Pb tolerance and bioaccumulation by the mycelia of Flammulina velutipes in artificial enrichment medium

Mushrooms have the ability to accumulate high concentrations of heavy metals, which gives them potential for use as bioremediators of environmental contamination. The Pb²⁺ tolerance and accumulation ability of living mycelia of Flammulina velutipes were studied in this work. Mycelial growth was inhibited when exposed to 1 mM Pb²⁺. The colony diameter on solid medium decreased almost 10% compared with the control. Growth decreased almost 50% when the Pb²⁺ concentration increased to 4 mM in the medium, with the colony diameter decreasing from 80 mm to 43.4 mm, and dry biomass production in liquid cultures decreasing from 9.23±0.55 to 4.27±0.28 g/L. Lead ions were efficiently accumulated in the mycelia. The amount of Pb²⁺ in the mycelia increased with increasing Pb²⁺ concentration in the medium, with the maximum concentration up to 707±91.4 mg/kg dry weight. We also show evidence that a large amount of the Pb²⁺ was adsorbed to the mycelial surface, which may indicate that an exclusion mechanism is involved in Pb tolerance. These results demonstrate that F. velutipes could be useful as a remediator of heavy metal contamination because of the characteristics of high tolerance to Pb²⁺ and efficient accumulation of Pb²⁺ ions by the mycelia.     

Estimating Soil Organic Carbon Stocks and Spatial Patterns with Statistical and GIS-Based Methods

Accurately quantifying soil organic carbon (SOC) is considered fundamental to studying soil quality, modeling the global carbon cycle, and assessing global climate change. This study evaluated the uncertainties caused by up-scaling of soil properties from the county scale to the provincial scale and from lower-level classification of Soil Species to Soil Group, using four methods: the mean, median, Soil Profile Statistics (SPS), and pedological professional knowledge based (PKB) methods. For the SPS method, SOC stock is calculated at the county scale by multiplying the mean SOC density value of each soil type in a county by its corresponding area. For the mean or median method, SOC density value of each soil type is calculated using provincial arithmetic mean or median. For the PKB method, SOC density value of each soil type is calculated at the county scale considering soil parent materials and spatial locations of all soil profiles. A newly constructed 1∶50,000 soil survey geographic database of Zhejiang Province, China, was used for evaluation. Results indicated that with soil classification levels up-scaling from Soil Species to Soil Group, the variation of estimated SOC stocks among different soil classification levels was obviously lower than that among different methods. The difference in the estimated SOC stocks among the four methods was lowest at the Soil Species level. The differences in SOC stocks among the mean, median, and PKB methods for different Soil Groups resulted from the differences in the procedure of aggregating soil profile properties to represent the attributes of one soil type. Compared with the other three estimation methods (i.e., the SPS, mean and median methods), the PKB method holds significant promise for characterizing spatial differences in SOC distribution because spatial locations of all soil profiles are considered during the aggregation procedure.     

Aberrant Upregulation of 14-3-3σ and EZH2 Expression Serves as an Inferior Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. It is of important significance to find biomarkers for the prognostic monitoring of HCC. The 14-3-3σ and EZH2 proteins are involved in cell cycle regulation and epigenetic silencing. We herein examined the significance of 14-3-3 σ and EZH2 in HCC (n = 167) by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR and qRT-PCR. The correlation between 14-3-3σ and EZH2 expression and patients'' clinicopathologic features were examined, as was the correlation between 14-3-3σ and EZH2 expression and the prognosis of HCC patients. We found that 14-3-3σ and EZH2 were highly expressed in HCC (71% and 90%), the expression of EZH2, but not 14-3-3σ, is associated with vascular invasion and tumor differentiation (p<0.01). The coexistence of 14-3-3σ and EZH2 overexpression is associated with a relatively unfavorable prognosis (p<0.01), suggesting that aberrant upregulation of 14-3-3σ and EZH2 expression serves as an inferior prognostic biomarker for HCC.     

油田硫酸盐还原菌酸化腐蚀机制及防治研究进展

硫酸盐还原菌(Sulfate reducing bacteria,SRB)是一些厌氧产硫化氢的细菌的统称,是以有机物为养料的厌氧菌。它们广泛分布于pH值6-9的土壤、海水、河水、淤泥、地下管道、油气井、港湾及锈层中,它们生存于好气性硫细菌产生的沉积物下,其最适宜的生长温度是20-30℃,可以在高达50-60℃的温度下生存,与腐蚀相关的最主要的是脱硫脱硫弧菌(Desulfovibrio desulfuricans)。 它们是许多腐蚀问题的主因,例如油田系统金属管路的腐蚀等。在海上油田生产中,海水常被注入油井用于进行2次采油。富含硫酸盐的海水能加速油藏中SRB的生长,随之H₂S大量产生,引起油田水的酸化,H₂S具有毒性和腐蚀性,增加石油和天然气中的硫含量,并可能引起油田堵塞。SRB引起的腐蚀问题是拭待解决的最主要问题。国内外治理该问题的途径主要有物理杀灭、添加化学杀菌剂等方法,但是这些方法成本高,持续效果不显著。近几年来国外学者开始重点关注利用生物竞争排斥技术(Bio-competitive inhibition technology,BCX)控制硫酸盐还原菌的生长代谢的方法,该方法的原理为通过加入特定的药剂,激活油藏中的本源微生物或加入外源微生物,使其与SRB竞争营养源或产生代谢物抑制SRB的生长代谢,进而抑制H₂S的产生。GMT-LATA的科学家对在厌氧油气储层和开采系统中硝酸盐还原菌的作用进行了最早的研究,认为该细菌可以抑制硫酸盐还原菌的代谢活动。随后BCX技术已经在国外部分油田得到了应用,国内还没有在海油生产中应用的报道,但是也有学者对该方法进行了研究。     

3种地被类观赏竹对大气臭氧浓度倍增的生理响应

运用开顶式同化箱(OTCs)模拟环境背景大气O3浓度(CK,40~45 nL.L-1)的倍增1倍(TR-1,92~106nL.L-1)和倍增2倍(TR-2,142~160 nL.L-1)情景,分析美丽箬竹、黄条金刚竹和白缟椎谷笹竹叶片脂质过氧化、抗氧化酶和渗透调节物质等生理指标的变化,以明确竹子对大气O3浓度倍增的生理响应规律及耐受O3胁迫能力的种间差异性,为园林观赏竹种选育和应用提供参考。结果表明:(1)大气O3浓度倍增45 d时,随着O3浓度的升高,3种地被类观赏竹叶片O2.-和MDA含量、相对电导率、SOD活性均表现出增大趋势。叶片POD活性、可溶性糖含量美丽箬竹呈下降趋势,而黄条金刚竹和白缟椎谷笹竹呈升高趋势。叶片可溶性蛋白含量美丽箬竹和白缟椎谷笹竹呈下降趋势,黄条金刚竹呈升高趋势。(2)大气O3浓度倍增1倍时,美丽箬竹和黄条金刚竹未表现出伤害症状,而白缟椎谷笹竹表现出明显的伤害症状;大气O3浓度倍增2倍时,3种地被类观赏竹叶片活性氧含量大量积累,抗氧化系统遭到破坏,膜脂过氧化加剧,影响正常的生理代谢和生长发育。(3)主成分分析表明,叶片MDA含量是反映地被类观赏竹耐受O3胁迫最重要的生理指标,耐受O3胁迫能力表现为美丽箬竹>黄条金刚竹>白缟椎谷笹竹。     

海河流域湿地生态系统服务功能价值评价

摘要：海河流域湿地生态系统给人类提供了许多重要的产品和服务,但在社会经济发展的过程中,这些服务并没有完全被认识到,给海河流域社会经济的可持续发展造成了一定的影响。本研究结合海河流域湿地生态系统的特征、结构及过程,将海河流域湿地生态系统服务功能划分为提供产品功能、调节功能、支持功能及文化服务功能4大类,以2005年为基准年,评价了海河流域湿地生态系统所提供的12类生态系统服务,将这12类服务功能划分为具有直接使用价值的产品和具有间接使用价值的服务。结果表明,海河流域湿地生态系统提供的12类生态系统服务的总价值为4123.66?108元,其中直接使用价值和间接使用价值分别为257.46?108元和3866.20?108元,间接使用价值是直接使用价值的15.02倍。海河流域单位面积的湿地生态系统提供的生态系统服务功能价值为47.05?104元/hm2,高于单位面积的GDP产值8.10?104元/hm2。研究认为海河流域湿地生态系统对支持和保护人类社会具有重要的作用,为管理者和决策者有效的保护和管理湿地提供了重要的信息。     

荒漠地区8种草本植物营养元素含量的比较分析

为深入了解荒漠植物营养元素计量特征,认识元素间的交互作用,揭示不同生长期、不同沙丘部位植物元素含量差异。以古尔班通古特沙漠8种优势草本植物（4种1年生植物,4种短命植物）为研究对象,采集不同生长期（旺盛期、枯萎期）、不同沙丘部位（坡上、腹地）的植株,测定全株植物的10种营养元素（C、N、P、K、Na、Mg、Al、Mn、Cu、Zn）。结果表明：（1）8种植物元素含量存在显著差异,体现了植物因遗传特性不同而对元素选择吸收的特点,含量为：C（230.19~401.82 mg·g^-1）、N（11.31~18.85 mg·g^-1）、P（0.95~2.08 mg·g^-1）、K（16.12~29.79 mg·g^-1）、Na（0.88~3.31 mg·g^-1）、Mg（3.38~5.31 mg·g^-1）、Al（0.33~1.99 mg·g^-1）、Mn（51.35~105.32 mg·kg^-1）、Cu（4.14~6.38 mg·kg^-1）、Zn（11.64~21.43 mg·kg^-1）。不同种的元素含量分布格局基本相似,大小排序为：C>N>K> Mg>Na>P>Al>Mn>Zn>Cu,典型特征为富K,贫Cu、Zn,属于N制约性植物,表明环境对各类植物元素含量的一致影响。（2）元素含量受物种、生长期和沙丘部位的影响显著。4种黎科植物（Chenopodiaceae）Na含量显著比4种短命植物高。与生长旺盛期相比,8种植物在枯萎期的C、N、P、Mg、Mn、Cu、Zn含量普遍降低,而Na、K含量有不同幅度的升高,并且碱蓬、沙蓬的K含量显著升高。受土壤水分和养分丰富程度的影响,沙丘腹地植物元素含量普遍比坡上同种植物高。（3）相关性分析表明：C与P,N与Na、Mg、Cu、Zn,K与P、Al,Na与Mg,Mn与Na、Mg、Cu,Zn与Cu之间具有极显著正相关关系（P≤0.001）,P与Cu,C与Cu、Zn,K与Mn、Cu、Zn之间具有极显著负相关关系（P≤0.001）。综上所述,荒漠植物元素含量的这些特征体现了其对干旱半干旱地区气候和土壤等生存环境的适应性。     

增加水分对古尔班通古特沙漠4种短命植物生物量及氮素形态吸收的影响

为明确土壤水分含量对荒漠生态系统短命植物生长及氮素吸收偏好性的影响,该研究以古尔班通古特沙漠4种优势短命植物东方旱麦草(Eremopyrum orientale)、尖喙牻牛儿苗(Erodium oxyrhinchum)、琉苞菊(Centaurea pulchella)和卵果鹤虱(Lappula patula)为研究对象,通过盆栽控水实验,设定3个水分梯度分别为：干旱处理(W₁,土壤含水量2％)、正常水分处理(W₂,土壤含水量8％)和湿润处理(W₃,土壤含水量14％),利用¹⁵N同位素示踪法研究水分对4种植物生物量及不同形态氮素的吸收策略的影响。结果表明：(1)随着土壤含水量的增加,4种短命植物的地上、地下、总生物量呈递增趋势,在正常水分处理时增速最快,且同一生活型不同物种之间的生物量累积速率不同;而4种短命植物的根冠比随土壤水分含量的增加呈显著下降趋势。(2)在不同水分处理下,4种短命植物对不同形态的¹⁵N吸收速率表现为：硝态氮＞铵态氮＞甘氨酸,对3种形态氮素以及总氮的吸收速率均随着水分梯度的增加呈增大趋势。(3)在干旱处理时,硝态氮是4种短命植物最偏好吸收的氮形态,随着土壤含水量的增加东方旱麦草、琉苞菊的氮素形态偏好性不会改变,而在水分持续增大至湿润处理时,铵态氮对尖喙牻牛儿苗和卵果鹤虱的氮素吸收的贡献率超过硝态氮,成为这2种植物最偏好吸收的氮形态。