紫色土坡耕地土壤属性差异对耕层土壤质量的影响

坡耕地是一个区域最易发生水土流失的土地利用类型,其严重的水土流失、面源污染和耕层退化现象直接威胁着坡耕地持续利用以及当地粮食安全、生态安全;耕层土壤质量对自然因素和人为耕作活动的影响较为敏感。以南方3个地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤质量为研究对象,从土壤属性角度,对比分析了重庆合川、江西兴国、云南楚雄不同耕层垂直深度土壤养分特征、土壤物理性质、土壤水库特征、耕作性能差异性及其形成原因。结果表明:(1)坡耕地耕层土壤有机质表现为云南楚雄(28.80g/kg)江西兴国(9.03 g/kg)重庆合川(8.80 g/kg);除全钾含量外,土壤全量养分和速效养分的含量表现为云南楚雄江西兴国重庆合川;坡耕地耕层速效养分垂直分布变化规律基本一致,主要表现为土壤速效养分主要在0—20 cm土层富集,而20—40 cm和40—60 cm土层无显著差异。(2)不同地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤物理性质差异明显,以重庆合川坡耕地土壤物理质量最差,表现为土壤砂粒含量60%、土壤容重最大(1.43 g/cm3)、土壤总孔隙度(45.97%)和毛管孔隙度(34.36%)最小;从坡耕地耕层土壤物理性质垂直变化特征看,耕作层(0—20 cm)优于心土层(20—40 cm)和底土层(40—60 cm)。(3)紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤初始入渗率以江西兴国坡耕地耕层最大(0.32 mm/min),而以重庆合川坡耕地耕层最小(0.19 mm/min);土壤稳定入渗率和平均入渗率均表现为云南楚雄重庆合川江西兴国;坡耕地耕层土壤最大有效库容以云南楚雄最好(873.311 t/hm~2),说明云南楚雄紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤具有较好的抵御季节性干旱能力;不同地点坡耕地耕层土壤总库容、死库容、兴利库容、滞洪库容、最大有效库容在垂直方向变化表现为耕作层(0—20 cm)大于心土层(20—40 cm)和底土层(40—60 cm)。(4)不同地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤抗剪强度和贯入阻力均呈现出相同变化规律,土壤抗剪强度表现为重庆合川(15.39 kg/cm~2)云南楚雄(14.74 kg/cm~2)江西兴国(10.66 kg/cm~2),而土壤贯入阻力值为重庆合川(424.83 k Pa)云南楚雄(252.50 k Pa)江西兴国(188.87 k Pa),这种土壤力学性能的变化说明重庆合川紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤具有较好抵抗剪切破坏的能力和较大耕作阻力。上述研究结果可为不同地点紫色土坡耕地耕层土壤质量诊断、坡耕地合理耕层评价提供理论依据和数据支持。     

Identification,occurrence, incidence and transmission of phytoplasma associated with Petunia violacea witches’ broom in Iran

A petunia witches’ broom (PvWB) disease, characterized by phyllody, virescence, witches’ broom, little leaf and yellowing, was observed in municipal lands and parks in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province, Iran. The disease was present with an average incidence of 20%. PCR and sequencing analysis carried out on selected samples from symptomatic plants showed the presence of a phytoplasma associated with the disease. The molecular comparison of the 16S ribosomal gene indicated 99% sequence identity with the one of “Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia”. This phytoplasma was transmitted to healthy petunia plants under experimental conditions by the leafhopper Orosius albicinctus that was then demonstrated to be a vector of this phytoplasma.     

Time-resolved photoelectric and absorption signals from oriented purple membranes immobilized in gel

Kinetics of photoelectric and absorption response signals were measured on samples containing oriented purple membranes immobilized in polyacrylamide gel. The orientation and aggregation states of purple membranes remain constant independently of pH and ionic strength in such samples and the gel does not influence the protom pump. The ‘gel method’ described in this study enables direct investigation of proton pump of bacteriorhodopsin and a simultaneous measurement of absorption signals within a wide range of parameters of the solution surrounding purple membranes and offers possibilities for study of other types of membranes as well.     

A mutant of Halobacterium halobium with constitutive production of bacteriorhodopsin

Abstract A purple mutant of Halobacterium halobium was isolated in a previous study. The 'in vitro' absorption spectra of the cells gave a broad shoulder around 570 nm. The amounts of bacteriorhodopsin were high under any growth condition (including aerobic) inhibitory for the wild-type strain. The mutant grew faster under illuminated microaerophilic conditions and showed faster proton extrusion than the wild-type strain. This evidence shows that the mutant has a constitutive bacteriorhodopsin production not influenced by the oxygen concentration in the medium. However, some stimulation by light was found.     

Role of HiPIP as electron donor to the RC-bound cytochrome in photosynthetic purple bacteria

High-Potential Iron-Sulfur Proteins (HiPIP) are small electron carriers, present only in species of photosynthetic purple bacteria having a RC-bound cytochrome. Their participation in the photo-induced cyclic electron transfer was recently established for Rubrivivax gelatinosus, Rhodocyclus tenuis and Rhodoferax fermentans (Schoepp et al. 1995; Hochkoeppler et al. 1996a, Menin et al. 1997b). To better understand the physiological role of HiPIP, we extended our study to other selected photosynthetic bacteria. The nature of the electron carrier in the photosynthetic pathway was investigated by recording light-induced absorption changes in intact cells. In addition, EPR measurements were made in whole cells and in membrane fragments in solution or dried immobilized, then illuminated at room temperature. Our results show that HiPIP plays an important role in the reduction of the photo-oxidized RC-bound cytochrome in the following species: Ectothiorhodospira vacuolata, Chromatium vinosum, Chromatium purpuratum and Rhodopila globiformis. In Rhodopseudomonas marina, the HiPIP is not photo-oxidizible in whole cells and in dried membranes, suggesting that this electron carrier is not involved in the photosynthetic pathway. In Ectothiorhodospira halophila, the photo-oxidized RC-bound cytochrome is reduced by a high midpoint potential cytochrome c, in agreement with midpoint potential values of the two iso-HiPIPs (+ 50 mV and + 120 mV) which are too low to be consistent with their participation in the photosynthetic cyclic electron transfer.     

Selective enrichment and isolation of Rhodopseudomonas palustris using trans-cinnamic acid as sole carbon source

Abstract Enrichment cultures for anoxygenic phototrophs capable of using cinnamic acid as sole organic carbon source consistently yielded the nonsulfur purple bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris . Pure cultures of R. palustris obtained from the enrichments grew photoheterotrophically on cinnamate and benzoate as well as on derivatives of these compounds. Photosynthetic growth on cinnamate was greatly stimulated by addition of exogenous CO₂, and resulted in breakage of the aromatic nucleus. Growth yield studies suggested that cinnamate was converted by R. palustris to intermediates that can be quantitatively assimilated into cell material.     

含奥氏酮嗜盐紫色硫细菌的分离鉴定及系统发育分析

[目的]为挖掘我国紫色硫细菌物种和光合蛋白基因资源.[方法]采用Pfennig紫色硫细菌无机选择性培养基和琼脂稀释法.[结果]从青岛东风盐场分离获得一株含奥氏酮、耐高浓度硫化物、嗜盐耐碱紫色硫细菌菌株283-1.该菌株能氧化硫化物产生硫粒储存在细胞内、嗜盐、细胞含有奥氏酮类胡萝卜素、细菌叶绿素a强吸收峰位于830 nm处、运动、不产生气囊,表明属于Marichromatium属.16S rDNA序列同源性比较和系统发育分析也表明这一点.但该菌株能在1%～15%NaCl、7.5 mmol/L 高浓度硫化物、45℃、5000lux、pH9.0条件下生长良好,能很好的光同化C3和C4有机酸和葡萄糖酸钠等特性,与Marichromatium属4个种有明显不同.[结论]菌株283-1是Marichromatium属一个新分离物,编号 Marichromatium sp.283-1.     

The Piperaceae Amides I: Structure of Pipercide,A New Insecticidal Amide from Piper nigrum L.

It was evidenced that mutagenic principles in tryptophan pyrolysate, 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H pyrido(4,3-b) indole and 3-amino-1-methyl-5H pyrido(4,3-b) indole (abbreviated as Trp-P-1 and Trp-P-2, respectively) bind to DNA without activation by rat liver microsomes. The bindings of Trp-P-1 and Trp-P-2 were not random and did not introduce strand scissions into DNA. Trp-P-1 bound more easily than Trp-P-2. The bindings of these mutagenic principles to DNA were concluded by using negatively superhelical simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA from following experimental data. (1) The intensity of ethidium bromide (EtBr)-DNA fluorescence by illumination with UV light and the electrophoretic mobility of superhelical DNA in agarose gel decreased as a function of the amounts of Trp-P-1 and Trp-P-2. (2) In vitro RNA synthesis catalyzed by Escherichia coli DNA-dependent RNA polymerase and nick-translation catalyzed by Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Kornberg enzyme) were inhibited significantly on DNA treated with Trp-P-1 and Trp-P-2. (3) The negative superhelicity of SV40 DNA introduces unpaired regions into DNA. These regions can be cleaved by single-strand-specific S1 endonuclease to generate unit length linear duplex molecules. It was found that this S1-sensitivity of DNA decreased by treatment with Trp-P-1. (4) The cleavage patterns of Trp-P-1 treated DNA with five restriction endonucleases were investigated. The protection of the cleavage site by the drug was observed against HincII, HindIII and EcoRII, whereas not against HaeIII and HinfI. These results show that the binding of Trp-P-1 to DNA is not random. Identical results were also obtained in Trp-P-2.

However, the bindings of Trp-P-1 and Trp-P-2 were not so tight, and phenol extraction of the complex dissociated these drugs from DNA.