Characterization of the goldfish fecal microflora by the fluorescent in situ hybridization method

ABSTRACT:   Bacterial populations in goldfish feces were characterized by the fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) method. A total of nine different group-specific rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes were used. Approximately half of the microbial cells (57.8 ± 16.7%) were detected with a probe EUB338 and found to be bacteria. The microbial cells in 33–35 of the 35 samples from five specimens strongly hybridized with probes ALF1b, BET42a and GAM42a, suggesting that goldfish intestinal bacteria are mainly composed of α, β and γ-subclasses of Proteobacteria. The fact that a probe AER66 reacted with 25.6 ± 14.2% of the total microbial cells in all 35 samples, demonstrated that genus Aeromonas was the dominant species in the goldfish intestines. Genus Bacteroides including Bacteroides type A detected with a probe BAC303 was observed in 15 of 35 samples while other taxonomic groups determined with HGC69a, CF39a and P72 were detected in 6–11 of 35 samples. These results strongly suggest that Bacteroides shows the greatest daily fluctuation and interindividual variation in the intestines of goldfish. Moreover, the FISH method was proven to be useful for rapid enumeration of taxonomic groups of fish intestinal bacteria.     

Histochemical properties of skeletal muscles in Japanese cattle and their meat production ability

The compositional characteristics of the three basic types of myofiber, namely type I (slow‐twitch oxidative), type IIA (fast‐twitch oxidative glycolytic) and type IIB (fast‐twitch glycolytic), are clarified in the skeletal muscles of Japanese Black cattle. The myofiber composition, which is characteristic of the muscles of Japanese Black cattle, markedly changes during their growth, when some type IIA myofibers are transformed into type I or IIB, depending on the different muscles. Independent of these changes with growth, inter‐ and intramuscular variations of myofiber type distribution is evident. The small extensor muscles in deep regions around bone contain a lot of type I myofibers, whereas the large muscles at surface regions have many type II myofibers. Japanese Black cattle have typical white muscles such as the Longissimus thoracis and Semitendinosus, containing half the myofibers as red (type I + IIA). The muscles of Japanese Black cattle show a tendency to contain a higher percentage of type I myofibers than other breeds over an intrabreed variation of the myofiber type composition. In the big muscles such as the Longissimus thoracis and Biceps femoris, a great diversity of myofiber type composition is observed among the different regions. When fattened, heifers produce Longissimus thoracis and Biceps femoris muscles of smaller weight than steers, but in heifers the myofiber size in each type is rather larger. In the Psoas major, Vastus lateralis and Serratus ventralis muscles, heifers contain a higher frequency of red (type I + IIA) myofibers with no differences in myofiber size. Among the several muscles of fattened Japanese Black steers, the percentage distribution of type I myofibers has a positive correlation with the percentage amount of intramuscular fat. From these results, the high potential of Japanese Black cattle to produce marbled beef could be based on the histochemical properties of myofibers in their skeletal muscles.     

Sequencing, Polymorphism and Expression Profile Analysis of Porcine Hexokinase Ⅱ (HK2) Gene

Hexokinase Ⅱ has been demonstrated to play the role of a key enzyme member in the glycolysis reaction. It catalyzes the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, thus committing glucose to the glycolytic pathway. In this paper, the partial exons and introns 10, 11, 13 and 14 of the porcine HK2 gene were cloned and sequenced by comparative genomics.Comparative sequencing of three pig breeds revealed ten putative single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), one of which in intron 10 with differing bases (G981A) is within the restriction site for enzyme Msp Ⅰ. Distribution of Msp Ⅰ -RFLP genotype and allele frequencies among different pig breeds were studied. By association analysis between Msp Ⅰ PCR-RFLP polymorphism (AA, AB, BB genotypes of HK2 gene intron 10) and some meat quality and carcass traits in F2 group,which was constructed by our laboratory, a significant difference of pig average backfat at rump was found between AB and BB genotypes (P ＜ 0 05) in F2 group. In addition, the pattern of expression of HK2 in a variety of tissues in pig was also determined using semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The expression of HK2 mRNA was detected only in pig skeletal muscle.     

氮素水平对不同穗型品种产量性状的影响

以不同穗型水稻品种为试材,研究不同氮素水平下水稻产量性状的结果表明:直立穗品种的 生物产量高于弯曲型品种,经济系数低于弯曲型品种。在低氮条件下,两品种的经济系数均提高,且 弯穗型品种的经济产量略高于直穗型品种,在高氮条件下则相反。在相同肥力下,抽穗前两品种的物 质生产差异不大,但抽穗后直穗型品种的物质生产明显高于弯穗型品种。同时发现在低氮条件下,两 品种的穗数明显减少,但穗粒数增多,结实率提高,一、二次枝梗的千粒重均高于高氮处理。     

监控系统图象信号传输线缆的选择

论述了监控系统图象信号传输中同轴电缆、双绞线和光纤的特点和传输特性，并对其技术性能进行了分析。     

C肉毒杀鼠素在高寒草甸地区灭鼠技术的应用

综述C肉毒杀鼠素草原灭鼠应用技术，充分肯定了C肉毒杀鼠素毒力强、适口性好、对非靶动物毒性低、作用缓慢、无二次中毒、易降解和适合规模灭鼠的特点，为鼠害防治提供了新的思路。     

禽副粘病毒2型(PMV-2)致病性的研究

7日龄SPF鸡经滴鼻、点眼感染PMV-2，可引起轻微的呼吸道症状，病理组织学观察可见气管粘液分泌亢进和少量的淋巴细胞浸润。PMV-2与传染性支气管炎（IBV）或鸡毒支原体（MG）协同感染比单纯感染这三种病原的任何一种均呈现更严重的呼吸道症状，病理组织变化呈气管纤毛部分或全部脱落，气管粘膜上皮细胞不同程度的变性、脱落。固有层和粘膜下层严重水肿，有大量淋巴细胞、巨噬细胞和异嗜细胞浸润。SPF雏鸡感染PMV-2后的不同时间检查病毒在鸡体内的分布规律，结果表明，PMV-2在法氏囊中大量分布；气管、肺、胸腺中有较多病毒；大脑、脾和肾脏只有少量病毒存在。上述实验结果揭示PMV-2感染SPF雏鸡致病性较弱，PMV-2在鸡呼吸道综合征中起一定作用。     

云南省百草岭自然保护区植被的基本类型

依据 1999年 5～ 6月的样地调查资料和野外记录 ,按《云南植被》 (1987)的植被分类原则 ,将云南省百草岭自然保护区的植被分为 6个植被型 ,9个植被亚型和 13个群系。对其植被类型的分布规律以及各植被类型的特征作了较详尽的分析和记述     

吉林省黄牛“猝死症”的病因学研究

１９９４年以来，对吉林省黄牛“猝死症”的病因进行了多方面的研究，包括细菌学检验、病毒学检验、人工感染试验、毒物检验、牛毛硒元素分析及病尸病理形态学观察。结果表明，Ａ型魏氏梭菌是主要病原菌，其他细菌有协同作用；牛冠状病毒或粘膜病病毒感染、缺硒等为本病的诱因     

Sequential expression of myogenic regulatory factors in bovine skeletal muscle and the satellite cell culture

Myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) are important in the control of skeletal muscle development. To understand myogenic regulation by MRFs in bovine adult muscle cells, their expressions, namely that of Myf5, MyoD, myogenin, and MRF4 in the biceps femoris muscle (BF) and in the satellite cell culture, were analyzed by RT-PCR. In the BF, all four MRFs were expressed and in particular, myogenin and MRF4 were strongly expressed, whereas Myf5 was faintly expressed. The satellite cells prepared from the BF expressed Myf5, but only a trace of MyoD, at day 9 of culture. During the growth of the cells to day 14, the MyoD and myogenin expressions gradually increased, and that of MyoD expression reached its maximum at the confluence of the culture. After induction of myogenic differentiation by a serum-free medium at day 14, Myf5 expression gradually decreased, and the up-regulated expression of MyoD was suppressed, whereas myogenin expression continued to increase sharply. Following the myogenin expression, MRF4 also drastically increased toward the myotube formation of the cells. When huge myotubes were formed at day 18, Myf5 was expressed at a low level, whereas the MyoD expression remained at a moderate level.