THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF MITOSIS IN THE MARINE RED ALGA MEMBRANOPTERA PLATYPHYLLA1,2

Gametophyte germlings from unialgal cultures of Membranoptera platyphylla were examined with the electron microscope. The events of mitosis were observed in dividing cells near the thallus apex. In prophase the nucleus is spindle-shaped and surrounded by microtubules and a layer of endoplasmic reticulum. A unique organelle, the polar ring, is present at each pole; its junction is not clear. At metaphase the nuclear envelope is intact except for fenestrations at the poles. Spindle microtubules are attached to distinct kinetochores on the chromosomes and continuous pole-to-pole microtubules are present. The nucleolus has dispersed but, its granular components are still evident in the nucleoplasm. As the chromosomes separate, the nucleus elongates and finally constricts in the middle to produce 2 daughter nuclei.     

THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE BY THE UNICELLULAR RED ALGA PORPHYRIDIUM AERUGINEUM1,2

The unicellular red alga Porphyridium aerugineum was shown to be encapsulated by an amorphous, water-soluble, polyanionic polysaccharide of high molecular weight. The encapsulating polysaccharide is qualitatively identical with polysaccharide found dissolved in large quantity in the culture medium. The kinetics of extracellular polysaccharide production as a function of cell age was studied. Rates of production (on a per cell basis) of both encapsulating and dissolved polysaccharides are greatest in stationary phase light-grown cultures. Dissolved polysaccharide was quantitatively isolated by precipitation with cetyl pyridinium chloride, conversion to the calcium salt, and reprecipitation with ethanol. The procedure yields a spectrally pure product, which is composed of glucose, galactose, xylose, and 2 undetermined, sugar components, and has a sulfate content of 7.6% by weight. Electron microscopy of Porphyridium revealed that Golgi vesicles transport, polymerized polysaccharides to and through the cell membrane. Similar vesicles were observed in the multicellular Pseudogloiophloea, indicating that the Golgi complex plays a crucial role in the production of extracellular polysaccharides by the red algae. H¹⁴CO₃^- pulse-label experiments resulted in labeled extracellular polysaccharide in which all the constituent components contained ¹⁴C. Rates of excretion of polysaccharide were found, to follow a cyclic pattern, correlated generally with the division cycle, of the cell.     

SYSTEMATICS AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE INVASIVE RED ALGA, POLYSIPHONIA HARVEYI

Polysiphonia harveyi Bailey was first described from Connecticut in 1848 and morphologically similar species, such as P. japonica and P. strictissima , have subsequently been described many times from different localities such as Japan and New Zealand, placing the taxonomy and nomenclature of this morphologically variable species in confusion. Polysiphonia harveyi is regarded as an alien in the British Isles and the north-eastern North Atlantic and is reported to be spreading rapidly. The first confirmed collection of P. harveyi from the British Isles was in 1908; the source of the British introduction remains unknown. In conjunction with breeding data, rbc L sequences for samples of P. harveyi , P. strictissima , P. japonica and P. akkeshiensis collected from New Zealand, Atlantic and Pacific North America, Japan and Europe, reveal that P. harveyi, P. japonica and P. akkeshiensis constitute a single biological species. The correct name for this is P. harveyi , whilst P. strictissima from New Zealand is a sibling species, distinct from P. harveyi. The center of genetic diversity of P. harveyi is in Japan. The original source of the introduced P. harveyi in the British Isles, Europe and Nova Scotia appears to be Hokkaido, Japan. Separate introductions from a single source population into New Zealand and Pacific and Atlantic North America from Honshu, Japan, apparently have occurred.     

枯草芽孢杆菌中怀植酸酶的纯化和酶学性质

从土壤中分离到了产中性植酸酶的枯草芽孢杆菌菌株并对所产植酸酶进行了分离纯化,此中性植酸酶的反应最适pH为7．5,最适温度为55度,在37度下以植酸钠为底物的Km值为0．19mmol/L,植酸酶活性依赖Ca^2 的存在,酶蛋白的分子量大小约为45kD,纯酶蛋白N端序列为Lys-His-Lys-Leu-Ser-Asp-Pro-Tyr-His-Phe-Thr。     

枯草芽胞杆菌活菌制剂促进烧伤创面愈合的实验研究

目的　探讨枯草芽胞杆菌活菌制剂对烧伤创面愈合的影响。方法　通过大鼠深Ⅱ°烧伤模型,使用枯草芽胞杆菌活菌制剂,观察烧伤创面愈合过程中,成纤维细胞增殖周期的变化,以及测定羟脯氨酸（OHP）的含量,同时记录烧伤创面愈合时间,从而评价该制剂对烧伤创面愈合的影响。结果　应用枯草芽胞杆菌活菌制剂可促进成纤维细胞分裂、增殖,胶原含量提高,创面愈合时间明显缩短。结论　枯草芽胞杆菌活菌制剂具有促进烧伤创面愈合的作用。     

A FREEZE-ETCHING STUDY OF THE RED ALGA PORPHYRIDIUM

Freeze-etched cells of Porphyridium cruentum and P. aerugineum closely resemble those fixed with glutaraldehyde and post-fixed with osmium tetroxide. Freeze-etching reveals diversity in the non-membranous and membranous parts of the cell. All the membranes are asymmetrical. The application of a double-replica technique illustrates how the two sides of several cell membranes fit together. Interpretation of fracture patterns through the thylakoids and stroma leads to the suggestion that the thylakoids are composed of repeating structural units. A model of the photosynthetic apparatus is proposed. It is suggested that the thylakoids of Porphyridium and other red algae are not always “free” but can be stacked much like those of other plants.     

苏云金杆菌伴孢晶体的溶解和降解作用对棉铃虫杀虫毒力的影响

SDS－PAGE的研究结果表明Bt原毒素的酶解速率大于晶体,即晶体蛋白溶解后更易于被棉铃虫中肠蛋白酶所降解。与棉铃虫中肠液、牛胰蛋白酶和牛胰凝乳蛋白酶在30℃孵育17h,随着缓冲液PH值由6．9增至10．5,晶体的降解程度也随之加重。在PH为10．5时,晶体蛋白完全降解,产生的活力片段分子量分别为60．5±1．26Kd,61．6±1,16Kd,61．7±2．0Kd。生物测定结果显示,晶体蛋白在碱性缓冲液中孵育后,可提高其对棉铃虫的杀虫毒力,而酶解作用对毒力影响不大。人工饲料的PH值直接影响伴孢晶体对棉铃虫的杀虫毒力。以pH为8．0的0．01mol·L-1Tris－HCl缓冲液及pH为10．0的0．01mol．L-1glycine－NaOH缓冲液配制饲料,晶体的毒力显著增高。     

提高枯草杆菌(B.subtilis)原生质体再生率的研究(简报)

细菌原生质体制备和再生是研究细胞融合的前提条件,但关于其原生质体形成及再生的最适条件迄今尚缺乏系统的研究。再生率不高,且不稳定。本文研究了有关诸因素对供试菌株原生质体化及其活性的影响,尤其是提高再生率的措施。试验所用材料,菌株B.Subtilis Ki-2-132(Thr~-,Val~-,Ile~-,Str~+)由中国科学院遗传所赠送;溶菌酶由汉口蛋厂1981     

COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON RESPIRATION : X. TOXIC AND ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM IN RELATION TO THE RESPIRATION OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS.

1. Concentrations of MgCl₂ up to 0.01 M have little effect upon the rate or respiration of Bacillus subtilis; at 0.03 M there is an increase in the rate, while in the higher concentrations there is a gradual decrease. 2. There is a well marked antagonism between MgCl₂ and NaCl, and a very slight antagonism between MgCl₂ and CaCl₂.     

INCORPORATION OF SULFATE INTO THE CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE OF THE RED ALGA PORPHYRIDIUM

The accumulation of sulfate-³⁵S by Porphyridium aerugineum cells and subsequent appearance of solubilized capsular polysaccharide-³⁵S in the growth medium were examined The uptake of label by the cells was largely light dependent. Pulse-chase experiments using log phase cells revealed a rapid labeling of solubilized capsular polysaccharide, recovered from the medium as the cetylpyridinium chloride precipitate Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the polysaccharide-³⁵S showed the sulfate to be firmly bound to an immobile fraction. Sephadex chromatography revealed the molecular weight of the polysaccharide to be in excess of 2 x 10⁵. Acid hydrolysis of the polysaccharide-³⁵S released sulfate-³⁵S ion as evidenced by radioautography of thin layer chromatographs Preliminary electron microscope evidence suggests that the synthesis, movement, and deposition of the capsular polysaccharide on the cell surface are Golgi complex-mediated processes     

THE INACTIVATION OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES IN PENICILLIN BY GAMMA RADIATION

SUMMARY: Sodium benzylpenicillin, contaminated with Bacillus subtilis spores by freeze-drying a suspension of spores in an aqueous penicillin solution ( c . 50% w/v), was exposed to gamma radiation and a 70-tube dilution method was used to determine the surviving spores after various doses. The correlation coefficient between log₁₀ percentage survival and dose was −0.9523. The regression of the former on the latter was calculated and the decimal reduction dose found to be 20.2 × 10⁴ rads. The regression and the decimal reduction dose were similar to those obtained when suspensions of spores in distilled water were irradiated.