Validation of the Fluorescence Polarisation Assay (FPA) for the serological diagnosis of brucellosis     

Bahn P  Nöckler K 《Berliner und Münchener tier?rztliche Wochenschrift》2005,118(9-10):372-376

In order to evaluate suitability of Fluorescence Polarisation Assay (FPA) for serological Brucella diagnostic, 1739 samples of sera from cattle, pigs, sheep and goats (65 Brucella-positive, 960-negative and 714 false-positive sera) were investigated at a dilution of 1:10. The cut-off was adjusted by means of ROC analysis. Furthermore, the serum samples were examined for Brucella antibodies using SAT, CFT and ELISA and the results were evaluated regarding sensitivity and specificity. FPA, SAT, CFT and ELISA attained a sensitivity of 92.3, 98.5, 84.6 and 86.2%. In comparison, specificity varied with 87.8, 72.6, 92.5 and 85.8%, respectively. Accordingly, FPA is a suitable test for serodiagnosis of brucellosis.  相似文献   

The use of sarmazenil in the treatment of a moxidectin intoxication in a foal     

Müller JM  Feige K  Kästner SB  Naegeli H 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2005,19(3):348-349

A13-day-old Arabian Thoroughbred filly weighing 40 kg (88 1b) was presented to the University of Zurich Equine Clinic with a history of depression after deworming with moxidectin at a dose of 2 mg/kg (recommended dose 0.4 mg/kg body weight)^a the day before admission. The foal was found recumbent 12 hours after drug administration and was in an unconscious state 6 hours later  相似文献   

Metabolite profiling of wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) from organic and conventional agriculture     

Zörb C  Langenkämper G  Betsche T  Niehaus K  Barsch A 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2006,54(21):8301-8306

In some European community countries up to 8% of the agricultural area is managed organically. The aim was to obtain a metabolite profile for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grains grown under comparable organic and conventional conditions. These conditions cannot be found in plant material originating from different farms or from products purchased in supermarkets. Wheat grains from a long-term biodynamic, bioorganic, and conventional farming system from the harvest 2003 from Switzerland were analyzed. The presented data show that using a high throughput GC-MS technique, it was possible to determine relative levels of a set of 52 different metabolites including amino acids, organic acids, sugars, sugar alcohols, sugar phosphates, and nucleotides from wheat grains. Within the metabolites from all field trials, there was at the most a 50% reduction comparing highest and lowest mean values. The statistical analysis of the data shows that the metabolite status of the wheat grain from organic and mineralic farming did not differ in concentrations of 44 metabolites. This result indicates no impact or a small impact of the different farming systems. In consequence, we did not detect extreme differences in metabolite composition and quality of wheat grains.  相似文献   

Molecular mimicry regulates ABA signaling by SnRK2 kinases and PP2C phosphatases   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Soon FF  Ng LM  Zhou XE  West GM  Kovach A  Tan MH  Suino-Powell KM  He Y  Xu Y  Chalmers MJ  Brunzelle JS  Zhang H  Yang H  Jiang H  Li J  Yong EL  Cutler S  Zhu JK  Griffin PR  Melcher K  Xu HE 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2012,335(6064):85-88

Abscisic acid (ABA) is an essential hormone for plants to survive environmental stresses. At the center of the ABA signaling network is a subfamily of type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs), which form exclusive interactions with ABA receptors and subfamily 2 Snfl-related kinase (SnRK2s). Here, we report a SnRK2-PP2C complex structure, which reveals marked similarity in PP2C recognition by SnRK2 and ABA receptors. In the complex, the kinase activation loop docks into the active site of PP2C, while the conserved ABA-sensing tryptophan of PP2C inserts into the kinase catalytic cleft, thus mimicking receptor-PP2C interactions. These structural results provide a simple mechanism that directly couples ABA binding to SnRK2 kinase activation and highlight a new paradigm of kinase-phosphatase regulation through mutual packing of their catalytic sites.  相似文献   

Pan-genomic analysis of bovine monocyte-derived macrophage gene expression in response to in vitro infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis     

Machugh DE  Taraktsoglou M  Killick KE  Nalpas NC  Browne JA  DE Park S  Hokamp K  Gormley E  Magee DA 《Veterinary research》2012,43(1):25

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Doppler echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function in 74 boxer dogs with aortic stenosis     

Karsten E Schober Dr med vet  Dipl ECVIM-CA  Virginia Luis Fuentes PhD  MRCVS  Dipl ACVIM 《Journal of Veterinary Cardiology》2002,4(1)

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Stabilization mechanisms of organic matter in four temperate soils: Development and application of a conceptual model   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Margit von Lützow  Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner  Bernard Ludwig  Egbert Matzner  Heinz Flessa  Klemens Ekschmitt  Georg Guggenberger  Bernd Marschner  Karsten Kalbitz 《植物养料与土壤学杂志》2008,171(1):111-124

Based on recent findings in the literature, we developed a process‐oriented conceptual model that integrates all three process groups of organic matter (OM) stabilization in soils namely (1) selective preservation of recalcitrant compounds, (2) spatial inaccessibility to decomposer organisms, and (3) interactions of OM with minerals and metal ions. The model concept relates the diverse stabilization mechanisms to active, intermediate, and passive pools. The formation of the passive pool is regarded as hierarchical structured co‐action of various processes that are active under specific pedogenetic conditions. To evaluate the model, we used data of pool sizes and turnover times of soil OM fractions from horizons of two acid forest and two agricultural soils. Selective preservation of recalcitrant compounds is relevant in the active pool and particularly in soil horizons with high C contents. Biogenic aggregation preserves OM in the intermediate pool and is limited to topsoil horizons. Spatial inaccessibility due to the occlusion of OM in clay microstructures and due to the formation of hydrophobic surfaces stabilizes OM in the passive pool. If present, charcoal contributes to the passive pool mainly in topsoil horizons. The importance of organo‐mineral interactions for OM stabilization in the passive pool is well‐known and increases with soil depth. Hydrophobicity is particularly relevant in acid soils and in soils with considerable inputs of charcoal. We conclude that the stabilization potentials of soils are site‐ and horizon‐specific. Furthermore, management affects key stabilization mechanisms. Tillage increases the importance of organo‐mineral interactions for OM stabilization, and in Ap horizons with high microbial activity and C turnover, organo‐mineral interactions can contribute to OM stabilization in the intermediate pool. The application of our model showed that we need a better understanding of processes causing spatial inaccessibility of OM to decomposers in the passive pool.  相似文献   

Survival rates for a declining population of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound,New Zealand: an information theoretic approach to assessing the role of human impacts     

Rohan J. C. Currey  Stephen M. Dawson  Elisabeth Slooten  Karsten Schneider  David Lusseau  Oliver J. Boisseau  Patti Haase  Jamelia A. Williams 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2009,19(6):658-670

• 1. The bottlenose dolphins of Doubtful Sound, New Zealand are a declining population at the southern limit of the species' range, exposed to impacts from tourism and habitat modification. Patterns in apparent annual survival were analysed from photographic resightings of naturally marked adults (1990 to 2008) and calves within the first year of life (1994 to 2008) using capture‐recapture models.
• 2. The most parsimonious model for adults provided a time‐invariant, sex‐invariant estimate of survival (?_{a(1990–2008)}=0.9374; 95% CI: 0.9170–0.9530), marginally lower than prior estimates for wild bottlenose dolphins.
• 3. The most parsimonious model for calves indicated a significant time‐variant decline in survival from an estimate similar to other populations (?_{c(1994–2001)}=0.8621; 95% CI: 0.6851–0.9473) to a current estimate that is, to our knowledge, the lowest recorded for free‐ranging bottlenose dolphins (?_{c(2002–2008)}=0.3750; 95% CI: 0.2080–0.5782).
• 4. Information theoretic evidence ratios suggested that observed patterns in calf survival were 22 times more likely to be explained by a decline coincident with the opening of a second tailrace tunnel for a hydroelectric power station than by a decline in any other year or across multiple years.
• 5. Projections using an age‐structured stochastic population model indicated that the current level of calf survival was unsustainable (population decline: 100% of model runs; population extinction: 41.5% of model runs) and was a key factor in the observed population decline in Doubtful Sound.

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Growth, herbivore distribution, and herbivore damage of timber trees in a tropical silvopastoral reforestation system     

Judith Riedel  Silvia Dorn  Mirco Plath  Karsten Mody 《Annals of Forest Science》2013,70(1):75-86

Context

The reforestation of degraded tropical pastures requires innovative tree planting systems that consider land user needs.

Aim

We established a silvopastoral reforestation system and assessed the effects of companion trees on the native timber tree Tabebuia rosea in Panama. Timber tree individuals were established in (1) solitary plantings (TSol) or in companion plantings with (2) Guazuma ulmifolia (TGua) or (3) the nitrogen-fixing Gliricidia sepium (TGli).

Methods

We quantified growth characteristics and herbivory of T. rosea, and analyzed leaf chemistry (including the stable isotopes ??¹⁵N and ??¹³C) and structure (leaf mass per area).

Results

Companion trees significantly affected stem diameter growth of T. rosea. Stem diameter growth was as high in TGli trees as in TSol trees but was reduced in TGua trees. Furthermore, TGua trees had higher leaf water content, and lower ??¹³C and lower leaf mass-to-area ratio than TGli trees, suggesting there were effects of shading by G. ulmifolia on T. rosea. Herbivory was high but not affected by planting regimes. Leafing phenology did not differ between planting regimes and G. sepium did not increase nitrogen content in T. rosea leaves.

Conclusion

Companion tree planting can support timber tree growth in silvopastoral reforestations, but adequate species selection is crucial for successful implementation of this planting system. Tree?Ctree interactions seem to be more relevant for timber tree growth than herbivory in the studied system.  相似文献   

Utility of plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to distinguish between congestive heart failure and non-cardiac causes of acute dyspnea in cats     

Philip R. Fox  Mark A. Oyama  Caryn Reynolds  John E. Rush  Terri C. DeFrancesco  Bruce W. Keene  Clark E. Atkins  Kristin A. MacDonald  Karsten E. Schober  John D. Bonagura  Rebecca L. Stepien  Heidi B. Kellihan  Thaibinh P. Nguyenba  Linda B. Lehmkuhl  Bonnie K. Lefbom  N. Sydney Moise  Daniel F. Hogan 《Journal of Veterinary Cardiology》2009

BackgroundCirculating plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration facilitates emergency diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) in people. Its utility to discriminate between dyspneic cats with CHF vs. primary respiratory disease requires further assessment. Our objectives were to determine if NT-proBNP (1) differentiates dyspneic cats with CHF vs. primary respiratory disease; (2) increases with renal insufficiency; (3) correlates with left atrial dimension, radiographic cardiomegaly, and estimated left ventricular filling pressure (E/E_a).MethodsNT-proBNP was measured in 167 dyspneic cats (66 primary respiratory disease, 101 CHF) to evaluate (1) relationship with clinical parameters; (2) ability to distinguish CHF from primary respiratory disease; (3) optimal cut-off values using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.ResultsNT-proBNP (1) was higher (median and inter-quartile [25th–75th] percentile) in CHF (754 pmol/L; 437, 1035 pmol/L) vs. primary respiratory disease (76.5 pmol/L; 24, 180 pmol/L) cohorts (P < 0.001); (2) positively correlated in CHF cats with increased inter-ventricular septal end-diastolic thickness (ρ = 0.266; P = 0.007) and LV free wall thickness (ρ = 0.218; P = 0.027), but not with radiographic heart size, left atrial size, left ventricular dimensions, E/E_a ratio, BUN, creatinine, or thyroxine; (3) distinguished dyspneic CHF cats from primary respiratory disease at 265 pmol/L cut-off value with 90.2% sensitivity, 87.9% specificity, 92% positive predictive value, and 85.3% negative predictive value (area under ROC curve, 0.94).ConclusionsNT-proBNP accurately discriminated CHF from respiratory disease causes of dyspnea.  相似文献