短小芽孢杆菌HR10产孢培养基及发酵条件优化

短小芽孢杆菌(Bacillus pumilus)HR10是一株具有促生抗逆作用的优良菌株。探究菌株HR10产孢的最佳发酵培养条件,对于在更大规模上进行生产发酵具有重要的指导意义。以稀释涂布平板法计数活菌数和芽孢数并计算芽孢率;对菌株HR10产孢培养基的碳源、氮源和无机盐进行单因素分析及正交试验,并采用摇瓶发酵法对影响菌株HR10产孢的几种发酵因子进行单因素优化。结果显示,菌株HR10的产孢培养基最佳组成成分为葡萄糖1%、糖蜜1%、豆饼粉2%、KCl 0.3%、 MnSO_4 0.4%。最佳发酵条件为温度37℃、pH 7、250 mL三角瓶装液量50%、接种量5%、转速220r/min、培养时间52 h。芽孢数达到2.37×10~(10) cfu/mL,芽孢率达94.46%。相比初始培养基芽孢数提高了60.77倍,为其工业化生产提供参考。     

A Bryophyte Flora of Wigtownahire

Abstract

Fissidens macaoensis L. Zhang is described as a new species from Macao, South China. The species can be separated from its congeners by a suite of characters, including (1) minute size; (2) subterraneous tubers, composed of one to several cells, growing laterally from mature rhizoids; (3) abundant rhizoidal gemmae found on the surface of the soil and which are developed from subterraneous rhizoids; and (4) relatively large cells of the leaf lamina. This is the first report of a moss where two types of vegetative diaspores occur simultaneously in a single individual. Their adaptation strategy is briefly addressed.     

Significance of gametophyte form in long-distance colonization by tropical, epiphytic ferns

Gametophyte morphology of tropical epiphytic ferns may confer an advantage for establishment on islands. Most tropical, epiphytic ferns belong to five families: Hymenophyllaceae, Grammitidaceae, Vittariaceae, Polypodiaceae, and Elaphoglossaceae. Gametophytes of these families are long-lived and clone-forming. In addition, most Hymenophyllaceae, Grammitidaceae, and Vittariaceae produce dispersible gemmae. Each of these characteristics increases opportunity for outbreeding, and when island floras are statistically compared with floras of adjacent mainlands, island floras are found to be rich in epiphytic species possessing gemmae (Hymenophyllaceae, Grammitidaceae, and Vittariaceae), and depauperate in epiphytic species lacking gemmae (Polypodiaceae and Elaphoglossaceae). We propose that gametophytic gemmae significantly aid long-distance colonization of outbreeding species because gemmae 1) allow gametophytes to exploit available niches through dispersal of gemmae, and through clonal expansion and persistence of the resulting gametophyte, and 2) facilitate sexual reproduction by providing the opportunity for sperm and antheridiogen transfer when gametophytes are distant, and by providing a new source of tissue for antheridia formation.     

稀子蕨胞芽发育及营养器官的形态与解剖学研究

该研究采用形态观察法、石蜡切片法以及扫描电子显微镜法对稀子蕨(Monachosorum henryi)胞芽发育过程及营养器官进行观察分析,以揭示不同蕨类植物胞芽生殖在发育生物学上的异同,为进一步探讨蕨类植物胞芽发育与被子植物珠芽发育的异同等奠定基础。结果表明：(1)稀子蕨羽叶薄,由7~8层细胞组成,气孔分布于下表皮,无明显栅栏组织和海绵组织分化。(2)稀子蕨的叶轴含1束“心”形维管束,叶柄基部至中部含2束维管束;成熟根能看到明显的维管束组织,无髓。(3)稀子蕨的复羽叶发育过程可分为萌动期、卷拳期、展叶期、成熟期和衰老期;复羽叶上的胞芽发育从展叶期开始,包括胞芽原基发育期、胞芽分化期、胞芽膨大期和胞芽成熟期。(4)稀子蕨胞芽原基起源于叶轴与羽叶分叉处表皮细胞下的薄壁细胞层;胞芽原基分化出多个叶原基,整体呈指状“锚”状;胞芽成熟后掉落土壤或在母体上萌发生长出新叶。     

单芽狗脊蕨的生境观测及其芽胞发育初步研究

初步观察了单芽狗脊蕨的生长环境及其芽胞的发育过程。结果表明,单芽狗脊蕨喜阴湿环境和偏酸性土壤。5月的复叶上开始分化出芽胞,7月成熟的芽胞可在母体上萌发,长出不定须根,芽胞脱离母体后即能在土壤中萌发生长。芽胞越大,其萌芽率和生长速度越大。单芽狗脊蕨一年可产生两代芽胞。进行胎生的单芽狗脊蕨的孢子囊缺失或数目减少。     

Social mutilation in the Ponerine ant <Emphasis Type="Italic">Diacamma</Emphasis>: cues originate in the victims

Summary. In the queenless ponerine ant genus Diacamma, all workers eclose with a pair of innervated thoracic appendages termed gemmae. The gamergate (= mated egg laying worker) maintains reproductive monopoly by mutilating the gemmae of all eclosing individuals. Such mutilation leads to irreversible behavioural and neurological changes such that the individual lacking gemmae becomes incapable of appropriate sexual calling and mating. In one population related to Diacamma ceylonense from India, Diacamma sp. from Nilgiri (hereafter referred to as nilgiri), gamergates do not mutilate their nestmates and yet maintain reproductive monopoly. To understand what triggers mutilation, we exchanged cocoons between the mutilating D. ceylonense colonies and the non mutilating nilgiri colonies. nilgiri callows were not mutilated even in D. ceylonense colonies while D. ceylonense callows were mutilated even in nilgiri colonies, suggesting that the cues for mutilation originate in the victims (callows), presumably in the gemmae themselves. This finding should facilitate understanding the proximate mechanism and evolutionary significance of mutilation of gemmae as a method of resolution of reproductive conflicts in the genus Diacamma.Received 27 August 2003; revised 26 April 2004; accepted 27 April 2004.     

Developmental analysis of the evolutionary origin of vegetative propagules in Mimulus gemmiparus (Scrophulariaceae)

Mimulus gemmiparus (Scrophulariaceae), a rare endemic of Colorado, has a novel life history that depends on an unusual method of vegetative reproduction. The plants are functionally annuals; however, reproduction is asexual via propagules that have been termed gemmae. The morphological identity and the evolutionary antecedent of these propagules are unclear. We approached this problem through comparative developmental analyses of M. gemmiparus and the presumed progenitor species, Mimulus guttatus. In M. gemmiparus there are two meristems initiated in the axil of each leaf primordium. The distal meristem has the potential to produce either a lateral branch or a flower, and the proximal meristem becomes a vegetative propagule (the gemma) that is ultimately surrounded by an expanded, ensheathing petiole. The first leaves of the propagules are thickened and are the site of nutrient storage. Consequently, these propagules can be characterized morphologically as brood bulbils. Mimulus guttatus also has two meristems in each leaf axil; however, the proximal meristem typically remains dormant and serves no function in the life history of this species. Based on architectural and developmental correspondence, we hypothesize that the propagule of M. gemmiparus is homologous to the proximal meristem of M. guttatus. Comparative analysis shows that evolution of the bulbil has involved both the incorporation of features present in shoots of M. guttatus and the acquisition of novel features.     

Reproductive modes in the epixylic hepatic Anastrophyllum hellerianum

The frequency and dynamics of sexual and asexual reproduction were investigated in a dioecious epixylic hepatic, Anastrophyllum hellerianum, which has declined in recent decades in Finland as a consequence of forestry practices. In our investigation asexual reproduction by gemmae was the dominant mode of reproduction and specialised gemmiparous shoots were present in all colonies studied. The proportions of dead shoots were considerably higher among sex-expressing than among non-sexexpressing shoots. Our results suggest that lower reproductive investment is required for asexual than for sexual reproduction. For instance, no trade-off is detected between asexual reproduction and survival of the gemmiparous shoots in A. hellerianum. Sexual reproduction occurred only in 12% of the colonies and it was promoted by the following factors: medium shoot density, high proportion of sex-expressing shoots, an even sex ratio and very short distances between individuals representing opposite sexes. The ratio of dead males to dead females was significantly female-biased, which suggests higher mortality among female shoots. At the level of individual shoots, more spores than gemmae were produced. However, as a consequence of the low frequency of sporophyte-bearing shoots, gemma production highly exceeded spore production at the colony level. Furthermore, cultivation tests of the propagules showed that gemmae germinate faster than spores.     

Differentiation of the reproductive tract between dominant and subordinate workers in the Japanese queenless ant Diacamma sp.

In queenless ants, gamergates (mated egg‐laying workers) fulfil the reproductive task normally reserved for the queen. Every worker is a potential gamergate, thus we expect pronounced conflicts over sexual reproduction within their colonies. In the queenless ant genus Diacamma, gamergates inhibit nest mates from mating by aggressively removing (‘mutilating’) a pair of small appendages on the thorax, termed gemmae, shortly after eclosion. Dissection and serial sectioning of the reproductive tracts of both mutilated and unmutilated individuals of Diacamma sp. from Japan at different ages revealed that mutilation inhibits the development of the bursa copulatrix and the spermatheca, two structures fundamental for sexual reproduction. The precursor of the bursa copulatrix develops into a fully functional structure in unmutilated individuals, whereas it degenerates irreversibly in mutilated callows. Experimental manipulations showed that the removal of the gemmae is not the sole factor regulating this development. The spermathecal epithelium and accessory spermathecal gland of unmutilated individuals are thicker than that of mutilated individuals, indicating a higher degree of activity in the former. Mutilated females are therefore left incapable of copulating and less competent for long‐time sperm storage.