Agarase,amylase, cellulase,and chitinase activity at deep-sea pressures

An agarase produced by a marine bacterium, a bacterial amylase, a fungal cellulase, and an actinomycetal chitinase were examined for their stability and hydrolytic activity at hydrostatic pressures existing in the deep sea. All four enzymes were from barophobic organisms which fail to grow at pressures exceeding 400 to 500 atm, but some observations were made on the hydrolase activity of barophilic bacteria grown at 500 to 1,150 atm. Al-though differing in the rates at which they catalyzed the hydrolysis of agar, starch, cellulose, and chitin respectively, all four enzymes were found to be active at deep-sea pressures and temperatures. These glycoside hydrolases were found to be much more baroduric than most oxidoreductases, transferases, and ligases (synthetases) which have been investigated. The chitinase and-amylase were about as stable at 1,000 atm as at 1 atm. Cellulase was also baroduric and active at 1,000 atm at pH 4.2, its pH optimum at 1 atm. The pressure tolerance of cellulase was much less at higher pH values characteristic of normal sea water, i.e., near pH 8.2. The activity of agarase (synthesized at 1 atm) was retarded by increased pressure, due largely to the inactivation of this enzyme system. However, barophilic bacteria, isolated from the deep sea, synthesize agarases which are active at 1,000 atm as indicated by the hydrolysis of agar.Contribution from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif. 92037, U.S.A.     

黄、东海春季海水胞外酶活性水平分布特征研究

海水胞外酶活性可以指示有机物的分布特征以及微生物的营养状况。我们测定了2017年3月25日至4月15日黄海和东海44个大面站以及2018年4月28日至29日胶州湾湾口附近海域10个站位表层海水中的8种胞外酶活性并研究了其分布特征。2017年春季黄、东海表层海水中碱性磷酸酶和脂肪酶活性较高,高值区出现在苏北沿岸和南黄海中部,碱性磷酸酶与磷酸盐浓度之间呈正相关。其余6种酶(肽酶、几丁质酶、纤维素酶、α-D-葡萄糖苷酶、β-D-半乳糖苷酶、木糖苷酶)活性高值区出现在长江口以东的外海,东海的β-D-半乳糖苷酶、木糖苷酶平均酶活性显著高于黄海。8种酶活性平均值排列顺序由大到小为:碱性磷酸酶、脂肪酶、肽酶、几丁质酶、α-D-葡萄糖苷酶、β-D-半乳糖苷酶、纤维素酶、木糖苷酶,其中α-D-葡萄糖苷酶和β-D-半乳糖苷酶的活性基本一致。2018年春季胶州湾附近海域海水中碱性磷酸酶、脂肪酶、木糖苷酶活性分布为近岸高于远岸,几丁质酶活性为近岸低于远岸。8种酶活性平均值排列顺序由大到小为:碱性磷酸酶、脂肪酶、肽酶、木糖苷酶、α-D-葡萄糖苷酶、β-D-半乳糖苷酶、几丁质酶、纤维素酶,其中几丁质酶和纤维素酶的...     

The mineralization of chitin in the sediments of the Ythan estuary, aberdeenshire, Scotland

Reliable methods have been developed for the quantitative estimation of chitin, chitosan and chitin deacetylase in sediment samples, as well as two methods for the estimation of chitinase in these samples. The differing substrates used in the latter two methods have produced distinct ‘depth profiles’ for chitinase activity which suggest the presence of more than one chitinolytic system in the sediments of the Ythan estuary. Studies on the mineralization of chitin in these sediments have revealed a complex system with a number of unexpected features. The rate of chitin degradation was reduced in late summer, possibly due to the heavy seaweed growth which covers the mud flats at this time, although the potential degradative activities of the enzymes chitinase and chitin deacetylase were higher in summer than in winter. The proportional rates of degradation of chitin, chitosan and cellulose were similar in both the absence and presence of seaweed overgrowth, although the apparent rates of degradation of these substrates were higher in the absence of seaweeds. Core samples have indicated that the major input of chitin to the sediment ecosystem occurs via deposition at the surface, while the input of chitosan (the deacetylated polymer) occurs via its production within the sediment, primarily within the upper 5 cm of sediment. The concentrations of both these polymers decreased sharply below an ‘interface’ between aerobic and anoxic sediments.     

Comparison of microsomal lipid peroxidation in fish and rats

Lipid peroxidation, which is promoted in animal tissues by a variety of toxic agents, is believed to be associated with disruption of cell membranes and loss of activity of membrane-bound enzymes. While the process of lipid peroxidation has been well studied in mammals, only a few non-mammalian species have been examined.¹ In the present study, in vitro assays for lipid peroxidation were performed using microsomes prepared from the livers of rats (Rattus rattus) and a marine fish, mullet (Mugil cephalus). Although lipid peroxidation was observed in microsomes prepared from both mullet and rat tissues, and was stimulated by xenobiotics, the mechanisms of generation appeared to be different. In contrast to rats, NADH was much more effective than NADPH in stimulating lipid peroxidation in mullet liver microsomes. The results suggest that NADH-dependent, as well as NADPH-dependent, lipid peroxidation may be important in vertebrate tissues.     

Determinants of species susceptibility to oxidative stress: A comparison of channel catfish and brown bullhead

Xenobiotic-mediated productions of reactive oxygen species, via enzymemediated redox cycling, have been implicated in a variety of toxicological phenomena including lipid peroxidation, enzyme inactivation and oxidative DNA damage leading to cancer. A comparison was undertaken of two benthic freshwater fish species that appear to differ markedly in their susceptibility to chemical carcinogenesis—the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and the more cancer-prone brown bullhead (Ameriurus nebulosus)-in terms of basic biochemical characteristics related to oxidative stress. This has included analysis of microsomal redox cycling of model xenobiotics (e.g. menadione) as well as antioxidant and other detoxifying enzymes in hepatic tissue of the two species. In addition, endpoints of oxidative stress, such as altered glutathione status and oxidative DNA damage, were examined. These studies have revealed numerous qualitative and quantitative differences between the two species both in terms of basal enzyme activities and in species response to model prooxidants. For example, bullhead appear to possess a greater capacity for microsomal redox cycling of xenobiotics, but have glutathione-dependent defense systems less able to withstand oxidative challenge. These and other interspecific differences have allowed for an improved understanding of the basic mechanisms which may underly species susceptibility to oxidative stress and critical manifestations such as cancer.     

三疣梭子蟹蜕壳后肝胰腺消化酶活力变化特征研究

消化酶是反映机体消化生理状况及对营养物质利用能力的重要指标。本文对三疣梭子蟹蜕壳后不同时间肝胰腺消化酶活力进行了研究,结果显示,蜕壳后肝胰腺中胃蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶和淀粉酶活力在第4~6天达到最高;脂肪酶活力在第6天时达到最高;纤维素酶活力总体较低,在第10~12天达到最高;几丁质酶活力在蜕壳后第4天时酶活力最高。研究表明,三疣梭子蟹蜕壳后,胰蛋白酶和胃蛋白酶活力相对较高,而纤维素酶和淀粉酶活力较低,可能与三疣梭子蟹本身的肉食性特征有关;另外,整个实验期间,三疣梭子蟹肝胰腺脂肪酶活力较低,可能与测定条件有一定的关系。与其他时间点相比,蜕壳后4~6 d(蜕壳周期中间阶段)各种酶活力处于较高水平,表明此阶段对食物的消化能力比其他时间更强,这为养殖过程中饵料的合理投喂提供了参考依据。     

Symbiotic Relations of Sediment-Agglutinating Nematodes and Bacteria in Detrital Habitats: The Enzyme-Sharing Concept

Abstract. A new concept (‘enzyme sharing’) concerning the interaction of marine nematodes and microbes in the degradation of sedimentary detritus is presented. Elements of this concept are (1) the notorious tendency of many aquatic nematodes to agglutinate detrital particles by mucus secretions, (2) new observations on the stimulation of microbial growth by nematodes in agar plates, and (3) literature data on limited endogenous proteolytic capacities of aquatic nematodes.
Observations on nematode‐microbe associations in agar plates prompted the conceptual synthesis. In agar medium without the addition of any nutrients a spectacular growth of bacteria was visible on the sinusoidal crawling trails of nematodes only 2 – 3 days after introduction of the worms (species of Adoncholaimus, Anoplostoma and Sabatieria). Juveniles of Anoplostoma that hatched in the agar cultures left their minute trails in the medium and these were rapidly occupied by bacteria. The nematodes repeatedly visited their bacterial trails, which persisted as a peculiar biotic structure for more than one year and survived the nematodes.
In sterile agar preparations containing the fluorogenic methylumbelliferyl‐β‐glucoside in the presence of the nematode Adoncholaimus, an enhanced fluorescence of the medium was visible, indicating β‐glucosidase activity. We therefore assume that oncholaimid nematodes discharge enzymes that alone, or in concert with microbial activities, contribute to the hydrolytic cleavage of refractory polysaccharides containing β‐glucosidic bonds such as agar components and cellulose. The sugars thus produced may then be taken up by the nematodes and concomitantly support the conspicuous growth of microbes. Since we did not observe any feeding of the nematodes on the associated microbes in agar plates, we question the nutritive potential of intact microbial cells for a number of nematodes abounding in detrital habitats, and call attention to the significance of ambient dissolved or adsorbed organic monomeric nutrients.
Consequently, we perceive the puzzling perpetual accretion of detrital organic particles to sediment agglutinations by nematodes as an adaptation for operating an ‘enzymatic reactor’ for the production of dissolved nutrients. We hypothesise a relationship of mutual commensalism of nematodes and heterotrophic microbes in detrital habitats and propose the term ‘enzyme sharing’ for this relationship. Both parties invest in a common enzyme pool that decomposes organic detritus for their nutrition. We present here evidence that nematodes contribute β‐glucosidase, which is involved in the cellulase system. Data from the literature suggest that microbial enzymatic processing of detrital proteins yields amino acids available to nematodes, which apparently have no efficient proteolytic enzyme system in their intestines.     

海草抗氧化系统及其对逆境胁迫的响应特征

海草具有独特的进化地位和重要的生态价值,广泛分布于潮间带和潮下带浅海海域,易遭受多种环境因子变化的威胁,抗氧化系统在海草抵御逆境胁迫的过程中具有非常重要的作用。本文综述了海草抗氧化系统的组成、特征及其对主要逆境胁迫的响应特征研究进展,阐述了海草主要酶促抗氧化机制,并将北半球代表性海草物种——鳗草抗氧化系统相关酶基因归类分析。目前对于海草逆境胁迫的研究主要集中于单一胁迫下主要抗氧化酶(如SOD、CAT、GST)及其转录组的变化,对于多胁迫因子协同作用和非酶抗氧化物及其他抗氧化酶的响应特征研究较少;另外对于逆境胁迫下不同海草种类间抗氧化系统和关键基因的响应差异也有待深入研究。     

光周期对尖吻鲈仔稚鱼消化酶活性的影响

为研究不同光照时长对尖吻鲈(Lates calcarifer)消化酶活力的影响,作者采用生物化学方法系统测定不同光周期(光照时长分别为13、16、19和24 h)下,对尖吻鲈仔鱼阶段和稚鱼阶段3种消化酶(胃蛋白酶PP、淀粉酶AMS、脂肪酶LPS)活性变化进行对比研究。结果表明, 16 h光照时长PP的活力最高,过长的光照时长会抑制PP的活性;增加光照时长对AMS的活性有抑制作用,而对于LPS的活性呈现先抑制后促进的现象。在24 h光照时长时LPS活性增加;在19 h光照时长时对PP活性抑制;对淀粉酶影响不明显。16h光照时长能有效提高尖吻鲈仔、稚鱼的生长速度,更长的光照时长反而抑制其生长。研究表明,不同光照周期对尖吻鲈同种消化酶的影响不同;同一光照周期对不同消化酶产生的影响不同;尖吻鲈稚鱼阶段消化酶对光照时长变化的反应小于仔鱼期,适当地延长光照时长有助于提高尖吻鲈的生长速度。研究结果有助于选择特定的光周期促进某消化酶的活性,达到提高对特定营养物质的消化吸收能力,提高生产实践中仔、稚鱼的生长速度。     

盐度胁迫下盐生隐杆藻抗氧化防御系统的变化

盐生隐杆藻(Aphanothece halophytica)是在饱和NaCl条件下可以生存的少数几种耐盐蓝藻之一,作者研究了盐胁迫对盐生隐杆藻细胞内丙二醛含量、2种非酶抗氧化剂含量以及4种抗氧化酶活性的影响。与对照组相比,低盐胁迫和高盐胁迫都抑制盐生隐杆藻的生长。随着盐度胁迫程度的增加,丙二醛含量、非酶抗氧化剂含量和抗氧化酶(除了过氧化氢酶)活性不断增强。上述结果表明:盐胁迫下,盐生隐杆藻细胞内非酶抗氧化剂和抗氧化物酶水平的增加可以应对细胞内升高的氧化伤害,抗氧化防御系统可能在盐生隐杆藻对盐胁迫的耐受机制中发挥了重要作用。     

温度和pH对刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)消化酶活力的影响

消化酶活力能够反映刺参对不同营养成分的消化能力。当某一反应条件发生改变时,消化酶的活力大小就会发生变化,因此研究不同因子对消化酶活力的影响对于了解消化酶的性质具有重要的意义。温度和pH是影响消化酶活力的最重要的反应条件。本文中作者应用酶学分析研究了温度和pH对剌参前肠和中肠各种消化酶活力的影响。蛋白酶活力测定采用福林-酚法,脂肪酶活力测定采用水解法,淀粉酶活力和纤维素酶活力测定采用水杨酸显色法。实验结果表明,反应温度和反应pH对刺参前肠和中肠中的消化酶活力具有显著影响(P<0.05)。前肠和中肠中蛋白酶活力均在反应温度为50℃时达到最大值,前肠和中肠中脂肪酶和纤维素酶均在反应温度为40℃时达到最大值,而前肠和中肠中淀粉酶最适反应温度分别为40℃和30℃。刺参前肠蛋白酶活力在酸性环境下较中肠高,且在反应pH为5.0—5.8之间酶活力相对稳定,而中肠蛋白酶活力在碱性环境下较前肠高,且在反应pH为7.0—8.6之间酶活力相对稳定;刺参前肠脂肪酶活力随着pH的升高出现两个相对稳定的峰值,分别为4.2—5.0和6.2—7.0区间,中肠脂肪酶活力在pH为3.8时达到最大值,而在pH超过9.0明显失活:剌参前肠和中肠淀粉酶活力在pH变化时表现出相似的变化趋势,在反应pH为6.6—7.4之间酶活力较高且相对稳定;剌参前肠和中肠中纤维素酶活力在pH变化时反应不一致,前肠淀粉酶在反应pH为6.2—7.4之间酶活力较高且相对稳定,中肠纤维素酶活力在反应pH为5.4—7.0之间酶活力较高且相对稳定。此外,通过比较四种消化酶比活力值的大小,可以看出剌参蛋白酶活力最高,其次为纤维素酶和淀粉酶活力,而脂肪酶活力最低。     

Influence of nutritional stress on digestive enzyme activities in juveniles of two marine clam species, Ruditapes decussatus and Venerupis pullastra

The potential use of digestive activities as indicators of the nutritional status in bivalves is discussed in relation to the results obtained in two clam species exposed to starvation and refeeding. Activities of some digestive enzymes (amylase, laminarinase, cellulase, and protease) were measured in juveniles of two commercially interesting species of clams, Ruditapes decussatus and Venerupis pullastra. The specimens were fed normally, being after subjected to a 15-days starvation and a further refeeding period. Samples were obtained at different moments of such feeding schedule to evaluate enzymes as well as weight (live, dry and organic) and length, in order to calculate growth rates and feeding efficiencies. Starvation led to a major decrease in clam growth as measured by dry weight and a negative growth as measured by organic weight, this coinciding with a certain degree of growth of the shell and a consumption of soft tissue. This response occurred more rapidly in R. decussatus but was of a lower magnitude than in V. pullastra. Activity of carbohydrases decreased rapidly in both species with starvation, although protease activity was maintained in R. decussatus. Recovery after the end of starvation was not similar in both species; while R. decussatus attained similar growth rates and enzyme activities to those measured prior to nutritional stress, V. pullastra only recovered 50% of its initial values. For both species of bivalves it can be concluded that digestive enzymes, and more specifically amylase, could be used as indicative of their nutritional condition.     

Effects of pulp bleach plant effluents on hepatic xenobiotic biotransformation enzymes in fish: Laboratory and field studies

The present preliminary report on studies of the influence of pulp bleach plant effluents on hepatic biotransformation enzymes in fish is a part of a major characterisation of biochemical and physiological effects of effluents from pulp industries in Sweden. Our studies on the xenobiotic biotransformation enzymes demonstrate, so far, that the pulp effluents have the potential to strongly induce 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activity (EROD) in fish liver and that fish living in the receiving water of an effluent from a pulp bleach plant have induced hepatic EROD activities as well as higher hepatic UDP glucuronyltransferase activities than those living in an unpolluted area. It is thus apparent that measures of induction of biotransformation enzymes in fish liver may be a useful approach in monitoring the presence of potential hazardous compounds released from pulp industries.     

两种海蜇毒素的分子标记研究

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳技术研究了8种同工酶在海蜇的刺胞和中胶层的表达特异性,利用RAPD技术对海蜇刺胞组织的DNA标记进行研究。结果表明,作为生物体防御清除自由基的SOD,在刺胞和中胶层均有表达。而与酯类化合物代谢相关的EST、维持细胞正常的能量代谢的ATPase,能在海蜇和口冠海蜇的刺胞中表达,而不能在中胶层中表达,所以,EST和ATPase可作为刺胞毒素的分子标记。碳水化合物代谢中重要的酶类MDH和ADH、清除细胞内H2O2的POD、催化磷酸单酯水解的重要酶类(与磷脂的转移、消化、吸收等活动密切相关的)ACP、在体外碱性环境下能水解有机磷脂键而产生一个有机基团和无机磷酸根的ALP,这5种酶仅在毒性较强的口冠海蜇刺胞中表达,MDH和ACP活性很高,在毒性相对较弱的海蜇刺胞中不表达。所以,这5种酶可作为海蜇毒性强弱的标记。以两种海蜇刺胞DNA为模板,S11、S32、S38、S95等4个随机引物的RAPD谱图差异明显,亦可作为毒素强弱的间接分子标记。     

Enzymatic mobilisation of trace metals from estuarine sediment

Proteinase K, a non-specific protease that is representative of enzymes encountered in the digestive environment of deposit-feeding organisms, has been employed to determine the nature and extent of enzymatic mobilisation of trace metals (Al, Fe, Mn, As, Cu, Pb and Zn) from contaminated estuarine sediment. The extent of metal release by the enzyme was critically dependent on whether and how the sample had been dried and, for all metals except Mn, mobilisation was greatest when the sample had not been dried. The fraction of metal available to the enzyme, f_e, defined as the amount of metal released from undried sediment after 4 h incubation relative to the total metal concentration, was less than 1% in all cases. Significantly, however, there was a strong correlation between f_e and published factors defining the enrichment of metals in the gut fluids of the deposit-feeding lugworm, Arenicola marina. This suggests that, at least qualitatively, the mechanics of metal mobilisation in situ are replicated by the commercial enzyme. Thermally denaturing the enzyme resulted in mobilisation that was greater than (As and Cu) or similar to (all other metals) release engendered by the active enzyme, suggesting that the principal mechanism of metal mobilisation is not related to proteolysis but more likely involves complexation or exchange with component amino acids of the enzyme.     

刺参体腔液几种免疫指标的周年变化

为了调查刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)免疫机能的周年变化,初步探索刺参免疫的规律,于2006年7月至2007年6月对刺参体腔液几种免疫指标进行了周年测定.结果显示,周年内刺参体腔液内几种酶类显著变化的转折点为9月、10月,1月,2月、4月和5月.刺参体腔液几种酶类活性变化与温度和盐度等环境因素并不存在相关关系,因此推测这些显著变化并不是单一的温度、盐度等环境因素作用的结果,综合分析,其变化原因可能与刺参的夏眠、生理及繁殖等因素的作用有关.     

Barnacle fouling in the Mediterranean sponges Axinella polypoides and Axinella verrucosa

Secondary metabolites protect many marine sponges (Phylum: Porifera) from settlement by fouling organisms. Previous studies on the subtidal demosponge Axinella verrucosa collected in the Western Mediterranean led to the isolation of compounds that inhibited the settlement of cyprids larvae of the intertidal barnacle Balanus amphitrite, and the enzyme chitinase, which plays a key role in the molting cycle of crustaceans. However, in a field survey conducted at three locations in Israel, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, we observed that A. verrucosa is fouled by the subtidal barnacle Balanus trigonus, a previously unknown association. Settlement inhibition assays using B. amphitrite with chemical extracts from Israeli A. verrucosa and Axinella polypoides, a sympatric, congeneric sponge that seems not to be fouled by B. trigonus, showed that cyprid larvae of B. amphitrite were inhibited by the extracts of both sponges from settlement at concentrations several magnitudes lower than natural volumetric extract concentration in the sponges. These results indicate that, unlike the intertidal barnacle B. amphitrite, the subtidal B. trigonus is unaffected by the compounds from A. verrucosa, stressing and underlining the importance of using suitable target organisms (i.e. from the same habitat) to test for ecologically relevant antifouling activities.     

三疣梭子蟹几丁质酶基因(PtCht6)的克隆及其在免疫中的功能分析

几丁质酶(chitinase)在甲壳动物的蜕皮、消化和免疫等很多生物学过程中发挥重要功能,为深入探讨几丁质酶的免疫防御机制,本实验利用RACE技术克隆了三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)PtCht6基因。该基因cDNA全长2736bp,开放阅读框(ORF)2103bp,编码700个氨基酸,具有几丁质酶GH18家族典型特征。利用实时荧光定量技术分析PtCht6在三疣梭子蟹不同组织、不同蜕皮阶段、不同病原感染以及低盐胁迫(11)下的表达特征,结果显示:PtCht6在各组织中均有表达且在肝胰腺中的表达量最高;在不同蜕皮时期的肝胰腺中,其表达量由蜕皮后期(A/B)、蜕皮间期(C)、蜕皮前期(D)依次递减(P0.05);人工感染WSSV和副溶血弧菌后.PtCht6的表达量在肝胰腺中分别于12h、72h达到最大值,在血细胞中均于12h达到最大值,且相较于对照组,整体显著上调表达(P0.05);低盐胁迫能够显著抑制该基因的表达,最高抑制73倍(P0.05)。同时发现,低盐环境下感染WSSV后,该基因达到峰值的时间明显延迟(至少延迟12h.P0.05)。该研究结果预示PtCht6作为免疫因子参与三疣梭子蟹的病原防御,且低盐胁迫在一定程度上抑制了该基因的免疫功能。     

Distinguishing human from animal faecal contamination in water: A review

Management of faecal contamination of water would be improved if sources could be accurately identified through water analysis. Human faeces are generally perceived as constituting a greater human health risk than animal faeces, but reliable epidemiological evidence is lacking. United States waterborne disease data suggest that human‐specific enteric viruses account for over half the documented outbreaks. However, in New Zealand, where there is a high grazing animal:human ratio (increasing the relative importance of water‐transmissible zoonoses), it seems prudent to assume that human and animal faecal pollution both constitute a risk to human health. Irrespective of the relative risks, the ability to identify sources would assist in overall management of microbial water quality. Faecal streptococci do not appear to provide reliable faecal source identification. Human and animal sources, respectively, maybe distinguishable by two tests on Bifidobacterium spp.—growth at 45°C in trypticase phytone yeast broth and sorbitol fermentation. Different species of Bacteroides tend to be present in humans and animals, but poor survival in water is a problem. Phages of the Bacteroides fragilis strain HSP40 appear to be human specific, but low counts in effluent in some countries, including New Zealand, may limit their usefulness. Different F‐RNA phage subgroups appear to be associated with human and animal faecal sources. The actinomycete Rhodococcus coprophilus has potential as a grazing animal indicator but it is persistent, and existing culturing techniques are time consuming. The development of DNA‐based techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), may assist in the assay of some microbial faecal source indicators. Various faecal sterol isomers offer the possibility of distinguishing between human and animal sources, and even between different animals. Washing powder constituents such as fluorescent whitening agents, sodium tripolyphosphate and linear alkyl benzenes, offer useful human source identifiers. It is unlikely that any single determinand will be useful in all situations, but statistical analysis of appropriate “baskets” of microbial and chemical determinands offers the possibility of identifying and apportioning human and animal faecal inputs to natural waters.     

投喂频率对凡纳滨对虾生长、消化酶和免疫酶活力以及氮收支的影响

为了探讨投饵对对虾的影响, 作者研究了投喂频率对凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)生长、消化酶和免疫酶活性以及氮收支的影响。结果表明: 投喂频率对凡纳滨对虾的存活率、生长率、饲料系数、氮生长效率以及部分消化免疫酶活力有显著影响。日投喂5 次实验组获得较高的存活率、增质量率和特定生长率以及较低的饲料系数。投喂频率与特定生长率间呈二次曲线关系, 投喂频率为4.45次时, 获得最大特定生长率。摄食氮、生长氮和排泄氮和排粪氮, 以日投喂频率2 次为最低, 5、6 次较高。高投喂频率组获得较高的消化酶和免疫酶活性。