率升高,达到显著水平(P<0.05),其中主要是胸肌率上升;腹脂率降低但差异不显著(P>0.05);料重比无显著变化(P>0.05)。2)血清总蛋白浓度差异不显著(P>0.05),但尿素氮浓度下降,2、3mL/kg添加量组达显著水平(P<0.05),3mL/kg添加量组最低。     

TOTAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION IN A FOAL

An 8-day-old Arabian-Morgan cross colt underwent cardiac evaluation. The foal was tachycardic, tachypneic, exercise intolerant and had a loud right-sided heart murmur and cyanotic mucous membranes. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection was diagnosed with echocardiography and confirmed at postmortem examination. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a very rare congenital cardiac abnormality that has not been reported before in the horse.     

Does matrix resistance influence Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris L. 1758) distribution in an urban landscape?

In determining isolation effects in fragmented populations, the landscape matrix is not often considered. Usually simple distance measures are used to quantify degree of isolation. We tested the effect of the matrix on the presence of red squirrels in 354 wooded patches in the Brussels Region, by comparing several isolation measures. These were 1) distance to the nearest source patch, 2) the Hanski-measure (a combination of distance to and size of all possible sources), 3) effective distances calculated from different least cost models using the ArcView grid extension ‘Cost Distance’ (a combination of distance and resistance of the landscape, with different resistances for different landscape types) and 4) some combinations of the Hanski-measure and the effective distances. Size and quality of the target patches were always included in the tests of the predictive power of different isolation measures on squirrel presence/absence. All variables examined (patch size, quality and isolation) significantly influenced squirrel presence. Models using the effective distances gave the best results. Models including the Hanski-measure improved significantly when Euclidean distance was replaced by effective distance, showing that parameterisation of matrix resistance added significant additional explanatory power when modelling squirrel presence. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Expression of IL-6 mRNA in endometrium with endometriosis

AIM: The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between interleukin-6 mRNA expression and endometriosis. METHODS: Using the rat model, IL-6 mRNA expression in the endometrium was examined by RT-PCR. RESULTS: The expression of IL-6 mRNA in control rats did not change at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after sham operation (P>0.05), but in model rats it gradually increased at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after endometriosis (P<0.01). The expression of IL-6 mRNA in uterine endometrium with endometriosis was lower than in endometriotic tissue, but higher than in endometrium from healthy controls. CONCLUSION: The IL-6 mRNA expression may contribute to the development of endometriosis . The increase in IL-6 mRNA expression may promote the implantation and growth of endometriotic tissue.