Spread of potato virus Y in potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L.) with different levels of sensitivity

The aim of this work was to correlate the appearance of the symptoms, multiplication and spread of virus after mechanical inoculation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars showing different levels of susceptibility and sensitivity to Potato virus Y^NTN (PVY^NTN). The potato cultivars used were the resistant cultivar Sante and susceptible cultivars Igor, Pentland squire and Désirée. The spread of the virus PVY^NTN in infected plants was monitored using different methods: DAS-ELISA, tissue printing, immuno-serological electron microscopy and real-time PCR. In all three susceptible cultivars, the virus was detected in the inoculated leaves 4–5 days after inoculation. From there virus spread rapidly, first into the stem, then more or less simultaneously to the upper leaves and roots. Real-time PCR was shown to be very sensitive and enabled viral RNA to be detected in non-inoculated leaves of susceptible cultivar Igor earlier than other methods. Therefore, for exact studies of plant–virus interaction, a combination of methods which detect viruses on the basis of their different properties (coat protein, morphology or RNA) should be used to monitor the spread of viruses.     

Antioxidant effectiveness of phenolic apple juice extracts and their gut fermentation products in the human colon carcinoma cell line caco-2

Apples represent a major dietary source of antioxidative polyphenols. Their metabolic conversion by the gut microflora might generate products that protect the intestine against oxidative damage. We studied the antioxidant effectiveness of supernatants of fermented apple juice extracts (F-AEs, 6 and 24 h fermentation) and of selected phenolic degradation products, identified by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS. Cell free antioxidant capacity of unfermented apple juice extracts (AEs) was decreased after fermentation by 30-50%. In the human colon carcinoma cell line Caco-2, F-AEs (containing <0.5% of original AE-phenolics) decreased the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level more efficiently than the F-blank (fermented without AE) but were less effective than the respective AEs. Similarly, antioxidant effectiveness of individual degradation products was lower compared to respective AE constituents. Glutathione level was slightly increased and oxidative DNA damage slightly decreased by fermented AE03, rich in quercetin glycosides. In conclusion, F-AEs/degradation products exhibit antioxidant activity in colon cells but to a lesser extent than the respective unfermented AEs/constituents.     

‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ detected in Trioza urticae using suction trap-based monitoring of psyllids in Germany

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - Psyllids are small, phloem-feeding insects. Several species are vectors of economically important pathogens, such as ‘Candidatus Liberibacter...     

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批式与两相高温厌氧消化厨余和杂草废弃物对比研究

以厨余和杂草废弃物混合物为发酵底物进行了批式和两相厌氧发酵试验。经过25 d的批式厌氧消化后,污染负荷(以挥发固体(VS)质量浓度计)为6.5、12.5、16.0和20.0 g/L的沼气产率分别为1 012、863、879和467mL/g,甲烷产率分别为595、442、440和316 mL/g,其中接种污泥对沼气产率和甲烷产率的贡献分别是304和170mL/g。试验结果表明:污染负荷为6.5 g/L时达到最大产气效率,80%的气体在反应的前8 d产生;污染负荷为12.5和16.0 g/L的产气率在统计学上无显著差别;污染负荷在20.0 g/L时出现产甲烷抑制,甲烷体积分数在反应的前2 d为20%左右。两相发酵试验采用厌氧固体床反应系统,包括4个1 L的固体床反应器和1个2.2 L的厌氧批式反应器。经过12 d的消化,沼气和甲烷产率分别为530和351 mL/g,系统总固体(TS)和VS去除率分别为78%和82%。与批式消化比较,该两相系统污染负荷高,产气稳定,周期短,是处理该类型有机废弃物的有效方法。     

Reference values for cortisol, T4 and T-uptake in different horse groups using the fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA)

Reference values for Cortisol, T4 and T-Uptake, determined with the Fluorescence-Polarization-Immunoassays (FPIAs) in blood-plasma of different horse groups were established. The highest Cortisol values were measured in blood samples from thoroughbred racehorses and riding horses taken between 7 and 8 a.m. (181 +/- 37 and 268 +/- 43 nmol/l), the lowest gained between 5 and 6 p.m. (69 +/- 45 and 85 +/- 32 nmol/l respectively). Peak values for T4 in riding horses were found in blood samples collected between 1 and 2 p.m. (28.2 +/- 5.7 nmol/l) followed by the samples taken at 5-6 p.m. and 7-8 a.m. T-Uptake values did not show a diurnal variation. Values of thoroughbred racehorses were much lower than in thoroughbred broodmares and riding horses (0.11 +/- 0.03, 0.18 +/- 0.03 and 0.24 +/- 0.05 units). The blood samples collected on 5 successive days showed significant variations for Cortisol. T4-values were stable whilst T-Uptake had small variations.     

Sonographic findings of the mammary papilla of cattle

Morphological structures of the bovine Papilla mammae can be differentiated with portable ultrasound units and 5 MHz linear arrays. For practical use it is possible to scan the teat in a water-filled plastic cup as a kind of water delay system. The visualization of pathological findings shows a possibility to evaluate this method as a diagnostic tool for the bovine teat.