深松对乌拉尔甘草根际土壤养分以及微生物群落功能多样性的影响

通过大田试验和室内分析相结合,研究了深松对乌拉尔甘草根际土壤养分和微生物群落功能多样性的影响,以期为乌拉尔甘草人工种植地土壤耕作措施优化和土壤环境改良提供依据。结果表明,与未深松(常规耕作)处理相比,深松处理对乌拉尔甘草根际土壤0—20 cm耕层土壤养分含量无显著性影响,可显著提高乌拉尔甘草根际土壤20—40 cm耕层有机质、全氮、全磷和全钾的含量,分别提高了60.8%、65.3%、48.9%和86.8%;明显增加了0—20 cm和20—40 cm耕层细菌、真菌和放线菌的数量(P0.05),3种类型的微生物数量均呈现出上层大于下层,深松大于未深松的变化趋势。在156 h的微生物温育期内,深松处理下不同土层的平均颜色变化率(AWCD)均显著高于未深松处理,并显著提高了AWCD的利用率(72 h,P0.05),较未深松分别提高了35.5%和130.8%。与未深松处理相比,深松处理显著提高了土壤微生物的多样性指数(H、S、D)。主成分分析(PCA)表明,深松优化了乌拉尔甘草根际土壤微生物的群落组成;聚合物、羧酸类化合物、氨基酸和碳水化合物是深松处理下根际土壤微生物利用的主要碳源。总而言之,深松处理显著提高乌拉尔甘草根际土壤养分含量、微生物数量和微生物多样性指数,改变了微生物群落功能多样性,造成这种差异的主要原因可能是深松改变了土壤耕层结构,改善了微生物的生存环境。因此,深松对乌拉尔甘草人工种植地土壤质量的改良有积极作用。     

猫儿山不同海拔植被带土壤微生物群落功能多样性

为研究中亚热带森林土壤微生物群落功能多样性特征及其随海拔梯度的变化,应用Biolog微平板技术,对猫儿山不同海拔植被带(常绿阔叶林(EBF)、落叶阔叶混交林(DBF)、针阔混交林(CBF))土壤微生物群落功能多样性差异进行了比较。结果表明,不同海拔植被带土壤微生物群落功能多样性差异显著。土壤平均颜色变化率(AWCD)随培养时间延长而逐渐增加,随着海拔升高,土壤AWCD值逐渐降低,大小顺序为EBFDBFCBF。土壤微生物群落Shannon指数和丰富度指数的总体趋势为EBF最高,DBF次之,CBF最低。不同海拔植被带土壤微生物群落均匀度指数之间差异不显著。不同海拔植被带土壤微生物对不同碳源的利用能力存在差异,其中EBF利用率最高,CBF利用率最低,氨基酸类、胺类和酯类碳源为各海拔植被带土壤微生物利用的主要碳源。主成分分析结果表明,主成分1和主成分2分别能解释变量方差的40.42%和15.97%,在主成分分离中起主要贡献作用的是酯类、胺类和氨基酸类碳源。土壤理化性质与土壤微生物群落功能多样性之间的相关性分析结果表明,微生物群落多样性的Shannon指数与全钾(TK)呈极显著正相关(P0.01),与含水量呈极显著负相关(P0.01),与总有机碳(TOC)、全氮(TN)、速效氮(AN)、有效P(AP)之间的相关性显著(P0.05)或极显著(P0.01),且为负相关。土壤TK含量和含水量可能是造成不同海拔土壤微生物群落功能多样性差异的主要原因。     

玉米间作和施氮对土壤微生物代谢功能多样性的影响

微生物功能多样性是土壤健康的重要指标,在多种生物地球化学过程中发挥关键作用.本研究基于多年田间小区定位试验,设置间作和单作2种种植模式和4个施氮水平(N0,0 kg·hm-2;N125,125 kg·hm-2;N250,250 kg·hm-2;N375,375 kg·hm-2),采用 Biolog-Eco微平板法,分析...     

施氮水平和收获时期对夏玉米产量和籽粒品质的影响

为明确黄淮海夏玉米适宜的施肥量和最佳收获时期,设计了5个氮肥水平（不施肥、113、181、249和375 kg N·hm^-2）和2个收获时期（S₁：9月23日,农民习惯收获时间;S₂：9月29日,推迟6 d收获）,研究施氮量和收获时期对夏玉米产量和品质的影响.结果表明：随施肥量增加,夏玉米穗粒数、千粒重和产量均增加,但差异不显著,其中施肥量在113～181 kg N·hm^-2的玉米产量、氮素利用效率均相对较高;随施肥量增加,夏玉米蛋白质和赖氨酸含量增加,淀粉含量降低.与9月23日蜡熟期收获相比,9月29日完熟期收获的夏玉米籽粒千粒重、产量、淀粉和赖氨酸含量均增加,籽粒蛋白质和脂肪含量降低.依据产量水平,黄淮海高产夏玉米区适宜的施肥量在113～180 kg N·hm^-2,最佳收获时期应推迟至9月29日-10月5日.     

转基因棉花种植对根际土壤微生物群落功能多样性的影响

应用Biolog方法对两种转基因棉花及其亲本非转基因棉花根际土壤微生物的单一碳源利用水平进行了比较分析,探讨转基因棉花种植对其根际土壤微生物群落功能多样性的影响.结果表明：与非转基因亲本相比,在苗期、蕾期、吐絮期、衰老期转基因棉花种植对根际土壤微生物群落碳源利用能力、Shannon功能多样性指数和均匀度指数的影响均不显著,而在花铃期根际土壤微生物群落碳源利用能力和Shannon功能多样性指数显著降低.主成分分析表明,花铃期转基因棉花与非转基因棉花根际土壤微生物碳源利用在两主成分轴上的分异较大,碳源利用模式差异显著.     

In vitro analysis of cell metabolism using a long-decay pH-sensitive lanthanide probe and extracellular acidification assay

Metabolic perturbations play a critical role in a variety of disease states and toxicities. Therefore, knowledge of the interplay between the two main cellular ATP generating pathways, glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, is particularly informative when examining such perturbations. Here we describe a new fluorescence-based screening assay for the assessment of glycolytic flux and demonstrate the value of such analysis in assessing the cellular “energy budget.” The assay employs a long-decay pH-sensitive lanthanide probe to monitor extracellular acidification (ECA) in standard 96- or 384-well plates on a time-resolved fluorescence plate reader. The simple mix-and-measure procedure and fluorescence lifetime-based pH sensing allow the use of standard adherent cell culture techniques, providing high sample throughput and excellent assay performance. The assay also facilitates multiplexed or parallel analysis with existing oxygen consumption and ATP assays, thereby providing a detailed multiparametric assessment of cell metabolism. Data on cellular CO₂ production can also be obtained by comparing sealed and unsealed samples. The utility of the approach in assessing perturbed cell metabolism is demonstrated using a panel of metabolic effectors with known mechanisms of action. More complex metabolic stimuli, such as G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation and perturbed ion homeostasis, are also examined.     

Oxygen consumption-based evaluation of fungal activity

A novel oxygen-based microplate assay for studying fungal activity is described. Fungal activity results in a change of oxygen concentration in CVC-96 plates^® and thus produces a signal that enables continuous monitoring of fungal activity. In this study the oxygen consumption was different for three tested fungi, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, Verticillium dahliae and Trichoderma longibrachiatum. The assay described is a highly sensitive and reliable method for monitoring fungal activity. This assay does not interfere with fungal development and there is no need to kill the cells to take a measurement. This test would be useful for studying reactions that consume oxygen so possible applications of this test could be physiological studies, testing of fungicidal or fungistatic compounds, and studying enzyme reactions. The system provides a valuable insight into the kinetics of fungal activity and is suitable to test other systems.     

Optimized microplate β-1,3-glucanase assay system for Trichoderma spp. screening

β-1,3-glucanase is an important cell wall-degrading enzyme involved in mycoparasitism by Trichoderma spp. during antagonism against phytopathogenic fungi. A simple microplate-based method to assay β-1,3-glucanase activity is described here as an alternative to an expensive tube-assay method. The reaction volume of the micro-assay was reduced to 130 µl from the 1150 µl used in the standard β-1,3-glucanase macro-assay. Statistical analyses showed significant difference in sensitivity between the micro- and the macro-assay. The micro-method was optimized using the Response Surface Quadratic Model. The sensitivity of the optimized micro-method was shown to be four-fold greater than the macro-assay and two-fold higher than the micro-assay. The optimized micro-assay was significantly more sensitive in all of the twenty examined isolates during Trichoderma spp. β-1,3-glucanase screening. We conclude that this modified and optimized method is more convenient, faster, cheaper and more reproducible than the traditional tube-assay.     

Analysis of the bacterial strains using Biolog plates in the contaminated soil from Riyadh community

Routine manufacture, detonation and disposal of explosives in land and groundwater have resulted in complete pollution. Explosives are xenobiotic compounds, being toxic to biological systems, and their recalcitrance leads to persistence in the environment. The methods currently used for the remediation of explosive contaminated sites are expensive and can result in the formation of toxic products. The present study aimed to investigate the bacterial strains using the Biolog plates in the soil from the Riyadh community. The microbial strains were isolated using the spread plate technique and were identified using the Biolog method. In this study we have analyzed from bacterial families of soil samples, obtained from the different sites in 5 regions at Explosive Institute. Our results conclude that Biolog MicroPlates were developed for the rapid identification of bacterial isolates by sole-carbon source utilization and can be used for the identification of bacteria. Out of five communities, only four families of bacteria indicate that the microbial community lacks significant diversity in region one from the Riyadh community in Saudi Arabia. More studies are needed to be carried out in different regions to validate our results.