北京市五大水系水体浮游细菌的数量特征研究

为掌握水域浮游细菌数量分布特征及其变化情况,采用荧光显微镜细菌计数法（AODC）于2016年6月至2018年9月研究了北京市五大水系浮游细菌的数量特征。结果表明,各水系浮游细菌密度分别为潮白河水系（0.24～28.46）×104 cell/mL,大清河水系（1.34～64.00）×10⁴ cell/mL,永定河水系（0.17～6.77）×10⁴ cell/mL,北运河水系（0.24～64.00）×10⁴ cell/mL,蓟运河水系（0.80～112.00）×10⁴ cell/mL。SPSS相关分析表明,各水系浮游细菌密度与水体理化因子间的相关性存在明显差异,大清河水系细菌密度与TN（P<0.05）呈显著正相关,与TP（P<0.01）和ADP(P<0.01)呈极显著正相关;永定河水系细菌密度与TAN（P<0.05）和TP(P<0.05)呈显著正相关,与ADP（P<0.01）呈极显著正相关;蓟运河水系细菌密度与Chl-a（P<0.05）呈显著正相关;潮白河水系及北运河水系细菌密度则与各理化因子均无显著相关性。从浮游细菌数量来看,各水系水质均较好,其中永定河水系水质最优。     

环梅山岛海域春季浮游古菌群落空间分布特征研究

【目的】海洋浮游古菌是生物地球化学循环的关键驱动者,但其在近岸海域的水平空间分布特征还未被充分了解。本研究以与陆地紧密相连的环梅山岛海域为例研究浮游古菌在海陆过渡带的水平分布模式。【方法】利用16S rRNA基因扩增子测序,以期从优势类群分布、群落组成变化和物种共现模式3个层面揭示梅山湾潟湖区和临近海域春季浮游古菌的空间分布特征。【结果】该海域浮游古菌在原核生物群落中的相对丰度为0.6%–26.5%,向海侧古菌丰度显著高于潟湖区。浮游古菌群落由奇古菌门Marine Group(MG)I和广古菌门MGII主导,MGI的物种组成较为单一,而MGII的系统发育多样性较高。古菌群落的空间分布受同质扩散、环境选择和非主导过程(包括生态漂变)的共同塑造,其中环境选择主要由悬浮颗粒物、硝酸盐、溶解氧、水温和铵盐驱动。通过网络分析发现MGI与红杆菌科细菌呈广泛的负相关,MGII则普遍与SAR11、SAR116和SAR86等异养细菌类群呈正相关。【结论】本研究初步揭示了环梅山岛海域春季浮游古菌群落的空间分布特征及其调控因子,拓展了对古菌在海陆过渡带分布规律的认识。     

Plankton stratigraphy of the Early and Middle Miocene Kareem and Rudeis Formations in the central part of the Gulf of Suez,Egypt

The planktonic foraminifera and nannofossils of three wells in the Gulf of Suez penetrating the Early to Middle Miocene Upper Rudeis and Kareem Formations are attributed (from top to base) to the Middle Miocene Globorotalia peripheroronda Partial Range Zone (M6), the earliest Middle Miocene Praeorbulina sicana–Orbulina suturalis Interval Zone (M5), subdivided into the Praeorbulina glomerosa s. strict.–O. suturalis Interval Subzone (M5b) and the P. sicana–P. glomerosa s. str. Interval Subzone (M5a) and the Early Miocene Globigerinoides bisphericus Partial Range Subzone (M4b). The appearance of O. suturalis at the base of Subzone M5b represents the final stage of evolution of the Globigerinoides trilobus–Praeorbulina–Orbulina Lineage. In addition, the calcareous nannoplankton assemblages indicate the Sphenolithus heteromorphus Zone (NN5) and the Helicosphaera ampliaperta Zone (NN4). These biozones are well correlatable with those established by El-Heiny and Martini (1981, Geol Mediterr. Tome, VIII(2): 101–108) from the southwestern flank of the Gulf of Suez.     

Effect of magnetic hyperthermia on the structure of biofilm and cellular viability of a food spoilage bacterium

This work evaluated the effect of magnetic hyperthermia (MH) on planktonic cells and biofilms of a major food spoilage bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens and its performance compared to a conventional direct heating (DH) technique. The results showed that MH had a greater and faster bactericidal effect, promoting a significant reduction in cell viability (≥3 Log CFU) in planktonic and biofilm cells, and leading to a complete eradication of planktonic cells at 55 °C (after only ~8 min). Accordingly, when comparing the same final temperatures, MH was more harmful to the integrity of cell membranes than DH, as observed in confocal laser scanning microscope images. Additionally, scanning electron microscope images revealed that exposure to MH had promoted modifications of the bacterial cell surface as well as of the structure of the biofilm. These results present the possibility of using MH out of the biomedical field as a potential disinfection method in food-related environments.     

Morphological and Ribosomal DNA‐based Characterization of Six Antarctic Ciliate Morphospecies from the Amundsen Sea with Phylogenetic Analyses

We characterized six tintinnid ciliates from Antarctic waters using molecular markers and morphological traits: Amphorellopsis quinquealata, Codonellopsis gaussi, Cymatocylis convallaria, Cy. calyciformis, Cy. drygalskii, and Laackmanniella prolongata. The 100% similarity in SSU‐ITS1‐5.8S rDNA‐ITS2‐partial LSU rDNA sequences among Cy. convallaria, Cy. calyciformis, and Cy. drygalskii is supportive of synonymy. Codonellopsis gaussi and L. prolongata also showed high levels of similarity in SSU rDNA (99.83%) and the D2 domain of LSU rDNA (95.77%), suggesting that they are closely related. Phylogenetic analysis placed Cymatocylis in the Rhabdonellidae, Amphorellopsis in the Tintinnidae and L. prolongata/Co. gaussi within the Dictyocystidae.     

A comparative study of induction of pneumonia in mice with planktonic and biofilm cells of Klebsiella pneumoniae

In the present study, the course of acute pneumonia in normal BALB/c mice infected by intranasal inoculation of planktonic and preformed biofilm cells (3 days old) of Klebsiella pneumoniae B5055 was studied and compared. With both cell forms the peak of infection was observed on the third post infection day, as assessed on the basis of lung bacterial load and corresponding pathology. There was an intense neutrophil infiltration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Tissue damage was assessed on the basis of increased amounts of nitrite, malondialdehyde and lactate dehydrogenase in lung homogenates. The phagocytic potential of alveolar macrophages was lower in biofilm cell-induced infection than in that induced by planktonic cells. Biofilm cell induced infection generated significantly greater production of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β on the third and fifth days of infection, respectively. Production of interleukin-10 was, however, variable. There was no significant difference in the ability of planktonic and biofilm cell forms of K. pneumoniae to induce acute pneumonia in mice in terms of bacterial counts and histopathological changes. However, biofilm cell-induced infection showed delayed clearance as compared to infection induced with the planktonic form.     

Foreign Organelle Retention by Ciliates

SYNOPSIS. Intact algal chloroplasts were found by electron microscopy in the peripheral cytoplasm of 2 ecologically important species of planktonic marine ciliates. The exact origin of the chloroplast is uncertain and the periods of their retention by the protozoa is unknown. The 2 ciliate species may function partially or fully as primary producers. In other ciliates algal eye-spots are retained and may actually be utilized. Ecologic and evolutionary implications of the observations are discussed.     

Chemotaxonomy of planktonic cyanobacteria based on non-polar and 3-hydroxy fatty acid composition

Twenty-eight axenio planktonic cyanobacterial strains (10 Microcystis, three Oscillatoria, one Spirulina, one Aphanizomenon, 13 Anabaena) were investigated for their fatty acid composition by measurement of non-polar and hydroxy fatty acids. No 2-hydroxy fatty acids were detected in any strain, but 3-hydroxy fatty acids were detected in minor quantities in 24 strains. The highest portion of total fatty acids were non-polar fatty acids. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of 3-hydroxy fatty acids showed no taxonomic value in these strains, while the type of non-polar fatty acid composition was shown to be consistent within Microcystis and Anabaena strains, distinguishing them as type 4, characterized by the presence of 18:4, and type 2, characterized by 18:3 (α) of the Kenyon-Murata system. Two Oscillatoria agardhii Gomont strains were also included in the type 2 group due to the presence of 18: 3 (α), but the difference in characteristics of 16:2 and 16:3 between O. agardhii and Anabaena further divided type 2 into two subgroups: type 2A for Anabaena and type 2B for O. agardhii. A simplified unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages (UPGMA) dendrogram demonstrated that the classification of 28 strains (Microcystis spp., Anabaena spp., Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Lemmermann) Ralfs f. gracile (Lemmermann) Elenkin, O. agardhii and Spirullnasubsalsa Oersted ex Gomont based on numerical analysis of non-polar fatty acids corresponded to morphological species criteria, suggesting that non-polar fatty acid composition is a valuable chemical marker in the taxonomy of planktonic cyanobacteria. However, the fatty acid composition in Oscillatoria raciborskii is similar to that of Microcystis and very different from that of O. agardhii, suggesting its special position in Oscillatoria and the chemical diversity in the genus Oscillatoria.     

Predation impact of ciliated and flagellated protozoa during a summer bloom of brown sulfur bacteria in a meromictic coastal lake

Anaerobic phagotrophic protozoa may play an important role in the carbon flux of chemically stratified environments, especially when phototrophic sulfur bacteria account for a high proportion of the primary production. To test this assumption, we investigated the vertical and temporal distribution of microbial heterotrophs and of autotrophic picoplankton throughout the water column of the meromictic coastal lake Faro (Sicily, Italy), in the summer of 2004, coinciding with a bloom of brown-colored green sulfur bacteria. We also assessed the grazing impact of ciliated and flagellated protozoa within the sulfur bacteria plate using a modification of the fluorescently labeled bacteria uptake approach, attempting to minimize the biases intrinsic to the technique and to preserve the in situ anoxic conditions. Significant correlations were observed between ciliate biomass and bacteriochlorophyll e concentration, and between heterotrophic nanoflagellate biomass and chlorophyll a concentration in the water column. The major predators of anaerobic picoplankton were pleuronematine ciliates and cryptomonad flagellates, with clearances of 26.6 and 9.5 nL per cell h⁻¹, respectively, and a cumulative impact on the picoplankton gross growth rate ranging between 36% and 72%. We concluded that protozoan grazing channels a large proportion of anaerobic picoplankton production to higher trophic levels without restraining photosynthetic bacteria productivity.