乐都山羊红细胞钾型的研究

采用火焰光度法对７５只乐都山羊的红细胞钾型进行了调查研究。结果发现：①按红细胞钾浓度，乐都山羊有高钾和低钾两种表型，以高钾为优势表型（８８％）；②高钾型山羊的红细胞钾浓度在４３．５９￣８１．３０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ之间，低钾型的在９．３７￣２１．２１ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ之间；③Ｋ＾ｈ和Ｋ＾Ｌ等位基因频率分别为０．９３８７和０．０６１９，基因杂合度为０．１１６１。     

Impact of source tissue and ex vivo expansion on the characterization of goat mesenchymal stem cells

Background

There is considerable interest in using goats as models for genetically engineering dairy animals and also for using stem cells as therapeutics for bone and cartilage repair. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been isolated and characterized from various species, but are poorly characterized in goats.

Results

Goat MSCs isolated from bone marrow (BM-MSCs) and adipose tissue (ASCs) have the ability to undergo osteogenic, adipogenic and chondrogenic differentiation. Cytochemical staining and gene expression analysis show that ASCs have a greater capacity for adipogenic differentiation compared to BM-MSCs and fibroblasts. Different methods of inducing adipogenesis also affect the extent and profile of adipogenic differentiation in MSCs. Goat fibroblasts were not capable of osteogenesis, hence distinguishing them from the MSCs. Goat MSCs and fibroblasts express CD90, CD105, CD73 but not CD45, and exhibit cytoplasmic localization of OCT4 protein. Goat MSCs can be stably transfected by Nucleofection, but, as evidenced by colony-forming efficiency (CFE), yield significantly different levels of progenitor cells that are robust enough to proliferate into colonies of integrants following G418 selection. BM-MSCs expanded over increasing passages in vitro maintained karyotypic stability up to 20 passages in culture, exhibited an increase in adipogenic differentiation and CFE, but showed altered morphology and amenability to genetic modification by selection.

Conclusions

Our findings provide characterization information on goat MSCs, and show that there can be significant differences between MSCs isolated from different tissues and from within the same tissue. Fibroblasts do not exhibit trilineage differentiation potential at the same capacity as MSCs, making it a more reliable method for distinguishing MSCs from fibroblasts, compared to cell surface marker expression.

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/2049-1891-6-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

安徽牧草资源多样性

通过大量的实地调查和文献整理,初步查清了安徽牧草资源约有255种、2亚种、11变种,隶属于34科156属。根据粗蛋白和粗脂肪在干物质中的含量、有机物质消化率、抗性等方面的指标,对安徽现有重要优质牧草作了初步评述。同时,还对安徽开发利用牧草资源的有利条件,如优越的自然条件、优质牧草物种多样性丰富、抗性和兼用型种质资源丰富等方面作了初步分析。     

In vitro antimycoplasmal activity of six Jordanian medicinal plants against three Mycoplasma species

The in vitro effect of six Jordanian traditional medicine plant methanolic extracts were tested against 32 isolates of Mycoplasma species; Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides LC (6), Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum (8) and M. putrefaciens (18), all isolated from either nasal swabs or milk, from sheep and goats in different regions in Jordan. All Mycoplasma species showed susceptibility to Artemisia herba-alba and Artemisia arborescens with MIC ranges from 3.125–12.5 mg/ml. Allium sativum and Punica grantum showed limited activity against some Mycoplasma isolates. Olea europea and Citrullus colocynthis showed no in vitro activity against any of the Mycoplasma species tested. Artemisia herba-alba and Artemisia arborescens may therefore be useful for the treatment of mycoplasma infections. The authors are British Civil Servants and as such their work is subject to British Crown Copyright. This means the exclusive copyright for the article cannot be transferred.     

胰岛素样生长因子Ⅰ基因第1内含子微卫星多态性对山西白猪体重和体尺性状的影响

试验检测了山西白猪174个个体胰岛素样生长因子-Ⅰ(insulin-like growth factor Ⅰ,IGF-Ⅰ)基因第1内含子以CA为核心重复序列的微卫星座位的多态性,并利用单变量动物模型分析了多态位点对山西白猪不同阶段体重和体尺性状的影响。结果表明,在该座位上,共检测到6个等位基因,分别为198、202、204、206、208和210 bp,表现出CA重复数较低的等位基因198和202 bp频率较高,分别为0.2759和0.2385;CA重复数较高的等位基因208 bp频率较低,为0.0747;共检测到12种基因型,纯合子频率较高,均大于0.010(208/208 bp类型除外);而杂合子个体频率都较低,为0.017。统计分析结果表明,IGF-Ⅰ基因型对山西白猪群体的初生重、断奶重、6月龄体重和体高、体长、胸围、背膘厚等性状有显著影响(P＜0.05)。204/204 bp基因型个体不同生长阶段体重高于其他类型个体,而6月龄活体背膘厚又显著低于其他类型个体,符合中国当前猪育种方向,在选育中应优先选留。     

安徽淮北地区农田水资源调控模式研究

淮北地区存在水旱灾害频繁、水资源供需矛盾突出及其开发利用不合理等方面的问题。根据该地区自然条件、降水、土壤、水文地质、水资源条件、农业生产特征和社会经济条件等差异,全区划分为北部、中部和南部3个研究分区,提出北部“以蓄为主、以蓄促补”,中部“蓄泄兼筹、补排相顾、以蓄为主、适度排泄”,南部“以排为主,蓄、引、提相结合,洪、涝、渍、旱综合治理”的分区农田水资源调控模式。这对该区农田水利的发展具有重要的参考价值。     

The Complete Nucleotide Sequence of a Japanese Isolate of White clover mosaic virus Strain RC

The complete nucleotide sequence was determined for genomic RNA of White clover mosaic virus (WClMV-RC) isolated from red clover (Trifolium pratense) in Japan, It is 5843 nucleotides in length, excluding the poly(A) tail at the 3' terminus. Similar to other potexviruses, it contains five open reading frames (ORFs 1 through 5), which putatively encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) (147 kDa), a triple gene block (TGB) (26 kDa/13 kDa/7 kDa), and a coat protein (CP) (22 kDa), respectively. The deduced amino acid sequence of the WClMV-RC CP was identical to that of WClMV-O, one of two New Zealand isolates, but only 85% identical to that of WClMV-M, the other New Zealand isolate, because of heterogeneity in the C-termini of CP amino acid sequences. The implication of this CP heterogeneity is discussed. Received 30 August 2001/ Accepted in revised form 11 January 2002     

几种药剂防治白萝卜蚜虫、烟粉虱试验效果

为探索防治白萝卜蚜虫、烟粉虱安全高效的药剂,减少农药用量,降低残留,使生产的白萝卜符合出口国要求,我们选择了几种药剂防治白萝卜蚜虫、烟粉虱的药剂,进行了田间试验。试验表明,在蚜虫、烟粉虱混合发生初期,用10%吡虫啉可湿性粉剂15g/667m2,其药后5d、7d对蚜虫校正防效达到97.8%、95.8%;用1%除虫菊素-苦参碱微囊悬浮剂75mL/667m2,其药后5d、7d对烟粉虱校正防效达到73.9%、78.2%,在生产上应每隔7d用药1次,连用2次。以上2种药剂对白萝卜安全且有较好的防治效果。     

安徽省旅游产业供给水平测度与评价

２０００—２０１５年安徽省旅游产业供给水平呈直线上升趋势,由－１８．５０６增至１６．７０５.根据供给水平增幅大小及支撑产业与保障产业的对比关系,安徽省旅游产业供给水平可划分为缓慢提升(２０００—２００２年)、快速提升(２００３—２００９年)、稳步提升(２０１０—２０１５年)三个阶段,分别起到支撑产业引领、保障产业全面发展、支撑产业稳步完善的作用.安徽省旅游产业供给水平内部各因素的影响力大小不一,可从完善旅游核心产业的发展,加大对环境、投资等支撑产业的发展力度等方面进行优化.     

Effects of inbreeding on nodal root system morphology and architecture of white clover (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Trifolium repens</Emphasis> L.)

Plants of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) cultivar Crau, a self-fertile Crau genotype, and nine generations of inbred progeny were raised in sand culture in a glasshouse experiment. Digital images of the root systems were made and root morphological characteristics were determined on all the plants. Root architectural parameters were measured on the Crau parent and the S₁, S₄, S₆, and S₉ inbred lines. The clover roots became shorter and thicker with inbreeding but the number of root tips per plant was unchanged. Root architecture (branching pattern) was largely unaffected by inbreeding. It is concluded that inbreeding white clover will lead to shorter, thicker roots, and reduced nutrient uptake efficiency compared with the parent clover. The degree to which these deleterious traits are overcome during the development of F₁ hybrids needs to be determined.