Simulation of neurocomputing based on the photophobic reactions of Euglena with optical feedback stimulation

To explore possible forms of unconventional computers that have high capacities for adaptation and exploration, we propose a new approach to developing a biocomputer based on the photophobic reactions of microbes (Euglena gracilis), and perform the Monte-Carlo simulation of Euglena-based neural network computing, involving virtual optical feedback to the Euglena cells. The photophobic reactions of Euglena are obtained experimentally, and incorporated in the simulation, together with a feedback algorithm with a modified Hopfield–Tank model for solving a 4-city traveling salesman problem. The simulation shows high performances in terms of (1) reaching one of the best solutions of the problem, and (2) searching for a number of solutions via dynamic transition among the solutions. This dynamic transition is attributed to the fluctuation of state variables, global oscillation through feedback instability, and the one-by-one change of state variables.     

寡核苷酸芯片在微生物检测中的应用

近几年来发展起来的基因组研究技术———基因芯片技术为微生物检测提供了一种强有力的手段。目前国内外已广泛地开展了利用寡核苷酸芯片对多种微生物 (主要是病毒和细菌 ,少量有真菌 )进行相关检测的研究 ,并在对微生物病原体检测、种类鉴定、功能基因检测、基因分型、突变检测、基因组监测等方面获得了成功。由于寡核苷酸探针具有可根据研究需要任意设计、特异性高等特点 ,寡核苷酸芯片在微生物检测中有着巨大的应用价值 ,具有广阔的应用前景。     

Characterization of an extracellular endopolygalacturonase from the saprobe Mucor ramosissimus Samutsevitsch and its action as trigger of defensive response in tropical plants

In recent years, interest in the ability of non-pathogenic microorganisms to induce resistance in plants has grown, particularly with respect to their use as environmentally safe controllers of plant disease. In this study, we investigated the capacity of Mucor ramosissimus Samutsevitsch to release pectinases able to degrade cell walls of Palicourea marcgravii St. Hil., a tropical forest native Rubiaceae on which the spores of this saprobic fungus have been found. The fungus was grown in liquid culture medium containing pectin as the sole carbon source and filtrates were analyzed for pectinase activity. An endopolygalacturonase was partially purified by ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration, and preparative isoelectrofocusing, and characterized. This enzyme was more active upon pectic substrates with a low degree of methyl esterification. The products of hydrolysis of different pectic substrates (including pectin from P. marcgravii) by the action of this endopolygalacturonase elicited to different extents the phytoalexin production in soybean cotyledons. Also, the enzyme itself and the products of its action on the pectic fraction of P. marcgravii elicited the production of defensive compounds in the leaves of the plant. These results suggest that, besides the role in recycling organic matter, saprobes may also play an important role in the induction of defensive mechanisms in wild plants by enhancing their non-specific resistance against pathogens. Furthermore, they set the stage for future studies on the role of saprobic fungi in inducing resistance of host plants to pathogens.     

油菜秸秆混合发酵降解菌的筛选

油菜秸秆含有大量木质纤维素,该类物质结构稳定,不易降解,限制了其工业化应用.通过对10株包括细菌、酵母菌和白腐真菌的菌株产酶能力和特性进行比较,并进行共同培养试验,筛选出5株可共同生长的木质纤维素降解菌BS09、BL、PC、TS和KS.通过对这5个菌株单独发酵降解油菜秸秆的能力考察,结果表明:PC对木质纤维素的降解能力...     

烟草有害物质的微生物降解技术研究进展

我国目前的烟民约为3.5亿,占全球的三分之一,居世界首位,到2020年与吸烟相关的死亡将增至200万,50年内将有1亿中国人死于烟草相关疾病,运用生物技术来提高烟草质量,减少吸烟者的死亡率具有重大的意义.本文综述了国内外学者利用微生物技术降解烟草中烟碱、亚硝胺和焦油等有害物质近一个世纪的研究成果.     

Microbial pectic transeliminases

Pectic transeliminases, also known as pectic lyases or pectinases, are involved in the degradation of pectic substances. They have a wide range of applications in food and textile processing. Although Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. produce pectin lyases, bacteria are the major producers of polygalacturonate lyase. The yields of pectic transeliminases are less than other pectinases. Since new applications for pectic transeliminases are emerging, an improved process for the production of these enzymes is necessary.     

Effects of terrestrial isopods on the decomposition of woodland leaf litter

Summary The indirect contribution terrestrial isopods make to decomposition processes by stimulating microbial activites has been quantified in laboratory experiments. The extent to which microbial metabolism is enhanced as a result of the passage of Betula pendula leaf litter through the alimentary system of isopods was measured for both freshly fallen and decayed leaves. Faeces derived from 1 g freshly fallen litter lost 75 mg g^-1 D.W. more than did intact leaves, as a result of enhanced microbial metabolism. Faeces derived from 1 g of previously decayed leaves, which were shown to be the preferred food of isopods, lost only 17.5 mg g^-1 D.W. more than intact decaying leaves. The isopod's direct contribution to soil metabolism was calculated to be 151 mg and 138 mg g^-1 litter ingested when fed on freshly fallen and decayed leaves respectively. It is concluded that the physical and chemical changes in the leaf substrate which result from fragmentation and digestion by isopods do not necessarily accelerate the subsequent decomposition of the litter very significantly. Fungal propagule density was 3.2x and 3.6x higher in faeces derived from freshly fallen and decayed leaves respectively than in the intact litter. Numbers of viable bacteria were correspondingly 126x and 34x higher in faeces than in the freshly fallen and the decayed leaves. Levels of microbial inhibitors were lower in the faeces than in the leaves but levels of free amino acids stayed higher for longer in the faeces than they did in intact litter. In the field the physical removal of litter by the soil macrofauna from surface to deeper and moister microsites may be the most important indirect contribution that they make to decomposition processes.     

应用微生物降低鸡粪N营养元素损失, 促进其无害化进程

为减轻大量禽畜废弃物对环境的污染, 将其资源化为优质的无害化有机肥料, 研究了微生物F468对降低鸡粪N营养元素损失和促进其无害化进程的影响。结果表明, 继代80次, F468降低鸡粪氨气挥发的能力无显著变化, 能降低鸡粪79%的N元素损失。F468还能通过降低蛔虫卵和粪肠杆菌的数量, 促进鸡粪的无害化进程。不添加F468, 蛔虫卵和粪肠杆菌达到我国无害化标准(NY884-2004)的时间分别需要25 d和20 d。加入F468后, 蛔虫卵和粪肠杆菌达到我国无害化标准的时间分别需要15 d和10 d, 均比不加微生物提前10 d达到我国无害化标准。     

微生物——几种溶栓药物的重要来源

综述了几种来源于微生物的重要溶栓剂的性质及研究状况。微生物是溶栓剂的重要来源 ,从微生物中寻找溶栓药物是一种理想有效的途径。