一株PVYNTN-NW黑龙江马铃薯分离物的检测鉴定

 马铃薯Y病毒(Potato virus Y,PVY)是马铃薯、烟草等茄科作物上的重要病毒,在与寄主共同进化过程中产生了许多株系。本文从黑龙江马铃薯样品中得到PVY分离物A12。ELISA结果表明A12被PVY^O的单克隆抗体特异性识别。A12开放阅读框为9 186个核苷酸,编码3 061个氨基酸,与SYR-II-Be1分离物的核苷酸和氨基酸序列一致率均最高,分别为98.3%和99.2%。系统发育分析发现A12与PVY^NTN-NW株系SYR-II型的分离物聚类到一起;重组分析表明,A12是N-605和O_z的重组体,重组类型与SYR-II-Be1相同。综合以上结果表明,A12属于PVY^NTN-NW株系SYR-II型。但与常见PVY^NTN-NW株系分离物在珊西烟引起叶脉坏死不同,A12产生花叶症状。A12辅助成分-蛋白酶在182位和245位的氨基酸均为精氨酸,而其它PVY^NTN-NW株系分离物为赖氨酸。本研究结果可为黑龙江马铃薯PVY的早期检测和有效防控提供理论指导。     

Laboratory diagnosis of respiratory diseases of cattle

The authors describe the procedure of laboratory diagnosis for bovine respiratory diseases: direct diagnosis by isolation and for identification of bacteria or viruses and indirect diagnosis by serological methods. They specify the restraints and limits of this diagnosis and the significance results which are obtained and connected with knowledge of anamnestic information.     

江西福建部分地区猪群中布病血清学调查

为了解江西省及周边省份布病在猪群中的感染情况,本文应用微量凝集试验对主要来自江西省的831份猪血清样本,进行了布病血清学调查,结果831份血清样本中有37份阳性,阳性率4.45%;其中江西省586份血清中有25份阳性,阳性率4.26%;福建省245份血清中有12阳性,阳性率4.89%.说明江西省及周边地区猪群中存在布病的感染,阳性率在5%左右.     

Filamentous flexous particles and serologically related proteins of variable size associated with citrus psorosis and ringspot diseases

Filamentous flexous partic les of unusual morphology, previously associated with several ringspot isolates, were detected also in psorosis A and psorosis B isolates by serologically specific electron microscopy using an antiserum to citrus ringspot. Upon partial purification of six ringspot, six psorosis A, and three psorosis B isolates, a specific protein of 47 kDa was detected in most cases, but two isolates (one psorosis A and one ringspot) had a 46 and a 48 kDa-protein, respectively. These differences in molecular masses were observed when purification was done from different host species or from plants co-inoculated with two isolates differing by their protein size. The three types of protein were serologically related in Western blots. Our results indicate that a common virus with different strains may be involved in psorosis A, psorosis B, and ringspot diseases.     

Characterization of a potyvirus from eggplant (Solanum melongena) as a strain of potato virus Y by N-terminal serology and sequence relationships

A potyvirus (eggplant mottle virus, EMoV) causing mosaic mottling in eggplant ( Solanum melongena ) was characterized on the basis of biological, serological and partial nucleotide sequence properties. EMoV infected Chenopodium amaranticolor and members of the Solanaceae. Polyclonal antiserum against EMoV showed antigenic relationship with henbane mosaic potyvirus (HMV) and potato Y potyvirus (PVY). Virus-specific antibodies directed to the N-terminal region of EMoV cross-reacted only with PVY. Determination and comparison of nucleotide sequence of the coat protein (CP) and the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of EMoV with other potyviruses showed that the level of homology was highest with PVY isolates. Comparative sequence analyses of the CP amino acid and 3'-UTR sequences with distinct PVY isolates placed EMoV within the PVY^O subgroup.     

An outbreak of spinal neuronopathy of goat kids in Fiji

A newly recognised caprine neuropathy is described in which goat kids developed rapidly progressive neurologic signs in association with widespread spinal cord neuronal degeneration and active demyelination.     

Bacteraemia in man and animals: An overview

Bacteraemia signifies invasion of the bloodstream by bacteria. In most systemic infections in man and animals, bacteria enter the blood at some stage during the infection and are rapidly distributed throughout the body. A wide variety of organisms have been associated with bacteraemia. Prompt detection of the aetiological agents of bacteraemia is of prime importance in clinical microbiology. There are no defined recommendations for blood cultures in animals but both conventional and improved methods are available for detection of bacteraemia in man. The consequences of bacteraemia are as diverse as the potential aetiological agents. Monoclonal antibodies to the core glycolipid (lipid A) seems very promising for the treatment of bacteraemia and septic shock caused by Gram-negative bacteria in man and animals.     

Treatments that improve serological detection of potato viruses X,S, M and Y

Summary It was found that addition of an equal volume of 0.2% sodium sulphite or a mixture of sodium sulphite and sodium azide (both 0.2%) to expressed leaf sap improved serological detection of viruses and prevented non-specific reactions. Incubations of the preparations at 20–24°C gave better serological detectability than incubating at 10–12°C. If the sap was centrifuged, better results were subsequently obtained if centrifuging had been done at 4200 or 5900 g than at lower values.