海南黄鳝体内新棘衣虫和胃瘤线虫感染初报

首次报道了海南产野生黄鳝对新棘衣虫和胃瘤线虫(幼虫)的感染情况。结果表明,新棘衣虫的感染率为46.7%,感染强度为3.80,平均丰度为1.78;胃瘤线虫的感染率为24.3%,感染强度为2.15,平均丰度为0.52;黄鳝的感染与其自身的体长有一定关系,体长190 mm以下黄鳝对线虫未发现有感染,对棘头虫的感染率亦最低,为20%,而体长191 mm以上黄鳝对棘头虫和线虫均有较高的感染率,其中体长191~220 mm黄鳝的感染率最高;棘头虫和线虫的种群在黄鳝种群中均呈聚集分布,其负二项参数k值分别为0.2539和0.2176;棘头虫和线虫的感染均以210~220 mm体长段的阳性宿主最多,分别占26.0%和34.6%。     

鳗鲡独孤吸虫种群生物学的研究

黄鳝感染独孤吸虫是一个随机过程。其感染率为２３．５％,感染强度为３．１,３２ｃｍ以下的黄鳝示检出鳗鲡独孤吸虫,３２ｃｍ以上的黄鳝的感染率随宿主的体长增长而增大,但期感染强度无甚差异。鳗鲡独孤吸虫种群主要由体长２￣６ｍｍ的虫体组成,在宿主种群中为聚集分布。鳗鲡独孤吸虫的寄生不引起宿主肥满度的明显差异。     

金钱鱼体内惠州长宫吸虫种群动态分析

金钱鱼肠道内的惠州长宫吸虫,随着宿主体长的生长,其感染强度、平均丰盛度、平均拥挤度和宿主体长小于30mm的感染率呈逐渐增加的趋势,而宿主在不同体长组中,除了体长小于30mm以外,其感染率变化相对较稳定;在不同的月份中,吸虫在宿主体内的感染率从2月起呈逐渐下降趋势,感染强度则有逐渐增大倾向;平均丰盛度除从4～7月份有1个明显先上升后下降的变化外,其它月份变化差异不大。从吸虫在宿主体内的频率分布变化中,表明多数宿主不感染或只感染少量的吸虫,而少数宿主感染数量较大;吸虫种群在不同宿主体长组和不同月份的分布格局类型均为聚集分布,在不同宿主体长组中聚集分布强度随着种群密度增加而增强。     

鲻鱼寄生蠕虫种群和群落组成分析

从1018尾鲻鱼（Mugil cephalus L．）体内获得各类寄生蠕虫9种,共2133个虫体,其中复殖吸虫8种,棘头虫1种。寄生蠕虫总的感染率为24．4％,感染强度1－81,平均感染强度为8．8,平均密度为2．3。鲻长尾吸虫（Elonginus mugilus）和双睾原单脏吸虫（Prohaplanchnus diorchis）的感染率随着宿主体长增加而下降,而楔形单脏吸虫（Haplosplanchnus cuneatus）、长形单脏吸虫（H．elongatus）、浦里单脏吸虫（H．purii）、惠东拟囊腔吸虫（Saccocoelioides huidongensis）、粤东纵睾吸虫（Tandemorchis yuedongensis）、单睾椭宝贵虫（Elliptobursa singlorchis）和圆颚针鱼新棘吻虫（Neoechinorhynchus tylosuri）的感染率与宿主体长相关不显著（P＞0．05）。研究结果还表明,楔形单脏吸虫、长表单脏吸虫、惠东拟囊腔吸虫和浦里单脏吸虫的感染强度则随着宿主体长增加而增大,其余5种寄生蠕虫的感染强度与宿主体长相关性不显著（P＞0．05）,鲻鱼寄生蠕虫在不同月的感染率和种群数量差异,除10月与11月及8月与9月不明显外（P＞0．05）,其余月份之间的差异显著（P＜0．01）。根据感染率和种群密度变化分析,优势种为惠东拟囊腔虫;通过模糊聚类分析,将鲻鱼体内寄生蠕虫组分群落分为3个亚群,宿主体长小于70mm的寄生蠕虫亚组分群落的平均种数、优势度、感染指数、多蠕虫组分群落分为3个亚群,宿主体长小于70mm的寄生蠕虫亚组分群落的平均种数、优势度、感染指数、多样性指标、平均密度和感染强度相对较低;体长于70mm的亚组分群落下值则随体长增加而上升,而平均种数减少。     

青海湖裸鲤寄生舌状绦虫的空间格局研究

舌状绦虫裂头蚴只寄生在体长小于２２０ｍｍ的青海湖裸鲤中,其种群在宿主种群中呈聚集分布。其聚集分布的强度随寄生虫种群平均密度的增加而降低。由于舌状绦虫在宿主体腔生长,产生明显的空间拥挤效应,可能导致宿主死亡或被食鱼鸟类捕食而转移到终末宿主中。在体长小于１２０ｍｍ的宿主中,密度依赖的死亡过程可能是使聚集强度降低的原因;而体长１４０－２００ｍｍ的鱼中,则是非密度依赖的全死过程使聚集强度增加．     

青海湖裸鲤寄生对盲囊线虫的种群生态研究

对盲囊线虫的三期幼虫寄生在青海湖裸鲁的体腔,以扁平的透明薄囊包被,附于肠壁和肠系膜间,其种群平均密度随突主体长的增加呈指数形式增加,寄生虫种群在突主种群中呈聚集分布,且其聚集强度随寄生虫的种群平均密度增加而增加。这种分布形式与其第一中间突主锯缘真剑水蚤在青海湖中分布的不均匀性和鱼类宿主在生长过程中的食性分化有关。具体机制无法用数学模式描述,感染率的显著增加引起分布的聚集强度降低。     

额尔齐斯河高体雅罗鱼指环虫种群动态及中国一新记录种（英文）

2009年4月到2012年7月对额尔齐斯河(中国段)高体雅罗鱼鳃部寄生的指环虫进行了取样调查,以期了解该鱼指环虫的种群生态学特点。结果表明,高体雅罗鱼共感染了三种指环虫,分别为号筒指环虫、小刺指环虫、大翼指环虫,该鱼的总感染率为28.47%,平均感染强度为7.39(1—42)。感染率、感染强度在不同体长组的宿主中表现出不同的变化趋势,指环虫的感染率在30 cm以上的宿主中达到最大,为50%,而在L10范围内未发现感染;在不同体长组宿主中指环虫种群的分布类型主要为聚集分布,另外,根据形态学特征鉴定大翼指环虫(Dactylogyrus alatus f.major Linsyow,1878)为我国指环虫属一新记录种,论文对其主要形态特征进行了描述并绘制了特征图,同时与寄生于高体雅罗鱼鳃上的国内已记述指环虫属虫种的主要形态特征作了比较。     

黄颡鱼河鲈源吸虫和黄颡前驼形线虫的季节动态和频率分布

2001年2月到2002年7月,对湖北省梁子湖黄颡鱼的胃部寄生蠕虫进行了调查,共发现4种寄生蠕虫,即:黄颡前驼形线虫(Procamallanus fulvidraconis)、杜父鱼驼形线虫(Camallanus cotti)、黄颡刺盖线虫(Spinitectus gigi)和河鲈源吸虫(Genarchopsis goppo),本文主要报道了黄颡前驼形线虫的频率分布,以及河鲈源吸虫的季节动态和频率分布.黄颡前驼形线虫的感染率为96.70%,平均丰度为21.59±23.37,方均比为25.29,与负二项分布拟合不成功(p＜0.001),没有发现表示"宿主年龄-寄生虫丰度"之间关系的凸形曲线,寄生虫丰度与宿主年龄和体长之间都呈显著的正相关关系(Rx,y=0.3038,p＜0.001;Rx,y=0.3938,p＜0.001);河鲈源吸虫的感染率为48.61%,平均丰度为2.45±5.44,方均比为12.09,与负二项分布拟合成功(p=0.29),其"宿主年龄-寄生虫丰度"之间的关系呈凸形曲线,并且伴随着聚集度的下降,感染丰度与宿主年龄和体长都呈显著的正相关关系(Rx,y=0.1694,p＜0.001;Rx,y=0.2449,p＜0.001).河鲈源吸虫感染的高峰期发生在春季、晚秋和初冬,各月份间的感染率和平均丰度都有显著的差异(G=93.4＞χ20.05[17]=27.58;F=16.7,p＜0.001).寄生虫本身的生活史模式可能是引起河鲈源吸虫显著季节变化的主要原因.     

长江安庆段刀鲚寄生线虫群落结构及感染特征

为理清刀鲚(Coilia nasus)洄游时间与体内寄生线虫的关系,于2018年4—7月在长江安庆段调查了刀鲚寄生线虫的感染情况及群落结构。结果显示,刀鲚线虫感染率为96.0%,平均感染强度为8.06±7.26,平均感染丰度为7.74±7.29。经ITS分子标记共鉴定出7种线虫,其中异尖属2种,宫脂属4种,针晶蛔属1种,均为海水性寄生虫,可作为刀鲚有海水生活经历的生物标记。其中派氏异尖线虫(Anisakis pegreffii)的感染率最高,为84.5%,其次为内弯宫脂线虫(Hysterothylacium aduncum)(31.0%),二者的感染强度和感染丰度也较高,其中平均感染强度分别为6.40±6.08和2.81±2.49,平均感染丰度分别为5.41±6.05和0.87±1.90;派氏异尖线虫感染丰度和感染强度在洄游早期呈上升趋势,到6月下旬稍有降低但不显著(P>0.05),内弯宫脂线虫感染丰度和强度则均表现为下降趋势。刀鲚寄生线虫的群落结构在不同洄游时间也有所差异,其中刀鲚感染线虫的平均物种丰富度和Brillouin多样性指数均呈下降趋势,但优势物种一直是派氏异尖线虫,...     

青海湖裸鲤体腔寄生蠕虫种群动态与宿主食性的关系

对盲囊线虫在青海湖中以锯缘真剑水蚤作为第一中间宿主,舌状绦虫和裂头绦虫都以咸水化镖水蚤和锯缘真剑水蚤作为第一中间宿主,青海湖裸鲤对咸水北镖水蚤的摄食量随体长增加而增加,对锯缘真剑水蚤摄食量随体长增加的变化则不明显。因而提出：舌状绦虫在不同大小的青海湖裸鲤中的种群数量变化不是由于宿主的摄食习性改变引起的。裂头绦虫和对盲囊线虫在青海湖裸鲤中的种群数量随宿主生长而增加的变化与较大宿主对中间宿主的较大摄取量以及它们在宿主体内的积累有关。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).