长江口中华鲟幼鱼的食物组成及摄食习性

分析了2004年5-9月长江口水域中华鲟幼鱼的食物组成及摄食的月份变化.结果表明:长江口中华鲟幼鱼以底栖小型鱼类、多毛类和端足类为主要食物,兼食虾类、蟹类及瓣鳃类等小型底栖动物.幼鱼的摄食率和摄食强度较高,且摄食强度存在着月份变化.主要饵料生物组成有明显的月变化,且食物个体有逐渐增大的趋势,其中5月主食多毛类和蟹类,6月主食鱼类和端足类,7月为鱼类和多毛类,8月样本较少且为空胃,9月为鱼类和虾类.与历史资料进行比较发现,曾是幼鱼重要饵料的鲬类所占比例极小,其质量百分比仅占1.81%;而以前未曾记录的虾虎鱼类在食物中所占比例较高, 其质量百分比达50.54%;等足类以前也未曾记录,其出现频率达10.07%.     

长江口崇明东滩鱼类群落组成和生物多样性

对2004-2006年每年的5-8月长江口崇明东滩鱼类群落组成和生物多样性进行了调查.结果表明:崇明东滩鱼类群落共有14目22科37属39种,以鲈形目最多,鲤形目次之,鱼类群落可分为4个生态类型,其中淡水鱼类13种、河口定居性鱼类6种、洄游性鱼类4种、近海鱼类16种,群落优势种为长蛇绚(Saurogobio dumerili)、中国花鲈(Lateo-labrax maculatus)、窄体舌鳎(Cynoglossus gracilis)、刀鲚(Coilia ectenes)、鮻(Liza haematochei-la)和鲻(Mugil cephalus)共6种;多样性特征值平均指标为Margalef丰富度指数(R)为2.30,Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H')为1.95,Wilhm多样性改进指数(H")为2.17,Mc-Naughton优势度指数Dn和Dw分别为0.60和0.45,Simpson单纯度指数(C)为0.22,Pielou均匀度指数(J')为0.59;崇明东滩鱼类群落中体质量<50 g的小型鱼类占绝对优势,经济鱼类趋于小型化,生物多样性呈下降趋势.为了保护崇明东滩的鱼类资源,应加大重要种群和生境保护和恢复的力度.     

白龙屿海洋牧场放养中华鲟幼鱼的潜在饵料资源及承载力估算

海洋保种是补充完善中华鲟(Acipenser sinensis)生活史,实现陆海接力保种的重要举措,为探究近海围栏是海洋牧场中华鲟幼鱼的潜在饵料资源及承载能力,研究对浙江温州近海的白龙屿海洋牧场进行周年调查,评估了海洋牧场中底栖动物及中下层生物资源量,并通过放养中华鲟摄食生长状况和消化道内容物分析,获得了海洋牧场中中华鲟幼鱼可摄食饵料种类,同时估算了其最大资源承载力。结果表明,白龙屿海洋牧场周年共采集到共47种饵料生物隶属于5门8纲,其中底栖动物38种、中下层生物9种,依据历史记录均为中华鲟可摄食种类;根据消化道内容物实测分析,放养中华鲟能够在海洋牧场中自主摄食,验证其摄食了4门5纲共16种饵料生物,其食物组成按相对重要性指数(IRI)大小排列:甲壳纲(主要为虾蟹类)>腹足纲>鱼纲>瓣鳃纲>多毛纲,摄食偏好按摄食选择系数大小排列:甲壳纲>腹足纲>瓣鳃纲>多毛纲>鱼纲;估算结果表明海域面积650亩的白龙屿海洋牧场中适合中华鲟摄食的饵料资源最大年产量约为818.389 kg,仅靠这些天然饵料供给的情况下,可供69尾中华鲟幼鲟正常生长发育。研究...     

长江口和杭州湾凤鲚胃含物与海洋浮游动物的种类组成比较

2009年6月—8月期间在长江口及杭州湾水域收集了1355尾的凤鲚（Coilia mystus）标本,对其胃含物进行分析,期间采用出现频率（F）、个数百分比（N）、重量百分比（W）、相对重要性指标（IRI）、优势度（Y）公式计算,并进行种类的相似性分析,同步采集了取样点附近的浮游动物,比较了凤鲚胃含物食谱与该海域浮游动物种类组成。结果表明：河口性的长额刺糠虾IRI 为703.25,%IRI为62.94%,远远超过其他种类,甚至超过任何一个桡足类优势种,因而是凤鲚食谱中的最重要的种类。凤鲚摄食的其他主要种类包括：火腿许水蚤（Schmackeria poplesia）（IRI = 261.04）,虫肢歪水蚤（Tortanus vermiculus）（IRI = 107.53）、真刺唇角水蚤（Labidocera euchaeta）（IRI = 27.27）。以上四种浮游动物重要性合计%IRI为98.36%。在主要食物种类占绝对优势。因而是凤鲚饵料中最重要的优势种。种类组成相似性分析结果显示：胃含物和海域浮游动物之间的相似度值大致在0.363—0.365之间;而两者桡足类之间的相似值在0.521—0.575之间。推测凤鲚对个体较小的桡足类摄食方法是过滤性摄食,对种类的选择性较低。而对个体较大的糠虾则是有选择性追逐摄食。     

黄山陈村水库河源溪流鱼类群落的食性

基于2010年11月在黄山陈村水库河源溪流中所采集的鱼类标本,对其中9种优势鱼类的食性特征进行了研究。结果表明:宽鳍鱲(Zacco platypus)、光唇鱼(Acrossocheilus fasciatus)和麦穗鱼(Pseudorasbora parva)等9种鱼类都以有机碎屑、藻类和无脊椎动物为主要食物,属典型的杂食性或无脊椎动物食性鱼类;食物组成的相似性分析结果表明,不同物种间的食物组成差异显著但存在部分重叠(P<0.001)。不同物种间的食物多样性和食性宽度也存在显著性差异(P<0.05),其中底栖型鱼类具有相对较高的饵料来源,而鱼类的食物多样性可能与其小生境选择性有关。根据食物重叠指数,9种优势鱼类之间存在明显的食物重叠(D>0.3),尤其是宽鳍鱲、光唇鱼、麦穗鱼、高体鰟鮍(Rhodeus ocellatus)和稀有花鳅(Cobitis sinensis)间的食物重叠指数超过0.9。陈村水库河源溪流的鱼类群落所表现出的食物组成、食物多样性、食性宽度和种间食物重叠性等特征,可能与其生态系统所具有的营养外源性和物理栖息地周期动荡性等密切相关。     

长江口中华鲟自然保护区潮间带鱼类群落结构

为深入了解鱼类对潮间带水域的利用,2010年5月、8月、11月在长江口中华鲟自然保护区潮间带水域进行了插网调查。结果表明:调查期间共出现28种鱼类,隶属于10目16科,鲤形目种类最多,其次为鲈形目;群落优势种为中国花鲈(Lateolabrax maculates)、鮻(Liza haematocheila)和窄体舌鳎(Cynoglossus gracilis);长江口中华鲟自然保护区潮间带鱼类群落可以分为河口定居鱼类、海洋偶见鱼类、降海洄游鱼类、溯河洄游鱼类、海洋洄游鱼类和淡水鱼类6种生态类群,其中河口定居鱼类和海洋洄游鱼类占据明显优势。对调查水域鱼类群落进行聚类分析,结果表明秋季和春夏季差异显著,鮻、中国花鲈、斑尾刺虾虎鱼(Acanthogobius ommaturus)是对季节差异贡献最大的3种鱼类。主成分分析结果表明,夏季鱼类群落主要受到海洋洄游鱼类的影响,而秋季主要受到河口定居鱼类的影响,这2种鱼类的幼鱼在不同季节利用潮间带水域索饵肥育可能是造成季节差异的主要原因。     

长江口中国花鲈食性分析

中国花鲈(Lateolabrax maculatus)是长江口重要的经济鱼类之一。根据2010年7月至10月在长江口崇明东滩团结沙和东旺沙水域采集到的胃含物样品,对中国花鲈的摄食习性进行了研究。结果表明,从中国花鲈胃含物中共鉴定出6类27种饵料生物,其多样性指数H’值为2.484,均匀度指数J’为0.7535,优势指数D为0.1262。采用百分比相对重要性指数(IRI%)和综合指标优势指数(Ip)分析的结果较一致,鱼类是长江口中国花鲈夏季主要食物,其百分比相对重要性指数(IRI%)和综合指标优势指数(Ip)分别为82.63%和94.48,鮻(Liza haematocheila)为优势饵料生物(IRI%=41.89,Ip=53.20)。团结沙和东旺沙中国花鲈食性差异较大,主成分分析(PCA)表明鲚属(Coilia spp.)、舌虾虎鱼(Glossogobius giuris)、脊尾白虾(Exopalaemoncarinicauda)和雷伊著名团水虱(Gnorimosphaeroma rayi)是造成这种差异的主要饵料生物种类。     

兴凯湖大银鱼食物组成与食性转化

该文于2010年6月—2011年1月逐月分析中俄界湖兴凯湖外来种大银鱼食性,结果发现,大银鱼主要摄食枝角类、桡足类、虾类和鱼类。6月份大银鱼体长<60 mm,以枝角类和桡足类为食,7月份体长>60 mm群组、8月份体长>80 mm群组、9月份体长>100 mm群组与10月及之后体长>120 mm群组等的食谱中均出现鱼类,且优势种类为大银鱼和属鱼类。该摄食鱼类的大银鱼最小体长随季节而增加的现象,与饵料鱼类生长导致的食物资源可得性变动密切相关。     

长江口盐沼植被生境内斑尾刺虾虎鱼食性特征

根据2015年5月至2016年4月在长江口东滩盐沼湿地水域采集的斑尾刺虾虎鱼样本数据,分析了该生境斑尾刺虾虎鱼的生物学和食性特征。结果表明:共采集到斑尾刺虾虎鱼186尾,其中6—8月采集的数量较高,而其他月份较低。约96%个体为幼体(平均体长109 mm),平均摄食等级为1.5。斑尾刺虾虎鱼主要摄食虾类(IRI(%)=69.05)、鱼类(IRI(%)=17.31)、蟹类(IRI(%)=11.51)和双壳类(IRI(%)=0.95)等11大类41小类饵料生物;虾类作为最重要的饵料类别,其生物量、数量和出现频次百分比均排列第一,以安氏白虾(Exopalaemon annandalei)、日本沼虾Macrobrachium nipponense)、长额刺糠虾(Acanthomysis longirostris)等虾类为主要饵料。鱼类饵料中,以大鳍弹涂鱼(Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus)、大弹涂鱼(Boleophthalmus valenciennes)等虾虎鱼科鱼类为主要饵料。各月平均饱满指数P(%)波动较大,6—11月呈逐渐增加趋势。随着体长的增加,饵料组成中鱼类的比例呈逐渐增高趋势,成体个体的饵料中鱼类的生物量比例达65%以上,虾类的比例则下降明显。6—8月斑尾刺虾虎鱼白天样本中鱼类饵料的重量百分比显著高于夜晚(P0.01),约是夜晚的8倍;但虾类则是夜晚显著高于白天(P0.01),约是白天的2倍,而蟹类饵料的昼夜差异不显著。从等级聚类(即组平均法)的分类方法可知,斑尾刺虾虎鱼各体长组食物组成在10%相似性水平上可分为3类,即41—60、61—180 mm和181—200 mm。从营养生态位宽度来看,41—60 mm体长组生态位宽度值为0.86,而61—120 mm体长组随着体长的增大而增大,但121—160 mm体长组生态位有所降低。盐沼生境丰富的饵料环境为斑尾刺虾虎鱼提供了良好的摄食场所,同时盐沼植被茂密的植株也可为幼体提供躲避捕食者的最佳庇护所,初步证明盐沼对于斑尾刺虾虎鱼具有重要的生境价值。     

池养刀鲚(Coilia nasus)鱼种的摄食与生长

采用生长测量、摄食节律评估的方法研究了人工养殖备件下刀鲚(Coilia nasus)的摄食和生长特性,旨在为刀鲚积累基础生物学资料,同时为大规模开展刀鲚的池塘养殖提供参考.结果表明:经过153 d的生长期,刀鲚的平均体长从最初的(12.41±2.21 )cm增加到(21.25±2.08)cm,体重从(5.83±0.91)g增加到(40.58±12.98)g;体长与日龄为线性相关(L=0.0558t+13.102,R2=0.97),体重与日龄为指数相关(W=6.5699e0.01231,R2 =0.98),体重与体长之间呈幂函数关系(W=0.0006L3.5924)幂指数b值接近3;刀鲚鱼种有明显的昼夜摄食节律,4:00-8:00是刀鲚鱼种的摄食高峰期,12:00左右摄食活动基本停止,16:00起摄食强度又明显回升,属晨昏摄食;此外还发现,枝角类、桡足类、日本沼虾和(鱼叚)虎鱼是培育刀鲚鱼种较为适宜的饵料生物,但其不同发育阶段适宜饵料生物有所不同,摄食量与饵料的种类和数量有直接关系.     

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.