荒漠植物油蒿根围AM真菌的时空分布

 2006年5、8和10月分别从陕西榆林沙生植物园样地油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)根围分0～10、10～20、20～30、30～40和40～50 cm 5个土层采集土壤样品, 系统研究了AM真菌的时空分布。结果表明, AM真菌孢子密度和丛枝定殖率随时间呈递减趋势; 泡囊定殖率随时间变化先降后升, 在10月出现最高值; 菌丝定殖率随时间变化先升后降, 8月出现最高值; AM真菌孢子密度和定殖率的最大值分别出现在5月的0～10和20～30 cm土层。实验站中土壤因子对AM真菌时空分布有显著影响, 土壤速效N、速效P和有机质与孢子密度呈极显著正相关, 土壤速效K与菌丝定殖率呈极显著正相关, 和总定殖率成显著正相关。     

荒漠油蒿（Artemisia ordosica）根围AM真菌分布与土壤酶活性

于2007年10月在油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)集中分布区选取4个典型样地,分别从0～10cm、10～20cm、20～30cm、30～40cm和40～50cm土层采集根围土样,分离其丛枝菌根(arbuscular mycorrhiza,AM)真菌并测定了3种土壤酶活性.结果表明,在各样地0～50cm土层中油蒿根系AM真菌菌丝定殖率均很高,有典型的泡囊与丛枝结构.菌丝定殖率与泡囊定殖率呈显著正相关,但菌丝、泡囊和丛枝定殖率与AM真菌孢子密度和土壤酶活性之间都无相关性;孢子密度在不同样地及采样深度间差异明显,与土壤有机质、速效磷和速效氮含量都呈一定正相关关系.孢子密度与脲酶和酸性磷酸酶活性有显著或极显著相关关系,与碱性磷酸酶活性之间的相关性受到土壤pH的显著影响.孢子密度的峰值出现在0～10cm表层土,并随土壤剖面深度增加而降低.土壤酶活性在土壤垂直剖面显示与孢子密度同样的规律.不同样地间AM真菌分布及油蒿根系定殖率的差异表明,油蒿与AM真菌之间有良好共生性,对维护荒漠生态环境系统结构的完整性具有重要意义.     

荒漠油蒿根围AM真菌与球囊霉素的时空分布

2007年4月、7月和10月分别于陕西省榆林市北部沙地的油蒿(Artemisia.ordosica)根围分0～10 cm,10～20 cm,20～30 cm,30～40 cm和40～50 cm 5个土层采集土壤样品,系统研究了油蒿根围丛枝菌根(Arbuscular mycorrhiza,简称AM)真菌和球囊霉素的时空分布及与土壤因子的相关性.结果表明,油蒿根围AM真菌总定殖率为89.54%、泡囊定殖率为26.24%,丛枝定殖率为21.08%,孢子密度为2.91～6.17个/g土,说明油蒿能与AM真菌形成良好共生关系.从土壤样品中共分离出4属21种AM真菌,其中球囊霉属(Glomus)为优势属,地球囊霉 (G.geosporum)为优势种.油蒿根围AM真菌和球囊霉素具有明显的时空异质性,并与土壤因子密切相关.菌丝定殖率随季节变换逐渐增加,泡囊定殖率和丛枝定殖率在夏季最低,春秋相对较高,与孢子密度季相变化相反.油蒿根围总球囊霉素在0～20 cm 土层含量最高,随土层深度增加而递减.易提取球囊霉素含量随土层深度增加波动较大.球囊霉素春季含量最高,夏秋含量降低.总球囊霉素和易提取球囊霉素与土壤养分、土壤酶活性、AM真菌孢子密度均有极显著相关性,二者能综合反应土壤AM真菌群落、有机C动态和养分循环进程,应作为土壤质量及功能评价的新指标进一步深入研究.     

沙坡头地区沙冬青AM真菌的时空分布

2007年5月、8月和10月分别从宁夏沙坡头地区豆科植物沙冬青(Ammopiptanthus mongolicus)根围分0-10cm,10-20cm,20-30cm,30-40cm和40-50cm5个土层采集土壤样品。研究了AM真菌时空分布及与土壤因子的相关性,在分离的3属12种AM真菌中,球囊霉属(Glomus)6种,无梗囊霉属(Acaulospora)4种,盾巨孢囊霉属(Scutellospora)2种,3属12种AM真菌在3个时期均有分布。AM真菌定殖率与孢子密度有明显的时空分布规律,并与土壤因子关系密切。孢子密度和泡囊定殖率在8月份最高,丛枝、菌丝和总定殖率10月份最高。土壤采样深度对孢子密度和定殖率有显著影响,AM真菌最高定殖率和最大孢子密度均出现在0-30cm浅土层。孢子密度与土壤有机质、碱解N极显著正相关,与pH显著正相关;菌丝、总定殖率与pH、碱解N和速效P极显著正相关。在评估荒漠生态系统和沙冬青形成菌根的能力时,AM真菌孢子密度、菌根不同结构的定殖程度是十分有用的指标。     

毛乌素沙地克隆植物沙鞭生长对AM真菌生态分布的影响

从毛乌素沙地沙鞭群落间隔空地沙鞭根状茎延伸方向设置样地,2007年5月、7月和10月在0-10、10-20、20-30、30-40和40-50 cm共5个土层分别采集土壤样品,研究了AM真菌时空分布及沙鞭侵入间隔空地前后对AM真菌分布的影响。结果表明,沙鞭能与AM真菌形成良好共生关系,菌根结构为中间型(I-型),AM真菌定殖率和孢子密度有明显的时空分布规律,并与土壤因子密切相关。随采样时间后延AM真菌定殖率先增后降,最大值出现在7月份;孢子密度先降后增,最大值出现在10月份。土壤采样深度对AM真菌定殖和孢子密度有显著影响,AM真菌最高定殖率和最大孢子密度均出现在0-20 cm浅土层。孢子密度仅与泡囊定殖率显著正相关。土壤速效N与菌丝和总定殖率极显著负相关;土壤温度与泡囊、丛枝、菌丝和总定殖率显著和极显著正相关,与孢子密度显著负相关;土壤湿度与丛枝、菌丝和总定殖率显著正相关,与孢子密度显著负相关。克隆植物沙鞭的生长对土壤AM真菌活动和分布有很大影响,沙鞭入侵前后样地中AM真菌孢子密度和定殖率变化显著。     

贵州栽培笃斯越橘DSE真菌、AM真菌与ERM真菌空间分布研究

为探明贵州省栽培笃斯越橘根系深色有隔内生真菌（dark septate endophytes,DSE）、丛枝菌根（arbuscular mycorrhiza,AM）真菌与欧石南菌根（ericoid mycorrhiza,ERM）真菌的定殖及地理分布情况,揭示共生真菌在栽培笃斯越橘生长中的地位,本研究在贵州省笃斯越橘主栽区麻江县、凤岗县和高坡乡分别选取主栽品种圆蓝、粉蓝、奥尼尔和莱格西的根样及根围土样,观测不同地区不同品种根样DSE真菌、AM真菌和ERM真菌的定殖结构和定殖率,并测定土样土壤理化性质,分析不同真菌与土壤因子相关性。结果表明,3个地区的4个笃斯越橘品种均有DSE真菌、AM真菌和ERM真菌定殖,栽培笃斯越橘能与3类真菌形成共生关系,平均定殖率分别为61.11%、25.55%和22.50%。DSE真菌定殖率：高坡（62.50%）>麻江（61.66%）>凤岗（59.16%）;AM真菌定殖率：凤岗（34.14%）>麻江（25.83%）>高坡（16.66%）;ERM真菌定殖率：高坡（35.00%）>凤岗（20.00%）>麻江（12.5%）。相关性分析表明,DSE真菌中的菌丝与微菌核的定殖率呈负相关,AM真菌的总定殖率及定殖强度与微菌核的定殖率呈极显著正相关,与DSE真菌菌丝的定殖率呈负相关。ERM真菌总定殖率与DSE真菌菌丝的定殖率及AM真菌定殖强度呈极显著正相关,与DSE真菌总定殖率呈显著正相关。土壤有效磷与DSE真菌和ERM真菌总定殖率呈显著正相关,与AM真菌定殖率呈显著负相关。土壤铵态氮与DSE真菌中微菌核结构定殖率及AM真菌定殖率呈极显著正相关,与ERM真菌定殖率呈极显著负相关。土壤pH值与DSE定殖强度呈显著负相关,与ERM定殖强度呈极显著正相关。本研究分析比较贵州省3个笃斯越橘种植基地不同品种栽培笃斯越橘DSE真菌、AM真菌和ERM真菌的定殖及其与土壤理化性质之间的相关性,为贵州省栽培笃斯越橘的管理和发展提供技术基础和理论依据。     

荒漠沙蒿根围AM真菌和DSE的空间分布

2009年7月在内蒙古黑城子北、多伦县城东和正蓝旗元上都遗址3个样地分别从0-10 cm、10-20 cm、20-30cm、30-40 cm和40-50 cm 5个土层采集沙蒿(Artemisia sphaerocephala)根围土壤和根样,系统研究了沙蒿根围AM真菌和DSE(Dark septate endophytes)的空间分布及与土壤因子的相关性。结果表明,沙蒿根系能被AM真菌高度侵染形成典型的I-型(Intermediate type)丛枝菌根,并发育形成泡囊和丛枝结构, 并与DSE形成良好的共生关系,样地生态条件和采样深度对AM真菌分布和活动有显著影响。黑城子样地孢子密度最高,元上都样地泡囊定殖率最高,不同样地间丛枝、菌丝、总定殖率和DSE定殖率无显著差异。孢子密度峰值出现在0-10cm表层土,并随土壤剖面深度增加而降低;泡囊定殖率峰值出现在10-20cm土层;AM真菌其他结构定殖率及DSE定殖率在各土层间差异不显著或变化无规律。孢子密度与AM真菌不同结构定殖率无显著相关性,与各土壤因子极显著正相关。泡囊定殖率与脲酶和碱性磷酸酶极显著负相关,与酸性磷酸酶显著负相关。菌丝定殖率、总定殖率及DSE定殖率与各土壤因子均无显著相关性。土壤碱解N和有机C与脲酶、酸性磷酸酶和碱性磷酸酶极显著正相关;土壤速效P与碱性磷酸酶极显著正相关,与脲酶显著正相关。对沙蒿根系AM真菌和DSE真菌分布和定殖规律的研究,可进一步明确AM真菌和DSE的生态功能,为利用菌根生物技术促进荒漠植被恢复和生态重建提供依据。     

荒漠沙柳根围AM真菌的空间分布

为探明荒漠植物沙柳(Salix psammophila)根围AM真菌空间分布和土壤因子生态作用,2009年5月在内蒙古黑城子、正蓝旗、元上都3个样地分别从0—10、10—20、20—30、30—40、40—50cm 5个土层采集沙柳根围土壤样品,系统研究了AM真菌空间分布及与土壤因子的相关性。结果表明,沙柳根围AM真菌平均孢子密度为108个?100g-1 土,平均定殖率61.7%;沙柳与AM真菌可形成良好的I型丛枝菌根。不同样地和采样深度对AM真菌孢子密度和定殖率有显著影响,最大孢子密度和最高定殖率均出现在0—10cm土层,并随土层深度增加而下降。黑城子样地孢子密度显著高于其它样地。沙柳根围土壤总球囊霉素(TEG)和易提取球囊霉素(EEG)含量在3个样地均随土层加深而降低,平均值分别为0.24mg?g-1和 0.16mg?g-1,占土壤有机C 23.6%—24.6% 和14.9%—17.3%。相关分析表明,土壤速效P、碱解N与孢子密度显著负相关;土壤有机C与菌丝定殖率显著正相关,与泡囊定殖率显著负相关;土壤磷酸酶与孢子密度和侵染强度极显著正相关;土壤脲酶与孢子密度和定殖率极显著正相关;土壤总球囊霉素和易提取球囊霉素与土壤有机C极显著正相关。主成分分析表明,土壤有机C、磷酸酶和碱解N是影响荒漠土壤AM真菌分布和活动的主要因子。上述结果对进一步探明宿主植物、菌根和土壤三者之间的内在联系,充分利用AM真菌资源,促进荒漠植被恢复和生态重建具有重要意义。     

北方两省农牧交错带沙棘根围AM真菌与球囊霉素空间分布

2009年7月在内蒙古和河北两省农牧交错带沙棘(Hippophae rhamnoides L)集中分布区选取3个典型样地,分别从0-10cm、10-20cm、20-30cm、30-40cm和40-50cm土层采集沙棘根围土壤样品,研究了沙棘根围AM真菌与球囊霉素空间分布及与土壤因子的相关性。结果表明,沙棘能与AM真菌形成良好的疆南星型(Arum-type)丛枝菌根。AM真菌定殖率和孢子密度与样地生态条件密切相关。大梁底村和多伦东样地AM真菌不同结构定殖率及孢子密度无明显差别,但均显著高于黄柳条村样地,只在大梁底村发现丛枝定殖;孢子密度在3个样地均随土层加深而降低,不同结构定殖率在大梁底村随土层加深而降低,其他2个样地无明显变化规律;AM真菌最高定殖率和最大孢子密度均出现在0-30cm浅土层。根围土壤总球囊霉素(TEG)和易提取球囊霉素(EEG)含量在3个样地均随土层加深而降低。相关性分析表明,孢子密度与菌丝定殖率、泡囊定殖率和总定殖率极显著正相关。AM真菌菌丝、泡囊和总定殖率与土壤pH值、有机C、碱解N和速效P含量、脲酶和碱性磷酸酶活性极显著正相关,丛枝定殖率与土壤碱解N含量和脲酶活性显著正相关。多元线性回归方程表明,AM真菌不同定殖结构和土壤因子对TEG和EEG含量贡献不同,对于TEG:菌丝>孢子>泡囊;有机C>速效P>酸性磷酸酶>pH值,对于EEG:泡囊>孢子>菌丝;有机C>速效P。结果建议,AM真菌孢子密度、菌丝定殖程度和土壤球囊霉素含量在一定程度上能综合反应土壤AM真菌群落、有机C动态和养分循环进程,可以作为土壤质量及功能评价的新指标进一步深入研究。     

油蒿扩繁丛枝菌根真菌的效果及土壤条件优化研究

为验证油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)作为宿主植物扩繁AM真菌的潜能, 试验选用了艾蒿、三叶草、黑麦草和紫花苜蓿4种植物为对照, 采用盆栽方法研究培养30 d、60 d、100 d后植物根围AM真菌孢子密度的变化, 测定了100 d后植物根系的真菌菌丝侵染率、丛枝侵染率, 并针对油蒿研究了不同类别土壤对其扩繁的影响, 分析孢子密度与土壤理化因子的相关性。结果表明: 油蒿和艾蒿两种植物的菌丝侵染率平均值约达40%, 显著高于其它3种植物(23%— 25%), 表现出与AM真菌良好的共生性。以油蒿为宿主经过100 d扩繁后, 其根围孢子密度平均达57个·10g -1干土, 显著高于其它4种植物。油蒿扩繁最大值出现在60 d, 其它4种植物虽然孢子密度随培养时间的延长而增加, 但60 d— 100 d增长不显著, 建议60 d为AM真菌盆栽扩繁最佳期限。相关分析表明植物根围AM真菌孢子密度与真菌菌丝侵染率、土壤速效磷呈显著正相关, 但与土壤pH值呈负相关性。当选用油蒿为宿主植物分别4种土壤类型进行AM真菌扩繁时, 土壤养份较高的腐殖质土孢子密度最大。     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.     

Polymorphism in Cepaea Hortensis in marginal populations in Spain

Cepaea hortensis (Mull) is found in Spain only in the western part of the Iberian mountain range. This is the southernmost limit of its range. The most frequent colour is yellow, brown being very rare. The most frequent band patterns are 12345, fused banded and unbanded. There are associations between maximum and minimum temperatures and pink and effectively unbanded yellow phenotypes. The populations may be grouped into two zones, one located in the north and the other in the south of the sampled area. Visual predation was not observed. The marginal populations studied by us were compared with others from Northern Europe, and it was observed that pink snails are more frequent at the southern limit, and unbanded ones at the northern limit. This was interpreted as a climatic selection.