Administration of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus IMC 501 as a strategy for the control of Vibrio bacteria in the brine shrimp Artemia

The present study aimed to address the capability of the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus IMC 501^® to survive in seawater and the ability of Artemia metanauplii to incorporate it, as well as to analyse the potential effect of the probiotic as a control agent for potentially pathogenic Vibrionaceae bacteria in Artemia. The results demonstrate the ability of L. rhamnosus IMC 501^® to survive in seawater for up to 30 h. They also advocate their capability to be efficiently incorporated into Artemia metanauplii at concentrations of 10⁴ CFU per Artemia after 30 min of suspension in probiotic solution, thereby promoting a 1-log reduction in Vibrionaceae levels after 3 h. These low levels of Vibrio bacteria were maintained for about 30 min after transfer into clear seawater, a sufficient time for Artemia to be ingested by aquatic organisms. These results contribute to broaden the knowledge on the suitability of probiotics as sustainable alternatives for the prevention/reduction of diseases in aquaculture facilities.     

La glande coquillière non pigmentée d'Artemia salina Leach

Résumé Ce travail concerne l'étude morphologique de la glande coquillière non pigmentée ou blanche d'Artemia salina. La structure de celle-ci est comparée à celle de la glande coquillière brune de la même espèce. Les différences sont apparemment plus fondamentales qu'une simple variation de la quantité de produit de sécrétion ou de la pigmentation des cellules.Là où les glandes coquillières brunes formeraient la coque chez les animaux ovipares les glandes coquillières blanches pourraient sécréter les produits nécessaires ou utiles au développement des nauplii chez les animaux ovovivipares.

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Morphological study of the white shell gland of Artemia salina leach

Summary The white shell glands of Artemia salina have been investigated. Our results, compared to those obtained in the brown-coloured shell glands, occuring within the same species, reveal differences not only in the aspect of the secretory granules but also in the structure of the nucleus and the cytoplasm. These differences between the two types of glands appear to be more striking than a simple variation in the quantity of secretion or in the pigmentation of the gland. As the brown glands are supposed to contribute to the formation of the egg shells in oviparous animals, the secretion of white glands could favour the development of nauplii in ovoviviparous animals.

     

Reproductive and brood cycles of Artemia persimilis Piccinelli & Prosdocimi from Colorada Chica Lake (Province of La Pampa,República Argentina), under laboratory conditions

The brood cycle in anostracans results from the overlapping of two successive reproductive cycles in the genital tract of females. While a clutch of oocytes begins to mature at the ovaries (ovarian period), the nauplii, cysts or unfertilised products of a previous clutch are developing in the ovisac or being released to the medium (oviduct-ovisac period). Models are proposed for the sequence of stages and their duration in a complete brood cycle under two treatments, i.e., females with males (1:1 ratio), and isolated virginal females of Artemia persimilis in laboratory conditions. The whole brood cycle in both treatments took 6 days, however, they differed in the duration of some stages. The differences are discussed and observations on amplexus are added.     

Phytochemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Hydroalcoholic Extract Obtained from the Aerial Parts of Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br. subsp. incana (Brassicaceae) Growing Wild in Sicily (Italy)

This study aimed to characterize the phenolic and the volatile constituents and to establish the antioxidant potential and the toxicity of a hydroalcoholic extract obtained from the leaves and flower buds of Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br. subsp. incana growing wild in Sicily (Italy). By HPLC‐PDA/ESI‐MS analysis, 12 phenolics (two phenolic acid derivatives and ten flavonoids) were identified, and eight of them were reported for the first time; luteolin‐glucoside was the main component (57.07 mg/g±0.87 % RSD). By SPME‐GC/MS, 47 volatile constituents were fully characterized, and dimethyl trisulfide turned out to be the most abundant one (33.24 %). The extract showed moderate activity both in the DPPH and in the reducing power assays (IC₅₀=2.32±0.24 mg/mL; ASE/mL=12.29±0.42); it did not inhibit the lipid peroxidation, whereas it was found to possess good chelating properties reaching approximately 90 % activity at the highest tested dose. Moreover, the extract protected growth and survival from H₂O₂‐induced oxidative stress in Escherichia coli. Finally, the extract was non‐toxic against Artemia salina (LC₅₀>1000 μg/mL). These findings increase the knowledge of M. incana subsp. incana and they could be helpful to a chemosystematic distinguishing of this subspecies also demonstrating that the aerial parts represent a safe source of antioxidants.     

DISTINCTIVE LOCALIZATION OF GROUP 3 LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT SYNTHESIZING CELLS DURING BRINE SHRIMP DEVELOPMENT

Despite numerous studies on late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins, their functions, roles, and localizations during developmental stages in arthropods remain unknown. LEA proteins protect crucial proteins against osmotic stress during the development and growth of various organisms. Thus, in this study, fluorescence in situ hybridization was used to determine the crucial regions protected against osmotic stress as well as the distinctive localization of group 3 (G3) LEA⁺ cells during brine shrimp development. Several cell types were found to synthesize G3 LEA RNA, including neurons, muscular cells, APH‐1⁺ cells, and renal cells. The G3 LEA⁺ neuronal cell bodies outside of the mushroom body projected their axonal bundles to the central body, but those inside the mushroom body projected their axonal bundles toward the deutocerebrum without innervating the central body. The cell bodies inside the mushroom body received axons of the G3 LEA⁺ sensory cells at the medial ventral cup of the nauplius eye. Several glands were found to synthesize G3 LEA RNA during the nauplius stages of brine shrimp, including the sinus, antennal I and II, salt, and three ectodermal glands. This study provides the first demonstration of the formation of G3 LEA⁺ sinus glands at the emergence stages of brine shrimp. These results suggest that G3 LEA protein is synthesized in several cell types. In particular, specific glands play crucial roles during the emergence and nauplius stages of brine shrimp.     

The development of the brine shrimp Artemia salina (L.): a morphometric approach

Growth allomentry in the development of the brine shrimp Artemia salina (L.) was studied. Body width and abdomen length show a negative allometric relation to body length ( k =0.35 and 0.72 respectively) over th eight instars studied. Antennule length shows a negative allometric relation in respect to body length, with a change in the value of the growth constant at Instar Five from 0.31 to 0.75. Thoracic limb length shows a high positive relation to body length ( k =3.0) until Instar Six, when a negative allometric phase ( k =0.4) follows. A change in the sign of the growth constant from positive ( k =0.45) to negative ( k =-1.4) is noted for the length of the 2nd antenna in relation to body length.     

外源保幼激素对中华通草蛉滞育解除及滞育后发育的影响

【目的】本研究旨在明确外源保幼激素(juvenile hormone, JH)在中华通草蛉Chrysoperla sinica滞育快速解除过程中的使用剂量及最佳使用时期。【方法】测定点滴不同剂量(0, 5, 15, 25和35 μg/成虫)外源JH后中华通草蛉滞育成虫的产卵前期、产卵历期、雌虫寿命及单雌产卵量,以及15 μg/成虫外源JH处理对不同日龄(0, 5, 10, 20, 30和40日龄)滞育成虫处理后这4个指标的变化。【结果】在不同点滴剂量处理中,15和25 μg/成虫外源JH处理的中华通草蛉滞育成虫的产卵前期分别为6.82和6.29 d,显著短于点滴丙酮的对照组(10.55 d),且15 μg/成虫外源JH处理组产卵历期、雌虫寿命及单雌产卵量均最大,均显著大于对照组。不同日龄的中华通草蛉滞育成虫点滴15 μg/成虫外源JH,0, 5, 10和20日龄处理的成虫产卵前期均显著短于未经外源JH处理的对照组。10, 20和30日龄处理的成虫产卵历期和雌虫寿命均与未经外源JH处理的对照组无显著差异,但10, 20和30日龄处理的成虫生殖力显著降低,而20日龄处理时对照组和外源JH处理组均有较高的生殖力。【结论】综合考虑产卵前期、产卵历期、产卵量和雌虫寿命4个指标,15 μg/成虫的外源JH剂量是中华通草蛉快速解除滞育的最佳剂量;最佳使用时期为滞育20 d的成虫,此时对中华通草蛉成虫滞育解除后的生殖能力影响最小。本研究解决了中华通草蛉滞育解除耗费时间长的瓶颈问题,为成虫滞育天敌的高效存储利用与滞育的快速解除提供了新思路。     

小麦族中间鹅观草不同居群的形态多样性分析

小麦族（Triticeae）植物的野外调查、收集通常是以形态学为依据的。为了探讨小麦族植物在野外调查、收集的科学取样策略,本项研究以小麦族具有自花授粉习性的3个中间鹅观草（Roegneria sinica．vat．media Keng）居群、每个居群30个单株为材料,对11个形态学性状的多样性进行了分析。结果表明,3个居群的总遗传多样性指数为1．991,遗传多样性主要集中于居群内（91．76％）,而居群间的遗传变异（8．24％）相对较小;不同取样梯度下的遗传多样性指数随单株取样数目的增加呈现增大趋势,但当取样数目达到18株时,遗传多样性指数达到最高值。上述结果说明,对于小麦族自花授粉植物野外调查、收集时,应以居群为单位,而且每一居群至少应调查、收集18个单株,才能代表居群的遗传多样性。以形态学为依据的取样策略的建立,对于指导野外调查、收集具有现实意义。     

木虱啮小蜂对木虱分泌物脂溶性物质的嗅觉行为反应

利用Y-型嗅觉仪测定了木虱啮小蜂Tetrastichussp.对枸杞木虱Paratrioza sinicaYangetLi分泌物脂溶性物质的嗅觉行为反应。结果表明木虱啮小蜂的嗅觉行为反应不仅与脂溶性物质有关,而且与每一种物质的浓度也有关系。同一种脂溶性物质因浓度不同对木虱啮小蜂的作用可为吸引、排斥和无反应3种情况。浓度为0.76%正十四烷、1.52%正十四烷、1.84%正十七烷和0.49%正十八烷对木虱啮小蜂吸引作用显著(P<0.01)。0.76%(+)长叶烯、1.52%(-)长叶烯、1.14%正二十烷、2.28%正二十烷1、.22%正二十一烷以及0.62%正二十二烷对木虱啮小蜂吸引作用较前4者弱,显著水平为P<0.05。0.76%正壬烷、0.64%正十三烷、1.96%正十八烷、0.53%正十九烷及1.24%正二十二烷对木虱啮小蜂有显著的排斥作用。苯并噻唑、正十一烷和正十六烷对木虱啮小蜂无作用。浓度为0.49%正十八烷和0.57%正二十烷对木虱啮小蜂有吸引作用,而浓度为1.96%正十八烷和2.28%正二十烷对寄生蜂却有排斥作用。     

A simple method to evaluate the potential for degradation of antifouling biocides

A simple method to measure the degradation of antifouling biocides is described which measures the loss of biocidal activity from seawater by bioassay. The bioassay employs either the ship‐fouling diatom Amphora or the brine shrimp Anemia. Loss of bioaclivity from sterile seawater indicates abiotic degradation whilst loss of bioactivity from natural seawater indicates biodegradation. Results are presented for three biocides, viz. the trihalomethylthio compound, N‐dichlorofluoromethylthio‐N’,N'‐dimethyl‐N‐phenyl‐sulphamide (Preventol A4S), di‐n‐octylamine, and the isothiazolone compound 4,5‐dichloro‐2‐n‐octyl‐4‐isothiazolin‐3‐one (Sea‐Nine 211).