Diversity and Distribution of Host Animal Species of Hantavirus and Risk to Human Health in Jiuhua Mountain Area,China

Objective To investigate the diversity and the distribution of host animal species of hantavirus and the effect on human health in Jiuhua Mountain area,China.Methods The host animal species of hantavirus was surveyed by using the trap method and the species diversity was evaluated by using the Simpson,Shannon-Weaner,and Pielou indices.Hantavirus antigens or antibodies in lung and blood samples of all the captured host animals were detected by direct or indirect immunofluorescence.Results Nine animal species of hantavirus were distributed in the forest ecosystem of Jiuhua Mountain.Of these,Niviventer confucianus and Apodemus agrarius were predominant,and N.confucianus,Rattus norvegicus,and Mus musculus had relatively large niche breadth index values.The host animals in the eastern and western mountain regions shared similar biodiversity index characteristics,predominant species,and species structures.Hantavirus was detected in 5 host animal species in Jiuhua Mountain area,the carriage rate of hantavirus was 6.03%.The average density of host animals in forest areas of the mountainous area was only 2.20%,and the virus infection rate in the healthy population was 2.33%.Conclusion The circulation of hantavirus was low in the forest areas of Jiuhua Mountain and did not pose a threat to human health.

Synthesis, Characterization, and Antifungal Evaluation of Thiolactomycin Derivatives

5-Substituted benzylidene 3-acylthiotetronic acids are antifungal.A series of 3-acylthiotetronic acid derivatives with varying substitutions at the 5-position were designed,synthesized,and characterized,based on the binding pose of 3-acyl thiolactone with the protein C171Q KasA.Fungicidal activities of these compounds were screened against Valsa Mali,Curvularia lunata,Fusarium graminearum,and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici.Most target compounds exhibited excellent fungicidal activities against target fungi at the concentration of 50μg·mL-1.Compounds 11c and 11i displayed the highest activity with a broad spectrum.The median effective concentration(EC50)values of 11c and 11i were 1.9–10.7 and 3.1–7.8μg·mL-1,respectively,against the tested fungi,while the EC50 values of the fungicides azoxystrobin,carbendazim,and fluopyram were respectively 0.30,4.22,and>50μg·mL-1 against V.Mali;6.7,41.7,and 0.18μg·mL-1 against C.lunata;22.4,0.42,and 0.43μg·mL-1 against F.graminearum;and 4.3,0.12,and>50μg·mL-1 against F.oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici.The structures and activities of the target compounds against C.lunata were analyzed to obtain a statistically significant comparative molecular field analysis(CoMFA)model with high prediction abilities(q2=0.9816,r2=0.8060),and its reliability was verified.The different substituents on the benzylidene at the 5-position had significant effects on the activity,while the introduction of a halogen atom at the benzene ring of benzylidene was able to improve the activity against the tested fungi.

Design, Synthesis and Application of a Robust d_(3)-Methyithiolating Reagent

A deuterated methylthiolating reagent with a broad spectrum,designated as DMTp,has been ingeniously formulated.This new reagent can be produced with high efficiency through the simple combination of commercially available methyl 3-thiopropanoate and CD_(3)l.This novel SCD_(3) reagent exhibits excellent reactivity with electrophiles such as alkyl iodides,benzyl chlorides,aryl halides(l,Br)and aryl triflates,resulting in high levels of deuterium content(99%D).Representative deuterated methylthiolated biomolecules,such as Sulfoxaflor,havebeen synthesizedforuse in pharmaceutical discoveryand development.