Colonization of root tissues and protection against Fusarium wilt of rye (Secale cereale) by nonpathogenic rhizosphere strains of Fusarium culmorum

Colonization of rye (Secale cereale) tissues by nonpathogenic rhizosphere Fusarium culmorum isolates DEMFc2 and DEMFc5 and a pathogenic strain DEMFc37, and their effect on plant fresh weight were studied in pot experiments. Both rhizosphere isolates colonized the epidermis and the cortex but were not found in vessels, while the pathogen colonized all three layers of root cells. The numbers of pathogen CFU isolated from plant tissues were much higher than those of the rhizosphere isolates in spite of the same number of macroconidia used as inoculum (1 × 10⁵ g⁻¹ of soil). Inoculation of seedlings with DEMFc2 resulted in a 20% increase, with DEMFc5 in more than a 20% reduction, and with DEMFc37 in a 38% reduction of shoot fresh weight of 14-day-old plants. Pre-colonization of plants with (either of) the rhizosphere isolates and subsequent inoculation with the pathogen resulted in plant weights the same as those observed in plants inoculated with the rhizosphere strain alone. The disease severity index for shoots of plants pre-colonized with DEMFc2 was reduced from class 4 (86% diseased plants) observed for plants inoculated with the pathogen alone to class 2 (average of 8% diseased plants) when pre-treated with the rhizosphere strain. The CFU number of the pathogen isolated from the interior of roots of plants pre-colonized with the rhizosphere isolates was as low as 10% of the number isolated from plants inoculated with the pathogen alone. A study of in vitro interactions between the rhizosphere isolates and the pathogen suggests that changes in plant colonization by the pathogen and its effect on fresh weight of plants pre-colonized with the rhizosphere isolates were not connected with inhibition of its growth by a direct action of the rhizosphere isolates. The results suggest that strain DEMFc2 can be considered as a potential biocontrol agent.     

国际生物土壤结皮研究发展态势文献计量分析

生物土壤结皮是荒漠生态系统组成和地表景观的重要特征。近年来,各国和各相关研究机构对生物土壤结皮的研究力度不断加大。利用Bibexcel和NetDraw等文献计量工具,对Web of Science数据库中国际生物土壤结皮研究相关文献进行了分析。在对主要国家和机构的发文进行统计分析后发现:美国、德国和西班牙等国的生物土壤结皮研究论文的综合影响力较高;胡安·卡洛斯国王大学和美国地质调查局等机构的论文影响力较大;中国生物土壤结皮研究论文在总量上优势明显,但高质量论文不多;国际生物土壤结皮研究的主要研究热点集中在腾格里沙漠等沙漠地区,氮循环研究和微生物群落研究是研究的重点。     

3个六肽的胰岛素受体结合和体内生物活性

为了研究胰岛素受体结合部位的结构和功能,设计并用固相方法合成了３个六肽．在浓度大于１×１０３ｎｍｏｌ／Ｌ时,ｃｙｃｌｏ（Ｐｈｅ－Ｐｈｅ－Ｖａｌ－Ｌｅｕ－Ｔｙｒ－Ｇｌｙ）具有明显的胰岛素受体结合活力;Ｈ－Ｐｈｅ－Ｐｈｅ－Ｖａｌ－Ｌｅｕ－Ｔｙｒ－Ｇｌｙ－ＯＨ的这一活力则不明显;而Ｈ－Ｇｌｙ－Ｇｌｕ－Ａｒｇ－Ｇｌｙ－Ｐｈｅ－Ｐｈｅ－ＯＨ则增强胰岛素和其受体的亲和性．然而,它们都没有体内生物活性．这表明：环六肽部分模拟了胰岛素受体结合部位的空间构象;胰岛素受体结合部位的疏水性和其中的Ｂ２３Ｇｌｙ－Ｂ２４Ｐｈｅ－Ｂ２５Ｐｈｅ对胰岛素和其受体的结合起重要作用．     

F344／N－Smu－D大鼠生长发育若干生物学特性的检测

Ｆｉｓｃｈｅｒ３４４大鼠在国外广泛应用于肿瘤研究与慢性毒性试验,八十年代中期引入我国。我们对Ｆ３４４／Ｎ－Ｓｍｕ－Ｄ大鼠的生长发育的若干生物学特性进行了检测。结果表明,该品系大鼠体型较ＳＤ大鼠与Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠小,除睾丸、垂体、肾上腺、乳腺外的大部分器官与组织的自发性肿瘤的发生率相对较低,将Ｆ３４４／Ｎ－Ｓｍｕ－Ｄ大鼠种群与Ｆ３４４／ＤｕＣｒｊ种群比较,在体重、耗食量,血液学与生化学等方面的若干特性差异较大,肿瘤发生率与死亡差别不大。     

抗感青枯病番茄的内生细菌数量动态分析及其对青枯病的生物防治

对番茄内生细菌数量动态及其对青枯病的生物防治研究结果表明:番茄内生细菌可来源于种子内部。番茄不同生育期,内生细菌数量最多在成株期,其中抗病品种根、茎分别为24.3×104CFU/g鲜重和22.9×104CFU/g鲜重,感病品种根、茎分别为9.8×104CFU/g鲜重和13.4×104CFU/g鲜重。抗病品种中具有拮抗青枯菌的内生细菌菌株为17个,感病品种中7个。部分内生细菌具促进番茄种子萌发和防治番茄青枯病的作用,其中5R和3R内生菌株的防病效果分别达91.7%和81.3%。     

一株沙门氏菌裂解性噬菌体的分离鉴定及生物学特性

【目的】从贝类样品中分离到一株沙门氏菌裂解性噬菌体SLMP1,对其进行鉴定及生物学特性分析。【方法】采用双层平板法从贝类样品中分离沙门氏菌噬菌体SLMP1,观察噬菌斑特征,分析SLMP1的宿主范围;利用聚乙二醇8000沉淀浓缩SLMP1颗粒,用氯化铯等密度梯度离心纯化;采用透射电子显微镜观察纯化的SLMP1颗粒;采用酚-氯仿法提取SLMP1核酸,通过核酸酶处理分析核酸类型;分析SLMP1的热稳定性、pH稳定性、最佳感染复数、一步生长曲线及裂菌效果。【结果】SLMP1噬菌斑直径约2–3 mm,圆形透明、边缘清晰;SLMP1能裂解肠沙门氏菌肠亚种和鼠伤寒沙门氏菌;SLMP1头部呈二十面体,直径约62 nm,含非收缩性尾部,尾长约110 nm,属于长尾病毒科;SLMP1核酸为双链DNA;SLMP1在30–60 °C稳定,在pH 4.0–11.0稳定,最佳感染复数为0.001,感染宿主菌潜伏期为10 min、裂解期为120 min、裂解量为51;SLMP1在液体环境中具有良好的裂菌效果。【结论】SLMP1属dsDNA长尾科裂解性噬菌体,具有沙门氏菌生物抑菌剂的应用潜力。     

植物耐干旱胁迫的生物学机理及其基因工程研究进展

本文介绍了干旱胁迫对植物的伤害,植物耐旱性的生物学机理以及通过基因工程改良作物耐旱性的研究进展     

Sources of measurement error in assays of EROD activity of fish for biological effects monitoring

The paper describes the technical, procedural and biological aspects of 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity measurements in dab, Limanda limanda, from the North Sea. Several sources of measurement error in assays of EROD activity measurements for biological effects monitoring exercises could be defined, particularly for assay conditions, sample storage and sampling. In addition to variability caused by technical errors, biological features inherent in the surveyed fish may lead to even more severe errors in EROD activity measurements. This is particularly true of the choice of sampling time. Disregarding the species-specific spawning periods may lead to a loss of activity by a factor of as much as 90 in females and 40 in males, thus making it necessary to design sampling surveys appropriately. Received: 14 April 1999 / Received in revised form: 10 July 1999 / Accepted: 15 July 1999     

Opportunities at the interface of chemistry and biology

The combination of the tools and principles of chemistry, together with the tools of modern molecular biology, allow us to create complex synthetic and natural molecules, and processes with novel biological, chemical and physical properties. This article illustrates the tremendous opportunity that lies at this interface of chemistry and biology by describing a number of examples, ranging from efforts to expand the genetic code of living organisms to the use of combinatorial methods to generate biologically active synthetic molecules.