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Experimental infection of normal and immunosuppressed pigs with Pseudomonas pseudomallei 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
AD THOMAS JC FORBES-FAULKNER TL D''ARCY JH NORTON D HOFFMANN 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(2):43-46
A single dose of 5 x 10(8) bacilli of Pseudomonas pseudomallei by intratracheal injection resulted in acute (21 cases) or chronic (19 cases) melioidosis in 40 of 48 pigs. Fifteen (10 acute and 5 chronic) had been immunosuppressed by cyclophosphamide before inoculation. The major clinical signs were initial fever, marked neutrophilia and, in the acute cases, respiratory distress. There were no signs of the nasal and ocular discharge, paresis or diarrhoea seen in acute cases in south-east Asia. The cyclophosphamide treatment caused a significant decrease in the neutrophil count by 7 d after inoculation in all 15 immunosuppressed pigs, and all were culture positive at necropsy. Eight of the 33 non-treated pigs were culture negative at necropsy. Pigs overcoming the initial phase of infection had more abscess-like nodules that were bacteriologically sterile at necropsy than the pigs with acute cases of melioidosis. P. pseudomallei was isolated predominantly from the spleen, lungs and the injection site. Although only one strain was used in this study, it is likely that Australian strains of P. pseudomallei are not as virulent as the south-east Asian isolates. 相似文献
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The length of larval life in the nudibranch Phestilia sibogae is determined by a chance encounter with a specific metamorphic stimulus associated with the post-larval benthic habitat. A developmental hiatus begins at the onset of larval metamorphic competence and ends at metamorphosis; aging is suspended during this hiatus. Because the duration of post-larval life is unaffected by the duration of larval life, total life-span varies with the length of the larval period. Developmental control of the timing of expression of life-history stages is an important factor regulating aging and senescence in animals with complex life cycles. 相似文献
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RL Westemeier JD Brawn SA Simpson TL Esker RW Jansen JW Walk EL Kershner JL Bouzat KN Paige 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1998,282(5394):1695-1698
Effects of small population size and reduced genetic variation on the viability of wild animal populations remain controversial. During a 35-year study of a remnant population of greater prairie chickens, population size decreased from 2000 individuals in 1962 to fewer than 50 by 1994. Concurrently, both fitness, as measured by fertility and hatching rates of eggs, and genetic diversity declined significantly. Conservation measures initiated in 1992 with translocations of birds from large, genetically diverse populations restored egg viability. Thus, sufficient genetic resources appear to be critical for maintaining populations of greater prairie chickens. 相似文献
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Long‐term Effects of Pyrethrin and Cyfluthrin,a Type II Synthetic Pyrethroid,Insecticide Applications on Bull Reproductive Parameters
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JL Stewart CF Shipley FA Ireland VL Jarrell CL Timlin DW Shike TL Felix 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2016,51(5):680-687
The objectives of this study were to determine effects of cyfluthrin and pyrethrin spray products, used in combination with cyfluthrin topical and ear tag applications, on bull reproductive parameters over 18 weeks. Angus or Angus x Simmental bulls were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: (i) no exposure to pyrethrins/cyfluthrin (CONT; n = 10), (ii) cyfluthrin ear tag and topical applications (ET; n = 10), or (iii) cyfluthrin ear tag, topical, premise spray and pyrethrin fog spray applications (ET+S; n = 8). Bull body weight was measured every 3 week, and body condition score and scrotal circumference were recorded on weeks 0, 9 and 18. Semen and serum were collected every 3 weeks for sperm evaluation and testosterone measurement, respectively. There was a treatment × week interaction (p < 0.01) for sperm with primary defects; bulls in CONT group had a greater (p = 0.01) percentage of sperm with primary defects than bulls treated with insecticides at week 18. Overall and progressive sperm motility, normal sperm morphology, secondary sperm defects and serum testosterone concentrations changed (p < 0.01) over time in all bulls; however, treatment did not affect (p ≥ 0.13) any of these parameters. There were also no treatment effects (p ≥ 0.08) on bull body weight, body condition score or scrotal circumference. The use of pyrethrin‐ and cyfluthrin‐based insecticides, regardless of application, did not negatively affect reproductive parameters in beef bulls when administered over 18 weeks. 相似文献
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Shah S Yarrow C Dunning R Cheek B Vass S Windass J Hadfield S 《Pest management science》2012,68(1):38-48
BACKGROUND: Insecticide discovery screens carried out on whole organisms screen for potency resulting from chemical activity at the target site. However, many potentially insecticidal compounds are naturally detoxified in vivo and do not make it to the target site. It is hypothesised that insect strains with their xenobiotic detoxification machinery compromised could be used to identify such compounds that normally fail to show up in screens; these compounds could then be more rationally designed to increase their bioavailability. This strategy was tested with transgenic Drosophila lines with altered expression of Cyp6g1 and Dhr96. RESULTS: It was observed that Cyp6g1 knockdown transgenic lines have increased susceptibility to the test compound imidacloprid, while Dhr96 knockdown transgenic lines are resistant. Evidence was found for a systemic response to xenobiotic exposure, uncovered by piperonyl butoxide treatment and by gene expression profiling. Sex-specific gene expression regulated by DHR96 was also observed. CONCLUSION: The results confirm that this approach to chemical discovery could identify compounds that escape traditional screens. The complexity of the system means that a panel of single and multiple gene knockdown transgenic lines may be required. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry 相似文献
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Evaluation of melatonin receptor 1a as a candidate gene influencing reproduction in an autumn-lambing sheep flock 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
The effect of the melatonin receptor 1a (MTNR1A) gene on fertility and litter size in autumn lambing was studied with 373 ewes from a population of sheep selected for 10 yr for fertility in May and June matings. Animals were from a composite line of 50% Dorset, 25% Rambouillet, and 25% Finnsheep. Two restriction fragment length polymorphisms were present in the population, with allelic frequencies of 0.42 and 0.58 for an MnII polymorphism (alleles M and m, respectively) and of 0.34 and 0.66 for an RsaI polymorphism (alleles R and r, respectively). Genotypic frequencies for the polymorphisms were not independent, suggesting an association between them in foundation animals. Effects of MTNR1A genotype on fertility and litter size were evaluated using mixed linear model or REML procedures, but were not significant for matings involving ewes of all ages. However, in adult ewes (3 yr old and older), fertility of ewes of genotype mm was 10.0 (mixed model; P < 0.09) to 11.2% (REML; P = 0.03) less than that of other ewes. Genotypic effects associated with MTNR1A in adult ewes accounted for 23.8% of the estimated total additive genetic variance in fertility. Litter size was not significantly associated with MTNR1A genotype; adult ewes of genotype mm had approximately 0.11 fewer lambs per ewe lambing than ewes of other genotypes. Fertility in autumn lambing is lowly heritable, expressed only in females, and manifested relatively late in life and only in some management systems. Access to genetic markers would thus be advantageous in selection programs. 相似文献
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Bacteriologic and histologic features in mice after intranasal inoculation of Brucella melitensis 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Mense MG Van De Verg LL Bhattacharjee AK Garrett JL Hart JA Lindler LE Hadfield TL Hoover DL 《American journal of veterinary research》2001,62(3):398-405
OBJECTIVE: To characterize effects of intranasal inoculation of virulent Brucella melitensis strain 16M in mice. ANIMALS: Female Balb/c mice, 6 to 8 weeks old. PROCEDURE: Studies were designed to elucidate gross morphologic lesions, bacterial burden in target organs, and histologic changes in tissues following experimental intranasal inoculation of mice with B melitensis 16M, which could be used to characterize a model for testing vaccine efficacy. RESULTS: Measurable splenomegaly was evident at 3 and 7 weeks after inoculation. A demonstrable increase in splenic colony-forming units (CFU) from infected mice increased over time with increasing dose when comparing inocula of 10(3), 10(4), and 10(5) CFU. Recovery of brucellae from the lungs was possible early in infection with 10(1), 10(3), and 10(5) CFU, but only the group inoculated with 10(5) CFU consistently yielded quantifiable bacteria. At a dose of 10 CFU, few organisms were located in the spleen. Bacteria were recovered up to 140 days after inoculation in mice given 10(3) CFU. At an inoculum of 10(5) CFU, bacterial counts were highest early in infection. Histologic examination of tissues revealed an increase in white pulp and marginal zone in the spleen and lymphohistiocytic hepatitis. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Changes in the spleen and liver increased with increases in dose and with increased time following intranasal inoculation with B melitensis 16M. Surprisingly, histologic changes were not observed in the lungs of inoculated mice. 相似文献
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TL Morkved M Lu AM Urbas EE Ehrichs HM Jaeger P Mansky TP Russell 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1996,273(5277):931-933
Local control of the domain orientation in diblock copolymer thin films can be obtained by the application of electric fields on micrometer-length scales. Thin films of an asymmetric polystyrene-polymethylmethacrylate diblock copolymer, with cylindrical polymethylmethacrylate microdomains, were spin-coated onto substrates previously patterned with planar electrodes. The substrates, 100-nanometer-thick silicon nitride membranes, allow direct observation of the electrodes and the copolymer domain structure by transmission electron microscopy. The cylinders aligned parallel to the electric field lines for fields exceeding 30 kilovolts per centimeter, after annealing at 250°C in an inert atmosphere for 24 hours. This technique could find application in nanostructure fabrication. 相似文献
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Bailey NJ Cooper P Hadfield ST Lenz EM Lindon JC Nicholson JK Stanley PD Wilson ID Wright B Taylor SD 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2000,48(1):42-46
Directly coupled HPLC-NMR-MS was used to characterize two major metabolites of 5-trifluoromethylpyridone (2-hydroxy-5-trifluoromethylpyridine), a model compound for herbicides, after it had been dosed into hydroponically grown maize plants. The combination of NMR and MS data allowed the identification of both of these metabolites, namely, the N-glucoside and O-malonylglucoside conjugates of the parent pyridone. This work demonstrates the efficiency and the potential application of HPLC-NMR-MS to the investigation of the metabolism of agrochemicals. The work also indicates that combination of the use of hydroponically grown plants and directly coupled HPLC-NMR-MS allows rapid identification of metabolites with little sample preparation. 相似文献