Characteristics of nutrients in two dominant plant species and rhizospheric soils in alpine desert of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau under contrasting climates北大核心CSCD

Aims This study was conducted to determine the responses of nutrients in plants and rhizospheric soils to climate in alpine-cold desert on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Methods Tissue samples for two dominant plant species, Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. sinensis and Artemisia desertorum, and associated rhizospheric soil samples were collected from sites representing semi-Arid and sub-humid climates in the alpine-cold desert on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Measurements were made on the contents of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in roots and shoots, as well as on organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphate, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen and available phosphate in rhizospheric soils in the 0-10 cm and 10-20 cm layer. The relationship between nutrients in plant tissues and rhizospheric soils and the influencing factors were analyzed. Important findings There were significant differences between the semi-Arid and the sub-humid sites in tissue nutrients and rhizospheric soil nutrients for the two specie. Specifically, the contents of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus in plant tissues differed significantly between the semi-Arid and the sub-humid sites. Soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen and available phosphate for the rhizosphere of A. desertorum were significantly higher on site under sub-humid climate than that under semi-Arid climate; whereas the trend was reversed for the rhizosphere of H. rhamnoides subsp. sinensis. We found significant relationships between the tissue nutrients and soil nutrients, and significantly different plant nutrient ratios between the two species. There were negative correlations between tissues and rhizosheric soils in N:P ratio for A. desertorum and C:N ratio for H. rhamnoides subsp. sinensis under different climates. © 2018 Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology. All rights reserved.     

复合益生菌粉对功能性便秘小鼠润肠通便的作用

探究由乳双歧杆菌V9、干酪乳杆菌Zhang、植物乳杆菌P9组成的复合益生菌粉对便秘模型小鼠的排便情况、肠动力水平的改善及肠道菌群结构的调整作用。

将100只Balb/c小鼠随机分为A、B两大组,每组又随机分为空白组、模型组以及复合益生菌粉低剂量组、中剂量组、高剂量组,其中A组50只用于排便情况测定,B组50只用于结肠HE染色及肠道菌群的检测。实验共进行15 d,空白组与模型组小鼠灌胃蒸馏水15 d,复合益生菌粉各剂量组小鼠灌胃相应剂量的复合益生菌粉15 d;同时,除空白组外,于第7天、第15天灌胃盐酸洛哌丁胺（4 mg/kg）进行造模。

与空白组相比,模型组小鼠首次排便时间显著延长（P＜0.01）,6 h内粪便质量显著减轻（P＜0.05）,肠推进率显著降低（P＜0.05）,提示造模成功;与模型组相比,复合益生菌粉低、高剂量组首次排黑便时间显著缩短（P＜0.05）,肠推进率显著升高（P＜0.05）,同时高剂量组小鼠6 h排便量增加（P＜0.05）。HE结果显示,复合益生菌粉可以增厚结肠肌层,恢复受损的结肠黏膜组织,并且腺管排列恢复至正常水平。菌群测序结果显示,与空白组相比,模型组小鼠肠道菌群结构发生显著改变;与模型组相比,复合益生菌粉中、高剂量组显著提高便秘模型小鼠肠道菌群的丰富度,其中Patescibacteria、厚壁菌门、放线菌门、疣微菌门、Eubacterium xylanophilum_group等丰度增加,另枝菌属、Odoribacter等丰度降低。

复合益生菌粉能够通过促进肠蠕动,调整肠道菌群结构发挥缓解小鼠便秘的作用。

     

A new subspecies of Pedicularis zeylanica (Scrophulariaceae) from the Western Ghats of south India

Pedicularis zeylanica subsp. anamallyensis T. Husain & A. Garg, a new subspecies of Nilgiri lousewort from the Western Ghats of south India, is described and illustrated.     

一株地衣芽孢杆菌碱性蛋白酶的研究I.

从皖北盐碱地土样中分离到 0 1 1菌株 ,对其进行了菌种鉴定以及胞外碱性蛋白酶的初步研究。结果表明 :0 1 1菌株符合地衣芽孢杆菌种的特征 ,但该菌芽孢端生、孢囊膨大、中度耐盐、高度耐碱 ,可在NaCl浓度为 1 3%和pH1 1的培养基中生长 ,这些特征又不同于该种几个模式株 ,因而将 0 1 1菌株鉴定为地衣芽孢杆菌的一个亚种 ,命名为地衣芽孢杆菌砀山亚种(Bacilluslicheniformissubsp .dangshanensis)。该菌在发酵培养基中能产生较高产量的胞外碱性蛋白酶 ( 72 5u/mL)。酶的最适作用条件 :60℃、pH9.0 ,该酶在pH6.0～ 1 1范围内稳定     

An Investigation on Strains of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in North and North West of Iran

Tomato bacterial canker disease was first reported from Urmiyeh in West Azerbaijan province in Iran. The disease causes lesion (canker), wilting and dryness of infected plants, leaf and fruit spots and the decline of the whole plant. Out of 102 isolates obtained from the fields in the major tomato producing areas of understudy regions, 98 were found Gram positive, yellow‐pigmented isolates, identified as Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis based on the morphological and biochemical characteristics described in previous studies. Among these strains, 64 were virulent and 34 showed poor virulence. A strain of Cmm (NCPPB382) was used as a check (standard) in all steps of this study. DNA fingerprinting with repetitive‐sequence‐based PCR (rep‐PCR) (BOX primer) carried out among 11 representative strains (eight strains from West Azerbaijan, two from Golestan and one as standard). The most virulent strain was chosen as representative in each location. Dendrograms were prepared using NTSYS‐pc version 2/o2e software, unweighted pair group with arithmetic average method and simple matching similarity coefficient. According to the site of cut‐off line, three groups (clusters) with 82/5% similarity and six groups with 55% similarity were separated based on biochemical and SDS‐PAGE data, and rep‐PCR reactions respectively. Low similarity among groups (55%) can be explained as high genetic diversity among the strains. One strain of west Azerbaijan and the strains of Golestan, clustered in the same group suggesting that they may have been originated from a common source. Other strains of west Azerbaijan were clustered into different groups including II, III, IV, V and VI, suggesting the possibility of occurrence of different populations in a geographical region.     

Industrial scale of optimization for the production of carboxymethylcellulase from rice bran by a marine bacterium, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis A-53

Rice bran and yeast extract were found to be the best combination of carbon and nitrogen sources for the production of carboxymethycellulase (CMCase) by Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtlis A-53. Optimal concentrations of rice bran and yeast extract for the production of CMCase were 5.0% (w/v) and 0.10% (w/v), respectively. Optimal temperature and initial pH of medium for cell growth of B. subtilus subsp. subtilis A-53 were 35 °C and 7.3, whereas those for the production of CMCase by B. subtilus subsp. subtilis A-53 were 30 °C and 6.8. Optimal agitation speed and aeration rate in a 7 L bioreactor were 300 rpm and 1.0 vvm, respectively. The optimal agitation speed and aeration rate for the production of CMCase by B. subtilus subsp. subtilis A-53 were lower than those for cell growth. The highest productions of CMCase by B. subtilus subsp. subtilis A-53 in 7 and 100 L bioreactors were 150.3 and 196.8 U mL⁻¹, respectively.     

Changes in properties of phytopathogenic bacteria effected by plasmid pRD1

Transfer of plasmid pRD1 from Escherichia coli K12J62-1 to phytopathogenic bacteria, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Xanthomonas beticola and Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora caused changes in conjugant properties not determined by the plasmid and the emergence of the properties not present in the parent strains. Clones have been obtained with intermediate properties between donor and recipient, including those with altered or lost virulence. In transconjugants of A. tumefaciens virulence increased. In transconjugants of X. beticola and E. carotovora subsp. carotovora highly virulent as well as avirulent forms have been observed. The loss of virulence in X. beticola correlated with the Nif^* phenotype. Plasmid pRD1 also affected the biochemical properties of the new hosts.     

Delimitation and classification ofBromus fasciculatus (Poaceae)

The syntypes ofBromus madritensis var.delilei Boiss. comprise two different elements: specimens ofB. haussknechtii Boiss. and ofB. fasciculatus C. Presl s.l. By its lectotypification and on the basis of new morphological characters, the validation ofB. fasciculatus subsp.delilei (Boiss.)H. Scholz 1971 was substantiated. This subspecies represents the eastern marginal segregate of the south-Mediterranean species.B. fasciculatus var.alexandrinus Thell. is a minor variant of the typical subspecies.Dedicated to Prof.K. H. Rechinger on the occasion of his 80th birthday.     

Structures and kinetics for plant nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases support a domain motion catalytic mechanism

Extracellular nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDases) are enzymes that hydrolyze extracellular nucleotides to the respective monophosphate nucleotides. In the past 20 years, NTPDases belonging to mammalian, parasitic and prokaryotic domains of life have been discovered, cloned and characterized. We reveal the first structures of NTPDases from the legume plant species Trifolium repens (7WC) and Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica (DbLNP). Four crystal structures of 7WC and DbLNP were determined at resolutions between 1.9 and 2.6 Å. For 7WC, structures were determined for an ‐apo form (1.89 Å) and with the product AMP (2.15 Å) and adenine and phosphate (1.76 Å) bound. For DbLNP, a structure was solved with phosphate and manganese bound (2.60 Å). Thorough kinetic data and analysis is presented. The structure of 7WC and DbLNP reveals that these NTPDases can adopt two conformations depending on the molecule and co‐factor bound in the active site. A central hinge region creates a “butterfly‐like” motion of the domains that reduces the width of the inter‐domain active site cleft upon molecule binding. This phenomenon has been previously described in Rattus norvegicus and Legionella pneumophila NTPDaseI and Toxoplasma gondii NTPDaseIII suggesting a common catalytic mechanism across the domains of life.