栓皮栎根系解剖结构、水力特性及碳、氮含量研究

为阐明栓皮栎根系随径级的变化规律,探究其细根的合理划分标准。以1年生栓皮栎幼苗为研究对象,将其根系分为1、1～2、2～3、3～4 mm四个径级,分别制作石蜡切片观察解剖结构,比较木质部水力特性,测定碳氮含量及其比值,并采用主成分法对根系进行分类。结果表明:(1)随着径级增加,栓皮栎根系周皮、韧皮部和形成层组织厚度增加而占径比降低,木质部直径及其占径比均增加。(2)直径2 mm以上的栓皮栎根系木质部平均最大和最小导管直径、根比导水率和栓塞脆弱性指数增加显著; 而导管密度显著下降,导管面积与木质部面积之比变化不显著。(3)直径2 mm以上栓皮栎根系碳含量表现出显著增加,随着径级增加,根系氮含量下降、碳氮比升高。(4)主成分分析表明,13项根系结构和元素含量指标降维后,前2个主分量方差贡献率达62%,PCA双序轴显示栓皮栎根系可划分为2 mm以下的吸收根群和2 mm以上的运输根群。综上认为,以2 mm作为栓皮栎细根划分的标准兼顾了形态和功能的特点,更具有准确性。     

Plant Growth-Promoting Effect of the Chitosanolytic Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacterium Burkholderia gladioli MEL01 After Fermentation with Chitosan and Fertilization with Rock Phosphate

Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) are important plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria that can increase soil fertility through the solubilization of insoluble inorganic phosphate and organophosphorus. In this study, a PSB, Burkholderia gladioli MEL01, was isolated and identified from rice–wheat rotation rhizosphere soil. MEL01 had an excellent phosphate-solubilizing capacity (reaching 107.69 mg/L) toward insoluble inorganic phosphate rock phosphate. HPLC analysis revealed that the mechanism of phosphate solubilization of MEL01 was probably due to secreted oxalic acid and gluconic acid transformation of phosphate from insoluble to soluble. MEL01 also exhibited 4030 U/L specific chitosanase activity when cultured with chitosan fermentation medium. Interestingly, the chitosan hydrolysis product chitooligosaccharide could significantly enhance the MEL01 phosphate-solubilizing capacity. Pot experiments showed that MEL01 chitosan medium fermentation liquor (MCMFL) could promote improvement of soil available phosphorus and pakchoi growth when supplemented with phosphate rock phosphate as the phosphate fertilizer. In addition, pot experiments demonstrated that MCMFL could also promote the growth of wheat, which could decrease the amount of compound fertilizer used. Microbial diversity analysis showed that the genera Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Mycoplana, and Cellvibrio were enriched, which might participate in synergetic phosphate solubilization. Therefore, after fermentation with chitosan and fertilization with rock phosphates, MEL01 has potential as a phosphate biofertilizer in ecological agricultural production.

     

里氏木霉产纤维素酶研究进展

木质纤维素类生物质被认为是重要且可持续的可再生能源,其主要组成部分是纤维素。纤维素酶是一种能将纤维素分解为葡萄糖的复合酶,能有效地降解木质纤维素生物质。真菌、细菌、放线菌、酵母等多种微生物均可以产生纤维素酶,其中里氏木霉具有完整的纤维素酶系结构,常作为生物技术领域中一个重要菌株,广泛应用于纤维素酶的商业生产。介绍了纤维素酶的作用机理,综述了里氏木霉产纤维素酶的发展现状和研究进展,讨论了生产工艺(如培养条件及产酶诱导物等)对纤维素酶生产的影响,阐述了通过化学诱变及基因改造构建高产纤维素酶的里氏木霉的研究进展以及纤维素酶生产的主要瓶颈,以提供更经济的生产方案,将纤维素酶广泛应用于工业生产。     

Global co-occurrence of methanogenic archaea and methanotrophic bacteria in Microcystis aggregates

Global warming and eutrophication contribute to the worldwide increase in cyanobacterial blooms, and the level of cyanobacterial biomass is strongly associated with rises in methane emissions from surface lake waters. Hence, methane-metabolizing microorganisms may be important for modulating carbon flow in cyanobacterial blooms. Here, we surveyed methanogenic and methanotrophic communities associated with floating Microcystis aggregates in 10 lakes spanning four continents, through sequencing of 16S rRNA and functional marker genes. Methanogenic archaea (mainly Methanoregula and Methanosaeta) were detectable in 5 of the 10 lakes and constituted the majority (~50%–90%) of the archaeal community in these lakes. Three of the 10 lakes contained relatively more abundant methanotrophs than the other seven lakes, with the methanotrophic genera Methyloparacoccus, Crenothrix, and an uncultured species related to Methylobacter dominating and nearly exclusively found in each of those three lakes. These three are among the five lakes in which methanogens were observed. Operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness and abundance of methanotrophs were strongly positively correlated with those of methanogens, suggesting that their activities may be coupled. These Microcystis-aggregate-associated methanotrophs may be responsible for a hitherto overlooked sink for methane in surface freshwaters, and their co-occurrence with methanogens sheds light on the methane cycle in cyanobacterial aggregates.     

海南猕猴岭自然保护区海南锥+黄牛木群落特征研究

采用样地调查法,对海南猕猴岭自然保护区海南锥+黄牛木（Castanopsis hainanensis Merr.+Cratoxylum cochinchinense（Lour.）Blume）群落的植物区系组成、结构特征和物种多样性进行研究。结果显示：（1）在2500 m²样地中,有维管束植物39科73属85种;种子植物区系以热带性质为主。（2）生活型以高位芽为主,占94.12%;叶级以中型叶为主,占71.76%。（3）优势种群处于增长阶段;群落物种频度等级分布为A > C > B > E > D。（4）群落物种丰富度指数为9.85,均匀度指数为0.74,Simpson指数为0.95,Shannon-Wiener指数为3.29;优势种群的优势地位明显,但幼苗更新不足,群落均匀度和多样性指数较低,应加强就地保护力度。     

Uremic Pruritus,Dialysis Adequacy,and Metabolic Profiles in Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective 5-Year Cohort Study

Background

Uremic pruritus is a common and intractable symptom in patients on chronic hemodialysis, but factors associated with the severity of pruritus remain unclear. This study aimed to explore the associations of metabolic factors and dialysis adequacy with the aggravation of pruritus.

Methods

We conducted a 5-year prospective cohort study on patients with maintenance hemodialysis. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the intensity of pruritus. Patient demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, dialysis adequacy (assessed by Kt/V), and pruritus intensity were recorded at baseline and follow-up. Change score analysis of the difference score of VAS between baseline and follow-up was performed using multiple linear regression models. The optimal threshold of Kt/V, which is associated with the aggravation of uremic pruritus, was determined by generalized additive models and receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Results

A total of 111 patients completed the study. Linear regression analysis showed that lower Kt/V and use of low-flux dialyzer were significantly associated with the aggravation of pruritus after adjusting for the baseline pruritus intensity and a variety of confounding factors. The optimal threshold value of Kt/V for pruritus was 1.5 suggested by both generalized additive models and receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Conclusions

Hemodialysis with the target of Kt/V ≥1.5 and use of high-flux dialyzer may reduce the intensity of pruritus in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Further clinical trials are required to determine the optimal dialysis dose and regimen for uremic pruritus.     

Identification of naphthalene metabolism by white rot fungus Pleurotus eryngii

The use of biomaterials or microorganisms in PAHs degradation had presented an eye-catching performance. Pleurotus eryngii is a white rot fungus, which is easily isolated from the decayed woods in the tropical rain forest, used to determine the capability to utilize naphthalene, a two-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as source of carbon and energy. In the meantime, biotransformation of naphthalene to intermediates and other by-products during degradation was investigated in this study. Pleurotus eryngii had been incubated in liquid medium formulated with naphthalene for 14 days. The presence of metabolites of naphthalene suggests that Pleurotus eryngii begin the ring cleavage by dioxygenation on C1 and C4 position to give 1,4-naphthaquinone. 1,4-Naphthaquinone was further degraded to benzoic acid, where the proposed terepthalic acid is absent in the cultured extract. Further degradation of benzoic acid by Pleurotus eryngii shows the existence of catechol as a result of the combination of decarboxylation and hydroxylation process. Unfortunately, phthalic acid was not detected in this study. Several enzymes, including manganese peroxidase, lignin peroxidase, laccase, 1,2-dioxygenase and 2,3-dioxygenase are enzymes responsible for naphthalene degradation. Reduction of naphthalene and the presence of metabolites in liquid medium showed the ability of Pleurotus eryngii to utilize naphthalene as carbon source instead of a limited glucose amount.     

Regional Amyloid Deposition in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Evaluated by [18F]AV-45 Positron Emission Tomography in Chinese Population

Background

To compare the neocortical amyloid loads among cognitively normal (CN), amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and Alzheimer''s disease (AD) subjects with [¹⁸F]AV-45 positron emission tomography (PET).

Materials and Methods

[¹⁸F]AV-45 PET was performed in 11 CN, 13 aMCI, and 12 AD subjects to compare the cerebral cortex-to-whole cerebellum standard uptake value ratios (SUVRs) of global and individual volumes of interest (VOIs) cerebral cortex. The correlation between global cortical [¹⁸F]AV-45 SUVRs and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores was analyzed.

Results

The global cortical [¹⁸F]AV-45 SUVRs were significantly different among the CN (1.08±0.08), aMCI (1.27±0.06), and AD groups (1.34±0.13) (p = 0.0003) with amyloidosis positivity rates of 9%, 62%, and 92% in the three groups respectively. Compared to CN subjects, AD subjects had higher SUVRs in the global cortical, precuneus, frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, and posterior cingulate areas; while aMCI subjects had higher values in the global cortical, precuneus, frontal, occipital and posterior cingulate areas. There were negative correlations of MMSE scores with SUVRs in the global cortical, precuneus, frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, posterior cingulate and anterior cingulate areas on a combined subject pool of the three groups after age and education attainment adjustment.

Conclusions

Amyloid deposition occurs relatively early in precuneus, frontal and posterior cingulate in aMCI subjects. Higher [¹⁸F]AV-45 accumulation is present in parietal, occipital and temporal gyri in AD subjects compared to the aMCI group. Significant correlation between MMSE scores and [¹⁸F]AV-45 SUVRs can be observed among CN, aMCI and AD subjects.