Phytoplankton composition,dominance and abundance as indicators of environmental compartmentalization in Jurumirim Reservoir (Paranapanema River), São Paulo,Brazil

Patterns in the spatial and temporal composition, dominance and abundance of the phytoplankton community of the Jurumirim Reservoir (Brazil) were studied during one year at ten different sampling stations. The main phytoplankton associations were characterized by diatoms and blue-green algae, in distinctive patterns of dominance. The main species were Microcystis aeruginosa Küetz, Anabaena circinalis Rabenhorst, A. spiroides Kleb., A. solitaria Kleb., Aulacoseira cf. italica Grunow and A. granulata (Ehr.) Simon. A high growth of Aulacoseira was observed in the upstream zones of the reservoir in spring, at the beginning of the seasonal rainy period. This growth was a response to increased flow rates and input of fresh nutrients by the main feeder rivers. A high concentration of blue-green algae, especially Anabaena circinalis and A. spiroides, was observed in winter (dry season) in the lacustrine part of the reservoir, towards the dam. These algae benefitted from the longer water retention times and greater internal circulation of nutrients in the absence of a thermocline at this time of the year. Among the Cyanophyceae, there was an alternation between M. aeruginosa, more abundant in summer, and Anabaena, dominant in autumn and winter. A conspicuous growth of Anabaena occurred in a diverticle of the reservoir, sheltered from the main advective processes that predominate in the central channel. Higher phytoplankton diversity was associated with the contact zone between riverine and lacustrine systems.     

控制果蔬采后病害的生物学技术

化学农药对环境和农产品的污染直接影响人类的健康,已成为当今公众所关注的主要问题之一。为了保证农产品的卫生和安全,世界各国都在探索能代替化学农药的防病新技术。生物防治是近年来被证明很有成效的新途径,它主要是利用微生物之间的拮抗作用,选择对农产品不造成危害的微生物来抑制引起采后腐烂的病原真菌的生长。生物防治的研究主要包括主要包括以下三方面：（１）选用有拮抗作用的微生物;（２）利用植物和动物产生的自然抗     

侵染新疆甜菜的两种病毒分离物的研究

在新疆甜菜的根部和叶片分离到两个球状病毒分离物。从病毒形态、生物学及物化性质等研究结果证明这两个分离物实是一种病毒。病毒粒体力２０面体,直径约２８ｎｍ,回接到甜菜上产生环斑和沿脉线纹最后形成坏死斑。此外还侵染苋色藜,昆诺阿黎,番杏,菠菜等,引起局部坏死斑。在普通烟,心叶烟,菜豆,黄瓜,蕃茄上无症状侵染,病毒致死温度为７０℃,１０分钟。体外存括期１３天以上,冻干病叶７年后仍有侵染力。通过ＰＥＧ沉淀、差速离心、琼脂糖柱层析及蔗糖梯度离心,可得到较高浓度的纯化病毒,病毒的紫外吸收最低值在２４５ｎｍ,最高值在２６０ｎｍ。经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ测定,病毒外壳蛋白的分子量为２．７×１０￣４道尔顿,病毒基因组核酸为三个组份,分子量分别为３．０８ｋｂ,１．２８ｋｂ和０．８５ｋｂ。在琼脂双扩散实验中,能与番茄黑环病毒（ＴＢＲＶ）抗血清产生较弱的沉淀线,与黄瓜花叶病毒（ＣＷＶ）、烟草环斑病毒（ＴＲＳＶ）、烟草坏死病毒（ＴＮＶ）、香石竹环斑病毒（ＣａＲＳＶ）的抗血清不发生反应。     

洪湖子莲开花结实习性及调控技术的研究

阐明了子莲开花结实习性与花期气候的关系,并以洪湖气候与子莲开花结实的关系,莲蓬大小和莲蓬心皮数目与荷花发育时所处季节地关系以及死蕾,死花,死果与开花时天气的关系等三方面,论证了在该区调控子莲开花结实的必要性。最后还提出了调控子莲开花结实的几项农业技术。     

2000年间野生稻和栽培稻(O.sativa.L)分布区逆向分离的过程及动力Ⅰ.古今野生稻和栽培稻(O.sativa.L)的分布与人口分布的关系

２０００ａ间,中国境内野生稻分布区域由２４９５５７５ｋｍ２缩减至１３７１０９４ｋｍ２,减少了４５．０６％;分布纬度北界由３８°３′Ｎ南移至２８°１４′Ｎ,南移９°４９′、１１４０ｋｍ;中国境内栽培稻分布区域由４０８１８６０ｋｍ２增加至９６０００００ｋｍ２,增加了１３５．００％;分布北界由３８°Ｎ北移至５３°２９′Ｎ,北移１５°２９′、１７００ｋｍ。人口分布重心主要在黄河流域和长江流域,对该区域野生稻的生存产生不利影响。而促进栽培稻的发展,必须建立野生稻自然保护区。     

Sequence and diversity of T-cell receptor alpha V, J, and C genes of the owl monkey Aotus nancymaae

 We cloned and sequenced TcR alpha chain cDNA of three healthy Aotus nancymaae monkeys. Fifteen different TRAJ segments and 9 different TRAV genes were identified in the 29 rearrangements analyzed. As expected from the greater phylogenetic distance, A. nancymaae TRA gene sequences diverged more from the human sequences than those of the chimpanzee or the rhesus macaque. However, no Aotus TRAJ segment or TRAV gene was found which lacked a human counterpart. These counterparts were AJ02, AJ05, AJ09, AJ15, AJ22, AJ23, AJ28, AJ30, AJ32, AJ34, AJ37, AJ40, AJ42, AJ45, AJ52 and AV2S1, AV2S3, AV3S1, AV8S1, AV12S1, AV15S1, ADV21S1/DV5, AV22S1S and AV23S1, respectively. In most cases the identity of amino acid sequences between corresponding Aotus and human genes was greater than 80%. This marked conservation of TRA gene sequences indicates a close structural relationship of Aotus and human TcR and demonstrates that the TcR repertoire in primates is remarkably stable. The results support the concept of using Aotus monkeys, which are susceptible to infection with the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, as an animal model for the evaluation of molecularly defined malaria vaccine candidates. Received: 15 January 1998 / Revised: 23 March 1998     

Channelling of glucose by methanol for citric acid production from Aspergillus niger

Citric acid produced by Aspergillus niger was increased from 4.6g l^-1 to 7.8gl^-1 by supplementing basal medium with methanol (30mll^-1). While stimulating citric acid production, methanol did not improve membrane permeability of the fungus for citric acid. Methanol inhibited the germination of Aspergillus spores. An increase in glucose concentration from 50gl^-1 to 100gl^-1 in the presence of methanol (30mll^-1) improved citric acid production (1.6-fold) while at higher levels of glucose concentration methanol had no effect on citic acid production.     

Appearance of retrogradely labeled neurons in the rat superior cervical ganglion after injection of wheat-germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate into the contralateral ganglion

Summary Injection of wheat-germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate (WGA-HRP) into the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) of the rat results in accumulation of WGA-HRP in sympathetic postganglionic neurons in the contralateral SCG. The sympathetic pathways involved and the mechanism underlying the labeling were investigated. The labeling in neurons in the contralateral SCG was apparent 6 h after injection and increased in intensity with longer survival times. The number of labeled neurons reached 1300 at 72 h after the injection. Transection of the external (ECN) or internal carotid nerves (ICN) resulted in considerable reduction in the number of labeled neurons. Combined transection of both ECN and ICN virtually eliminated labeling in the contralateral SCG. This provides strong evidence that these two nerves are the major pathways for WGA-HRP transport out of the SCG. No labeling was observed in the contralateral SCG following injection of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Therefore, it seems unlikely that a direct nerve connection exists between the bilateral ganglia. Instead, the labeling of contralateral SCG neurons appears to depend on the transneuronal transport capacity of WGA-HRP, which conveys the marker in an anterograde direction along the postganglionic fibers to terminals in sympathetic target organs, and then delivers it transneuronally to contralateral SCG neurons. We suggest that the sympathetic nerve fibers originating in the bilateral SCGs run intermingled and are in close contact in their peripheral target organs.     

Time-irreversible Subconductance Gating Associated with Ba2+ Block of Large Conductance Ca2+-activated K+ Channels

Ba²⁺ block of large conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels was studied in patches of membrane excised from cultures of rat skeletal muscle using the patch clamp technique. Under conditions in which a blocking Ba²⁺ ion would dissociate to the external solution (150 mM N-methyl-d-glucamine⁺ _o, 500 mM K⁺ _i, 10 μM Ba²⁺ _i, +30 mV, and 100 μM Ca²⁺ _i to fully activate the channel), Ba²⁺ blocks with a mean duration of ∼2 s occurred, on average, once every ∼100 ms of channel open time. Of these Ba²⁺ blocks, 78% terminated with a single step in the current to the fully open level and 22% terminated with a transition to a subconductance level at ∼0.26 of the fully open level (preopening) before stepping to the fully open level. Only one apparent preclosing was observed in ∼10,000 Ba²⁺ blocks. Thus, the preopenings represent Ba²⁺-induced time-irreversible subconductance gating. The fraction of Ba²⁺ blocks terminating with a preopening and the duration of preopenings (exponentially distributed, mean = 0.75 ms) appeared independent of changes in [Ba²⁺]_i or membrane potential. The fractional conductance of the preopenings increased from 0.24 at +10 mV to 0.39 at +90 mV. In contrast, the average subconductance level during normal gating in the absence of Ba²⁺ was independent of membrane potential, suggesting different mechanisms for preopenings and normal subconductance levels. Preopenings were also observed with 10 mM Ba²⁺ _o and no added Ba²⁺ _i. Adding K⁺, Rb⁺, or Na⁺ to the external solution decreased the fraction of Ba²⁺ blocks with preopenings, with K⁺ and Rb⁺ being more effective than Na⁺. These results are consistent with models in which the blocking Ba²⁺ ion either induces a preopening gate, and then dissociates to the external solution, or moves to a site located on the external side of the Ba²⁺ blocking site and acts directly as the preopening gate.     

南亚热带丘陵赤红壤区农业可持续发展的土壤水分管理

南亚热带丘陵赤红壤地区水热资源丰富,可大力发展荔枝、龙眼、香蕉、芒果等岭南佳果基地和高效益的蔬菜的种植,是广东省以至全国的一块得天独厚的宝地.本文分析了南亚热带的自然概况、广东南亚热带地区的优势及丘陵赤红壤的特征.研究了广东省南亚热带丘陵赤红壤受气候因素的制约,土壤贮水库容和有效库容小,下层非饱和导水率及土壤水力扩散度低等水分特性及问题.提出了改善生态环境,利用生物或工程措施截流降雨、减少地表径流,提高降雨入流率从而增加土壤贮水量和有效贮水量,通过改良土壤,提高土壤保水性能和土壤供水能力,采取防止或减缓土壤水分蒸发措施,发展节水灌溉技术等土壤水分调控与管理技术措施.