镇海水库拟柱孢藻的分离鉴定和氮磷对其生长的影响

以分离自广东省镇海水库的拟柱孢藻N8为对象, 探究其在不同磷浓度及氮磷浓度组合下的生长情况。结果表明, 拟柱孢藻N8对磷的适应范围很宽, 在0.025.12 mg/L磷浓度下均能生长, 最适生长磷浓度范围为0.165.12 mg/L, 磷浓度的升高能显著延长拟柱孢藻的对数生长期和提高生物量。动力学分析表明, 拟柱孢藻N8有较低的KSP值, 对磷元素的亲和性较高, 在磷营养贫乏的环境下更容易形成优势。在氮磷组合实验中, 低氮(0.5 mg/L)显著抑制拟柱孢藻的生长, 且这种生长抑制不受磷浓度的影响; 而在低磷(0.04 mg/L)条件下, 水体中氮浓度的增加会显著促进拟柱孢藻的生长, 拟柱孢藻在高氮中磷和高氮高磷下的生长显著优于其他氮磷组合条件。研究表明, 广东省水库拟柱孢藻的生长受磷的限制较弱, 氮是其生长的决定因子。       

拟柱孢藻N8全基因组测序及磷吸收转运通路的比较分析

为从分子水平解析热带特征性蓝藻-拉氏拟柱孢藻(Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, 简称拟柱孢藻)环境适应机制, 研究以广东省镇海水库中分离的拟柱孢藻藻株N8为材料, 采用PacBio单分子实时测序技术(Single Molecule Real-Time, SMRT)进行测序, 并初步进行全基因组特征的比较分析。结果显示拟柱孢藻N8全基因组大小为3.857 Mb, GC含量为40.13 %, 预测编码基因个数为3598个, 在COG、KEGG和GO数据库中注释到的基因数分别为2429、1664和2244个。N8藻株与美国国立生物技术信息中心(NCBI)上公布的27株拟柱孢藻基因组大小和GC含量基本一致, 但N8的编码基因数最多。基于拟柱孢藻全基因组单拷贝基因的系统进化树表明N8藻株与韩国藻株GIHE 2018的亲缘关系最近。N8藻株的基因组中未发现拟柱孢藻毒素(CYN)和石房蛤毒素(STX)合成酶基因簇, 表明该藻株不产蓝藻毒素CYN和STX。对N8藻株和其他7藻株的磷吸收转运通路比较分析表明, 这些藻株均拥有较为完整的磷吸收转运基因(双组分调节系统、低亲和力无机磷转运基因、高亲和力无机磷转运系统、有机磷酸盐转运复合体、C-P裂解酶和碱性磷酸酶), 表明拟柱孢藻具有灵活利用环境中不同形态磷源的潜能; 而不同藻株间的基因拷贝数和排列顺序存在差异, 如拟柱孢藻N8基因组中有2个C-P裂解酶复合体蛋白phnF和phnM, 其余7株拟柱孢藻则只有1个, 表明拟柱孢藻存在株系特异性。N8藻株为中国首株公开完成全基因组测序数据的拟柱孢藻, 对其基因组分析和磷吸收转运通路的解析将有助于阐明华南地区拟柱孢藻水华优势形成的分子机制。     

温度、光照、盐度与pH 对淡水蓝藻拟柱胞藻生长的影响

拟柱胞藻(Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii)是近年来发现能够引起水华的一种优势淡水蓝藻, 可产生蓝藻毒素,由其引发的水质危害已逐渐引起人们的重视。为探讨环境因素与拟柱胞藻生长状态的关系, 设计采用温度(25, 30, 35 ℃)、光照(2000, 3000, 4000 lx)、盐度(0, 4, 8)与pH 值(7.2, 8.2, 9.2)四种环境因子三水平正交试验, 分析在不同环境因子条件下拟柱胞藻的比平均生长速率, 最高藻丝密度, 叶绿素a(Chl-a)及类胡萝卜素(Carotenoid)含量。研究结果表明, 在9种环境因子组合中, 除温度25℃、光照4000 lx、pH 9.2 及盐度8, 拟柱胞藻不能生长外, 其余条件均能生长。藻丝生长速率、藻丝密度及光合色素的影响程度上, 盐度影响最大, 其次是pH 和温度, 光照影响最小。拟柱胞藻藻丝最佳生长的环境条件为温度30℃, pH 8.2, 光照4000 lx 及盐度0。     

一株虾池来源的螺旋拟柱孢藻藻株的分离鉴定及重金属离子Cu~(2+)、Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)对其生长的影响

【目的】探讨凡纳滨对虾养殖水体中入侵蓝藻拟柱孢藻的生长生理特性。【方法】从汕头澄海人工对虾养殖池分离纯化藻株,通过形态及其16SrRNA基因鉴定,之后在CT与BG11两种蓝藻通用培养基的基础上优化最佳培养条件,最后分析了不同浓度的3种重金属离子即Cu~(2+)(0–0.8 mg/L)、Cd~(2+)(0–4 mg/L)和Pb~(2+)(0–80 mg/L)对藻株生长的影响。【结果】澄海虾池来源的分离纯化藻株形态呈卷曲螺旋型,16S rRNA基因序列与多株其他来源的拟柱孢藻相似度均达98%以上。实验室培养,藻株最佳生长状态的培养条件是在BG11培养基的基础上调整氮浓度及氮磷比分别为N 62 mg/L,N︰P=9︰1,在此条件下,藻丝生物量可达(0.632±0.170)×107/L,藻丝比平均生长速率最高为(0.063±0.001)/d。本分离藻株活体对重金属Cu~(2+)、Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)具有一定的耐受性,其耐受浓度范围分别为0–0.2、0–0.5和1–40 mg/L,其中,Cu~(2+)和Cd~(2+)对藻的生长具有抑制作用,而且此抑制作用随着金属离子剂量的增加及作用时间的延长更加显著,Cu~(2+)和Cd~(2+)对藻体的半数抑制浓度(96 h EC50)分别为0.125和0.551 mg/L;而浓度范围为0–80 mg/L的Pb~(2+)对藻体的生长则表现为低剂量(≤40 mg/L)呈促进,高剂量(≥80 mg/L)则抑制。【结论】从凡纳滨对虾养殖池中分离鉴定出一株形态呈螺旋型的拟柱孢藻,命名为螺旋拟柱孢藻(Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii helix),本藻株活体能够在一定浓度的Cu~(2+)、Cd~(2+)和Pb~(2+)中生长,为螺旋拟柱孢藻活藻生物吸附重金属离子而改善虾池水体环境提供了可能性。     

不同氮源及氮浓度对真眼点藻纲微藻生长及油脂积累的影响

以真眼点藻纲8株微藻(类波氏真眼点藻(Eustigmatos cf. polyphem)、大真眼点藻(Eustigmatos magnus)、波氏真眼点藻(Eustigmatos polyphem)、魏氏真眼点藻(Eustigmatos vischeri)、斧形魏氏藻(Vischeria helvetica)、点状魏氏藻(Vischeria punctata)、星形魏氏藻(Vischeria stellata)和眼点拟微绿球藻(Nan-nochloropsis oculata))为研究材料, 用3种氮源(硝酸钠、碳酸氢铵或尿素)和4种氮浓度(18、9、6和3 mmol) 在改良的BG-11培养基中对藻细胞进行培养。比较分析这8株微藻在不同培养条件下的藻液pH、生物量、油脂含量、脂肪酸组成的差异, 从而筛选出适合该类微藻生长和油脂积累的最适氮源与最佳氮浓度。结果表明, 这8株微藻均能在3种氮源中生长, 但是随着培养时间延长, 以碳酸氢铵和尿素为氮源时藻液pH逐渐降低, 其变化范围为5.0—6.0, 而以硝酸钠为氮源时藻液pH保持在7.0—8.0, 变化不大。当以尿素为氮源培养时, 能获得较高的生物量, 但是不同藻株在不同尿素浓度时达到最高生物量。最高生物量是波氏真眼点藻(E. polyphem)在9 mmol时达到, 为10.96 g/L。总脂含量分析发现, 在低氮浓度下均能促进8株微藻油脂的积累, 真眼点藻属中的魏氏真眼点藻(E. vischeri)在8株藻中获得最高油脂含量, 达到59.24%。进一步对脂肪酸分析发现, 8株微藻总脂肪酸含量为细胞干重的50%—58%, 主要脂肪酸组成为豆蔻酸(C14鲶0)、棕榈酸(C16鲶0)、棕榈油酸(C16鲶1)、油酸(C18鲶1)和二十碳五烯酸(C20鲶5), 其中拟微绿球藻(N. oculata)细胞中棕榈酸的含量最高占总脂肪酸50%左右; 其他7株微藻细胞中棕榈油酸的含量较高, 其占总脂肪酸含量范围在40%—60%。8株微藻均表现出较高的生物量与油脂积累能力, 以尿素为氮源, 氮浓度为6 mmol时更有利于该类微藻生物量和油脂的积累。总体来说, 真眼点藻纲的微藻是一类极具潜力适合于微藻生物燃料生产的微藻, 而真眼点藻属藻株表现更为明显的优势。     

N、P营养盐胁迫对两株布朗葡萄藻生长的影响

采用批次培养方法,在光照强度60、110mol/m2s下分别设置了7个不同的氮、磷浓度(N:0-3500g/L,P:15-775g/L),研究两株布朗葡萄藻(Botryococcus braunii)对氮、磷胁迫的敏感性差异,筛选高营养利用效率的优良藻株。结果表明:两株藻对氮磷营养胁迫的耐受性存在差异,B.braunii764株对氮胁迫具有较高耐受性,而B.braunii765株对磷胁迫具有较高耐受性。光照强度110mol/m2s,不同氮浓度下B.braunii764株其平均生长速率均显著高于其他各处理组;不同磷浓度下B.braunii765株其平均生长速率显著高于B.braunii764株。在试验设定的光照强度条件下,适当增加光照强度能够显著降低氮胁迫对布朗葡萄藻生长的抑制效应。在光照强度110mol/m2s下,氮浓度3500g/L时两株布朗葡萄藻平均生长速率与在正常Chu-10培养基条件下无显著差异。磷浓度775g/L时两株布朗葡萄藻的平均生长速率均显著低于正常Chu-10培养基条件,增加光照强度对磷胁迫下藻细胞的生长无显著作用。两株布朗葡萄藻在第2天时磷吸收与初始磷浓度呈正相关关系,氮吸收在3500g/L时出现饱和现象。布朗葡萄藻的生长更容易受到培养基中磷营养胁迫的影响。       

光强和硝态氮水平对铜藻(Sargassum horneri)生长和光合生理特性的影响

以金潮种铜藻(Sargassum horneri)为对象,探讨了不同硝态氮水平下光照强度对其生长和光合生理特性的影响,以期为金潮暴发机制的研究提供一定的参考。实验设置了高(100μmol·L-1)、低(自然海水,50μmol·L-1) 2个硝态氮浓度和高(150μmol photons·m-2·s-1)、中(60μmol photons·m-2·s-1)、低(10μmol photons·m-2·s-1)三个光照水平,检测了藻体在不同硝态氮浓度和光照条件下适应培养7 d后生长、色素含量、可溶性糖含量、可溶性蛋白含量、氮吸收速率及最大光合放氧速率(Pmax)等生理指标的变化。结果表明:氮浓度相同时,铜藻的生长速率、可溶性糖含量、可溶性蛋白含量、氮吸收速率、Pmax均随光照强度的增加而增加,而色素含量随着光照强度的增加而降低;低氮条件下,除类胡萝卜素外,以上指标在高光处理下均显著高于低光处理(P0.05);高氮条件下,除可溶性糖外,以上指标在高光条件下也均显著高于低光处理(P0.05);同一光照强度下,色素及可溶性蛋白含量、氮吸收速率及Pmax随氮浓度的增加而增加;可溶性糖含量随着硝态氮浓度的增加而减少;且在3个光照条件下,高氮处理下藻体的Pmax均显著高于低氮处理。总之,不同光照和氮浓度处理7 d后,高光、高氮适应后的藻体表现出较高的生长和光合作用潜能。铜藻断裂后漂浮于海面极易获得较高光强条件,而富营养海水中的高氮条件会刺激铜藻的光合潜能而使其加速生长,进而加剧铜藻金潮的暴发。     

丹江口水库一株硅藻的分子鉴定及氮素对其生长的影响

采用稀释分离法和小液滴分离法, 从丹江口水库水样中分离了一株硅藻。通过形态学观察和18S rDNA、SSU rDNA、rbcL的序列分析, 将其鉴定为谷皮菱形藻。以NaNO3、NH4Cl和尿素为氮源, 研究了不同氮素对其生长特性的影响。结果表明, 谷皮菱形藻在铵态氮、硝态氮和有机氮中均可正常生长, 但生长特性对不同氮素形态的响应有所不同。在NaNO3和尿素的培养条件下, 谷皮菱形藻的生长速率随氮素浓度的增加而相应增加, 而在NH4Cl培养基中, 生长速率随氮素浓度的增加表现出先增加后降低的趋势。在NH4Cl 350 μmol·L-1时达到最高, 最大比生长速率和细胞密度分别为0.2920 d-1和189×104 个·mL-1, 表明高浓度铵态氮对其生长有抑制作用。本研究可为谷皮菱形藻的分子鉴定提供依据, 也可为保护丹江口水库的水质安全提供基础资料。     

玫烟色拟青霉最适液体培养条件的研究

通过对不同营养和不同培养条件下玫烟色拟青霉菌丝生物量和产孢量的研究,结果表明:葡萄糖为玫烟色拟青霉液体培养的最适碳源,蛋白胨为该菌生长的最适氮源,C/N为10∶1~20∶1最适于玫烟色拟青霉菌丝生长和产孢;25℃2、4 h全光照条件,对该菌生长和产孢均有利。接种后144~168 h时,菌丝生物量和产孢量均达到高峰,分别为31.72 mg/mL、24.62孢子/mL,为黑暗条件下的1.5倍和18.3倍,因此玫烟色拟青霉液体发酵终点应选择在接种后144~168 h为最好。     

铵态氮和浮游植物对穗花狐尾藻的生理影响

为探讨铵态氮-浮游植物-沉水植物三者之间关系,在滇池岸边开展室外模拟实验。在初始叶绿素a为100μg·L~(-1)的浮游植物密度下,研究不同浓度(0、0.05、0.15、0.50、1.50、5.00 mg·L~(-1))铵态氮和浮游植物对穗花狐尾藻的生长和生理状况的影响。结果表明:各处理组穗花狐尾藻的各项生长和生理指标在实验期间存在明显差异;当铵态氮浓度为1.50mg·L~(-1)时,穗花狐尾藻的株高和生物量明显大于其他处理组;穗花狐尾藻叶片的总叶绿素含量、光合活性和可溶性蛋白在铵态氮浓度为1.50 mg·L~(-1)时,实验期间能维持原来的水平,其余铵态氮浓度下,呈现下降的趋势;在铵态氮与浮游植物的复合作用下,适宜穗花狐尾藻生长的铵态氮浓度为1.50 mg·L~(-1),高浓度的铵态氮(5.00 mg·L~(-1))和氮缺乏(NH4+-N≤0.50 mg·L~(-1))都不利于穗花狐尾藻的生长;铵态氮浓度达到5.00 mg·L~(-1)时,浮游植物大量生长带来的相关效应,如水体浊度上升,水下光强降低等,导致穗花狐尾藻耐受铵态氮的阈值较单一铵态氮胁迫下的耐受阈值低,此时,沉水植物对藻类的抑制效应也将解除,水华大量发生,叶绿素a的浓度可达(948.1±313.0)μg·L~(-1)。     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

广西青藓科分类学修订

通过对采自广西24个县(市)的1 147份青藓科植物标本的逐一鉴定及相关文献的查阅,确认有广西青藓科植物11属、44种,其中包括广西青藓科植物新记录属1属,即拟异叶藓属(Pseudokindbergia),新记录种7种,分别为匐枝青藓(Brachythecium procumbens)、阔叶尖喙藓(Oxyrrhynchium latifolium)、泛生尖喙藓(O. vagans)、拟异叶藓(Pseudokindbergia dumosa)、华东细喙藓(Rhynchostegiella sinensis)、长肋拟青藓(Sciurohypnum populeum)和弯叶拟青藓(S. reflexum)。该文提供了修订后的广西青藓科植物名录,并对其中的新记录属、种的主要形态学识别特征、生境和地理分布等进行了详细描述。     

Host plants of someRhinanthoideae (Scrophulariaceae) of eastern North America

Twenty three species in 11 genera were examined in the field to determine hosts. OnlyStriga asiatica andSeymeria cassioides have a narrow host range being restricted to grasses and pines, respectively. These are the only species which cause pronounced and sometimes serious host damage. The other species attach to a great diversity of hosts.     

Evaluation of antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activities of the resin glycosides and the other metabolites of Scrophularia cryptophila

Resin glycosides are secondary metabolites exclusive to the convolvulaceous plants. In this study, crypthophilic acids A–C (1–3), the first resin glycosides occurring in another family (Scrophulariaceae), and the other constituents of Scrophularia cryptophila were examined for in vitro antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial potentials. Except for crypthophilic acid B (2), all tested compounds exhibited growth-inhibitory effect against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, with l-tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7) being the most potent ones (IC₅₀'s 4.1 and 9.7 μg/ml). In contrast, the activity towards Trypanosoma cruzi was poor, and only crypthophilic acid C (3), 6 and 7 were trypanocidal at concentrations above 40 μg/ml. With the exception of 2 and 6, all compounds were active against Leishmania donovani. Harpagide (4) and 3 emerged as the best leishmanicidal agents (IC₅₀'s 2.0 and 5.8 μg/ml). Only compounds 3, 6 and 7 showed antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum with IC₅₀ values of 4.2, 16.6 and 22.4 μg/ml. Overall the best and broadest spectrum activity was presented by compounds 3 and 7, as they inhibited all four parasitic protozoa. None of the isolates had significant activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MICs >100 μg/ml) or were toxic towards mammalian (L6) cells. This is the first report of antiprotozoal activity for natural resin glycosides, as well as for harpagide (4), acetylharpagide (5), tryptophan (6) and buddlejasaponin III (7).     

Apoptotic Regulation of Caspase Activity

Intracellular cysteine aspartate-specific proteases (caspases) play both signaling and effector roles in realizing the program of cell death. Caspases function as proteolytic cascades unique for each cell type and signal triggering apoptosis. All parts of the proteolytic cascades are duplicated and controlled by feedback signals. Amplification cycles between pairs of caspases (the third and the sixth, the ninth and the third, the twelfth and the sixth, and others) help multiply the initial apoptotic signal. The presence of physiological inhibitors of apoptosis that directly interact with caspases creates a multilevel regulatory network of apoptosis in cell. The caspase proteolytic cascades are also regulated by sphingolipid secondary messengers, among them ceramide, sphingosine, and their phosphates. Moreover, an association of the caspase signaling with ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis is shown in cells. In particular, the use of extracellular activators and inhibitors of caspases allows irreversible activation of apoptosis in tumor cells or the prevention of apoptosis in cortical neurons under neurodegenerative diseases.     

The effect of cyanobacteria and azolla on the performance of rice under different levels of fertilizer nitrogen

Cyanobacteria and/or azolla were inoculated, with urea at 0, 72 or 144 kg N/ha, in plots in which azolla-free Indica rice var. IR 28 was grown. Productive tillers, yield and nitrogen contents of grain and straw positively responded to inoculation with cyanobacteria or azolla, even with fertilizer-N up to 144 kg N/ha. Inoculation improved colonization by cyanobacteria. Azolla were superior to the asymbiotic cyanobacteria in enhancing rice performance. Urea at a rate of 72 kg N/ha was found to support the best colonizations when applied with cyanobacteria or azolla or, to give maximum rice yields, both inoculants.