祁连山北麓山体垂直带土壤碳氮分布特征及影响因素

以祁连山北麓自然垂直带(2600～3600 m)阴、阳坡为研究对象,研究了表层(0～20 cm)土壤有机碳和全氮分布及与海拔、地形、植被和土壤特性的关系.结果表明：阴坡土壤的有机碳和全氮含量(101.2和6.6 g·kg^-1)显著高于阳坡(61.3和5.9 g·kg^-1),且随海拔上升呈增加趋势.不同植被类型下土壤有机碳含量为:高山灌丛草甸>青海云杉林>高山草甸>祁连圆柏林;全氮含量为:高山灌丛草甸>高山草甸>青海云杉林>祁连圆柏林.土壤有机碳含量与海拔、土壤含水量、土壤全氮和年均降水量呈显著正相关关系,与土壤pH值和年平均气温呈显著负相关关系.整个垂直带土壤碳氮比在6.7～23.3,有利于有机质矿化过程中养分的释放.年均气温、年均降水量和土壤含水量是影响土壤有机碳含量的第1主成分,土壤碳氮比是第2主成分,累计解释率为71%,说明气候因子对有机碳和全氮在垂直带上的空间分布起决定作用.     

不同火烈度对四川泸山林场云南松林土壤有机碳组分的影响

林火通过改变土壤理化性质显著影响土壤固碳能力及土壤有机碳各组分含量。阐明不同火烈度对云南松林土壤有机碳的影响,对于云南松林火后生态系统恢复及土壤碳库管理具有重要意义。以火烧2年后四川泸山林场云南松林0-5、5-10、10-15、15-20cm层土壤为研究对象,根据不同火烈度（未过火、低烈度、中烈度、高烈度）设置3块20m×30m样地,共12块样地,野外采集土壤样品,室内测定土壤全氮、容重等理化性质和土壤有机碳（Soil organic carbon,SOC）、土壤活性有机碳（易氧化有机碳,Readily oxidizable carbon,ROC;颗粒有机碳,Particulate organic carbon,POC;微生物生物量碳,Microbial biomass carbon,MBC;水溶性有机碳,Water-soluble organic carbon,WSOC）,采用方差分析研究不同火烈度下土壤有机碳各组分含量的差异性和变化趋势,并采用相关性分析和冗余分析从土壤理化性质角度探究林火对土壤有机碳的影响机制。研究结果表明：（1）不同火烈度显著影响土壤理化性质,其中土壤全氮、有效磷、阳离子交换量、毛管孔隙度、总孔隙度随火烈度增大而增加,而土壤pH、速效钾、碱解氮、容重随火烈度增大而减少。（2） SOC随火烈度增大而减少,其中5-10cm土层降幅最大为44.79%;4种土壤活性有机碳随火烈度增大而减小,其中0-5cm土层下降幅度最明显,各组分降幅大小依次为ROC （36.31%-61.31%） > POC （30.05%-53.61%） > MBC （20.60%-48.19%） > WSOC （13.47%-29.29%）,不同组分对林火的不同响应显著影响了土壤ROC、POC、WSOC的占比。（3）土壤有机碳及其活性组分与阳离子交换量、毛管孔隙度、总孔隙度、有效磷、碱解氮呈显著正相关（P<0.05）,与容重呈极显著负相关（P<0.01）。火烧后土壤有机碳的变化主要与阳离子交换量、容重、全氮、含水率有关,且阳离子交换量影响最大（解释率为61.7%）。     

菜园土壤微生物生态特征与土壤理化性质的关系

对广州白云区64个菜园土壤样本的研究表明,微生物碳与土壤全氮、碱解氮、有效钾、阳离子交换量和有机质,微生物氮与土壤全氮、全磷、阳离子交换量及有机质,土壤基础呼吸与土壤全氮、碱解氮、全钾、阳离子交换量及有机质,AWCD值与全氮及有机质含量,以及Shannon多样性指数与全氮和阳离子交换量均呈显著正相关关系.较低的碱解氮含量使土壤微生物碳、土壤基础呼吸和呼吸商的值升高,过高的碱解氮则使呼吸商下降;过高的土壤有效磷降低微生物碳、微生物氮和微生物呼吸商.有效磷/碱解氮比值过高降低了土壤微生物碳、微生物氮、微生物碳氮比及土壤基础呼吸.土壤微生物生态特征与土壤理化性质关系密切,有效养分过高及养分比例不适当对土壤微生物均存在不利影响.     

三江源地区主要草地类型土壤碳氮沿海拔变化特征及其影响因素

以三江源地区主要草地类型为研究对象,分析了不同草地类型土壤有机碳和全氮的变化特征及其与环境因子、土壤特征等的相互关系。结果表明:沿着海拔的逐渐升高,土壤有机碳和全氮含量均呈现出 “V"字形变化规律,即土壤有机碳氮含量在海拔最高处(5 120 m)和最低处(4 176 m)比较高,而在中间海拔梯度较低,土壤有机碳与全氮含量极显著相关( r=0.905)且高寒草甸土壤碳、氮含量高于高山草原土壤碳、氮含量;土壤中有机碳含量和全氮含量均随着土壤含水量的增加而增加,偏相关分析结果表明:对0~30 cm土层中土壤有机碳和土壤全氮影响最大的是土壤含水量,偏相关系数为0.946 5、0.905 9(p<0.01);土壤有机碳含量和全氮含量与植被盖度和草地生产力存在正相关趋势;土壤有机碳含量和全氮含量与土壤pH值和全盐量存在负相关趋势。     

耕作方式对紫色水稻土轻组有机碳的影响

以位于西南大学实验农场的长期免耕试验田为研究对象,通过0—60cm分层采集土壤样品的方法,探讨了不同耕作方式———冬水田平作(DP)、水旱轮作(SH)、垄作免耕(LM)及垄作翻耕(LF)对土壤轻组有机碳的影响。结果表明,重组有机碳是土壤总有机碳的主体,约占土壤总有机碳的69.56%—95.66%,在土壤剖面上随土壤深度的增加其分配比例逐渐升高;其次是自由轻组有机碳,约占土壤总有机碳的5.03%—26.43%,从土壤表层向下,其分配比例迅速下降;闭合轻组有机碳最低,仅占土壤总有机碳的1.37%—4.93%,其分配比例随土壤深度的变化不明显。在0—60 cm土壤深度内,不同耕作方式下自由轻组有机碳的平均含量为LM(4.36 g/kg)>DP(2.11 g/kg)>LF(1.74 g/kg)>SH(1.46 g/kg),相应的有机碳分配比例分别为17.1%、14.0%、12.2%和11.3%;闭合轻组有机碳的平均含量为LM(0.82 g/kg)>DP(0.51 g/kg)>LF(0.36 g/kg)>SH(0.34g/kg),相应的有机碳分配比例分别为3.36%、3.45%、2.71%和3.00%。因此,在西南地区紫色水稻土上实行垄作免耕能提高轻组有机碳的含量及其分配比例,从而改善土壤有机碳质量。另外,与土壤总有机碳、重组有机碳及闭合轻组有机碳相比,自由轻组有机碳对耕作方式的变化最敏感,是指示土壤有机碳变化的良好指标。     

火烧对马尾松林土壤酶活性和有机碳组分的影响

土壤酶参与土壤有机质矿化过程,林火能通过改变土壤中微生物的群落结构等来改变土壤酶的活性,进而影响土壤有机碳的动态过程。土壤有机碳库是陆地碳库的重要组成部分,火烧会使土壤有机碳组分发生变化,研究火烧后土壤有机碳组分的变化对于土壤有机碳库的管理具有重要意义。以我国中亚热带典型马尾松人工林火烧迹地为研究对象,通过对比研究,探讨了火烧对土壤酶活性和土壤有机碳组分的影响以及两者之间的关系。结果表明:(1)与对照相比,火烧后一年0—10 cm土层土壤p H值明显升高(P0.05),土壤总碳含量显著降低(P0.05),土壤全氮含量平均降低17.5%(P0.05)。0—10 cm土层和10—20 cm土层土壤含水量均显著低于对照(P0.05)。(2)相比对照,土壤β-葡萄糖苷酶活性在0—10 cm土层显著降低(P0.05),土壤酚氧化物酶活性和过氧化物酶活性显著升高(P0.05)。(3)火烧后一年0—10 cm土层土壤微生物量碳、土壤颗粒性有机碳、土壤易氧化碳含量比对照分别降低26.4%、30.9%和2.69%,但无显著差异,土壤溶解性有机碳含量则显著降低(P0.05);两个土层土壤不稳定有机碳含量和粘粒有机碳含量变化不显著。     

气候、植被及土壤因素交互作用对宁夏土壤有机碳的影响机制

基于宁夏全区121个土壤剖面样点,研究不同深度(0—30、30—80、80—120cm)土壤有机碳的空间分布特征,通过相关性、方差分解和构建结构方程模型,分析气候、植被和土壤因素对宁夏不同深度土壤有机碳的影响及其作用途径。结果表明：(1)宁夏不同深度土壤有机碳含量均呈现中间低南北高的空间分布趋势,0—120cm剖面土壤有机碳含量随着土壤深度的增加而降低,土壤有机碳含量均值为5.49g/kg,变异系数达90.71%,含量偏低且空间异质性强。(2)各土层土壤有机碳与年均气温、干燥度、碳酸钙、pH均呈现极显著的负相关性(P<0.01),与年均降水量、相对湿度、植被净初级生产力、全氮、全磷、全钾、钙离子、阳离子交换量、粘粒含量均呈现极显著的正相关性(P<0.01)。(3)各因素对不同土层土壤有机碳的作用方式和影响程度有差异。土壤全氮、全磷、碳酸钙、阳离子交换量均能直接影响土壤有机碳,年均气温和植被净初级生产力对土壤有机碳的直接影响效应不显著,主要通过土壤属性间接影响土壤有机碳含量。随着土层深度的增加,气候和植被因素作用明显减弱,土壤因素作用增强并成为主要影响因素。该结果有助于宁夏土...     

土壤水分和氮添加对华北平原高产农田有机碳矿化的影响

通过105 d的恒温(25℃)控湿室内培养方法,探讨了华北平原高产粮田土壤有机碳矿化特征以及水分和有机、无机氮输入对其影响。试验设4个肥料添加水平和4个水分梯度,分别为对照(S0)、仅添加无机氮(尿素)(S1)、无机氮和有机氮(鸡粪)配施(S2)以及仅添加有机氮(S3)和25%(田间持水量;M0)、50%(M1)、75%(M2)和100%(M3)共16个处理,每处理3次重复。结果表明,各处理有机碳矿化速率均在培养后1 d达第1高峰,之后直线下降,培养7 d时下降幅度达57.2%—75.0%,培养20—30 d时出现第2高峰。有机碳累积矿化量有208.8—1161 mg/kg,主要集中在前30 d,可占整个培养期的59.1%—69.9%,105 d的净矿化率为0.07%—2.01%。根据双指数方程模拟结果,研究了土壤潜在矿化碳库(C1+C2),其中活性碳库(C1)和惰性碳库(C2)分别为53.0—135.1 mg/kg和156.9—1069 mg/kg,潜在矿化率为1.75%—9.66%。土壤含水量显著影响有机碳矿化,且与潜在矿化碳库呈二次函数关系(P0.05)。田间持水量25%—100%范围内,随着土壤含水量的升高,有机碳矿化速率呈增加趋势,但增幅降低,其中M2(田间持水量75%)的有机碳净矿化率最高。有机碳矿化量与土壤微生物碳和矿质氮含量呈线性正相关(P0.05),保持氮水平(200 kg N/hm2)相同,有机氮(鸡粪)和无机氮(尿素)均显著促进土壤有机碳矿化,但两者间差异不显著(P0.05),且有机氮和无机氮对有机碳矿化的影响均与土壤含水量有显著交互作用(P0.05)。     

祁连山西水林区土壤阳离子交换量及盐基离子的剖面分布

以祁连山西水林区分布的棕钙土、灰褐土、栗钙土和高山草甸土为对象,研究了阳离子交换量和盐基离子(K+、Na+、Ca2+、Mg2+)的剖面分布规律及其与土壤理化因子的关系。结果表明:土壤阳离子交换量(CEC,介于4.80—48.10 cmol/kg)和盐基总量(TEB,介于4.67—21.34 cmol/kg)随剖面深度的增加逐渐减小,不同土壤类型的大小顺序为:灰褐土>高山草甸土>栗钙土>棕钙土;土壤盐基组成以Ca2+、Mg2+为主(占TEB的比例平均为71.6%、22.9%),K+、Na+所占比例较低(占TEB的比例平均为3.3%、2.2%);棕钙土、灰褐土和栗钙土盐基离子的剖面分布由浅至深呈现:K+≈Ca2+>Na+≈Mg2+,高山草甸土盐基离子则呈现:K+>Na+>Mg2+>Ca2+。不同土壤类型间盐基离子的含量及饱和度随发生层次不同存在较大差异。土壤有机质是CEC的主要贡献因素,粉粒对CEC也有显著的促进作用,而砂粒、CaCO3对CEC有显著抑制作用。土壤生物复盐基作用弱于淋溶作用,造成盐基饱和度较大(BSP,介于44.4%—97.2%),并随剖面深度的增加逐渐增大。相关性分析表明,土壤交换性Na+、Mg2+的含量及饱和度均呈极显著正相关,交换性Na+、Mg2+饱和度与CaCO3含量呈极显著正相关;pH值与BSP呈极显著正相关;土壤速效P含量与CEC呈极显著正相关,速效K含量与交换性K+含量呈极显著正相关。     

枯落物输入改变对森林生态系统土壤理化性质的影响

枯落物输入改变是影响森林生态系统土壤理化性质的一个重要因素,探究其对土壤理化性质的影响对了解和保护森林生态系统的稳定性至关重要。为探究森林生态系统土壤理化性质对枯落物输入改变的响应,对国内外已发表的研究论文中筛选出712组有效数据通过Meta分析,从枯落物输入改变、气候、海拔、林分类型、处理年限等因素揭示枯落物输入对土壤理化性质的影响程度。研究结果表明：枯落物添加使土壤pH降低2.22%;土壤含水量、有机碳、全氮、铵态氮分别提高3.99%、15.9%、9.82%和16.52%;枯落物去除使土壤含水量、pH、有机碳、全氮、C/N、铵态氮分别降低8.16%、4.02%、6.47%、5.09%、10.55%和8.86%。枯落物输入改变对土壤理化性质的影响还受到气候、海拔、林分类型、处理年限等因素的调控。在枯落物输入改变条件下,气候、海拔、林分类型、处理年限等因素对土壤含水量、有机碳、全氮、铵态氮均有显著的促进作用;海拔对土壤pH产生了显著的促进作用,而林分类型对土壤pH产生了抑制作用。同时得出枯落物输入改变条件下,年均温是土壤pH的主要调控因子,年均降水量是土壤含水量的主要调控因子;海拔是土...     

Expanding the diversity of mycobacteriophages: insights into genome architecture and evolution

Mycobacteriophages are viruses that infect mycobacterial hosts such as Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. All mycobacteriophages characterized to date are dsDNA tailed phages, and have either siphoviral or myoviral morphotypes. However, their genetic diversity is considerable, and although sixty-two genomes have been sequenced and comparatively analyzed, these likely represent only a small portion of the diversity of the mycobacteriophage population at large. Here we report the isolation, sequencing and comparative genomic analysis of 18 new mycobacteriophages isolated from geographically distinct locations within the United States. Although no clear correlation between location and genome type can be discerned, these genomes expand our knowledge of mycobacteriophage diversity and enhance our understanding of the roles of mobile elements in viral evolution. Expansion of the number of mycobacteriophages grouped within Cluster A provides insights into the basis of immune specificity in these temperate phages, and we also describe a novel example of apparent immunity theft. The isolation and genomic analysis of bacteriophages by freshman college students provides an example of an authentic research experience for novice scientists.     

Analysis of Novel Mycobacteriophages Indicates the Existence of Different Strategies for Phage Inheritance in Mycobacteria

Mycobacteriophages have been essential in the development of mycobacterial genetics through their use in the construction of tools for genetic manipulation. Due to the simplicity of their isolation and variety of exploitable molecular features, we searched for and isolated 18 novel mycobacteriophages from environmental samples collected from several geographic locations. Characterization of these phages did not differ from most of the previously described ones in the predominant physical features (virion size in the 100–400 nm, genome size in the 50–70 kbp, morphological features compatible with those corresponding to the Siphoviridae family), however novel characteristics for propagation were noticed. Although all the mycobacteriophages propagated at 30°C, eight of them failed to propagate at 37°C. Since some of our phages yielded pinpoint plaques, we improved plaque detection by including sub-inhibitory concentrations of isoniazid or ampicillin-sulbactam in the culture medium. Thus, searches for novel mycobacteriophages at low temperature and in the presence of these drugs would allow for the isolation of novel members that would otherwise not be detected. Importantly, while eight phages lysogenized Mycobacterium smegmatis, four of them were also capable of lysogenizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Analysis of the complete genome sequence obtained for twelve mycobacteriophages (the remaining six rendered partial genomic sequences) allowed for the identification of a new singleton. Surprisingly, sequence analysis revealed the presence of parA or parA/parB genes in 7/18 phages including four that behaved as temperate in M. tuberculosis. In summary, we report here the isolation and preliminary characterization of mycobacteriophages that bring new information to the field.     

分枝杆菌噬菌体整合及裂解的分子机理

结核病仍旧威胁着全球人类健康,中国是结核病高发国家之一,寻求新的药物和疫苗势在必行。随着对噬菌体研究的深入,分枝杆菌噬菌体成为结核病新型药物发现和药敏实验的研究热点之一。噬菌体进入宿主菌体内,以裂解和溶源两种途径进入循环。以分枝杆菌的溶源性噬菌体为例,综述了分枝杆菌噬菌体整合和裂解分子机理。分枝杆菌溶源性噬菌体的整合需噬菌体基因组的附着位点attachment site(attP),宿主菌分枝杆菌基因组的附着位点attachment site(attB),整合酶integrase(Int)和整合宿主因子integration host factor(mIHF)。部分溶源性噬菌体如Ms6进入裂解循环,复制转录组装成新的子代噬菌体,在裂解素(Lysin)和穿孔素(Holin)的协同作用下裂解宿主菌,释放子代噬菌体。目前国内未见对分枝杆菌噬菌体的研究报道。研究分枝杆菌噬菌体整合及裂解机理对结核病治疗新药开发有一定的启示。     

A peptidoglycan hydrolase motif within the mycobacteriophage TM4 tape measure protein promotes efficient infection of stationary phase cells

The predominant morphotype of mycobacteriophage virions has a DNA-containing capsid attached to a long flexible non-contractile tail, features characteristic of the Siphoviridae. Within these phage genomes the tape measure protein (tmp) gene can be readily identified due to the well-established relationship between the length of the gene and the length of the phage tail--because these phages typically have long tails, the tmp gene is usually the largest gene in the genome. Many of these mycobacteriophage Tmp's contain small motifs with sequence similarity to host proteins. One of these motifs (motif 1) corresponds to the Rpf proteins that have lysozyme activity and function to stimulate growth of dormant bacteria, while the others (motifs 2 and 3) are related to proteins of unknown function, although some of the related proteins of the host are predicted to be involved in cell wall catabolism. We show here that motif 3-containing proteins have peptidoglycan-hydrolysing activity and that while this activity is not required for phage viability, it facilitates efficient infection and DNA injection into stationary phase cells. Tmp's of mycobacteriophages may thus have acquired these motifs in order to avoid a selective disadvantage that results from changes in peptidoglycan in non-growing cells.     

Mycobacteriophage genome database

Mycobacteriophage genome database (MGDB) is an exclusive repository of the 64 completely sequenced mycobacteriophages with annotated information. It is a comprehensive compilation of the various gene parameters captured from several databases pooled together to empower mycobacteriophage researchers. The MGDB (Version No.1.0) comprises of 6086 genes from 64 mycobacteriophages classified into 72 families based on ACLAME database. Manual curation was aided by information available from public databases which was enriched further by analysis. Its web interface allows browsing as well as querying the classification. The main objective is to collect and organize the complexity inherent to mycobacteriophage protein classification in a rational way. The other objective is to browse the existing and new genomes and describe their functional annotation. AVAILABILITY: The database is available for free at http://mpgdb.ibioinformatics.org/mpgdb.php.     

Edaphic and allelochemic aspects of intertidal crevice sediments in relation to habitat recognition by Thalassotrechus barbarae (Horn) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Extracts of crevice sediment volatiles were attractive to the intertidal carabid beetle Thalassotrechus barbarae (Horn) suggesting that these compounds serve as chemical cues to adults selecting crevices to enter after their nocturnal excursions on nearby rock surfaces. In this respect, T. barbarae resembles saline lakeshore carabid beetles that recognize their habitats by perceiving volatiles emitted by microorganisms. Analyses of the crevice sediments showed that they were predominantly sand with enough clay (mean 2.7%) and organic matter (mean 1.7%) to have a mean cation exchange capacity of 9.13 cmol(+)·kg⁻¹. Sodium adsorption ratios (mean 40.3), exchangeable sodium percentages (mean 35.9), and electrical conductivities (mean 18.8 dS·m⁻¹) of the sediment solution, as well as cation exchange capacity, were similar to those of sediments collected from nine carabid beetle habitats on the shores of saline lakes and ponds, indicating close ecological affinities between marine and non-marine littoral carabids.     

Exploring the mycobacteriophage metaproteome: phage genomics as an educational platform

Bacteriophages are the most abundant forms of life in the biosphere and carry genomes characterized by high genetic diversity and mosaic architectures. The complete sequences of 30 mycobacteriophage genomes show them collectively to encode 101 tRNAs, three tmRNAs, and 3,357 proteins belonging to 1,536 “phamilies” of related sequences, and a statistical analysis predicts that these represent approximately 50% of the total number of phamilies in the mycobacteriophage population. These phamilies contain 2.19 proteins on average; more than half (774) of them contain just a single protein sequence. Only six phamilies have representatives in more than half of the 30 genomes, and only three—encoding tape-measure proteins, lysins, and minor tail proteins—are present in all 30 phages, although these phamilies are themselves highly modular, such that no single amino acid sequence element is present in all 30 mycobacteriophage genomes. Of the 1,536 phamilies, only 230 (15%) have amino acid sequence similarity to previously reported proteins, reflecting the enormous genetic diversity of the entire phage population. The abundance and diversity of phages, the simplicity of phage isolation, and the relatively small size of phage genomes support bacteriophage isolation and comparative genomic analysis as a highly suitable platform for discovery-based education.     

湖南烟区土壤交换性钙、镁含量及对烤烟品质的影响

分析了湖南烟区主要土壤类型交换性钙、镁元素含量状况及其对烟叶品质的影响,结果表明:(1)土壤交换性钙、镁含量在不同土壤类型间存在显著性差异,交换性钙含量平均为8.87cmol/kg,以红壤含量最高;交换性镁含量平均为1.16cmol/kg,以黄棕壤含量最高;交换性钙镁比值大小依次为:红壤(11.74)>水稻土(10.25)>黄壤(6.84)>黄棕壤(6.14),在烟叶实际生产中,应重视镁肥在红壤和水稻土中的施用;(2)烟叶钙含量偏高(21.93g/kg±4.37g/kg),烟叶镁含量偏低(2.52g/kg±1.26g/kg),两者均存在广泛的变异性;(3)整体来看,烟叶钙含量随土壤中交换性钙含量的升高和镁含量的降低而显著升高;烟叶镁含量随土壤交换性镁含量的升高而升高,与土壤交换性钙含量的相关性不显著;(4)典型相关分析表明,土壤中交换性镁含量的降低可能引起烟叶钾含量的提高,从而使得烟叶钾素和镁素含量达到较好的平衡;(5)土壤交换性钙、镁含量与烟叶其它化学成分指标的相关分析表明,土壤交换性钙有利于烟株对硼和氯素的吸收,对氮、锌和锰素的吸收则有显著的抑制作用;而土壤交换性镁有利于烟叶总糖、硼素和锰素的积累,对氮、磷、铁和锌素的吸收具有显著的抑制作用。