锌对镉胁迫下马蔺生长、镉积累及生理抗性的影响

通过溶液培养研究了不同浓度锌(Zn)对镉(Cd)胁迫下马蔺(Iris lacteavar. chinen-sis)生长、Cd积累及抗氧化酶活性等的影响.结果表明:加入1~100mg.L-1Zn后,Cd胁迫下马蔺地上部Cd含量变化不大,而地下部Cd含量显著增加并呈先增后降的趋势;1mg.L-1Zn处理下马蔺地下部Cd含量最高,比对照显著增加51.4%;Zn浓度高于1mg.L-1后Cd含量均出现不同程度的下降,但仍高于对照.与单独Cd处理(10mg.L-1)相比,添加低浓度Zn(1~10mg.L-1)后,马蔺地上部生物量和叶绿素含量呈增加趋势,丙二醛(MDA)含量降低;在10mg.L-1Zn处理下,叶绿素a、b含量达到峰值,分别增加5.21%和22.27%,MDA含量降低25.46%,表明低浓度Zn缓解了Cd对马蔺的毒害.随Zn浓度的增加,Zn对Cd毒害的缓解作用逐渐降低,当溶液中Zn达到一定浓度(100mg.L-1)时,马蔺毒害加重,其生物量、叶绿素含量均下降,MDA含量显著增加.在试验胁迫浓度范围内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性始终呈增加趋势,表明马蔺在受到Cd胁迫及Cd-Zn共存的条件下SOD和POD起着重要的抗氧化保护作用.     

柠檬酸和草酸对Pb胁迫下马蔺生长和生理的影响

采用营养液培养方法,研究了外源柠檬酸(0.5、5mmol.L-1)和草酸(0.5、5mmol.L-1)对不同浓度Pb(0、100、500mg.L-1)胁迫下马蔺(Irislactea var.chinensis)生长和生理的影响。结果表明,与单独Pb胁迫相比,加入5mmol.L-1的柠檬酸显著促进了马蔺株高的生长;草酸的加入缓解了500mg.L-1Pb胁迫对马蔺根生长的影响;加入0.5mmol.L-1的草酸缓解了500mg.L-1Pb胁迫对马蔺地上部生长的影响,并显著增加了100和500mg.L-1Pb胁迫下马蔺的地下部干质量;0.5mmol.L-1的柠檬酸能显著增加100mg.L-1Pb胁迫下马蔺叶片SOD酶活性;0.5和5mmol.L-1柠檬酸和0.5mmol.L-1草酸均能显著增加100mg.L-1Pb胁迫下马蔺体内POD酶活性;5mmol.L-1的柠檬酸和0.5mmol.L-1的草酸均缓解了500mg.L-1Pb胁迫对马蔺光合色素的影响;0.5和5mmol.L-1的柠檬酸和0.5mmol.L-1的草酸均能缓解由100和500mg.L-1Pb胁迫引起马蔺叶片细胞膜的损伤。     

超积累生态型东南景天吸收锌的特性

采用水培和盆栽方法研究超积累生态型东南景天吸收锌的特征。在水培条件下,1μmol·L-1Zn处理,根系Zn含量随着处理时间的增加而缓慢增加,叶片和茎Zn含量在处理2d后达到最大值,随着培养时间的延长,其含量略有下降。500μmol·L-1Zn处理水平下,叶片和茎Zn含量随着处理时间的增加而增加,处理16d后基本上达到稳定,根系Zn含量在0～16d增加缓慢,但处理16d后急剧上升。当溶液Zn浓度为1～500μmol·L-1,叶片和茎Zn含量随营养液中Zn浓度的增加而增加,而根系Zn含量增加缓慢;当溶液Zn≥1000μmol·L-1时,叶片和茎Zn含量急剧下降,而根系Zn含量迅速增加。盆栽条件下,当土壤Zn含量较低时时,土壤Zn促进东南景天的生长。5月13日和7月21日收获的植株地上部的干物质量分别在400mg·kg-1(0.71g盆-1)和800mg·kg-1(1.45g盆-1)处理达到最大值。但当土壤Zn添加量≥1600mg·kg-1时,植物的生长受到抑制。随着土壤中Zn添加量的增加,东南景天地上部Zn浓度变化趋势基本上与其生物量的变化一致。5月13日收获时,当土壤Zn添加量≤1600mg·kg-1,地上部Zn含量随着土壤Zn浓度的增加而增加,在1600mg·kg-1处理达到最大值,约为17000mg·kg-1(DW)。7月21日收获的结果显示,当土壤Zn添加量≤800mg·kg-1,地上部Zn含量随着土壤Zn浓度的增加而增加,最大值为29000mg·kg-1(DW);但当土壤Zn添加量≥1200mg·kg-1时,地上部Zn含量反而随着土壤Zn含量的增加而显著降低。     

镉胁迫对马蔺根系形态及部分生理指标的影响

以野生马蔺种子培育的实生苗为试验材料,采用水培法研究不同质量浓度镉(0、10、25、50、100、150 mg·L^-1)对马蔺幼苗生长、根系形态及部分生理指标的影响,分析镉胁迫下马蔺根系形态和生理指标的变化特征,以探讨马蔺的耐镉能力及耐镉机制。结果表明：(1)与对照相比,低浓度镉(10~25 mg·L^-1)促进了马蔺株高、地上部干重、根干重、总根长、根表面积、根体积和根系活力的增加,中高浓度镉(50~150 mg·L^-1)抑制根系生长,其株高、根干重、总根长等低于对照,根表面积、根体积和根系活力显著低于对照。(2)随镉浓度增加,马蔺叶片和根系中相对电导率、丙二醛(MDA)含量、过氧化物酶(POD)活性、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性和脯氨酸(Pro)含量增加,但可溶性蛋白含量(SP)则先升高后降低;根系的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性随镉浓度增加先升高后降低,而叶片SOD活性则持续增加。(3)马蔺地上部和地下部镉含量随镉离子浓度升高而增加,根系和地上部镉含量分别达到829.39~8 944.54 和200.60~519.76 mg·kg^-1,转移系数为0.06~0.32(<1.0),大多数镉离子被保留在根中,只有少量被转移到地上部。研究发现,在镉胁迫条件下,马蔺幼苗可能是通过根系对镉离子的积累,减少镉离子从根部到地上部的转移,并通过提高抗氧化酶活性、保持渗透平衡和清除过量自由基,从而提高其对镉的耐受性。     

水培条件下四种植物对Cd、Pb富集特征

利用水培方法测定了不同浓度下向日葵、蓖麻、紫花苜蓿及芥菜的生物量和植物体内重金属Cd、Pb含量,分析了植物对重金属的富集特征。结果表明:经过5周培养后,4种植物根部与地上部对重金属的富集量随着浓度的增加而增加,Cd浓度为20mg·L-1时,向日葵的根部Cd含量最高,达到237.86mg·kg-1,地上部Cd含量为89.48mg·kg-1;而Pb浓度为200mg·L-1时,芥菜根部对Pb的吸收量较高,达到597.22mg·kg-1,地上部Pb含量最高的则出现在向日葵处理Pb100mg·L-1中,为318.33mg·kg-1。4种植物对Cd、Pb的富集系数随重金属浓度的增加而减小;根部及地上部富集系数与生物量和重金属浓度呈现出一定的相关性;另外,在Cd、Pb复合处理中,一种重金属的存在会在不同程度上影响植物对另一种重金属的吸收。通过比较4种植物根部与地上部的生物量和对Cd、Pb富集特征,认为相对于其他3种植物向日葵对Cd、Pb具有较强的吸收潜力,并可以作为Cd、Pb污染土壤植物修复的备选植物。     

Pb胁迫对路易斯安那鸢尾幼苗生长和生理生化特性的影响

采用液体培养法研究了0（CK）、200、400、600和800 mg·L-1Pb胁迫条件下路易斯安那鸢尾（Louisiana Iris）品种‘Professor Neil’幼苗生长,叶片叶绿素含量,叶片和根系的丙二醛（MDA）和脯氨酸（Pro）含量、超氧阴离子自由基（O-·2）产生速率以及超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性的变化。结果表明：随Pb质量浓度的提高,幼苗的株高、根长、叶片和根系干质量以及耐性指数总体呈逐渐下降的趋势,且总体上显著低于对照（P〈0.05）,但各处理组间差异不显著。幼苗叶片的叶绿素a和b含量均随Pb质量浓度提高而缓慢下降,但仅在800 mg·L-1Pb胁迫条件下叶绿素a含量显著低于对照（P〈0.05）,其余处理组的叶绿素a和b含量及叶绿素a/b比值均与对照无显著差异。叶片和根系的MDA和Pro含量及POD活性均随Pb质量浓度提高逐渐增加,根系的SOD活性则随Pb质量浓度提高逐渐降低;而叶片的SOD活性以及叶片和根系的CAT活性和O-·2产生速率均在200~600 mg·L-1Pb胁迫条件下随Pb质量浓度提高逐渐增加,但在800 mg·L-1Pb胁迫下均不同程度降低,表明路易斯安那鸢尾可通过体内抗氧化酶和相关物质的诱导及合成缓解低浓度Pb胁迫对其造成的毒害作用,而高浓度Pb胁迫对路易斯安那鸢尾的伤害较重。综合分析结果表明：路易斯安那鸢尾具有一定的耐Pb特性和修复Pb污染水体的潜能。     

匍茎翦股颖对Cu2+、Zn2+、Cd2+与Pb2+ 胁迫的生长响应与阈限浓度

采用砂培法,研究了匍茎翦股颖对Cu2+、Zn2+、Cd2+与Pb2+胁迫的生长响应及阈限浓度,结果表明:种子萌发率随着4种重金属浓度的增加而下降。对株高的影响是当重金属浓度小于100mg/L时会促进株高生长,高于100mg/L则产生抑制作用。Cu2+显著抑制根系生长,并随浓度的增加抑制效应愈加显著;在Cu2+浓度为600mg/L时匍茎翦股颖的根长比对照下降了93.75%。Cu2+、Zn2+、Pb2+浓度小于200mg/L时会促进地上生物量的增加,但高于200mg/L时,地上生物量会随着3种重金属的增加而减少。Cu2+、Zn2+浓度小于100mg/L或Cd2+、Pb2+浓度小于200mg/L会增加叶绿素的含量,高浓度会降低叶绿素的含量;Cd2+在浓度为600mg/L时显著降低叶绿素含量,与对照相比,下降了43.55%。匍茎翦股颖生长的综合效应分析表明,匍茎翦股颖对Cu2+胁迫最敏感,具有较低的阈限浓度,而Zn2+胁迫对匍茎翦股颖的生长影响最小,阈限浓度相对较高。     

镉胁迫对小报春幼苗生长及生理特性的影响

该研究采用盆栽控制试验,测定不同浓度(0、5、50、100、150、200 mg/kg)土壤Cd胁迫下小报春幼苗生长及生理生化指标,以探究小报春(Primula forbesii Franch.)对重金属镉(Cd)污染的抗性和敏感性,为新型香花地被植物应用于Cd污染土壤提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)低浓度(5 mg/kg)Cd胁迫能促进小报春株高和根长的伸长,高浓度(≥150 mg/kg)Cd胁迫下株高、根长和生物量明显降低。(2)随Cd胁迫浓度增加,小报春幼苗叶片光合作用、叶绿素含量、SOD和CAT活性先上升后下降,而其超氧阴离子产生速率、过氧化氢、丙二醛含量、叶相对电导率和POD活性持续升高。(3)在Cd胁迫条件下,小报春体内K、Zn含量降低,叶和根中Ca、Mg含量显著增加,体内Cd含量明显升高,且根系Cd含量远远高于叶和叶柄。研究发现,小报春幼苗对Cd胁迫具有一定的耐性,低浓度(5 mg/kg)Cd胁迫对小报春生长影响较小,但高浓度(≥150 mg/kg)Cd胁迫对小报春产生明显的毒害作用,影响其正常生长;小报春可能通过增强体内抗氧化酶系统活性、增加叶和根中Ca、Mg含量和根系截留镉来减轻镉胁迫的伤害,提高自身耐受镉胁迫能力。     

蜈蚣草耐铅、铜、锌毒性和修复能力的研究

重金属复合污染是主要土壤污染类型之一。为了探明蜈蚣草修复土壤重金属复合污染的能力,土培试验研究了分别添加不同浓度铅、铜、锌条件下蜈蚣草生物量变化,结果表明,不同浓度铅和较低浓度锌处理下蜈蚣草生物量呈显著性地增加,土壤Pb、Zn添加浓度分别为1750mg／kg和1350mg／kg,蜈蚣草生物量最大。说明蜈蚣草有极强的耐Pb、Zn毒性能力,能在较高有效态Pb或Zn污染土壤上正常生长。蜈蚣草具有一定的耐Cu毒性能力,在Cu耐性方面,蜈蚣草可能存在生态型的差异。以上结果说明,利用蜈蚣草修复萃取Pb—As,Zn—As,Cu-As等复合污染土壤上As有重要的意义。     

EDTA对铅锌尾矿改良土壤上玉米生长及铅锌累积特征的影响

针对铅锌尾矿废弃地的复垦,选用玉米在5种不同尾矿砂与土壤比例的改良基质上进行盆栽试验研究.盆栽培养基质以尾矿与土壤按0⒏100、25∶75、50∶50、75∶25、100∶0比例混合而成,分别标记为:TA00、TA25、TA50、TA75、TA100.研究结果表明:抑制玉米生长的主要因素是尾矿基质极端贫瘠,Pb、Zn含量过高.添加EDTA前,玉米在所有处理中都能正常生长,植株没有出现明显的毒害症状.添加EDTA后玉米生物量显著下降,并且在改良基质中尾矿所占比例越高,下降幅度越大.EDTA可以显著提高玉米对Pb、Zn的富集能力,其中对Pb的富集能力大于Zn.基质比例为50∶50时,添加EDTA后玉米对Pb、Zn的迁移量虽然比基质100∶0低,但是玉米的生物量、株高和根系各指标都比基质100∶0下降幅度小.因此,尾矿和土壤比例为50∶50的基质改良方式比较合理,可用于铅锌尾矿废弃地的复垦.     

Mycobiota associated with the ambrosia beetle Scolytodes unipunctatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) are associated with strictly entomochoric and mutualistic fungi. We studied the mycobiota associated with Scolytodes unipunctatus, ambrosia beetles that infest Cecropia trees in Central America. Isolates were characterized using morphology and rDNA sequences (ITS region, LSU, and SSU rDNA). Four species are described here: Raffaelea scolytodis sp. nov. (Ophiostomatales), Gondwanamyces scolytodis sp. nov., Custingophora cecropiae sp. nov., and Graphium sp. (Microascales). The genus Custingophora is emended to include Knoxdaviesia anamorphs of Gondwanamyces based on uniformity of DNA sequences and phenotype.     

Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis: An in vitro assay using the expression of GFP for screening of antileishmanial drug

Promastigotes of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis were successfully transfected with p6.5-egfp to express green fluorescent protein. The transfectants remained infective to macrophages, providing an in vitro model for screening antileishmanial drugs. This was demonstrated by flow cytometry of macrophage-associated GFP after exposure of infected cultures to known antileishmanial drugs, i.e. amphotericin B and glucantime^®. Fluorescence of GFP diminished progressively from infected cells with increasing drug concentrations used in both cases. The availability of this fluorescent assay for infection of macrophages by L. (V.) panamensis facilitates drug discovery program for the Viannia species, which differ significantly from those of the Leishmania subgenus.     

Systematics and evolution of the genus Torrubiella (Hypocreales, Ascomycota)

Torrubiella is a genus of arthropod-pathogenic fungi that primarily attacks spiders and scale insects. Based on the morphology of the perithecia, asci, and ascospores, it is classified in Clavicipitaceae s. lat. (Hypocreales), and is considered a close relative of Cordyceps s. 1., which was recently reclassified into three families (Clavicipitaceae s. str., Cordycipitaceae, Ophiocordycipitaceae) and four genera (Cordyceps s. str, Elaphocordyceps, Metacordyceps, and Ophiocordyceps). Torrubiella is distinguished morphologically from Cordyceps s. lat. mainly by the production of superficial perithecia and the absence of a well-developed stipitate stroma. To test and refine evolutionary hypotheses regarding the placement of Torrubiella and its relationship to Cordyceps s. lat., a multi-gene phylogeny was constructed by conducting ML and Bayesian analyses. The monophyly of Torrubiella was rejected by these analyses with species of the genus present in Clavicipitaceae, Cordycipitaceae, and Ophiocordycipitaceae, and often intermixed among species of Cordyceps s. lat. The morphological characters traditionally used to define the genus are, therefore, not phylogenetically informative, with the stipitate stromata being gained and/or lost several times among clavicipitaceous fungi. Two new genera (Conoideocrella, Orbiocrella) are proposed to accommodate two separate lineages of torrubielloid fungi in the Clavicipitaceae s. str. In addition, one species is reclassified in Cordyceps s. str. and three are reclassified in Ophiocordyceps. The phylogenetic importance of anamorphic genera, host affiliation, and stipitate stromata is discussed.     

Local immune response against larvae of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Bos taurus indicus and Bos taurus taurus cattle

Bos taurus indicus cattle are less susceptible to infestation with Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus than Bos taurus taurus cattle but the immunological basis of this difference is not understood. We compared the dynamics of leukocyte infiltrations (T cell subsets, B cells, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-expressing cells, granulocytes) in the skin near the mouthparts of larvae of R. microplus in B. t. indicus and B. t. taurus cattle. Previously naïve cattle were infested with 50,000 larvae (B. t. indicus) or 10,000 larvae (B. t. taurus) weekly for 6 weeks. One week after the last infestation all of the animals were infested with 20,000 larvae of R. microplus. Skin punch biopsies were taken from all animals on the day before the primary infestation and from sites of larval attachment on the day after the first, second, fourth and final infestations. Infiltrations with CD3⁺, CD4⁺, CD8⁺ and γδ T cells followed the same pattern in both breeds, showing relatively little change during the first four weekly infestations, followed by substantial increases at 7 weeks post-primary infestation. There was a tendency for more of all cell types except granulocytes to be observed in the skin of B. t. indicus cattle but the differences between the two breeds were consistently significant only for γδ T cells. Granulocyte infiltrations increased more rapidly from the day after infestation and were higher in B. t. taurus cattle than in B. t. indicus. Granulocytes and MHC class II-expressing cells infiltrated the areas closest to the mouthparts of larvae. A large volume of granulocyte antigens was seen in the gut of attached, feeding larvae.     

Septal pore complex morphology in the Agaricomycotina (Basidiomycota) with emphasis on the Cantharellales and Hymenochaetales

The ultrastructure of septa and septum-associated septal pore caps are important taxonomic markers in the Agaricomycotina (Basidiomycota, Fungi). The septal pore caps covering the typical basidiomycetous dolipore septum are divided into three main phenotypically recognized morphotypes: vesicular-tubular (including the vesicular, sacculate, tubular, ampulliform, and globular morphotypes), imperforate, and perforate. Until recently, the septal pore cap-type reflected the higher-order relationships within the Agaricomycotina. However, the new classification of Fungi resulted in many changes including revision of existing and addition of new orders. Therefore, the septal pore cap ultrastructure of more than 325 species as reported in literature was related to this new classification. In addition, the septal pore cap ultrastructures of Rickenella fibula and Cantharellus formosus were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Both fungi have dolipore septa associated with perforate septal pore caps. These results combined with data from the literature show that the septal pore cap-type within orders of the Agaricomycotina is generally monomorphic, except for the Cantharellales and Hymenochaetales.It appears from the fungal phylogeny combined with the septal pore cap ultrastructure that the vesicular-tubular and the imperforate type both may have arisen from endoplasmic reticulum. Thereafter, the imperforate type eventually gave rise to the perforate septal pore cap-type.