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M. Ohnishi A.T. Okatani H. Esaki K. Harada T. Sawada M. Murakami K. Marumo Y. Kato R. Sato K. Shimura N. Hatanaka T. Takahashi 《Journal of applied microbiology》2013,115(1):282-289
Aims
To determine the herd prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae producing CTX‐M‐type extended‐spectrum β‐lactamases (ESBLs) among 381 dairy farms in Japan.Methods and Results
Between 2007 and 2009, we screened 897 faecal samples using BTB lactose agar plates containing cefotaxime (2 μg ml?1). Positive isolates were tested using ESBL confirmatory tests, PCR and sequencing for CTX‐M, AmpC, TEM and SHV. The incidence of Enterobacteriaceae producing CTX‐M‐15 (n = 7), CTX‐M‐2 (n = 12), CTX‐M‐14 (n = 3), CMY‐2 (n = 2) or CTX‐M‐15/2/14 and CMY‐2 (n = 4) in bovine faeces was 28/897 (3·1%) faecal samples. These genes had spread to Escherichia coli (n = 23) and three genera of Enterobacteriaceae (n = 5). Herd prevalence was found to be 20/381 (5·2%) dairy farms. The 23 E. coli isolates showed clonal diversity, as assessed by multilocus sequence typing and pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis. The pandemic E. coli strain ST131 producing CTX‐M‐15 or CTX‐M‐27 was not detected.Conclusions
Three clusters of CTX‐M (CTX‐M‐15, CTX‐M‐2, CTX‐M‐14) had spread among Japanese dairy farms.Significance and Impact of the Study
This is the first report on the prevalence of multidrug‐resistant CTX‐M‐15–producing E. coli among Japanese dairy farms. 相似文献2.
Márcia R Soares Agda P Facincani Rafael M Ferreira Leandro M Moreira Julio CF de Oliveira Jesus A Ferro Maria IT Ferro Rogério Meneghini Fábio C Gozzo 《Proteome science》2010,8(1):55
Background
Citrus canker is a disease caused by Xantomonas citri subsp.citri (Xac), and has emerged as one of the major threats to the worldwide citrus crop because it affects all commercial citrus varieties, decreases the production and quality of the fruits and can spread rapidly in citrus growing areas. In this work, the first proteome of Xac was analyzed using two methodologies, two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D LC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). 相似文献3.
You-Lan Yang Hsin-Te Hsu Kuo-Hsien Wang Cheng-Ying Han Chien-Ming Chen Chi-Ming Chen Wun-Chang Ko 《Journal of biomedical science》2011,18(1):84
Background
Hesperetin was reported to selectively inhibit phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4). While hesperetin-7,3'-O-dimethylether (HDME) is a synthetic liposoluble hesperetin. Therefore, we were interested in investigating its selectivity on PDE4 and binding ability on high-affinity rolipram-binding sites (HARBs) in vitro, and its effects on ovalbumin-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in vivo, and clarifying its potential for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 相似文献4.
Mingyue Wang Pranab K Mukherjee Jyotsna Chandra Ali Abdul Lattif Thomas S McCormick Mahmoud A Ghannoum 《BMC microbiology》2008,8(1):31
Background
We have previously shown that supernatant from Candida albicans (CA) culture contains a Secretory Interleukin (IL)-12 Inhibitory Factor (CA-SIIF), which inhibits IL-12 production by human monocytes. However, the effect of CA-SIIF on secretion of other cytokines by monocytes is unknown, and detailed characterization of this factor has not been performed. 相似文献5.
Noelia Alonso-Rodríguez Miguel Martínez-Lirola Marta Herránz Marisa Sanchez-Benitez Pilar Barroso INDAL-TB group Emilio Bouza Darío García de Viedma 《BMC microbiology》2008,8(1):34
Background
During the last few years, PCR-based methods have been developed to simplify and reduce the time required for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) by standard approaches based on IS6110-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). Of these, MIRU-12-VNTR (Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units- variable number of tandem repeats) (MIRU-12) has been considered a good alternative. Nevertheless, some limitations and discrepancies with RFLP, which are minimized if the technique is complemented with spoligotyping, have been found. Recently, a new version of MIRU-VNTR targeting 15 loci (MIRU-15) has been proposed to improve the MIRU-12 format. 相似文献6.
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Background
Obesity causes insulin resistance in target tissues - skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, liver and the brain. Insulin resistance predisposes to type-2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Adipose tissue inflammation is an essential characteristic of obesity and insulin resistance. Neuronatin (Nnat) expression has been found to be altered in a number of conditions related to inflammatory or metabolic disturbance, but its physiological roles and regulatory mechanisms in adipose tissue, brain, pancreatic islets and other tissues are not understood. 相似文献8.
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The age of unisexual salamanders of the genus Ambystoma is contentious. Recent and ancient evolutionary histories of unisexual Ambystoma were proposed by a few separate studies that constructed phylogenies using mitochondrial DNA markers (cytochrome b gene vs. non-coding region). In contrast to other studies showing that unisexual Ambystoma represent the most ancient unisexual vertebrates, a recent study by Robertson et al. suggests that this lineage has a very recent origin of less than 25,000 years ago. 相似文献10.
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Nelso P. Navarro Andrés Mansilla Estela M. Plastino 《Journal of applied phycology》2010,22(4):385-394
The effects of UVB radiation on the different developmental stages of the carrageenan-producing red alga Iridaea cordata were evaluated considering: (1) carpospore and discoid germling mortality; (2) growth rates and morphology of young tetrasporophytes;
and (3) growth rates and pigment content of field-collected plant fragments. Unialgal cultures were submitted to 0.17, 0.5,
or 0.83 W m−2 of UVB radiation for 3 h per day. The general culture conditions were as follows: 12 h light/12 h dark cycles; irradiance
of 55 μmol photon.per square meter per second; temperature of 9 ± 1°C; and seawater enriched with Provasoli solution. All UVB irradiation treatments
were harmful to carpospores (
0.17 \textW \textm - 2 = 40.9 ±6.9% 0.17\;{\text{W}}\,{{\text{m}}^{ - 2}} = 40.9 \pm 6.9\% ,
0.5 \textW \textm - 2 = 59.8 ±13.4% 0.5\;{\text{W}}\,{{\text{m}}^{ - 2}} = 59.8 \pm 13.4\% ,
0.83 \textW \textm - 2 = 49 ±17.4% 0.83\;{\text{W}}\,{{\text{m}}^{ - 2}} = 49 \pm 17.4\% mortality in 3 days). Even though the mortality of all discoid germlings exposed to UVB radiation was unchanged when compared
to the control, those germlings exposed to 0.5 and 0.83 W m−2 treatments became paler and had smaller diameters than those cultivated under control treatment. Decreases in growth rates
were observed in young tetrasporophytes, mainly in 0.5 and 0.83 W m−2 treatments. Similar effects were only observed in fragments of adult plants cultivated at 0.83 W m−2. Additionally, UVB radiation caused morphological changes in fragments of adult plants in the first week, while the young
individuals only displayed this pattern during the third week. The verified morphological alterations in I. cordata could be interpreted as a defense against UVB by reducing the area exposed to radiation. However, a high level of radiation
appears to produce irreparable damage, especially under long-term exposure. Our results suggest that the sensitivity to ultraviolet
radiation decreases with increased algal age and that the various developmental stages have different responses when exposed
to the same doses of UVB radiation. 相似文献
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Ronny Myhre Stina Steinkjer Alice Stormyr Gina L Nilsen Hiba Abu Zayyad Khalid Horany Mohamad K Nusier Helge Klungland 《BMC neurology》2008,8(1):47
Background
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, where most cases are sporadic with a late onset. In rare incidences familial forms of early-onset parkinsonism occur, and when recessively inherited, cases are often explained by mutations in either the parkin (PARK2) or PINK1 (PARK6) gene or on exceptional occasions the DJ-1 (PARK7) or ATP13A2 (PARK9) gene. Recessively inherited deletions/duplications and point mutations in the parkin gene are the most common cause of early-onset parkinsonism known so far, but in an increasing number of studies, genetic variations in the serine/threonine kinase domain of the PINK1 gene are found to explain early-onset parkinsonism. 相似文献14.
Background
parkin mutations are a common cause of parkinsonism. Possessing two parkin mutations leads to early-onset parkinsonism, while having one mutation may predispose to late-onset disease. This dosage pattern suggests that some parkin families should exhibit intergenerational variation in age at onset resembling anticipation. A subset of familial PD exhibits anticipation, the cause of which is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine if anticipation was due to parkin mutation dosage. 相似文献15.
Saskia van Hemert Marjolein Meijerink Douwe Molenaar Peter A Bron Paul de Vos Michiel Kleerebezem Jerry M Wells Maria L Marco 《BMC microbiology》2010,10(1):293
Background
Modulation of the immune system is one of the most plausible mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of probiotic bacteria on human health. Presently, the specific probiotic cell products responsible for immunomodulation are largely unknown. In this study, the genetic and phenotypic diversity of strains of the Lactobacillus plantarum species were investigated to identify genes of L. plantarum with the potential to influence the amounts of cytokines interleukin 10 (IL-10) and IL-12 and the ratio of IL-10/IL-12 produced by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). 相似文献16.
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), commonly called gram pod borer, is a serious pest of pulse crops in India and damages
chickpea (Cicer arietinum L). On average a 30% crop loss is reported. One of the potential natural enemies reported for its biological control is Campoletis chlorideae Uchida (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an idiobiont parasitic wasp that attacks second instar larvae of the pod borer. Male-biased
sex ratios hinder efforts to mass release parasitic Hymenoptera for biological control by making the production of females
costly. Parental age at time of mating is known to affect the progeny sex ratio in some Braconidae. In this view, we examined
the reproduction and survival of the parasitoid C. chlorideae in the laboratory [22 ± 4°C, 70 ± 10% R.H. and 10:14 h light:dark photoperiod]. All the nine (i.e. 3 × 3) combinations of
possible mating were made for males and females, being each of different age groups (0–12, 48–60 and 96–108 h old). Second
instar larvae of the pod borer were reared on chickpea and exposed to mated females of different mating age group combinations.
Results revealed that (a) newly emerged females (0–12 h old) mated to aged males yielded more progeny contrasted to the older
females inseminated by newly emerged males (0–12 h old). This implies that increased maternal age at mating caused greater
reduction in the progeny yield than that of paternal age; (b) the progeny sex ratio was lowest (0.344 ± 0.057) (mean ± SD)
when parents mated just after emergence (0–12 h old). It became more and more male biased as parents were deprived of mate
and was highest (0.666 ± 0.701) for 96–108 h old parents. The analysis of variance of the data shows that mate deprived males
caused greater contribution in the production of sons, resulting a male-biased progeny sex ratio. Our conclusion indicate
that newly emerged parasitoids (0–12 h old) are most fecund and should be used in rearing practices in order to enhance the
progeny yield, particularly with respect to daughters.
Handling Editor: Torsten Meiners 相似文献
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Background
Whole-exome sequencing using next-generation technologies has been previously demonstrated to be able to detect rare disease-causing variants. Progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) is an inherited mitochondrial disease that follows either autosomal dominant or recessive forms of inheritance (adPEO or arPEO). AdPEO is a genetically heterogeneous disease and several genes, including POLG1 and C10orf2/Twinkle, have been identified as responsible genes. On the other hand, POLG1 was the only established gene causing arPEO with mitochondrial DNA deletions. We previously reported a case of PEO with unidentified genetic etiology. The patient was born of a first-cousin marriage. Therefore, the recessive form of inheritance was suspected. 相似文献18.
Bryan G. Valencia Mark B. Bush Angela L. Coe Elizabeth Orren William D. Gosling 《Journal of Biogeography》2018,45(5):1019-1030
Aim
To determine the palaeoecological influences of climate change and human land use on the spatial distribution patterns of Polylepis woodlands in the Andes.Location
Tropical Andes above 2,900 m between 2°S and 18°S of latitude.Methods
Pollen and charcoal data were gathered from 13 Andean lake sediment records and were rescaled by the maximum value in each site. The rescaled pollen data were used to estimate a mean abundance and coefficient of variation to show woodland expansions/contractions and woodland fragmentation over the last 20,000 years. The rescaled charcoal was displayed as a 200‐year moving median using 500‐year bins to infer the influence of fire on woodland dynamics at landscape scale. Pollen and charcoal were compared with speleothem, clastic flux and archaeological data to assess the influence of moisture balance, glacial activity and human impact on the spatial distribution of Polylepis woodlands.Results
Woodland expansion and fire were correlated with precipitation changes and glacier dynamics from c. 20 to 6 kcal bp (thousands of calibrated years before present). Charcoal abundances between 20 and 12 kcal bp were less common than from 12 kcal bp to modern. However, human‐induced fires were unlikely to be the main cause of a woodland decline centred at 11 kcal bp , as woodlands recovered from 10.5 to 9.5 kcal bp (about twofold increase). Charcoal peaks analogous to those that induced the woodland decline at 11 kcal bp were commonplace post‐9.5 kcal bp but did not trigger an equivalent woodland contraction. An increase in the coefficient of variation after c. 5.5 kcal bp suggests enhanced fragmentation and coincided with the shift from logistic to exponential growth of human populations. Over the last 1,000 years, Polylepis became hyper‐fragmented with over half of sites losing Polylepis from the record and with coefficients of variation paralleling those of glacial times.Main conclusions
Polylepis woodlands formed naturally patchy woodlands, rather than a continuous vegetation belt, prior to human occupation in the Andes. The main factors controlling pre‐human woodland dynamics were precipitation and landscape heterogeneity. Human activity led to hyper‐fragmentation during the last c. 1,000 years. 相似文献19.
Para‐psychobiotic Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305 ameliorates stress‐related symptoms and sleep quality
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Aims
To confirm the stress‐relieving effects of heat‐inactivated, enteric‐colonizing Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305 (paraprobiotic CP2305) in medical students taking a cadaver dissection course.Methods and Results
Healthy students (21 males and 11 females) took paraprobiotic CP2305 daily for 5 weeks during a cadaver dissection course. The General Health Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were employed to assess stress‐related somatic symptoms and sleep quality respectively. The aggravation of stress‐associated somatic symptoms was observed in female students (P = 0·029). Sleep quality was improved in the paraprobiotic CP2305 group (P = 0·038), particularly in men (P = 0·004). Among men, paraprobiotic CP2305 shortened sleep latency (P = 0·035) and increased sleep duration (P = 0·048). Diarrhoea‐like symptoms were also effectively controlled with CP2305 (P = 0·005) in men. Thus, we observed sex‐related differences in the effects of paraprobiotic CP2305. In addition, CP2305 affected the growth of faecal Bacteroides vulgatus and Dorea longicatena, which are involved in intestinal inflammation.Conclusions
CP2305 is a potential paraprobiotic that regulates stress responses, and its beneficial effects may depend on specific cell component(s).Significance and Impact of the Study
This study characterizes the effects of a stress‐relieving para‐psychobiotic in humans. 相似文献20.