废水处理中的可溶性微生物产物

可溶性微生物产物（SMP）是污水生物处理中有机物质的主要成分,对出水水质有着重要影响。对污水生物处理中SMP的产生、分子质量分布、生物可降解性、毒性、离子螯合性、吸附性等进行了综述,分析了影响SMP产生的因子。分析表明,SRT、HRT、进水浓度、基质性质、有毒物质的存在以及温度都会对SMP的产生及浓度产生影响,控制系统运行的这些参数,可使出水中SMP量降到最少,从而提高出水质量。     

不同酸中和对垃圾渗滤液厌氧生物处理的影响

不同时间垃圾填埋场渗滤液用石灰絮凝、吹脱后分别经磷酸、盐酸、硫酸调pH到7,在35℃条件下进行厌氧处理。试验表明,经磷酸或盐酸中和的早期垃圾渗滤液易于厌氧生物处理,38d后其COD、BOD5、VFA（挥发性脂肪酸）都有大幅度的降低。盐酸中和的早期垃圾渗滤液其厌氧产甲烷性能良好;但磷酸中和的其产甲烷性能被完全抑制。硫酸中和的早期垃圾渗滤液在反应过程中产生大量的硫化物,最高浓度达到1.241mg／L,对厌氧处理产生了严重的抑制,但是在第38d硫化物浓度达到最高后抑制作用慢慢减弱,其COD、BOD5、VFA开始迅速下降。晚期垃圾渗滤液经磷酸、盐酸、硫酸中和后经过54d的反应,其COD、BOD5、VFA均没有明显降低。     

脱色希瓦氏菌S12的铁还原性能研究

从印染废水中分离得到了一株具有染料脱色功能的希瓦氏菌脱色新种。该菌能在厌氧条件下利用Fe^3＋作为末端电子受体获得能量,支持细胞生长。在pH8．0．温度30℃。柠檬酸铁800mg／L,乳酸钠2g／L,酵母抽提物0．5g／L的条件下,培养8h的过程中,菌体细胞量的增长完全与Fe^3＋的还原发展趋向一致。同时考察了碳氮源、乳酸钠、酵母抽提物、pH值和温度等方面对该菌株的生长和铁还原特性的影响。结果表明,菌体生长以LB为最好,以葡萄糖和乳酸钠为碳源时对铁还原有利。在酵母抽提物浓度4g／L范围内,菌体生长量和铁还原率随着酵母抽提物浓度的提高而提高。当乳酸钠为6g／L时,S12菌体生长量和铁还原率达到最佳。柠檬酸铁浓度为800mg／L时菌体生长量和铁还原率最高。在起始pH6-8的范围内,菌株S12的生长随着pH升高而升高,这也是菌株S12进行铁还原的最佳pH范围。菌株S12在温度范围20℃-40℃内均可生长和进行铁还原,而以30℃时最佳。     

Tick-Borne Rickettsial Pathogens in Ticks and Small Mammals in Korea

In order to investigate the prevalence of tick-borne infectious agents among ticks, ticks comprising five species from two genera (Hemaphysalis spp. and Ixodes spp.) were screened using molecular techniques. Ticks (3,135) were collected from small wild-caught mammals or by dragging/flagging in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and were pooled into a total of 1,638 samples (1 to 27 ticks per pool). From the 1,638 tick samples, species-specific fragments of Anaplasma phagocytophilum (1 sample), Anaplasma platys (52 samples), Ehrlichia chaffeensis (29 samples), Ehrlichia ewingii (2 samples), Ehrlichia canis (18 samples), and Rickettsia rickettsii (28 samples) were amplified by PCR assay. Twenty-one pooled and individual tick samples had mixed infections of two (15 samples) or three (6 samples) pathogens. In addition, 424 spleen samples from small captured mammals (389 rodents, 33 insectivores, and 2 weasels) were screened for selected zoonotic pathogens. Species-specific DNA fragments of A. phagocytophilum (110 samples), A. platys (68 samples), E. chaffeensis (8 samples), E. ewingii (26 samples), E. canis (51 samples), and Rickettsia sp. (22 samples) were amplified by PCR assay. One hundred thirty small mammals had single infections, while 4, 14, and 21 striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius) had mixed infections of four, three, and two pathogens, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on nucleotide sequence comparison also revealed that Korean strains of E. chaffeensis clustered closely with those from China and the United States, while the Rickettsia (rOmpA) sequences clustered within a clade together with a Chinese strain. These results suggest that these agents should be considered in differential diagnosis while examining cases of acute febrile illnesses in humans as well as animals in the ROK.     

HIV-1 variants with a single-point mutation in the gp41 pocket region exhibiting different susceptibility to HIV fusion inhibitors with pocket- or membrane-binding domain

Enfuvirtide (T20), the first FDA-approved peptide HIV fusion/entry inhibitor derived from the HIV-1 gp41 C-terminal heptad-repeat (CHR) domain, is believed to share a target with C34, another well-characterized CHR-peptide, by interacting with the gp41 N-terminal heptad-repeat (NHR) to form six-helix bundle core. However, our previous studies showed that T20 mainly interacts with the N-terminal region of the NHR (N-NHR) and lipid membranes, while C34 mainly binds to the NHR C-terminal pocket region. But so far, no one has shown that C34 can induce drug-resistance mutation in the gp41 pocket region. In this study, we constructed pseudoviruses in which the Ala at the position of 67 in the gp41 pocket region was substituted with Asp, Gly or Ser, respectively, and found that these mutations rendered the viruses highly resistant to C34, but sensitive to T20. The NHR-peptide N36 with mutations of A67 exhibited reduced anti-HIV-1 activity and decreased α-helicity. The stability of six-helix bundle formed by C34 and N36 with A67 mutations was significantly lower than that formed by C34 and N36 with wild-type sequence. The combination of C34 and T20 resulted in potent synergistic anti-HIV-1 effect against the viruses with mutations in either N- or C-terminal region in NHR. These results suggest that C34 with a pocket-binding domain and T20 containing the N-NHR- and membrane-binding domains inhibit HIV-1 fusion by interacting with different target sites and the combinatorial use of C34 and T20 is expected to be effective against HIV-1 variants resistant to HIV fusion inhibitors.     

Fine-epitope mapping of an antibody that binds the ectodomain of influenza matrix protein 2

Our previous work found that the monoclonal antibody 8C6, which recognized the epitope EVETPIRN on influenza A virus M2 protein, conferred protection against influenza virus challenge. In this study, 8C6 was used to screen the 7-mer phage peptide library in order to identify the crucial amino acid residues on the protective epitope EVETPIRN. Nine positive phage clones were selected by a test of dose-dependent binding activity to 8C6 after three rounds of panning. The phage clones exhibited a consensus motif (TXXR), which was found on the epitope EVETPIRN. Site-directed mutation analysis indicated that Thr and Arg on the epitope EVETPIRN played a key role in the recognition by 8C6. Furthermore, sequence alignment and analysis revealed that Thr and Arg on the epitope were highly conserved. Our results could provide useful information for influenza vaccine design based on M2 mimotope.     

植物提取物和药剂对蔬菜蚜虫种群的联合控制作用

研究白蝴蝶(Syngonium podophyllum)乙醇提取物、苍耳(Xanthium sibiricum)乙醇提取物、机油乳剂和0.3%印楝素乳油对桃蚜(Myzus persicae)和萝卜蚜(Lipaphis erysimi)的控制效果.室内四因子(1/2实施)二次正交回归旋转组合设计测试对有翅蚜的忌避作用,结果表明,对有翅桃蚜的主要忌避作用物为苍耳乙醇提取物,当苍耳提取物与白蝴蝶乙醇提取物混用,以及机油乳剂和印楝素混用时,对桃蚜有翅蚜的忌避效果提高;而对萝卜蚜有翅蚜的忌避作用主要受苍耳提取物和白蝴蝶提取物的影响.这些干扰作用均是非线性的.田间试验结果,单独使用白蝴蝶提取物对有翅成蚜有较强的驱避作用;对萝卜蚜自然种群的干扰控制作用以4种植物提取物和药剂混配效果最好,达95.7%;对桃蚜自然种群干扰控制效果最好的则是白蝴蝶提取物,控制效果达87%;同时,白蝴蝶提取物与印楝素乳油混配以及苍耳提取物与印楝素乳油混配,对两种蚜虫的控制效果均达80%以上.     

问充质干细胞体外调控骨髓造血前体细胞向单核系分化

研究间充质干细胞(MSC)能否在体外调控造血.体外分离培养人骨髓来源的MSC,RT-PCR检测其造血生长因子的表达,并以其为饲养层细胞,接种骨髓单个核细胞(MNC),观察生长情况,并通过形态学观察和流式细胞术分析,鉴定细胞来源和分化方向.结果显示,MSC构成性表达SCF、Flt3L和M-CSF,不表达G-CSF和GM-CSF,在骨髓MNC和MSC共培养体系中,大约2周左右可以看到大量的圆形细胞粘附在梭型MSC上生长,细胞胞体为圆形,胞浆较丰富,胞核为圆形、半月型或肾型,部分细胞呈典型的单核细胞形态,流式细胞术分析该类细胞表达CD14,不表达CD15、CD41、glycophorin A、CD5和CD19.表明不需要添加外源性造血生长因子,间充质干细胞能在体外调控骨髓造血前体细胞向单核系分化,其定向分化可能与MSC分泌造血生长因子及MSC与造血细胞间相互作用有关.