Levels of fatness and size attainment

In a generally low-income group of 4,888 White boys and girls, 740 obese children (above the 85th percentile for the triceps fatfold) stand systematically taller, by 0.64 Z scores, than 840 lean boys and girls (below the 15th percentile for fatness) a difference increasing to 1 S.D. at ages 11–12, suggesting a direct effect of the level of fatness on standing height and a cumulative fatness-related difference in the annual rate of growth.     

微藻异养高密度培养研究进展与发展趋势*

微藻细胞可以积累大量油脂、蛋白质、多糖、色素、不饱和脂肪酸等物质,在能源、食品、饵料、保健品及药品等行业有巨大的应用价值。然而,微藻在传统光自养模式下很难实现高密度培养来大量生产这些重要的物质,进而限制了微藻的实际应用。相反,微藻在异养模式下生长速度快、生物质浓度高,可以短时间内获得大量微藻生物质。因此,异养高密度培养微藻具备大规模、高效率培养微藻生产目标产物的巨大潜力。阐述微藻异养培养的优缺点及相应技术难点的解决思路、影响微藻异养生长及目标产物积累的主要营养因子和环境因子、微藻异养高密度培养的方式及微藻异养高密度培养的当前发展水平。结合文献报道分析微藻异养高密度培养的四个具有极大发展潜力的发展方向,以期更好地利用异养模式来高效率、低成本培养微藻生产大量目标产物,满足上述多个行业对微藻原材料的巨大需求,从而加速微藻产业的发展。     

长期住院老年精神疾病患者营养状况与认知功能的相关性研究

目的:了解长期住院老年精神疾病患者营养状况及与认知功能的相关性,为临床提供指导。方法:对住院3个月及以上的123例老年精神疾病患者采用简易精神状态检查量表(MMSE)评估认知功能,采用简易微型营养评定精简版(MNA-SF)评估营养状况,并采集一般资料、相关营养生化指标,应用Pearson相关分析MNA-SF评分与MMSE评分的相关性。结果:123例患者中,营养不良风险者67例(54.47%),营养不良者37例(30.08%),营养正常者19例(15.44%)。有认知障碍患者的营养不良发生率显著高于无认知障碍患者营养不良发生率(P<0.05),重度认知障碍者营养不良发生率显著高于轻、中度认知障碍者(P<0.05)。与无认知障碍者比较,中度、重度认知障碍者MNA-SF评分显著降低(P<0.05);与轻度、中度认知障碍者比较,重度认知障碍者MNA-SF评分显著降低(P<0.05)。营养不良者MMSE 6个认知领域评分和认知总评分均显著低于营养不良风险/正常者(P<0.05),Pearson相关分析显示:长期住院老年精神疾病患者MNA-SF评分与MMSE评分呈正相关(r=0.486, P=0.023<0.05)。结论:长期住院老年精神疾病患者营养不良发生率高,且与认知功能密切相关。临床部门需加强老年精神疾病患者,特别是有认知损害老人的营养关切。     

黑龙江省通河乌龙狩猎场野猪冬季食性的初步研究

野生动物食性的研究,在野生动物保护和管理方面具有重要的基础理论意义。野猪（Sus scrofa）是一种经济价值较高的有蹄类动物。国内对野猪食性的报道,仅见综述性献（巫露平,1980;李振营和罗泽殉,1983;杨伯然,1984）,野猪食性方面的研究尚未多见;国外对野猪食性的研究主要集中在食物组成的定量分析和食物营养质量的评价（Eriksson and Petrov,1995;Foumier-chambrillon et al．,1995;朝日念,1985）。因此,作从2000～2001年,分别在黑龙江省通河乌龙狩猎场收集粪样,利用粪便显微组织学分析方法并结合野外掘食痕迹对野猪冬季食性进行了初步研究。     

草鱼日粮中小肽对幼龄草鱼生长性能的影响

本实验研究了草鱼日粮中不同种类与含量的小肽对幼龄草鱼生长性能的影响。 4 5 0尾 3.74± 0 .2 3g的草鱼分为 6组 ,每组 75尾鱼 ,每 2 5尾鱼饲养于 0 .2 5m3 的水族箱中 ,每组设 3个平行水族箱。试验 1、2、3、4、5组日粮中分别添加 0 .2 5 %、0 .5 %、1%的虾蛋白肽和 0 .5 %鱼粉水解物、0 .5 %酶解酪蛋白 ,对照组为 1%的鱼粉。水温为 2 7.6±3.1℃ ,试验期为 5 6d。结果表明 :(1)试验各组草鱼其相对生长率、饲料效率、饲料蛋白保留效率和血浆中钙、磷、镁含量与小肽总量均高于对照组 ,与对照组有显著性差异 ;(2 )草鱼日粮中最适宜的虾蛋白肽添加量为 0 .5 % ;(3)草鱼日粮中添加一定比例的小肽可提高饲料表观消化率和蛋白消化率 ,增加血液循环中生物活性肽的含量 ,增加体内氮沉积 ,减少肝胰脏和肠系膜脂肪储积 ,从而提高草鱼对日粮中蛋白质的利用率和机体自身蛋白质合成能力。     

Some Nutritional Factors Affecting Production of Biomass and Antifungal Metabolites of Coniothyrium minitans

The ability of the mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans to utilize a range of C and N sources and vitamins for growth, pycnidial formation and antifungal metabolite production was examined using a defined liquid medium. Coniothyrium minitans was able to use all the C sources tested, with the exception of D -xylose, and all the N sources tested, although growth was generally better on organic N sources rather than NO 3 -N. Increasing C:N ratios from 9:1-202:1 with N constant (2.0 g L -l L -alanine) resulted in steadily increasing yields, whereas increasing C:N ratios with C constant (40.0 g L -l D -glucose) gradually decreased yield. Addition of thiamine to the glucose-alanine basal medium resulted in the greatest increase in growth but biomass was still less than that achieved using an undefined molasses-yeast medium. Pycnidial production was generally low or failed to occur in the basal medium + C + N sources in the absence of vitamins, but addition of thiamine consistently led to abundant pycnidial formation. Molasses-yeast static culture provided greater biomass and conidial yields than molasses-yeast shaken culture. Incorporation of C. minitans culture medium into potato dextrose broth (10% v/v) resulted in consistent reduction in growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum irrespective of C, N or vitamin content of the basal medium or whether molasses-yeast medium was used. This is the first report of consistent production of antifungal metabolites by C. minitans .     

Nutritional Requirements of the Nematophagous Fungus Hirsutella rhossiliensis

Six natural media were examined for growth and sporulation of six isolates of the nematophagous fungus Hirsutella rhossiliensis , using solid and/or liquid culture. Twenty carbohydrates, 19 nitrogen (N) compounds, and nine vitamins were also tested for their effects on growth, sporulation, and spore germination of a further three isolates (ATCC46487, OWVT-1 and JA16-1). Variations in nutritional requirements existed among the fungal isolates. In general, V-8 juice agar (VA), cornmeal agar and potato dextrose agar were good media for growth, and malt extract agar, VA and yeast dextrose agar were good for sporulation of all six isolates. Glycogen was the best and sucrose, inulin, D- ( + ) - trehalose and soluble starch were also good carbon (C) sources for growth and spore germination of the three isolates ATCC46487, OWVT-1 and JA16-1 in both liquid and solid culture. None of the isolates utilized D- ( + )xylose as a C source. L- sorbose, D- ribose, citric acid and D- fructose were poor for growth of all isolates. The best C source for sporulation was D- ( + )-trehalose for ATCC46487, D- sorbitol for OWVT-1 and D- ( + )-cellobiose for JA16-1. Casein was the best N source for growth of ATCC46487 and OWVT-1, while peptone was best for JA16-1. L- asparagine, L- proline, and peptone were also good for growth of all three isolates. L - cystine was not utilized by H. rhossiliensis and DL- methionine inhibited growth of all isolates. Spore germination of all isolates was well supported by most N compounds examined but was inhibited by L- cystine. No significant difference in sporulation of ATCC46487 was observed among the N sources. DL- threonine was the best N source for spore production by OWVT-1 and L- phenylalanine was best for JA16-1. Vitamins generally enhanced fungal growth and sporulation, with thiamine having the greatest influence. Excluding some vitamins individually from the medium containing all other test vitamins sometimes increased growth and/or sporulation of certain isolates.     

Effects of Nutrition on Desiccation Tolerance and Virulence of Colletotrichum truncatum and Alternaria alternata Conidia

The promising mycoherbicides Colletotrichum truncatum and Alternaria alternata were grown respectively in liquid and solid semi-defined media. C. truncatum conidia produced in a medium with a C:N ratio of 5:1 showed higher desiccation tolerance (survival during storage) at 15% relative humidity and 25°C, greater germination on the host leaf and greater disease expression on Sesbania exaltata than those produced in media with C:N ratios of 15:1 or 40:1. Similar results were obtained with conidia of A. alternata produced on a medium with a C:N ratio of 15:1. Conidia washed with 0.9% (w/v) NaCl produced higher tolerance to desiccation, and greater disease incitement, than unwashed conidia of C. truncatum or conidia washed with water. In contrast, washing had no positive effect on desiccation tolerance in A. alternata .     

环凯食(饮)具大肠菌群检验纸片检测能力测试研究

研究以营养琼脂培养基的计数结果为基准,采用幅度卫生部食检所监制的两种不同厂家生产的食（饮）具大肠菌群检验纸片作为对照,对环凯食（饮）具大肠菌群检验纸片进行了检测能力测试研究,在测试中采用10cells/mL,50cells/mL和100cells/mL3个不同菌液浓度,环凯纸片的检测结果和营养琼脂平板计数结果基本一致。与其它两种纸片的检测结果无明显差异。完全可以用于食（饮）具大肠菌群的监督检验。