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- ItemAddenum to the description of Steinernema jollieti Spiridonov, Krasomil-Osterfeld & Moens, 2004(The Russian Society of Nematologists, 2012-11-14) Skrzypek, Henryk; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Kreft, Anna; Spiridonov, Sergei; Mráček, ZdeněkAdditonal morphological data are provided for Steinernema jollieti Spiridonov, KrasomilOsterfeld, Moens, 2004. A light and scanning electron microscopy were used to particularize taxonomically important characters missing in the first decsription. The GS% and SW% indices are provided for males. The distribution of genital papillae on male tail is illustrated with SEM images. Structure of female tail and vulvar area are decsribed for females of the first and second generation. The relationships of S. jollieti with other steinernematid feltiae/kraussei group species are discussed.
- ItemCharakterystyka nicieni wyizolowanych z pędraków chrabąszcza Melolontha sp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)(Instytut Ochrony Roślin - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Polskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Roślin, 2012-06-15) Kreft, Anna; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Sierpińska, Alicja; Skrzypek, Henryk; Skrabucha, Anna; Dybała, Magdalena; Dźwierzyńska, MonikaCelem badań była charakterystyka nicieni porażających pędraki chrabąszcza Melolontha sp. w warunkach naturalnych. Pędraki chrabąszcza były zebrane na terenie nadleśnictw Krasnystaw, Kozienice, Opoczno i Brzeziny, na powierzchniach różniących się warunkami świetlnymi, wilgotnościowymi i temperaturowymi. Identyfikację gatunków przeprowadzono metodą sekwencjonowania fragmentów DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) oraz metodami morfologicznymi przy zastosowaniu skaningowego mikroskopu elektronowego i mikroskopu optycznego z kontrastem interferencyjno-różnicowym. Uzyskane wyniki wykazały, że pędraki były porażone przez Diplogasteroides magnus oraz Koerneria sp. i Rhabditis sp. Większość zainfekowanych przez nicienie pędraków została zebrana na powierzchniach zadrzewionych, czyli tam, gdzie powierzchnia gleby była dobrze ocieniona, a wilgotność najwyższa.
- ItemEfektywność porażania larw chrabąszcza majowego (Melolontha melolontha L.) przez entomopatogeniczne nicienie(Instytut Ochrony Roślin - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Polskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Roślin, 2011-06-15) Kreft, Anna; Skrzypek, Henryk; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Lech-Pituch, Ewelina; Skrabucha, AnnaExperiments done and presented below aimed at proving that applied species and Polish strains of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) can be used to reduce the number of Melolontha melolontha. Invasive larvae of Steinernema arenarium Bys, S. arenarium Lub, S. feltiae Rap, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Sie, H. megidis Pla, H. megidis Lub i H. megidis Pla, H. megidis C3 were used in the experiments as biocontrol agents against the larvae L1, L2 and L3 of M. melolontha. The experiments were done at 20°C, in 25 ml boxes filled with pasteurized (3 h at 70°) and air-dried soil. Pathogen doses were 100 IJ/insect. The result showed that susceptibility of M. melolontha to EPNs depends on the insect's developmental stage. Larvae L1 were the most susceptible. S. arenarium Bys and H. megidis strains were more effective in infecting M. melolontha larvae than S. feltiae Rap and H. bacteriohora Sie.
- ItemEffectiveness of infection of Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) larvae by entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema sp. and Heterorhabditis sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditida)(Wydawnictwo UMCS, 2004-06-15) Kreft, Anna; Skrzypek, Henryk; Kazimierczak, WaldemarThe purpose of the present studies was to evaluate the susceptibility of Cameraria ohridella larvae to infection by entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema sp. and Heterorhabditis sp. in laboratory conditions. The experiments were done at the temperatures 20 ◦C and 25 ◦C with the use of three doses of the pathogen, namely 5, 25 and 50 nematodes/insect. The results showed that Cameraria ohridella larvae were susceptible to infection by entomopathogenic nematodes. Out of two strains of entomopathogenic nematodes used in the studies, the one that was more effective in infecting Cameraria ohridella at the temperature 20 ◦C was Steinernema sp., while at the temperature of 25 ◦C Heterorhabditis sp. infected the insects more intensively. Results of the experiments showed that with lower doses of invasive larvae of nematodes (5 larvae/insect, 25 larvae/insect) Steinernema sp. PIS81 was a more pathogenic strain towards Cameraria ohridella as compared to Heterorhabditis sp. PIH81.
- ItemGradual disapperance of vacuolated enterocytes in the small intestine of neonatal piglets(Kraków: Polish Physiological Society, 2007) Skrzypek, Tomasz; Valverde Piedra, Jose Luis; Skrzypek, Henryk; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Biernat, Marzena; Zabielski, RomualdThe unique feature of enterocytes in newborn mammals is the presence of an apical canalicular system (ACS) leading to production of large vacuoles, important for colostral macromolecule uptake. The vacuolated fetal-type enterocytes (VFE) enable transfer of colostral and milk proteins from the intestinal lumen across the epithelium without loosing their biological activity. First VFE are observed in the pig and lamb fetuses in the second trimester of pregnancy, located at the upper part of villi in the proximal region of the fetal small intestine and subsequently in the middle and distal regions. After birth the VFE are replaced with enterocytes lacking ACS. The present study aimed to investigate the depletion of VFE in the small intestine in the sow reared pig neonates during the first postnatal weeks using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM analysis demonstrated the gradual disappearance of vacuolated enterocytes in time. VFE remained in the jejunum for a few days after birth, whereas in the duodenum single VFE were present only at birth. In the proximal jejunum, the VFE were localized in the upper part of the villi, and disappeared until the day 3 of life. VFE were present in the mid and distal jejunum, and diminished gradually until day 14 of life. By the day 21 of life, the vacuolated cells were not observed neither in the jejunum nor ileum. In conclusion, morphology analysis of pig small intestinal mucosa suggests that replacement of fetal type vacuolated enterocytes is resumed within 21 days after birth.
- ItemIntestinal MMC-related electric fields and pancreatic juice control the adhesion of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria to the gut epithelium - in vitro study(2008) Jankowska, Alicja; Wrzesiński, Michał; Laubitz, Daniel; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Skrzypek, Henryk; Bardowski, Jacek; Zabielski, Romuald; Grzesiuk, ElżbietaThe adhesion of six different Lactobacillus and Lactococcus and three pathogenic Escherichia and Salmonella strains was studied using Caco-2 cell line. In this in vitro model system the influence of weak electric field (EF) on bacterial adhesion was tested. The EF source was the in vitro reconstruction of spiking potentials recorded in the duodenum of a healthy calf during one myoelectrical migration complex (MMC) cycle. The ability to adhere to Caco-2 cells of bacteria belonging to two groups, Gram-positive lactobacilli and lactococci, and Gram-negative Escherichia and Salmonella differed considerably. The pathogenic bacteria adhered better to well-differentiated Caco-2 cells whereas lactobacilli and lactococci displayed better adhesion to non-differentiated Caco-2 cells. In the presence of MMC-related EF an increased adhesion of Lactobacillus and Lactococcus but not of Salmonella enterica s. Enteritidis and E. coli 269 to Caco-2 cells was observed. Two later strains adhered even less in the presence of EF. The same tendency was found in the presence of pancreatic juice in a cell medium. In conclusion, the myoelectric component of the small intestinal motility, the MMC-related EF, and pancreatic juice may increase the ability of lactic acid bacteria to adhere to GI epithelial cells, creating better environmental conditions for colonization of the intestine and competition with Gram-negative pathogens.
- ItemMechanisms involved in the development of the small intestine mucosal layer in postnatal piglets(Kraków: Polish Physiological Society, 2018) Skrzypek, Tomasz; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Skrzypek, Henryk; Valverde Piedra, Jose Luis; Godlewski, Michał; Zabielski, RomualdThe use of complementary visualization and measurement techniques allowed accurate description and quantification of changes in the intestinal mucosal architecture and provided a comprehensive outlook on the dynamics of remodeling and maturation processes of the mucosal layer taking place in the small intestine of piglets from birth to weaning. The aim of the study was to examine the early postnatal development of the small intestine in pigs. Three techniques were used: scanning electron microscopy (measurements ofvillus density and shape, height ofenterocytes and microvilli, cell exfoliation, and location of extrusion zones), optical microscopy (cross section, measurement of structures: villus length and width; crypt depth; mucosal thickness), and confocal microscopy (cell localization, apoptosis, exfoliation and migration). The postnatal development ofthe mucosal layer ofthe small intestine was reflected in changes in the density, length, width, and shape of villi, crypt depth, replacement of enterocyte population, and arrangement. The presence of deep transverse furrows on villus corpus and vacuolated fetal-type enterocytes in the mucosal layer of the small intestine, which are able to engulf large amounts of colostrum shortly after birth, appears to play an important role in the observed phenomenon of straightening of the villus height and increasing of the villus diameter shortly after birth. We hypothesized that the intestinal mucosal layer is compressed before birth and ready to unfold within a short time after birth.
- ItemScanning electron microscopy study of infective juveniles Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae)(Wydawnictwo UMCS, 2004-06-15) Skrzypek, Henryk; Kazimierczak, Waldemar; Kreft, AnnaStudies were conducted on the morphology of infective larvae Heterorhabditis bacteriophora using a scanning electron microscopy. The purpose of the studies was to point to the morphological and morphometric characters of infective larvae of entomogenous nematodes that are useful in taxonomy and species identification. It was found out that the studies using SEM make it possible to analyze the morphological characters unvisible in an optic microscope. Morphometric properties can also be examined in SEM, and since the measurements are very accurate they can be applied in taxonomic studies and in species identification. The preparation of the material for the studies in SEM and their performance is neither more labour-consuming nor more tiresome than in optic microscopy.