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三倍体雌性虹鳟卵巢发育的类雄性化趋势 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
以4～35月龄三倍体雌性虹鳟(Oncorhynchus mykiss)为实验材料,以同源二倍体为对照,采用组织学和放射免疫方法,从性腺发育和生殖激素变化2个方面对其类雄性化现象进行了研究,并分析了类雄性化的原因.结果表明,三倍体虹鳟的卵原细胞可正常发育至卵黄发育前期卵母细胞(8月龄左右),此后卵母细胞败育,基质细胞包围卵原细胞形成卵原细胞簇,17月龄后卵巢中卵原细胞簇减少,出现与雄性精小囊结构相似的类生精细胞囊结构;26～35月龄类生精细胞囊逐渐成为性腺的主要成分,在类生精细胞囊内出现大量坏死的细胞;13月龄后三倍体雌性虹鳟血清中GtH-Ⅰ、GtH-Ⅱ、17β-E2含量显著低于同期二倍体虹鳟,睾酮(T)在21月龄后持续上升,并显著高于同期二倍体(P＜0.05).17月龄后三倍体雌性虹鳟卵巢发育呈现类雄性化趋势,但不能完成精子发生全部过程.由于性腺中生殖细胞与体细胞之间正常的相互作用缺失,合成类固醇的滤泡细胞发育分化受阻,T芳化为17β-E2途径中断,导致血液中T浓度升高,进而使性原细胞的分化受到了诱导,因而卵巢发育呈现类雄性化趋势. 相似文献
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中国对虾卵黄蛋白原合成部位的研究 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
十足目甲壳类卵巢中卵黄的来源,在过去的几十年研究中一直存在争议,内源性合成和外源性合成都有报道。本文以雌性中国对虾为实验材料,根据组织学观察确定其发育阶段,试验虾可以分为:卵巢未发育期;卵黄发生前期;初级卵黄发生期和次级卵黄发生期4个时期。从处于不同卵巢发育期对虾的卵巢和肝胰腺中提取总RNA,用RT-PCR的方法初步探讨不同发育期的中国对虾卵巢和肝胰腺中卵黄蛋白原mRNA的表达,确定是否存在卵黄蛋白原的合成功能。结果发现,从卵巢未发育期到次级卵黄发生期的卵巢和肝胰腺中都有卵黄蛋白原mRNA的表达,说明二者为卵黄蛋白的合成部位。 相似文献
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雄性三倍体虹鳟(Oncorhyncus mykiss)可以发育至生理成熟并表现出较强的雄性副性征,性腺发育基本正常;雌性三倍体虹鳟性腺几乎不发育,并且存在着类雄性化的发育趋势.本研究拟通过对虹鳟杂交胚胎(2n♀×3n♂)发育状况及其DNA倍性的分析,进而确认三倍体虹鳟是否具有与二倍体虹鳟类似的生育能力并分析其原因.选取经两个世代家系选育的虹鳟优良品系二倍体雌性虹鳟作为母本,以热休克方法人工诱导的优质雄性三倍体虹鳟为父本,常规人工采集精卵授精,获得三倍体雄性与二倍体雌性杂交胚胎,观察杂交胚胎的发育进程,通过流式细胞仪检测杂交胚胎的DNA含量,进而与二倍体雌雄交配获得的胚胎对照确定杂交胚胎的倍性.结果表明,杂交胚胎的受精率、发眼率和孵化率均显著地低于对照组,杂交胚胎多数在发眼期之前死亡,破膜的胚胎在仔鱼期上浮前全部死亡.杂交胚胎的DNA含量分布范围较大,大致可以分为两个水平,接近84％的胚胎的DNA含量介于二倍体与三倍体之间,约为对照组DNA含量的2.5倍;约有16％的胚胎的DNA含量在三倍体和四倍体之间.本研究认为,染色体非整倍体化可能会引起杂交胚胎细胞核质不相容,进而导致基因表达调控紊乱,从而使杂交胚胎不能正常发育,无法完成由母体卵黄供给的内源营养向外源营养的转换,成为导致杂交胚胎发育过程中大量死亡,以及杂交仔鱼在破膜之后开始进食之前全部死亡的一个重要原因. 相似文献
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小体鲟血清卵黄蛋白原和 Ca2+浓度与卵巢发育的关系 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
采用ELISA方法、分光光度计法和组织学方法,系统研究了不同年龄小体鲟(Acipenser ruthenus)血清卵黄蛋白原(Vitellogenin Vg)、血清钙离子(Galcium Ca2+)含量与卵巢发育变化的关系.结果表明:血清Vg浓度、Ca2+浓度与卵巢的发育时期相关;在卵黄沉积期内,血清中Vg浓度与Ca2+浓度呈线性正相关(R2=0.926 4);卵黄生成前期和沉积初期,血清中Vg浓度和Ca2+含量较低;卵黄沉积期内,卵母细胞由沉积初期的0.56 mm 增大到卵黄沉积末期的2.0l mm,血清Vg质量浓度由110.65 μg/mL 上升到242.22 μg/mL,血清Ca2+浓度由2.34 mol/L增大到2.72 mol/L.对同年龄的雌、雄小体鲟血清Vg浓度和Ca2+浓度测定表明,根据血清中Vg和Ca2+含量差别,可以区分出沉积期小体鲟的性别. 相似文献
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卵黄蛋白原的发生、结构及功能研究现状 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
卵黄蛋白原(Vitellogenin,Vg)是一种普遍存在于卵生非哺乳动物血液中的蛋白,是几乎所有卵生动物中卵黄蛋白(Yolk protein)的前体[1]。Vg最初是Pan(1969)等对雌性昆虫血液淋巴蛋白的特称,后来广泛的把这种在卵生动物的卵黄形成过程中,雌性个体血浆中大量存在的含糖、磷、脂的大分子蛋白描述为卵黄蛋白原[2]。卵黄蛋白原不仅被认为是一种理想的雌激素和类雌激素标志物,近年来被广泛应用于环境的内分泌干扰物的筛选及环境毒理、污染调查等研究中[3],它还可为正在发育的动物胚胎提供氨基酸、脂肪、碳水化合物、维生素、磷、硫及微量元素等营养… 相似文献
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通过组织切片、酶联免疫吸附及荧光定量PCR等方法,研究了尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)卵巢发育过程中性类固醇激素(雌二醇E2、孕酮P)、卵黄蛋白原(Vtg)含量及Vtg mRNA相对表达水平变化规律。结果表明,尼罗罗非鱼性腺指数(GSI)与卵巢成熟发育间呈同步性变化,Ⅴ期达到峰值。血清中E2含量自卵巢Ⅱ期开始显著升高,Ⅳ期达到峰值,Ⅴ期后显著下降;血清P含量自卵巢Ⅱ期开始不断升高,Ⅴ期达到峰值,Ⅵ期显著下降;E2、P分别在卵巢成熟发育前期与后期发挥作用。肝中Vtg含量先升、后降,Ⅳ期达峰值;血清、卵巢中Vtg含量均自Ⅱ期开始增加,Ⅴ期达峰值,Ⅵ期显著降低;不同组织中Vtg含量变化与卵巢成熟发育间存在密切关联。肝中Vtg mRNA表达水平在Ⅲ期达到峰值,Ⅳ期后持续下调;卵巢中Vtg mRNA表达水平相对较低,Ⅴ期达到峰值;初步推测肝、卵巢同是尼罗罗非鱼Vtg合成部位,肝是Vtg合成的主要器官,在卵黄积累阶段最为活跃,而卵巢Vtg合成水平相对较低。 相似文献
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越冬期饥饿对河川沙塘鳢雌鱼卵巢发育的影响 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
以投喂鲜活中华米虾（Cardina sinensis）作为正常对照,对处于越冬期的雌性河川沙塘鳢（Odontobutis potamophila）进行了为期一个月的饥饿试验。至试验结束时,与对照组相比,饥饿组鱼的体重、肝体指数发生了显著（P<0.05）和极显著的下降（P<0.01）;卵巢内可供继续发育形成成熟卵子的3时相中、后期卵母细胞数量骤减,卵巢整体发育程度仅到达Ⅲ期,滞后于正常投喂组的Ⅳ期卵巢,提示饥饿对越冬雌性亲鱼的性腺发育造成了不良影响。试验同时发现,饥饿组的性腺指数在28d内未发生显著变化（P>0.05）;饥饿组卵巢中卵黄脂磷蛋白的含量、肝脏中卵黄蛋白原的基因表达量及血清中的卵黄蛋白原含量都呈现出先降后升的变化趋势,其中前两项指标在28d时分别回升到了14.31±1.11µg/mg和2081.08±124.86的水平,与对照组已无显著差异（P>0.05）;组织切片观察发现,饥饿组卵巢中退化卵子的卵黄崩解产物被重吸收,细胞质中只剩余大量小泡。研究结果提示,饥饿状态下雌性河川沙塘鳢体内可能启动了一种性腺发育补偿机制,且该机制有多种表现形式,能使机体通过消耗自身贮能来保证子代繁殖任务的完成。 相似文献
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不同脂肪源饲料对中华绒螯蟹卵巢发育与繁殖性能的影响 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
在基础饲料(CP 40%)中分别添加6%的鱼油、花生油、卵磷脂和猪油,投喂中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis,简称河蟹)28周,以投喂冰鲜小杂鱼的河蟹为对照组,研究投喂不同脂肪源饲料对河蟹卵巢发育和繁殖性能的影响。结果表明,饲料脂肪源对河蟹的卵巢发育和繁殖性能影响显著,鱼油组雌蟹的产卵力[2.787×103cell/g(Wt)]显著高于其他实验组,卵磷脂组[2.216×103cell/g(Wt)]和对照组[2.041×103cell/g(Wt)]次之;而鱼油、卵磷脂和对照组间雌蟹的受精率与孵化率无显著差异,但均显著高于猪油和花生油组;猪油组雌蟹的繁殖性能最差,其产卵力与孵化率分别仅为鱼油组的56.9%和32.57%,受精率也较鱼油组显著降低;随着饲养时间的延续,对照组河蟹肝体指数(HSI)逐渐下降,而性腺指数(GSI)持续上升,Ⅲ1～Ⅲ2期增幅最大,Ⅲ2期雌蟹GSI值高达9.15,显著高于同期其他实验组,且同期血淋巴中卵黄蛋白原(Vg)的含量显著升高。与对照组不同,各饲料组卵巢发育期的物质积累峰值主要发生在Ⅲ2～Ⅳ期,GSI峰值均出现在性腺发育的第Ⅳ期,磷脂组与鱼油组Ⅳ期的GSI最高,分别为11.50和11.25,花生油组次之(8.85),猪油组最低(7.30);猪油能明显提高河蟹性腺发育早期血淋巴中Vg的含量,但当性腺成熟至Ⅳ期时,除卵磷脂组外,其他饲料组血淋巴Vg含量较Ⅲ2期显著降低,且猪油组和对照组血淋巴中Vg含量显著低于其他饲料组。结果表明,Ⅲ1～Ⅲ2期是河蟹雌体肝胰腺营养物质向卵巢转移,卵巢营养物质快速积累的时期,且饲料脂肪源可通过影响卵巢中卵黄蛋白源等营养物质的合成和积累,进而影响到河蟹卵巢发育和繁殖性能。综合比较,卵磷脂也可以作为河蟹雌性亲体的优质饲料脂肪源。 相似文献
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脊尾白虾VgR基因克隆及其在卵巢发育过程中的表达分析 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
为了解卵黄蛋白原受体(vitellogenin receptor,Vg R)在脊尾白虾卵巢发育中的作用,采用同源克隆和RACE技术,克隆了脊尾白虾Vg R基因全长c DNA序列,用实时荧光定量PCR方法分析了Vg R基因在雌虾不同组织、卵巢发育不同时期的表达特征。结果显示,脊尾白虾Vg R基因全长5892 bp,开放阅读框5661 bp,编码1886个氨基酸。脊尾白虾Vg R具有低密度脂蛋白受体(LDLR)家族典型结构特征,属于LDLR家族,进化上与日本沼虾等甲壳动物Vg R亲缘关系最近,然后与昆虫Vg R分支聚为一支,而与LDLR家族中其他成员亲缘关系较远。脊尾白虾Vg R在各组织中均有表达,但主要在卵巢内表达。随着卵巢的发育,卵巢Vg R表达量逐渐升高,在III期达到最大,与肝胰腺Vg表达量、血液Vg浓度变化趋势相一致;而在卵巢成熟时,卵巢Vg R表达量降到了最低,与肝胰腺Vg表达情况截然相反;排卵后的恢复期,血液中Vg浓度仍维持在较高水平,卵巢Vg R表达量又升至III期水平,同时卵巢Vg表达量也升至最高。由此可见,甲壳动物与昆虫Vg R起源于同一祖先,但在进化上已形成独立一支;脊尾白虾卵巢成熟前,卵巢主要通过Vg R介导作用摄取血液中Vg,以供卵巢快速成熟;卵巢成熟期,肝胰腺呈现补偿性合成Vg,以尽快恢复其营养储备功能;卵巢恢复期,卵巢通过Vg R介导摄入外源Vg和内源合成Vg两种途径,为卵巢二次发育提供营养物质。 相似文献
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Association between the interannual variation in the oceanic environment and catch rates of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean 
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下载免费PDF全文 The environmental processes associated with variability in the catch rates of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean are largely unexplored. This study used generalized additive models (GAMs) fitted to Taiwanese longline fishery data from 1990 to 2009 and investigated the association between environmental variables and catch rates to identify the processes influencing bigeye tuna distribution in the Atlantic Ocean. The present findings reveal that the year (temporal factor), latitude and longitude (spatial factors), and major regular longline target species of albacore catches are significant for the standardization of bigeye tuna catch rates in the Atlantic Ocean. The standardized catch rates and distribution of bigeye tuna were found to be related to environmental and climatic variation. The model selection processes showed that the selected GAMs explained 70% of the cumulative deviance in the entire Atlantic Ocean. Regarding environmental factors, the depth of the 20 degree isotherm (D20) substantially contributed to the explained deviance; other important factors were sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height deviation (SSHD). The potential fishing grounds were observed with SSTs of 22–28°C, a D20 shallower than 150 m and negative SSHDs in the Atlantic Ocean. The higher predicted catch rates were increased in the positive northern tropical Atlantic and negative North Atlantic Oscillation events with a higher SST and shallow D20, suggesting that climatic oscillations affect the population abundance and distribution of bigeye tuna. 相似文献
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Liping Li Rui Wang Wanwen Liang Xi Gan Ting Huang Yan Huang Jian Li Yunliang Shi Honglin Luo Ming Chen 《广西水产科技》2014,(1)
Previously, we reported 10 PEGE types of 85 tilapia Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS), which shifted from Streptococcus iniae in China, by using PEGE method. Presently, larger and more representative tilapia GBS were isolated, for the ?rst time in China, to characterize their serotypes and genetic diversities more precisely than had done before. 168 GBS strains were distributed in ?ve provinces of China, in which Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan were the major ones, holding36.9%(62/168), 37.5%(63/168) and 19.6%(33/168), respectively. Serotypes, Ia, Ib and III, were observed in these strains and the most predominant one was Ia(95.2%), which mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Ia initially occurred in 2009, it shoot up to 32.1% in 2010,but decreased to 16.1% in 2011 before went up to 45.2% in 2012. Ib sporadically occurred during2007–2011, III onlyoccurred in 2012. 14 different PFGE types, including 4 new types(N, O,P and Q), were observed, in which B, D, F and G were the predominant types, holding 83.9%(141/168) of the total GBS strains. Ia corresponded to 11 PFGE types(A–H, N–P), in which type D predominated(51%). Ib represented 3 genotypes(I, J and Q) and III harbored only 2genotypes(N and F). Type N and Fsynchronously presented in Ia and III. In summary, the genetic diversity of tilapia GBS varied by serotypes and changed with geographical locations and years.Although Iastillpredominated, new rareserotypeIII alreadyoccurred in China. 相似文献
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In this experiment, a feeding trial was performed to determine the effects of fructooligosaccharide (FOS) on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and immune response of Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus juveniles (initial weight 38.3 ± 0.5 g), and the fish were examined following feeding with six levels of FOS (0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 g/kg) for 28 days. Significant enhancement of weight gain (WG) and specific growth rate (SGR) was found in fish fed 1 g/kg FOS incorporated diets (p < .05), while the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the 1, 2 g/kg FOS groups reduced significantly compared with the control (p < .05). Besides, the crude lipid in the 4, 6 g/kg FOS groups increased significantly compared with the control (p < .05). On the other hand, the erepsin and lipase activities significantly elevated in intestine of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS (p < .05) and the lysozyme activity in serum of fish fed 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than that in the control (p < .05). Moreover, the alkaline phosphatase activities in serum of fish fed 0.5, 1, 2 g/kg FOS were significantly higher than in control (p < .05). Regression analysis showed that the relationships between dietary FOS levels and either SGR, FCR, erepsin or lysozyme activities were best expressed by regression equations, and the optimal inclusion levels are 1.37, 1.80, 3.06, 3.11, 1.93 and 1.80 g/kg for SGR, FCR, erepsin, lipase, lysozyme and total superoxide dismutase activities, respectively. Overall, this study revealed that FOS incorporated diets could beneficial for L. japonicus culture in terms of increasing the growth, digestion and immune activities. Under the present experimental condition, the optimal supplementary level of FOS in the diet of L. japonicus is 1–3 g/kg. 相似文献
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Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review 总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5
Florence Le Gac Odile Blaise Alex Fostier Pierre-Yves Le Bail Maurice Loir Brigitte Mourot Claudine Weil 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》1993,11(1-6):219-232
Interaction between growth and reproduction occurs in many vertebrates and is particularly obvious at certain stages of the life cycle in fish. Endocrine interactions between the gonadotropic axis and the somatotropic axis are described, the potential role of GH being emphasised. A comparative analysis of these phenomena in mammals, amphibians and fish, suggests a specific role of GH in the physiology of puberty, gametogenesis and fertility. It also shows the original contribution made by studies on the fish model in this field of investigations. 相似文献
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Two gonadotropins (GtH; Qa and Qb) were purified by gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography from the pituitaries of Indian walking catfish (Clarias batrachus). The presence of GtH during purification was assessed by in vitro oocyte maturation and in vivo steroidogenic activity, and their identities were determined by elution profiles, molecular weight, biological activities and yield. The molecular weights of Qa and Qb were 37 and 42 kDa, respectively, and composed of distinct subunits (Qa: 20 and 14 kDa and Qb: 26 and 18 kDa). Polyclonal antibodies raised against Qa immunostained Qa, Qb and pituitary GtH cells. A competitive Qa‐ELISA was developed whose sensitivity was 6.25 ng mL?1 (1.25 ng well?1) with intra‐ (3.5%) and inter‐ (12.4%) assay coefficients of variation. Displacement curves parallel to the standard were obtained with plasma and pituitary extracts of catfish, Qb and carp GtHII. The assay was validated by measuring the plasma Qa levels after LHRH treatment and in relation to ovarian growth in the female catfish during different reproductive phases. Based on the results, Qa and Qb corresponded to fish LH and FSH respectively. The findings will increase the knowledge of the mechanisms controlling fish reproduction and identification of sensitive phases in fish in captivity for hormonal manipulation. 相似文献
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Controlled infection of Poecilia reticulata Peters (guppy) with Tetrahymena by immersion and intraperitoneal injection 下载免费PDF全文
下载免费PDF全文 G Sharon M Pimenta‐Leibowitz M C L Vilchis N Isakov D Zilberg 《Journal of fish diseases》2015,38(1):67-74
Tetrahymena is a protozoan parasite, which infects guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters, and causes substantial economical losses in commercial farms worldwide. Studies of guppy infected by Tetrahymena require standardized infection protocols. The LD50 for Tetrahymena infection of guppies by intraperitoneal (IP) injection was calibrated, and the level obtained was 946 parasites per fish. Guppy infection with Tetrahymena by immersion, imitating the natural route of infection via the integument, was studied under normal or stress conditions. Exposure to cold and netting (CNI) and to cold only (CI) followed by immersion exposure to 10 000 Tetrahymena per mL resulted in 22.5% and 19.2% mortality, respectively, as compared to 14.2% and 10% in groups that were netted only (NI) or non‐stressed (I). Histopathology revealed that immersion infection resulted in a systemic infection. Lysozyme levels, measured 3 weeks after infection, were significantly higher in the CNI group (288 μg per mg protein) compared with CI‐, NI‐ and I‐treated groups (94.5, 64 and 62.3 μg mg?1, respectively). There was no evident parasite immobilization activity in body homogenates, suggesting no development of acquired immunity. Re‐infection by IP injection revealed no increase in protection in any of the treatment groups, mortality range of 56.3–75%, higher than in the non‐exposed control (40.6% mortality). 相似文献
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The endemic, anadromous cyprinidChalcalburnus tarichi is the only fish species known to occur in alkaline Lake Van (Eastern Anatolia, Turkey). EightC. tarichi were maintained individually in Lake Van water (17 – 19°C; pH 9.8; 153 mEq·I–1 total alkalinity; 22 total salinity) and tank water samples analyzed for 24 h in 2 to 4 h intervals. At zero time, < 1µM ammonia was present and urea was undetectable in the tank water; at 24 h, total ammonia and urea made up 114±32 and 35±25µM, respectively. Over the experimental period, ammonia-N and urea-N excretion averaged 1041±494 and 607±169moles·kg–1 fish·h–1, respectively. The extent of urea excretion was highly variable between specimens. Uric acid excretion was not detectable.Urea was present at high concentrations in all tissues and plasma (25 – 35moles·g–1·ml–1) of freshly caughtC. tarichi; total ammonia content of the tissues was by a factor of 1.9 (liver) to 3.0 (brain) lower. High arginase activity (2.4±0.2 U·min–1·g–1) was detected in the liver ofC. tarichi but ornithine carbamoylphosphate transferase, a key enzyme of the ornithine-urea-cycle, was absent. Ureagenesis is likely through degradation of arginine and/or uricolysis. High glutamine synthetase activity (11±0.6 U·min–1·g–1) and low ammonia content in brain suggest that, like other teleosts,C. tarichi has an efficient ammonia detoxification in the brain, but in no other tissue.Nitrogenous waste excretion at alkaline pH is discussed. The ability ofC. tarichi to excrete high levels of ammonia at extremely alkaline pH is unique among teleosts studied so far. The mechanism of ammonia excretion under Lake Van conditions remains to be elucidated. 相似文献
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Sandra García‐Garrido Ismael Hachero‐Cruzado Carlos Rosas Pedro Domingues 《Aquaculture Research》2013,44(11):1741-1751
Protein and amino acid composition of the mantle of juvenile O ctopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) during fasting for 27 days were determined. Average protein content of octopus mantle was of 711.19 ± 46.80 g kg?1 DW, and it decreased with increasing fasting days. The non‐essential amino acids content was higher (486.18 ± 11.08 g kg?1 protein) than essential amino acids (425.82 ± 9.15 g kg?1 protein) at the start of the experiment (unstarved animals). The results suggest that the amino acid profile of the mantle where the most abundant amino acids are Arg, His, Lys, Gly, Leu and Pro could indicate a prolonged fasting condition (>20 days) or poor nutrition of O . vulgaris. This study supports the idea of using mantle for metabolic needs of starved O . vulgaris suggesting that the degradation pathway of amino acids to pyruvate and tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates was favoured contrary to the degradation pathway of ketogenic amino acids. Special considerations should be taken concerning Thr, Ile, Ser, Ala, Asx (Asp, Asn), Glx (Glu, Gln) (because of their fast intake) and Lys and His (due to their stable contents) during a prolonged period of fasting. 相似文献
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There has been growing concern about the overuse of antibiotics in the ornamental fish industry and its possible effect on the increasing drug resistance in both commensal and pathogenic organisms in these fish. The aim of this study was to carry out an assessment of the diversity of bacteria, including pathogens, in ornamental fish species imported into North America and to assess their antibiotic resistance. Kidney samples were collected from 32 freshwater ornamental fish of various species, which arrived to an importing facility in Portland, Oregon from Colombia, Singapore and Florida. Sixty‐four unique bacterial colonies were isolated and identified by PCR using bacterial 16S primers and DNA sequencing. Multiple isolates were identified as bacteria with potential to cause disease in both fish and humans. The antibiotic resistance profile of each isolate was performed for nine different antibiotics. Among them, cefotaxime (16% resistance among isolates) was the antibiotic associated with more activity, while the least active was tetracycline (77% resistant). Knowing information about the diversity of bacteria in imported ornamental fish, as well as the resistance profiles for the bacteria will be useful in more effectively treating clinical infected fish, and also potential zoonoses in the future. 相似文献