油盘孢属和泽田外担菌的研究

寄生于樟、阴香和肉桂等植物上的泽田外担菌和油盘孢属真菌,几十年来分类上存在许多不同看法,或全部归泽田外担菌,或全部归油盘孢属,把此二类不同真菌混淆起来,造成名称混乱。本文通过形态学的研究,表明泽田外担菌与油盘孢属的区别是:泽田外担菌具担子层,担孢子4—8个生担子上,寄主是樟树;而油盘孢属的孢子生菌丝上,形成孢子堆,寄主是阴香和肉桂等植物。     

双圆蚧隔担菌新种

在安徽省发现了隔担菌属1新种——双圆蚧隔担菌（Septobasidium diaspidioti）。该种与双圆蚧属蚧壳虫共生,其模式标本保藏在中国科学院微生物研究所菌物标本馆（HMAS）。     

隔担菌属三新种和三个中国新记录种

报道隔担菌属3个新种和3个中国新记录种。新种分别是胡颓子隔担菌Septobasidium elaeagni,绣球隔担菌Septobasidium hydrangeae和云南隔担菌Septobasidium yunnanense。中国新记录种分别是黑点隔担菌Septobasidium atropunctum,菌丝状隔担菌Septobasidium conidiophorum和拟隔担菌 Septobasidium septobasidioides。     

产于海南的中国大陆多孔菌目一新记录属——伪壶担菌属(Pseudolagarobasidium)(英文)

文中报道了采自海南省乐东县尖峰岭自然保护区阔叶树倒枝上的中国大陆多孔菌目一新记录属——伪壶担菌属(Pseudolagarobasidium)。该属隶属于担子菌门(Basidiomycota)、伞菌纲(Agaricomycetes)、多孔菌目(Polyporales)、原毛平革菌科(Phanerochaetaceae)。其中的白色伪壶担菌(Pseudolagarobasidium calcareum)是中国大陆新记录种。根据采集到的标本对该种进行了详细描述和显微结构绘图。     

单主菌属一新种

报导寄生于我国水龟虫科Hydrophilidae榄形赖牙甲及Regimbartia attenuata昆虫上的虫囊菌目Laboulbeniales单主菌属Autoicomyces一新种：中华单主菌Auoticomyces chinensis,有显微结构图、拉丁文简介及中文描述。所研究的全部标本保存在广东省微生物研究所真菌标本室(HMIGD)。     

胶瘤菌属和孔生胶瘤菌——中国新记录属、种

该文通过形态特征研究和基于ITS序列的分子系统学分析,对采自甘肃省连城国家级自然保护区的1份形态特殊的胶瘤菌属标本进行分类学研究。结果表明：该标本是孔生胶瘤菌(新拟)(Carcinomyces polyporina),隶属于担子菌门(Basidiomycota)、银耳纲(Tremellomycetes)、银耳目(Tremellales)、胶瘤菌科(新拟)(Carcinomycetaceae)。该物种代表了中国的1个新记录属、种,是该属在东亚地区的首次报道。孔生胶瘤菌寄生于多孔菌类真菌的子实体上,形成胶质状菌瘿,担子纵裂,担孢子可萌发后形成分生孢子。研究标本保存于中国科学院昆明植物研究所标本馆隐花植物标本室,馆藏号为HKAS 115765。     

单主菌属一新种*

报导寄生于我国水龟虫科Hydrophilidae榄形赖牙甲Regimbartiaattenuata昆虫上的虫囊菌目Laboulbeniales单主菌属Autoicomyces一新种:中华单主菌Autoicomyceschinensis,有显微结构图、拉丁文简介及中文描述。所研究的全部标本保存在广东省微生物研究所真菌标本室(HMIGD)。     

中国丝膜菌属分类研究1. 黏盖亚属

丝膜菌属Cortinarius是真菌界中最大的属,囊括了重要的外生菌根真菌。黏盖亚属Phlegmacium是丝膜菌属中较大的亚属,该亚属的真菌在湿润条件下菌盖表面具有黏性。本研究运用形态分类与分子系统发育分析相结合的方法,对中国丝膜菌属黏盖亚属的馆藏标本开展分类学研究,共发现24个种,其中中国新记录种12个。本研究系统总结了各个物种的相关信息,对中国新记录种进行了详细描述。     

黑痣菌属Phyllachora三个中国新记录

报道我国黑痣菌属3个新记录。它们是野黍黑痣菌哥伦比亚变种Phyllachora eriochloae var. colombiensis,野黍黑痣菌原变种 Phyllachora eriochloae var. eriochloae 和禾黑痣菌狗牙根生变种 Phyllachora graminis var. cynodonticola,其寄主分别是云南省的禾本科植物、画眉草属植物和狗牙根。对这些分类单元进行了描述与图解。所有研究标本保藏于云南农业大学真菌标本室(MHYAU)。     

柔膜菌科一新属——华胶垫菌属（英文）

对来自我国不同地区的柔膜菌科真菌材料进行了分类研究,在海南省发现一个新属,命名为华胶垫菌属Sinocalloriopsis,模式种为华胶垫菌S.guttulata。以下性状组合为该属区别于相近属的显著特征:子囊盘盘状至垫状,淡色,无柄;外囊盘被组织胶化,细胞及菌丝淡色;子囊孢子梭形,单细胞,内含油滴;侧丝顶端呈头状。对新属的属征及其与近似属的区别进行了讨论,对新种进行了详细的描述和图示。     

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。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Chemokines and cytokines: axis and allies in asthma and allergy

Allergic asthma can be precipitated by many factors. For the atopic person, fungus, pollen, dust mites, cockroach antigens, and diesel exhaust are all agents that may trigger an allergic attack. Cytokines and chemokines are integral mediators of fungal asthma. From the earliest time points, they recruit and activate the cells required for the clearance of fungus as well as being critical factors involved in the immunopathology of this disease. In the final analysis, it is clear that these mediators can act to the benefit or the detriment of the host.     

Oxidation and nitration of ribonuclease and lysozyme by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase

In spite of the many studies on protein modifications by reactive species, knowledge about the products resulting from the oxidation of protein-aromatic residues, including protein-derived radicals and their stable products, remains limited. Here, we compared the oxidative modifications promoted by peroxynitrite and myeloperoxidase/hydrogen peroxide/nitrite in two model proteins, ribonuclease (6Tyr) and lysozyme (3Tyr/6Trp). The formation of protein-derived radicals and products was higher at pH 5.4 and 7.4 for myeloperoxidase and peroxynitrite, respectively. The main product was 3-nitro-Tyr for both proteins and oxidants. Lysozyme rendered similar yields of nitro-Trp, particularly when oxidized by peroxynitrite. Hydroxylated and dimerized products of Trp and Tyr were also produced, but in lower yields. Localization of the main modified residues indicates that peroxynitrite decomposes to radicals within the proteins behaving less specifically than myeloperoxidase. Nitrogen dioxide is emphasized as an important protein modifier.