Intergeneric interactions betweenEimeria separata (Apicomplexa) andNippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nematoda) in the rat

Summary Ova production inNippostrongylus brasiliensis infected rats was significantly greater than in rats singly infected with the helminth whenEimeria separata infections were introduced 4, 6 and 11 days postinoculation withN. brasiliensis. Patent periods were unaltered during concurrent infections. These results suggest that the presence ofE. separata affects helminth fecundity but does not increaseN. brasiliensis longevity as has been shown withE. nieschulzi.This study was supported by NIH MB RS Grant RRO8012-8.     

Glycine absorption from the small intestines of rats after secondary infections withEimeria nieschulzi

Summary A second (challenge) infection ofEimeria nieschulzi in clinically immune rats did not produce weight gain depression but caused a decrease in the absorption of glycine from the ileum. The malabsorption due to challenge was equivalent to that caused by the primary infection which did cause weight loss.     

堆形艾美耳球虫孢子化卵囊cDNA文库的构建及鉴定

构建堆形艾美耳球虫(Eimeria acervulina)孢子化卵囊cDNA表达文库,以筛选其功能性基因.用TRI-ZOL Reagent试剂提取堆形艾美耳球虫总RNA,再用Oligo(dT)12-纤维素柱从总RNA中分离mRNA,以mRNA为模板,RT-PCR法反转录合成cDNA第一链,用LD-PCR法扩增合成双链cDNA,经蛋白酶K消化、SfiⅠ酶切、CHROMA SPIN-400柱分离去除小于400 bp的片段后,将cDNA与已经SfiⅠ酶切的λTriplEx2载体按一定比例连接,经体外包装,建立堆形艾美耳球虫孢子化卵囊的噬菌体表达文库.随后测定文库容量为4.6×106pfu/mL,扩增文库的滴度为4.4×1010pfu/mL,重组率达到98%,插入片段大小为750~1 000 bp,并从扩增文库中扩增出了堆形艾美耳球虫巨噬细胞游走抑制因子基因片段.