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Quantification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) within- and between-pen transmission in pigs 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
PCV-2 within- and between-pen transmission was quantified by estimating the daily transmission rate beta and the basic reproduction ratio (R(0)) using a stochastic SEIR (Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious, Removed) model fitted on experimental data. Within-pen transmission was quantified by using four groups of eight SPF (specific pathogen-free) pigs (four infected and four susceptible pigs having direct contact). Between-pen transmission was studied in two groups of 16 SPF pigs (eight infected and eight susceptible pigs having indirect contact (10 cm distance)). Pigs were monitored twice a week (blood samples) and were tested for PCV-2 antibodies (ELISA test) and viral genome load in sera (real-time PCR). Transmission parameters beta(within) and beta(between) were estimated using a maximum likelihood method and the duration of infectiousness, to compute R(0), was estimated with a parametric survival model. Different assumptions were made to determine the end of infectiousness (seroconversion, seroconversion and decline in viral genome load, permanent infectiousness). R(0[within]) (8.9 (5.1-15.4)) was greater when the end of infectiousness was assumed to be related to both seroconversion and a decline of PCV-2 genome load in sera (average duration of infectiousness = 32 days) compared with only seroconversion as the indicator of recovery (R(0[within]) = 5.5 (3.3-9.0)). Whatever the assumption, between-pen R(0) (0.58 (0.23-1.47)) was always significantly lower than within-pen R(0). Only beta(within) was sensitive to the assumption on end of infectiousness and decreased with increasing duration of infectiousness. These results showed that PCV-2 transmission is influenced by contact structure that appears worth being taken into account in an epidemic model. 相似文献
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Béatrice Bechet Sophie Joimel Liliane Jean-Soro Andrew Hursthouse Alaba Agboola Teresa E. Leitão Hugo Costa Maria do Rosário Cameira Cécile Le Guern Christophe Schwartz Thierry Lebeau 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2018,18(2):391-406
Purpose
Urban allotment gardens (UAGs) are expanding worldwide, especially in large cities. Environmental pressures (direct and diffuse pollution, gardener practice, geogenic contamination) often result in the accumulation of potentially harmful trace elements in garden soils. The objectives of this study were to assess the spatial variability of trace element distribution in UAGs from city, garden, and plot scale in four European cities; to provide a baseline understanding and identify abnormal values under environmental pressures; and to evaluate the potential of portable X-ray fluorescence screening as a useful tool in soil management.Materials and methods
The four cities (Ayr and Greenock (Scotland), Lisbon (Portugal), Nantes (France)) provided a wide range of environmental pressures on soils. The locations of the 14 allotment gardens were identified in consultation with the local municipality in each city to reflect various land uses or according to previous evaluation of soil quality. Soil sampling was carried out in 66 plots in total, from which 3 datasets were produced: (i) basic soil properties and trace element concentrations from a composite sample of topsoil for each plot (trace elements quantified by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry/mass spectrometry (ICP-OES/MS) or using in-lab portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF); (ii) in situ PXRF measurement on composite samples (263 plots in Nantes); and (iii) composite samples from 32 small areas within 4 plots in one garden of Nantes.Results and discussion
The results were analyzed to assess the spatial variability of soil properties. At city and garden scale, the variability observed for basic soil properties and major elements is dominated by local geology/parent material (pH, CaCO3, Fe) and gardening practice (OM, CaCO3), which vary between each country. The range of trace element concentrations is similar between each city except for Greenock. Extreme values are observed for Cu, Pb, and Zn reflecting human disruption. In most situations, the trace element contamination was explained through the historical and environmental situations of the site. The PXRF screening method proved useful in providing detailed mapping for hot spot detection or delineation, providing support for soil management at plot and garden scale.Conclusions
As anticipated, basic soil properties appear to be controlled by the parent material. At plot and garden scale, the trace element variability shows the influence of land use history and background and strong inputs from external factors (e.g., by industrial activity or traffic emission). The PXRF screening method appears to be an efficient solution for soil management as it can be used to discriminate zones which may require restriction on cultivation.43.
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Bilge Karahan Béatrice Chatain Hervé Chavanne Alain Vergnet Agnès Bardon Pierrick Haffray Mathilde Dupont‐Nivet Marc Vandeputte 《Aquaculture Research》2013,44(2):289-299
Skeletal deformities are important traits for aquaculture as they induce slow growing and low market value. We studied their genetic determinism and their interactions with the environment at the ongrowing stage in 5839 European sea bass from a partial factorial mating of 33 sires and 23 dams, reared in four sites. All families were mixed, and fish were first reared in one site (site B) until 35 g mean weight, then distributed to the four sites. A posteriori reconstruction of pedigree with microsatellites was used. Deformities were scored internally at slaughtering, and externally from photographs. Site B, where all fish were initially stocked until 35 g and exposed to forced swimming because of fast water current showed the highest rate of deformities with 83% and 65% from internal and external scoring respectively. Heritability on the underlying scale was h2 = 0.25 ± 0.03 across all sites, and varied little between sites, while genetic correlations of deformities between sites were always high (>0.85). Genetic correlations between deformities and daily growth coefficient were variable between sites(rA = 0.50 ± 0.09, 0.43 ± 0.10, 0.32 ± 0.10, 0.18 ± 0.10 for sites A, B, C, D respectively) and were positively linked with the average growth rate in each site. These results pointed out that there could be a relation between growth rate and the evolution of deformities at the grow‐out stage. 相似文献
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Maritza Reyes Béatrice CollangeMagali Rault Stefano CasanelliBenoît Sauphanor 《Pesticide biochemistry and physiology》2011,99(1):25-32
Despite the frequent and widespread applications of organophosphates against Cydia pomonella this species has developed low levels of resistance to this chemical group. Investigations concerning the mechanisms involved in resistance are scarce, and usually consider only one of the potential mechanisms. With the aim of a better understanding the resistance mechanisms and their possible interaction, four of these mechanisms were investigated simultaneously in one sensitive (Sv) and two resistant strains (Raz and Rdfb) of this insect. Resistant strains displayed an increased mixed function oxidase activity, whereas carboxylesterase activity varied upon the substrate used. The three strains had similar β-naphtyl acetate activity, and the hydrolysis of α-naphthyl acetate and p-nitrophenyl valerate was higher in the Sv strain. The p-nitrophenyl acetate activity was highest in the resistant strains and was strongly inhibited by azinphos and DEF. The Raz strain has a modified acetylcholinesterase (AChE), which resulted in a 0.7-, 3.2- and 21.2-fold decrease in the susceptibility to chlorpyriphos-ethyl-oxon, azinphos-methyl-oxon, and paraoxon-methyl, respectively. These combined resistance mechanisms only conferred to Raz a 0.6-, 7.9- and 3.1-fold resistance to the related insecticides. Organophosphates resistance in C. pomonella results from a combination of mechanisms including modified affinities to carboxylesterase substrates, and increased metabolisation of the insecticide. The apparent antagonism between increased functionalisation and reduced sensitivity of the AChE target is discussed. 相似文献
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Allemandou A Grasland B Hernandez-Nignol AC Kéranflec'h A Cariolet R Jestin A 《Veterinary research》2011,42(1):54
ABSTRACT: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2) is the causal agent of the post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). PCV-2 are small single-stranded circular DNA viruses clustered into two main genogroups: PCV-2a and PCV-2b. Each genogroup present a specific highly-conserved motif of six amino acids (between amino acids 86 and 91) in the PCV-2 capsid protein. The aim of this study was to verify whether the motif located in the capsid protein and specific to each PCV-2 genogroup contributes to virulence. Two parental DNA clones, PCV-2a and PCV-2b, were constructed as well as two mutants DNA clones, PCV-2a/motif 2b and PCV-2b/motif 2a by exchanging the capsid motif of each genogroup. The four DNA clones were characterized in vitro as well as in vivo. Cells transfected by the four DNA clones produced infectious viruses. In specific-pathogen-free piglets transfected by the four infectious DNA clones, PCV-2b/motif 2a virulence was not attenuated while the PCV-2a/motif 2b virulence was drastically reduced compared to their parent virulence. These results suggest that the amino acids between positions 86 and 91 of the capsid protein are determinant for the virulence of isolates. However, the environment of this motif seems also involved. 相似文献
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Anaïs Coulon Amelène El-Mufleh Patrice Cannavo Laure Vidal-Beaudet Béatrice Béchet Sylvain Charpentier 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(3):508-518
Purpose
In stormwater infiltration basins, sediments accumulate at the soil surface and cause a gradual filling up of soil pores. These sediments are composed of a mixture of natural and anthropogenic (as oil products) organic matters (OMs). The degradation kinetics of these sediment OMs and their biological stability has been neglected. This study aimed to characterize sediments OMs to assess their evolution and their capacity to degrade.Materials and methods
To characterize OMs from the sediment layer, we measured at several places in the infiltration basin, total OM and carbon (C) contents, C distribution and biochemical fractions of the OM in the different size fractions, the sediment’s C mineralization potential, soil microbial biomass, and organic pollutants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)) in the sediment layer.Results and discussion
OM contents were high and varied from 66 to 193 g?kg?1 from the inlet to the outlet of basin. Depending on rainfall intensity and volume, organic particles were deposited at varying distances in the basin by decantation; this was confirmed by analysis of sediment C distribution in the different size fractions. Despite high amounts of OM, organic C had a low biodegradability. Mineralization potentials were low compared to natural soil (i.e., from 0.3 to 1.1 g CO2–C kg?1 total organic carbon). Biochemical fractionation of the organic fractions indicated that they were mainly composed of a soluble fraction, which contributed to reducing OM biodegradability. The activity of the sediment microbial biomass was low. PAH contents seemed to be partly responsible for the high biostability of OMs.Conclusions
There was limited capacity for biodegradation of sediment OMs probably due to inhibitory effects of soluble PAHs and consequently low microbial activity. 相似文献48.
Distribution of PAH residues in humic and mineral fractions of sediments from stormwater infiltration basins 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Amelène El-Mufleh Béatrice Béchet Laurent Grasset Claude Rodier Anne Gaudin Véronique Ruban 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(3):531-542
Purpose
The management of sediments from stormwater infiltration basins is nowadays a key issue for local authorities to ensure long-term performance. Speciation of pollutants is particularly required in view of reuse of these materials. If fractionation of trace metals in sediments is relatively well described, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) speciation was only studied using particle size distribution. Therefore, this study aims at the characterization of the PAHs-bearing fractions in sediments.Materials and methods
Three sediments with various physicochemical properties were sampled in the west and north of France to characterize the distribution of PAHs among organic and inorganic components. Respective organic and inorganic matrixes were obtained by alkaline extraction and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) fractionation procedure. The nature of the solid fractions was assessed through microanalyses: infrared spectroscopy (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy with X-ray spectroscopy. Bulk sediments and extracted fractions were analyzed for organic matter parameters: elemental analysis (C, N, and H), total organic matter, total organic carbon, hydrocarbons (C10–C40), and PAHs.Results and discussion
The characterization of bulk sediments highlighted that they were mainly composed of single particles, originating from the geological background, and aggregates (10 to 300 μm) composed of minerals and large organic matter content. The C/N ratio and PAH ratios were shown to be helpful for the determination of the natural or anthropogenic origin of organic matter or to evaluate additional contribution of industrial activities. The fractionation results underlined the role of the aggregates on the distribution of PAHs. Humin fraction and bound-humic acids were mainly composed of aggregates (10 to 150 μm) and accounted for 60 to 70 % of sample mass. The PAHs are mainly sequestrated in these fractions. Only up to 1 % of PAHs are adsorbed on the mineral fraction.Conclusions
Both alkaline extraction and MIBK procedure demonstrated that PAH residues were readily sequestrated in humin and bound-humic acids fractions and that fulvic acids, humic acids, and mineral fractions contained poor concentrations of PAHs. Microanalyses underlined the high level of aggregation of particles in sediments and their mixed inorganic and organic nature. In case of stormwater sediments, the location of PAHs in highly organic aggregates is consistent with their sources, being both oil products and debris from vehicles and road. 相似文献49.
Richard Le Boucher Marc Vandeputte Mathilde Dupont‐Nivet Edwige Quillet David Mazurais Jean Robin Alain Vergnet Françoise Médale Sadasivam Kaushik Béatrice Chatain 《Aquaculture Research》2011,42(4):583-592
This preliminary study assessed genotype × diet interaction in late growth of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fed with either a fish meal (FM)‐ or a fish oil (FO)‐based diet (M) or an all‐plant‐based (PB) diet. A total of 550 fish from 224 families were reared together and tagged. DNA was sampled and microsatellites were used to assign parentage. When fish weight was 192 ± 54 g, two tanks were fed with M (FM: 100%; FO: 100%) and two others with PB (FM: 0% and FO: 0%). Body weight (BW), fork length (FL) and fillet lipid content (CorrFat) were analysed with a linear model and with REML methodology. We observed no significant differences between groups, but a slightly lower (P=0.03) daily growth coefficient in sea bass fed PB than in those fed M. Heritability estimates of BW differed significantly from zero (PB: 0.37 ± 0.18; M: 0.47 ± 0.24). Sire × diet interactions were significant and genetic correlations ranged between 0.51 and 0.87, showing genotype × diet interaction for BW and CorrFat. For the first time, genetic parameters in the context of total replacement of marine fishery by‐products were estimated in European sea bass, showing re‐ranking of family performances with extremely contrasted diets. 相似文献
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Béatrice Denoyes-Rothan G. Guérin 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1996,102(7):615-621
Six inoculation techniques were compared for their ability to evaluate resistance toColletotrichum acutatum of five strawberry cultivars. Inoculation by dipping the whole cold stored plants in a suspension of conidia adjusted to 2.106 conidia ml–1 made it possible to screen cultivars resistant to crown rot at 28 days after inoculation. Using the dipping technique, 44 strawberry cultivars were evaluated for their resistance to one strain ofC. acutatum, 1267b. Twelve of them did not show wilt symptoms and could be classified as resistant. When another strain ofC. acutatum, 494a, was inoculated to seven cultivars, all of them including Dover, resistant to 1267b, showed wilt symptoms. This result showed the importance of investigations on genotype × isolate interactions to conduct an efficient breeding programme for screening resistance toC. acutatum. 相似文献