基于高通量测序对呼伦贝尔陶顺阿尔山细菌群落多样性的研究

对内蒙古呼伦贝尔陶顺阿尔山水体与沉积物的细菌群落结构和多样性，进行16S rRNA基因(V3～V5区)高通量测序。运用Illumina MiSeq高通量测序平台，共获得594 226条优化序列。结果显示，水体中最主要的细菌类群为变形菌门(Proteobacteria),而沉积物样品中的主要优势类群为盐厌氧菌门(Haloanaerobium);细菌在属分类水平上，水体中优势菌群为嗜盐单胞菌属(Halomonas)、冷弯菌属(Psychroflexus)、盐厌氧菌属(Haloanaerobium);沉积物样品中优势菌群为盐厌氧菌属、盐单胞菌属、未分类菌(no-rank-f-unclassified),其中存在大量的未知物种。陶顺阿尔山水体与沉积物中存在着丰富的微生物群落，且差异性大，未知菌种居多。本研究首次阐明了陶顺阿尔山细菌群落的多样性，为今后开发和利用陶顺阿尔山的功能菌群提供参考。     

黑眶蟾蜍卵母细胞体外成熟过程中生发泡迁移的研究(英文)

生发泡迁移（ＧＶＭ）是大多数两栖类动物中卵母细胞成熟之前都可以观察到的、涉及细胞核行为的现象。本实验在光镜水平上对激素诱导下的黑眶蟾蜍卵母细胞的ＧＶＭ现象、以及细胞骨架解聚剂类药物———秋水仙素、细胞松弛Ｂ（ＣＢ）对这种激素诱导作用的影响进行了研究。同时,采用ＡＺＡＮ染色法观察了ＧＶＭ过程中生发泡周边纤维骨架的结构变化。将取自刚脱离冬眠期雌体的卵母细胞按不同的培养液、分三个实验组,体外培养不同的时间后,固定、染色、观察。对照组培养液成分为Ｒｉｎｇｅｒ液中加入人绒毛膜促性腺激素和脑垂体;实验组分别增加秋水仙素或ＣＢ。Ｔａｂ．１和ＰｌａｔｅＩ１,４,５,６,７,８,９表明：经过体外培养４ｈ,各组生发泡均向动物极表面发生了迁移。但是,秋水仙素的作用在培养的前２ｈ,对ＧＶＭ表现为促进效应（ＰｌａｔｅＩ５）;而培养的后２ｈ,却表现为抑制（ＰｌａｔｅＩ８）;ＣＢ的作用始终是抑制（ＰｌａｔｅＩ６＆９）。６ｈ后,各组生发泡均告破裂（ＰｌａｔｅＩ１０,１１,１２）。正常情况下,生发泡周围被一环形纤维包围,其外侧有两个纤维化小体（ＰｌａｔｅＩ２）。发育较快者,纤维化小体消失,植物极附近纤维逐渐加厚（ＰｌａｔｅＩ２     

云南傣族、景颇族、阿昌族PTC尝味能力的测定

用阈值法对云南德宏州的傣族、景颇族、阿昌族2327人进行了苯硫脲（PTC）味阈的测定,结果表明：不同民族尝味阈值差异高度显著（P<0.01）,不同民族的味盲率有高度显著性差异,三个民族总计,男女尝味阈值差异高度显著,味盲率差异高度显著;傣族、景颇族和阿昌族中,男女尝味阈值均有高度显著差异;傣族、景颇族的男女性别的味盲率间有高度显者性差异,阿昌族性别味盲率间无显著性差异（P<0.05）;三个民族总计,少年与成年组尝味阈值间有高度显著性差异,而味盲率间无显著性差异。傣、景二个民族不同年龄的尝味阈值间有高度显著性差异,阿昌族年龄的尝味阈值间无显著性差异;傣、景民族年龄间的味盲率无显著性差异,而阿昌族味盲率有显著性差异（0.05>P>0.01）。     

豇豆荚螟在豇豆开花结荚期的为害及虫龄结构

本文采用五点取样法调查了豇豆荚螟Maruca vitrata Fabricius在武汉地区春豇豆开花结荚期的为害情况,并分析了幼虫分布的虫龄结构。结果表明,豇豆荚螟在豇豆开花结荚期对花的危害率显著高于豆荚;百花虫量和百荚虫量最高分别为65头和15头,分别位于盛花末期和盛荚中后期。花器中1龄幼虫比例显著高于3~5龄幼虫,而荚中4龄和5龄幼虫比例显著高于1~3龄幼虫。豇豆花不同部位的虫龄结构存在显著差异,如花药中的1龄幼虫比例显著高于3~5龄幼虫;花萼中1~3龄幼虫比例显著高于4龄和5龄幼虫;而子房中各龄期幼虫分布比例不存在显著差异。花萼中各龄期幼虫的比例均显著高于花药和子房。本研究明确了豇豆荚螟幼虫在豇豆开花结荚期的为害情况及虫龄结构,对于制定该虫的科学防控策略具有重要的指导意义。     

Simulated dipeptide recognition by vancomycin

The antimicrobial activity of vancomycin and related glycopeptide antibiotics is due to stereospecific recognition of polypeptide components in bacterial cell walls. To better understand how these antibiotics recognize polypeptide determinants, we have developed dynamic models of the complexes formed by the vancomycin aglycon and two different dipeptide ligands, Ac-D-ala-D-ala and Ac-D-ala-gly. Molecular dynamics simulations of the two complexes, initially conditioned with distance constraints derived from two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies, are conformationally stable and propagate in a manner consistent with the NMR-derived constraints after the constraints are removed. Free energy calculations accurately predict the relative binding affinity of these two complexes and help validate the simulation models for detailed structural analysis. Although the two ligands adopt similar conformations when bound to the antibiotic, there are clear differences in the configuration of intermolecular hydrogen bonds, the overall shape of the antibiotic, and other structural features of the two complexes. This analysis illustrates how complex structural and dynamic factors interrelate and contribute to differences in binding affinity. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

红腹锦鸡肺的组织结构与微血管构筑

为了了解红腹锦鸡(Chroysolophus pictus)肺的微细结构和微血管构筑特征,为呼吸生物学研究提供形态学依据,用组织学方法和微血管铸型技术在光镜和扫描电镜下观察研究了红腹锦鸡肺的组织结构与微血管构筑情况。结果表明,红腹锦鸡肺主要由各级支气管构成,从三级支气管上呈辅射状分出许多呼吸毛细管(微气管),并相互吻合成网状,呼吸毛细管外面包围有丰富的毛细血管;红腹锦鸡肺毛细血管垂直围绕在各微气管外,并相互吻合成密集的立体微血管网;毛细血管管径4.5~7.0μm,微气管直径11~50μm。并对肺微血管构筑情况与呼吸效率的关系作了探讨。     

两对高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基等位基因及其相互作用对小麦面筋品质的影响

小麦谷蛋白赋于面筋弹性,其亚基组成类型对加工品质有着重要的决定作用。采用一对杂交组合(烟农19×安农9914)的后代,随机选择至F3,种植871个F4穗系,分别检测了高分子量麦谷蛋白亚基(high molecular weight glutenin subunits,HMW-GS)、低分子量麦谷蛋白亚基(low molecular weight glutenin subunits,LMW-GS)组成、SDS沉降值和和面图指标,分析了麦谷蛋白等位亚基及其相互作用对品质的影响。结果表明:该群体麦谷蛋白组成仅在Glu-A1(1亚基或N亚基)与Glu-B1(14 15亚基或17 18亚基)位点有差异。Glu-A1位点1亚基的SDS沉降值显著高于N亚基,1亚基的峰高、7 min尾高显著大于N亚基,而在和面时间、7 min带宽以及衰落角(耐揉性),两亚基间差异不显著。Glu-B1位点亚基间SDS沉降值17 18>14 15/17 18>14 15,和面时间、7 min带宽两个指标17 18亚基显著高于14 15亚基,衰落角显著小于14 15亚基,峰高和7 min尾高差异不显著。对Glu-A1和Glu-B1两位点互作,除7 min带宽互作达5%显著水平外,其它四个指标均未达显著水平。1亚基相对于N亚基,17 18亚基相对于14 15亚基,虽以SDS沉降值为标准其效应相当,但两者却作用于面团的不同性能。     

Effect of enzymes on the adhesion of fungi of the genus Candida to the buccal mucosa in vitro

Influence of selected enzymes as pepsin, pronase, lysozyme, and glusulase on adhesion of 15 strains of Candida sp. to buccal epithelial cells of oral cavity of man was examined in vitro. The enzymes were used in such concentration which did not influence the viability of fungal cells. Only pepsin preincubation had no influence on adhesion test, the remaining enzymes inhibited significantly attachment of Candida strains to epithelial cells in an adherence assay in vitro.     

Wndchrm – an open source utility for biological image analysis

Background  

Biological imaging is an emerging field, covering a wide range of applications in biological and clinical research. However, while machinery for automated experimenting and data acquisition has been developing rapidly in the past years, automated image analysis often introduces a bottleneck in high content screening.