High rates of conspecific brood parasitism revealed by microsatellite analysis in a diving duck,the common pochard Aythya ferina

Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is a reproductive tactic whereby a parasitic female lays its eggs into the nests of other conspecific females. Genetic‐based data on the occurrence of CBP in birds, however, is still relatively scarce. We analysed prevalence of CBP in a ground‐nesting diving duck, the common pochard Aythya ferina, using a set of 17 microsatellites. Compared to related species, our population showed a relatively high level of CBP, with 39% of genotyped pochard eggs laid parasitically and 89% of nests containing ≥ 1 parasitic egg. In addition, we observed relatively high rates of interspecific brood parasitism (13% of eggs), caused predominantly by mallard Anas plathyrhynchos and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. CBP eggs had decreased hatching success compared to host eggs, with 65% of CBP and 95% of non‐CBP genotyped eggs hatching successfully. Our data suggest that this was probably due to improper timing of parasitic egglaying, which compromised synchronised hatching of CBP and host‐eggs. Despite high rates of CBP in our pochard popu lation, fitness costs associated with this reproductive tactic appear to be low for host females since neither clutch size nor host‐egg hatching probability were reduced due to CBP.     

广州市风水林群落空间异质性及其对区域物种多样性的贡献

以广州地区村边风水林为研究对象,选取了67个风水林斑块,并在每个斑块内建立了一个20m×20m的样方,调查了其胸径大于1cm的植物组成。首先以种面积关系外推法和非参数法估计了风水林群落对区域生物多样性的贡献;然后以加法准则拆分了gamma多样性,以分析风水林群落物种组成的异质性;最后根据每个风水林群落的物种丰富度、稀有种(在所有群落中只出现一次的物种)数目和谱系多样性分析了在保护中需要优先考虑的区域。结果发现：（1）广州地区风水林群落至少保存了32.74%的区域物种多样性;（2）gamma多样性(184)中绝大部分由beta多样性(163.43)构建,只有很小部分来自于alpha多样性(20.57)。这表明风水林群落在物种组成上具有较高的空间异质性,要想尽可能多地保护风水林内物种多样性,就需要尽可能多地保护风水林群落斑块;（3）相对于平原地区,位于山区的风水林群落具有更高的物种丰富度和谱系多样性以及更多的稀有种数目。在保护资金和土地资源有限的情况下,位于山区的风水林群落应该给予优先考虑。     

ICU病区大肠埃希菌中qnr基因的分布与耐药性的研究

目的调查温州医科大学附属第一医院ICU病区分离的大肠埃希菌基因的分布以及与耐药谱的关系,并初步探讨其在分子流行病学中的作用。方法收集2012年1-9月ICU病区分离的大肠埃希菌76株进行qnr基因检测,并通过DNA直接测序确定;分析qnr基因在ICU病区分离的大肠埃希菌的分布及其与耐药性的关系。结果根据PCR产物片段大小及测序分析,76株大肠埃希菌中共有qm基因阳性菌株46株,阳性率为60. 5% ;对阳性菌株进行DNA测序、BLAST比对,其中25株为qnrB基因,17株为qnrS基因阳性,12株基因阳性,未检测到qwC和qnrD基因。在46株qnr基因阳性菌株中有38株为产ESBL菌株,而在qnr阴性菌株中仅有5株ESBL阳性。结论该院ICU分离大肠埃希菌qnr基因携带严重,呈现出多重耐药性,多伴随呈现为产ESBL菌株。     

H1N1流感病毒在微载体培养MDCK细胞上增殖的研究

目的探索MDCK细胞在微载体上的培养条件,并研究H1N1型流感病毒在MDCK细胞上的增殖条件。方法在微载体上培养好MDCK细胞上用H1N1型流感病毒在不同的病毒感染复数(MOI)、胰酶浓度两个关键的病毒增殖条件进行流感病毒在细胞上的增殖研究。结果微载体质量浓度为6 g/L时,MDCK细胞培养密度可以达到4.5×106cells/mL。在MOI为0.05接种流感病毒,胰酶质量浓度4μg/mL,流感病毒在MDCK细胞上可获得较高的滴度。结论 MDCK细胞用微载体培养可以达到较高的细胞密度,可以作为规模化生产新型流感病毒疫苗的主要细胞基质进行进一步的研究。     

Vero细胞和脊髓灰质炎病毒在无血清条件下的培养探究

目的：探索Vero细胞和脊髓灰质炎病毒在无血清条件下的最佳培养条件,为无血清培养Vero细胞生产脊髓灰质炎疫苗奠定基础。方法选择直接适应（直降组）和序贯适应（驯化组）两种无血清培养方法,观察Vero细胞和脊髓灰质炎病毒在无血清条件下的生长情况,并检测脊髓灰质炎病毒及其病毒滴度。结果 Vero细胞在两种无血清条件下均生长良好,其中驯化组细胞生长速度更接近对照组。以脊髓灰质炎病毒Sabin株Ⅰ型分别感染直降组、驯化组和对照组细胞的病毒滴度平均值分别为8．94、8．81和8．94 LgCCID50/mL;Ⅱ型病毒滴度平均值分别为8．84、8．25和7．94 LgCCID50/mL;Ⅲ型病毒滴度平均值分别为8．91、8．57和8．63 LgCCID50/mL;且3组的变异系数（ CV）均小于10％。结论 Vero细胞在无血清条件下生长良好,无血清培养的Vero 细胞可用作脊髓灰质炎疫苗生产的基质。     

肺癌中piR-932的表达及其生物学行为机制研究

目的研究肺癌干细胞中piR-932的表达,以期为肺癌的治疗提供参考。方法应用piRNA芯片检测肺癌于细胞中piRNAs的表达,应用基因芯片检测肺癌干细胞中基因表达的差异,并检测表达下调的基因之一——Latexin的甲基化程度。结果经诱导至EMT的肺癌干细胞中,piR-932的表达明显增高,而Latexin的表达显著下降,并且Latexin启动子区域CpG岛发生了明显的甲基化。结论piR-932可能通过促进Latexin的甲基化而正渊节肺癌干细胞的EMT过程,它可作为肺癌治疗的一个潜在靶点。     

MicroRNA-21可促进金华猪胚胎肝脏生长

microRNAs是一种小分子非编码RNA,广泛参与细胞的生长发育、分化和凋亡等生物学过程. microRNA-21(miR-21)是一个在实体肿瘤中高表达的miRNA,可促进癌细胞增殖. 为了研究miR-21在金华猪生长过程中的作用,本试验选取了金华猪80日龄胚胎的心、肝、脾、肺、肾、小肠、胰脏、皮脂组织,进行miR-21组织表达谱研究,结果发现miR-21在肝脏中的表达最高. 进一步以肝脏为对象,研究miR-21在金华猪不同生长阶段中的表达,结果显示胚胎80日龄的miR-21表达量最高（P<0.01）,其次是胚胎期的60日龄和105日龄,出生后1至120日龄miR-21的表达量均维持在较低的水平且相互之间差异不显著(P>0.05). 利用KEGG软件对miR-21预测的靶基因进行通路归类分析表明miR-21参与细胞代谢、生长等过程,从中选择两个抑制细胞增殖的靶基因,增强子结合蛋白（CCAAT/enhancer binding protein,Cebpa) 和原肌球蛋白1基因（tropomyosin 1,Tpm1),qRT-PCR检测二者在不同生长阶段的mRNA表达量,结果其表达趋势与miR-21相反,其中胚胎期80天表达量最低(P<0.05). 综上表明miR-21可能具有促进胚胎肝脏生长的作用.     

Assessing the cryptic invasion of a domestic conspecific: American mink in their native range

Control of invasions is facilitated by their early detection, but this may be difficult when invasions are cryptic due to similarity between invaders and native species. Domesticated conspecifics offer an interesting example of cryptic invasions because they have the ability to hybridize with their native counterparts, and can thus facilitate the introgression of maladaptive genes. We assessed the cryptic invasion of escaped domestic American mink (Neovison vison) within their native range. Feral mink are a known alien invader in many parts of the world, but invasion of their native range is not well understood. We genetically profiled 233 captive domestic mink from different farms in Ontario, Canada and 299 free‐ranging mink from Ontario, and used assignments tests to ascertain genetic ancestries of free‐ranging animals. We found that 18% of free‐ranging mink were either escaped domestic animals or hybrids, and a tree regression showed that these domestic genotypes were most likely to occur south of a latitude of 43.13°N, within the distribution of mink farms in Ontario. Thus, domestic mink appear not to have established populations in Ontario in locations without fur farms. We suspect that maladaptation of domestic mink and outbreeding depression of hybrid and introgressed mink have limited their spread. Mink farm density and proximity to mink farms were not important predictors of domestic genotypes but rather, certain mink farms appeared to be important sources of escaped domestic animals. Our results show that not all mink farms are equal with respect to biosecurity, and thus that the spread of domestic genotypes can be mitigated by improved biosecurity.     

金沙江河谷特有植物罂粟莲花的保护遗传学

毛茛科的罂粟莲花(Anemoclema glaucifolium)是中国西南部金沙江河谷地带特有的单种属植物。本研究利用分子生物学手段（SNPs）,对罂粟莲花的遗传多样性和遗传结构进行了研究。三个叶绿体片段(rps16内含子,psbA trnH 基因间隔区以及trnC ycf6基因间隔区)联合分析的结果显示低的遗传多样性和高的遗传分化。这可能是由于居群间长期的地理隔离,狭小的分布区以及生境片段化造成的有限的基因流所引起的。如今在金沙江上修建水电站的位置与罂粟莲花的分布区有部分重叠,这些水电站会淹没罂粟莲花的部分个体和生境,并且改变生态环境,威胁罂粟莲花的生存。本研究对罂粟莲花遗传多样性的研究为制定有效的保护策略提供了信息。