羊奶果根瘤内生菌的亚显微结构

羊奶果是桤木型根瘤。根瘤的横切面是轴对称的圆形结构,含菌细胞分散于皮层组织中。随着根瘤的发育,内生菌也有不同的形态结构。侵染初期的内生菌是一种分枝、具隔膜的菌丝体。幼龄菌丝中含有电子半透明的颗粒,成熟菌丝没有这种颗粒。成熟菌丝顶端会臌大形成具隔膜的椭圆球状泡囊,直径比菌丝大。不同发育时期的泡囊,其形态结构也有差异。     

羊奶果不同发育阶段根瘤的细胞结构及固氮、吸氢活性

比较羊奶果根瘤三个不同发育阶段的显微,亚显微结构和固氮,吸氢活性的差异。探讨了根瘤结构与功能的关系。结果表明：早期侵染方式为皮层细胞间隙侵染,此期的内生菌是一种分枝,具隔膜的菌丝体,早期侵染细胞有脂体存在。成熟根瘤含菌细胞明显多于幼瘤和衰老瘤。成熟根瘤具有大量泡囊,成熟泡囊具分隔,双层壁结构。衰老瘤泡囊分隔消失,不呈双层壁结构。成熟根瘤的固氮,吸氢活性明显高于幼瘤和衰老瘤。     

翅果油树根瘤超微结构及其内生菌的观察

作者用光学显微镜,透射电镜和扫描电镜对翅果油树(Eldaeagnus mollis D.)根瘤侵染细胞的超微结构及其内生菌的形态进行了观察研究。翅果油树根瘤中的内生菌具有五种不同的发育形态:菌丝、固氮泡囊、孢囊、孢囊孢子和拟类菌体。内生菌的这些不同形态以及它们在共生固氮中的作用,本文也作了讨论。     

马桑共生固氮根瘤及其内生放线菌

马桑型非豆科内生放线菌的共生固氮根瘤的含菌组织与桤木型不同。前者为一马蹄形整体,围绕着中柱维管束;后者完全包围中柱,其中含菌细胞和不含菌细胞交错存在或形成分散的含菌细胞组织团。尼泊尔马桑(Coriaria nepalensis Wall.)根瘤的内生放线菌菌丝形态与桤木根瘤的内生菌形态相同,具有一层电子密度很高的单层壁和具有单层壁的横隔膜。菌丝分枝,具有中间体。成熟的含菌细胞内有一围绕着中央液泡的栅栏排列的柱形泡囊,它们是菌丝的顶端细胞,其电子密度比菌丝高。含菌组织的衰老部分有颗粒体,颗粒体有双层壁,内层壁与菌丝的相同,外层壁比内层壁厚数倍,电子密度低。     

沙棘根瘤内生菌的多型性

用透射电子显微镜观察了春、夏、秋、冬四个季节的沙棘根瘤,以及瘤瓣上、中、下三个部位。结果表明,不同季节,不同部位的瘤瓣内,根瘤内生菌有7种不同形态。即侵染菌丝体、繁殖菌丝体、营养菌丝体、春孢子及春孢子囊、泡囊,冬孢子及冬孢子囊和类菌体。在多年生珊瑚状的根瘤中,它们的世代交替是:春夏季以侵染菌丝、繁殖菌丝、营养菌丝、春孢子囊及春孢子、泡囊为主;秋冬季以衰退的营养菌丝、衰老泡囊、冬孢子囊和冬孢子、类菌体为主。冬孢子和类菌体是休眠体。     

由四川桤木根瘤中分离和培养弗兰克氏菌

用蔗糖离心法从四川桤木的根癌中分离到内生菌——Frankia ACC 13,并获得纯培养。ACC 13是属慢生长型放线菌,形成的菌落紧密,无色素,菌丝分枝有隔,粗细不规整,一般为0．6一1．4μm。革兰氏阳性,菌丝居间或末端膨大,形成特征性的孢子囊。在孢子囊中形成孢子,圆形或椭圆形,直径1．3μm左右。在限制性培养基上诱导出分离菌的固氮泡囊。在根瘤悬液中不含抑制内生菌生长的“抑制物质”。该菌在pH 6．5—7．2范围内生长。以ACC13回接四川桤木幼苗,幼苗根系形成大量根瘤。根瘤的乙炔还原活性为15．7μmoIC2H4/g·鲜重．H。     

与某些非豆科植物共生的弗兰克氏菌(Frankia sp.)的泡囊及其固氮作用

非豆科植物的共生固氮作用大多数是由弗兰克氏菌的侵染形成根瘤引起。其中泡囊是弗氏菌在根瘤内的固氮场所(Akkermans等1977,Tjepkema等1981)。我们采用光学及电子显微镜对泡囊进行了观察,并对根瘤不同部位的泡囊数量及其固氮活性与其它生理活性的关系进行了研究。     

非豆科植物共生固氮的研究I.根瘤内生菌的观察方法

介绍一种根瘤涂片法。在光学显微镜和扫描电镜下,可以直接观察到根瘤内生菌不同发育阶段的形态特征和表面结构。以沙棘(Hippophae rhamnoides L．)根瘤做材料,首次观察到内生菌泡囊、的孢囊和孢囊孢子及其表面结构,以及拟类菌体的形成过程、多种形态和表面结构。本方法可广泛应用于非豆科植物共生固氮方面的研究。     

红桤木内生菌的分离和培养研究

以红桤木等四种植物的33株根瘤内生菌为研究材料,主要分离、培养和观察了其菌丝、泡囊和孢子囊形态结构.分离的这些菌株分别来自红桤木、四川桤木、江南桤木和杨梅根瘤.     

蔓胡颓子根瘤内生菌的分离和培养

用四氧化锇法,从蔓胡颓子(Elaeagnus glabra Thurib)根瘤中分离出内生菌纯培养菌株(Frankia sp Eg1413)。根据其形态特征,确认为孢囊放线菌。该菌株的菌丝、孢囊、孢囊孢子和泡囊基本与已知胡颓子属植物根瘤内生菌株相似,回接宿主植物实生苗,形成大量具有固氮活力的根瘤,根瘤的固氮酶话力为21．5n mol C2H4／g根瘤鲜重分钟。该菌株最适宜的碳源为挥发性的脂肪酸(如丙酸),最适宜的氮源为多蛋白胨,在基础培养液中加入维生素混合物,对生长有抑制作用。最适培养温度为29℃,最适生长的pH范围6.5—7.0。     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on strontium and barium bone content and fecal and urinary excretion

To elucidate accumulation of minerals in human iliac arteries with aging, the content of minerals was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Bilateral common, internal, and external iliac arteries of 16 men and 8 women, ranging ages from 65 to 93 yr, were examined. It was found that an extremely high accumulation of calcium and phosphorus occurred in the common iliac artery at old age, being higher than that of the internal and external iliac arteries. It should be noted that the accumulation of calcium and phosphorus is the highest in the common iliac artery among the human arteries examined to date. Regarding sexual differences, the content of calcium and phosphorus in the common and internal iliac arteries was higher in women than in men, whereas their content in the external iliac artery was lower in women than in men.     

New amino-dithiaphospholanes and phosphoramidodithioites and their rhodium and iridium complexes

New sulfur derivatives of phosphoramidite ligands were synthesized and the impact of the sulfur unit on the spectroscopic properties of their rhodium and iridium complexes was investigated. The new ligands Bn₂NPSCH₂CH₂S^a(P-S^a) (Bn = benzyl, 4), Bn₂NPSCHCHS^a(CH₂)₃C^aH₂(P-S^a)(C^a-S^a) (6) and Bn₂NP(4-XC₆H₄OMe)₂ (X = S, 7a; X = O, 7b) were converted to the rhodium and iridium complexes trans-[Rh(CO)Cl(L)₂] (L = 4, 6, 7), [RhCl(COD)(L)] (L = 4, 6, 7), [IrCl(COD)(7a)] and [IrCl₂Cp∗(6)]. For comparison, some phosphoramidite complexes of these formulations also were synthesized. The new metal complexes were spectroscopically analyzed. For the carbonyl complexes, the ν_CO IR stretching frequencies were lower than for the corresponding phosphite and phosphoramidite ligands. The ¹J_PRh coupling constants for the rhodium complexes with the new ligands were also smaller than for the respective phosphoramidite and phosphite complexes. Finally, the ¹J_PSe coupling constants of the selenides of the new ligands were lower than those of the phosphoramidite ligands but higher than for PPh₃. The spectroscopic data reveal that the new thio ligands 4, 6 and 7a are more electron donating than phosphites and phosphoramidites but less electron donating than PPh₃.     

Astrocytes and Synaptosomes Transport and Metabolize Lactate and Acetate Differently

Astrocytes transport the monocarboxylate acetate, but synaptosomes do not. The reason for this is unknown, because both preparations express monocarboxylate transporters (MCT). The transport and metabolism of lactate, another monocarboxylate, was examined in these two preparations, and the results were compared to those for acetate. Lactate transport is more rapid in astrocytes than in synaptosomes, but of lower affinity (Kms of 17 and 4 mM, respectively). Lactate (0.2 mM) is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in synaptosomes than in astrocytes (rates of 0.37 and 0.07 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). The reason for this is unclear, but cellular differences in lactate dehydrogenase isotype expression may be involved. Acetate is metabolized to CO2 more rapidly in astrocytes than in synaptosomes (rates of 0.43 and 0.02 nmol x mg protein(-1) x min(-1), respectively). This is likely due to cellular differences in the expression of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes.     

Rapporteur report: Basics and technology and metrology and standards

The first and second sessions of the Workshop focussed on the basics of ultrasound and infrasound, their applications in both industry and medicine, and metrology and protection standards for ultrasound applications.     

Prostaglandin and thromboxane production by human and guinea-pig macrophages and leucocytes

The ability of partially purified human and guinea-pig haematogenous cell populations, when cultured in vitro, to metabolise arachidonic acid (AA) has been studied. Supernatants from 24 hour cell culture have been subjected to analysis for products of AA metabolism by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection.The cell types studied were human peripheral blood monocytes (both glass adherent and non-adherent), neutrophils, eosinophils and leukemic leucocytes; thoracic duct lymphocytes and lung alveolar macrophages. From the guinea-pig, induced and non-induced macrophage or neutrophil enriched peritoneal exudate populations, lymph node cells, peritoneal eosinophils and peripheral blood platelets were examined. Supernatants were assayed for the presence of PGE₂, PGD₂, PGF_2α, TXB₂ and 6-keto-PGF_1α. In all types studied PGE₂ and TXB₂ were the major products formed. The identification of PGE₂ and TXB₂ was confirmed by GC/MS with multiple ion monitoring.The results have been compared with other reports and their possible significance discussed in relation to the proposed role of prostaglandins as mediators and modulators in immunopathology.     

白蚁与动物及微生物的共生类型及其机制

综述了白蚁螱客的主要种类、共生关系及相关机制的研究进展。白蚁螱客中,已报道的动物种类达170种。在与动物的共生关系中存在偏利共生（宾主共栖和异种共栖）、互利共生和无关共生三种;在与微生物的共生关系中,存在与内生菌（原生动物、细菌、真菌和放线菌）和外生菌（蚁巢伞菌等）间的互利关系。指出了白蚁与螱客研究中存在的问题,给出了解决方案,并提出了今后可能的研究热点或方向,为白蚁的综合利用（如纤维素酶）及今后研究物种间的协同进化提供了基础资料。     

Acidophilic and acid-tolerant fungi and yeasts

Fungi have not been systematically studied from mines and mine drainage waters, even though they are often encountered there. This paper provides a key from literature sources and lists morphological characteristics and habitat information for the 81 fungal species that have been collected or identified in pH <4 environments.