广西窄腹茧蜂属一新种：膜翅目：茧蜂科：茧蜂亚科

茧蜂亚科已知有123个属(Quicke,1987),其中窄腹茧蜂属Angustibracon Quicke是Quicke(1987)根据分布在印度的1个种Bracon leptogaster Cameron重新组合为1个新属而建立,迄今已定名种仅此1种。我们整理广西茧蜂标本时,鉴定出该属1新种。这是本属种类在我国分布的首次报道,现将该属属征和新种形态记述如下。新种模式标本存湖南农学院昆虫标本室。     

Relationship between mild iodine deficiency in pregnant women and thyroid function: A meta-analysis

BackgroundPregnant women are among the key groups in iodine nutrition evaluation. The purpose of the present study was to summarize the evidence supporting the relationship between mild iodine deficiency (UIC: 100–150 μg/L) in pregnant women and levels of thyroid function tests.MethodsThis review follows the guidelines for systematic reviews (PRISMA 2020). Three electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, and Embase) were searched for relevant publications in English on the association between mild iodine deficiency in pregnant women and thyroid function. Articles published in Chinese were searched in China’s electronic databases (CNKI, WanFang, CBM, and WeiPu). Pooled effects were presented as standardized mean differences (SMDs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using fixed or random effect models, respectively. This meta-analysis was registered at www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero as CRD42019128120.ResultsWe summarized the results from 7 articles with 8261 participants. The overall pooled results showed that the levels of FT₃, FT4, and abnormal TgAb (the antibody levels exceeded the upper limit of the reference range) were significantly increased in pregnant women with mild iodine deficiency compared to pregnant women with adequate iodine status (FT₃: SMD=0.854, 95% CI: 0.188, 1.520; FT₄: SMD=0.550, 95% CI: 0.050, 1.051; TgAb: OR=1.292, 95% CI: 1.095; 1.524). Subgroup analysis was carried out on the sample size, ethnicity, country, and gestation of FT₃, FT_4, and TSH, but no plausible factor was found. Egger’s tests indicated no publication bias.The increase in FT₃ and FT_4, as well as TgAb levels, in pregnant women is associated with mild iodine deficiency.ConclusionMild iodine deficiency is associated with an increase in FT_3,FT₄ and TgAb levels in pregnant women. Mild iodine deficiency may increase the risk of thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women.     

Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. (Microsporidia) from glands of Branchiura sowerbyi (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae) in China

Jirovecia species primarily infect oligochaetes and are typically characterized by large rod-shaped spores with a tail-like posterior prolongation. Presently, seven Jirovecia spp. are reported worldwide with only one described in China. Here, a new species, Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. was discovered in glands of oligochaetes Branchiura sowerybi Beddard, 1892 in China. Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. elicited the formation of numerous opaque xenomas of 0.12 to 0.20 mm (n = 30) in diameter. Electron microscopic observations demonstrated that the earliest developmental stages observed were uninucleate meronts residing directly with the host cytoplasm. Mature spores were rod-shaped with blunt ends and possessed a collar-like anchoring disk, a manubrium-type polar filament, a bipartite polarplast, and a three-layered spore wall. A tail-like prolongation was distinctly observed in the posterior of spores and measured 13.2–28.6 μm long (n = 30). Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. showed 98.54% sequence similarity with Janacekia tainunus isolated from the fat body of chironomidae larvae Kiefferulus tainanus based on obtained partial SSU rDNA gene sequence, but was significantly different in morphology, host, and infection sites. SSU rDNA-based phylogenetic analysis indicated Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. clustered with Janacekia tainanus within the Jirovecia-Bacillidium-Janacekia clade. In conclusion, a new species within Jirovecia, Jirovecia branchilis n. sp. is erected herein based mainly on its morphological, ecological, and to a lesser degree on its molecular characteristics. The whole relationship between Jirovecia spp., Janacekia spp., and Bacillidium spp. is in need of revision and could potentially be elucidated by using additional makers and sequencing a broader diversity of the already described species.     

沉水植物性状对不同氨氮脉冲的响应差异

全球气候变化背景下,未来降水强度和频率发生改变,极端降水事件可使水体中的氨氮含量在短时间内显著增加,对沉水植物的生长造成影响。然而,沉水植物对氨氮脉冲式变化(浓度与频率)的形态和生理响应机制仍不明确。选取两种常见的沉水植物苦草(Vallisneria natans)和黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata),设置不同底质(黏土和砂土)、不同氨氮脉冲模式(CK:对照组,即不加氨氮;P1:低浓度×高频率;P2:高浓度×低频率)和处理阶段(氨氮脉冲阶段和解除脉冲阶段),测定植株形态和生理性状,研究不同脉冲模式的影响差异和脉冲解除后的潜在影响。研究结果表明,(1)氨氮脉冲改变沉水植物的形态和生理性状,其中高浓度低频率氨氮脉冲对沉水植物的生长抑制作用最大。(2)氨氮脉冲解除一个月后,两种沉水植物的生物量较对照组无显著差异,而生理性状(如游离氨基酸和可溶性碳水化合物含量)较对照组差异较为明显,表明形态性状基本得到恢复,而氨氮脉冲对沉水植物生理性状的影响更为强烈而持久。(3)在解除脉冲阶段,苦草游离氨基酸含量仍显著高于对照组,而黑藻游离氨基酸含量较对照组差异较小,表明黑藻对氮的利用周转效率更高。(4)底质类型影响了苦草生理性状对氨氮脉冲的响应,即砂土中游离氨基酸和可溶性碳水化合物含量的变化幅度较黏土中更大。因此,氨氮脉冲效应与脉冲浓度和频率、底质类型、植物种类及其形态和生理性状密切相关。研究结果说明了沉水植物生理性状作为评估植物环境适应性的重要性,可为全球气候变化背景下湖泊生态系统沉水植被的管理提供科学参考。     

凋落物和根系对沂蒙山区三种森林恢复方式土壤酸性磷酸酶动力学特征的影响

酸性磷酸酶动力学特征可反映不同底物供应下土壤磷转化状况。以人工恢复的引进种黑松人工林和本地种栓皮栎人工林以及自然恢复的天然次生林为研究对象,开展凋落物添加去除和根系去除对土壤酸性磷酸酶动力学特征的影响研究。结果表明:(1)三种森林恢复方式下土壤酸性磷酸酶活性和最大反应速度(V_max)均为双倍凋落物＞对照＞去除凋落物＞去除根系＞无输入;(2)改变凋落物和根系输入对酸性磷酸酶的半饱和常数(K_m)和催化效率(V_max/K_m)影响不大;(3)酸性磷酸酶活性受速效磷含量的反馈调节;土壤氮可利用性和含水量显著影响酸性磷酸酶活性。改变凋落物和根系输入对引进种黑松人工林土壤有机磷转化能力影响最大,天然次生林次之,本地种栓皮栎人工林最稳定。根系对土壤酸性磷酸酶动力学特征的影响大于凋落物。其结果可为暖温带森林恢复,应对气候变化和森林防火、收集凋落物等管理措施提供理论依据。     

Urine composition and kidney function in the pulmonate freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis

• 1.1. Final urine is intermittently released from the pneumostome of the pulmonate freshwater snail Lymnaea slagnalis. A technique is described to sample this fluid.
• 2.2. The ionic composition of final urine greatly differs from that of haemolymph; Na⁺ and Cl⁻ are reabsorbed to a considerable degree. In lettuce fed snails K⁺ is excreted.
• 3.3. The urine Na⁺ and Cl⁻ concentrations are about 38 and 31 mM lower, respectively, than the haemolymph concentrations, also when the latter concentrations vary.

     

Lapachol inhibition of DT-diaphorase (NAD(P)H:quinone dehydrogenase)

Lapachol has been found to be a potent inhibitor of the enzyme DT-Diaphorase. Inhibition is competitive versus NADH, Ki = 0.15 microM. Lapachol was not a good substrate for cytochrome P450 reductase, thus inhibition of DT-Diaphorase should not promote its metabolism via radical generating pathways. DT-Diaphorase has been used to test a lapachol affinity chromatography column designed for purification of another coumarin anticoagulant and lapachol sensitive enzyme, vitamin K epoxide reductase.     

湖南沅江鼎城段河蚬的性别组成与精子形态特征

本研究以湖南沅江鼎城段河蚬(Corbicula fluminea)为研究对象,在进一步验证该群体性别组成的基础上,分析壳长组成与性别比例之间关系,探讨该群体雄性、雌性和雌雄同体之间关系;同时以单鞭毛精子为参照,分析比较双鞭毛精子的形态特征,以期为我国河蚬的性别发生及生殖适应策略研究提供基础资料。结果显示：沅江鼎城段河蚬(n = 770)雄性、雌性和雌雄同体最小性成熟壳长分别为2.92 mm、5.66 mm和5.30 mm。697只性成熟河蚬中雄性、雌性和雌雄同体的比例近似1︰1︰6。雌雄同体的平均壳长[(22.55 ± 0.33)mm,n = 517]显著大于雄性[(20.44 ± 1.03)mm,n = 95]和雌性[(19.79 ± 0.99)mm,n = 85](P < 0.05),但雄性与雌性的平均壳长之间差异不显著(P > 0.05)。河蚬可以产生单鞭毛和双鞭毛两种类型的精子,单鞭毛精子头长范围4.93 ~ 21.79 μm,平均值(14.27 ± 0.82)μm(n = 30),双鞭毛精子头长范围10.29 ~ 22.04 μm,平均值(15.62 ± 0.62)μm(n = 26)。单、双鞭毛精子头长差异不显著(P > 0.05)。双鞭毛精子(n = 26)长尾的平均长度[(38.07 ± 1.44)μm]显著大于其短尾[(31.08 ± 1.60)μm]和单鞭毛精子(n = 30)尾部长度[(30.15 ± 1.75)μm](P < 0.01),但其短尾与单鞭毛精子的尾部平均长度之间无显著性差异(P > 0.05)。结果表明：湖南沅江鼎城段河蚬为雄性先熟,且可能存在雄性和(或)雌性向雌雄同体转换现象。河蚬具有单鞭毛型和双鞭毛型2种类型的精子,且双鞭毛精子的2个尾部不等长。同域共存河蚬的单鞭毛与双鞭毛精子在运动及受精能力方面的差异值得深入研究。