硇洲岛潮汐带牡蛎相关可培养细菌多样性

[目的]了解南海硇洲岛潮汐带香港巨牡蛎(Crassostrea hongkongensis)相关可培养细菌的多样性.[方法]应用纯培养法分离样品中的细菌(含放线菌),采用基于16S rRNA基因序列的系统发育分析方法研究这些分离菌株的生物多样性.[结果]用补充0-25％(W/V) NaC1的MA、MH和NA培养基从样品中分离到102株细菌,在形态观察和部分生理生化实验结果的基础上去冗余,选取74个代表性菌株进行基于16S rRNA基因序列的系统发育分析.结果表明,这些菌株归为38个物种,属于4个大的系统发育类群(Gamma-Proteobacteria,Alpha-Proteobacteria,Bacteroidetes,Firmicutes)的16个科、18个属.大多数菌株属于Gamma-Proteobacteria亚门(45株,60.8％),其余依次是Firmicutes门(12株,16.2％)、Bacteroidetes门(11株,14.9％)和Alpha-Proteobacteria亚门(6株,8.1％).大多数菌株与其系统发育关系最密切的有效发表种典型菌株之间(16S rRNA基因序列相似性为94.3％-99.8％)存在一定的遗传差异,其中JSM 111069可能代表Carnobacteriaceae科的潜在新属;菌株JSM 111039和JSM 111085可能分别代表Bacillus属的两个新物种,菌株JSM 111020、JSM 111072和JSM 111090可能分别代表Pseudoalteromonas、Proteus和Idiomarina属的新物种.[结论]南海硇洲岛潮汐带牡蛎中存在较为丰富的原核生物多样性,并潜藏着一定数量的微生物新类群(物种).     

The use of nanoscale visible light-responsive photocatalyst TiO2-Pt for the elimination of soil-borne pathogens

Exposure to the soil-borne pathogens Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia cenocepacia can lead to severe infections and even mortality. These pathogens exhibit a high resistance to antibiotic treatments. In addition, no licensed vaccine is currently available. A nanoscale platinum-containing titania photocatalyst (TiO(2)-Pt) has been shown to have a superior visible light-responsive photocatalytic ability to degrade chemical contaminants like nitrogen oxides. The antibacterial activity of the catalyst and its potential use in soil pathogen control were evaluated. Using the plating method, we found that TiO(2)-Pt exerts superior antibacterial performance against Escherichia coli compared to other commercially available and laboratory prepared ultraviolet/visible light-responsive titania photocatalysts. TiO(2)-Pt-mediated photocatalysis also affectively eliminates the soil-borne bacteria B. pseudomallei and B. cenocepacia. An air pouch infection mouse model further revealed that TiO(2)-Pt-mediated photocatalysis could reduce the pathogenicity of both strains of bacteria. Unexpectedly, water containing up to 10% w/v dissolved soil particles did not reduce the antibacterial potency of TiO(2)-Pt, suggesting that the TiO(2)-Pt photocatalyst is suitable for use in soil-contaminated environments. The TiO(2)-Pt photocatalyst exerted superior antibacterial activity against a broad spectrum of human pathogens, including B. pseudomallei and B. cenocepacia. Soil particles (<10% w/v) did not significantly reduce the antibacterial activity of TiO(2)-Pt in water. These findings suggest that the TiO(2)-Pt photocatalyst may have potential applications in the development of bactericides for soil-borne pathogens.     

Fluid Flow along Venous Adventitia in Rabbits: Is It a Potential Drainage System Complementary to Vascular Circulations?

Background

Our previous research and other studies with radiotracers showed evidence of a centripetal drainage pathway, separate from blood or lymphatic vessels, that can be visualized when a small amount of low molecular weight tracer is injected subcutaneously into a given region on skin of humans. In order to further characterize this interesting biological phenomenon, animal experiments are designed to elucidate histological and physiologic characteristics of these visualized pathways.

Methods

Multiple tracers are injected subcutaneously into an acupuncture point of KI3 to visualize centripetal pathways by magnetic resonance imaging or fluorescein photography in 85 healthy rabbits. The pathways are compared with venography and indirect lymphangiography. Fluid flow through the pathways is observed by methods of altering their hydrated state, hydrolyzing by different collagenases, and histology is elucidated by optical, fluorescein and electron microscopy.

Results

Histological and magnetic imaging examinations of these visualized pathways show they consist of perivenous loose connective tissues. As evidenced by examinations of tracers’ uptake, they appear to function as a draining pathway for free interstitial fluid. Fluorescein sodium from KI3 is found in the pathways of hind limbs and segments of the small intestines, partial pulmonary veins and results in pericardial effusion, suggesting systematical involvement of this perivenous pathway. The hydraulic conductivity of these pathways can be compromised by the collapse of their fiber-rich beds hydrolyzed by either of collagenase type I, III, IV or V.

Conclusions

The identification of pathways comprising perivenous loose connective tissues with a high hydraulic conductivity draining interstitial fluid in hind limbs of a mammal suggests a potential drainage system complementary to vascular circulations. These findings may provide new insights into a systematically distributed collagenous connective tissue with a circulatory function and their potential relevance to the nature of acupuncture meridians.     

溯河洄游的长江刀鲚种群的年龄结构及其生长特征

溯江产卵洄游中的刀鲚(Coilia nasus)是目前长江最名贵的水产品之一。本文分析了2009年4～5月采自长江九段沙、靖江和芜湖3个江段的299尾洄游型刀鲚样本。结果显示,3个种群的体长为15.8～32.8 cm,平均(23.3±3.5)cm,18.0～24.0 cm体长组占总数的52.51%。体重为11.83～143.80g,平均(48.19±24.89)g,10.00～50.00 g体重组占总数的59.53%。芜湖种群的体长和体重均显著小于九段沙和靖江种群(ANOVA,P=0.000<0.01)。299尾个体包括1～4龄4个年龄组,其中51.28%的九段沙个体和53.97%的靖江个体均为3龄;而多达85.26%的芜湖个体则为2龄。不论体长、体重还是年龄结构,已较20世纪70年代同江段渔获物有明显下降。结果还显示,九段沙、靖江和芜湖种群的性比分别为1∶1.28、1∶1.46和1∶1.97,显示出沿长江往上性比逐渐增加的现象。3个种群的平均丰满度为0.35±0.05,但即使是在同龄组,靖江种群的丰满度也显著高于芜湖和九段沙种群,这可作为刀鲚在这一江段最名贵高价的一种解释。     

家蚕精巢蛋白质的双向电泳及质谱分析

精巢是雄性家蚕Bombyx mori的生殖腺,它的主要功能是产生精子,全面检测和鉴定精巢器官的蛋白分布将为分析家蚕雄性个体的发育和繁殖奠定基础。本研究利用双向聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和蛋白硝酸银染色技术对家蚕5龄第5天幼虫的精巢组织进行了蛋白检测,利用基质辅助激光解析质量飞行时间质谱（MALDI-TOF-MS）对表达量较高的蛋白点进行了肽质量指纹图谱鉴定。结果表明：家蚕精巢蛋白质可以检测出1 000个以上的蛋白点,这些蛋白点主要集中在分子量为15～90 kD区域,等电点3.5～9之间,其中60个蛋白点得到了成功鉴定,按照已知或推测的蛋白功能,将其分为8类,包括：细胞骨架和细胞结构蛋白,膜蛋白或信号相关蛋白,大量应激反应蛋白（伴侣蛋白）,线粒体和能量产生相关蛋白,转录调控和翻译及DNA/RNA结合相关蛋白,酶和少量血液组成蛋白。其中很多蛋白可能在鞭毛形成、能量代谢及减数分裂过程中有重要作用。这些结果为进一步认识家蚕精子形成过程提供了重要的生物学信息。     

基于Cyt b 基因序列研究5个地理种群叉尾斗鱼的遗传变异

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滇池水体理化环境状况时空分布格局研究

在滇池全湖设置了 4 0个采样点 ,从 2 0 0 2年 9月至 2 0 0 3年 8月 ,按每月一次的频度对滇池水体的pH、溶解氧、透明度、总磷、溶解性总磷、溶解性磷、总氮、氨氮、Chla进行了为期一年的监测。结果表明 ,滇池外海水质已属V类及超V类水质 ,重富营养程度 ,只能满足工业和农业供水水质要求。滇池外海水质存在区域性强的特点 ,其污染程度与该地区的工农业分布格局相关 ,西北部水质污染情况最为严重 ,北部次之 ,南部最轻 ;在不同月份水质存在明显差异 ,在汛期 (5— 9月份 )水质污染最为严重 ,冬春季节则较轻。本研究初步揭示了滇池污染的现状及时空分布规律 ,为分区域治理滇池水污染提供了科学依据     

富营养湖泊滇池水华蓝藻的机械清除

富营养湖泊暴发蓝藻水华时可集聚浓度达n× 10 8— 9cell/L ,利用重力振动、旋振和离心等方法收集富藻水 ,逐次浓缩、脱水后得藻泥 ;根据需要可对藻泥进行干燥 ,得到干藻粉。 2 0 0 1年 4月至 2 0 0 2年 11月在云南滇池以上述方式清除蓝藻水华 35 1d ,共处理富藻水 4 2 6 4 8m3 ,折合清除水华蓝藻干重为 4 6 0 .83t。按所清除的蓝藻干粉的总氮、总磷、总钾、粗有机质及重金属的平均含量计算 ,相当于从试验区水体中去除了氮 (N) 37.33t、磷 (P) 2 .71t、钾 (K)2 .4 9t及粗有机质 2 0 0 .32t;重金属铅 (Pb) 2 .2 89kg、砷 (As) 2 .2 3kg、汞 (Hg) 2 .3kg、镉 (Cd) 0 .5 1kg。表明在富营养湖泊中水华蓝藻大量暴发时 ,采用机械除藻 ,对控制蓝藻水华污染 ,有效降低内源氮、磷等污染物负荷具有十分重要的作用     

Zebrafish anti-apoptotic protein zfBcl-xL can block betanodavirus protein alpha-induced mitochondria-mediated secondary necrosis cell death

Betanodavirus protein alpha induces cell apoptosis or secondary necrosis by a poorly understood process. In the present work, red spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) RNA 2 was cloned and transfected into tissue culture cells (GF-1) which then underwent apoptosis or post-apoptotic necrosis. In the early apoptotic stage, progressive phosphatidylserine externalization was evident at 24h post-transfection (p.t.) by Annexin V-FLUOS staining. TUNEL assay revealed apoptotic cells at 24-72 h p.t, after which post-apoptotic necrotic cells were identified by acridine orange/ethidium bromide dual dye staining from 48 to 72 h p.t. Protein alpha induced progressive loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) which was detected in RNA2-transfected GF-1 cells at 24, 48, and 72 h p.t., which correlated with cytochrome c release, especially at 72 h p.t. To assess the effect of zfBcl-xL on cell death, RNA2-transfected cells were co-transfected with zfBcl-x(L). Co-transfection of GF-1 cells prevented loss of MMP at 24 h and 48 h p.t. and blocked initiator caspase-8 and effector caspase-3 activation at 48 h p.t. We conclude that RGNNV protein alpha induces apoptosis followed by secondary necrotic cell death through a mitochondria-mediated death pathway and activation of caspases-8 and -3.     

6-苄基腺嘌呤和激动素对香石竹切花衰老的生理效应

6-苄基腺嘌呤（6-BA）和激动素（KT）均能改善香石竹切花体内的水分平衡,增加切花的鲜重,增大花径,提高过氧化物酶（POD）活性,延缓可溶性蛋白质含量下降以及丙二醛（MDA）含量和O2^-&#183;于生成速率的增加,延长切花瓶插寿命2～3d。