Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in enteric Escherichia coli from domestic pets and assessment of associated risk markers using a generalized linear mixed model

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health problem, which is caused by the use of antimicrobials in both human and animal medical practice. The objectives of the present cross-sectional study were as follows: (1) to determine the prevalence of resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from the feces of pets from the Porto region of Portugal against 19 antimicrobial agents and (2) to assess the individual, clinical and environmental characteristics associated with each pet as risk markers for the AMR of the E. coli isolates.     

南阳牛分子标记研究进展

分子标记技术的开发利用在家畜育种中起着越来越重要的作用.南阳黄牛是中国地方良种黄牛之一.近些年来,已在DNA水平上对南阳牛进行了大量的研究,涉及到南阳牛的分子群体遗传特征及起源进化、经济性状分子遗传标记及相关功能基因多态性研究等.本文对南阳牛分子标记研究方面的成就作了综述,以便促进南阳牛的保护、利用和发展.使传统育种和分子标记辅助选择相结合,推动了南阳牛的育种进程.     

利用微卫星标记对宁强矮马和蒙古马遗传多样性的研究

通过8个微卫星位点的多态性检测对宁强矮马和蒙古马共83个个体进行了遗传多样性分析。计算各微卫星位点的等位基因频率、有效等位基因数(Ne)、多态信息含量(PIC)、杂合度(H)和F统计量。结果表明:8个微卫星座位中HMS2变异最大,HTG6变异最小;蒙古马的Ne、PIC、H的平均值均高于宁强马;总群体的平均遗传分化系数Fst为0.017(P<0.01),群体内近交系数Fis为0.171(P<0.01)。说明蒙古马和宁强矮马虽外形和性能上有很大差异,但在品种形成和进化上有着较近的遗传关系。     

广州桑树植原体分子检测及多样性初探

采用植原体16S-23S rDNA区段的通用引物对P1/P7和巢式引物对Rm16F2/Rm16R1,建立了快速准确的桑树植原体巢式PCR检测技术。对广州的两个桑树品种资源圃中的部分桑树品种进行了植原体分子检测,结果在两个资源圃中均发现有植原体存在。对巢式PCR的扩增产物(16S rDNA片段)进行了限制性片断长度多态性(RFLP)分析,显示出3种RFLP带型,暗示桑树植原体存在多样性。对所得植原体16S rDNA片段进行序列测定,并与其它植物植原体作亲缘关系分析,结果表明该植原体的16S rDNA序列与其它植物病原植原体之间的同源性为83.3%~99.9%,并初步判断所检测到的桑树植原体属于16S rI组。     

基于SSR标记的苜蓿种质资源遗传多样性与群体结构分析

种质资源遗传多样性和群体结构的分析是进行复杂性状关联分析的前提条件.从140对SSR引物中筛选到16对多态性引物,对82份苜蓿(Medicago spp.)材料进行遗传多样性与群体结构分析.结果表明;16对SSR引物共检测出190个等位变异,平均11.88个;多态性比率66.67％～100％,平均为83.05％;基因多样性为0.1447～0.3637,平均为0.2577;PIC为0.0079～0.9432,平均为0.5501.群体结构分析表明,当K=5时△K最大,即82份苜蓿材料可划分为5个类群,其中75.61％的种质遗传组分相对比较单一,24.39％的种质遗传背景比较复杂.苜蓿种质资源遗传多样性丰富,群体结构的划分与种质的来源不完全相关.     

黄羽肉鸡ACSL1基因多态性与腹脂性状的相关性研究

长链酯酰辅酶A合成酶(ACSLs)是长链脂肪酸通过硫代酯化进而合成酰基辅酶A衍生物所必需的酶,也是脂肪酸代谢的第一步.哺乳动物ACSL家族由ACSL1、ACSL3、ACSL4、ACSL5和ACSL65个不同的成员组成,ACSL1是主要的异构体之一.为探讨黄羽肉鸡ACSL1基因作为腹脂性状分子标记的可行性,本实验采用PC...     

西藏拉萨地区5000a来古气候古环境变迁

根据西藏拉萨桑达第四系剖面的研究,采用植硅体、分子化石等气候待用指标,并配以TL测年,探讨了拉萨地区5000a来气候及环境变迁.结果表明:1)在5.889Ka.BP-2.3 Ka.BP,植硅体形态类型为齿形-平滑棒型、石屑型、网脊块状,反映的植被景观为森林-草原景观,气候温凉;C27+C29/C31+C33值>1,木本...     

家蚕地方品种线粒体基因组A+T丰富区的序列及分子进化分析

为了研究家蚕线粒体基因组A+T丰富区的结构和家蚕品种的进化,用PCR方法扩增了12个家蚕(Bombyxmori)地方品种线粒体基因组A+T丰富区及其侧翼序列,分离纯化后克隆到pMD18-T载体进行测序。序列分析表明,克隆片段长度约1.1 kb,基因排列顺序与C108线粒体相同,依次为12S rRNA基因3′端、A+T丰富区、tRNAMet、tRNAIle、tRNAGln和ND2基因5′端,在tRNAGln和ND2基因之间有47 bp的非编码区。以日本野桑蚕(Bombyxmandarina)为外群,用Phylip软件包构建了基于12个家蚕品种线粒体基因组A+T丰富区序列的NJ进化树。结果显示,甘肃种单独聚为一群,其进化早于其它11个品种聚成的类群,说明甘肃种是供试家蚕品种中进化最早的品种。这一结果在分子水平上为黄河流域是家蚕品种的发祥地之一提供了证据,也进一步支持了家蚕品种的中国起源说。对A+T丰富区及其侧翼基因的结构分析表明,家蚕线粒体12S rRNA和ND2基因都十分保守,14个品种统计只分别发生1个和2个碱基转换;A+T丰富区中(A+T)比例高达94.9%以上,第27 nt开始有1个T-串结构,长度为16~19 bp不等;同时还根据3个tRNA基因的核苷酸序列推定了其二级结构。     

Genotypic diversity and migration of clonal lineages of Botrytis cinerea from chickpea fields of Bangladesh inferred by microsatellite markers

An analysis of allelic diversity at nine microsatellite loci provided an insight into the population structure of Botrytis cinerea from four fields (sampled in 2003 and 2004) that represented important regional locations for chickpea production in Bangladesh. Although three populations were limited by sample size after clone‐correction, a total of 51 alleles were amplified among 146 B. cinerea isolates from Bangladesh, which revealed a high amount of within‐population and overall genetic diversity (H_S = 0·48 and H_T = 0·54, respectively). The percentage of maximal genotypic diversity (G) ranged between populations (G = 23–40), with a total of 69 haplotypes detected (G = 25). Bayesian cluster analysis depicted two major clusters distributed among the four Bangladesh populations, indicating population admixture from two origins that have spread throughout these regions. Genotype flow between regions was detected and indicated the spread of clonal lineages, consistent with relatively low differentiation among the four populations (mean G_ST = 0·1, P < 0·05). These results highlighted the potential threat of host resistance breakdown as a result of considerable genetic diversity, genotype flow and the evolutionary potential of B. cinerea.     

Genetic analysis of resistance in barley to barley yellow dwarf virus

The inheritance of resistance to barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) was studied in the selected 24 spring and winter barley cultivars that showed a high or intermediate resistance level in 1994‐97 field infection tests. The polymerase chain reaction diagnostic markers YLM and Ylp were used to identify the resistance gene Yd2. The presence of the Yd2 gene was detected with both markers in all the resistant spring barley cultivars and lines from the CIMMYT/ICARDA BYDV nurseries. The results of field tests and genetic analyses in winter barley corresponded with marker analyses only when the Ylp marker was used. Genes non‐allelic with Yd2 were detected by genetic analyses and the Ylp marker in moderately resistant spring barley cultivars ‘Malvaz’, ‘Atribut’ and ‘Madras’, and in the winter barley cultivars ‘Perry’ and ‘Sigra’. Significant levels of resistance to BYDV were obtained by combining the resistance gene Yd2 with genes detected in moderately resistant cultivars. The utilization of analysed resistance sources in barley breeding is discussed.