合肥郊区春季菜园和茶园昆虫群落的组成及差异

20 0 0年春对合肥郊区菜园和茶园进行了 5天 1次的系统调查 ,共发现菜园有 3 7科 49种昆虫和蜘蛛 ,主要害虫为小菜蛾、菜粉蝶、几种蚜虫和潜叶蝇 ;茶园有 3 1科 44种。重要害虫是茶蚜和黑刺粉虱等。菜园和茶园中主要天敌是黑带食蚜蝇、七星瓢虫、蚜茧蜂和斜纹猫蛛。自 4月中旬 ,菜园物种数、个体数和多样性指数明显增大。茶园物种数、个体数和多样性指数波动性稍小。菜园害虫种数较多 ,个体数波动较大。茶园中益害物种数之比是 1 0 0 ,菜园中则为 0 5 8。主成分分析显示茶园群落的稳定性稍强。     

枯草芽胞杆菌突变株ZC-7中性蛋白酶催化区域氨基酸突变导致其活力提高

目的：探讨枯草芽胞杆菌突变株ZC-7高产中性蛋白酶的原因。方法：用PCR方法分别扩增突变株ZC-7与出发菌株枯草芽胞杆菌AS1．398产中性蛋白酶的编码基因,测序比较二者基因的不同;在CPHmodels Server网站进行氨基酸序列分析,模拟突变前后中性蛋自酶的二级结构。结果：对比结果显示成熟肽中有5个氨基酸位点发生突变,其中3个位于酶的催化区域内;从预测的二级结构模型上可以看到突变位点所处区域的折叠结构发生细微变化。结论：先前研究中发现枯草芽胞杆菌AS1．398和突变株ZC-7发酵液中的酶蛋白含量基本相同,因此推测高产的原因不是酶量的增加,而是突变的氨基酸使酶与底物结合的部位更加适合催化水解反应,从而提高其比活力。     

Flow field and oscillatory shear stress in a tuning-fork-shaped model of the average human carotid bifurcation

The oscillatory shear index (OSI) was developed based on the hypothesis that intimal hyperplasia was correlated with oscillatory shear stresses. However, the validity of the OSI was in question since the correlation between intimal thickness and the OSI at the side walls of the sinus in the Y-shaped model of the average human carotid bifurcation (Y-AHCB) was weak. The objectives of this paper are to examine whether the reason for the weak correlation lies in the deviation in geometry of Y-AHCB from real human carotid bifurcation, and whether this correlation is clearly improved in the tuning-fork-shaped model of the average human carotid bifurcation (TF-AHCB). The geometry of the TF-AHCB model was based on observation and statistical analysis of specimens from 74 cadavers. The flow fields in both models were studied and compared by using flow visualization methods under steady flow conditions and by using laser Doppler anemometer (LDA) under pulsatile flow conditions. The TF-shaped geometry leads to a more complex flow field than the Y-shaped geometry. This added complexity includes strengthened helical movements in the sinus, new flow separation zone, and directional changes in the secondary flow patterns. The results show that the OSI-values at the side walls of the sinus in the TF-shaped model were more than two times as large as those in the Y-shaped model. This study confirmed the stronger correlation between the OSI and intimal thickness in the tuning-fork geometry of human carotid bifurcation, and the TF-AHCB model is a significant improvement over the traditional Y-shaped model.     

Gut Microbiome Developmental Patterns in Early Life of Preterm Infants: Impacts of Feeding and Gender

Gut microbiota plays a key role in multiple aspects of human health and disease, particularly in early life. Distortions of the gut microbiota have been found to correlate with fatal diseases in preterm infants, however, developmental patterns of gut microbiome and factors affecting the colonization progress in preterm infants remain unclear. The purpose of this prospective longitudinal study was to explore day-to-day gut microbiome patterns in preterm infants during their first 30 days of life in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and investigate potential factors related to the development of the infant gut microbiome. A total of 378 stool samples were collected daily from 29 stable/healthy preterm infants. DNA extracted from stool was used to sequence the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene region for community analysis. Operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and α-diversity of the community were determined using QIIME software. Proteobacteria was the most abundant phylum, accounting for 54.3% of the total reads. Result showed shift patterns of increasing Clostridium and Bacteroides, and decreasing Staphylococcus and Haemophilus over time during early life. Alpha-diversity significantly increased daily in preterm infants after birth and linear mixed-effects models showed that postnatal days, feeding types and gender were associated with the α-diversity, p< 0.05–0.01. Male infants were found to begin with a low α-diversity, whereas females tended to have a higher diversity shortly after birth. Female infants were more likely to have higher abundance of Clostridiates, and lower abundance of Enterobacteriales than males during early life. Infants fed mother’s own breastmilk (MBM) had a higher diversity of gut microbiome and significantly higher abundance in Clostridiales and Lactobacillales than infants fed non-MBM. Permanova also showed that bacterial compositions were different between males and females and between MBM and non-MBM feeding types. In conclusion, infant postnatal age, gender and feeding type significantly contribute to the dynamic development of the gut microbiome in preterm infants.     

Asia Ⅰ型口蹄疫病毒中和表位与羊IgG重链恒定区的融合表达及免疫原性测定

VP1蛋白是口蹄疫病毒(Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus,FMDV)诱导机体产生抗病毒感染免疫的主要蛋白,含有病毒的若干中和表位.本研究设计和合成了由Asia Ⅰ型FMDV VP1蛋白136～160aa和198～211aa两个表位组成的重复串联表位的编码基因,并克隆了羊IgG重链恒定区编码基因.利用BamH I、EcoR I和Xho I位点将2个基因片段依次克隆到pPROExHTb载体,构建成重组质粒pPRO-FshIgG,将其转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)感受态细胞,以IPTG诱导表达得到融合蛋白FshIgG.100μg FshIgG蛋白免疫豚鼠后刺激豚鼠产生了高效价的FMDV中和抗体,而且使这些免疫豚鼠在用200 ID_(50)剂量FMDV攻击时得到了完全保护.由此证明,羊IgG重链恒定区蛋白能够作为FMDV表位肽的载体,而融合蛋白FshIgG可成为一种口蹄疫表位疫苗候选物用于口蹄疫的预防.     

秤锤树叶片内生真菌的分离鉴定及其对植株生长的影响

本研究从秤锤树叶片中分离内生菌进行分子鉴定,并接种到无菌组培苗中研究其对植株生长的影响。研究结果显示,从秤锤树叶片中共分离获得7株真菌。扩增出的6个菌株经ITS测序,在NCBI网站上进行基因序列比对,鉴定出其中5株菌株均属于球毛壳菌(Chaetomium globosum),1株属于子囊菌(As-comycete)。进一步实验表明:分离的菌株多数对组培苗的株高生长影响不大,可初步鉴定其为内生菌,其中的属于球毛壳菌的F和H菌株对无菌苗的株高有明显的促进作用。     

Leaf photosynthetic capacity is regulated by the interaction of nitrogen and potassium through coordination of CO2 diffusion and carboxylation

Combined application of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) fertilizer could significantly enhance crop yield. Crop yield and photosynthesis are inseparable. However, the influence of N and K interaction on photosynthesis is still not fully understood. Field and hydroponic experiments were conducted to examine the effects of N and K interaction on leaf photosynthesis characteristics and to explore the mechanisms in the hydroponic experiment. CO₂ conductance and carboxylation characteristic parameters of oilseed leaves were measured under different N and K supplies. Results indicated that detectable increases in leaf area, biomass and net photosynthetic rate (A_n) were observed under optimal N and K supply in field and hydroponic experiments. The ratio of total CO₂ diffusion conductance to the maximum carboxylation rate (g_tot/V_cmax) and A_n presented a linear‐plateau relationship. Under insufficient N, increased K contributed to the CO₂ transmission capacity and improved the proportion of N used for carboxylation, promoting g_tot/V_cmax. However, the low V_cmax associated with N insufficiency limited the A_n. High N supply obviously accelerated V_cmax, yet K deficiency led to a reduction of g_tot, which restricted V_cmax. Synchronous increases in N and K supplementation ensured the appropriate ratio of N to K content in leaves, which simultaneously facilitated g_tot and V_cmax and preserved a g_tot/V_cmax suitable for guaranteeing CO₂ transmission and carboxylation coordination; the overall effect was increased A_n and leaf area. These results highlight the suitable N and K nutrients to coordinate CO₂ diffusion and carboxylation, thereby enhancing photosynthetic capacity and area to obtain high crop yield.     

针对潜伏结核感染的 A39 DNA 疫苗构建及其免疫原性研究

选取结核分枝杆菌潜伏相关抗原Rv2029c、结核分枝杆菌优秀抗原Ag85A和Rv3425,构建针对潜伏感染的结核分枝杆菌DNA疫苗pVAX1／Ag85A-Rv3425-Rv2029c （A39）,并对其免疫原性进行研究。首先用聚合酶链反应（PCR）扩增Ag85A基因,构建重组质粒pVAX1／Ag85A （A）;PCR扩增 Ag85A-Rv3425连接片段,插入pVAX1载体,构建重组质粒pVAX1／Ag85A-Rv3425（A3）;PCR扩增Rv2029c基因,插入A3,构建重组质粒pVAX1／Ag85A-Rv3425-Rv2029c （A39）。将构建成功的重组质粒转入 HEK293T细胞,蛋白免疫印迹法验证质粒在真核细胞中得到表达。在大肠埃希菌BL21中成功表达和纯化去除信号肽的Ag85A、Rv3425和Rv2029c蛋白。用质粒免疫C57BL／6小鼠,共分为5组：PBS、pVAX1、A、A3和A39组,采用电脉冲导入免疫,每2周免疫1次,共3次,用酶联免疫斑点检测（ELISPOT）、酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）、流式细胞术等方法检测细胞免疫和体液免疫水平。结果显示,A39免疫小鼠后,能引发强烈的细胞免疫反应﹝γ干扰素（IFN-γ）、肿瘤坏死因子α（TNF-α）和白细胞介素2（IL-2）高水平分泌﹞,外周血CD4＋／CD8＋ T细胞比值增加,CD8＋穿孔素＋ T细胞比例增加。结果表明,构建的A39 DNA疫苗能引发强烈的免疫反应,显示出良好的抗结核潜力,可作为结核分枝杆菌新型候选疫苗。