Comprehensive Relationship Analysis of the Long Noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and the Target mRNAs in Response to the Infection of Edwardsiella anguillarum in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) Inoculated with Freund’s Adjuvant

Marine Biotechnology - Freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA) and incomplete adjuvant (FIA), generally applied in subunit fishery vaccine, have not been explored on the molecular mechanism of the...     

Electrophoresis of periodontal pathogens in poly(ethyleneoxide) solutions with uncoated capillary

Periodontitis is a prevalent inflammatory disease caused by different species of anaerobic bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g), Treponema denticola (T.d), and Tannerella forsythia (T.f). We compared the separation result of DNA ladders in hydroxyethyl cellulose, poly(ethyleneoxide) (PEO), and polyethylene glycol and analyzed the effect of polymer concentration, electric field, and temperature of the background electrolyte on the separation performance. Results demonstrated that there was a linear relationship (R = 0.942) for 100 to 700 bp of DNA and its migration time. Finally, the polymerase chain reaction products of P.g, T.d, and T.f were successfully identified within 8.5 min in 0.5% PEO with uncoated capillary.     

Ultrafast cell edge detection by line‐scan time‐stretch microscopy

Ultrafast time‐stretch imaging technique recently attracts an increasing interest for applications in cell classification due to high throughput and high sensitivity. A novel imaging modality of time‐stretch imaging technique for edge detection is proposed. Edge detection based on the directional derivative is realized using differential detection. As the image processing is mainly implemented in the physical layer, the computation complexity of edge extraction is significantly reduced. An imaging system for edge detection with the scan rate of 77.76 MHz is experimentally demonstrated. Resolution target is first measured to verify the feasibility of the edge extraction. Furthermore, various cells, including red blood cells, lung cancer cells and breast cancer cells, are detected. The edges of cancerous cells present in a completely different form. The imaging system for edge detection would be a good candidate for high‐throughput cell classification.      

金沙江干旱河谷植物群落的数量分类及其结构分异的环境解释

植物群落的空间分异格局是异质生境条件下物种性状、种间相互作用等生态学过程共同作用的结果, 对其分析有助于深入理解群落构建进程。本文基于金沙江流域干旱河谷116个样点562个样方的植物群落调查数据, 采用自适应仿射传播聚类的方法进行群落数量分类, 运用莫兰特征向量地图, 和方差分解的方法对影响群落结构的空间和环境因子进行分析。结果表明: (1)自适应仿射传播聚类将金沙江干旱河谷的植物群落分为30组, 可归为7个植被型, 23个群系, 以稀树草原(30.0%)、暖性落叶阔叶灌丛(55.7%)为最主要的植被类型。(2)年均温和干燥指数是限制金沙江干旱河谷植物群落分布的主要环境因子。稀树草原、肉质灌丛、常绿阔叶灌丛是典型的干热河谷植被类型; 暖性落叶阔叶灌丛、常绿硬叶林是干暖河谷植被的优势类型; 暖性针叶林、落叶阔叶林则主要在干温河谷环境占优势。(3)纯环境因子可以解释群落物种组成变化的5.5%, 纯空间因子可以解释的物种组成变化为22.5%, 有空间结构的环境因子部分为6.6%, 未解释的部分为65.4%。在诸多环境因子中, 年均温及干燥指数的不同显示了不同群落生境的重要差异, 并显著影响到群落的分布格局。大尺度的空间因子则主要通过地理隔离对群落结构的差异产生影响。     

江西萍乡上栗县晚更新世哺乳动物化石发现

2014~2015年在江西萍乡上栗县长平乡发现的杨家湾哺乳动物化石点,是江西省为数不多的更新世化石点中出土化石最为丰富多样的:目前已在杨家湾1号洞发现数千件哺乳动物牙齿化石,初步鉴定出40个属种;在化石数量上,野猪占绝对优势,其它常见种类还有鹿类、豪猪、黑熊、小型食肉类、鬣羚、水牛、犀牛及猴类等,而长鼻类及貘相对较少;在本地区同时代化石点中,猴类化石最丰富,食肉类属种也更多样。灭绝种类有巴氏大熊猫、最后斑鬣狗、德氏狸、剑齿象及巨貘等。从动物群组合来看,杨家湾1号洞与湖南道县福岩洞古人类化石点最为相似,其时代也应当属于晚更新世。     

鳗鲡病原性维氏气单胞菌的分离与鉴定

从养殖患病的日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)肾脏分离得到1株优势菌株,形态特征和生理生化测试结果显示,分离菌在4%羊血平板培养基上呈α型溶血,革兰氏阴性,有运动性,氧化酶阳性,在pH6.0和1%NaCl中生长等。结合Biolog自动微生物鉴定系统和16S rRNA、gyrB基因序列分析结果,确定该分离菌为维氏气单胞菌(Aeromonas veronii)。人工腹腔注射感染鳗鲡的试验结果表明,分离菌对鳗鲡的半数致死量LD50为2.15×107CFU/mL。药敏试验结果显示,在13种抗菌类药物中,分离菌对左氧氟沙星、氟哌酸、阿奇霉素和萘啶酸等8种药物敏感,而对利福平和新生霉素等5种药物敏感度低。     

动物胚胎干细胞诱导分化的研究进展

胚胎干细胞 (ES细胞 )是从动物早期胚胎的内细胞团或原始生殖细胞分离出来的具有发育全能性的一种未分化的无限增殖细胞系 ,ES细胞能体外诱导分化为神经细胞、肌肉细胞、成纤维细胞等各种细胞。综述了动物的ES细胞的分化诱导机理及目前体外诱导分化的研究现状     

烟粉虱天敌日本刀角瓢虫的捕食行为

研究了日本刀角瓢虫雌成虫和幼虫捕食粉虱时的各种行为时间分配.结果表明,日本刀角瓢虫成虫的捕食行为可分为爬行、取食、清洁、静息、整翅和排泄6个部分.饥饿后的日本刀角瓢虫幼虫捕食烟粉虱卵时,幼虫各龄期间的取食和爬行时间无显著差异,对烟粉虱卵的处置时间随瓢虫幼虫虫龄的增大而缩短.日本刀角瓢虫雌成虫捕食烟粉虱卵时,饥饿后的雌成虫用于取食的时间显著长于非饥饿的雌成虫,而用于清洁、静息和爬行的时间显著短于非饥饿的雌成虫;饥饿后的瓢虫雌成虫对卵的处置时间显著长于非饥饿的雌成虫.饥饿后的日本刀角瓢虫雌成虫捕食烟粉虱若虫时,瓢虫雌成虫的取食时间随烟粉虱若虫虫龄的增大而增加,清洁和静息时间随烟粉虱若虫虫龄的增大而缩短,对若虫的处置时间随烟粉虱若虫虫龄的增大而增加.