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Ruiz A Molina JM González J Martínez-Moreno FJ Gutiérrez PN Martínez-Moreno A 《Veterinary research》2003,34(4):435-443
The use of cysteine proteinases from Fasciola hepatica adult flukes for the serodiagnosis of caprine fasciolosis by means of an indirect ELISA test was studied. Two proteolytic fractions from adult fluke homogenates, with apparent molecular weights of 28 and 34 kDa (P28 and P34 respectively), were characterised as cysteine proteinases using azocasein assays and gelatin gel analysis. Both P28 and P34 fractions were electroluted and used as antigens in two different indirect ELISA tests. Serum IgG levels against P28 and P34 in goats given an experimental primary infection with 200 metacercariae or in goats given two experimental infections with 200 metacercariae were determined and compared with those observed in an uninfected control group. ELISA tests using both cysteine proteases showed a rapid and consistent detection of specific IgG in all experimentally infected goats. The IgG response to P28 was the first to be detected as early as 2-3 weeks post-infection and remained elevated throughout the experiment. The response to P34 was detected later (4-6 wpi) and disappeared in some animals at 18 wpi, while flukes were still present in the bile ducts. No significant differences were observed between the anti-P28 and anti-P34 IgG responses between animals receiving a primary or a challenge infection. The results of our study, although preliminary, are promising since the P28 ELISA described here may be a reliable method for the immunodiagnosis of F. hepatica infection in goats. 相似文献
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C.?A.?Alvarez-González M.?Cervantes-Trujano D.?Tovar-RamírezEmail author D.?E.?Conklin H.?Nolasco E.?Gisbert R.?Piedrahita 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2005,31(1):83-93
California halibut Paralichthys californicus is an important commercial species with high aquaculture potential in Baja California Sur, México. To optimize the feeding
process using live prey and/or inert diets, we evaluated alkaline proteases, pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, leucine aminopeptidase,
lipase, α-amylase, and acid and alkaline phosphatase activities on starved larvae and larvae fed live prey. Highest activities
were observed for alkaline protease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, leucine aminopeptidase, and alkaline phosphatase in feeding larvae
than starved larvae on day 4 after hatching. At day 5, a sizeable increase in all enzymatic activities was detected in feeding
larvae. Alkaline protease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and alkaline phosphatase decreases progressively from day 5 until day 18.
At day 18, a slight pepsin activity was observed. This was considered an indicator of the start of digestive system maturation.
We concluded that total enzymatic equipment for this species is complete between day 18 and 30 after hatching. Based on this
evidence, early weaning from live prey to inert feed would be possible at this time. 相似文献
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The in vitro formation of newly formed adventitious buds and shoots from internodal branch segments was studied on 12-month-old plants of Citrus aurantium L. cv. Brazilian. The effects of 6-Benzyladenine (BA) and α-Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) treatments were evaluated on adventitious bud and shoot regeneration. High rates of bud initiation and shoot development were obtained both with BA supplemented medium, in the range from 1 mg L−1 to 3 mg L−1, and with 0.1 mg L−1 NAA supplemented medium. NAA concentrations above 1 mg L−1 significantly reduced bud initiation and shoot elongation. The results obtained using different in vitro culture vessels such as Petri dishes, tubes and glass culture jars were compared. The highest adventitious bud induction was observed in Petri dishes for internodes cultured in 2 mg L−1 BA supplemented medium, with 95% responsive explants forming 9.0 ± 2.4 adventitious buds. The adventitious buds observed in Petri dishes reached a maximum height of 1 mm, with no further development, while some of the adventitious shoots cultured in tubes and glass culture jars grew over 1 cm in height. A shoot regeneration gradient of the internodes collected along the branch axis was noticed, with basal ones exhibiting higher regeneration frequency. 相似文献
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Improved digestion and initial performance of whiteleg shrimp using organic salt supplements 下载免费PDF全文
B.C. Silva H. Nolasco‐Soria F. Magallón‐Barajas R. Civera‐Cerecedo R. Casillas‐Hernández W. Seiffert 《Aquaculture Nutrition》2016,22(5):997-1005
Organic acids or their salts are promising feed additives for aquatic animals to improve growth performance. We determined the effect of supplementing diets with sodium salts (formate, acetate, lactate, propionate, butyrate, fumarate, succinate and citrate) on trypsin and chymotrypsin activities, in vitro digestibility and zootechnical performance in the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Shrimp trypsin and chymotrypsin activity increased in the presence of acetate and propionate and decreased in the presence of lactate and citrate. The highest in vitro protein digestibility of the experimental diets, using shrimp enzymes, was obtained for diets containing fumarate and succinate, which was significantly greater than the control diet (no supplements). In a growth trial, the highest final weights were in shrimp fed diets supplemented with fumarate, succinate, butyrate and propionate, increasing 53%, 46%, 38% and 29%, respectively, compared to the control. Shrimp that were fed diets with fumarate digested more feed and had a feed conversion ratio 23% higher than the control shrimp. Shrimp survival did not differ among treatments. We concluded that organic salts in the diet modify digestive enzymatic activity and in vitro protein digestibility of whiteleg shrimp. Fumarate, succinate, butyrate and propionate have potential as feed additives for L. vannamei. 相似文献
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D. C. Kass C. Foletti L. T. Szott R. Landaverde R. Nolasco 《Agroforestry Systems》1993,23(2-3):207-218
Six neotropical traditional fallow systems are described: 1) enriched fallows of the Amazon, 2) Babassu palm (Orbignya phalerata Mart.) forests of central and northern Brazil, 3) bracatinga (Mimosa scabrella Benth) improved fallow of southeastern Brazil, 4) carbon negro (Mimosa tenuiflora Willd.) fallow of the wet-dry zone of Mesoamerica, 5) frijolillo (Senna guatemalensis Donn. Smith) of high-elevation zones in southern Honduras, and 6) caragra (Lippia torresii) fallow of humid zones of Costa Rica.These systems include both biologically and economically enriched fallows. Some (e.g., the enriched fallows of the Amazon) require a considerable degree of human intervention, while others (e.g., the bracatinga and carbon negro fallows) seem to form with little human encouragement, following the burn in shifting cultivation systems. Some of the systems (e.g., frijolillo and caragra) are quite site-specific and have a limited distribution; others (e.g., babassu, bracatinga, and carbon negro) occur over large areas and could be adapted to considerable areas in the Americas. As economic analyses are generally lacking, it is unclear what benefits would be achieved from a wider use of these systems. Most of the biologically enriched fallows seem able to maintain low yields of food crops at low input levels. Some of the economically enriched fallows seem able to produce higher economic returns. 相似文献
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Paulo Gouveia Susana Dandlen ?ngela Costa Natália Marques Gustavo Nolasco 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2012,133(1):237-245
GLRaV-3, a member of the Closteroviridae family and type member of the genus Ampelovirus, is involved in the grapevine leafroll disease. Until now no RNA silencing suppressor has been found among viruses of this
genus, contrary to what happens with a large number of other viral genera. In the sister genus Closterovirus, RNA silencing suppressors are present in the 3’ end of the genome and have molecular weights close to 20 KDa. To test for
RNA suppressing activity screening of p21, p19.6 and p19.7 proteins, coded for in an analogous genomic location of the GLRaV-3
was undertaken. Only p19.7 revealed suppressor activity demonstrated in diverse silencing inducing systems. This suppressor
is able to overcome strong silencing inducers and shares several properties with the BYV p21-like family of suppressors of
the closteroviruses. This is the first report of an RNA silencing suppressor in the genus Ampelovirus. 相似文献
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Natália T. Marques Ângela A. Costa Débora Lopes Gonçalo Silva Gustavo Nolasco 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2012,133(1):229-235
The p20 protein encoded by the Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) was previously identified as a RNA silencing suppressor. In this study, we analyzed the p20’s suppressing activity
from five phylogenetic groups of CTV, using the co-infiltration assay of Green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene and the suppressor
gene in 16C line Nicotiana benthamiana plants. Green fluorescence, GFP mRNA relative levels and GFP specific siRNAS were compared showing in most cases, only slight
differences. Contrary to previous studies, the p20 suppressor was not able to impede neither short range nor systemic spreading
of RNA silencing. The suppressor from the phylogenetic group 4 revealed a much reduced activity when compared with the others.
At present we still don’t know whether this property is a characteristic of this group or an atypical feature due to a unique
point mutation. The differences in the symptom type and intensity originated by isolates belonging to the phylogenetic groups
assayed could not be related to differences to the p20 suppressor’s activity. 相似文献
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Large Scale Evaluation of Primers for Diagnosis of Rupestris Stem Pitting Associated Virus-1 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
G. Nolasco A. Mansinho M. Teixeira Santos C. Soares Z. Sequeira C. Sequeira P.K. Correia O.A. Sequeira 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2000,106(4):311-318
The unavailability of adequate immunological reagents has prevented the use of ELISA for the diagnosis of rupestris stem pitting disorder of grapevines. In this work, the performance of five primer pairs for broad-scale detection of rupestris stem pitting associated virus-1 by RT-PCR using ds-RNA templates was compared and contrasted with biological indexing. The virus was widespread among the budwood of 35 Portuguese grapevine varieties assayed, with a prevalence of 85%. The biological assay proved to be unreliable as an index of infection due to the high number of false negatives. Five sets of primers were assayed and compared by means of their relative sensitivity and negative predictive value. The primer pair specific for the coat protein gene was excluded because of the difficulty in identifying the specific amplified product. From the other four primer pairs, those specific for the helicase domain of the putative polymerase gene had the highest sensitivity and negative predictive value. However, a high confidence in the assay, as desirable for a certification scheme, could not be obtained by the sole use of this primer pair. An additional pair should be used in a separate or in a multiplex RT-PCR reaction. 相似文献
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Maribela Pestana Pedro José Correia Teresa Saavedra Florinda Gama Susana Dandlen Gustavo Nolasco 《Journal of plant nutrition》2013,36(13):2035-2047
In the present experiment, we studied the interaction between copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) in strawberry plants grown in nutrient solutions containing different concentrations of Fe. Plants grown in the absence of iron (Fe0) had the characteristic symptoms of Fe deficiency, with smaller chlorotic leaves, less biomass, acidification of the nutrient solution, and roots that were smaller and less ramified, while no symptoms of Fe deficiency were observed in plants grown with Fe. A greater amount of Cu was found in roots of chlorotic plants than in those grown with Fe, while plants grown with 20 μM of Fe (Fe20) in the nutrient solution had a greater amount of Fe compared with plants from the other treatments. Chlorotic plants (Fe0) and plants grown with the greatest level of Fe (Fe20) had a greater root ferric chelate reductase (FC-R; EC 1.16.1.17) activity compared with the other treatments with 5 or 10 μM Fe in the nutrient solution. The same pattern was obtained for relative FC-R mRNA concentration and for the sum of Fe and Cu contents in shoots (leaves plus crowns). The DNA obtained from amplification of the FC-R mRNA was cloned and several of the inserts analysed by single strand confirmation polymorphism (SSCP). Although there were different SSCP patterns in the Fe20 treatment, all the inserts that were sequenced were very similar, excluding the hypothesis of more than one FC-R mRNA species being present. The results suggest that Cu as well as Fe is involved in FC-R expression and activity, although the mechanism involved in this regulation is unknown so far. Both small contents of Fe and Cu in plants led to an over-expression of the FC-R gene and enhanced FC-R activity in strawberry roots. 相似文献