RAPD Determinations on the Genetic Differentiation of Chinese Common Wild Rice

Ninety accessions which included Chinese common wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) from 8 provinces and traditional cultivars from lower and middle basins of Yangtze River, southeast of China and Yunnan Province as well as some commercial varieties were analyzed by RAPD with 24 primers. A scattered figure suggesting the indica-japonica and wild-domestication differentiations among 90 rice accessions was generated based on RAPD data. The results indicated that Chinese common wild rice, indica and japonica accessions were divided into 3 groups respectively. Chinese common wild rice were somewhat closer to the japonica type than the indica type.     

东亚三角头涡虫一氧化氮合酶的组织化学定位初步研究

采用一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）组织化学定位方法研究了三角涡虫的ＮＯＳ的分布。结果表明,三角涡虫的咽部具有ＮＯＳ分布,在神经系统中未发现ＮＯＳ分布。推测咽部ＮＯＳ可能与其摄食有关。     

Homogeneity of Borrelia japonica and heterogeneity of Borrelia afzelii and 'Borrelia tanukii' isolated in Japan, determined from ospC gene sequences

Borrelia afzelii, B. japonica, and `B. tanukii' isolated from various sources and geographical origins in Japan were characterized by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and sequencing analysis of the outer surface protein C (OspC) amplicon. B. afzelii and `B. tanukii' generated variable RFLP patterns and differences in ospC gene sequence were confirmed. In contrast, 26 isolates of B. japonica generated one OspC RFLP type, and sequence similarity between B. japonica ranged from 96.4 to 99.7%. These finding suggests that B. japonica is unique in comparison with other members of B. burgdorferi sensu lato species with respect to homogeneity of the ospC gene.     

Anatomy and ultrastructure of epidermal cells in the haustorium of a parasitic flowering plant,Cuscuta japonica, during attachment to the host

Changes of epidermal cells in the haustorium of the parasiticCuscuta japonica during its attachment to the host plantimpatiens balsamina were studied with light and electron microscopy. In the transverse sections of dodder stems not in contact with the host, epidermal cells had rounded outlines. However, when haustorial initials developed in the cortex of the parasite stem at the contact site, the epidermal cells had more dense cytoplasm and conspicuous nuclei than before, and their outline was flat in the longitudinal section. As meristem cells developed from those initials, the epidermal cells became more elongated. When the haustorium was fully matured, the apical tips of the elongated epidermal cells at the contact site branched like toes, producing numerous projections via cell wall invaginations. This event caused spaces to form between the projections; coincidently, the surface area of the apical ends of the epidermal cells increased. The dense cytoplasm at those projections contained prominent nuclei and abundant other organelles, suggesting a active metabolism. Osmiophilic particles, releasing into the cell walls from the cytoplasm, were though to be associated with the loosening and elongating of the epidermal cell walls. Dense and homogeneous materials were secreted within the spaces between the projections. These materials could play an important role in cementing the haustorium onto the surface of the host organ.     

虎仗原生质体分离纯化及电融合初步研究

以野生虎杖根状茎芽为外植体诱导虎杖愈伤组织,选取生长状况良好的愈伤组织作为原生质体分离材料,通过L16(44)正交试验对虎杖原生质体分离条件进行优化.结果表明:1.4%纤维素酶R-10,0.1%果胶酶,17%甘露醇的酶液,酶解时间7h,虎杖原生质体分离效果最好.在80r/min振荡分离后虎杖原生质体得率为46.2%.以800r/min的离心速度纯化,纯化的原生质体得率为43.8%,其中原生质体的成活率为75%.通过对虎杖原生质体进行融合,原生质体的融合率为20.2%.     

UV-C和水杨酸对虎杖叶中白藜芦醇和虎杖苷的诱导作用

以不同叶龄虎杖叶为材料,研究了不同剂量紫外线(UV-C)和10mmol/L水杨酸(SA)处理对叶中白藜芦醇和虎杖苷含量的影响。结果显示:2.4kJ/m2UV-C照射并经暗处理36h后可使虎杖嫩叶中白藜芦醇含量增加近1倍,暗处理24h后虎杖苷含量提高了30%以上,但是老叶中两者含量没有显著变化。SA处理48h后,嫩叶中白藜芦醇的含量提高约5倍,同时虎杖苷的含量下降了60%并且伴随着一个新成分的产生;老叶中白藜芦醇提高约2倍,虎杖苷的含量则没有显著变化。研究表明SA和UV-C对不同叶龄的虎杖叶片中白藜芦醇和虎杖苷合成均有诱导作用,且嫩叶比老叶表现得更为明显。     

蔓生百部的化学成分研究

从蔓生百部(Stemona japonica)根中分离得到13个化合物,通过波谱数据,它们鉴定为β-谷甾醇(1)、豆甾醇(2)、5,11-豆甾二烯-3β-醇(3)、苯甲酸(4)、4-甲氧基苯甲酸(5)、1,8-二羟基-3-甲基蒽醌(6)、1,8-二羟基-6-甲氧基-3-甲基蒽醌(7)、氧代狭叶百部碱(8)、百部定碱(9)、异狭叶百部碱(10)、绿原酸(11)、栀子苷(12)和藏红花素A(13).所有化合物均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) seasonal and diel calling patterns from long‐term acoustic recordings in the southeastern Bering Sea, 2000–2006

We assessed North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) seasonal and daily calling patterns in the southeastern Bering Sea (SEBS) using long‐term hydrophone recordings from October 2000 through January 2006. We detected right whale calls on the SEBS middle shelf (<100 m depth) as early as May, intermittently throughout summer and fall, and as late as December. Calls also were detected on one day in June 2005 on the SEBS slope (>1,000 m), but were not detected near Kodiak Island from April to August 2003. In months with calls, detections occurred on more days in July–October (≥6 d/mo), than from May to June or November to December (≤3 d/mo). Calls were clustered in time and were usually detected on 1–3 consecutive days with a median interval of 6.5 d for calls >1 d apart. Hourly calling rates were significantly higher at night than during the day. These data indicate that right whales occur in the SEBS later in the year than previously known, intermittently pass through the middle‐shelf study region, and usually remain there no longer than a few days. Right whale habitat use in the SEBS may intensify in mid‐summer through early fall based on higher monthly and daily call detection rates.     

中国大陆对叶兰属植物一新记录-日本对叶兰

报道了中国大陆对叶兰属Listera植物一新记录-日本对叶兰Listera japonica Bl.及其生境。     

A SCAR MOLECULAR MARKER SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE FEMALE GAMETOPHYTES OF SACCHARINA (LAMINARIA) JAPONICA (PHAEOPHYTA)1

PCR amplification was employed to identify female or male gametophyte associated markers in Saccharina japonica (Aresch.) C. E. Lane, C. Mayes et G. W. Saunders (=Laminaria japonica Aresch.). One pair of the primers, P5, was screened from five pairs designed based on a specific sequence (GenBank accession no. AB069714 ) of Marchantia polymorpha Y chromosome, resulting in a differential band ～500 bp in size between female and male gametophytes of Rongfu strain of S. japonica. According to the SCAR (sequence‐characterized amplified regions) strategies, one pair of primers, P51, was designed on the basis of the sequence of this band that was only present in female gametophytes. A SCAR marker, designated FRML‐494 (494‐bp Female‐Related Marker of S. japonica, GenBank accession no. EU931619 ), was developed successfully by PCR amplification using the designed P51 primer pair. The SCAR marker was verified to be present only in female gametophytes of another variety 901 of this kelp that was a hybrid between S. japonica as paternal and S. longissima (Miyabe) C. E. Lane, C. Mayes, Druehl et G. W. Saunders (=Laminaria longissima Miyabe) as maternal, suggesting that the FRML‐494 marker was specifically related to female gametophytes of the genus. This marker is the first molecular tool reported for sex identification in kelps. This study was beneficial for identifying gametophyte gender during vegetative growth and for judging whether the monogenetic sporophytes came from exclusive male or female gametophytes, as well as for further research on sex determination at the molecular level in kelps.