东海浮游翼足类(Pteropods)种类组成和多样性研究

根据 1997-2000年东海 23°30′-33°00′N、118°30′-128°00′E海域四季调查资料,运用定量、定性方法探讨了东海浮游翼足类种类组成、种类数、物种多样性指数(H′)及其与环境因子的关系。结果表明:四季中共出现翼足类 21种,其中尖笔帽螺 (Creseisacicula)、马蹄螔螺 (Limacinatrochiformis)、强卷螺 (Agadinasyimpsoni)、蝴蝶螺(Desmopteruspapilio)、锥笔帽螺(C. virgulavar. comica)、棒笔帽螺(C. clava)、玻杯螺(Hyalocylizstriata)、长吻龟螺(Cavolinialongirostris)、芽笔帽螺 (Creseisvirgula)和拟海若螺 (Paraclionelongicaudata)等 10种为常见种,胖螔螺(Limacinainflata)和皮鳃螺(Pneumodermaatlanticum)等两种为次常见种,其余 9种是稀有种。在春季转至夏季、冬季转至春季时,种类组成出现明显的季节更替现象;冬春季种类分布仅受温度变化的影响,而夏秋季则受温度和10m层或底层盐度变化的共同影响。在冬春季,东海近海由于暖流势力较弱,水温较低,翼足类种数较少,种类数和多样性指数南部大于北部,外海大于近海;从夏季到秋季随着台湾暖流势力的加强,海流将较多的种类带到东海北部和近海,尽管近海种数和多样性指数值仍呈南高北低的特征,但南部和北部,近海和外海的差距明显缩小。     

东海水母类丰度的动力学特征

本文根据1997-2000年东海23°30′-33°N、118°30′-128°E海域4个季节海洋调查资料,探讨了东海水母类数量变化特征和相应的动力学。结果表明:水母类是东海浮游动物的第三大类群,其丰度仅次于桡足类和海樽类;其数量有明显的季节变化,春季丰度最高(5·37ind·/m3),秋季次之(2·23ind·/m3),冬季(1·82ind·/m3),夏季最低(0·88ind·/m3);其平面分布特征为近海高于外海;其数量变化首先来自优势种大西洋五角水母(Muggiaeaatlantica)和双生水母(Diphyeschamissonis)的贡献,前者是近岸暖温种,后者是近岸暖水种;春季丰度变化与表层和底层盐度二元线性相关,夏季与底层水温相关,秋季与底层盐度相关,冬季与表层盐度相关,4季总丰度与10m层盐度相关。盐度是影响水母类数量变化的主要环境动力学因子,水温是次要因子;水母类高丰度区往往位于台湾暖流与长江径流交汇处偏冲淡水水团一侧。长江冲淡水在不同季节入海后的流向是决定高丰度分布区位置重要的动力学因子。该类浮游动物对沿海海域生物安全、生态安全和环境安全都有重要的影响,引起全球的普遍关注。     

东海水螅水母环境适应与生态类群

根据1997—2000年东海23°30′—33°00′ N、118°30′—128°00′ E海域4个季节海洋调查资料,依据丰度和同步表层温、盐度数据,采用曲线拟合构造了数学模型,并结合地理分布分析对东海水螅水母最适温度、最适盐度和生态类群进行了研究.结果表明：东海水螅水母适温环境多样,最适温度低于20 ℃的有15种,在20 ℃～22.5 ℃之间的有8种,在22.5 ℃～25 ℃之间的有12种,超过25 ℃的有17种;大多数物种（32种）最适盐度为32～34,大于34的有13种,在30～32之间的有6种,低于30的仅出现2种.水螅水母大多数物种生存的盐度区间较窄,它们的数量和分布范围有限.嵊山秀氏水母等2种属暖温带近海种,八囊摇篮水母等13种属暖温带外海种,宽外肋水母等8种属亚热带近海种,半口壮丽水母等5种具有热带大洋种特征,四叶小舌水母等25种属亚热带外海种.东海水螅水母的许多物种可作为东海水团重要的指示种.     

东海浮游枝角类和涟虫类生态适应性

根据1997-2000年东海23°30′-33°00′N、118°30′-128°00′E海域4个季节海洋综合调查资料,以及2002-2003年长江口外海29°00′-32°00′N、122°00′-123°30′E海域4个季节资料,对浮游枝角类、涟虫类丰度和同步的表层温、盐度数据进行曲线拟合,构造数学模型,计算各物种分布的最适温度和盐度,分析其地理分布和生态特征,确定物种的生态类型。结果表明:鸟喙尖头溞(Penilia avirostris)、肥胖三角溞(Evadne tergestina)是亚热带近海种,具有广温广盐的生态特征;诺氏三角溞(Evadne nordmanni)、萨氏异涟虫(Heterocumasarst)和细长涟虫(Iphinoe tenera)是亚热带外海种,其中诺氏三角溞具有暖温种的特征,后两种涟虫(Bodotria ovalis)是典型的亚热带外海种;卵圆涟虫仅仅在长江口近海出现,是亚热带近海种。东海浮游枝角类大多数物种最适盐度偏低,尤其是鸟喙尖头溞和肥胖三角溞,它们的高丰度分布区是沿岸水团的标志。     

东海浮游植物数量分布与优势种

根据1997～2000年东海23°30′～33°N、118°30′～128°E海域4个季节海洋调查资料,运用定量、定性方法,探讨了东海浮游植物总丰度的平面分布、季节分布及变化的动力学机制,同时还探讨了东海浮游植物优势种的生态学特征和对温盐环境适应特征。结果表明:东海浮游植物总丰度有明显的季节分布,秋季总丰度达到4季最高峰,均值为211.91×104cell.m-3,夏季次之(50.40×104cell.m-3),冬季11.34×104cell.m-3,春季(2.01×104cel.lm-3)最低。春夏季东海近海(Ⅰ和Ⅲ)高于外海(Ⅱ和Ⅳ),秋冬季东海北部外海(Ⅱ)高于近海(Ⅰ),南部近海(Ⅲ)高于外海(Ⅳ)。4季共出现优势种(Y≥0.02)11种,冬季的主要优势种为洛氏角毛藻和细弱海链藻,春季的主要优势种为洛氏角毛藻和夜光藻,夏季以拟弯角毛藻和细长翼根管藻为主要优势种,秋季优势种仅为聚生角毛藻。浮游植物的聚集强度指数为较大正值,聚集作用明显。从全年的逐步回归分析结果看,温度是影响浮游植物总丰度季节分布的主要因子,盐度是次要因子。浮游植物的11个优势种之间生存环境适应比较,洛氏角毛藻和中华盒形藻生长温度幅度较大,可以在12～28℃水温增长,因而春、夏和冬季都成为优势种。中肋骨条藻适合生长的水温范围都较小,仅为22～28℃。聚生角毛藻更小,仅21～25℃。洛氏角毛藻和中华盒形藻生长温盐度和高分布区温盐度范围比聚生角毛藻和中肋骨条藻都广,而秋季数量却低于聚生角毛藻。     

东海栉水母对温度和盐度生态适应的Yield-Density模型

根据1997-2000年东海23°30′N-33°N、118°30′E-128°E海域4个季节海洋调查资料,采用物种丰度和同步表层温度、盐度数据的曲线拟合,构造数学模型,结合地理分布分析,研究了栉水母分布最适温度和最适盐度,分析了栉水母的生态类型.结果表明:瓜水母(Beroe cucumis)的丰度和温度,掌状风球水母(Hormiphora palmata)和卵型瓜水母(B.ovata)的丰度和盐度的相关性不显著;蝶水母(Ocyropsis crystallina)、球型侧腕水母(Pleurobrachia globosa)、瓜水母,掌状风球水母和卵型瓜水母的丰度与其对应的温度或盐度均符合Yield-Density模型;瓜水母最适温度和卵型瓜水母最适盐度依据散点图估计,掌状风球水母最适盐度不明显,其他物种最适温、盐度均由Yield-Density模型极值点计算;东海栉水母所有物种均系亚热带外海种,其中球型侧腕水母、瓜水母和掌状风球水母具有较宽的温、盐度分布区间,卵型瓜水母和蝶水母是冬、春季暖流水团的指示种.     

黄海南部和东海小黄鱼(Larimichthys polyactis)产卵场分布及其环境特征

根据2003～2005年和2007年4月份在黄海南部和东海海域进行的底拖网调查数据,分析了小黄鱼产卵场分布和产卵场环境特征等.结果表明,目前小黄鱼产卵场范围较过去有扩大,范围已经扩展到外海海域,产卵场可分为黄海南部产卵场和东海产卵场;其中黄海南部产卵场主要集中在33°00′～34°00′N,122°30′～124°00′E,产卵场最适水温范围为9.65～12.17℃,最适盐度范围为32.25～34.54,最适水深范围为29.74～76.49m;东海产卵场主要集中在30°30′～31°00′N,124°00′～125°00′E海域和30°30′～32°30′N,125°00′～126°00′E海域,产卵场最适水温范围为10.13～16.64℃,最适盐度范围为32.50～34.37,最适水深范围为40.23～85.61m;黄海南部和东海产卵场水温分布差异极显著(P<0.01);小黄鱼产卵场较过去发生较大变化的主要原因可能是在过度捕捞等扰动因素的影响下,小黄鱼对环境适应性明显提高.     

浙江沿岸海域春季螺类群落结构特征及其与环境因子的关系

根据2015年4月浙江沿岸定点调查资料, 分析了春季调查海域螺类种类组成、优势种、资源生物量和密度、物种多样性以及群落结构与海洋环境因子的关系。结果表明: 浙江沿岸海域春季共捕获螺类27种, 隶属于2目15科21属, 优势种主要有棒锥螺(Turritella bacillum)和褐管蛾螺(Siphonalia spadicea); 螺类平均资源生物量和密度分别为246.64 kg/km2和27.75×103 ind./km2, 总体分布趋势呈现较为明显的斑块分布特征, 但浙北海域资源密度低于浙中南部海域; 种类丰富度指数(D)、物种多样性指数(H′)和种类均匀度指数(J′)的平均值分别为0.36、0.56和0.50, 3种多样性指数均不高, 螺类群落多样性水平处于较低水平, 除物种多样性指数(H′)空间分布特征较为显著以外, 其余2个指数在调查海域整体分布较为均匀; ABC曲线显示浙江沿岸水域春季螺类群落处于中等干扰(或不稳定)状态; 典范对应分析结果表明水深、底层温度和底层溶解氧3个环境因子对研究海域螺类群落的分布起较大的作用。研究旨在探明该海域螺类资源的物种多样性, 丰富我国近海软体动物地理区系的基础资料, 同时也为浙江近海海洋生态和环境保护措施的制定提供参考依据。     

东海浮游糠虾类生态类型划分及其对水团的指示作用

根据1997-2000年东海23°30′-33°N、118°30′-128°E海域4个季节海洋调查资料,对浮游糠虾类丰度和同步的表层温、盐度数据进行曲线拟合,构造数学模型,计算糠虾类分布的最适温度和盐度,分析其地理分布和季节分布特征,确定物种的生态类型.结果表明:宽尾刺糠虾(Acanthomysis latiscauda)、漂浮囊糠虾(Gastrosaccus pelagicus)、中华节糠虾(Siriel-la sinensis)和美丽拟节糠虾(Hemisiriella pulchra)是亚热带近海种,同时具有暖温种的特征;极小假近糠虾(Pseudanchialina pusilla)、东方原糠虾(Promysis orientalis)、小红糠虾(Erythropsminuta)和双眼准异糠虾(Anisomysis bipartoculata)虽是亚热带外海种,但具有热带大洋种特征.东海浮游糠虾类大多数物种的最适温、盐度偏低,冬春季在东海近海有更多的分布,因而具有暖温近海类型的生物学特征,这是该类浮游动物区别于其它浮游动物类群的重要特征.宽尾刺糠虾、中华节糠虾和美丽拟节糠虾的较高丰度区,也正是长江冲淡水与暖流水团交汇、沿岸水团与外海高盐水团交汇的位置.小红糠虾和双眼准异糠虾可作为暖流指示种.四刺端糠虾(Doxomysis quadrispinosa)和东方原糠虾是台湾暖流指示种.其它种均不是良好的水团指示种.     

东海浮游糠虾种类特征和多样性

依据1997～2000年对东海23°30′～33°00′N、118°30′～128°00′E海域4个季节海洋调查资料,运用定量、定性方法, 探讨了东海浮游糠虾类种类特征、多样性以及种类分布与环境的关系.结果显示,东海调查水域共鉴定浮游糠虾类18种,秋季最多,有14种,夏季9种,春季7种,冬季仅4种;漂浮囊糠虾（Gastrosaccus pelagicus）等11个种是东海的常见种,东方原糠虾（Hypererythrops spinifera）是次常见种,其余则是稀有种;糠虾类物种的季节更替十分明显,特别是从秋季到冬季;盐度是影响东海糠虾类分布的主要环境因子,冬、夏季,糠虾类分布主要受沿岸河流和长江径流的影响,物种数与盐度呈负相关,秋季物种数与表层温度呈负相关,与底层盐度呈正相关.东海糠虾种类组成季节特征和地区特征的形成主要与长江径流势力消长有关.东海各海区糠虾类多样性指数（H′）值大多数较低,与其主要优势种的聚集性有关.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.