Pyruvate kinase is necessary for Brucella abortus full virulence in BALB/c mouse     

Jianpeng Gao  Mingxing Tian  Yanqing Bao  Peng Li  Jiameng Liu  Chan Ding  Shaohui Wang  Tao Li  Shengqing Yu 《Veterinary research》2016,47(1)

Brucellosis, caused by a facultative intracellular pathogen Brucella, is one of the most prevalent zoonosis worldwide. Host infection relies on several uncanonical virulence factors. A recent research hotpot is the links between carbon metabolism and bacterial virulence. In this study, we found that a carbon metabolism-related pyruvate kinase (Pyk) encoded by pyk gene (locus tag BAB_RS24320) was associated with Brucella virulence. Determination of bacterial growth curves and resistance to environmental stress factors showed that Pyk plays an important role in B. abortus growth, especially under the conditions of nutrition deprivation, and resistance to oxidative stress. Additionally, cell infection assay showed that Pyk is necessary for B. abortus survival and evading fusion with lysosomes within RAW264.7 cells. Moreover, animal experiments exhibited that the Pyk deletion significantly reduced B. abortus virulence in a mouse infection model. Our results elucidated the role of the Pyk in B. abortus virulence and provided information for further investigation of Brucella virulence associated carbon metabolism.  相似文献   

Comparison of fumigation efficacy of methyl bromide alone and phosphine applied either alone or simultaneously or sequentially against Bactrocera correcta in Selenicereus undatus (red pitaya) fruit     

Changyao Shan  Baishu Li  Li Li  Xin Du  Yonglin Ren  Simon J. McKirdy  Tao Liu 《Pest management science》2023,79(12):4942-4951

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Association between porpoise presence and fish choruses: implications for feeding strategies and ecosystem-based conservation of the East Asian finless porpoise     

Zhaolong CHENG  Yongtao LI  Matthew Keith PINE  Tao ZUO  Mingxiang NIU  Jun WANG 《Integrative zoology》2023,18(1):169-182

The associations between feeding activities and environmental variables inform animal feeding tactics that maximize energetic gains by minimizing energy costs while maximizing feeding success. Relevant studies in aquatic animals, particularly marine mammals, are scarce due to difficulties in the observation of feeding behaviors in aquatic environments. This data scarcity concurrently hinders ecosystem-based fishery management in the context of small toothed-cetacean conservation. In the present study, a passive acoustic monitoring station was deployed in an East Asian finless porpoise habitat in Laizhou Bay to investigate potential relationships between East Asian finless porpoises and their prey. The data revealed that porpoises were acoustically present nearly every day during the survey period. Porpoise detection rates differed between spring and autumn in concert with activities of fish choruses. During spring, fish choruses were present throughout the afternoon, and this was the time when porpoise vocalizations were the most frequently detected. During autumn, when fish choruses were absent, porpoise detection rates decreased, and diurnal patterns were not detected. The close association between fish choruses and finless porpoise activities implies an “eavesdropping” feeding strategy to maximize energetic gains, similar to other toothed cetaceans that are known to engage similar feeding strategies. Underwater noise pollution, particularly those masking fish choruses, could interrupt finless porpoises’ feeding success. Fisheries competing soniferous fishes with finless porpoise could impact finless porpoise viability through ecosystem disruption, in addition to fishing gear entanglement.  相似文献   

Molecular response and developmental speculations in metamorphosis of the veined rapa whelk,Rapana venosa     

Pu SHI  Hao SONG  Jie FENG  Meijie YANG  Zhenglin YU  Zhi HU  Cong ZHOU  Haizhou LI  Tao ZHANG 《Integrative zoology》2023,18(3):506-517

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坡度和采挖强度对玉树冬虫夏草幼虫数量和采挖数量的影响     

王涛  陈建博  李秀璋  梁静  唐楚煜  李玉玲 《草原与草坪》2023,(1):144-149

【目的】研究人工采挖和自然坡度对冬虫夏草数量的影响。【方法】通过对不同采挖强度 S₁ (2 人/hm² )、S₂ (4 人/hm² )和 S₃ (6 人/hm² )和产区自然坡度(G₁,7°;G2,17°;G3,25°)下冬虫夏草幼虫数量和采挖数量进行调查,分析采挖强度和产区坡度对幼虫数量和冬虫夏草采挖量的影响。【结果】采挖强度和坡度与幼虫数量和冬虫夏草采挖数量均呈显著负相关关系(P＜0. 05);采挖强度和幼虫数量相关度高(r ² =-0. 45,r ² =-0. 58),坡度和冬虫夏草采挖数量相关度高(r ² =-0. 74,r ² =-0. 78),采挖强度和坡度互作对幼虫数量和采挖数量影响不显著(P＞0. 05)。不同采挖强度下,幼虫数量和冬虫夏草采挖数量均为 CK=S₁＞S₂＞S₃( P＜0. 05);不同坡度下,幼虫数量和冬虫夏草采挖数量均为 CK=G₁＞G₂＞ G₃( P＜0. 05);且在各个采挖强度下,随坡度的增加,幼虫数量和冬虫夏草采挖数量均呈显著降低趋势 (P＜0. 05)。 此外 ,冬虫夏草采挖数量显著地受蝙蝠蛾幼虫数量的影响且呈正相关(P＜0. 05)。 【结论】 S₁采挖强度、G₁小坡度适合幼虫数量的增长和冬虫夏草的采挖数量,且不影响翌年冬虫夏草的产量。然而,采挖活动有可能对草地的土壤、幼虫喜食性牧草、冬虫夏草真菌孢子的弹射等产生综合影响,土壤的理化性质会影响蝠蛾寄主幼虫的存活状态,冬虫夏草菌孢子的弹射量也会影响冬虫夏草的形成。  相似文献   

高原鼠兔对高寒草甸冬季牧场中土壤C∶N∶P化学计量特征的影响     

郑巧燕  陈昕  代智蓝  李先宝  李德欢  马涛  卫万荣 《草原与草坪》2023,(3):62-68

【目的】从小尺度的斑块状栖息地角度出发分析高原鼠兔干扰及不同干扰强度对植被覆盖区土壤有机碳（SOC）、全氮（STN）和全磷（STP）含量的影响,有助于全面理解小型食草动物对草地土壤化学计量特征的影响。【方法】以高原鼠兔为研究对象,测定高原鼠兔栖息地及栖息地不同植被覆盖区土壤的 SOC、STN、STP 含量及土壤 C∶N∶P 化学计量特征的变化。【结果】与未干扰植被覆盖区相比,高原鼠兔栖息地植被覆盖区的 STN 含量和 N∶P 显著下降（P＜0. 05）,C∶N 显著增加（P＜0. 05）,但 SOC 和 STP 含量及 C∶P 没有发生显著变化;STN 和 SOC 含量、C∶P 和 N∶P 在高原鼠兔干扰最大的核心区最低,干扰强度最小的边缘区最高;C∶N 在干扰强度适中的次核心区最高,边缘区最低;而 STP 含量在不同干扰强度的植被覆盖区没有显著差异。【结论】高原鼠兔干扰及干扰强度会对其领地内植被覆盖区的土壤化学计量特征产生影响。高原鼠兔斑块状栖息地中土壤化学计量特征的变化可能是影响植物丰富度的因素之一。  相似文献   

烯效唑延缓小麦成熟期间叶片衰老的效应   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

王熹  俞美玉  陶龙兴  黄效林 《华北农学报》1995,10(4):71-75

１９８９～１９９２年田间与盆栽试验，研究烯效唑对小麦成熟期间旗叶及下二叶等三片功能叶衰老的延缓作用和增产效果。研究表明：１．烯效唑延缓小麦成熟期间功能叶片的衰老，表现在叶片细胞电解质渗漏率降低，超氧物歧化酶活性增高，丙二醛积累减少；２．烯效唑对离休旗叶片有保绿作用；于小麦齐穗期喷施２０～４０×１０－６，烯效唑药液７５０ｋｇ／ｈｍ２，可提高小麦千粒重３～４ｇ，增产１２％～１６％。  相似文献   

环境污染对农业生态系统服务功能影响   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

梁滨  陶丽华  周青  张光生  戴玉锦 《中国农学通报》2005,21(1):293-293

农业生态系统服务功能是农业生态过程和人类活动所形成的人类赖以生存的自然环境条件与效用. 城市污染物排放增加, 农业化学品污染加重, 农村畜禽粪尿污染成灾以及乡镇企业污染发展影响了农业生态系统有机质生产, 降低了农业产品品质, 减弱了土壤生态过程, 破坏了生物多样性, 减弱了气候调节与减灾功能, 减少了动物传粉与有害生物控制效应七项生态服务功能. 遏止环境污染是保护农业生态系统服务功能的关键.  相似文献   

Discussion of the Application and Foreground of Falling Water Aeration with the Process of Sewage Treatment          下载免费PDF全文

DENG Rong - sen  WANG Zuo - liang  WANG Tao 《保鲜与加工》2007,(1):78

The engineering design of sewage treatment plant for the Chongqing city, P. R. China is analyzed in this paper. Considering the situation of China and other projects, the characteristics of falling water reactor for the environment protection project and economy of investment is introduced ; the application and foreground of falling water aeration in the process of sewage treatment is discussed, such as Oxidation - ditch, SBR, and so on. The conclusion indicated that the falling water aeration can be designed and used as an independent aeration, and, it is an upgraded technology of sewage treatment which is adaptive for city water environment control in middle and small towns in China. The falling water aeration may reduce running cost of the sewage treatment plant, is adaptive for foothill and the mountainous areas, and reduces project investment and environments damage.  相似文献   

The Research on the Construction of Concentrative Residence and Ecological Human Habitat Environment in the Rural Area of Rapidly Urbanizing Region     

LI Chang-hao  ZHU Xiao-dong  LI Yang-fan  WANG Xiang-hu  PAN Tao 《保鲜与加工》2007,(5):1-5

Under the background of the new rural construction in China, it is an important scientific question and an urgent social task to construct the harmonious society and to achieve the sustainable regional development on how to construct concentrative residence and manage the human habitat environment in the fast industrializing and typically urbanizing area. This paper analyzed the problems in the construction of the human habitat envi- ronment in the rural area of southern Jiangsu, discussed the methodologies of planning and design for rural con- centrative residence, researched the human habitat environment improvement technologies, and put forward the resolution of the recycling community for the rural inhabitation, which aimed at demonstrating the practicing in rapidly urbanizing regions.  相似文献