Phylogenetic position and nucleotide diversity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vanillae worldwide based on translation elongation factor 1α sequences          下载免费PDF全文

F. R. Flores‐de la Rosa  E. De Luna  J. Adame‐García  L. G. Iglesias‐Andreu  M. Luna‐Rodríguez 《Plant pathology》2018,67(6):1278-1285

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vanillae is considered the most important fungus affecting vanilla crops around the world, causing rot on vanilla roots and stems. Previous studies showed that the ability to infect vanilla plants is a polyphyletic trait among strains of the Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC). The same studies proposed a single origin for F. oxysporum f. sp. vanillae isolates sampled from Mexico, the centre of origin and distribution of vanilla. The aim of this work was to test the hypothesis of the monophyletic origin of a wider sample of isolates of F. oxysporum f. sp. vanillae infecting Mexican vanilla and estimate nucleotide diversity of pathogen isolates from the main vanilla‐producing countries. Sequence data for the TEF1α gene from 106 isolates was assembled. The phylogenetic analyses suggest that some Mexican isolates of F. oxysporum f. sp. vanillae belong in two well‐supported clades, mixed with isolates from Madagascar, Indonesia, Réunion and Comoros. The phylogenetic position of other Indonesian and Mexican isolates is unresolved. Estimations of nucleotide diversity showed that the population from Mexico is genetically more diverse than the other three populations from Madagascar, Indonesia and Réunion. The results support a polyphyletic origin of vanilla‐infecting isolates of F. oxysporum worldwide, and also reject the proposition that Mexican isolates have a single origin. The phylogenetic optimizations over the strict consensus tree of the ability to infect vanilla plants suggest that pathogenic strains around the world are the product of multiple shifts of pathogenesis and dispersion events.  相似文献   

The Cardiac Biomarker NT-proBNP Is Increased in Dogs with Azotemia     

E. Raffan  J. Loureiro  J. Dukes-McEwan  S. Fonfara  R. James  S. Swift  N. Bexfield  M.E. Herrtage  J. Archer 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2009,23(6):1184-1189

Background: Amino‐terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) has been proposed as a useful biomarker for heart disease in dogs. In humans, decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) increases NT‐proBNP. Objective: To investigate whether decreased GFR as indicated by plasma creatinine concentration is associated with increased NT‐proBNP in dogs without heart disease. Animals: Four groups of dogs: healthy (n= 39), azotemic (n= 36), heart disease (n= 37), and congestive heart failure (CHF) (n= 7) presented to 2 teaching hospitals. Methods: Prospective observational cohort study. Plasma creatinine concentration and NT‐proBNP were measured in every dog. Nonparametric tests were used to compare the differences among groups. The median and actual results for each group were compared with the manufacturer's recommended and previously published suggestions for cut‐off values for diagnosis of heart disease. Results: Median (range) plasma creatinine concentration was 1.47 (1.06–1.70), 4.36 (1.74–15.6), 1.22 (0.69–1.91), and 1.45 (0.63–1.64) mg/dL and median (range) NT‐proBNP was 118 (2–673), 556 (37–1,819), 929 (212–5,658), and 3,144 (432–5,500) pmol/L for the healthy, azotemic, heart disease, and CHF groups, respectively. Pair‐wise comparison indicated a significant difference among all groups for NT‐proBNP (P≤ .049). Plasma creatinine concentration was significantly higher in the azotemic group compared with other groups (P < .001) but there was no significant among other groups. Application of 3 recommended cut‐off values led to misclassification of dogs with azotemia as having heart disease. Conclusions: Azotemia results in NT‐proBNP being increased to concentrations reported as diagnostic of heart disease or heart failure in dogs. Care should be employed when interpreting the results of NT‐proBNP in patients with known or possible increased plasma creatinine concentration.  相似文献   

Helicobacter spp. from gastric biopsies of stranded South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis)     

Goldman CG  Loureiro JD  Matteo MJ  Catalano M  Gonzalez AB  Heredia SR  Zubillaga MB  Solnick JV  Cremaschi GA 《Research in veterinary science》2009,86(1):18-21

Gastrointestinal lesions with uncertain etiology have been widely described among pinnipeds. The aim of our study was to investigate the presence of Helicobacter spp. in the gastric mucosa of South American fur seals (Arctocephalusaustralis). Gastric biopsies from thirteen seals, stranded on the shores of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean in Argentina, were evaluated for the presence of Helicobacter spp. by PCR and DNA sequence analysis. Six gastric biopsies were positive for Helicobacter spp. Pairwise sequence comparisons showed less than 95% identity to novel Helicobacter spp. described from pinnipeds from North America and Australia. However, phylogenetic analysis revealed that the South American fur seal sequences clustered with 99-100% homology with H. cetorum, a species isolated from dolphins and whales. The presence of H. cetorum in pinnipeds, if confirmed by its isolation from the gastric mucosa of these mammals, demonstrates the wide host range of this bacterium in the marine environment.  相似文献   

Dose-related antinociceptive effects of intravenous buprenorphine in cats     

Steagall PV  Mantovani FB  Taylor PM  Dixon MJ  Luna SP 《Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)》2009,182(2):203-209

The dose-related antinociceptive effects of intravenous (IV) buprenorphine were evaluated in cats. Thermal (TT) and mechanical threshold (MT) devices were used for nociceptive stimulation. After baseline threshold recordings, buprenorphine was administered IV (0.01, 0.02 or 0.04 mg/kg; B1, B2 and B4, respectively) in a randomised, blinded and cross-over study. Data were analysed by ANOVA (P < 0.05) using 95% confidence intervals (CI). TT increased 15, 30, 45 min and 1 (5.2 ± 2.7 °C), 2, 3 and 4 h after B1; 15, 30, 45 min and 1 (5.1 ± 3.9 °C) and 2 h after B2, and 15, 30, 45 min and 1 (5.4 ± 3.3 °C), 2, 3, 6 and 8 h after B4. MT increased 15 and 45 min after B2 (260 ± 171 mmHg), and 30 (209 ± 116 mmHg) and 45 min and 1 and 2 h after B4. At 45 min, MT values were significantly higher after B2 compared to B1 (P < 0.05). With MT, B2 and B4 produced more antinociception and longer duration of action than B1, respectively. No dose response to thermal stimulation was detected.  相似文献   

Ploidy level studies on the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dioscorea cayenensis</Emphasis>/<Emphasis Type="Italic">Dioscorea rotundata</Emphasis> complex core set     

J. Obidiegwu  J. Loureiro  E. Ene-Obong  E. Rodriguez  M. Kolesnikova-Allen  C. Santos  C. Muoneke  R. Asiedu 《Euphytica》2009,169(3):319-326

The Guinea yams, Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. and D. rotundata Poir. (D. cayenensis–D. rotundata complex), represent a highly important crop, widely distributed in the humid and semi-humid tropics. The ploidy levels of 170 accessions of the core set of Guinea yams from West African countries was determined using flow cytometry with propidium iodide staining. One hundred and eight of the genotypes were found to be tetraploid, 47 were hexaploid and five were octoploid. One mixoploid individual containing tetraploid and hexaploid nuclei was also detected. A deeper analysis considering each separate taxon revealed that while for D. rotundata the majority of individuals were tetraploid, for D. cayenensis this ploidy level was not detected in any of the accessions. Also, no association between ploidy level and place of cultivation was found for the evaluated germplasm. The obtained data is highly valuable for breeding programs of Guinea yam, especially for the optimization of future hybridization experiments directed to the genetic improvement of this economically important crop.  相似文献   

玉米花粉寿命及有效控制花粉飘逸的隔离距离研究     

S.Luna V.  J.Figueroa M.  B.Baltazar M.  R.Gomez L.  R.Townsend  J.B.Schoper  马志强  何庆学 《中国农技推广》2009,25(12):12-13

花粉是玉米基因飘逸的重要载体。研究了花粉活力的持续时间和有效控制基因飘逸的隔离距离。在花药刚开裂时采集花粉,置于薄膜层上,放在室外自然条件下保存,每隔一定时间对采集的花粉进行目测和授粉．通过对花粉的目测评判和计算结实率评估花粉活力。试验花粉源区域4000m^2,在其周围不同距离的地方种植若干玉米小区,每个小区面积为12．8m^2,以测定隔离距离的有效性。作为花粉源的玉米材料包含可用于测定花粉飘逸的叶色标记或种子标记。由于大气压不同,花粉可在花药开裂后1～2小时内保持活力。假定花粉以当地下午平均最大风速直线传播,并可在2小时内保持花粉活力,且忽略花粉沉降率因素,理论上讲,具有活力的花粉可以传播的最大距离为32km。试验结果是在离花粉源100m发生了一定数量的异花授粉,离花粉源200m处有个别异花授粉发生。离花粉源300m处没有异花授粉发生。试验结果与玉米花粉不耐干燥并具高沉降速率的结论一致。试验结果表明距离隔离是控制玉米因授粉而发生基因飘逸的有效方法。  相似文献   

Economic optimisation in seabream (Sparus aurata) aquaculture production using a particle swarm optimisation algorithm     

Ignacio Llorente  Ladislao Luna 《Aquaculture International》2014,22(6):1837-1849

The purpose of this study is the economic optimisation of seabream farming through the determination of the production strategies that maximise the present operating profits of the cultivation process. The methodology applied is a particle swarm optimisation algorithm based on a bioeconomic model that simulates the process of seabream fattening. The biological submodel consists of three interrelated processes, stocking, growth, and mortality, and the economic submodel considers costs and revenues related to the production process. Application of the algorithm to seabream farming in Spain reveals that the activity is profitable and shows competitive differences associated with location. Additionally, the applications of the particle swarm optimisation algorithm could be of interest for the management of other important species, such as salmon (Salmo salar), catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), or tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).  相似文献   

Anesthetic effects of different volumes of lidocaine for spermatic cord block in cattle     

Ana C. Neves  Juracy CB. Santos Júnior  Rodrigo L. Marucio  Monica Midon  Stelio PL. Luna 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2017,44(2):375-378

Objective

To evaluate three volumes of lidocaine for spermatic cord block to perform castration in cattle.

Study design

Randomized blinded clinical study.

Animals

Thirty mixed-breed Nellore cattle, aged 28–40 months and weighing 395 ± 21 (352–452) kg [mean ± standard deviation (range)].

Methods

Cattle were restrained in a chute and allowed to stand without sedation. Three milliliters of 2% lidocaine without epinephrine were infiltrated subcutaneously at each site of scrotal incision in all animals. The animals were allocated to three groups of 10 animals each. Lidocaine 2% was injected into each spermatic cord using a volume of 2, 3 or 4 mL in groups A, B, or C, respectively. The total volumes of lidocaine used were 10, 12, and 14 mL in groups A, B, and C, respectively. The duration of surgery and the retraction of the testicle (scored as positive or negative according to retraction of the testicle) during the procedure were recorded. The data were statistically analyzed by one-way anova followed by Tukey’s and chi-square tests. Differences were considered significant when p < 0.05.

Results

The mean surgical time was shorter in group C than in groups A and B (p < 0.001). In groups A, B and C, 90%, 60% and 10% of the animals showed retraction of the testicle, respectively. Fewer animals retracted the spermatic cord in group C than in group A (p = 0.002) and B (p = 0.02).

Conclusions and clinical relevance

Optimal spermatic cord block was achieved by injection of 4 mL of 2% lidocaine 5 minutes before castration and following incisional infiltration of lidocaine, in adult cattle weighing about 400 kg.  相似文献   

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the injectable formulation of methadone hydrochloride and methadone in lipid nanocarriers administered orally to horses          下载免费PDF全文

N. Crosignani  S. P. Luna  T. Dalla Costa  E. L. Pimenta  C. B. Detoni  S. S. Guterres  J. N. Puoli Filho  J. C. Pantoja  M. C. Pigatto 《Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics》2017,40(4):398-405

We investigated the thermal, electrical and mechanical antinociceptive and physiological effects (heart rate, respiratory rate, arterial blood pressure, head height and abdominal auscultation score), and pharmacokinetics, of 0.5 mg/kg of the injectable formulation (ORAL) or nanoparticulated methadone (NANO) given orally, in six adult mares, using a crossover, blind and prospective design. Repeated‐measure models were used to compare parametric data between and within treatments, followed by Tukey's test. Nonparametric data were analysed with Wilcoxon signed‐rank, adjusted by Bonferroni tests. Blood samples were also collected up to 6 h after dosing for plasma drug quantification by LC‐MS/MS. Methadone pharmacokinetic parameters were determined by noncompartmental and compartmental approaches. There were no differences in pharmacodynamic parameters. No statistical differences were observed in the pharmacokinetic parameters from noncompartmental analysis for both groups, except a significant decrease in peak plasma concentration, increase in apparent volume of distribution per fraction absorbed (Vd_ss/F) and increased mean residence time (MRT) for NANO. One‐compartment open model with first order elimination best described the pharmacokinetic profiles for both groups. Neither ORAL nor NANO administered orally to horses produced antinociception. The nanoencapsulated formulation of methadone given orally to horses did not improve methadone pharmacokinetic parameters or increased systemic body exposure to methadone.  相似文献   

Inheritance of coffee leaf rust resistance and identification of AFLP markers linked to the resistance gene     

Giovani Greigh de Brito  Eveline Teixeira Caixeta  Ana Paula Gallina  Eunize Maciel Zambolim  Laércio Zambolim  Valdir Diola  Marcelo Elhers Loureiro 《Euphytica》2010,173(2):255-264

The most important disease of Coffea arabica is coffee leaf rust caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix. The purpose of this study was to characterize the inheritance of coffee resistance gene(s) to race II of this pathogen and to identify and map molecular markers linked to this trait. Different populations were used: F₂ (160 plants), BCr (20), and BCs (135), derived from a cross between the resistant genotype Híbrido de Timor UFV 427-15 and the susceptible cultivar Catuaí Amarelo UFV 2143-236 (IAC 30). The segregation analysis showed that the resistance of Híbrido de Timor to race II of the H. vastatrix is conferred by a single dominant gene. The amplification of 176 AFLP (Amplified fragment length polymorphism) primer combinations using bulked segregant analysis (BSA) allowed the identification of three molecular markers linked to the resistance gene. Genetic mapping of these three markers in the F₂ population indicated that they are distributed on both sides, flanking the resistance gene. The markers E.CTC/M.TTT405 and E.CGT/M.TGT300 were found linked to the resistance gene at 8.69 cM (LOD 18.91) and 25.10 cM (LOD 5.37), respectively, while E.CCT/M.TTC230 was localized on the other side of the gene, at 20.50 cM (LOD 6.15). These markers are the first rust resistance markers identified in Híbrido de Timor and can be useful for marker assisted selection in coffee breeding programs.  相似文献