Exploring the limitations of pathophysiological indicators used for targeted selective treatment in sheep experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus

Identifying which sheep to treat as part of a Targeted Selective Treatment approach to gastro-intestinal nematode control relies entirely on the efficacy of the indicators. Indicators such as FAMACHA© (anaemia), DISCO (diarrhea) and reductions in weight gains were designed specifically to reflect those sheep experiencing symptomatic consequences of infection. Using the gastro-intestinal nematode Haemonchus contortus as a model species, this study explored the utility and sensitivity of these indicators under controlled experimental conditions on 63 adult sheep. The potential effect of sheep with different H. contortus resistance phenotypes on indicator efficacy was compared in three different phenotypes, i.e. high (Blackbelly females), medium (Blackbelly rams) and low resistance (Romane rams). The potential effect of the H. contortus isolate on indicator efficacy was also explored by using four different isolates, with varying anthelmintic resistance capacities, to infect the sheep. We limited the study to the first month of infection to evaluate the interest of these indicators as an early predictive means for controlling infection. The pathophysiological indicators FAMACHA© and DISCO do not reflect infection intensity based on Faecal Egg Counts, nor do reductions in weight gains. FAMACHA© was however a good indicator of anaemia with strong correlations to haematocrit. There was little agreement among the three indicators to identify the same animals in need of treatment and even combining them did not increase their predictive value of infection intensity or relative host damage from infection. The indicator sensitivity was influenced by the H. contortus isolate and sheep resistance phenotype in which they were tested. One isolate was poorly infective but induced high levels of anaemia (FAMACHA©) and diarrhea (DISCO) compared to the three others. The FAMACHA© and DISCO had higher values in the sheep group with a medium resistance phenotype (Blackbelly rams) indicating higher levels of damage compared to the high and low resistance phenotypes. We conclude that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to the use of indicators for Targeted Selective Treatment and the indicators should be calibrated to farm-specific conditions to increase their efficacy.     

The Importance of the Bolivian Wild Potato Species in Breeding for Globodera pallida Resistance

Screening for resistance to the potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, in potatoes from. Bolivia, was carried out in 1983 and 1984, using a mixture of four nematode populations representing pathotypes Pa₁, Pa₂ and Pa₃ From the 66 accessions of 17 species and subspecies evaluated, highly resistant genotypes were identified in 21 accessions from seven species. All had Pf/Pi values of 2 or less, whereas the susceptible control, Solanum tuberosum cv. ‘Disiree’ had Pf/Pi values of more than 2G in both tests. Two diploid wild species, S. brevicaule and S. leptophyes, showed the best resistant. The geographical distributional of resistant populations and the evolution of resistance in wild potato populations are discussed.     

Suppression of pine wilt disease by an antibacterial agent,oxolinic acid

BACKGROUND: Pine wilt disease (PWD) is very complex and has been reported to be caused by pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Buhrer) Nickle, and its accompanying bacteria. However, there is no report on the control of PWD by antibacterial agent. The present study was performed to investigate disease control efficacy of antibacterial agents against PWD. RESULTS: Among six antibacterial antibiotics tested, oxolinic acid (OA) showed the strongest antibacterial activity against five bacteria isolated from three strains of pine wood nematode. In in vivo assay, it effectively suppressed the development of PWD in three‐year‐old seedlings of Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc.; it showed 71% control when injected at 3 mg per seedling. A mixture of OA and the nematicidal agent abamectin (Ab) showed higher disease control efficacy against PWD than either OA or Ab alone. In addition, OA alone and a mixture of OA and Ab also controlled PWD in approximately 20‐year‐old pine trees under field conditions. CONCLUSION: This is the first report on the suppression of PWD by OA. The result strongly indicates that PWD could be controlled by antibacterial antibiotic alone and a combination of antibacterial and nematicidal agents. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

昆虫病原线虫的贮存和剂型研究进展

阐述了昆虫病原线虫的贮存原理,介绍业已建立的昆虫病原线虫贮存方法及其优缺点,影响昆虫病原线虫贮存效果的主要因素,并讨论了昆虫病原线虫剂型制备方法。     

水肥耦合对香蕉园土壤线虫群落结构及多样性的影响

以海南香蕉种植区为例,研究了水肥一体化条件下,不同水肥用量（低肥：每株香蕉施尿素400 g、磷酸二氢钾256 g、氯化钾1024 g;高肥：每株香蕉施尿素500 g、磷酸二氢钾320 g、氯化钾1280 g;低水：3800 L/株,高水：4750 L/株）对土壤线虫群落结构及多样性的影响。4个取样时期低肥低水（A）、低肥高水（B）、高肥低水（C）和高肥高水（D）4个处理的线虫总数、食细菌线虫数量、食真菌线虫数量、植物寄生线虫数量和捕食/杂食线虫数量均存在显著差异（P＜0.01）。本试验田中共鉴定出土壤线虫22科34属,其中巴兹尔属（Basiria）和针属（Paratylenchus）为优势属。单增加施肥量显著增加了植物寄生线虫数量和捕食/杂食线虫数量,同时增加施肥量和灌水量显著增加了线虫总数、食细菌线虫数量和食真菌线虫数量。从整个生育期来看,线虫总数和4个线虫营养类群的数量在苗期均较低,抽蕾期和成熟期均较高。4个取样时期A、B、C和D4个处理的多样性指数（Shannon diversity,H′）、自由生活线虫成熟度指数（Maturity index,MI）、通道指数（Channel ratio,NCR）、Wasilewska指数（Wasilewska index,WI）和富集指数（Enrichment index,EI）均存在显著差异（P＜0.01）。单增加灌水量显著增加了结构指数（Structure index,SI）和EI指数,单增加施肥量显著增加了H′和NCR指数,同时增加施肥量和灌水量显著增加了植物寄生线虫成熟度指数（plant parasite index,PPI）。从整个生育期来看,苗期的H′、NCR、SI和EI指数较高,营养生长期的MI和WI指数较高,抽蕾期的优势度指数（dominance index,λ）较高,成熟期的PPI指数较高。该研究结果表明,土壤线虫群落结构的变化很好地反映土壤水肥的变化状况,土壤线虫可作为施肥和灌溉过程中土壤质量变化的生物学指标。     

野生番茄LA2157中热稳定抗根结线虫基因Mi-9候选基因的分离与过表达载体构建

根结线虫是番茄上的重要土传病害,选育抗根结线虫品种是最有效的防治方法,但是目前转育到栽培番茄中的抗根结线虫基因Mi-1在土温高于28℃时就丧失了抗性。本试验利用热稳定抗根结线虫野生番茄材料LA2157,根据Mi-1基因的序列信息,对其中热稳定抗根结线虫Mi-9基因进行同源克隆,在LA2157中共获得2个候选基因片段;通过In-Fusion克隆技术,将候选基因与过表达载体p BI121进行连接,经电泳检测和测序分析,最终构建Mi-9候选基因的过表达重组载体。     

松材线虫病检疫检验取样方法的研究

对24个样本分别采用木条（10g)和0.6cm钻头钻取的木屑（10g)作为分离材料进行线虫分离，利用方差分析的方法对线虫分离结果进行分析，其差异不显著，两种取样方法对线虫检验的结果没有影响，对19个样本分别采用木条（10g)和用1cm的钻头钻取的木屑（10g和5g)3种分离材料进行线虫分离，同样利用方差分析对虫分离结果进行分析，其差异也不显著，3种分离材料对线虫检验结果同样没有影响。因此，利用电钻取样是可行的，这种方法快速简便，易于推广应用。     

河北省长针线虫新纪录种松长针线虫Longidorus pinus Xu,Ye,Wang&Zhao的形态与分子鉴定

2018 年,在河北省保定市园林植物紫荆（Cercis chinensis）根围分离到一种长针线虫。经形态 学观察和 28S rDNA D2D3 区序列分析,将其鉴定为松长针线虫（Longidorus pinus Xu, Ye, Wang & Zhao）。 其雌虫主要形态特征为：雌虫体长 3 048~3 464 μm,唇区明显缢缩,宽 9.5~10.5 μm,侧器囊袋状,齿尖 针长 66.0~69.5 μm,导环距体前端 27.5~30.0 μm,尾长 31~33 μm,短圆锥形,尾长与肛门处体宽比值＝ 1.5~1.6。松长针线虫河北种群 28S rDNA D2D3 区与 GenBank 数据库的山西种群进行序列比对,相似性为 99.2%~99.9%。松长针线虫是河北省长针线虫新纪录种。紫荆是松长针线虫的新寄主。     

一种植物新病害——通关藤根结线虫病鉴定

2013年在云南省蒙自市水田乡采集到的通关藤[Marsdenia tenacissima（Roxb.）Wight et Am] 样品中,发现其感染根结线虫病。对发病植株进行症状的观察与描述,同时根据线虫各虫态形态、雌虫会阴花纹观察,酯酶和苹果酸脱氢酶电泳检测及SCAR分析,对病原进行了鉴定。感病植株地上部叶片发黄,植株矮小;地下部根部分肿大,形成根结。通过鉴定得出该病的的病原为南方根结线虫[Meloidogyne incognita（Kofoid and White,1919）Chitwood,1949]。这是首次在通关藤上发现根结线虫病。     

Effect of a single dry season anthelmintic treatment of N'Dama cattle on communal pastures in The Gambia

The effect of a single anthelmintic treatment of cattle during the early dry season was studied. One hundred and sixty-six N'Dama cattle, 1–3 years old, were selected from five herds. There were 65 males and 101 females divided into two groups of 83 animals each. One group was treated with fenbendazole at 7.5 mg/kg body weight by mouth in November 1992; the other group remained as the untreated control. At monthly intervals from November 1992 to April 1993, each animal was weighed and the number of eggs/g of faeces (epg) was determined. The infective larvae (L3) were examined following culture of pooled samples from each group of animals. In April 1993, 6 animals (3 treated and 3 controls) from the herds under study were necropsied. The difference in the weight gains (4.6 kg) of the two groups was highly significant (p<0.0001). The difference in the weight gains and the epg between the treated and control groups was influenced by the age of the animals. Of the treated animals, one contained no nematodes, one contained only 25Oesophagostomum radiatum, and the third contained 25Cooperia L4. The three untreated animals were all infected. It was concluded that the treatment in early dry season, with an anthelmintic effective against both adults and larvae, led to a significant reduction in egg counts, to elimination of adults and hypobiotic larvae and, consequently, to an increase in the body weight gain by the treated animals.