基于大型底栖无脊椎动物确定河流营养盐浓度阈值——以西苕溪上游流域为例

水体富营养化是一个全球性的问题,中国也面临严重威胁.目前,中国的水体富营养化研究主要集中在湖泊和水库,对河流的研究极少.根据大型底栖无脊椎动物的群落结构对营养盐胁迫的响应,运用非参数转变点分析方法计算西苕溪上游营养盐浓度突变点.结果表明:总氮和总磷的突变点分别为1.409mg·mL-1和0.033～0.035mg·mL-1.参照点的总氮和总磷浓度基本都低于阈值,城市干扰点则全部高于阈值,而当总氮和总磷超过各自阈值时会导致大型底栖无脊椎动物群落结构的严重退化.通过建立与水生生物群落结构有关的水体营养盐标准,可充分发挥生物监测在水环境管理中的作用,为计算水体中总氮和总磷的最大日负荷总量提供科学数据.     

官厅水库的微囊藻毒素及其与水环境的相关性

2007年4-11月的调研结果显示,官厅水库为富营养型湖泊,TP、TN、CODMn的含量分别为0.12、1.63、6.01mg·mL-1。浮游藻类密度为1794.08×104cells.L-1,其中蓝藻占51.75%,绿藻占25.12%,硅藻占12.56%,夏秋季出现了以微囊藻(Microcystis)占优势的蓝藻水华。库区水体中微囊藻毒素(MC-LR)的平均含量为0.794μg.L-1,但8-9月份为1.231μg.L-1,超出地表饮用水安全限值23.1%。统计分析显示,除受季节制约外,总磷和硝态氮可能是影响官厅水库MC-LR生物合成的主导营养因子;可溶性铁可能是MC-LR生物合成中限制性微量元素。治理水体富营养化是降低官厅水库微囊藻毒素含量,恢复其饮用水源地功能的关键。     

提高水体净化能力控制湖泊富营养化

建立了湖泊污染物质动力学方程,根据我国湖泊和美国O keechobee湖资料,确定了控制藻类暴发的总磷阈值为0.035m g/L,总氮阈值为0.350m g/L(滇池)和1.050m g/L(太湖);用实测资料,计算得到需要削减的外污染源滇池为总磷、总氮各78%,太湖为总磷69%、总氮56%。提出通过提高水体净化能力可以控制湖泊富营养化的理论依据和如下技术路线:提高湖泊净化率,使其超过输入的污染率,在湖内实现浓度低于控制藻类水华暴发所需要的磷、氮阈值;因地制宜综合运用到太湖、巢湖、滇池等一类大、中型湖泊,加强管理,就可以在占湖泊7%(滇池)和4%(太湖)的湖面上,依托科学布设控制其生长的凤眼莲,将其规模化地加工为有益产品,从而有效地去除湖泊中的营养盐,将水体综合净化率比现有净化率在滇池提高4.6倍,在太湖提高2.1倍,实现控制湖泊富营养化目标,并同步地在约3~4倍相应面积上修复健康水生态系统。     

白洋淀湿地水华暴发阈值分析

水体富营养化阈值分析可为控制水华暴发,确定合理的污染物控制水平提供科学依据.以白洋淀湿地为例,利用2000-2009年水质监测数据,选择表征水体富营养化的主要指标进行主成分聚类分析,划分出低溶氧高营养型和不稳定型2类水域;并针对不同水域类型,以叶绿素a为因变量,以pH值、水温、透明度(SD)、CODcr、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)、氨氮、硝氮和溶解态无机磷为自变量,采用逐步回归方法,分别建立了水质指标与叶绿素a的多元线性关系式,以此确定了白洋淀湿地水体水华暴发阈值.根据叶绿素a为30μgL-1为水华暴发的临界值,白洋淀低溶氧高营养型水域CODcr应控制在37.31mg·L-1,不稳定型水域TP应控制在0.12mg·L-1.     

围隔模拟生态系统中藻类生长的磷酸盐浓度阈值研究

藻类的过度生长是湖泊富营养化的显著特征之一。一般认为,在富营养化水体中降低磷的负荷能有效控制藻类生长并改善水体的富营养化状态;在我国巢湖,两次调查显示出总氮与总磷浓度比分别为15.4:1和16.3:1,远远超过巢湖优势藻微囊藻的最适生长氮磷比9:1,说明磷比氮更能限制藻类的生长。然而最近一些研究却显     

典型高原湖滨带底泥细菌群落结构及多样性特征

【背景】高原湖泊的富营养化日趋严重,而湖滨带作为湖泊的保护屏障对外源污染物具有拦截净化等作用,水环境变化则会对底泥细菌产生深刻影响。【目的】探究高原湖滨带底泥细菌群落结构特征及与水体富营养化之间的联系。【方法】基于16S rRNA基因高通量测序技术分析了阳宗海南岸湖滨带8个不同样点的底泥细菌群落结构及多样性,并结合样品水体环境因子,采用主成分分析(PCA)和冗余分析(redundancy analysis,RDA)探讨了水体富营养化对底泥细菌群落结构及丰富度的影响。【结果】湖滨带底泥细菌与水体富营养化程度存在响应关系,在水体富营养化程度高的区域(S3)细菌丰富度较高,操作分类单元(operationaltaxonomicunits,OTU)高达1473。反之,在富营养化程度低的区域(S1)细菌丰富度较低,OTU为730。阳宗海南岸湖滨带底泥中主要优势菌门为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi),含有少量的放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes);绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)与水体富营养化程度具有相关性,在中度富营养化区域,绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)的比重高达44.1%,而在轻度富营养化区域绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)的比重仅为15.6%。通过环境因子分析发现,阳宗海湖滨底泥细菌受总磷(TP)、叶绿素a (Chla)和总氮(TN)影响较强。【结论】研究结果明确了高原湖泊湖滨带底泥细菌种群的结构、变化特征及其对于水体富营养化的响应,加深了高原湖泊底泥细菌的了解,为高原湖泊水体富营养化的防治提供理论基础。     

太平湖水库的浮游藻类与营养型评价

研究了太平湖水库的浮游藻类与营养类型。共发现藻类175种。绿藻门的种类最多(87种),占种类总数的50％。硅藻和蓝藻次之(分别为34和33种),各占19.4％和18.8％。其它5门藻合计21种,仅占种类总数的11.8％。根据营养型分析结果,太平湖目前水质优良,属中营养型水体;但是藻类的优势种类和总氮含量两项指标已达富营养水平,而且微囊藻(Microcystis)水体较多出现,表明该水体已有向富营养化发展的趋势。含磷量较低(总磷0.012mg/L)是浮游藻类进一步大量繁殖的限制因子。为防止水质恶化,除了应控制含氮化合物的污染外,限制磷的输入尤为重要。     

公园水体浮游植物与环境因子的关系

于2006年10月—2007年9月,对上海市10个公园景观水体水质环境因子及浮游植物群落结构进行逐月监测,应用主成分分析(PCA)和典范对应分析(CCA)探讨了浮游植物数量与水质环境因子之间的关系,评价了城市水环境状况,以期为公园水体的水质管理提供科学依据。结果表明:共鉴定公园水体浮游植物8门167种,浮游植物丰度范围为2.16×106～7.87×106cells·L-1,主要以蓝藻、硅藻、绿藻为主,优势种由皮状席藻(Phormidium corium)、窝形席藻(Ph.fovedarum)、微小平裂藻(Merismopedia tenuissima)、尖针杆藻(Synedraacus)、银灰平裂藻(M.glauca)、啮蚀隐藻(Cryptomonas erosa)等组成;公园景观水体水温变幅为7.9～29℃,水深0.79～1.05m,透明度0.5～0.70m,总氮0.896～3.9mg·L-1,铵氮0.224～1.979mg·L-1,硝酸盐0.126～0.346mg·L-1,亚硝酸盐0.015～0.140mg·L-1,总磷0.063～0.372mg·L-1,活性磷0.007～0.194mg·L-1,化学需氧量为5.418～10.685mg·L-1。PCA分析表明,水温、透明度、氮磷营养因子以及化学需氧量是影响浮游植物密度变化的主要因素。CCA分析表明,总氮、总磷、透明度和水温是影响浮游植物群落结构季节变化的主要驱动因子。     

苏南地区湖泊群的富营养化状态比较及指标阈值判定分析

借助综合营养状态指数法、箱须图法以及拐点探测分析法,分析了苏南地区11个主要湖泊的富营养化特征以及各湖之间的差异性,并探讨湖泊由轻度富营养化向中度富营养化状态转换的相关指标阈值。结果显示苏南地区各湖泊的营养物水平存在明显的阶梯状特征,不同湖泊所处的富营养化阶段有所不同。典型封闭型湖泊水源地尚湖与傀儡湖水质最好,总体为Ⅱ—Ⅲ类,评价为中营养状态。典型过水性湖泊淀山湖与澄湖水质最差,TN和TP均劣于Ⅴ类,评价为中度富营养状态,其他湖泊属于轻度富营养化状态。基于拐点分析,提出苏南地区湖泊群富营养化状态由轻度向中度转变的指标阈值:COD Mn为4.7mg/L,NH3-N为1.0mg/L,TN为2.3mg/L,TP为0.125mg/L,Chl-a为25μg/L,透明度为50cm;尚湖和傀儡湖处于富营养化最轻的下游区,元荡和阳澄湖目前处于敏感的拐点区域,而淀山湖、澄湖、长荡湖等其他湖泊处于富营养化程度较重的上游区。苏南湖泊群的富营养化状态差异性主要是由不同人为干扰强度和水资源管理模式引起的,实现管理目标由资源利用向资源保护合理转变是解决富营养化问题的关键。     

中国典型湖泊富营养化现状与区域性差异分析

为全面科学地综合评估全国富营养化现状, 以全国五大湖区22个典型湖泊为研究对象, 科学评估了其富营养化状态, 分析了全国湖泊富营养化状态的区域性差异, 并探讨了富营养化状态与总磷的定量关系。结果表明, 2010—2011年, 59.1%的调研湖泊处于不同程度的富营养化状态, 其中云贵湖区的富营养化程度最为严重, 蒙新湖区的富营养化呈两极分化状态, 东北山地-平原湖区与东部湖区的湖泊基本均处于中营养-轻度富营养之间, 青藏高原湖区的富营养化程度最低。通过分析日照数、无霜期、气温、水深、海拔、降雨与湖泊营养状态的关系, 揭示了湖泊所处的地理位置是影响湖泊富营养化的基本因素, 具有区域性的分布规律。综合分析结果表明, 全国范围内湖泊中叶绿素a与总磷浓度存在显著相关性, 其中东部平原湖区、东北平原-山地湖区、青藏高原湖区和云贵高原湖区的叶绿素a与总磷浓度符合三次曲线方程, 蒙新湖区的叶绿素a与总磷浓度符合S型曲线方程; 东部平原湖区、东北平原-山地湖区、青藏高原湖区叶绿素浓度随着总磷浓度的增加, 首先出现1个极小值点, 然后出现1个极大值点, 其中3个湖区极小值点对应的总磷浓度分别为: 0.054、0.089和0.072 mg/L, 可为我国对应湖区的湖泊富营养化控制指标提供借鉴。     

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.