中国蛩螽族三新属七新种(直翅目:螽蟖总科:蛩螽科)

根据中国蛩螽族的材料 ,记述 3新属 7新种 ,并附中国蛩螽族短翅类群的分属检索表。所有模式标本均保存在中国科学院上海昆虫研究所。     

C-type Lectin Binds to β-Integrin to Promote Hemocytic Phagocytosis in an Invertebrate

Phagocytosis is a conserved cellular response among metazoans. Opsonins are some molecules that label targets to increase their susceptibility to phagocytosis. Opsonins are usually captured by receptors on the surface of phagocytes. Our previous study found the C-type lectin FcLec4 from Chinese white shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis might function as an opsonin to facilitate bacterial clearance. In the present study we purified the native FcLec4 protein and confirmed its opsonic activity in the near relation, kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus. The possible receptor of FcLec4 was identified as β-integrin by panning a T7 phage display library of shrimp hemocytes and then confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation assay. We further proved that the interaction between FcLec4 and β-integrin did not rely on the carbohydrate recognition domain but on the N terminus of FcLec4. In addition, inhibition of FcLec4 expression using RNAi delayed bacterial clearance, and β-integrin knockdown suppressed the opsonic activity of FcLec4. This study is the first to show the direct interaction between an opsonin and its receptor in crustaceans. Our study provides new insights into invertebrate phagocytosis and the functions of C-type lectins.     

Microbial and Physicochemical Characteristics of Compact Anaerobic Ammonium-Oxidizing Granules in an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is a promising new process to treat high-strength nitrogenous wastewater. Due to the low growth rate of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria, efficient biomass retention is essential for reactor operation. Therefore, we studied the settling ability and community composition of the anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing granules, which were cultivated in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor seeded with aerobic granules. With this seed, the start-up period was less than 160 days at a NH₄⁺-N removal efficiency of 94% and a loading rate of 0.064 kg N per kg volatile suspended solids per day. The formed granules were bright red and had a high settling velocity (41 to 79 m h⁻¹). Cells and extracellular polymeric substances were evenly distributed over the anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing granules. The high percentage of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria in the granules could be visualized by fluorescent in situ hybridization and electron microscopy. The copy numbers of 16S rRNA genes of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria in the granules were determined to be 4.6 × 10⁸ copies ml⁻¹. The results of this study could be used for a better design, shorter start-up time, and more stable operation of anammox systems for the treatment of nitrogen-rich wastewaters.The anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) process is a recently discovered biological nitrogen removal technology in which ammonia is oxidized to nitrogen gas with nitrite as the electron acceptor (5, 29, 32). In contrast to heterotrophic denitrification (6, 26), the anammox process does not require external electron donors (e.g., methanol) due to their chemolithoautotrophic lifestyle. Furthermore, if this process is combined with a partial nitrification step, only half of the ammonium needs to be nitrified to nitrite, which together with the remaining ammonium can subsequently be converted into nitrogen through the anammox process. This reduces the oxygen demand of the system and leads to further reduction in operational costs (27).The anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (anammox bacteria) have a low growth rate (18), with a doubling time at best estimated as 7 to 11 days (18, 28). The yield of the anammox bacteria has been determined to be 0.066 mol C biomass mol⁻¹ ammonium consumed, and the maximum ammonium consumption rate is ∼45 nmol mg⁻¹ protein min⁻¹ (18). Given the low growth rate and low yield, very efficient biomass retention is essential to retain the anammox bacteria within the reactor systems during cultivation (19). The enrichment of anammox bacteria from a mixed inoculum requires the optimization of conditions favorable for the anammox bacteria and generally takes 200 to 300 days (5, 6, 27). Thus, conditions that would reduce the start-up time of anammox reactors would positively effect the implementation of the process. Several sources of inocula, such as activated sludge (4), nitrifying activated sludge (27), and anaerobic sludge (6), have been used for the start-up of anammox reactors with start-up times of as long as 1,000 days (27).Aerobic granules have been reported to have high microbial diversity (31) and compact structure with very good settling properties resulting in an efficient means of biomass retention. These properties, including interspecies competition and mass transfer, result in the stratification of microbial species with anoxic pockets in the interior of the granules that may be suitable to harbor anammox bacteria. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of start-up of the anammox process by seeding the reactor with aerobic granular sludge by using an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. After the successful start-up and the formation of anammox granules, the structure and physicochemical properties of the anammox granules and the reactor performance were characterized. Microbial community analysis revealed that the dominant anammox species was related to a species of anammox bacteria present in anammox biofilms.     

中国片盾蚧属一新种及一新纪录种(半翅目,盾蚧科)

记述中国片盾蚧属1新种芦苇片盾蚧Parlatoria reedia sp.nov和1新纪录种加氏片盾蚧Parlatoria ghanii Hall ＆ Williams,模式标本保存在中国科学院上海植物生理生态研究所昆虫标本馆.     

The cooperative relation between non-hydraulic root signals and osmotic adjustment under water stress improves grain formation for spring wheat varieties

Non-hydraulic root signals (nHRS) and osmotic adjustment (OA) are two important adaptive responses of plants to water stress. There is little understanding of their relationships during water stress. The threshold range of soil water potential to occurrence of nHRS, the capacity for OA, grain yield and water use efficiency (WUE) were examined in three spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) varieties (two bred after 1975 and one bred before 1900) under water stress conditions. The threshold range of nHRS was significantly correlated with the maintenance rate of grain yield (MRGY) ( r  = 0.99, P  < 0.05) under moderate drought (−0.49 to −0.55 MPa) but not under severe drought (−0.70 to −0.76 MPa). There were similar correlations between OA and the MRGY. However, regulation of nHRS precedes OA during gradual water stress. The threshold range of nHRS and OA was positively correlated ( r  = 0.93, P  < 0.05), suggesting a mechanism for adapting to drought. WUE was higher for modern than for old varieties and was correlated with the root efficiency (full biomass weight including root per root weight, r  = 0.78, P  < 0.05) and the root water uptake efficiency (water consumption per root weight, r  = 0.72, P  < 0.05). However, there was a significant negative correlation between WUE and root weight ( r  = –0.84, P  < 0.01). The cooperative relationship between the threshold range of nHRS and OA under water stress was beneficial for improving grain formation for spring wheat varieties.     

Taxonomic revision of the genus Phryganogryllacris (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) from China

A taxonomic revision of the genus Phryganogryllacris Karny, 1937 is provided. Twelve species of the genus from China are recorded, including 5 species described as new to science, namely P. sichuanensis Li, Liu Li, sp. nov., P. parva Li, Liu Li, sp. nov., P. truncata Li, Liu Li, sp. nov., P. interrupta Li, Liu Li, sp. nov. and P. longicerca Li, Liu Li, sp. nov. Two new combinations are also reported here, P. gialai(Gorochov, 2004)(Vietnam) comb. nov. and P. alia(Gorochov, 2004)(Vietnam) comb. nov. A key to Chinese species of the genus was provided.     

林窗面积对香椿生长及光合生理特性的影响

研究了川中丘陵区柏木人工林内人造林窗面积[50 m2(Ⅰ),100 m2(Ⅱ)和200 m2(Ⅲ),旷地(CK)]对香椿生长、光合特性及相关生理特征的影响。结果表明:林窗面积对香椿的树高、地径和冠面积影响显著,以林窗Ⅱ最大,CK最小;随着林窗面积的增加,香椿的日均净光合速率增加,但午时的净光合速率初始量子效率、近光饱和点、最大净光合速率、光氮利用率、光能利用效率都显著降低,光合能力下降;香椿的叶绿素a/b、叶片厚度、比叶鲜重、比叶干重、单位面积叶氮含量、丙二醛、超氧化物歧化酶及可溶性蛋白含量随着林窗面积的增加而增加,而叶绿素a、叶绿素b和类胡萝卜素含量都降低,表明香椿对因林窗面积变化而导致的光强改变有较强的适应性,这在一定程度上促进了生长及光合能力的差异;旷地内香椿的"光合午休"及林窗内日均Pn的降低可归因于非气孔因素限制。说明香椿对生境的变化适应性较强,而且100 m2的林窗在其形成初期能有效促进香椿维持较高的生产力和光合能力。     

施肥对香樟幼苗生长及养分分配的影响

施肥是苗木培育的重要方式,香樟是乡土珍稀阔叶树种,苗木培育对乡土珍稀树种的保护、繁育、推广具有极其重要的作用,施肥对苗木的生长和发育具有重要的影响。因此,为了探讨香樟幼苗生长及植物体内养分分配对施肥的响应,该研究采用正交设计,设置了氮、磷、钾3因素3水平(N、P:0、3、6 g·株-1;K:0、2、4g·株-1),对盆栽香樟幼苗进行指数施肥。结果表明:(1)氮肥对香樟幼苗苗高、地径、生物量的影响最为显著,磷肥和钾肥的影响则较小;(2)氮素在香樟幼苗叶、茎、根中的分布状况主要受氮肥的影响,磷素在香樟幼苗叶、茎、根中的分布状况主要受氮肥和磷肥的影响,钾素在香樟幼苗叶、茎、根中的分布状况主要受钾肥的影响;(3)香樟幼苗的苗高生长与叶片氮含量、叶片磷含量呈显著正相关(P0.05),地径生长与茎氮含量呈显著正相关(P0.05),叶生物量与叶片氮含量、叶片磷含量呈显著正相关(P0.05),茎生物量与叶片磷含量呈显著正相关(P0.05);(4)综合分析得出,对香樟幼苗苗高、地径生长,以及枝叶生物量积累最具促进作用的施肥水平为氮肥(6 g·株-1)、磷肥(6 g·株-1)、钾肥(4 g·株-1)。