Cytotaxonomy and geographic distribution of cytotypes of species of the South American genus Chrysolaena (Vernonieae,Asteraceae)

Understanding speciation and biodiversity patterns in plants requires knowledge of the general role of climate in allowing polyploids to escape competition and persist with their diploid progenitors. This is a particularly interesting issue in widespread species that present multiple ploidy levels and occur across a heterogeneous environment. Chrysolaena (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) is a cytogenetically very diverse genus, with significant interspecific and intraspecific ploidy level variation and with continuous distribution across South America. No previous studies have summarized chromosome count data of Chrysolaena or addressed the cytogeography of the genus. Ploidy level of Chrysolaena species was determined by chromosome counting during mitosis and/or meiosis; the geographic distribution of cytotypes was examined and the correlations between the distribution of particular cytotypes and current ecological conditions were evaluated. A total of 43 new chromosome counts and five ploidy levels (2x, 4x, 6x, 7x, 8x) were reported. The chromosome number of C. cordifolia (2n = 7x = 70) and a new cytotype for C. propinqua var. canescens (2n = 4x = 40) are reported for the first time. Three geographic areas with high diversity of cytotypes and species were detected. The results obtained do not suggest a clear distribution pattern that depends on climatic factors for Chrysolaena populations. However, a geographic pattern was identified in the distribution of ploidy levels, with diploid species presenting a more restricted distribution than polyploid species.     

Allelopathic effects of Ulva lactuca on selected species of harmful bloom-forming microalgae in laboratory cultures

Allelopathic effects of the green macroalgae Ulva lactuca on the growth of three species of red tide microalgae, Heterosigma akashiwo, Alexandrium tamarense, and Skeletonema costatum were tested in laboratory co-cultures precluding the nutrient and light limitation and the effect of high pH. The growth of all three species of microalgae was significantly (p < 0.01) inhibited by fresh U. lactuca. In nutrient replete semicontinuous co-cultures with U. lactuca, H. akashiwo was completely dead in 12 days, and the growth of A. tamarense and S. costatum was reduced by 48 and 46%, respectively by U. lactuca within 12 days. The U. lactuca culture filtrate exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) inhibitory effect on the microalgae in the first 1 or 2 days, but growth resumed in the following days, and S. costatum growth was slightly (p > 0.05) promoted from day 3. The results suggested that the allelopathic compounds are quickly degradable and a long-term inhibition might need the continuous addition of compounds originated from macroalgae. Dried U. lactuca also exhibited inhibitory effects on the microalgae, and the normalized mean growth rates of microalgae decreased with the biomass of dried U. lactuca. The dependent relationships were y = −2.1208x² + 1.0159x + 0.9752 for H. akashiwo, y = 0.7133x² − 3.5813x + 1.1665 for A. tamarense, and y = −0.2114x² − 1.063x + 1.0873 for S. costatum, respectively. The potential feasibility of utilization of dried U. lactuca against red tide microalgae was 2.0 g dry wt L⁻¹. The present study shows that U. lactuca exhibits negative allelopathic effects on harmful bloom-forming microalgae.     

Immunoassays based on microelectrodes arrayed on a silicon chip for high throughput screening of liver fibrosis markers in human serum

A novel immunoassays for screening of disease markers in human serum are presented by miniaturizing interdigitated array (IDA) of microelectrodes via micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) on a silicon chip for multi-channel electrochemical measurement. Different selected antibodies (Abs) are incorporated site-specifically into the electrochemically deposited polypyrrole (PPy) formed on the IDA of the silicon chip, which was characterized by fluorescence microscope photo and the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) measurements. The selective recognition of Ab to the corresponding antigen (Ag) is monitored through the measurable conductivity change, which is directly visualized by cyclic voltammograms (CVs) in presence of the redox probe, Fe (CN)₆^3−/4−. By using the strategy presented here, three liver fibrosis markers, hyaluronic acid (HA), lamin (LN) and collagen type IV (IV-C), are detected simultaneously and specifically at the surface of the chip with calibration curves, y = 21.75 + 0.84x (R = 0.995), y = 57.54 + 0.47x (R = 0.999) and y = 37.92 + 0.28x (R = 0.999), separately. Either the standard or the serum samples can be detected at ng/mL concentration level in a tiny amount of volume, 50 μL. The chip-based immunoassay shows the advantages of high sensitivity, good specificity, high throughput, low sample consumption, and the stability offered via batch production by MEMS as well, which is expected to benefit the multi-target screening of desired clinical analytes.     

The distribution of breaking strength in the human femur shaft

703 standardized test specimens of dry cortical bone from different shaft regions of human femora were subjected to compression till failure parallel to the long axis of the shaft. The rate of load increase was 50 kg/cm²/sec. The significance of four sources of variation was tested, i.e. cross-sectional area (site), quadrant (position), side of the body, and individual, in three analyses of variance. All main effects and the interactions site x position, site x individual, position x individual, body side x individual are significant. A constant pattern of strength distribution in the proximal three cross-sectional areas is shown: this pattern is changed in the two distal cross-sectional areas, but it is the same on the left and right sides of the body apart from variations by the main effects. The pattern of strength distribution in the two distal cross-sectional areas probably changes with age. The distributions of mean compressive strength of femur shafts from two age groups are presented diagrammatically in Fig. 1, and the respective means are given in Fig. 2.     

Interrelationships between two-dimensional phase diagrams and mean molecular area-mole fraction curves in mixed monolayers

Both two-dimensional phase diagrams and mean molecular area (A)—mole fraction(x₂^π) curves have been investigated for various types of mixed monolayer systems. Two-dimensional phase diagram analysis and the behavior of A−x₂^π curves were found to be in good agreement with each other. From this result it was concluded that we should consider both phase diagrams and A−x₂^π curves of a mixed monolayer system in order to understand the behavior of the A−x₂^π curves.     

Crystal structure and spin crossover studies on bis(2,6-bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)pyridine) iron(II) perchlorate

The structure of the [Fe(bzimpy)₂](ClO₄)₂·xH₂O system (x = 0.25) was determined by single crystal X-ray structure analysis. The Fe(II) ion is hexacoordinated by six donor nitrogen atoms. The magnetic properties of the complex were investigated by powder magnetic susceptibility measurements and ESR. The freshly prepared sample does not show any traces of iron(III) impurities but these are formed as a function of time. After 1 year the sample contains 8.2% iron(III) as shown by UV spectroscopy and indicated by g_eff = 4.3 and 2.0 in its ESR spectrum. This explains the recorded ξ versus T behaviour at low temperature: with increasing temperature the ξ value decreases according to the Curie-Weiss law for a S = 5/2 system having an effective g = 4.3. Above 220 K a continuous increase in the ξ value is observed and a spin crossover applies. The spin transition is not complete at room temperature. A pronounced hysteresis is observed upon heating/cooling the sample between 220 and 414 K on the basis of magnetic data and infrared spectra.     

副溶血弧菌CHY5-M1M噬菌体的分离鉴定及生物学特性分析

副溶血弧菌引起的疾病给水产养殖行业带来巨大损失,而随着抗生素的禁用,人们开始探索治疗水产动物病菌的新型方法,如噬菌体治疗法。从青岛市城阳水产品批发市场采集了15份海产品养殖水及下水道污水样品,以副溶血弧菌作为宿主菌,采用点滴法分离纯化获得12株副溶血弧菌噬菌体,通过双层平板法研究副溶血弧菌噬菌体CHY5-M1M的最佳感染复数、一步生长曲线、温度和pH的稳定性以及对紫外线的敏感度等生物学特性。结果显示,CHY5-M1M噬菌体效价为8.65×10¹³CFU·mL^-1,且在100感染复数时效价最高;一步生长曲线的潜伏期为20 min,裂解时长100 min,140min后达到平稳期;噬菌体在温度为40℃时效价最高,高于60℃时活性开始下降;噬菌体pH适应范围为5～11;噬菌体浓度随紫外照射时间增加明显下降;噬菌体基因组共43 193 bp,包含44个基因,无毒力因子基因和抗生素耐药基因。研究结果表明,噬菌体CHY5-M1M在开发新型抗弧菌药物、预防治疗严重海水动物弧菌病等方面具有良好的应用前景,有望作为未来的抗生素替代产品。     

Dark recovery of UV-irradiated phage T1 I. A minor recovery effect whose exclusion permits the study of survival kinetics under presumably repairless conditions

The survival of UV-irradiated phage T1 is much lower in excision repair-deficient than in excision repair-proficient E. coli cells, due to lack of “host cell reactivation” (HCR). An additional decrease in phage survival occurs when repair-deficient (HCR⁻) host cells have been exposed to UV doses from 3000–10 000 erg mm⁻² of 254 nm UV-radiation prior to infection. The observed effect is attributed to loss of a minor phage recovery process, which requires neither the bacterial excision repair nor the bacterial REC repair system. This type of recovery is little affected by caffeine or acriflavine at concentrations that preclude HCR completely. Its full inhibition by UV-irradiation of the cells requires an approximately 8 times larger dose than complete inhibition of HCR.

In heavily preirradiated cells, the T1 burst size is extremely small and multiplicity reactivation is considerably less extensive than in unirradiated cells. Presumably the survival of singly infecting T1 in these cells reflects absence of any type of repair. The observed phage sensitivity and shape of the curve are compatible with the expectation for completely repairless conditions. The mechanism underlying the minor recovery is not known; theoretical considerations make a phage REC repair mechanism seem likely.     

鮸形态性状与体质量的关系

为了研究鮸的形态性状与体质量之间的关系,测量了524尾12月龄左右鮸的体质量(Y, g)和8个形态性状(cm),包括全长(X₁)、体长(X₂)、头长(X₃)、躯干长(X₄)、尾长(X₅)、尾柄长(X₆)、尾柄高(X₇)和体高(X₈).采用相关分析、回归分析、通径分析以及模型拟合等方法对其进行分析.结果表明: 鮸所有性状两两之间存在极显著正相关关系,相关系数在0.834～0.941.经共线性诊断排除了体长这一具有严重共线性的性状后,采用逐步引入-剔除法进行多元回归并进行显著性检验,成功筛选出全长(X₁)、躯干长(X₄)、尾柄高(X₇)和体高(X₈)4个统计检验极显著的形态性状,并建立多元回归方程:Y ＝-444.188 +7.943X₁ +12.861X₄ +38.254X₇ + 42.722X₈.通径分析结果显示,4个形态性状中,体高对体质量的直接作用最大(通径系数=0.351),全长次之(通径系数=0.335).对全长和体高与体质量之间的函数关系进行曲线模型拟合得出,在6个拟合模型中,幂函数模型拟合效果最好,方程为:y=0.013 x^2.891(全长); y=2.028 x^2.751(体高).经适合性检验得知,全长比体高通过幂函数对体质量的预测效果更好.研究结果可为鮸的形态性状在选择育种中的有效利用提供重要参考.     

黄土丘陵区生物结皮群落组成与水分入渗的关系

黄土丘陵区坡面尺度生物结皮多是由藻、藓和地衣等以不同比例、不同方式组合的一个复杂群落结构,显著影响水分入渗,但目前混合生物结皮水分入渗与其群落结构之间的关系仍不清楚,妨碍了对坡面尺度生物结皮土壤渗透性的评估。本研究测定了藻结皮、藓结皮及藓结皮盖度分别为<15%、15%～30%、30%～45%、45%～60%、＞60% 5个不同藻藓比例的混合生物结皮的稳定入渗速率,采用主成分分析和通径分析揭示混合生物结皮水分稳定入渗速率的影响因素,明确混合生物结皮水分稳定入渗速率与群落结构之间的关系。结果表明: 藻结皮和藓结皮土壤饱和导水率分别为0.66和2.40 mm·min^-1。藓结皮盖度从<15%到>60%的混合生物结皮的稳定入渗速率为0.80～2.30 mm·min^-1。混合生物结皮水分稳定入渗速率主要与藓结皮盖度和藓结皮改善的土壤孔隙结构密切相关,相关系数分别为0.636(P=0.011)和0.835(P=0.000)。通过藻结皮和藓结皮土壤饱和导水率与盖度加权预测的混合生物结皮水分入渗量(y)与混合生物结皮实测水分入渗量(x)具有极显著相关关系(r=0.945),二者拟合的线性函数为y=0.85x(R²=0.98,P<0.05)。本研究明确了混合生物结皮水分入渗与单一组成生物结皮水分入渗之间的关系,为准确评估该区生物结皮水文过程提供了科学依据。     

Characteristics and partitioning of ozone dry deposition measured by eddy-covariance technology in a winter wheat field

Aims Anthropogenic pollutants cause an increase in ground-level ozone concentration, which is a known threat to plant growth and yield and has been extensively observed worldwide. Since ozone is only slightly soluble in water, it is deposited mainly through dry deposition in terrestrial ecosystem. The object of this study was to analyze the characteristics of ozone dry deposition and to estimate the contribution of stomatal and non-stomatal ozone deposition pathways to total ozone deposition in a winter wheat field.Methods The research site was a winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) field located in Yongfeng experimental station of Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology. The data used in this study were collected from March 16, 2016 to May 30, 2016. We observed ozone dry deposition with an eddy-covariance system. This system mainly included a 3D sonic anemometer, an open-path infrared absorption spectrometer, a fast-response ozone chemiluminescent analyzer and a slow-response ozone monitor. We simultaneously measured meteorological data including solar radiation (SR), air temperature (T), air relativity humidity (RH), wind speed, net radiation, and rainfall. All raw data were recorded with data-logger and averaged every 30 min.Important findings Half hourly means of ozone concentrations (C_O3), ozone flux (F_O3) and ozone dry deposition velocity (V_d) in the winter wheat field were 32.9 nL·L^-1, -5.09 nmol·m^-2·s^-1, 0.39 cm·s^-1, and the ranges of them were 16-58 nL·L^-1, -2.9- -11.7 nmol·m^-2·s^-1, 0.17-0.63 cm·s^-1, respectively. F_O3 and C_O3/V_d were found to be mismatched with phase peaks occurring at different time intervals. The ecosystem was more effective on ozone dry deposition, under conditions of moderate to high SR (SR ≥ 400 W·m^-2), moderate T and humility (T = 18 °C and RH > 40%). The relationship between V_dmax and SR was this function (y = 1.06 -exp (-0.0094 - x)). V_dmax increased with SR When SR < 400 W·m^-2, and V_dmax reached its maximum when SR =400 W·m^-2. V_dmax maintained its maximum when SR ≥ 400 W·m^-2. The relationship between V_dmax and T was “bell” curve (y = 1.06 - (x - 18)²/169). V_dmax reached its maximum when T = 18 °C. V_dmax decreased with RH when RH < 40 % (y = 0.030x - 0.106). The variation of V_d might uncertainty when RH was high. There was a liner positive relationship between friction velocity (u*) and V_d, but this relationship was not significant. The mean day-to-day and daytime contributions of stomatal and non-stomatal ozone deposition pathway to total ozone deposition were 32%, 68% and 42%, 58%, respectively, during the whole experimental period.     

苦参的染色体核型

苦参(Sophora flavescens Ait)是豆科槐属(Sophora L.)的多年生草本植物,我国南北各省区均产,苏联、朝鲜和日本亦有分布。在细胞学方面,Kawakami^[3]、Hexob^[8]和Kodama^[4]都报道过苦参的染色体数目为2n=18,但Nagl^[8]却报道2n=28。本文作者在对苦参作染色体基数的基础上,进行了核型的描述和分析。     

Centers and angles of rotation of body joints: A study of errors and optimization

Large variations are generally reported in the locations of centers of rotation (CR) for each of various joints in the human body. Some of these reports present conflicting results. This paper shows that this may be due in part to suboptimal experimental design as well as the phenomenon of error magnification. An algorithm is presented for computing the coordinates of the CR and the angle of rotation from the x, y coordinate measurements of two point markers on a moving body in two different positions. Error analysis is performed using a mathematical model that introduces systematically a positive or a negative error into each of the 8 x, y coordinates in all possible combinations, resulting in 256 CR locations. CR error zones are computed and graphed. Parametric analysis of the experimental set-up leads to optimization of the set-up. A typical case is analyzed and its errors computed. It is shown that small errors present in the measurements of the x, y coordinates of the markers are magnified to relatively large errors in the CR coordinates. In a suboptimal case, this magnification may be 30–50 times or more. The results show that, besides the magnitude of x, y coordinate errors, other factors responsible for determining the magnitude of errors in the location of the CR are: the magnitude of angle of rotation, the orientation of the markers with respect to the CR and their distances from the CR. In conjunction with the CR, the angle of rotation is also analyzed. Guidelines for optimal experimental set-up for minimizing the output errors are presented.     

Genetic analysis of mortality in murine angiostrongyliasis costaricensis using SMXA recombinant inbred mouse strains

The SMXA recombinant inbred mouse strain set was produced by systematic inbreeding from the F2 generation of a cross between two progenitor inbred strains, A/J and SM/J, which differed markedly with respect to the patterns of infection with Angiostrongylus costaricensis. We have applied this set to genetic analysis of mouse susceptibility to this nematode infection. The mortality was variable among substrains of the SMXA RI strains, indicating the involvement of multiple genes. Linkage analysis showed several chromosomal regions closely linked to mortality; chromosome 6 (D6Rik86, 87; P0.001), 10 (D10Rik66–D10Mit12; P=0.0058), 13 (D13Rik79, 80; P=0.0096) and 17 (D17Mit28–D17Rik76; P=0.0088).     

The cyclization of linear DNA in Escherichia coli by site-specific recombination

The efficiency with which linearized plasmid DNA can transform competent Escherichia coli can be significantly increased by use of the Cre-lox site-specific recombination system of phage P1. Linear plasmid molecules containing directly repeated loxP sites (lox² plasmids) are cyclized in Cre⁺ E. coli strains after introduction either by transformation or by mini-Mu transduction, Exonuclease V activity of the RecBC enzyme inhibits efficient cyclization of linearized lox² plasmids after transformation. By use of E. coli mutants which lack exonuclease V activity, Cre-mediated cyclization results in transformation efficiencies for linearized lox² plasmids identical to those obtained with covalently closed circular plasmid DNA. Moreover, Cre⁺ E. coli recBC strains allow the efficient recovery of lox² plasmids integrated within large linear DNA molecules such as the 150-kb genome of pseudorabies virus.     

CD11c在慢性淋巴细胞白血病诊断中的意义

目的:探讨CD11c抗原在慢性淋巴细胞白血病(chronic lymphocytic leukemia,CLL)中的表达及在临床诊断中的价值,以及CD11c抗原表达与患者的遗传学异常及预后参数的相关性。方法:采用多参数流式细胞术(flow cytometry,FCM)检测200例CLL患者、49例套细胞淋巴瘤(mantle cell lymphoma,MCL)患者CD11c的表达率和平均荧光强度(mean fluorescence intensity,MFI);并比较CLL患者CD11c的表达与预后参数ZAP-70和CD38表达的关系;同时采用荧光原位杂交(fluorescence in situ hybridization,FISH)技术检测CLL患者的P53缺失、13q14缺失、ATM缺失、6q23缺失、+12以及IGH重排,比较CD11c~+CLL患者与CD11c~-CLL患者遗传学特点。结果:CLL患者中CD11c阳性率为49.5%(99/200),MFI中位值为2.06(1.00～7.34);而MCL患者中CD11c阳性率为6.12%(3/49),MFI中位值为2.00(1.97～2.54)。CD11c在CLL中的表达率明显高于MCL,(x~2=30.62,P0.05)。CD11c~+CLL患者的ZAP-70和CD38阳性率均明显高于CD11c~-CLL患者(x~2=15.472,P0.05;x~2=11.556,P0.05),差异有统计学意义。而CLL患者的CD11c表达率与P53缺失、13q14缺失、ATM缺失、6q23缺失、+12、IGH重排的结果均无统计学差异。结论:CD11c对于辅助诊断CLL有重要价值,尤其有助于CLL和MCL的诊断和鉴别诊断。     

Oxygen inhibition of nitrogen fixation in cell-free preparations of blue-green algae

1. Factors inhibiting N₂ fixation in cell-free preparations of two blue-green algae, Anabaena cylindrica and Chlorogloea fritschii were investigated.

2. ¹⁵N uptake by particulate cell-free fractions of A. cylindrica was less in the light than in the dark, indicating some photo-inhibition of N₂ fixation.

3. Anaerobic conditions during preparation and incubation of particulate cell-free fractions of C. fritschii greatly increased their N₂-fixing ability.

4. Soluble cell-free material was found to have an inhibitory effect on N₂ fixation by particulate cell-free preparations obtained from A. cylindrica. This inhibition was approximately proportional to the amount of soluble fraction supplied to the particulate material. Dialysis of the soluble cell-free fraction did not remove the inhibition which has therefore been attributed to the presence of a soluble enzyme, possibly an oxidase.

5. Dialysis of the soluble cell-free fraction or of particulate material suspended with soluble cell-free fraction resulted in a slight decrease of ¹⁵N uptake, indicating the removal by dialysis of small-molecule factors required for N₂ fixation.

6. The presence of sulphydryl agents increased the rate of N₂ fixation in cell-free preparations of A. cylindrica.     

抗c-Myc标签纳米抗体的筛选与应用

目的: 以c-Myc-GST蛋白为靶分子,从纳米抗体噬菌体展示免疫文库中筛选能够特异性识别c-Myc标签(EQKLISEEDL)的纳米抗体。方法: 采用固相淘选技术,筛选出能与c-Myc标签特异性结合的噬菌体,phage-ELISA鉴定阳性克隆并测序,通过基因重组技术将阳性噬菌体编码的纳米抗体基因克隆至原核表达载体pET25b(+),再转化至大肠杆菌Rosetta(DE3),IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析重组蛋白表达情况。采用间接ELISA和量子点免疫荧光法验证纳米抗体的结合活性和特异性。结果: 通过4轮固相淘选,具有结合活性的噬菌体克隆得到了有效富集,回收率提高了145倍,阳性率从20.83%提高至85.4%。将phage-ELISA鉴定显色值高的两个纳米抗体A25和A26分别进行了重组表达,SDS-PAGE结果显示均为可溶性表达,表达量为60 mg/L。间接ELISA结果表明重组蛋白A25和A26都能够识别c-Myc标签,量子点免疫荧光法验证得到纳米抗体A25能够对SP2/0细胞内的c-Myc蛋白进行检测。结论: 成功地筛选出与c-Myc标签结合的纳米抗体噬菌体克隆,构建了两个抗c-Myc标签纳米抗体的原核表达载体并实现了可溶性表达,为检测胞内c-Myc蛋白奠定了基础。     

Inactivation of bacteriophage λ and λ DNA by nitrogen mustard

Bacteriophage λ and λ DNA were treated with alkylating agents. The survival of phage was assayed by infectivity and that of DNA by infectivity of phage particles assembled from the DNA in vitro. Phage λ were more sensitive to nitrogen mustard (Cl(CH₂)₂NMe(CH₂)₂Cl; HN2) than was λ DNA. The inactivation of λ DNA was biphasic; the second component of the inactivation was sensitive to mutations allelic for recA, polA and uvrB. This behaviour was not shown by pBR322 plasmid DNA treated with HN2 nor by λ DNA treated with monofunctional alkylating agents (or HN2 if the second alkylation reaction was stopped by addition of a mercaptan). From Arrhenius plots, the activation energy for the reactions with DNA and intact phage were found to be different. The activation energy for the inactivation of intact phage was the same as that (measured independently) for the predominant reaction (or class of reactions) in which HN2 cross-links DNA to protein in λ particles. From these data we conclude that the inactivation of λ by HN2 is due, primarily, to DNA-protein cross-linking. The implications for the mode of action of DNA-reactive bifunctional anti-viral and cytotoxic compounds are discussed.     

Rheology of kappa-carrageenan in mixtures of sodium and cesium iodide: two types of gels

Recent studies on dilute solutions (Borgström et al. (1996), Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 18, 223) have shown that kappa-carrageenan helices associate into superhelical rigid rods in mixed 0.1 M aqueous solutions of NaI and CsI above a critical mole fraction (x_Cs = 0.4) of Cs. This work concerns the temperature-dependent rheology of more concentrated systems in mixed and pure solutions of the same salts. Gels with low moduli were even found in NaI alone, although this salt is known to impede the gelation of kappa-carrageenan, but only above 0.9% (w/w) of carrageenan. These gels were reminiscent of iota-carrageenan gels in two respects: the (low) magnitude of the shear storage modulus (G′), and the absence of hysteresis in the sol-gel transition. On the other hand, both the threshold concentration for gelation and the ratio between the loss and storage moduli were substantially higher for the kappa-carrageenan gels in NaI. In mixed solutions of CsI and NaI, two types of kappa-carrageenan gels could be distinguished, depending on the cesium content. The transition occurred at x_Cs = 0.4, as in the previous studies on dilute solutions. Below x_Cs = 0.4, the gels were similar to those in NaI alone. Above x_Cs = 0.4, the gels were similar to ‘conventional’ kappa-carrageenan gels, formed in salts such as KC1: a pronounced thermal hysteresis appeared in the sol-gel transition, the gels showed tendencies for syneresis, and G′ increased dramatically with increasing cesium content.