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Danelle Mohammed Adesh Ramsubhag Denise M. Beckles 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2007,182(1-4):349-356
A study was conducted to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of two commercial microbial based bioremediation products compared to indigenous tropical microorganisms in a small-scale trial. The oil and grease content of the samples was monitored as an indication of the levels of petroleum hydrocarbon during the experiment. The indigenous enriched culture generally biodegraded the petroleum hydrocarbon to a greater extent than the commercial products and media controls early in the bioremediation process (0–5 days). However, as time progressed the extents of biodegradation were not significantly different between treatments until late in the bioremediation process (after 18 days). Of the two commercial products, one was more effective, reducing the level of oil and grease by 52.5% over the 3 week study. However, neither commercial product was able to meet the manufacturer’s stated level of 95% removal within three weeks. Commercial microbial-based bioremediation products may be used with some success in tropical environments, however location-specific trials may be required to ensure that the best commercial product is selected. As an alternative, the selective enrichment of indigenous microorganisms may result in similar performance at a reduced cost. 相似文献
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In Trinidad, Tilapia (Oreonchromis spp.) is one of the most important fresh water food fish and the number of farms has been increasing annually. A study was conducted in the local tilapia industry to determine the microbial quality of pond water, prevalence of bacterial pathogens and their anti-microbial resistance using the disk diffusion method. Seventy-five apparently healthy fish and 15 pond water samples from three of the four commercial tilapia fish farms in the country were processed. The 202 bacterial isolates recovered from fish slurry and 88 from water, belonged to 13 and 16 genera respectively. The predominant bacteria from fish slurry were Pseudomonas spp. (60.0%), Aeromonas spp. (44.0%), Plesiomonas (41.3%) and Chromobacterium (36.0%) (P < 0.05; chi(2)) compared with isolates from pond water where Bacillus spp. (80.0%), Staphylococcus spp., Alcaligenes spp. and Aeromonas spp. (60.0%) were most prevalent (P < 0.05; chi(2)). Using eight anti-microbial agents, to test bacteria from five genera (Aeromonas, Chromobacterium, Enterobacter, Plesiomonas and Pseudomonas), 168 (97.1%) of 173 bacterial isolates from fish slurry exhibited resistance to one or more anti-microbial agents compared with 47 (90.4%) of 52 from water (P > 0.05; chi(2)). Resistance was high to ampicillin, 90.2% (158 of 173), erythromycin, 66.5% (115 of 173) and oxytetracycline, 52.6%, (91 of 173) but relatively low to chloramphenicol, 9.8% (17 of 173) and sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, 6.4% (11 of 173) (P < 0.05; chi(2)). For pond water isolates, the frequency of resistance across bacterial genera ranged from 75% (nine of 12) for Chromobacter spp. to 100% found amongst Enterobacter spp. (six of six), Plesiomonas spp. (nine of nine) and Pseudomonas spp. (eight of eight) (P < 0.05; chi(2)). Resistance was generally high to ampicillin, 78.8% (41 of 52), erythromycin, 51.9% (27 of 52) and oxytetracycline, 34.5% (18 of 52) but low to sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, 7.7% (four of 52) and norfloxacin, 3.8% (two of 52) (P < 0.05; chi(2)). It was concluded that the rather high prevalence of bacterial pathogens in tilapia along with their high prevalence of resistance to anti-microbial agents might pose therapeutic problems as well as health risk to consumers. The microbial presence and their anti-microbial resistance in the tilapia industry are being reported for the first time in the country. 相似文献
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Robert Fowles Baldwin Mootoo Russel Ramsewak Ayub Khan Adesh Ramsubhag William Reynolds Muraleedharan Nair 《Pest management science》2010,66(12):1298-1303
BACKGROUND: Natural limonoids are one group of compounds being studied for their insecticidal properties. To discover new limonoids with better activities, analogs were prepared via acylation and hydrolysis, and bioassayed. RESULTS: Analogs were identified using one‐ and two‐dimensional (COSY, HMQC and HMBC) 1H and 13C NMR, IR and MS. 3‐O‐Isovalerylswietenolide (13) and 3‐O‐isobutyrylswietenolide (14) showed excellent antifeedant activity, with DC50 values of 0.19 and 0.009 mg L?1 respectively, compared with the natural limonoid swietenolide (80.6 mg L?1) against fourth‐instar Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) larvae. CONCLUSION: This work shows that limonoid analogs prepared through semi‐synthesis can be used as lead compounds for the development of new insecticides. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry 相似文献
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A. Ramsubhag D. Lawrence D. Cassie R. Fraser P. Umaharan P. Prior E. Wicker 《Plant pathology》2012,61(5):844-857
The genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum causing bacterial wilt of tomato in Trinidad was assessed using the hierarchical phylotyping scheme and rep‐PCR DNA fingerprinting. Seventy‐one isolates were collected in 2003 on infected tomato crops in the four main vegetable cropping areas of Trinidad (North, Central, South‐East and South). Two phylotypes were present, with phylotype II being much more prevalent (66%) than phylotype I (34%). Phylotype II strains consisted mainly of sequevar 7 in Central and South‐East, and sequevar 35 in North, South‐East and South. This is the first report of sequevar 7 outside south‐eastern USA. In contrast, no ‘brown rot’ (phylotype IIB/1, race 3 biovar 2) or emerging strains of phylotype IIB/4NPB were identified. Rep‐PCR data were used to assess population genetic structure. No significant clustering by geographical distance was found, suggesting regular gene flow among cropping areas (via waterways, plant or soil). However, the population from Central was significantly differentiated from the others, containing only phylotype II/seq 7 strains, with a high degree of clonality, suggesting a possible recent introduction from abroad. The South population was less aggressive and more genetically diverse, suggesting horizontal gene transfers within the population, even among isolates of different phylotypes. Phylotype I and phylotype II populations differed slightly in clonality levels, with indications of more frequent recombination events within phylotype I populations. Possible factors influencing genetic diversity and distribution within the island are discussed. 相似文献
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Franklin Behlau Alberto M. Gochez Alshia Janel Lugo Winston Elibox Gerald V. Minsavage Neha Potnis Frank F. White Mohamed Ebrahim Jeffrey B. Jones Adesh Ramsubhag 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2017,147(3):671-681
Whole genome sequencing of a copper resistant (CuR) black rot strain of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) isolated from a broccoli plant in Trinidad revealed a unique operon for copper resistance. The cop genes of strain Xcc-BrA1 were determined to be present on a 160 to 180 kb plasmid shown to be non-conjugative with other xanthomonads. While nucleotide comparison of a putative 8.0 Kbp copLABMGF gene cluster identified in Xcc-BrA1 genome did not reveal any homologous region with other known CuR Xanthomonas strains from diverse origins, the comparison of the translated amino acid sequence indicated similarity with X. citri, X. c. pv. citrumelonis and X. vesicatoria Cop proteins. Cloning of the copLAB gene cluster from Xcc-BrA1 conferred copper resistance to other copper-sensitive xanthomonads. Although Xcc-BrA1 harbors copLAB genes with similar sizes and organization and is able to grow on Cu-amended medium as other CuR xanthomonads, the phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences indicates that the cop cluster in Xcc-BrA1 is unique and distantly related to other copLAB genes from Xanthomonas and Stenotrophomonas. The origin of copper resistance genes in Xcc-BrA1 is likely a result of horizontal gene acquisition from a still unknown phylloplane cohabitant. The findings of this study have implications for the management of crop diseases caused by CuR xanthomonads. Future studies could focus on and determining the distribution, overall importance and appropriate control measures for strains harbouring these unique genes. 相似文献
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Alshia J. Lugo Winston Elibox Jeffrey B. Jones Adash Ramsubhag 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2013,136(1):61-70
Fifty-six native isolates collected in 12 farming districts of Trinidad and seven reference strains of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris were evaluated for resistance to copper in buffered (pH 7.0) and unbuffered (pH 5.6) nutrient agar media. All isolates and reference strains were pathogenic and elicited typical black rot symptoms on a susceptible variety of Brassica olearceae, ‘Copenhagen Market’. Thirty-four and thirty-three native isolates were highly resistant to copper (growth on?≥?200 ppm copper) in buffered and unbuffered media, respectively; however, all the reference strains were highly susceptible to copper. The mean minimum inhibition concentration for the 56 native isolates was 224.6 ppm copper indicating that high levels of copper resistance are present in X. campestris pv. campestris in Trinidad. The association between growth of the 56 isolates and seven reference stains on buffered and unbuffered media was strong (Pearson’s and Spearman’s r?=?0.93; P?<?0.01) suggesting that either medium can be used to evaluate resistance to copper in X. campestris pv. campestris. There was also a strong association between length of time of continuous applications of copper formulations to treat black rot disease and proportion of the native X. campestris pv. campestris with resistance to copper (Pearson’s r?=?0.96; Spearman’s r?=?0.93); however, there was no association between resistance to copper and aggressiveness at 10 days after inoculation. 相似文献
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