害虫防治用玫烟色拟青霉分生孢子粉的干燥工艺优化*

用液—固两相法生产的玫烟色拟青霉Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Pfr116菌株的分生孢子粉,在高真空冷冻干燥、高真空室温抽干、35℃下烘干和低真空低热干燥条件下进行不同程序的干燥处理,以筛选适合该菌孢子粉生产的干燥工艺条件。结果表明,低真空(0.1 MPa)低热(30℃)抽干20~24 h的干燥方法最适合用于该菌孢子粉的干燥,既能保证含水量在9.0%以下,又能保证87%以上的活孢率和1130亿~1310亿/g的含孢量,而且操作简便,成本较低,可作为高纯度孢子粉生产的首选干燥工艺。高真空(15.86 Pa)条件下无论冻干还是室温抽干,虽然孢子粉的含水量(2.2%~8.7%)和含孢量(1270亿~1360亿/g)指标符合生产要求,但活孢率仅62%,说明该菌孢子不适合在高真空条件下干燥。在35℃下烘干24 h所获孢子粉含水量、24 h萌发率和含孢量分别为9.6%、82.8%和1200亿/g,该方法也可在生产中应用,但其活孢率显著低于(P<0.05)低真空低热抽干24 h的孢子粉。     

奶牛微卫星基因座与产奶性能关系的研究

根据小鼠与牛的遗传比较图谱及相关报道选择了与weaver基因连锁的7个微卫星基因库,并在荷斯坦牛群体中对这些基因座进行群体遗传学特性分析。选择具有中度以上多态性的4个微卫星基因座（BM6438、BMS2321、BMS711和TGLA116）进行产奶性能的相关分析。最小二乘分析结果表明,4个微卫星基因座对产奶量影响不显著（P＞0．05）,BM6438生BMS711基因座对乳成分影响不显著（P＞0．05）,BMS2321基因座对乳蛋白量和乳蛋白率有极显著的影响（P＜0．01）,TGLA116对乳蛋白量和乳蛋白率的影响达到0．05的显著水平。     

Variation of pollination and resource limitation in a low seed-set tree, Liriodendron chinense (Magnoliaceae)

Pollen limitation and resource limitation have been documented as the major factors responsible for plants commonly producing more ovules than seeds, but few studies have examined pollen deposition directly in natural populations at different sites and times. We investigated the causes of low seed set in four populations of Liriodendron chinense (Magnoliaceae), an insect‐pollinated endangered tree endemic to southern China, over 2–3 years. One pistil potentially produces two ovules. The number of pistils per flower varies among populations, but in three of the four populations the variation in a given population was not significantly different among years. Overall, populations with higher pistil numbers tend to set more seeds per flower, but a positive correlation between pistil numbers and seed production per flower was observed in only one of the four populations. The numbers of pollen grains deposited per stigma varied from 0 to 60. The proportion of pollinated stigmas per flower ranged from 44% to 88% among populations and years. The numbers of pollen grains deposited per stigma and the percentages of pollinated stigmas were significantly different between populations, and two populations showed significant differences between years. A positive correlation between stigmatic pollen load and seed set was sought in ten population‐by‐year combinations but, in a given population, high stigmatic pollen loads did not always result in high seed set. Examination of pollen deposition, pistil and seed production over several sites and years showed that in addition to pollination, other factors such as resource or genetic loads were likely to limit the (lower than 10%) seed set in L. chinense. It appears that small, isolated populations experience severe pollination limitation; one population studied had seed/ovule ratios of 0.84% and 1.88% in 1995 and 1996. © 2002 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002, 140 , 31–38.     

Stabilization of threonine production in an Escherichia coli overproducing strain using tightly regulated T7 promoter system

The industrial production of compounds by E. coli strains is often accompanied with variability in yield levels. To investigate the mechanism of such instability the over-production of threonine was used as a model. The instability in this strain appears to be caused by a metabolic burden resulting in occurrence of low producing revertants. A successful application of the tightly regulated T7 expression system is presented as a possible solution providing a substantial stabilization of the threonine production.     

Evaluation of the environmental conditions for the continuous production of lignin peroxidase by Phanerochaete Chrysosporium in fixed-bed bioreactors

A new system to produce lignin peroxidase (LiP) continuously by Phanerochaete chrysosporium is described. A fixed-bed bioreactor with a pulsing device was used as the optimal bioreactor configuration. Addition of veratryl alcohol (1 mM), tryptophan (1 mM), no Mn²⁺ addition, low glucose addition rate (60–70 mg l^–1 h) and an atmosphere of O₂ gave maximum LiP activities of 700 U l^–1, which are higher than those previously reported.     

Extracellular production of a glycolipid biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid, from Candida antarctica

Candida antarctica (sp. SY16) required avegetable oil as the carbon source to produce a biosurfactant, mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL-SY16). Biosurfactant production was 31 g l^–1 after 7 days in a batch culture and was not growth associated. In a two-stage culture, glycerol and oleic acid were used as an initial and a feeding carbon source, respectively, and 41 g l^–1 biosurfactant was produced after 8 days.     

Chilling-induced ethylene biosynthesis in Braeburn apples

We observed a chilling-induced ethylene biosynthesis in Braeburn apples.The stimulatory effect depended on the length of the cooling period. The longerthe period, the stronger the stimulation. Low temperature stimulated activityand gene expression of ACS, but only stimulated gene expression of ACO. Thestimulatory effect of low temperature on gene expression was stronger andearlier in ACS than in ACO. 1-MCP (1-methylcyclopropene), an inhibitor ofethylene action, inhibited ethylene biosynthesis in fruit stored at 20°C and 0 °C. This inhibitory effect can beslightly recovered in fruit stored at 0 °C, but not at 20°C. Expression of genes for ACS and ACO was weaker in1-MCP-treated fruit stored at 20 °C, than those at 0°C. Thus, it is possible that expression of genes for ACS andACO in fruit at low temperature was mainly, but not completely, regulated bytheethylene receptor.     

Forest nitrogen sinks in large eastern U.S. watersheds: estimates from forest inventory and an ecosystem model

The eastern U.S. receives elevated rates of Ndeposition compared to preindustrial times, yetrelatively little of this N is exported indrainage waters. Net uptake of N into forestbiomass and soils could account for asubstantial portion of the difference between Ndeposition and solution exports. We quantifiedforest N sinks in biomass accumulation andharvest export for 16 large river basins in theeastern U.S. with two separate approaches: (1)using growth data from the USDA ForestService's Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)program, and (2) using a model of forestnitrogen cycling (PnET-CN) linked to FIAinformation on forest age-class structure. Themodel was also used to quantify N sinks in soiland dead wood, and nitrate losses below therooting zone. Both methods agreed that netgrowth rates were highest in the relativelyyoung forests on the Schuylkill watershed, andlowest in the cool forests of northern Maine. Across the 16 watersheds, wood export removedan average of 2.7 kg N ha^–1 yr^–1(range: 1–5 kg N ha^–1 yr^–1), andstanding stocks increased by 4.0 kg N ha^–1yr^–1 (–3 to 8 kg N ha^–1 yr^–1). Together, these sinks for N in woody biomassamounted to a mean of 6.7 kg N ha^–1yr^–1 (2–9 kg N ha^–1 yr^–1), or73% (15–115%) of atmospheric N deposition. Modeled rates of net N sinks in dead wood andsoil were small; soils were only a significantnet sink for N during simulations ofreforestation of degraded agricultural sites. Predicted losses of nitrate depended on thecombined effects of N deposition, and bothshort- and long-term effects of disturbance. Linking the model with forest inventoryinformation on age-class structure provided auseful step toward incorporating realisticpatterns of forest disturbance status acrossthe landscape.     

Anthropogenic nitrogen sources and relationships to riverine nitrogen export in the northeastern U.S.A.

Human activities have greatly altered the nitrogen (N) cycle, accelerating the rate of N fixation in landscapes and delivery of N to water bodies. To examine relationships between anthropogenic N inputs and riverine N export, we constructed budgets describing N inputs and losses for 16 catchments, which encompass a range of climatic variability and are major drainages to the coast of the North Atlantic Ocean along a latitudinal profile from Maine to Virginia. Using data from the early 1990's, we quantified inputs of N to each catchment from atmospheric deposition, application of nitrogenous fertilizers, biological nitrogen fixation, and import of N in agricultural products (food and feed). We compared these inputs with N losses from the system in riverine export.The importance of the relative sources varies widely by catchment and is related to land use. Net atmospheric deposition was the largest N source (>60%) to the forested basins of northern New England (e.g. Penobscot and Kennebec); net import of N in food was the largest source of N to the more populated regions of southern New England (e.g. Charles & Blackstone); and agricultural inputs were the dominant N sources in the Mid-Atlantic region (e.g. Schuylkill & Potomac). Over the combined area of the catchments, net atmospheric deposition was the largest single source input (31%), followed by net imports of N in food and feed (25%), fixation in agricultural lands (24%), fertilizer use (15%), and fixation in forests (5%). The combined effect of fertilizer use, fixation in crop lands, and animal feed imports makes agriculture the largest overall source of N. Riverine export of N is well correlated with N inputs, but it accounts for only a fraction (25%) of the total N inputs. This work provides an understanding of the sources of N in landscapes, and highlights how human activities impact N cycling in the northeast region.