森草净杀灭薇甘菊(Mikania micrantha)及其安全性

在深圳市内伶仃岛薇甘菊危害的不同群落生境中,设立9块样地81个小样方,用森草净(即70%嘧碘降水溶性粉剂)杀灭样地中的薇甘菊施量为0.0001～0.02g.m-2,结果表明:各浓度的森草净杀灭效果均较好,杀灭率随着用药量的增加而提高;在坡地和溪谷生境中,森草净用药量分别为0.05～0.1g.m-2、>0.2g.m-2能较彻底地杀灭薇甘菊。应用HPLC法检测样地土壤中嘧磺隆残留量,溪谷土壤中嘧磺隆半衰期C=C0.e-0.083T,T1/2=8.4,施药后37d消解95.9%,坡地高浓度级半衰期C=C0.e-0.046T,T1/2=15.1d,施药后37d消解85.0%,坡地低浓度级半衰期C=C0.e-0.090T,T1/2=7.7d,施药后15d消解74.2%。不同浓度森草净处理样地,施药后7、15、37d均可检测到嘧磺隆,并且含量越来越小,但施药后68d的土样,均未检测到嘧磺隆的存在。     

外源一氧化氮对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、活性氧代谢和光合特性的影响

采用营养液水培的方法,研究了外源一氧化氮（Nitric oxide, NO）对50mmol•L^-1NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、活性氧代谢和光合特性的影响。结果表明：10~400μmol•L^-1 NO供体硝普钠（Sodium nitroprusside, SNP）能显著缓解NaCl胁迫对黄瓜植株造成的伤害,100μmol•L^-1 SNP缓解效果最好,可提高幼苗的生长量,增强幼苗叶片超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）活性,提高了叶片叶绿素和脯氨酸（Pro）含量、净光合速率（Pn）、蒸腾速率（Tr）及气孔导度（Gs）;降低了叶片丙二醛（MDA）和过氧化氢（H₂O₂）的含量、超氧阴离子（O^•-₂）的产生速率、质膜透性和胞间二氧化碳浓度（Ci）。     

青藏高原高寒湿地生态系统CO2通量

依据涡度相关系统连续观测的2005年CO₂通量数据,对青藏高原东北隅的高寒湿地生态系统源/汇功能及其部分环境影响因素进行了分析。结果表明,高寒湿地生态系统为明显的碳源,在植物生长季（5~9月份）吸收230.16 gCO₂•m^-2,非生长季（1~4月份及10~12月份）释放546.18 gCO₂•m^-2,其中净排放最高在5月份,为181.49 gCO₂•m^-2,净吸收最高在8月份,为189.69 gCO₂•m^-2,年释放量为316.02 gCO₂•m^-2。在平均日变化中,最大吸收值出现在7月份12:00,为（0.45±0.0012） mgCO2•m^-2•s^-1,最大排放速率出现在8月份0:00,为（0.22±0.0090） mgCO₂•m^-2•s^-1。生长季中6~9月份表现为明显的单峰型日变化,非生长季的变化幅度较小。净生态系统交换量（NEE）和生态系统总初级生产力（GPP）与气温、空气水气饱和亏和地表反射率等环境因素呈现相似的相关性,与地上生物量和群落叶面积指数则为线性负相关,生态系统呼吸（Res）则与上述因子的相关性呈现相反的趋势。     

温度对药材甲(Stegobium paniceum L.)实验种群发育和繁殖参数的影响

通过室内控制温湿度下的种群生态学研究,考察了梯度恒温17～32 ℃下,温度对药材甲实验种群存活、发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明,在实验温度范围内,幼虫发育历期随温度的升高而缩短,在17,20,23,26,29 ℃和32 ℃下,分别需要74.4,67.6,522,46,36.6 d和36.2 d;温度对卵孵化率、幼虫和蛹存活率、成虫单雌产卵量等参数的影响显著;药材甲种群卵量和种群增长指数均符合二次方程抛物线模型,种群下一代卵量的拟合方程为N_pe =-6.338 t² + 339.01t -3403.4, r＝0.953**;种群增长指数拟合方程为I_pg =-0.070 t² + 3.767 t-37.816, r＝0.953**;净增殖率、内禀增长率、周期增长率、平均世代周期等参数与温度之间的关系均极显著相关。     

通量的影响

东北地区森林生态系统因其面积大,碳贮量高而在本地区和我国碳平衡中占有重要的地位。土壤表面CO₂通量(RS)作为陆地生态系统向大气圈释放的主要CO₂源,其时空变化直接影响到区域碳循环。该研究采用红外气体分析法比较测定我国东北东部次生林区6个典型的森林生态系统的RS及其相关的土壤水热因子,并深入分析土壤水热因子对RS的影响。研究结果表明：影响RS的主要环境因子是土壤温度、土壤含水量及其交互作用,但其影响程度因生态系统类型和土壤深度而异。包括这些环境因子的综合RS模型解释了 67.5%～90.6%的RS变异。在整个生长季中,不同生态系统类型的土壤温度差异不显著 ,而土壤湿度的差异显著(α= 0.05)。蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica)林、红松(Pinus koraiensis)林、 落叶松(Larix gmelinii)林、硬阔叶林、杂木林和杨桦(Populus davidiana_Betula platyphylla)林的RS变化范围依次为：1.89～5.23 µmol CO₂•m^－2•s^－1,1.09～4.66µmol CO₂•m^－2•s^－1,0.95～3.52µmol CO₂•m^－2•s^－1,1. 13～5.97µmol CO₂•m^－2•s^－1,1.05～6.58µmol CO₂•m^－2•s^－1和1.11～5.76µmol CO₂•m^－2•s^－1。RS的季节动态主要受土壤水热条件的驱动而呈现单峰曲线,其变化趋势大致与土壤温度的变化相吻合。Q₁₀从小到大依次为：蒙古栎林2.32,落叶松林2 .57,红松 林2.76,硬阔叶林2.94,杨桦林3.54和杂木林3.55。Q₁₀随土壤湿度的升高而增大;但超过 一定的阈值后,土壤湿度对Q₁₀起抑制作用。该研究结果强调对该地区生态系统 土壤表面CO₂通量的估测应同时考虑土壤水热条件的综合效应。     

三江平原草甸湿地土壤呼吸和枯落物分解的CO2释放

利用静态箱-碱液吸收法研究了三江平原草甸湿地土壤呼吸和枯落物分解的CO₂释放速率,讨论了影响CO₂释放的环境因素,估算了枯落物分解的CO₂释放对于总释放的贡献。结果表明,生长季,小叶章沼泽化草甸和小叶章湿草甸各部分CO₂释放均具有明显的时间变化特征,温度和水分是重要制约因素。两类草甸湿地的平均土壤呼吸速率分别为4.33g•m^-2•d^-1和6.15g•m^-2•d^-1,枯落物分解的CO₂平均释放速率分别为1.76g•m^-2•d^-1和3.10g•m^-2•d^-1,枯落物分解的CO₂释放占总释放量的31%和35%,说明在碳素由地上植物碳库转移到地下土壤碳库的过程中,湿地枯落物是一个不可忽略的碳损失源。     

长期CO2加富对苗期红掌（Anthurium andraeanum L.）植株生长和光合作用的影响

以开顶式塑料薄膜温室为设施,研究了红掌(Anthurium andraeanum L.)幼苗植株生长、叶片净光合速率和光合酶活性对长期高CO₂浓度的响应。结果表明：处理90 d时,处理组T1（（700±100） μmol•mol^-1 CO₂）的株高、单叶面积、株鲜重分别比对照组（（360±30）μmol•mol^-1）增加了15.76%、14.30%、29.62％,而处理组T2 （（1000±100）μmol•mol^-1 CO₂）的株高、单叶面积、株鲜重分别比对照增加了15.00%、9.63%、3622％;处理150 d时T1的株高、单叶面积、株鲜重与对照相比分别增加了1608％、17.30％、49.09％,而T2增加了16.61％、10.10％、48.87％。在各自生长环境下处理组T1、T2的净光合速率在整个处理期间均高于对照,处理150 d时,T1、T2的净光合速率分别比对照高8.25％、20.62％;但处理90 d时,在对照CO₂浓度下测定的净光合速率处理组开始低于对照组,可能此时处理组的红掌叶片开始出现光合适应现象;CO₂浓度升高促进了叶片中可溶性糖和淀粉积累,处理90 d时T1、T2处理组中淀粉含量分别比对照高52.60％、67.66％;处理150 d时,T1组红掌叶片中淀粉与可溶性糖含量比对照高53.43％、6.32％,T2比对照高58.44％、8.07％,叶绿素含量在处理90 d时也开始低于对照组;整个实验过程中,Rubisco活性前期增加,90 d以后开始下降;乙醇酸氧化酶活性则明显下降,T1、T2处理组试验结束时与对照组相比分别下降了41.28％、45.35％。一定处理时间（90 d）的高浓度CO₂处理提高了红掌叶片的净光合速率和碳水化合物的积累,促进了营养生长,但随着处理时间的延长,这种促进作用逐渐降低。     

龙须菜(Gracilaria lemaneiformis)的生长、光合作用及其对扇贝排泄氮磷的吸收

研究了不同温度、光照条件下大型藻类龙须菜 (Gracilaria lemaneiformis)的生长和光合作用特性,及其对扇贝排泄氮、磷的吸收作用。结果表明温度与龙须菜的生长和光合作用显著相关,在本实验条件下,15～25℃都适宜龙须菜生长,其中20℃龙须菜具有较高的生长率(SGR),为2.8%/d;光合作用速率随温度升高和光照的增加而升高,30℃和120 μmol/(m^２•s)时最高,最大光合作用速率（Pmax）为5.0 mg O₂/(g dw•h)。龙须菜对扇贝排泄氮、磷有较强的吸收作用,其吸收率和去除效率与放养密度和养殖时间有关。对NH4-N和PO4-P的最大去除效率分别为83.7%和70.4%,最大吸收率分别为9.9 μmol/(g ww•h)和4.3 μmol/(g ww•h)。实验证明龙须菜生长温度范围和光照范围适合中国北方海区养殖,并且能有效吸收和去除扇贝排泄氮、磷,可以作为生物滤器与贝类及其他养殖动物进行综合养殖。     

NaCl胁迫下胡杨（Populus euphratica）和群众杨(P.popularis)抗氧化能力及耐盐性

在盐浓度逐渐提高的胁迫条件下,对抗盐的胡杨（Populus euphratica）和盐敏感的群众杨（P.popularis 35~44）1年实生苗木叶片中Na⁺、Cl^-水平、O₂^-•产生速率以及抗氧化酶：超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和谷胱甘肽还原酶（GR）的动态变化以及抗盐性进行了研究。结果表明,在盐浓度不断提高的胁迫条件下,群众杨叶片中Na⁺、Cl^-浓度持续增加,盐胁迫18d时,群众杨叶中Na⁺、Cl^-含量分别达到对照的17.8和14.6倍,此时O₂^-•产生速率也达到最高水平。而在盐胁迫期间,群众杨叶片SOD活性没有明显提高,CAT活性维持在对照水平以下,只有APX和GR活性在盐胁迫13~18d,即盐害症状出现前才有所上升,属于典型的盐害反应。胡杨与群众杨明显不同：在盐胁迫初期,胡杨叶片Na⁺、Cl^-含量虽然没有明显的变化,但胡杨叶片中O₂^-•产生速率在盐胁7d时明显提高,SOD、APX、CAT活性也都先后相应上升,表明胡杨能响应盐胁迫并上调SOD、APX和CAT等保护酶类,降低盐诱导的膜脂过氧化,从而减少了电解质外渗,最终提高了树木的抗盐性。     

森林生态系统土壤CO2释放随海拔梯度的变化及其影响因子

联合国气候框架公约的签署提升了人们对全球变暖、碳循环的关注。土壤CO₂释放作为土壤-大气CO₂交换的主要途径之一,成为了各国生态学家研究的重点内容。通过对1800~2155m海拔梯度上森林生态系统土壤CO₂释放进行研究,揭示了较小空间尺度上土壤CO₂释放的变化规律及其控制机制。在研究区域内,随着海拔梯度的增加,森林土壤CO₂释放由(1.94±006) μmol m^-2 s^-1逐渐增加至(2.22±0.07) μ mol m^-2 s^-1。土壤温度、土壤水分、土壤有机碳（SOC）、全N、全P与土壤CO₂释放呈显著正相关（n=14, P<0.05）;土壤容重与土壤CO₂释放速率呈显著负相关（n=14,P<0.05）;土壤pH对土壤CO₂释放影响不显著。作为一个复杂的生态学过程,环境因子及其交互作用对土壤CO₂释放产生影响,为了减少因子共线性影响,逐步降低因子维数,采用主成分分析（PCA）揭示了土壤温度、土壤水分、SOC、全N、全P、容重6个因子的联合作用,其累积贡献率达到了57％以上;进一步运用逐步回归分析方法,探讨了影响土壤CO₂释放沿海拔梯度分布的主导因子,结果表明土壤水分是研究区域森林生态系统土壤CO₂释放沿海拔梯度变化的主导因子。     

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.