不同植物群丛下铜尾矿复垦地土壤线虫的分布特征

对铜陵市凤凰山铜尾矿复垦地禾本科(矛叶荩草AL、白茅IC)和豆科(野豌豆GS)等3类典型植物群丛及外围对照禾本科(毛马唐)植物群丛下的土壤线虫群落进行调查.共分离得到1277 条土壤线虫,隶属于51属,平均密度590条·100 g^-1干土.采用多样性指数和土壤食物网结构指数等分析铜尾矿复垦地土壤线虫群落的分布特征.结果表明： 铜尾矿复垦地3类植物群丛下土壤线虫群落的类群总数和Shannon〖KG-*4〗多样性指数明显小于毛马唐对照组.对比铜尾矿复垦地和邻近自然栖息地不同植物群丛下的土壤线虫群落生态指数,发现野豌豆群丛下土壤食物网结构较成熟,土壤有机质分解以细菌分解通道为主;生态系统较不稳定,低度干扰;表明该豆科植物群丛下的土壤食物网具有较大的发展潜力,从而提高铜尾矿复垦地的生态稳定性.白茅与矛叶荩草群丛下土壤食物网处于结构化状态,土壤有机质分解以真菌分解通道为主;生态系统较稳定,无干扰;表明禾本科植物群丛下的土壤食物网处于较低层次的发展状态.     

中国两个气候过渡区森林土壤线虫群落的比较研究

为比较不同气候过渡区地带性森林土壤线虫群落结构和多样性,以南亚热带向中亚热带气候过渡区的石门台常绿阔叶林和北亚热带向暖温带气候过渡区的鸡公山落叶阔叶林为样地,探讨不同气候区土壤微食物网能流方式的差异。结果表明,石门台土壤线虫群落属数(S)、生物量(Biomass)、多样性指数(H')、丰富度指数(SR)、成熟度指数(MI)和结构指数(SI)在表层土壤(0~10 cm)均显著高于鸡公山。石门台的土壤线虫通路指数(NCR)均值高于0.5,而鸡公山的NCR均值小于0.5,说明前者土壤食物网可能偏向于细菌能流通道,而后者偏向于真菌能流通道,这也与食细菌线虫、食真菌线虫生物量的计算结果一致。可见线虫群落结构确实存在明显的南北差异,并较好地指示了土壤能流和养分循环状况。     

干湿交替条件下土壤氨基糖含量的动态变化

通过室内模拟培养试验,研究了恒湿和干湿交替条件下土壤中3种微生物来源氨基糖含量的动态变化,并且利用氨基葡萄糖和胞壁酸的比值分析了干湿交替条件下土壤真菌和细菌对土壤有机质转化的相对贡献.结果表明:恒湿条件下,细菌来源的胞壁酸在土壤中的分解速率大于真菌来源的氨基葡萄糖,氨基半乳糖在土壤中的分解速率较慢;干湿交替改变了土壤中3种氨基糖的分解特征,与恒湿处理相比,干湿交替培养前期以胞壁酸为代表的细菌残余物的分解速率高于以氨基葡萄糖为代表的真菌残余物,随着干湿交替频率的增大,以氨基葡萄糖为代表的真菌残余物分解速率高于以胞壁酸为代表的细菌残余物.可见,干湿交替条件改变了以氨基糖为代表的土壤氮素的微生物转化过程.     

外源氮素添加对森林土壤氨基糖转化的影响

采用室内模拟培养法研究了不同数量氮素添加条件下森林土壤中3种微生物来源的氨基糖含量的动态变化,并且利用氨基葡萄糖和胞壁酸的比值分析了氮素添加条件下土壤真菌和细菌对土壤氮素转化和积累的相对贡献。结果表明:土壤中氨基糖含量的动态变化与土壤中的养分状况密切相关;当向土壤中添加氮源时,微生物会利用外加氮源合成自身的细胞壁物质,并且高氮处理胞壁酸含量高于低氮处理,而高氮处理氨基葡萄糖含量则低于低氮处理,说明随施氮量的增加更有利于以胞壁酸为代表的细菌残留物在土壤中的积累,不利于以氨基葡萄糖为代表的真菌残留物的积累,氨基半乳糖对氮素添加的响应较小;当土壤中养分缺乏时,氨基糖能够发生不同程度的分解;添加氮源条件下,真菌和细菌来源氨基糖的比值发生变化,细菌对土壤氮素转化的贡献大于真菌,并且高氮处理细菌的贡献更大。本研究表明,氮素添加改变了以氨基糖为代表的土壤氮素的微生物转化过程。     

土壤微食物网结构与生态功能

土壤微食物网是碎屑食物网中与土壤生态过程密切相关的一部分,通过取食资源基质直接或间接地参与养分循环过程,影响陆地生态系统功能.本文从土壤微食物网的组成、结构和生态功能等方面综述了近年来土壤微食物网的研究进展.通过对土壤微食物网的能量通道及营养级联效应的介绍,阐述了土壤微食物网在碳(C)、氮(N)转化、凋落物分解和植物生长等方面的重要作用.针对目前的研究现状,提出未来土壤生态学研究应与高通量测序及稳定同位素技术相结合;通过构建模型进一步加强对土壤食物网结构和功能的研究,从而深入揭示地下生态过程及其对地上植物生长的反馈作用机理.     

增温对长白山苔原土壤微生物群落结构的影响

研究土壤微生物群落结构对温度升高的响应,对预测气候变化条件下土壤微生物以及土壤养分循环具有重要意义。采用开顶箱(OTC,Open-top chamber)增温方法对长白山苔原土壤进行连续两个生长季(6—9月)增温处理,结果表明:增温使土壤磷脂脂肪酸(PLFA,Phospholipid fatty acid)总量降低了16.1%,革兰氏阳性菌/革兰氏阴性菌比值(G+/G-)升高21.2%。增温与对照条件下的G+、G-、细菌、真菌的PLFAs相对含量和真菌/细菌比值在统计上无显著差异,除真菌与G-外,其它指标均存在明显的季节波动。增温与对照条件下,细菌、G+、G+/G-和PLFA总量在土壤温度较高的7、8月份较温度较低的9月份高,真菌/细菌比值则在9月份温度较低时达到最大值。主成分分析表明,整个生长季代表真菌和G-的脂肪酸相对变化较明显。冗余分析(RDA,Redundancy analysis)表明,G+/G-比值与土壤温度呈正相关关系,土壤含水量与PLFA总量呈负相关关系,表明增温直接或间接导致G+/G-比值和PLFA总量变化,改变了土壤微生物的群落结构。     

植茶年限对土壤微生物群落结构及多样性的影响

为探明植茶年限对土壤微生物群落结构及多样性的影响,以0、20、25、38和48年茶园土壤表层(0～20 cm)、亚表层(20～40 cm)土壤样品为研究对象,采用T-RFLP技术及qPCR方法对土壤细菌(B)、真菌(F)群落进行分析。结果表明: 植茶后土壤理化性质明显改变,随植茶年限的增加土壤有机碳、碱解氮及有效磷含量呈先升高后降低的趋势,表层土壤有机碳和全氮含量均显著高于亚表层土壤。不同植茶年限土壤细菌群落组分存在差异且多样性指数随植茶年限的增加呈下降趋势,而不同植茶年限土壤真菌群落组分差异不明显且多样性指数无显著差异。总体来看,土壤细菌群落对植茶年限的响应比真菌群落敏感。随植茶年限的增加,茶园土壤微生物群落有从F/B较低的“细菌型”向F/B较高的“真菌型”转变的趋势。     

基于土壤线虫群落分析的油页岩废渣地不同植被类型恢复过程中的土壤食物网能流状况

土壤健康与生态系统功能是当前生态学研究的重要课题。土壤线虫是评价生态系统健康状况的指示生物,特别是用于评价土壤污染和恢复的过程。对广东茂名油页岩废渣场人工实施不同生态恢复改造状况下的土壤线虫属的重要值及土壤线虫反映的土壤食物网能量通道进行了分析,以通过污染地土壤食物网内的能量流动状况反映种植不同植物物种相同时间后的土壤养分与健康状况。结果表明在废渣场种植不同植物物种约8年后,乌墨林和大叶相思林下土壤线虫类群数(属)分别为54和45,重要值最高的是食细菌的棱咽属(Prismatolaimus)和拟丽突属(Acrobeloides);而红荷林和荒草地的线虫类群数分别为41和38,重要值最高的是杂食性的真矛线属(Eudorylaimus);废渣地线虫属的数量最少,仅为34个,重要值最高的是食真菌的丝尾垫刃属(Filenchus)和滑刃属(Aphelenchoides)。食物网能流分析表明:细菌能流通道比重最高的是大叶相思林和乌墨林,而真菌能流通道比重最高的是废渣地,红荷林和荒草地居中,各样地植物能流通道比重都比较小,仅为2%—10%之间。总体来讲,在有植被覆盖的生态系统,养分周转更快,特别是乌墨和大叶相思林,而无植被的废渣地,土壤养分周转速率倾向于更慢的真菌能流通道,这表明在养分条件比较差的情况下,真菌通道的食物网可能会起更大的作用。研究还说明了在油页岩废弃地恢复过程中,植物资源的输入不仅仅刺激植物能流通道,同时也会刺激细菌和真菌能流通道,植被是土壤线虫群落发展的主要驱动力。     

内生真菌感染对禾草宿主生境土壤特性和微生物群落的影响

以羊草(Leymus chinensis)-内生真菌共生体为研究对象, 分别在野外样地和室内盆栽两种实验条件下研究了内生真菌感染对土壤特性和微生物群落结构的影响。结果显示：在处理时间较长并伴随有枯落物分解的羊草样地中, 内生真菌感染促进了土壤氮(N)的积累, 提高了30天培养时间内土壤初始碳(C)矿化速率和前3天土壤矿化量和土壤矿化总量; 而在处理时间较短且没有地上枯落物分解的盆栽羊草中, 内生真菌感染对土壤的C、N含量及C矿化均无显著影响。无论是野外样地还是室内盆栽实验, 内生真菌感染均未引起土壤微生物磷脂脂肪酸种类的变化, 但内生真菌感染均有提高土壤微生物生物量的趋势, 内生真菌显著增加了盆栽羊草土壤中细菌、革兰氏阴性细菌、真菌磷脂脂肪酸含量和磷脂脂肪酸总量, 增加了羊草样地土壤中革兰氏阳性细菌和放线菌的磷脂脂肪酸含量。总体看来, 内生真菌感染能够改变土壤N积累和C矿化率, 并且改变土壤中微生物群落的结构, 这有助于进一步认识内生真菌与羊草之间的共生关系及其在生态系统C、N循环中所起的作用。     

新疆野生樱桃李林不同生态条件下土壤细菌数量变化及其影响因子研究

采用稀释平板法,研究了新疆野生樱桃李林3种不同样地土壤细菌数量变化及其与土壤有机质和全氮含量的相关关系。结果表明细菌数量在不同样地间的差异较大,细菌数量为林下>沟边>林窗,在P<0.01水平上,细菌数量在不同样地间的差异性显著,林下的细菌数量最多(79.15×106个/g),林窗的最少(5.71×106个/g)。土壤细菌数量垂直分布均是随着垂直深度的增加,细菌数量逐渐减少(P<0.05),其中细菌数量在林下层次间差异性显著(P<0.05),在林窗不同层次间差异性不显著(P>0.05)。土壤细菌数量与土壤有机质和全氮含量的相关分析表明,土壤细菌数量与土壤有机质和全氮含量间均存在极显著正相关。     

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.