黄喉拟水龟和乌龟盾片的变异

龟类盾片的数目、形状和排列方式是鉴别属种的重要特征之一。我们在进行皖南龟类区系调查时,采到了盾片的数目和形状与记载的黄喉拟水龟(Mauremysmutica)和乌龟(Chinemysreevsii)差异较大的标本,经研究认为系个体变异。今简单报道如下:一、黄喉拟水龟Mauremysmutica关于黄喉拟水龟的属名,国内外有二种意见:田婉淑、江耀明(1986)和胡淑琴等(1962)采用Clemmysmutica;赵尔宓(1986)采用Mauremysmutica。McDowell(1964)将黄喉水龟(Clemmysmutica)订正为黄喉拟水龟(Mauremysmutica),并有详细的叙述。我们检查了此龟的骨骼,同意McDowell和赵尔…     

黄喉拟水龟（♀）与三线闭壳龟（♂）杂交后代的形态特征及其与父母本的比较研究

本研究通过黄喉拟水龟Mauremys mutica（♀）与三线闭壳龟Cuora trifasciata（♂）进行杂交,成功获得了杂种龟。这说明黄喉拟水龟和三线闭壳龟是可以进行属间远缘杂交的,但杂交组合的受精率及孵化成功率均低于黄喉拟水龟的同种组合。杂种稚龟与黄喉拟水龟稚龟在背甲纹路、腹甲黑斑、四肢和尾腹面的皮肤颜色、喉盾前端形状及起点位置、喉盾宽/喉盾缝长、喉盾缝长/肱盾缝长、股盾缝长/肛盾缝长存在差异。1龄前,杂种龟生长快于黄喉拟水龟。形态特征上,杂种龟头顶部淡棕黄色,头侧眼后有两条黑色纵纹,颈腹部淡黄色;背甲棕色,腹甲浅黄色,每一盾片中间都有边缘呈放射状的黑斑;四肢、尾腹面及裸露皮肤部分为黄褐色。形态可量数据分析显示杂种龟在形态上接近黄喉拟水龟。建立了三种龟的形态判别公式,判别的准确率为100%（p<0.01）,判别分析中贡献最大的4个变量分别是腹甲后半部长/背甲长、喉盾宽/背甲长、肱盾缝长/背甲长、股盾缝长/背甲长,可见三线闭壳龟、黄喉拟水龟与杂交种腹部的腹甲后半部长、喉盾宽、肱盾缝长、股盾缝长等参数可作为鉴别三者的直接依据。本实验的结果对杂种龟的鉴定、龟类的杂交育种及养殖生产实践都有一定的借鉴作用。     

中国水龟类的核型与银带带型研究

以血培养细胞为材料,研究了三种水龟的核型与ＮＯＲｓ,结果表明,染色体数均为２ｎ＝５２,核型模式９＋５＋１２,属龟科核型中的原始类型,但眼斑水龟ＮＦ＝７６,而四眼斑水龟和黄喉拟水龟的ＮＦ＝７８。从核型结构看,眼斑水龟与四眼斑水龟相似,而黄喉拟水龟则有较大差别,作者还发现黄喉拟水龟核型的一些重要特征,即其Ａ组Ｎｏ．３和Ｎｏ．６染色体有次缢痕,Ｎ．别,作者还发现黄喉拟水龟核型的一些重要特征,即Ａ组这些是     

不同饵料养殖黄喉拟水龟效果的研究

用5种不同的饵料(中华鳖配合饲料、蚯蚓、鲢鱼肉、福寿螺肉和河蚌肉)分别投喂黄喉拟水龟幼龟,结果表明,①投喂中华鳖配合饲料的黄喉拟水龟,其增重速度最快,平均日增重和蛋白质效率都最高,且耗料增重比最低,其后依次是: 蚯蚓＞鲢鱼肉＞福寿螺肉＞河蚌肉.②投喂福寿螺肉的黄喉拟水龟,其饵料成本最低,其后依次是: 中华鳖配合饲料＞蚯蚓＞河蚌肉＞鲢鱼肉.③中华鳖配合饲料是养殖黄喉拟水龟较好的饵料,但福寿螺、蚯蚓来源方便,也不失为养殖黄喉拟水龟的好饵料.     

基于线粒体ND4基因和核c-mos基因初步探讨广西拟水龟和艾氏拟水龟的系统发生

广西拟水龟和艾氏拟水龟的分类和系统发生多年来存在争议。通过测定广西拟水龟、艾氏拟水龟和黄喉拟水龟线粒体ND4基因和核c-mos基因部分序列,合并GenBank中拟水龟属其他物种的ND4基因和c-mos基因部分序列进行分析,从分子水平探讨广西拟水龟和艾氏拟水龟的系统发生。ND4基因数据分析发现NJ、MP和BI树中广西拟水龟与安南拟水龟的聚类分支相互交织聚为一支,二者种内遗传距离均为0.002～0.017,种间遗传距离为0.000～0.035,种间遗传距离明显小于同属内其他种间0.056～0.109的遗传距离,表明广西拟水龟与安南拟水龟可能为同一物种,可能是安南拟水龟的同种异名,或是作为安南拟水龟的一个亚种;NJ树、MP树和BI树均显示,艾氏拟水龟与黄喉拟水龟的位置和关系最为相近,二者间的遗传距离为0.020～0.035,明显小于拟水龟属其他物种间遗传距离,而明显大于同属各物种内遗传距离,艾氏拟水龟与黄喉拟水龟之间系统分类关系是介于种内与种间之间;乌龟、中华花龟、安南拟水龟等物种都是与拟水龟属中其他物种先聚成一支后再与同科的地龟属的地龟形成姐妹支,支持将乌龟属、花龟属和安南龟属并入拟水龟属的分类。c-mos基因数据分析发现,拟水龟属各物种间不存在明显的遗传距离,NJ树和MP树也未能对属中各物种的分子系统发生位置进行有效的界定,但在属及属以上阶元的分子分类系统中c-mos基因可以作为分类依据,并与线粒体基因数据有较好的一致性。     

不同养殖方式下黄喉拟水龟的增重及其经济效益的对比研究

分别采用常温养殖法和“两头加温”养殖法对黄喉拟水龟进行为期两周年的养殖对比研究,结果表明,常温养殖法养殖的黄喉拟水龟平均个体重由16 g增加到306.6 g,平均日增重0.40 g,生长增重模式为：W常=14.3186（1.0042）D（r=0.9613,F=2026.38）,饵料系数为8.35,成活率75%,增重1 kg活体需成本59.45元;“两头加温”法养殖的黄喉拟水龟平均个体重由16 g增加到642.3 g,平均日增重0.86 g,生长增重模式为：W加=19.2088（1.0048）D（r=0.9661,F=142.35）,饵料系数为7.82,成活率为90%,增重1 kg活体需成本93.63元.试验期间,采用“两头加温”法养殖的黄喉拟水龟获利4481.80元,是常温养殖法78.56元的57倍.     

湿度对黄喉拟水龟胚胎发育与新生幼体特征的影响

黄喉拟水龟(Mauremys mutica Cantor)为东亚常见的淡水水生龟类之一,主要分布于中国、日本和越南.在中国,黄喉拟水龟已成为潜在的水产养殖品种,研究了湿度对黄喉拟水龟胚胎发育和新生幼体的影响.恒温29℃时,用未受精卵做对比,在-12、-150kPa和-300kPa 3种孵化湿度下,观察并记录了黄喉拟水龟胚胎发育过程中卵重的变化、孵化周期、孵化成功率、卵壳龟裂率、卵壳受精斑变化规律及新生幼体的特征.在-12kPa和-150kPa处理组,受精卵在孵化中期开始持续增重;而在-300kPa处理组,受精卵在孵化中期开始持续减轻;孵化湿度显著影响卵壳受精斑的变化,-12kPa处理组的受精斑绕卵短径合拢的时间显著长于-150kPa和-300kPa处理组;受精卵的卵壳龟裂率随着孵化湿度的增加而增加;湿度显著影响新生幼体体重和背甲宽,但对体高、背甲长、腹甲长、腹甲宽以及尾长无明显影响;孵化湿度对孵化周期及新生幼体的运动能力影响不明显.     

黄喉拟水龟转铁蛋白基因的克隆以及表达特征分析

转铁蛋白在铁的新陈代谢中起着重要的作用,参与细菌感染后的免疫反应。研究克隆了黄喉拟水龟Tf基因组DNA全长序列,并对Tf基因的序列特征进行了分析。序列分析表明,黄喉拟水龟Tf是由两个相似结构域构成的单一肽链,每个结构域包含两个亚基,它们相互作用形成一个深的、亲水的铁结合位点。其基因组DNA由17个外显子和16个内含子组成,与其他脊椎动物Tf基因结构相似,显示了黄喉拟水龟Tf基因在结构上的保守性。同源性分析表明,黄喉拟水龟的Tf基因与鸟类、爬行类的Tf基因同源性最高,约为75%—97%;与哺乳类Tf基因的同源性约为65%—75%;与爪蟾等两栖类的Tf基因也有一定的同源性。荧光定量PCR结果显示,黄喉拟水龟人工感染粘质沙雷氏菌后,Tf基因在其肝脏、脾脏、肾脏及心脏各组织中的表达量均有上调的趋势,这与其他动物经病原刺激后的表达特征具有相似性。       

黄喉拟水龟的繁殖生物学研究

1998年4-11月对黄喉拟水龟的繁殖生物学进行了研究,在广东,黄喉拟水龟的产卵高峰期在5-6月,窝卵量1-7枚,平均2.5枚;卵重平均13.95g;长径平均4.34cm;短径平均2.23cm。卵重与卵长径呈正相关关系,在25-32℃、沙床含水量5-10%孵化条件下,孵化时间平衡73.8d,孵化率84.2%。初生稚龟均重9.75g。背甲长平均3.77cm;背甲宽平均2.91cm。稚龟体重与背甲长、宽呈极显著的正相关关系,稚龟经8-11月3个月生长,平均日增重0.149g。稚龟体重、背甲长、宽与日龄呈极显著的正相关关系。稚龟体重与背甲长宽也呈极显著的正相关关系。     

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.     

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     

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.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失.自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的.     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.     

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).     

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.