Body-size spectra of biofilm-dwelling protozoa and their seasonal shift in coastal ecosystems

Community-based assessment of protozoa is usually performed at a taxon-dependent resolution. As an inherent ‘taxon-free’ trait, however, body-size spectrum has proved to be a highly informative indicator to summarize the functional structure of a community in both community research and monitoring programs in aquatic ecosystems. To demonstrate the relationships between the taxon-free resolution of protozoan communities and water conditions, the body-size spectra of biofilm-dwelling protozoa and their seasonal shift and environmental drivers were explored based on an annual dataset collected monthly from coastal waters of the Yellow Sea, northern China. Body sizes were calculated in equivalent spherical diameter (ESD). Among a total of 8 body-size ranks, S2 (19–27 μm), S3 (28–36 μm), S4 (37–50 μm) and S5 (53–71 μm) were the top four levels in frequency of occurrence, while rank S1 (13–17 μm), S2 and S4 were the dominant levels in abundance. These dominants showed a clear seasonal succession: S2/S4 (spring) → S2/S4 (summer) → S4 (autumn) → S2 (winter) in frequency of occurrence; S1 (spring) → S4 (summer) → S2 (autumn) → S1 (winter) in abundance. Bootstrapped average analysis showed a clear seasonal shift in body-size spectra of the protozoa during a 1-year cycle, and the best-matching analysis demonstrated that the temporal variations in frequency of occurrence and abundance were significantly correlated with water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), alone or in combination with chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nutrients. Thus, the body-size spectra of biofilm-dwelling protozoa were seasonally shaped and might be used as a time and cost efficient bioindicator of water quality in marine ecosystems.     

大蒜产香内生真菌的分离及其挥发性成分分析

大蒜(Allium sativum L.)是百合科葱属常见的植物,富含丰富的生物活性成分和营养物质。本研究采用组织分离法从新鲜的大蒜中分离内生真菌并进行纯化,获得1株产香浓郁的菌株KLBMPAS015。采用固相微萃取固定吸附,结合气相色谱-质谱解吸附分析技术(SPME-GC-MS)对菌株KLBMPAS015的挥发成分进行分析。结果表明:该菌株代谢产物的香气成分主要为:n-丁酸2-乙基己基酯(n-butyric acid 2-ethylhexyl ester)(1.36%)、1-丁醇3-甲基-丙酸(1-butanol,3-methyl-,propanoate)(25.40%)和戊基惕各酸(iso-amyl tiglate)(65.51%)。产香真菌KLBMPAS015的戊基惕各酸含量相对较高,在天然香料生产中具有重要的潜在应用价值。     

Chromosome-specific spatial periodicities in gene expression revealed by spectral analysis

Recent years have seen an unprecedented surge of research activity in studies of gene expression. This extensive work, however, has been almost uniformly focused on genome-wide gene expression and has largely ignored the fundamental fact that every gene has a specific chromosome location. We propose a novel method of spectral analysis for detecting hidden periodicities in gene expression signals ordered along the length of each chromosome. Using this method, we have discovered that each chromosome in rodents and humans has a unique periodic pattern of gene expression. The uncovered spatial periodicities in gene expression are tissue-specific in the sense that the largest differences in humans were observed between two normal tissues (brain and mammary gland) as well as between their tumor counterparts (glioma and breast cancer). The smallest differences resulted from the comparison of tumors (glioma and breast cancer) with their normal counterparts. All such effects do not extend to all chromosomes but are limited to only some of them. The estimated periods and amplitudes are identical for the genes located on the positive and negative DNA strands. While precise molecular mechanisms of chromosome-specific periodicities in gene expression have yet to be unraveled, their universal presence in different tissues adds another dimension to the current understanding of the genome organization.     

广谱抗真菌转基因水稻植株化学成分与结构动态变化

【背景】种植广谱抗真菌水稻可能会带来一定的环境生物安全问题,对其植株的化学成分进行实质等同性分析是转基因水稻安全性评价的重要内容之一。【方法】以表达广谱抗真菌蛋白转基因水稻转品1和转品8及其相应非转基因水稻七丝软粘的秸秆为研究材料,采用化学法和扫描电镜技术分析外源基因的导入对水稻秸秆化学成分以及组织显微结构的影响。【结果】（1）在整个生长发育过程中,广谱抗真菌转基因水稻转品1和转品8与其非转基因水稻七丝软粘叶片、叶鞘和茎的纤维素、半纤维素、木质素以及粗蛋白含量的变化趋势基本一致,且品种间化学成分的含量不存在显著差异。（2）广谱抗真菌转基因水稻叶片表皮的硅质瘤状结构以及气孔的形状和致密程度与其非转基因水稻七丝软粘相似;茎壁、厚壁组织、薄壁组织以及大小维管束的形态和分布情况未发生明显变化。【结论与意义】表达广谱抗真菌蛋白转基因水稻秸秆的化学成分和组织显微结构与非转基因水稻基本一致。这为广谱抗真菌转基因水稻的环境安全性评估提供了依据。     

枯盘斑多毛孢Pf-毒素组分的研究I.活性组分I的结构分析

以正丁醇:水:甲醇(4:2:1)作洗脱剂,通过硅胶H60型柱反复柱层析,将3种有致病活性的物质充分纯化,在-40℃下冷冻干燥后,它们为褐色深浅不一的蓬松状物质,且极易吸潮。活性组分I(Rf0.83)、活性组分II(Rf0.79)和活性组分III(Rf0.80)对马尾松切根幼苗和湿地松切根幼苗针叶都有致萎作用,通过质谱(MS)、核磁共振谱(1HNMR、)和红外光谱(IR)等分析手段确定出所分离的活性组分I的化学组成为C5H11O5N(M=165)。     

目标?鄄诱饵库搜索策略在蛋白质组质谱鉴定和质控中的应用及研究进展

基于串联质谱的蛋白质组研究会产生海量的质谱数据,这些数据通常使用数据库搜索引擎进行鉴定分析,并根据肽段谱图匹配(PSM)反推真实的样品蛋白质．对于高通量蛋白质组数据的处理,其鉴定结果的可信是后续分析应用的前提,因此对鉴定结果的质量控制尤为重要,而基于目标-诱饵库(target-decoy)搜索策略的质量控制是目前应用最为广泛的方法．本文首先介绍了基于目标-诱饵库搜索策略搜库和质量控制的实施流程,然后综述了基于目标-诱饵库搜索策略的质量控制工具,并提出了目标-诱饵库搜索策略的不足及改善方法,最后对目标-诱饵库搜索策略进行了总结与展望．     

大黄鱼主要致病菌拮抗菌株的分离鉴定、抑菌谱及安全性分析

大黄鱼是我国重要的海水养殖鱼类,随着大黄鱼养殖规模的扩大,病害也日益增多,其中细菌性疾病是造成大黄鱼疾病暴发、死亡的重要病原。近年来,哈维弧菌(Vibrio harveyi)、溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)、杀香鱼假单胞菌(Pseudomonas plecoglossicida)、鰤鱼诺卡菌(Nocardia seriolea)等细菌造成了大黄鱼养殖重大经济损失。为寻找大黄鱼主要致病菌的拮抗菌,用于大黄鱼细菌病的生态控制,作者对大黄鱼及周边环境进行了拮抗菌的分离和鉴定。以哈维弧菌、杀香鱼假单胞菌作为拮抗活性筛选指示菌,用纸片法(KB)、菌落接种法从大黄鱼体内、养殖池周边土壤、藻类、芦苇等筛选出具抗菌活性物质菌株10株;分离菌株用16S rDNA通用引物序列分析鉴定为芽孢杆菌(Bacillus sp.)、产碱杆菌(Alcaligenes sp.)、类芽孢杆菌(Paenibacillus sp.)、赖氨酸芽孢杆菌(Lysinibacillus sp.)、弧菌(Vibrio sp.)和异常球菌(Daenococcus sp.)等。对具较强抑菌活性的碱性杆菌NBPa-7(Alcaligenes faecalis)和芽孢杆菌NBlm-36(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens)进行了抑菌活性测定,结果表明NBPa-7对溶藻弧菌、杀香鱼假单胞菌有良好拮抗作用,抑菌直径分别为23.20 mm、12.00 mm;NBlm-36对创伤弧菌(Vibrio vulnificus)、哈维弧菌、嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila)、大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)及葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus sp.)有拮抗作用,抑菌直径为6.00 mm-14.00 mm。胞外抑菌产物对热、酸、碱有较好耐受性。将拮抗菌以1×108CFU/ind腹腔注射成年鼠、口喂新生鼠,48 h内未出现毒性和死亡,将拮抗菌以3×108CFU/ind腹腔注射大黄鱼,2周内未出现发病死亡,大黄鱼内脏未发生病变,白细胞未出现明显升高现象,初步表明拮抗菌株不具有致病力。     

北京植物园不同功能型植物叶经济谱

通过对北京植物园不同功能型植物的叶片光合参数、叶绿素荧光参数、叶面积、叶干质量以及叶氮含量等性状参数进行测定,分析了不同功能型植物的叶经济谱.结果表明: 生活型中草本植物、生活史中一年生植物、光合型中C4植物靠近叶经济谱中快速投资-收益型物种的一端,而生活型中乔木和灌木、生活史中多年生植物、光合型中C3植物位于缓慢投资-收益型物种的一端,表明不同功能型植物通过叶片性状间的权衡采取不同的环境适应策略,验证了不同功能型植物叶经济谱的存在.不同功能型植物叶片性状具有明显差异,其中不同生活型间的叶片比叶面积(SLA)、叶氮含量(N_mass)、最大净光合速率(A_mass)、光合氮利用效率(PNUE)均表现出草本植物>藤本植物>灌木>乔木;不同生活史间一年生植物的SLA、N_mass、A_mass、PNUE均显著高于多年生植物;不同光合型间植物的A_mass、PNUE、PSⅡ实际光化学效率(Φ_PSⅡ)均表现出C4>C3.N_mass、A_mass、SLA两两之间呈显著正相关,而PSⅡ有效光化学量子产量(F_v′/F_m′)与SLA呈显著负相关;PNUE与SLA呈显著正相关.     

红外-核磁共振光谱-免疫亲和柱法解析梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物成分

利用红外光谱,核磁共振光谱结合免疫亲和柱的方法解析梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物成分,为真菌代谢产物的分析提供新的信息.将F.Poae菌株在GYM培养基上25℃条件下培养12 h后转至8℃培养12h,交替进行4周,将其代谢产物分离纯化、结晶,80℃干燥后用红外光谱议分析产物结构,然后利用免疫亲和柱特异性,比较产物经T-2免疫亲和柱纯化前后的1H核磁谱图.由红外谱图可判断目标组分存在与单端孢霉烯族毒素相同的特征官能团,初步判定产物为单端孢霉烯族毒素.通过1H核磁谱图比较T-2免疫亲和柱纯化前后物质结构一致.梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物成分为T-2毒素.红外-核磁共振光谱结合免疫亲和柱的方法解析梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物的方法在国内外尚未见报道.