Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli: A new problem, an old group of organisms Inter faeces et urinam nascimur     

KA BETTELHEIM 《Australian veterinary journal》1996,73(1):20-26

All mammals are colonised by Escherichia coli generally at birth and these organisms become part of their intestinal flora for the rest of their lives. New types are acquired generally by an oral route. Some E coli are pathogenic and some may have a far more enhanced ability to colonise the human intestine than most others. Recently enterohaemorrhagic E coli have emerged. They can cause a number of intestinal illnesses in humans including bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uraemic syndrome. These organisms produce a number of virulence factors particularly the Shiga-like toxins (verotoxins). The intestines of animals may be the reservoir of these organisms for human infection, and cattle particularly have been shown to harbour them. Food, especially undercooked meat products, have been associated with a number of outbreaks throughout the world. While a certain serotype O157.H7 has been associated with many outbreaks throughout the world, other serotypes, particularly 0111.H-, have also been reported. This latter serotype appears to be more common in Australia.  相似文献   

Species and sex differences in the reductive dechlorination of DDT by supplemented liver preparations     

Kenneth A. Hassall 《Pesticide biochemistry and physiology》1975,5(2):126-134

p,p′-DDT was converted to DDD, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane, by unheated 12,000g supernate supplemented with NADPH, made from liver of rat, mouse, hamster, quail, chicken and pigeon. The additional presence of exogenous riboflavin did not augment reduction. If, however, riboflavin was added to unheated microsomes supplemented with NADPH or NADH the rate of reduction was more than doubled.Heated 12,000g supernate, unsupplemented or containing only exogenous riboflavin, did not reduce DDT. When NAD(P)H was present, big species differences in activity occurred, the pigeon and cockerel scarcely reducing any DDT in 2 hr, the Wistar rat supernate being most active. Addition to heated 12,000g supernate of 30 μg riboflavin as well as NAD(P)H resulted in increased reductive activity for all six species. The species difference in effect of exogenous riboflavin between the pigeon and rat was also observed using four DDT analogs as substrates. A sex-related difference in activity of preheated, supplemented 12,000g supernate from livers of the chicken and Norwegian hooded rat was not found when unheated preparations were used. In contrast to the activity possessed by preheated 12,000g supernate of rat liver supplemented with NAD(P)H, similarly supplemented preheated microsomes did not reduce DDT. On adding riboflavin as well as NAD(P)H, however, preheated hepatic microsomes of both pigeon and rat produced DDD, and this activity was further increased by addition of unheated microsomal (105,000g) supernate. The biocatalytic system functioning in preheated preparations appears to need at least one component of heated microsomes, NAD(P)H and one or more water-soluble components.  相似文献   

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EVALUATION OF THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG) IN NORMAL CATS     

AJ Alwood  AB Downend  KA Slensky  JA Fox  SA Simpson  SM Donahue  LS Waddell  CM Otto 《Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care》2004,14(Z1):S1-S17

Objective: To establish normal parameters of thromboelastography (TEG) in healthy adult cats. Background: Thromboelastography (TEG) is an in vitro test of coagulation that has been shown to be useful in humans, dogs and select species to identify and quantify alterations of hemostasis (e.g., hypercoagulable and hypocoagulable states). It has also been demonstrated to be useful in monitoring effects of anticoagulant therapies. This test has not been evaluated in cats. Methods: Blood was collected from 25 clinically normal cats by venipuncture using a 21 gauge×3 1/2 inch butterfly catheter and syringe for medial saphenous or jugular venipuncture. A single 1.8 mL sample in 3.8% Sodium Citrate (9:1) was collected from each cat. Recalcified whole blood was analyzed 30 minutes following collection with the TEG® 5000 analyzer (Haemoscope, Niles, IL). Analysis temperature was 37.6°C. TEG parameters recorded included: R‐value (represents initial fibrin formation), K (time from R to standard fixed measure of clot firmness which represents contributions of platelets and fibrinogen), maximum amplitude (MA; represents absolute clot strength), and alpha angle (α; the slope of TEG tracing which represents rate of clot formation). The coagulation index (CI) was derived from the formula generated for humans to provide an overall assessment of whether the sample was hyper‐ or hypocoagulable. Results: Values for the 25 normal cat samples are reported as mean ±2 standard deviations. R=2.97; 1.23–4.72; K=1.54, 0.38–2.71; α=70.70, 57.76–83.65; MA=58.50, 45.26–71.74 and CI=2.27, 0.07–4.46. Compared to historical information obtained on normal dogs, cats have significantly shorter R and K and larger α, MA and CI. Conclusions: TEG does have reproducible performance when used to evaluate coagulation status in normal cats. Compared to dogs, normal cats favor a hypercoagulable state. Species‐specific normal values are necessary for interpretation of TEG results. This test bears potential value for use in future experimental and clinical work to investigate hemostasis in cats receiving anticoagulant therapies or in cats suffering from diseases such as cardiomyopathy which are thought to be associated with altered coagulation status.  相似文献   

Metabolism of methylated analogs of aldrin and dieldrin by liver preparations from male and female rat     

K.A. Hassall  A. Dionyssiou-Asteriou  D. Manning 《Pesticide biochemistry and physiology》1978,8(3):287-301

Analogs of aldrin and dieldrin have been synthesized, the molecules of which lack a methylene bridge but have two methyl groups attached to olefinic or oxirane ring carbon atoms. Their metabolism was studied using NADPH-supplemented 12,000g × 30-min supernate of livers from Wistar and CD strains of rats. The dimethylated olefin was not metabolized to its epoxide but was converted by supernate of liver from rats of both sexes to a labile hydroxylated metabolite. Exogenous NADPH increased the rate at which the olefin was metabolized, but concentrations of NADPH which increased the yield of the labile metabolite when added to female rat liver preparations decreased the yield when added to those from the male. This metabolite had a mass spectrum which was consistent with it being a hydroxymethyl derivative. The dimethylated epoxide was metabolized more slowly than the olefin, and a notable sex difference in the route of metabolism was evident. With supernate from livers of female rats the only metabolite detected by gas-liquid chromatography had a mass spectrum consistent with it being a ring-hydroxylated epoxide. Male rat liver supernate formed small quantities of the same compound, but the major metabolite had a mass spectrum indicative of a hydroxymethyl epoxide. No hydrolysis of the oxirane ring of the epoxide has been detected. The relevance of these results to the planned synthesis of cyclodienes of optimal biodegradability is mentioned.  相似文献   

过量表达小麦TaCYP78A5增加花器官的大小     

彭海霞  卡得艳  张天星  周梦蝶  吴林楠  辛转霞  赵惠贤  马猛 《中国农业科学》2023,56(9):1633-1645

【目的】利用表达模式分析、转基因过表达和细胞学观察等策略,解析TaCYP78A5调控花器官大小的功能和机制,为作物遗传改良提供基因资源和理论基础。【方法】根据EnsemblPlants基因组数据库中不同物种CYP78A家族成员的序列信息,对小麦TaCYP78A5和其他物种中的同源基因进行序列比对和进化分析;利用生物信息学分析小麦TaCYP78A5的基因和蛋白结构,以及不同器官的表达模式;通过在拟南芥中组成型过表达和生殖器官局部特异性过表达TaCYP78A5的策略,明确TaCYP78A5具有调控花器官大小的功能;利用显微镜观察不同转基因拟南芥花器官的细胞学特征,解析TaCYP78A5调控花器官大小的细胞学机制;利用小麦转基因过表达策略,明确TaCYP78A5调控小麦穗部大小等其他穗部性状的功能;利用323份小麦品种的单倍型数据与穗部表型数据进行关联分析,探析不同小麦品种TaCYP78A5表达量的高低对穗部大小等其他穗部性状的影响。【结果】小麦TaCYP78A5与拟南芥AtCYP78A5的基因和蛋白序列相似性较低,但基因和蛋白结构相似性较高。小麦TaCYP78A5和拟南芥AtCYP78A5...  相似文献   

不同施肥时间及施氮水平对高寒草甸生物量和土壤养分的影响   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

卡着才让  德科加  徐成体 《草地学报》2015,23(4):726-732

采用随机区组设计,探讨了不同施肥时期及氮肥用量对三江源区高寒草甸初级生产力、植物养分及土壤养分的影响。结果表明:在施肥时间为7月10日,施肥量为150 kg·hm^-2时,地上生物量为最大值,较对照增加了2.06倍(P <0.05)。而植物氮素含量在施肥时间为7月10日,尿素用量为300 kg·hm^-2时达到最大值,较对照增加了31.18%(P <0.05)。相关性分析表明,地上生物量与植物全氮成显著正相关,施氮量与植物全氮成线性相关。施肥时间为7月10日左右时,尿素施用水平为150~300 kg·hm^-2,该类型高寒草甸初级生产力和土壤全氮都达到最大值,可作为优先氮素添加量来推荐。  相似文献   

美国瑞士褐牛在塔城地区舍饲条件下的适应性研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

张金山  张杨  闫向民  颜庭生  杜玮  李红波  蔺宏凯  周振勇  卡德尔 《中国牛业科学》2010,36(4):12-14,94

[目的]通过对美国瑞士褐牛在塔城地区舍饲条件下适应性的研究,为新类型的培育提供科学依据。[方法]对美国瑞士褐牛犊牛和母牛进行为期三年的饲养观察,对其生长情况、泌乳、繁殖性能、耐粗饲、耐热抗寒性能及疾病项目进行测定及统计分析。[结果]在舍饲条件下,初生重平均为35.23 kg,6月龄平均日增重为719.81 g;12月龄平均日增重为724.16 g,生长发育良好。平均繁殖成活率为81.72%;一胎平均泌乳量为3 561 kg,二胎平均泌乳量为4 267 kg,三胎平均泌乳量为4 579 kg。[结论]美国瑞士褐牛在塔城地区舍饲饲养条件下其生长发育良好,表现出了良好的适应性。  相似文献   

Metastatic ovarian cystadenocarcinoma in a gilt     

JA LEDER  DA FRANCO  KA LANGHEINRICH 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(12):467-467

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Graduates in Veterinary Science 1991     

KA Doyle 《Australian veterinary journal》1992,69(4):100-100

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Isolation of sorbitol non-fermenting, motile Escherichia coli O157 from scouring piglets   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

JL PEARCE  KA BETTELHEIM  B. REED  PD CRANWELL  RKJ LUKE 《Australian veterinary journal》1994,71(5):156-156

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