浸矿细菌—钩端螺旋菌属菌株研究进展*

钩端螺旋菌属菌株在微生物浸矿工业中具有重要作用。介绍了钩端螺旋菌属菌株的种类、特性,分离、培养方法,以及近些年来有关该属菌株在分子生物学及浸矿机理方面的研究进展。     

钩端螺旋体的研究进展

广义上钩端螺旋体是指螺旋体目钩端螺旋体科钩端螺旋体属的微生物,随着研究的深入,现该属微生物被划分为钩端螺旋体属（Leptospira）和细丝体属（Leptonema）17个种。由于钩端螺旋体具有独特的形态结构、进化上特殊的地位和医学上的重要意义,一直是研究者和医务工作者关注的对象。钩端螺旋体可引起钩端螺旋体病,该病是一个潜在的、严重的世界性公共卫生问题。其典型症状是黄疸、肾衰竭、出血及心肌炎与心律不齐,     

北京钩虾属一新种(甲壳纲,端足目,钩虾科)

记述了采自北京的端足目钩虾科钩虾属一新种,琥珀钩虾Gammarus electrus sp.nov。文中详细描述了其形态特征和与近似种的比较,同时附有特征图。模式标本采自北京植物园樱桃沟等地,保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

新疆钩虾属一新种(甲壳纲,端足目,钩虾科)

记述了分布在新疆乌拉泊水库、米泉铁厂沟和乌鲁木齐市郊的淡水钩虾1新种,华美钩虾Gammarus decorosus sp.nov.。文中详细描述了其形态特征和与近似种的比较,同时附有特征图。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

中国云南钩虾属一新种(甲壳纲:端足目:钩虾科)

记述了采自云南昭通市大山包黑颈鹤自然保护区的淡水钩虾一新种,即钱氏钩虾Gammarus piani sp.nov,新种的形态特征和与近似种的区别在文中均有详细的描述,同时附有详细的特征图,模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

浸矿细菌——喜温硫杆菌研究进展

摘要：生物冶金技术具有良好的发展前景。喜温硫杆菌是生物冶金过程中的优势浸矿菌之一,在混合浸矿体系中可协助铁氧化细菌显著提高浸矿效率。本文在分析相关文献的基础上,并结合本实验室的研究工作,从喜温硫杆菌在浸矿过程中的作用机制、抗砷机制、基因组学研究和遗传改造等方面的研究进展进行了综述,并对未来相关研究方向做了展望,旨在为喜温硫杆菌研究提供参考。     

中国武陵山地区淡水钩虾属一新种(甲壳纲:端足目:钩虾科)

记述了采自湖北省宣恩县长潭河的淡水沟虾1新种,溪水钩虾Gammarus riparius sp.nov.。该种隶属于G.balcanicus-group,其鉴别特征为：第2触角鞭节无鞋形感觉器,4－5腹节背部无刺或刚毛。文中对新种的形态特征和与近似种的区别均有详细的论述,并附有详细的特征图。新种模式标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所。     

三种浸矿细菌协同作用的回顾及展望

生物浸矿技术相比于传统的矿物加工技术具有成本低、易操作和污染小的特点,可以用来处理金精矿、低品位金矿、难处理金矿或者是高硫煤炭。为了更好地利用多种浸矿细菌的协同作用,本文综合阐述了生物浸矿的协同作用优势和存在的一些问题,对今后协同浸矿的发展做了预测。本文首先分析了3种主要浸矿细菌,包括氧化亚铁硫杆菌、氧化亚铁钩端螺旋菌和氧化硫硫杆菌等各自的生物学特性,接着重点分析了国内外近些年来浸矿细菌的协同作用研究进展情况和作用机制,最后展望了未来二十年内浸矿技术研究的发展方向。     

中国巢湖大螯蜚属一新种(甲壳纲:端足目:畸钩虾科)

记述了采自安徽巢湖忠庙的端足目畸钩虾科大螯属一新种,巢湖大螯蜚Grandidierella chaohuensis sp.nov.文中详细描述了其形态特征和与近似种的区别,同时附有特征图。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

安徽华阳洞穴假褐钩虾属一新种(甲壳纲,端足目,假褐钩虾科)

记述了采自安徽华阳洞的假褐钩虾属1新种,洞穴假褐钩虾Pseudocrangonyx cavernarius sp.nov.。该种区别于同属其它种为：第1小颚内叶具4根刚毛,第2尾肢外肢为内肢的66％,第3尾肢肢节为柄节的3．25倍,尾节末端微裂。文中附有详细的特征图。模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所。     

Specific Detection and Real-Time PCR Quantification of Potentially Mycophagous Bacteria Belonging to the Genus Collimonas in Different Soil Ecosystems

The bacterial genus Collimonas has the remarkable characteristic that it grows at the expense of living fungal hyphae under laboratory conditions. Here, we report the first field inventory of the occurrence and abundance of Collimonas in soils (n = 45) with naturally different fungal densities, which was performed in order to test the null hypothesis that there is a relationship between the presence of Collimonas and fungal biomass. Estimates of fungal densities were based on ergosterol measurements. Each soil was also characterized in terms of its physical and chemical properties and vegetation and management types. Culturable Collimonas was identified in plate-spread soil samples by its ability to clear colloidal chitin, in combination with a Collimonas-specific restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of 16S rRNA PCR amplified from individual colonies. Using this approach, we found culturable collimonads only in (semi)natural grasslands. A real-time PCR assay for the specific quantification of Collimonas 16S rRNA in total soil DNA was developed. Collimonas was detectable in 80% of the soil samples, with densities up to 10⁵ cells g⁻¹ (dry weight) soil. The numbers of Collimonas cells per gram of soil were consistently lowest in fungus-poor arable soils and, surprisingly, also in fungus-rich organic layers of forest soils. When all soils were included, no significant correlation was observed between the number of Collimonas cells and ergosterol-based soil fungal biomass. Based on this result, we rejected our null hypothesis, and possible explanations for this were addressed.     

Properties of Mutants of Bacteria Belonging the Genus Erwinia Devoid of Common Components of the Phosphoenolpyruvate-Dependent Phosphotransferase System

Biochemical consequences of mutational damage to common components of the Erwinia phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system (the HPr protein and enzyme I) were studied. The transport of glucose, mannose, fructose, and mannitol inErwinia was shown to require a preliminary induction of proteins of the phosphotransferase system. A drastic decrease in the rate of the transport of these carbohydrates was observed in ptsI and ptsH mutants. A disturbance in the common components suppresses the synthesis of inducible enzymes (-galactosidase, complexes of pectolate lyases and cellulases) and renders it resistant to catabolite repression by glucose, but mutants were shown to retain intracellular cAMP content. Erwinia mutants devoid of common components of the system lack phytopathogenic features. The appearance of an intact ptsI allele in the cell completely repaired pleiotropic disturbances in these mutants.     

Bacteria Belonging to the Genus Cycloclasticus Play a Primary Role in the Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons Released in a Marine Environment

To identify the bacteria that play a major role in the aerobic degradation of petroleum polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a marine environment, bacteria were enriched from seawater by using 2-methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene, or anthracene as a carbon and energy source. We found that members of the genus Cycloclasticus became predominant in the enrichment cultures. The Cycloclasticus strains isolated in this study could grow on crude oil and degraded PAH components of crude oil, including unsubstituted and substituted naphthalenes, dibenzothiophenes, phenanthrenes, and fluorenes. To deduce the role of Cycloclasticus strains in a coastal zone oil spill, propagation of this bacterial group on oil-coated grains of gravel immersed in seawater was investigated in beach-simulating tanks that were 1 m wide by 1.5 m long by 1 m high. The tanks were two-thirds filled with gravel, and seawater was continuously introduced into the tanks; the water level was varied between 30 cm above and 30 cm below the surface of the gravel layer to simulate a 12-h tidal cycle. The number of Cycloclasticus cells associated with the grains was on the order of 10³ cells/g of grains before crude oil was added to the tanks and increased to 3 × 10⁶ cells/g of grains after crude oil was added. The number increased further after 14 days to 10⁸ cells/g of grains when nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers were added, while the number remained 3 × 10⁶ cells/g of grains when no fertilizers were added. PAH degradation proceeded parallel with the growth of Cycloclasticus cells on the surfaces of the oil-polluted grains of gravel. These observations suggest that bacteria belonging to the genus Cycloclasticus play an important role in the degradation of petroleum PAHs in a marine environment.     

糜酶的研究进展

糜酶是一类丝氨酸蛋白酶,主要存在于肥大细胞的分泌颗粒和细胞间质。成熟的酶为一糖蛋白,由２２６个氨基酸组成,分子量为３０ｋＤ,其酶活力能被丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂所抑制,而不受血管紧张素Ⅰ转换酶抑制剂的影响。糜酶的ｃＤＮＡ和基因组ＤＮＡ均已被克隆和测序。该酶和神经炎症反应、血管活性肽代谢和细胞外基质代谢等有密切联系,在心脏血管紧张素Ⅱ形成中起重要作用。     

艾滋病痴呆综合征蛋白质组学的研究进展

艾滋病痴呆综合征(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome dementia complex, ADC)是由人类免疫缺陷病毒(human immunodeficiency virus,HIV)侵犯中枢神经系统,造成患者意识、行为和运动能力改变为主要临床表现的综合征。约50%的HIV感染者表现出不同形式的认知功能损伤。ADC的发病机制尚未完全阐明,诊断也无明确的病理和生化指标。目前,蛋白质组学技术以其高灵敏度和高通量的特点广泛应用于传染病研究。本文综述了近年来ADC蛋白质组学研究领域的进展,包括ADC蛋白质组学研究所用样品、蛋白质组学技术及其在ADC研究中的应用,为ADC的诊断和发病机制研究提供新思路。     

High-rate ferric sulfate generation by a Leptospirillum ferriphilum-dominated biofilm and the role of jarosite in biomass retention in a fluidized-bed reactor

The aims of this work were to develop a high-rate fluidized-bed bioprocess for ferric sulfate production, to characterize biomass retention, and to determine the phylogeny of the enrichment culture. After 7 months of continuous enrichment and air aeration at 37 degrees C, the iron oxidation rate of 8.2 g Fe(2+) L(-1)h(-1) (4.5.10(-12) g Fe(2+) cell(-1) h(-1)) was obtained at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 0.6 h. However, oxygen supply became the rate-limiting factor. With gas mixture (99.5% O(2)/0.5% CO(2) (vol/vol)) aeration and HRT of 0.2 h, the iron oxidation rate was 26.4 g Fe(2+) L(-1)h(-1) (1.0.10(-11) g Fe(2+) cell(-1) h(-1)). Leptospirillum sp. was predominant in the mesophilic fluidized-bed reactor (FBR) enrichment culture as determined by fluorescent in situ hybridization, while Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was not detected. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the amplified partial 16S rDNA showed only three bands, indicating a simple microbial community. DGGE fragment excision and sequencing showed that the populations were related to L. ferriphilum (100% similarity in sequence) and possibly to the genus Ferroplasma (96% similarity to F. acidiphilum). Jarosite precipitates accumulated on the top of the activated carbon biomass carrier material, increasing the rate of iron oxidation. The activated carbon carrier material, jarosite precipitates, and reactor liquid contained 59% (or 3.71.10(9) cells g(-1)), 31% (or 3.12.10(10) cells g(-1)) and 10% (or 1.24.10(8) cells mL(-1)) of the total FBR microbes, respectively, demonstrating that the jarosite precipitates played an important role in the FBR biomass retention.     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒分子生物学研究进展

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)是严重危害养猪业的病原,对PRRSV的分子生物学研究进展进行了综述,主要包括PRRSV的基因组结构、病毒的非结构蛋白和结构蛋白及其功能、致病机理及复制与转录等.