Morphologic and physiologic changes induced by Clostridium perfringens type A alpha toxin in the intestine of sheep     

Fernández Miyakawa ME  Uzal FA 《American journal of veterinary research》2005,66(2):251-255

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the morphologic and physiologic changes induced by Clostridium perfringens type A (alpha toxin in the ileum and colon of sheep. SAMPLE POPULATION: 16 ligated intestinal loops in 4 Merino lambs and 18 explants of ileum and colon from slaughtered lambs. PROCEDURE: alpha Toxin-induced fluid accumulation was evaluated in ligated ileal and colonic loops of sheep. Tissues were evaluated morphologically by use of gross and histologic examination. Effects of toxin on in vitro intestinal net water transport were tested in modified Ussing chambers. RESULTS: Ovine ileal and colonic loops incubated with C perfringens type A alpha toxin retained more fluid than control loops. Histologically, in the ileum of lambs inoculated with 300 LD50 of alpha toxin/mL, there was a mild to moderate multifocal infiltration of neutrophils in the lamina propria and submucosa. The colonic loops of lambs inoculated with 30 or 300 LD50 of alpha toxin/mL had excessive mucus in the lumen, a moderate amount of neutrophils mixed with mucus in the intestinal lumen, and moderate multifocal infiltration of the lamina propria and submucosa with neutrophils; the blood vessels of these layers were engorged with neutrophils. In vitro measurements of water transport also revealed inhibition of net epithelial water absorption in ileum and colon incubated with alpha toxin on the mucosal side. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These results indicate that alpha toxin induces alterations in sheep intestine. Clostridium perfringens type A organisms that produce alpha toxin could be responsible for diseases of intestinal origin in some ruminants.  相似文献   

Ovine Pulmonary Adenomatosis in Patagonia,Argentina     

Uzal FA  Delhon G  Murcia PR  De las Heras M  Luján L  Fernández Miyakawa ME  Morris WE  Gonzalez MJ 《Veterinary research communications》2004,28(2):159-170

An outbreak of pulmonary adenomatosis (OPA) occurred in sheep in Patagonia, Argentina's southernmost region. On the affected farm, nine animals died over a 6-month period with pulmonary lesions of OPA. In all cases, the histology of the lungs was characterized by proliferation of cuboideal and prismatic cells lining the alveoli. Inflammatory exudates and accumulation of alveolar macrophages were marked in most cases, but in six of the cases there was no excess fluid in the airways. The presence of the Jaagsiekte retrovirus was demonstrated in the lungs by immunocytochemistry and PCR. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of OPA in Patagonia.  相似文献   

Cluster of cases of malignant schwannoma in cattle     

Murcia PR  Delhon G  González MJ  Vilas M  Ramos-Vara JA  De Las Heras M  Nordhausen RW  Uzal FA 《The Veterinary record》2008,163(11):331-335

Between 1998 and 2001, several cases of ataxia and paresis followed by recumbency and death were reported in cows from different farms in a restricted area of the Argentinian Patagonia. Five cases of this cluster were studied and a diagnosis of malignant schwannoma was established. Electron microscopy (em) of tumour samples from three of the animals revealed intracytoplasmic or interstitial structures resembling retroviral particles. Attempts to isolate a viral agent from the tumours were unsuccessful but the epidemiological data and the em findings suggest a viral aetiology.  相似文献   

Ulcerative enterocolitis in two goats associated with enterotoxin- and beta2 toxin-positive Clostridium perfringens type D     

Francisco A Uzal  Derek J Fisher  Juliann Saputo  Sameera Sayeed  Bruce A McClane  Glenn Songer  Hien T Trinh  Mariano E Fernandez Miyakawa  Sharon Gard 《Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation》2008,20(5):668-672

Enterotoxemia caused by Clostridium perfringens type D in sheep is believed to result from the action of epsilon toxin (ETX). However, the sole role of ETX in the intestinal changes of the acute and chronic forms of enterotoxemia in goats remains controversial, and the synergistic action of other C. perfringens toxins has been suggested previously. The current study examined 2 goats that were found dead without premonitory clinical signs. Gross lesions at necropsy consisted of multifocal fibrinonecrotic enterocolitis, edematous lungs, and excess pleural fluid. Histologically, there were multifocal fibrinonecrotic and ulcerative ileitis and colitis, edema of the colonic serosa, and proteinaceous interstitial edema of the lungs. Clostridium perfringens type D carrying the genes for enterotoxin (CPE) and beta2 toxin (CPB2) was cultured from intestinal content and feces of 1 of 2 goats, while C. perfringens type D CPB2-positive was isolated from the other animal. When multiple colonies of the primary isolations from both animals were tested by Western blot, most of the isolates expressed CPB2, and only a few isolates from the first case expressed CPE. Alpha toxin and ETX were detected in ileal and colonic contents and feces of both animals by antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CPB2, but not CPE, was identified in the small and large intestines of both goats by immunohistochemistry. These findings indicate that CPB2 may have contributed to the necrotic changes observed in the intestine, possibly assisting ETX transit across the intestinal mucosa.  相似文献   

A fast quantitative identification algorithm of colorimetric visual-sensor-array based on basic units matching          下载免费PDF全文

LUO Xiaogang  LIU Jingjing  HOU Changjun  HUO Danqun  FA Huanbao  YANG Mei 《保鲜与加工》2013,(10):89-93

There are many difficulties to process a colorimetric visual-sensor-array by traditional processing methods, such as complicated manual analysis due to many data and hard to finish varieties and concentrations identification simultaneously, etc. In view of colorimetric-sensor-array’s same location response to the same gas, a fast quantitative identification algorithm of colorimetric visual-sensor-array based on basic units matching which can solve these problems is proposed. First, denoising and feature extraction are processed by setting experienced threshold to reduce redundancies and lessen manual analysis. Second, a creative qualitative analysis method based on basic units is put forward, which not only reduces computation, but also increases efficiency and precision. Finally, a ANFIS of NH3 concentration recognition utilizing advantages of fuzzy logic and neural network is used to distinguish low concentration NH3. The advantage of this algorithm is that varieties and concentrations of different gases could be detected successively, solving the problem of recognition errors caused by characteristic data infection when varieties and concentrations of different gases are detected simultaneously.The results of template matching based on basic units show that the classification accuracy of NH3, Cl2 and SO2 are 100%. The low concentration NH3 classification accuracy is also very high after species identification with measurement errors below 5%.  相似文献   

Mortierella wolfii isolated from the liver of a cow in Australia.     

F A Uzal  M D Connole  D O'Boyle  B Dobrenov  W R Kelly 《The Veterinary record》1999,145(9):260-261

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种间关系对中条山油松人工林天然更新及群落稳定性的影响          下载免费PDF全文

裴顺祥  法蕾  杜满义  郭嘉  辛学兵 《林业科学研究》2022,35(1):150-157

[目的]为了揭示种间关系对中条山油松人工林天然更新及群落稳定性的影响,为油松人工林经营管理提供理论依据.[方法]基于中条山油松人工林群落样地调查数据,分析油松人工林下主要植物的种间关联性、生态位重叠及群落稳定性,并在此基础上探讨种间关联和生态位理论在油松人工林天然更新障碍及群落稳定性形成机制中的作用.[结果]中条山油松...  相似文献   

Uterine adenomyosis in an orang-utan (Pongo abelii/pygmaeus)     

KJ Graham  FA Hulst  L Vogelnest  IS Fraser  CM Shilton 《Australian veterinary journal》2009,87(1-2):66-69

A 48-year-old, multiparous, female hybrid orang-utan ( Pongo abelii/pygmaeus ) was investigated after a 3-year history of irregular and excessively heavy menstrual bleeding. Opportunistic pelvic examinations over a 2.5-year period were non-diagnostic. Medical therapy was not effective. A subtotal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-ovariectomy was performed. A pedunculated mass spanning 90% of the uterine lumen was seen grossly, and histopathology confirmed uterine adenomyosis. Adenomyosis is defined as the ectopic occurrence or diffuse implantation of endometrial tissue, including glands and stroma, into the myometrium. It is common in older, usually premenopausal, multiparous women and is frequently associated with other uterine pathology, including endometrial hyperplasia and leiomyomas. The most common clinical signs are dysmenorrhoea and heavy menstrual bleeding; however, up to 35% of women are asymptomatic. Diagnosis is difficult and requires myometrial sampling and an experienced pathologist. A hysterectomy in this case was diagnostic and curative. There have been few reports of uterine adenomyosis in non-human primates and none reported in an orang-utan. Uterine adenomyosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in any multiparous, aged, non-human female primate with irregular and excessively heavy menstrual bleeding, and hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-ovariectomy is recommended as a diagnostic and therapeutic solution.  相似文献   

红松伐根分解过程中真菌动态研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

法蕾  张春雨  赵秀海  贺伟 《浙江林业科技》2009,29(4)

对分解过程中红松伐根上着生的大型真菌子实体进行了研究,分析其变化动态,结果表明,在分解过程中,红松伐根上着生的大型真菌子实体种类较多,共涉及14个科,其中以层菌纲伞菌目的真菌数量最多;伐根上大型真菌的数量随分解时间的增加而增加,但是多样性却随分解时间的递增而降低,表明红松伐根上的真菌有随分解时间的增加而汇聚的现象;不同真菌在红松伐根分解过程中出现的时间不同,白蘑科和侧耳科是红松伐根分解过程中最常见的真菌类群.  相似文献   

4个晒烟品种在广昌县的种植表现     

李玉宝  符云鹏  谢立磊  贺听听  法鹏飞  栗俊广 《贵州农业科学》2017,45(10)

为筛选适合广昌县种植的优良、高抗晒烟品种,以赤水铁赤烟、驿前铁赤烟、杨溪木勺烟和头陂柳叶烟4个晒烟品种为材料,采用田间试验对其在广昌县种植的大田生育期、农艺性状、发病率、经济性状、化学成分及感官质量进行观察评价。结果表明:赤水铁赤烟的大田生育期最长,为120d;驿前铁赤烟其次,为119d;杨溪木勺烟最短,为114d。赤水铁赤烟的农艺性状、经济性状和产质量均优于另外3个品种,且对花叶病的抗性较强;驿前铁赤烟对赤星病的抗性最强,其他综合性状仅次于赤水铁赤烟;而杨溪木勺烟和头陂柳叶烟的综合表现均较差。赤水铁赤烟和驿前铁赤烟可在当地作为优良晒烟品种进行大面积推广应用,杨溪木勺烟和头陂柳叶烟建议作为晒烟种质资源材料利用或改良后再进行试种观察。  相似文献