Characterizing NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes of Methylobacterium extorquens and strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Elsanta)     

Koutsompogeras P  Kyriacou A  Zabetakis I 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2006,54(1):235-242

The methylotroph Methylobacterium extorquens (strain with CABI registration number IMI 369321), which has been isolated from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa cv. Elsanta) callus cultures, was grown on a mixture of methanol (0.25% v/v) and 1,2-propanediol (0.75% v/v). The microbial biotransformation of 1,2-propanediol to 2-hydroxypropanal (lactaldehyde) was studied. The bacterial alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) enzymatic activities were assessed, and the optimum pH for ADH activity was found to be pH 6.0. Enzyme assays were carried out for both the bacterial and the strawberry extracts to define the best substrate specificity. For Methylobacterium extorquens, the best substrates were found to be methanol (Km = 0.78 mM) and 1,2-propanediol (Km = 15.84 mM), whereas for strawberries, 1-propanol (Km = 3.54 mM) and ethanol (Km = 6.66 mM) were the best substrates. A wide variety of metals as well as EDTA were shown to decrease the enzymatic activity. Furthermore, SDS-PAGE experiments showed molecular weights of 45.0 and 24.6 kDa for the alcohol dehydrogenases of Methylobacterium extorquens and Fragaria x ananassa, respectively.  相似文献   

Phylogentic analysis of Anaplasma ovis strains isolated from sheep and goats using groEL and mps4 genes     

Anna Psaroulaki  Dimosthenis Chochlakis  Vassilios Sandalakis  Iosif Vranakis  Ioannis Ioannou  Yannis Tselentis 《Veterinary microbiology》2009,138(3-4):394-400

Evidence of Anaplasma spp. in goats and sheep in Cyprus has been demonstrated by previous research. Herein, further research was performed for the identification of the exact Anaplasma spp. resulting in the identification of Anaplasma ovis strains in all samples examined. We used a bioinformatics as well as a molecular approach (study of groEl and mps4 genes) in order to verify the validity of the results. All samples depicted the presence of A. ovis regardless of the host (goat or sheep).  相似文献   

The effect of pre-anaesthetic fasting time and type of food on gastric content volume and acidity in dogs     

Ioannis Savvas DVM  PhD    Timoleon Rallis† DVM  PhD  & Dimitris Raptopoulos DVM  PhD  DVA  Diplomate ECVAA 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2009,36(6):539-546

Objective  To investigate the effect of pre-anaesthetic fasting time and variety of food on gastric content (GC) volume and pH in dogs.
Study design  Randomized, cross-over, prospective experimental study.
Animals  Fifteen mongrel dogs (nine females and six males 1–4 years old, weighing 10–24.5 kg).
Methods  Each dog received the same seven treatments in random order: dry food 3 hours before anaesthesia (BA) (treatment 3D), canned food (half daily rate) 3 hours BA (treatment 3C), 0% fat cow milk 3 hours BA (treatment 3M), dry food 10 hours BA (treatment 10D), canned food 10 hours BA (treatment 10C), low fat canned food 10 hours BA (treatment 10F) and low protein canned food 10 hours BA (treatment 10P). All animals were pre-medicated with propionyl promazine and anaesthesia was induced with thiopental sodium and maintained with halothane. GC was aspirated using an orogastric catheter and its volume and pH were measured.
Results  Treatment 10F had significantly lower GC pH than all the 3-hour treatments. Treatments 10D and 10P had significantly lower pH than treatments 3D and 3C. Treatment 3M had significantly lower pH than the other 3-hour treatments. Treatment 3D had significantly greater gastric volume than treatments 3M, 10C, 10F and 10P.
Conclusions and clinical relevance  Canned food at half the daily rate administered 3 hours before anaesthesia did not increase significantly the GC volume compared to the other types of food used. The GC pH was also high. This type of food fed 3 hours before induction of anaesthesia may be of benefit in reduction of the incidence of gastro-oesophageal reflux during anaesthesia in dogs.  相似文献   

Concentrations and Availability Indicators of Soil Heavy Metals; the Case of Children’s Playgrounds in the City of Athens (Greece)     

Ioannis Massas  Constantinos Ehaliotis  Dionisios Kalivas  Georgia Panagopoulou 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2010,212(1-4):51-63

This study reports on the concentrations, distribution, and availability of heavy metals in the children’s playground soils of Athens. Playgrounds were chosen because they are open city areas; they show relatively even spatial distribution within the district of Athens and are used by a great number of young children and their escorts on a regular basis. Samples were collected from 70 playground surface soils, representing more than 70% of the city’s playgrounds. Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr, Ni, Co, Mn, and Fe were extracted by aqua regia and by diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) to estimate total and available metal forms, respectively. Their mean total concentrations were 43, 174, 110, 80, 82, 22, 312, and 17?×?10³?mg kg^?1, respectively. The DTPA-extracted fraction showed much lower values, with means of 2.5, 7.8, 5.8, 1.5, 1.3, 0.4, 8.4, and 2.0 mg kg^?1 respectively, which, however, should be carefully monitored since they relate directly to the bioavailable fraction of heavy metals. Though mean values of metal concentrations are not particularly high, the calculated enrichment factors indicate site-specific cases of high enrichment with heavy metals. Considering that the bioavailable fraction of a metal is possibly a more appropriate indicator for the recent soil pollution history, availability ratios were calculated and their distribution was visualized over the entire city profile using the appropriate GIS software. It was shown that recent metal pollution events appear to have affected mostly playground sites in the southern and eastern part of the municipality.  相似文献   

Poisson and Negative Binomial Modeling Techniques for Better Understanding Pasteuria penetrans Spore Attachment on Root-Knot Nematode Juveniles     

Ioannis Vagelas  Stefanos Leontopoulos  Barbara Pembroke  Simon Gowen 《农业科学与技术》2012,(2):273-277

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High incidence of seed transmission of Papaya ringspot virus and Watermelon mosaic virus, two viruses newly identified in Robinia pseudoacacia     

Alma G. Laney  Maria V. Avanzato  Ioannis E. Tzanetakis 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2012,134(2):227-230

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is an ornamental legume tree susceptible to several viruses. Virus diseases of black locust often go unrecognized making infected trees a prime inoculum source, not only for legumes, but also other plant species. In this communication we report, for the first time, two viruses, Papaya ringspot virus and Watermelon mosaic virus, associated with disease in black locust. Isolates of both viruses were partially characterized and seed transmission was examined. The high percentage of seed transmission suggests that this may be an important avenue for virus dissemination.  相似文献   

Multiple mechanisms account for variation in base-line sensitivity to azole fungicides in field isolates of Mycosphaerella graminicola     

Stergiopoulos I  van Nistelrooy JG  Kema GH  De Waard MA 《Pest management science》2003,59(12):1333-1343

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Chemical alternatives to methyl bromide for the control of root-knot nematodes in greenhouses     

Giannakou IO  Sidiropoulos A  Prophetou-Athanasiadou D 《Pest management science》2002,58(3):290-296

The complete phase-out of methyl bromide from use in developed countries by 1 January 2005 will cause many problems in agricultural industries that are now heavily reliant on its use. Three field experiments were established to compare management tactics on tomato and cucumber in commercial greenhouses naturally infested with root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp). Reduction of nematode juveniles in soil and roots to nil detection levels was observed in all plots following soil fumigation with methyl bromide. A significant reduction of nematode juveniles and root-galling index was observed in plots treated with metham-sodium, dazomet and 1,3-dichloropropene compared with the control and plots treated with non-fumigant nematicides. Reduction of the nematode population led to an increase in fruit yield. However, data collected from the second cultivation season indicated that single control methods such as fumigant or contact nematicides alone cannot drastically decrease initial nematode population and those nematodes which escape control lead to population increase by the end of the cropping season.  相似文献   

Effect of dietary water on growth of dentex <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dentex dentex</Emphasis>     

Stavros?ChatzifotisEmail author  Ioannis?E.?Papadakis  Pascal?Divanach 《Fisheries Science》2005,71(6):1243-1248

ABSTRACT:   This study is concerned with the effect of hyrdated diets on growth and feed performance of Dentex dentex . Three levels of dietary water were tested: 7%, 20% and 40%. For the 7% level a commercial feed was used and the 20% and 40% water levels were obtained after adding an appropriate amount of deionized water to the commercial feed and mixing the pellets well. The diets were offered to fish by self-feeders, by which fish were allowed continuous access to diets after activating the self-feeders; by belt feeders, by which the diets were fed continuously and in excess over a 12 h interval; and by hand to apparent satiation two times a day. After 151 days of feeding, the group fed on the 20%-water diet showed significantly ( P  < 0.05) higher growth rate than the 7 and 40% groups, while no significant differences were observed in feed conversion rate or daily feed consumption. The means of feed delivery did not influence growth rate. Self-feeder, belt and hand feeding all gave comparable growth. Fish fed the more condensed 7%-water diet had smaller stomachs than fish fed the larger volume 40%-water diet. In the stomach, all groups of fish hydrated their digesta within 2 h after feeding to a moisture content of around 60%. Apparently no difference in digestive process was observed between groups. It was concluded that the addition of water in diet at the level of 20% has a beneficial effect on dentex growth.  相似文献   

Local management and landscape drivers of pollination and biological control services in a Kenyan agro-ecosystem     

Mark Otieno  Ben A. Woodcock  Andrew Wilby  Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis  Alice L. Mauchline  Mary W. Gikungu  Simon G. Potts 《Biological conservation》2011,(10):2424-2431

Arthropods that have a direct impact on crop production (i.e. pests, natural enemies and pollinators) can be influenced by both local farm management and the context within which the fields occur in the wider landscape. However, the contributions and spatial scales at which these drivers operate and interact are not fully understood, particularly in the developing world. The impact of both local management and landscape context on insect pollinators and natural enemy communities and on their capacity to deliver related ecosystem services to an economically important tropical crop, pigeonpea was investigated. The study was conducted in nine paired farms across a gradient of increasing distance to semi-native vegetation in Kibwezi, Kenya. Results show that proximity of fields to semi-native habitats negatively affected pollinator and chewing insect abundance. Within fields, pesticide use was a key negative predictor of pollinator, pest and foliar active predator abundance. On the contrary, fertilizer application significantly enhanced pollinator and both chewing and sucking insect pest abundance. At a 1 km spatial scale of fields, there were significant negative effects of the number of semi-native habitat patches within fields dominated by mass flowering pigeonpea on pollinators abundance. For service provision, a significant decline in fruit set when insects were excluded from flowers was recorded. This study reveals the interconnections of pollinators, predators and pests with pigeonpea crop. For sustainable yields and to conserve high densities of both pollinators and predators of pests within pigeonpea landscapes, it is crucial to target the adoption of less disruptive farm management practices such as reducing pesticide and fertilizer inputs.  相似文献