杜仲内生真菌DZ05的鉴定及抗菌生物活性研究

结合菌株的形态学特征和ITS序列分析结果,对1株分离自杜仲茎部的内生真菌菌株DZ05进行鉴定,并对其在PDA液体培养基摇床培养3 d获得的发酵液对多种测试菌进行抗菌活性研究。结果显示:(1)分离自杜仲茎部的内生真菌菌株DZ05经形态学特征和ITS序列分析,被鉴定为淡紫色拟青霉。(2)其发酵液的乙酸乙酯提取物对6种测试细菌和9种测试植物病原菌均具有明显的抑菌活性,抑菌圈直径在13～45 mm之间,其中对番茄灰霉病菌、番茄叶霉病菌和苹果炭疽病菌抑菌圈直径＞40 mm。研究表明,杜仲内生真菌DZ05的代谢产物具有广谱的抗菌活性,在植物病原菌的生物防治领域具有较大的应用前景。     

Population Dynamics and Damage Potential of Meloidogyne hapla to Rose Rootstock Species

The relationship between initial population densities (Pi) of Meloidogyne hapla on growth of three rose rootstocks (Rosa corymbifera ‘Laxa’, R. multiflora and R. canina ‘Inermis’) and nematode population development was studied. Each plant species was inoculated with ranges of nematode densities of 0, 0.062, 0.125, 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 second‐stage juvenile/g soil and were allowed to grow for 9 weeks. Seinhorst yield model was fitted to total fresh biomass data of the rootstocks. The tolerance limits (T) were 0.04, 0.09 and 0.01 J2/g soil and the minimum yield (m) 0.65, 0.47 and 0.43 for R. corymbifera ‘Laxa’, R. multiflora and R. canina ‘Inermis’, respectively. The reproductive factor (Pf/Pi) was highest at low initial nematode densities for all rootstocks and then decreased to below maintenance level with increasing initial population densities. Root gall severity consistently increased with initial nematode population density. Furthermore, number of root galling showed a strong positive relationship with final nematode population per gram root fresh weight. The relation between Pi and Pf was also fitted to the Seinhorst population model (Pf = (M*Pi)/Pi + M/a). Rosa multiflora supported the population of M. hapla to a maximum population density (M) of 27.53 J2/g soil with an estimated average maximum multiplication rate (a) of 24.39. For R. corymbifera ‘Laxa’ and R. canina, the maximum multiplication rate was 4.34 and 3.62 and the maximum population density 6.08 and 4.78 J2/g dry soil, respectively. Hence, it was demonstrated that all three rootstocks were susceptible to even low initial nematode densities and therefore are considered good hosts for M. hapla.     

New insights into the binding mode of pyridine-3-carboxamide inhibitors of E. coli DNA gyrase

Previously we have reported on a series of pyridine-3-carboxamide inhibitors of DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV that were designed using a computational de novo design approach and which showed promising antibacterial properties. Herein we describe the synthesis of additional examples from this series aimed specifically at DNA gyrase, along with crystal structures confirming the predicted mode of binding and in vitro ADME data which describe the drug-likeness of these compounds.     

The limits to population density in birds and mammals

We address two fundamental ecological questions: what are the limits to animal population density and what determines those limits? We develop simple alternative models to predict population limits in relation to body mass. A model assuming that within‐species area use increases with the square of daily travel distance broadly predicts the scaling of empirical extremes of minimum density across birds and mammals. Consistent with model predictions, the estimated density range for a given mass, ‘population scope’, is greater for birds than for mammals. However, unlike mammals and carnivorous birds, expected broad relationships between body mass and density extremes are not supported by data on herbivorous and omnivorous birds. Our results suggest that simple constraints on mobility and energy use/supply are major determinants of the scaling of density limits, but further understanding of interactions between dietary constraints and density limits are needed to predict future wildlife population responses to anthropogenic threats.     

桂西南喀斯特季雨林木本植物的水力安全

桂西南喀斯特地区生物多样性丰富、特有种多, 同时也是石漠化问题较为严重的区域。由于该喀斯特地区土层浅薄、岩石裸露、表层储水能力差, 植物在干旱季节经常会受到水分胁迫。植物水力学特征不仅是探讨喀斯特地区植物的生理生态适应性的关键, 还能够为石漠化地区的植被恢复提供重要参考。该研究测定了桂西南喀斯特季雨林17种代表性木本植物(包括不同生活型、叶片习性和生境)的木质部脆弱性曲线、最低水势、叶片膨压丧失点和边材密度等水力性状, 结果发现: (1)喀斯特植物木质部导水率丧失50%时的水势值(P₅₀)的种间差异较大(-0.51- -2.51 MPa), 其中常绿种的抗栓塞能力比落叶种强; (2)喀斯特植物的木质部水力安全边界值(最低水势与P₅₀之间的差值)的均值为0.36 MPa, 说明喀斯特森林植物在自然最低水势状况下木质部发生栓塞的程度较高; 但是不同植物种间存在显著差异, 这可能与喀斯特峰丛洼地生境的复杂性以及物种不同的抗旱策略有关; (3)由于喀斯特植物水分适应机制的多样化, 导致木质部水力安全边界与叶片膨压丧失点、边材密度的相关性并不显著。在区域气候干热化的背景下, 结合喀斯特植物的栓塞脆弱性和长期水势监测(尤其极端干旱事件)分析它们的水力安全, 对预测未来喀斯特森林物种分布和群落动态具有重要的指示作用。     

东部发达区生态安全格局构建——以苏南地区为例

随着城市化进程的加快,东部发达区面临水土流失、生态廊道阻断、栖息地破碎化等生态问题。识别重要生态用地,构建生态安全格局,对区域生态保护和可持续发展具有重要意义。选取苏南地区为研究区,分别基于生物多样性保护价值、水资源安全和土壤保持3项指标进行生态用地识别,结合GIS技术进行生态用地评价,以高等级生态用地作为源地;利用最小累积阻力模型,识别缓冲区和生态廊道,构建区域生态安全格局。取得以下研究结果:(1)生态安全格局由源地、廊道和缓冲区共同构成。研究区内高等级(非常重要)生态用地面积比例为22.97%;将面积大于10 km~2的高等级生态用地提取为源地,生态源地的面积比例为19.17%。(2)基于最小累积阻力模型,确定了生态缓冲区和生态廊道,其中生态缓冲区占研究区总面积的30.52%,潜在生态廊道的主要景观构成为耕地、林地和水域,分别占廊道总面积的31.82%、19.06%和17.27%。(3)通过叠加城市建设用地与生态源地、生态缓冲区图层,识别城市建设用地与生态用地的冲突区域,总面积为603.84 km~2,占源地与缓冲区面积总和的4.38%,空间上主要集中在长江沿线和太湖周边。     

高黎贡山雉类生境预测

物种分布信息对野生动物的保护和管理至关重要。基于物种访查数据和气候数据,采用基于物种生境偏好、利比希最小因子定律和谢尔福德耐受性定律构建的生态位模型,综合考虑物种出现点和环境变量,预测了高黎贡山白尾梢虹雉Lophophorus sclateri、血雉Ithaginis cruentus、白鹇Lophura nycthemera、白腹锦鸡Chrysolophus amherstiae的潜在分布区域。结果表明,模型对4种雉类的预测均达到较好效果;白尾梢虹雉、血雉、白鹇和白腹锦鸡的潜在生境总面积分别为6 432 km^2、8 464 km^2、9 573 km^2和13 691 km^2,白鹇和白腹锦鸡的潜在生境面积大于白尾梢虹雉和血雉,但后两者具有更多的高质量生境。高黎贡山北段是4种雉类潜在生境的重叠区,为高黎贡山雉类保护的优先区域,尤其是白尾梢虹雉,建议加大该区域的雉类调查和保护力度。