Publications by authors named "Shuangmeng Zhang"
, a migratory fish species found in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and along offshore areas of China, possesses considerable aquacultural and economic potential. However, the species faces challenges due to significant variation in the gonadal development rate among females, resulting in inconsistent ovarian maturation times at the population level, an extended reproductive period, and limitations on fish growth rate due to ovarian prematurity. In the present study, we combined genome-wide association study (GWAS) and comparative transcriptome analysis to investigate the potential single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and candidate genes associated with population-asynchronous ovarian development in .
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- The genetic diversity of wild and farmed populations of a threatened species in the Yangtze River Basin was analyzed using 2b-RAD sequencing, focusing on two wild populations (Yezhi Lake and Poyang Lake) and two farmed populations (Zhenjiang and Wuhan).
- Results showed low genetic diversity across all populations, indicating significant degradation of germplasm resources and highlighting two ancestral groups among the populations.
- The study found varying levels of gene flow, particularly low between Yezhi Lake and other populations, attributed to river-lake isolation, emphasizing the urgent need for conservation efforts for this species.
Transmission and characterization of bla in Enterobacter cloacae at a teaching hospital in Yunnan, China.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
August 2017
Background: In recent years, New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamases 1 (bla ) has been reported with increasing frequency and become prevalent. The present study was undertaken to investigate the epidemiological dissemination of the bla gene in Enterobacter cloacae isolates at a teaching hospital in Yunnan, China.
Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using VITEK 2 system and E test gradient strips.