Mini-review of the concentration variations found inthe alfresco atmospheric bacterial populations

Variations in the atmospheric surface layer's culturable, and to a lesser extent, total bacteria-associated atmospheric particlecharacteristics will be discussed in terms of (a)their temporal variation from 2 min resolutionthrough diurnal to annual periods, (b) the effect ofmeteorological conditions on their abundance andsize, (c) total to culturable bacterial ratio, and(d) the total number of bacteria per culturableparticle (e) bacterial survival in droplet/particles, and (f) the general particle size distribution including aerodynamic Count MedianDiameter (CMD).Meteorological and topographic conditions thatcontrol total and culturable bacteria-associatedatmospheric particle concentration will be presentedin terms of (a) precipitation, (b) wind direction,(c) time of day, (d) sky conditions (i.e., cloudy,sunny, rain, etc.), (e) season, and (f) atmosphericinversion conditions.Simulation models will be described that supporthypotheses of diurnal and annual concentrationcycles in the Earth's (and perhaps other planetaryatmospheres) atmospheric surface layer.     

Effect of green manure on Pythium spp. population and microbial communities in intensive cropping systems

Saprophytic soil-borne pathogens can be either actively suppressed by organic amendments or enhanced, depending on soil health conditions. This can be deleterious in the event of selection of a soil-borne population by previous soil management and short crop rotation. Trials were performed in the open field and in pots, using naturally infected soil from intensive crop systems, i.e., soil from fields with 8 years of strawberry cultivation. The aim was to study short-term response of Pythium and soil microbial populations to green manure. The use of green manure in these naturally infested soils, 3–10 weeks after fresh tissue incorporation, caused Pythium populations to increase concurrent with an increase in soil microbial populations, and did not result in the suppression of the pathogen. A more elaborate trial was performed under controlled conditions, amending soil with fresh wheat plant material, air-dried wheat plant material and an organic fertilizer with a high level of humic substances. Although compared to the original soil, all amendments caused a similar increase in organic matter content and small differences in soil respiration, incorporation of fresh, not decomposed, plant material strongly increased Pythium, while the organic fertilizer did not affect the original level of the pathogen population. The increase in total number of fungi and bacteria did not have any suppressive effect on the Pythium population in naturally infested soil used for this study.     

不同演替阶段岩溶石灰土可培养细菌的群落特征

岩溶土壤是岩溶生态系统的重要组成部分,其母质碳酸盐岩在气候、地形、时间及生物等因素的综合作用下可依次演替出黑色石灰土、棕色石灰土、黄色石灰土和红色石灰土.[目的]了解可培养细菌群落对岩溶石灰土演替过程的响应,可为岩溶石漠化治理、生态恢复和重建等提供理论依据.[方法]以黑色石灰土、棕色石灰土、黄色石灰土和红色石灰土为研究...     

草莓叶绿素荧光参数日变化的研究

以草莓（Fragaria ananassa Duch）为材料,研究其叶片叶绿素荧光参数的日变化。在自然光下,草莓叶片的最大荧光（Fm）、PSⅡ光化学效率（Fv／Fm）、PSⅡ光量子效率（Yield）和光化学猝灭系数（qP）从6：00-18：00均先下降后上升,其中在下午14：00最低;而非光化学猝灭系数（qN）先上升后下降,其中在下午14：00最高。表明在中午强光下,草莓叶片遭受了强烈的光抑制,而热耗散是其主要的光保护机制。     

Survival, root colonisation and biocontrol capacities of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 LacZY in dry alginate microbeads

Cells of Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 LacZY were encapsulated in alginate and their survival and ability to colonise sugar beet were evaluated. To assess survival, the formulation, composed of dry alginate microbeads of 300- to 700-μm diameter, was stored 1 year at 28±2 and 4±2°C and then tested against pathogenic fungi Pythium ultimum and Rhizoctonia solani in in vitro inhibition experiments. The same material was also used as inoculant for protection of sugar beet against Py. ultimum in microcosm experiments. The results obtained indicated that, although drying alginate beads resulted in a significant reduction of bacterial viability, the use of microbeads enabled a satisfactory level of root colonisation and protection, at least under microcosm conditions. The capability of the encapsulated cells to produce the antifungal metabolite 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (Phl) was not significantly affected by 12 months storage. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2001) 27, 337–342. Received 07 September 2000/ Accepted in revised form 08 May 2001     

Does elevated ozone have differing effects in flowering and deblossomed strawberry?

Fruiting and deblossomed plants of strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ) were exposed to 92 ppb ozone or filtered air in open-top chambers for 69 d. Flower and fruit production, relative growth rate of leaf area, leaf gas exchange and plant biomass were investigated. Ozone caused an initial acceleration in inflorescence production, which was followed by a reduction in inflorescence production, fruit set, and, later, individual fruit weight, although total fruit yield was not affected before the end of the fumigation period. Ozone accelerated leaf senescence and had a greater negative effect on the rate of photosynthesis in older than in younger leaves in fruiting and deblossomed plants, but the response of net photosynthesis to ozone did not differ between the two groups of plants. Relative growth rate of leaf area was the first parameter to be reduced by ozone fumigation, with the effect being significant in fruiting, but not in deblossomed, plants. Final above-ground biomass was also significantly decreased by ozone in fruiting plants, but not in deblossomed plants. Root and crown biomass were not significantly affected by ozone fumigation in either fruiting or deblossomed plants.     

松口蘑(Tricholoma matsutake)菌塘土壤可培养细菌多样性

松口蘑(Tricholoma matsutake)也称松茸,是具有重要经济和药用价值的野生食用菌,菌塘是其子实体发生发育的场所。本文采用土壤平板稀释技术研究了云南省6份松口蘑菌塘土壤可培养细菌,共获得了178条细菌的16S r DNA碱基序列,经分析分别属于4个门、18个属、38个OTUs,变形菌门(Proteobacteria)序列占58.43%,厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)占26.40%,拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)占10.67%,放线菌门(Actinobacteria)占4.49%,其中厚壁菌门的芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)占24.72%,变形菌门的伯克氏菌属(Burkholderia)占21.34%,假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)占11.24%,拟杆菌门的金黄杆菌属(Chryseobacterium)占10.67%。云南松口蘑菌塘土壤可培养细菌的多样性较为丰富。     

'早红'草莓高效遗传转化受体系统的建立

本文以草莓主栽品种'早红'组培苗离体叶片和叶柄为外植体,进行叶龄、暗培养、植物生长调节剂配比及抗生素敏感性研究,建立草莓高效遗传转化的受体系统.在含3.0 mg/L 6-BA与0.1 mg/L 2,4-D的MS培养基上,30 d叶龄的叶片再生频率高达98.31%,平均每叶片再生芽数5.09个,叶柄切段的再生频率为89.25%,平均每叶柄切段再生芽数4.92个,叶片的再生频率略高于叶柄;不定芽在含0.2 mg/L 6-BA与0.2 mg/L GA_3的MS继代培养基上培养成苗.将生长状态良好的不定芽转至含0.2 mg/L IBA的1/2 MS培养基上生根,生根率达100%,平均生根数量16.27条,平均根长1.85 cm.抗生素敏感性试验表明,草莓外植体适宜的卡那霉素选择压力为25 mg/L,头孢霉素的筛选浓度为300mg/L.本研究建立的再生体系可作为草莓遗传转化的受体系统.     

The ratio of fungi and bacteria in the biomass of different types of soil determined by selective inhibition

Tundra, chernozem (virgin and arable), soddy-podzolic (coniferous forest, meadow, and arable), and grey forest (larch forest) soils were used to separate the contributions of fungi and bacteria to substrate-induced respiration (SIR) with the help of antibiotics. For soils with a high content of organic matter (tundra and chernozem: 12 and 8%, respectively), the procedure of selective inhibition of SIR has been optimized. This procedure consists in application of high concentrations of streptomycin (50–120 mg/g of soil) and cycloheximide (50–80 mg/g of soil) and decreasing the weight of the analyzed soil sample. Soils under study have shown the predominant contribution of fungi (63–82%) to the total SIR. The fungal-bacterial ratio in the soils of natural ecosystems (0–5 cm, without litter) was 4.3, 2.2, 1.5, and 1.5 for tundra soil, virgin chernozem, coniferous (soddy-podzolic soil), and larch (grey forest soil) forests, respectively. The lower layers of soddy-podzolic (5–10 cm) and grey forest (48–58 cm) soils showed a decrease in the fungal and increase in the bacterial component in the total SIR.     

Identification of gibberellins in leaf tissues of day-neutral strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivars

The endogenous gibberellins (GAs) in leaf tissues of two day-neutral cultivars (Rapella and Selva) of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) were analysed using combined gas chromatography -- mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Seven of the later members of the 13-hydroxylation GA biosynthetic pathway were identified, by comparison of Kovats retention indices and mass spectral data obtained for methyl ester trimethylsilyl ether derivatives, either with data obtained from authentic compounds or literature values. GA₁, GA₃, GA₈, GA₁₇, GA₁₉, GA₂₀ and GA₂₉ were detected in extracts of both cultivars.     

The Antibiotic-Aided Distinguishing of Fungal and Bacterial Substrate-Induced Respiration in Various Soil Ecosystems

Fungal and bacterial substrate-induced respiration have been distinguished in gray forest and chestnut soils in various ecosystems (forest, grassland, arable soil, fallow land, and shelterbelt) using the antibiotics cycloheximide and streptomycin. The optimal inhibitory concentrations of the antibiotics, added separately and in combination; the preincubation time of the antibiotics with the soil before glucose addition; and the mass of added inert material (talc) have been determined. The inhibitor additivity ratio (IAR) has been calculated for the antibiotics. With the IAR differing from 1.0 by a value of more than 5%, the fungal and bacterial substrate-induced respiration cannot be distinguished reliably. Respiration measurements show that the microbial communities of natural ecosystems are dominated by fungi (81–95% on average). The smallest amount of fungi (54–59%) is found in the arable soil ecosystem.__________Translated from Mikrobiologiya, Vol. 74, No. 3, 2005, pp. 394–400.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Susyan, Ananyeva, Blagodatskaya.     

冷箭竹根际土壤中可培养细菌的多样性

为了解冷箭竹(Bashania fangiana)根际土壤中可培养细菌的多样性,2006年5月从四川卧龙自然保护区冷箭竹根际土壤中共分离出50株具不同菌落形态的细菌.16S rDNA序列分析结果表明:50株菌分属于10个属26个种.27株属于变形菌门γ亚群(Gammaproteobaeteria)(42.3%)、9株属于厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)(26.9%)、4株属于放线菌门(Actinobacteria)(15.4%)、6株属于变形菌门β亚群(Betaproteobacteria)(7.7%)、3株属于变形菌门α亚群(Alphaproteobacteria)(3.9%),1株与土地杆菌属(Pedobacter)关系密切.假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)和芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)为优势菌属.2株菌为可能的新种或属.研究表明冷箭竹根际土壤中含有较为丰富的微生物多样性.     

Phylogenetic analysis on the bacteria producing non-volatile fungistatic substances

This study characterized the soil bacteria producing non-volatile fungistatic substances. Among the 2,100 colonies of soil bacteria randomly isolated from seven agricultural soil samples, 518 isolates (24.67% of total) showed fungistatic activity toward nematophagous fungi Paecilomyces lilacinus and Trichoderma viride by producing non-volatile substances. A phylogenetic analysis based on amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and 16S rDNA sequence placed the 518 bacteria in three groups of the domain Bacteria: Actinomycetales, Bacillales, and Gammaproteobacteria. Three genera, Arthrobacter, Bacillus, and Pseudomonas, were the most frequently encountered groups.