刺激黄雀新纹状体前部大细胞核外侧部对发声和呼吸的影响

实验材料为乌拉坦麻醉的鸣禽黄雀（Ｃａｒｄｕｅｌｉｓ ｓｐｉｎｕｓ）。观察了电及化学刺激新纹状体前部大细胞核外侧部（１ＭＡＮ）对发声和呼吸的影响。结果如下：（１）电刺激１ＭＡＮ的不同区域都引起鸣叫反应。（２）长串电脉冲刺激１ＭＡＮ使呼吸频率增加,呼吸幅度降低。（３）短串电脉冲刺激１ＭＡＮ,落位于吸气相,产生吸气要断效应;落位于呼气相,可使呼气时程延长,以冲刺激１ＭＡＮ,落位于吸气相,产生吸气切断效应     

In situ hydrogen utilization for high fraction acetate production in mixed culture hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor

Syngas fermentation is a promising route for resource recovery. Acetate is an important industrial chemical product and also an attractive precursor for liquid biofuels production. This study demonstrated high fraction acetate production from syngas (H₂ and CO₂) in a hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor, in which the hydrogen utilizing efficiency reached 100 % during the operational period. The maximum concentration of acetate in batch mode was 12.5 g/L, while the acetate concentration in continuous mode with a hydraulic retention time of 9 days was 3.6?±?0.1 g/L. Since butyrate concentration was rather low and below 0.1 g/L, the acetate fraction was higher than 99 % in both batch and continuous modes. Microbial community analysis showed that the biofilm was dominated by Clostridium spp., such as Clostridium ljungdahlii and Clostridium drakei, the percentage of which was 70.5 %. This study demonstrates a potential technology for the in situ utilization of syngas and valuable chemical production.     

泌尿生殖道非淋菌性感染的病原学以及耐药性分析

目的：探究泌尿生殖道非淋茵性感染的病原学以及耐药性,指导临床合理用药。方法：对我院2006年3月．2011年12月确诊的2136例非淋菌性泌尿生殖道感染患者进行标本采集,对病原体及其耐药性进行检测分析。结果：淋茵感染泌尿生殖道病原茵主要为CT及支原体,男性患者CT感染率高于女性患者,女性患者支原体感染率高于男性患者,此外,念珠茵、滴虫及其他难以检出细菌亦属于致病病原茵的一种;在12种抗生素中,多西环素、米诺环素及交沙霉素敏感率较高,均〉80％,罗红霉素、红霉素及环丙沙星敏感度较低,均〈20％。结论：非淋茵感染泌尿生殖道病原菌主要为CT及支原体,男性患者CT感染率高于女性患者,女性患者支原体感染率高于男性患者,病原茵对多西环素、米诺环素及交沙霉素耐药性较低,但不同地域病原茵耐药性亦存在差异,应按照实际情况进行耐药性检测,指导临床合理用药。     

Highlighting a π–π interaction: a protein modeling and molecular dynamics simulation study on Anopheles gambiae glutathione S-transferase 1-2

Cytosolic insect theta class glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) have not been studied completely and their physiological roles are unknown. A detailed understanding of Anopheles gambiae GST (Aggst1-2) requires an accurate structure, which has not yet been determined. A high quality model structure of Aggst1-2 was constructed using homology modeling and the ligand–protein complex was obtained by the docking method. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were carried out to study conformational changes and to calculate binding free energy. The results of MD simulation indicate that Aggst1-2 undergoes small conformational changes after ligands dock to the protein, which facilitate the catalytic reaction. An essential hydrogen bond was found between the sulfur atom of glutathione (GSH) and the hydrogen atom of hydroxyl group in Ser9, which was in good agreement with experimental data. A π–π interaction between Phe204 and CDNB ligand was also found. This interaction seems to be important in stabilization of the ligand. Further study of binding free energy decomposition revealed a van der Waals interaction between two ligands that may play a key role in nucleophilic addition reaction. This work will be a good starting point for further determination of the biological role of cytosolic insect theta class GSTs and will aid the design of structure-based inhibitors.     

褐飞虱持续暴发成因——以江西泰和县为例

为了明确泰和县近年来晚稻田褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens(Stl)连年暴发的规律。通过分析泰和县2008—2013年褐飞虱的田间调查及灯诱数据,并结合气象条件,研究了泰和县晚稻田褐飞虱暴发的主要影响因素。结果表明:(1)危害早稻田的褐飞虱以2、3代为主,其田间种群数量的多少主要受春季迁入虫量的限制,本地早稻收割后的滞留虫源对晚稻种群数量的影响很小。(2)危害晚稻田的褐飞虱以5、6代为主,后期迁入虫量、秋季温度以及晚稻田初期外来迁入虫量是影响晚稻田后期暴发的关键因子。(3)不同年份间晚稻田褐飞虱暴发类型不同。2008和2009年属后期迁入虫量与"暖秋"共同影响类型;2010年是"暖秋"影响类型;2011和2012年是后期迁入虫量影响类型;2013年是晚稻田早期迁入虫量积累影响类型。后期迁入虫量、秋季温度以及晚稻田早期迁入虫量是导致泰和县晚稻田褐飞虱连年暴发的主要原因。这些结果为褐飞虱暴发规律的阐明及可持续治理提供了理论依据和参考价值。     

复合菌系降解纤维素过程中微生物群落结构的变化

为明确高效纤维素降解复合菌系降解过程中微生物群落结构的变化规律及关键的降解功能菌,利用该复合菌系对滤纸和稻秆进行生物处理,通过底物降解、微生物生长量、发酵液pH的变化情况,选择不同降解时期复合菌系提取的总DNA进行细菌16S rRNA基因扩增子高通量测序。通过分解特性试验确定在接种后培养第12、72、168 h分别作为降解初期、高峰期、末期。该复合菌系分别主要由1个门、2个纲、2个目、7个科、11个属组成。随着降解的进行,短芽胞杆菌属Brevibacillus、喜热菌属Caloramator的相对丰度逐渐降低;梭菌属Clostridium、芽胞杆菌属Bacillus、地芽胞杆菌属Geobacillus、柯恩氏菌属Cohnella的相对丰度逐渐升高;解脲芽胞杆菌属Ureibacillus、泰氏菌属Tissierella、刺尾鱼菌属Epulopiscium在降解高峰期时相对丰度最高;各时期类芽胞杆菌属Paenibacillus、瘤胃球菌属Ruminococcus的相对丰度无明显变化。上述11个主要菌属均属于厚壁菌门,具有嗜热、耐热、适应广泛pH、降解纤维素或半纤维素的特性。好氧型细菌是降解初期的主要优势功能菌,到中后期厌氧型细菌逐渐增多,并逐步取代好氧型细菌成为降解纤维素的主要细菌。     

海洋外来物种入侵生态学研究

海洋外来物种入侵已成为最为严重的全球性环境问题之一。海洋生态系统类型多样、环境复杂,其生物入侵的监测、控制与管理难度相对较大。我国对陆地外来生物的入侵已开展了较为深入的研究,但对于海洋外来生物的入侵研究仍处于起步阶段,对其入侵监测、入侵机制、入侵危害的程度以及防治等问题缺乏基础数据。本文在分析国内外海洋外来生物入侵现状的基础上,概述其入侵生态学研究形势及相关成果,包括海洋外来物种的入侵途径、入侵过程、入侵生态效应以及全球变化对入侵的影响等。海洋外来生物的入侵可能对海洋生态系统造成直接或间接的影响,如种间竞争破坏生态环境、与土著种杂交造成遗传污染、病原生物及有毒藻类导致海洋生态灾害加剧等。此外,从政策和法规、入侵风险评估、监测和公共宣传教育、生物信息系统和有效管理机制等方面提出对我国海洋外来物种入侵的防治策略。本研究为我国海洋外来物种的进一步研究提供了参考。     

Looking for high energy density compounds among polynitraminepurines

A series of purine derivatives with nitramine groups are calculated by using density functional theory (DFT). The molecular theory density, heats of formation, bond dissociation energies and detonation performance are investigated at DFT-B3LYP/6-311G** level. The isodesmic reaction method is employed to calculate the HOFs of the energies obtained from electronic structure calculations. Results show that the position of nitramine groups can influence the values of HOFs. The bond dissociation energies and the impact sensitivity are analyzed to investigate the thermal stability of the purine derivatives. The calculated bond dissociation energies of ring-NHNO₂ and NH-NO₂ bond show that the NH-NO₂ bond should be the trigger bond in pyrolysis processes. The H₅₀ of most compounds are larger than that of CL-20 and RDX.     

Replication and fine mapping of asthma-associated loci in individuals of African ancestry

Asthma originates from genetic and environmental factors with about half the risk of disease attributable to heritable causes. Genome-wide association studies, mostly in populations of European ancestry, have identified numerous asthma-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Studies in populations with diverse ancestries allow both for identification of robust associations that replicate across ethnic groups and for improved resolution of associated loci due to different patterns of linkage disequilibrium between ethnic groups. Here we report on an analysis of 745 African-American subjects with asthma and 3,238 African-American control subjects from the Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) Consortium, including analysis of SNPs imputed using 1,000 Genomes reference panels and adjustment for local ancestry. We show strong evidence that variation near RAD50/IL13, implicated in studies of European ancestry individuals, replicates in individuals largely of African ancestry. Fine mapping in African ancestry populations also refined the variants of interest for this association. We also provide strong or nominal evidence of replication at loci near ORMDL3/GSDMB, IL1RL1/IL18R1, and 10p14, all previously associated with asthma in European or Japanese populations, but not at the PYHIN1 locus previously reported in studies of African-American samples. These results improve the understanding of asthma genetics and further demonstrate the utility of genetic studies in populations other than those of largely European ancestry.