Anadromy,potamodromy and residency in brown trout Salmo trutta: the role of genes and the environment

Brown trout Salmo trutta is endemic to Europe, western Asia and north-western Africa; it is a prominent member of freshwater and coastal marine fish faunas. The species shows two resident (river-resident, lake-resident) and three main facultative migratory life histories (downstream–upstream within a river system, fluvial–adfluvial potamodromous; to and from a lake, lacustrine–adfluvial (inlet) or allacustrine (outlet) potamodromous; to and from the sea, anadromous). River-residency v. migration is a balance between enhanced feeding and thus growth advantages of migration to a particular habitat v. the costs of potentially greater mortality and energy expenditure. Fluvial–adfluvial migration usually has less feeding improvement, but less mortality risk, than lacustrine–adfluvial or allacustrine and anadromous, but the latter vary among catchments as to which is favoured. Indirect evidence suggests that around 50% of the variability in S. trutta migration v. residency, among individuals within a population, is due to genetic variance. This dichotomous decision can best be explained by the threshold-trait model of quantitative genetics. Thus, an individual's physiological condition (e.g., energy status) as regulated by environmental factors, genes and non-genetic parental effects, acts as the cue. The magnitude of this cue relative to a genetically predetermined individual threshold, governs whether it will migrate or sexually mature as a river-resident. This decision threshold occurs early in life and, if the choice is to migrate, a second threshold probably follows determining the age and timing of migration. Migration destination (mainstem river, lake, or sea) also appears to be genetically programmed. Decisions to migrate and ultimate destination result in a number of subsequent consequential changes such as parr–smolt transformation, sexual maturity and return migration. Strong associations with one or a few genes have been found for most aspects of the migratory syndrome and indirect evidence supports genetic involvement in all parts. Thus, migratory and resident life histories potentially evolve as a result of natural and anthropogenic environmental changes, which alter relative survival and reproduction. Knowledge of genetic determinants of the various components of migration in S. trutta lags substantially behind that of Oncorhynchus mykiss and other salmonines. Identification of genetic markers linked to migration components and especially to the migration–residency decision, is a prerequisite for facilitating detailed empirical studies. In order to predict effectively, through modelling, the effects of environmental changes, quantification of the relative fitness of different migratory traits and of their heritabilities, across a range of environmental conditions, is also urgently required in the face of the increasing pace of such changes.     

Adenine nucleotide content and energy charge of Bacillus megaterium during batch growth in low-phosphate medium

Abstract The effect of a low phosphate concentration on intracellular adenine nucleotides, oxygen consumption and poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid synthesis, was investigated with batch cultures of Bacillus megaterium . At low phosphate concentrations the cells contained much larger amounts of poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid, but displayed lower adenylate energy charge and oxygen uptake than did control cells. The ratio of ATP to ADP was much greater in the control cells. The levels of ATP and AMP were lower in low-phosphate cells.     

中华羊茅内生真菌Neotyphodium sp.生物学与生理学特性的研究

本文对中华羊茅Festuca sinensis内生真菌Neotyphodium sp.的生物学与生理学特性进行了报道。研究发现:中华羊茅内生真菌能在10-30℃生长,5℃和35℃几乎不能生长,最适生长温度是25℃;适宜的pH是7-9;不同的碳、氮源利用能力不同,利用能力最好的分别是甘露醇和酵母浸液;在不同培养基上的生长速度与产孢特性存在差异,马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂(PDA)培养基上生长最快,水琼脂(WA)和海水营养琼脂(SNA)培养基上生长最慢,但WA和SNA产孢最多。     

生防菌Ⅲ-61抗真菌活性产物的摇瓶发酵

对生防链霉菌Ⅲ-61产生抗真菌活性物质的摇瓶发酵工艺进行了研究。利用正交试验设计优化了发酵培养基组分,其最适配方为黄豆粉1．5％,蛋白胨0．3％,蔗糖1．0％,淀粉1．3％,磷酸二氢钾0．02％,硫酸镁0．025％,氯化钠0．5％,配咸水溶液,调pH至7～7．4,加碳酸钙1％。通过单因素试验,筛选获得了最优培养条件组合：液体种龄24h,接种量5％～10％,500mL摇瓶培养基装量为80mL,摇床转速240r／min,培养温度31℃,发酵周期96～120h。此优化的发酵培养基与发酵条件的组合昕得菌株Ⅲ-61发酵液对主要靶标黄瓜灰霉病菌的抑菌圈直径达49．5mm,较优化前提高了45．59％。     

对比分析IPS e.max Press铸瓷高嵌体与普兰梅卡CADCAM系统制作的高嵌体修复后牙牙体缺损的效果

摘要 目的：本研究旨在探讨对比分析IPS e.max Press铸瓷高嵌体与普兰梅卡CADCAM系统制作的高嵌体修复后牙牙体缺损的效果。方法：以2021年8月-2022年8月我院诊治的60例（86颗）后牙牙体缺损患者为研究对象,采用随机数字表法将其分为研究组（给予普兰梅卡CADCAM系统制作的高嵌体修复）和对照组（给予IPS e.max Press铸瓷高嵌体修复）各30例,对比两组修复前及修复1年后咀嚼功能、牙龈情况、RANK、CXCL16水平、IL-6、IL-8水平,统计修复结果及美牙效果满意度。结果：（1）修复前,两组咀嚼功能比较无差异（P＞0.05）;修复1年后,研究组咀嚼功能优于对照组（P＜0.05）;（2）修复前,两组牙龈指数、菌斑指数评分比较无差异（P＞0.05）;修复1年后,研究组牙龈指数、菌斑指数评分优于对照组（P＜0.05）;（3）修复前,两组RANK、CXCL16水平比较无差异（P＞0.05）;修复1年后,研究组RANK、CXCL16水平低于对照组（P＜0.05）;（4）修复前,两组IL-6、IL-8水平比较无差异（P＞0.05）;修复1年后,研究组IL-6、IL-8水平与对照组比较（P＞0.05）;（5）修复1年后,研究组修复体边缘适合性、修复体邻面解剖形态优于对照组（P＜0.05）;两组修复体表面及边缘着色、修复体折裂与固位比较,差异不显著（P＞0.05）;（6）修复1年后,研究组美牙效果满意度优于对照组（P＜0.05）。结论：与IPS e.max Press铸瓷高嵌体相比,普兰梅卡CADCAM系统制作的高嵌体修复后牙牙体缺损的效果更佳,能够提高咀嚼功能,改善牙龈指数,提高美牙效果满意度。     

血清FKN、APC与老年社区获得性肺炎患者病情和预后不良的关系

摘要 目的：探讨血清分形趋化因子（FKN）、活化蛋白C（APC）与老年社区获得性肺炎（CAP）患者病情和预后不良的关系。方法：选取2020年1月～2023年1月潍坊市人民医院收治的314例老年CAP患者为CAP组,根据病情程度分为低危组104例、中危组123例、高危组87例,根据入院30d生存状况分为死亡组65例和存活组249例,另选取同期100名体检健康老年人为对照组。采用酶联免疫吸附法检测血清FKN、APC水平。采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析血清FKN、APC水平对老年CAP患者预后不良的预测价值。通过多因素Logistic回归分析老年CAP患者预后不良的影响因素。结果：与对照组比较,CAP组血清FKN水平升高,APC水平降低（P＜0.05）。低危组、中危组、高危组老年CAP患者血清FKN水平依次升高,APC水平依次降低（P＜0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析显示,病情高危、机械通气和C反应蛋白（CRP）、FKN升高为老年CAP患者预后不良的独立危险因素,APC升高为其独立保护因素（P＜0.05）。ROC曲线分析显示,FKN、APC水平单独和联合预测老年CAP患者预后不良的曲线下面积分别为0.783、0.789、0.870,二者联合对老年CAP患者预后不良的预测价值大于各指标单独预测。结论：血清FKN水平升高和APC水平降低参与着老年CAP患者病情进展,血清FKN联合APC能较好地预测老年CAP患者预后不良。     

Enhanced immunodetection of cell-free synthesized erythropoietin under denaturing conditions

A monoclonal antibody produced by hydridoma cell line, ATCC HB8209, was used to detect and purify erythropoietin synthesized in a cell-free system. The antibody was raised against the N-terminal 20 residues of erythropoietin. It retained anti-erythropoietin activity in 6 M urea in which most of the cell-free synthesized erythropoietin became soluble and gave an enhanced activity of the antibody.     

Validation of ecological status concepts in UK rivers using historic diatom samples

We assessed the feasibility of using herbarium specimens to validate reference conditions in the UK by comparing diatom community composition of river sites with both recent and historic diatom samples. The question of substrate specificity was addressed by comparing epilithon (stone-derived) and epiphyton (plant-derived) samples from a number of rivers. No significant differences were found between the Trophic Diatom Index (TDI), species richness, species diversity, and percentage of motile valves between paired diatom samples (epilithic and epiphytic) from contemporary samples. Significant differences were recorded between a number of indices derived from analysis of the historic diatom samples on plant material sampled pre-1930 compared with diatoms from stones collected post-1990 from the same river location. The TDI, mean species richness, and species diversity and percentage of motile valves and nutrient tolerant valves were all significantly greater in the contemporary samples (p ≤ 0.05). The percentage of nutrient sensitive valves was significantly lower in the contemporary samples (p ≤ 0.05).The relative abundance of Achnanthidium minutissimum and Cocconeis placentula var. lineata was significantly greater on the herbarium material compared to matched contemporary samples. Calculated values for the TDI (43 ± 3) expected at reference conditions were similar to the observed TDI values derived from herbarium material (44 ± 12) showing no significant deviation in ecological status.