Effects of dietary supplementation of commercial human probiotic and antibiotic on the growth rate and content of intestinal microflora in ornamental fishes

The effects of dietary supplementation of commercial human probiotic, Lactobacil and antibiotic, oxytetracycline on the growth, survival, disease resistance and content of intestinal microflora in two ornamental fishes, viz., goldfish, Carassius auratus and swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri were studied. The total wet weight gain, food conversion ratio and specific growth rate of C. auratus did not vary significantly (p>0.05) among treatments. While in X. helleri, significant differences existed in the total wet weight gain, survival, food conversion ratio and specific growth rate among treatment groups (p<0.05). The counts of antibiotic resistant bacteria in fish gut increased with days of culture in all the treatments and the increase was more in antibiotic fed fishes. A reduction in the development of antibiotic resistance among the bacterial flora of fish gut was noticed in probiotic fed groups of C auratus and X. helleri. The results of the present study revealed that the effects of human probiotic on the growth, survival and disease resistance of ornamental fishes are variable and difficult to reproduce the similar effect on different species.

Influence of a fish bacterium Lactobacillus sp. on the production of swordtail xiphophorus helleri (Heckel 1848)

The influence of a fish gut bacterium Lactobacillus sp on the production of swordtail Xiphophorus helleri was studied for a period of one year. The Lactobacillus sp P21 produced bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance and exhibited wide spectrum of action against Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus spp, Pseudomonas spp and Citrobacter freundi in vitro. The growth performance of X. helleri reared in the presence of Lactobacillus P21 at 106/ml rearing water was better than the control. The total plate counts, total MRS agar counts and the counts of motile aeromonads, presumptive pseudomonads, lactose fermenters and lactose non-fermenters in the gut of probiotic group were comparatively low than the control. On day 60 the count of Lactobacillus sp P21 was observed to be log 5.28/g in the gut of X. helleri indicating colonization of this bacterium in the gastrointestinal tract. The fecundity of X. helleri was in the range of 9-134. On average, it produced from 39.42±18.72 fry/female in control group to 53.00±23.57 fry/female in probiotic group. The increase in average fecundity in probiotic group over the control group was about 25%. There existed significant difference between probiotic group and control in respect of average fecundity/female (p<0.02), average number of fry survived /female (p<0.006) and average number of fry dead/female (p<0.029). The results of the present study demonstrated that the rearing of X. helleri in probiotic-enriched water have growth inducing ability and favourably influenced the reproductive performance in terms of high fecundity, high fry survival, reduced fry mortality and reduced fry deformity.

Effect of feeding bioencapsulated Lactobacillus sp. in live Tubifex sp. on the growth performance of gold fish Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

An attempt was made to feed bioencapsulate Lactobacillus sp. in live fish food organism Tubifex for use in the culture of gold fish Carassius auratus. The C. auratus fries when fed with bioencapsulated Lactobacillus sp. in Tubifex showed significant improvement in total wet weight gain (p<0.007) and FCR (p<0.01) compared to control. The specific growth rale and mean survival were slightly higher, although insignificantly (p>0.05) in bioencapsulated Tubifex fed group. None of the bacteriological parameters of the fish gut between the experimental and control groups differed significantly (p>0.05). Lactobacillus sp. was recorded at a level of log 5.11/g on the 90th day of experimentation. When the experimental C. auratus fries were infected with Pseudomonas fluorescents, the bioencapsulated Tubifex fed group resisted the infection. The survival was significantly higher (p<0.05) in bioencapsulated Tubifex fed group (44%) than in control (22%). The C. auratus fed with bioencapsulated Tubifex showed less (55%) signs of tail/fin rot. Likewise, a significant improvement in total wet weight gain (p<0.009), FCR (p<0.01) and SGR (p<0.04) of C. auratus brooder fed with bioencapsulated Tubifex was seen compared to control group fed with depurated Tubifex.

In vitro osteoblast response to ferritic stainless steel fiber networks for magneto-active layers on implants

The use of a porous coating on prosthetic components to encourage bone ingrowth is an important way of improving uncemented implant fixation. Enhanced fixation may be achieved by the use of porous magneto-active layers on the surface of prosthetic implants, which would deform elastically on application of a magnetic field, generating internal stresses within the in-growing bone. This approach requires a ferromagnetic material able to support osteoblast attachment, proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization. In this study, the human osteoblast responses to ferromagnetic 444 stainless steel networks were considered alongside those to nonmagnetic 316L (medical grade) stainless steel networks. While both networks had similar porosities, 444 networks were made from coarser fibers, resulting in larger inter-fiber spaces. The networks were analyzed for cell morphology, distribution, proliferation, and differentiation, extracellular matrix production and the formation of mineralized nodules. Cell culture was performed in both the presence of osteogenic supplements, to encourage cell differentiation, and in their absence. It was found that fiber size affected osteoblast morphology, cytoskeleton organization and proliferation at the early stages of culture. The larger inter-fiber spaces in the 444 networks resulted in better spatial distribution of the extracellular matrix. The addition of osteogenic supplements enhanced cell differentiation and reduced cell proliferation thereby preventing the differences in proliferation observed in the absence of osteogenic supplements. The results demonstrated that 444 networks elicited favorable responses from human osteoblasts, and thus show potential for use as magnetically active porous coatings for advanced bone implant applications. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

抗胸腺细胞抗体对中华鳖免疫系统的影响

国家自然科学基金(No.30070588;No.30371091)

Cytotoxicity evaluation of three pairs of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) enantiomers on Hep G2 cell

Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) are additive brominated flame retardants mainly used in plastics and textiles. At the present time, these compounds are found in almost all environmental and human samples. In order to evaluate the environmental safety and health risk of HBCDs, the enantiomerically pure alpha-, beta-, and gamma-HBCD were prepared using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on a PM-P-CD column and the cytotoxicities of their enantiomers were evaluated in Hep G2 cells. Results from the 3-(4,5-dimethylthioazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT), resazurin reduction and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assays showed a good agreement that the order of cytotoxicity was gamma-HBCD >= beta-HBCD > alpha-HBCD, and that significantly lower cell viability and higher LDH release were observed in all (+)-enantiomers ((+) alpha-, (+) beta- and (+) gamma-HBCD) than the corresponding (-)-forms ((-) alpha-, (-) beta- and (-) gamma-HBCD). Additionally, the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by these HBCD enantiomers were detected. The positive correlation between the LDH release and ROS formation demonstrated that the toxic mechanism might be mediated by oxidative damage. These results suggest that environmental and human health risks of HBCDs must be evaluated at the level of individual enantiomers. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

First-principles study of native defects in rutile TiO2

Native point defects in the rutile TiO2 are studied via first-principles pseudopotential calculations. Except for the two antisite defects, all the native point defects have low formation energies. Under the Ti-rich growth condition, high concentrations of titanium interstitials and oxygen vacancies would form spontaneously in p-type samples; whereas high concentrations of titanium vacancies would form spontaneously in n-type samples regardless of the oxygen partial pressure. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Recent progresses of Si-based photonics in chinese main land

Si-based photonic materials and devices, including SiGe/Si quantum structures, SOI and InGaAs bonded on Si, PL of Si nanocrystals, SOI photonic crystal filter, Si based RCE (Resonant Cavity Enhanced) photodiodes, SOI TO (thermai-optical) switch matrix were investigated in Institute of Serniconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The main results in recent years are presented in the paper. The mechanism of PL from Si NCs embedded in SiO2 matrix was studied, a greater contribution of the interface state recombination (PL peak in 850 similar to 900 nm) is associated with larger Si NCs and higher interface state density. Ge dots with density of order of 10(11) cm(-2) were obtained by UHV/CVD growth and 193 nm excimer laser annealing. SOI photonic crystal filter with resonant wavelength of 1598 nm and Q factor of 1140 was designed and made. Si based hybrid InGaAs RCE PD with eta of 34.4% and FWHM of 27 nut were achieved by MOCVD growth and bonding technology between InGaAs epitaxial and Si wafers. A 16x16 SOI optical switch matrix were designed and made. A new current driving circuit was used to improve the response speed of a 4x4 SOI rearrangeable nonblocking TO switch matrix, rising and failing time is 970 and 750 ns, respectively.

Stabilized and tunable single-frequency erbium-doped fiber ring laser employing external injection locking

A stabilized and tunable single-longitudinal-mode erbium-doped fiber ring laser has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The laser is structured by combining the compound cavity with a fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter. An injection-locking technique has been used to stabilize the wavelength and output power of the laser. One of the longitudinal modes is stimulated by the injected continuous wave so that this mode is able to win the competition to stabilize the system. A minimum output power of 0.6 dBm and a signal-to-noise ratio of over 43 dB within the tuning range of 1527-1562 nm can be achieved with the proposed technique. A wavelength variation of less than 0.01 nm, a power fluctuation of less than 0.02 dB, and a short-term linewidth of about 1.4 kHz have also been obtained.

环戊二烯基轻稀土氯化物的合成及其稳定性的研究

I LnCl_3-LiCl-THF配合物的研究深入地研究了氯化稀土和氯化锂于四氢呋喃溶液中，以不同的摩尔比，在不同条件下的反应。实验结果表明，反应速度随着稀土元素原子半径的减小，LiCl/LnCl_3摩尔比的增大，以及四氢呋喃用量的增加而加快。通过紫外质谱元素分析和X-射线单晶结构分析等证明，随着不同的LiCl/LnCl_3摩尔比和结晶条件的不同，可以得到不同组成的LnCl_3-LiCl-TNF配合物。对(LaCl)(THF)_2(μ_2-Cl)_4[Li(THF)_2]_2和(LaCl)DME(μ_3-Cl)(μ_2-Cl)_5(La·DME)Li(THF)_2晶体的结构分析表明，前者为单斜晶系，P21/C空间群。a=10.542(4), b=32.236(4), c=11.182(6)A °; β=113.50(3) °, V=3484.97 A °~3. Z=4, R=0.0471；后者为三斜晶系，PT空间群，晶胞参数是：a=11.123(3), b=16.564(5), c=8.653(3)A °;α=95.16(3), β=95.63(3), γ=74.71(3) °;V=1527.0A °~3。Z=2，R=0.0303。实验结果还表明，μ_2-和μ_3-氯桥键是LnCl_3-LiCl-THF类配合物中最基本、最重要的配位键，这种键是通过多重键的方式起着稳定分子结构的作用。当进行与有机配体的交换反应时，由于它们的特殊稳定性，能起到阻止轻稀土有机配合物歧化反应的作用。II环戊二烯基轻镧系氯化物的合成及其稳定性的研究对(G_5H_5)_3Ln·THF和LnCl_3·3LiCl-THF (Ln=La, Nd)溶液反应的研究表明，由于μ_2-氯桥键的作用，轻稀土环戊二烯基化合物中环戊二烯基的再分配反应，在0℃或室温下都能迅速进行。通过两者不同的摩尔比反应，经元素分析、红外光谱、~1H NMR和质谱鉴定，方便地合成了C_5H_5 LnCl_2·2LiCl·5THF和(C_5H_5)_2LnCl.LiCl·nTHF (Ln=La, Nd)等配合物。这一结果表明(C_5H_5)_2LnCl.LiCl·nTHF配合物不仅能稳定地存在于THF溶液中，而且能在一定条件下析出结晶。对(C_5H_5)_2LaCl.LiCl·4THF的晶体结构测定表明，该晶体属于正交晶系，Pc2m空间群。a=12.306(4), b=23.056(6), c=26.701(11)A°; V=7575.81A°~3;而(C_5H_5)_2LaCl·LiCl(DME)_2THF晶体则属于六方晶系，a=12.967(4), b=12.967(4), c=24.108(10)A°;V=3510 A°~3。通过(G_5H_5)_3Ln·THF与LnCl_3·3THF (Ln=La, Nd)的反应进一步研究了轻稀土环戊二烯基氯化物的稳定性。经元素分析，红外光谱和晶体结构分析表明合成了[(η~5-C_5H_5)_4La_3Cl_5·3THF]_2·9THF和(C_5H_5)_2 NdCl·THF配合物，前者属于三斜晶系，P1空间群。a=11.690(3), b=11.750(5), c=18.433(6)A°; α=98.75(3), β=95.62(3), γ=118.92(2)°; V=2147.06 A°~3. Z=1, R=0.099。对环戊二烯基轻稀土氯化物的稳定性进行了较详细地讨论。结果表明，THF的用量和化合物的溶解度是影响产物组成的决定因素。当THF的量不足以溶解所生成的产物时，就会歧化成溶解度最大((C_5H_5)_3Ln·THF)和最小(LnCl_3·nTHF)的两种组分。反之，环戊二烯基轻稀土化合物(Ln=La, Nd)中环戊二烯基的再分配反应就能顺利进行。经元素分析和结构测定，在((C_5H_5)_3Nd·THF)和NdCl_3·LiCl-THF溶液的反应体系中，偶然分离得到了[(η~5-C_5H_5)_4Nd_4(μ_4-o)(μ_2-Cl)_8] [Li(DMP)_2THF]_2这一不合常规的化合物，其晶体属于正交晶系，Pna2,空间群a=19.010(7), b=23.231(6), c=14.180(4); V=6261.91 A°~3。Z=4, R=0.054。说明在一定条件下,μ-氧桥键也起到了稳定分子结构的作用。推测了各类环戊二烯基轻稀土氯化物在THF中的合成反应机理,在LiCl存在的反应体系中Ln cl cl Li桥键能与环戊二烯基发生交换反应;在(C_5H_5)_3Ln·THF和LnCl_3·3THF的反应体系中,首先存在着LnCl_3分子之间的互相作用，因而易于形成双核或多核配合物。这类配合物以晶体形式析出时，易于发生结构上的变化，即化合物的结晶形态与溶液中的形态不一定相同。探索了环戊二烯基烯丙基稀土化合物新的合成方法。找到了真空加热脱水制备氯化稀土的最佳条件，其产物纯度在97%以上。通过加入Co_3O_4/Wo_3催化助燃剂的方法，提高了测定稀土有机化合物中碳含量的准确性。

Microscopic analysis of defects in a high resistivity silicon detector irradiated to 1.7x10(15)n/cm(2)

Current-based microscopic defect analysis methods with optical filling techniques, namely current deep level transient spectroscopy (I-DLTS) and thermally stimulated current (TSC), have been used to study defect levels in a high resistivity silicon detector (p(+)-n-n(+)) induced by very high fluence neutron (VHFN) irradiation (1.7x10(15) n/cm(2)). As many as fourteen deep levels have been detected by I-DLTS. Arrhenius plots of the I-DLTS data have shown defects with energy levels ranging from 0.03 eV to 0.5 eV in the energy band gap. Defect concentrations of relatively shallow levels (E(t) < 0.33 eV) are in the order of 10(13)cm(-3), while those for relatively deep levels (E(t) > 0.33 eV) are in the order of 10(14) cm(-3). TSC data have shown similar defect spectra. A full depletion voltage of about 27,000 volts has been estimated by C-V measurements for the as-irradiated detector, which corresponds to an effective space charge density (N-eff) in the order of 2x10(14) cm(-3). Both detector leakage current and full depletion voltage have been observed to increase with elevated temperature annealing (ETA). The increase of the full depletion voltage corresponds to the increase of some deep levels, especially the 0.39 eV level. Results of positron annihilation spectroscopy have shown a decrease of total concentration of vacancy related defects including vacancy clusters with ETA, suggesting the breaking up of vacancy clusters as possible source of vacancies for the formation of single defects during the reverse anneal.

A RESONANT RAMAN-STUDY ON PHONONS IN GAINAS/ALINAS MULTIPLE-QUANTUM WELLS

The LO phonon modes in the barrier layers of a GaInAs/AlInAs multiple quantum well structure are investigated by resonance Raman scattering (RRS), the excitation laser photon energy tuned to resonate with the above barrier interband transition energy. The resonance enhancement of LO phonon peaks are shown to be caused by Frohlich electron-phonon interaction. The pressure-dependent profiles for both AlAs-like (LO(2) mode) and InAs-like (LO(1) mode) Raman peak intensities are well fitted by the Gaussian lineshape. The shift between these two profiles can be explained by the outgoing RRS mechanism, providing information on the pressure-induced shift of the excitonic transition energy. The amplitude ratios of the two profiles are close to 1, showing a well defined two-mode behavior and the nearly equal polarizability for Al-As and In-As bonds in AlInAs alloy.