Study of the dynamics of Microcystis aeruginosa and its cyanophage in East Lake using quantitative PCR

Dear Editor, East Lake,located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River,is a major source of drinking water for local residents.However,the large increase of population density and the rapid development of industry has resulted in heavy eutrophication of East Lake over the past few decades.Microcystis aeruginosa is a well-known toxic algae-blooming cyanobacterial species (Carmichael W W,et al.,2001) and a major player in the cyanobacterial water blooming in East Lake.     

基于植物多样性特征的武汉市城市湖泊湿地植被分类保护和恢复

湿地植被多样性特征及其影响因素的调查分析是湿地植被保护与恢复策略制定的基础。借鉴生物多样性热点分析原理,在武汉市城市湖泊湿地植物多样性调查的基础上,研究了湖泊湿地的植被多样性特征,探讨了城市湖泊湿地植被分类保护与恢复对策。结果表明,武汉市湿地维管束植物的物种丰富度、植物多样性、优势度和均匀度指数在各湖泊间的变化趋势较为一致,但在空间变化幅度上存在一定差异。按照物种丰富度、多样性、优势度、均匀度、湿地植被群丛数目,以及典型湿地植物的物种所占比例、丰富度和优势度的差异,可将调查涉及的26个典型湖泊湿地分为原生植被湖泊、次生植被湖泊、人工植被湖泊和退化植被湖泊4类。原生植被湖泊应建立相对严格的湿地保护区,优先保护原有湿地植被。次生植被湖泊最多,城市发展区内的次生植被湖泊应建立30-100m的植被缓冲带,促进植被自然恢复和发育;而农业区的次生植被湖泊应引导和规范湖泊周围的农业生产模式,以减少人类活动干扰。人工植被湖泊应通过建立城市湿地公园,人工促进植被的近自然恢复。而退化植被湖泊则应尽快采用生态工程法促进湿地植被生境改善,并积极开展近自然湿地植被重建与恢复。     

Isolation and characterization of Zika virus imported to China using C6/36 mosquito cells

正Dear Editor,Zika virus(ZIKV)is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that usually causes asymptomatic infections or mild illness in humans.However,the unprecedented epidemics of ZIKV in Latin America since early 2015 have made this flavivirus an international health risk(Liu and Zhang,2016).In particular,the potential association of ZIKV infection with the remarkable increase in the number of     

晚第三纪武汉地区的化石木对当地古气侯的指相

研究了我国地质年代为晚第三纪,地理位置在湖北省武汉市新洲县阳逻镇２２个树种的化石木其中裸子植物７种,被子植物１５种。中国被子植物化石木是笔者１９８７年首镒发掘和鉴定的。武汉地区发掘的这１５种均是热带或亚热带的被子植物,特别是苏木科的顶果木蝶蝶形花科的海南红豆和大戟科的秋枫更是武汉地区今日未见的典型热带阔叶树种。     

武汉地区空气中花粉调查研究

空气中花粉粒的调查研究属气传孢粉应用学科,它正愈来愈受到临床医学界的重视。掌握本地区空气中花粉播散规律,对预防、诊断、治疗呼吸道过敏性疾病具有十分重要而现实的意义。本文着重报道了从1985年4月1日至1986年3月31日在武汉地区空气中孢粉散布的基本规律,并讨论分析了空气中花粉含量与气候的关系。根据花粉在空气中出现时期的长短及数量的多少,笔者把武汉地区空气中常遇到的一些植物花粉分为3种类型,这对考虑湖北武汉地区哪些植物花粉可能导致过敏性疾病是有意义的。     

Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells and Circulating Tumor Microemboli in Gastric Cancer

PURPOSE: Gastric cancer studies indicated a potential correlation between circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood and tumor relapse/metastasis. The prevalence and significance of circulating tumor microemboli (CTM) in gastric cancer remain unknown. We investigated the prevalence and prognostic value of CTCs and CTM for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in gastric cancer patients. METHODS:Eighty-one gastric cancer patients consented to provide 5 ml of peripheral blood before systematic therapy. CTCs and CTM were isolated using isolation by size of epithelial tumor cells and characterized by cytopathologists. For 41 stage IV gastric cancer patients, CTM was investigated as a potential biomarker to predict prognosis. RESULTS:CTCs were detected in 51 patients; the average count was 1.81. In clinical stage I, II, III, and IV patients, the average CTC counts were 1.40, 0.67, 1.24, and 2.71, respectively. CTM were detected in 3 of 33 clinical stage I to IIIb patients, at an average of 0.12 (0-2). CTM were detected in 13 of 53 clinical stage IIIc to IV patients, at an average of 1.26 (0-22). In stage IV patients, CTM positivity correlated with the CA125 level. PFS and OS in CTM-positive patients were significantly lower than in CTM-negative patients (P < .001). CTM positivity was an independent factor for determining the PFS (P = .016) and OS (P = .003) of stage IV patients in multivariate analysis. Using markers of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, single CTCs were divided into three phenotypes including epithelial CTCs, biphenotypic epithelial/mesenchymal CTCs, and mesenchymal CTCs. For CTM, CK?/Vimentin+/CD45? and CK+/Vimentin+/CD45? phenotypes were observed, but the CK+/Vimentin?/CD45? CTM phenotype was not. CA125 was detected in gastric cancer cell lines BGC823 and MGC803. CONCLUSIONS: In stage IV patients, CTM positivity was correlated with serum CA125 level. CTM were an independent predictor of shorter PFS and OS in stage IV patients. Thus, CTM detection may be a useful tool to predict prognosis in stage IV patients.     

Bats as animal reservoirs for the SARS coronavirus: Hypothesis proved after 10 years of virus hunting

Recently,the team led by Dr.Zhengli Shi from Wuhan Institute of Virology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,and Dr.Peter Daszak from Ecohealth Alliance identified SL-CoVs in Chinese horseshoe bats that were 95%identical to human SARS-CoV and were able to use human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 （ACE2） receptor for docking and entry.Remarkably,they isolated the first known live bat SL-CoV that replicates in human     

国外运动形态学的兴起与我国相关学科的对策研究

国外运动形态学的兴起与我国相关学科的对策研究谢雪峰（武汉体育学院解剖学教研室,武汉４３００７０）运动与人类体质、运动与人体形态关系等方面的研究,国内外均有悠久历史．在国外,古希腊时期人们就崇尚运动者的雄健体质,著名雕塑“掷铁饼者”即是其例．在我国,几...     

1995-2015年武汉城市湖泊景观生态安全格局演化

以1995、2005、2015年3期遥感影像为数据源,通过景观指数和GIS空间分析方法研究武汉中心城区湖泊系统景观格局的演化特征,进而构建湖泊景观生态安全评价模型,以揭示武汉中心城区湖泊系统景观生态安全格局演变规律,并探讨其驱动因素。研究结果表明：（1）近20年来武汉中心城区湖泊系统总面积呈现不断下降趋势,1995-2005年以年均2.4%的速率缩减了28.95 km²,2005-2015年以年均1.8%的速率缩减了17.47 km²。（2）研究期湖泊系统的斑块密度、分维数呈现不断降低趋势,这表明武汉中心城区湖泊破碎化程度在不断降低,湖泊形状趋于简化;而连接度呈现不断增加趋势,湖泊分布集聚趋势不断加强,空间结构趋于紧凑集中。（3）武汉城市湖泊系统总体景观生态安全呈现不断恶化趋势,而次级湖泊水系景观生态安全呈现不同的演化特征。城市建成区的迅速扩展、湖泊由农业生产对象转化为可利用发展用地、房地产事业成为支柱产业是湖泊系统遭填占最主要的动力,直接危害了其景观生态安全,而市民环境意识提高引发湖泊保护倡议和实践,对湖泊景观生态安全产生着积极影响。对湖泊景观生态安全格局演变特征及驱动因素的研究,可以为武汉制定行之有效的生态管理政策和环境治理措施提供重要支撑。     

武汉市湖泊健康评估及保护修复初探

本研究基于湖泊生态系统健康的概念和内涵，结合武汉市河湖水系特点，以武汉市166个湖泊为研究对象，从物理结构完整性、化学完整性、水文完整性、生物完整性、社会服务功能可持续性、管理状况6个方面构建了包含21个指标的湖泊健康评价指标体系，并首次对武汉市全域湖泊进行了健康评价。同时，基于评价结果识别的武汉市湖泊生态系统健康问题，从宏观和微观两个层面针对不同功能类型湖泊提出了差异化的修复策略。该研究可为武汉市及长江中下游浅水湖泊的健康评价与生态修复研究提供重要参考。