Yellow band and dark spot syndromes in Caribbean corals: distribution,rate of spread,cytology, and effects on abundance and division rate of zooxanthellae

Yellow band and dark spot syndromes have been frequently observed to affect coral species throughout the Caribbean within the last 10 years. These syndromes significantly impair at least three important reef-building species. Yellow band (also known as yellow blotch) appears as rings or blotches on Montastrea annularis throughout the Caribbean. The coral tissue necrosis occurs at a rate of approximately 0.6 cm/month. Transect measurements at various locations indicated that as many as 90% of M. annularis were affected by yellow band during 1997–98. Tissue samples reveal a 41–96.9% decrease in zooxanthellae/sample compared to healthy specimens, depending on distance from healthy tissue. Mitotic indices (MI) of zooxanthellae (symbiotic algae appearing as doublets) for M. annularis are 2.5%. MI in yellow band samples directly bordering healthy tissue are less than 0.9%, and zooxanthellae directly within the band bordering exposed skeleton had a mitotic index of 0.0%. This indicates impairment of zooxanthellae cell division in yellow band specimens. Zooxanthellae are not expelled and appear vacuolated and devoid of organelles. Dark spot, characterized by tissue necrosis as well as a depression of the colony surface, affects Stephanocoenia michelinii and Siderastrea siderea throughout the Caribbean. Transects showed that as many as 56% of S. michelinii and S. siderea showed signs of dark spot during 1997–98. Affected tissues of S. siderea died at a rate of 4.0 cm/month. In dark spot samples from S. siderea, the total number of zooxanthellae was 56% of that in healthy tissue; dark spot-affected specimens of S. michelinii showed a 14% decrease in the number of zooxanthellae compared to healthy tissue samples. Mitotic indices of zooxanthellae from healthy specimens of S. sidereawere 1.20% compared to 0.40% in dark spot samples. Mitotic indices of healthy S. michelinii were 1.54% compared to 0.23% in dark spot samples, also indicating a decrease in algal cell division. Zooxanthellae from dark spot tissue are swollen and darker in pigment. Due to the changes that are evident in the symbiotic algae, we suggest that both syndromes act primarily on the zooxanthellae symbiont, and secondarily on the cnidarian host.     

云南文山黄牛和迪庆黄牛遗传多样性的蛋白电泳研究

采用水平淀粉胶蛋白电泳技术分析了云南文山黄牛和迪庆黄牛的３３种血液蛋白及同工酶,共计３７个遗传座位,其中６个座位检测到多态性。文山黄牛的多态座位百分比Ｐ＝０．１３８９,平均杂合度Ｈ＝０．０６１０,迪庆黄牛Ｐ＝０．１６６７,Ｈ＝０．０６９１。通过Ｎｅｉ氏遗传距离计算,运用ＰＨＹＬＩＰ３．５Ｃ软件包中的“ＵＰＧＭＡ”,“ＣＯＮＴＭＬ”和“ＮＥＩＧＨＢＯＲ”法,结合前人报道的数据对１０个黄牛品种进行聚类分析。结果得出：文山黄牛可能主要起源于瘤牛（Ｂｏｓｉｎｄｉｃｕｓ）,迪庆黄牛可能主要起源于普通黄牛（Ｂｏｓｔａｕｒｕｓ）。我们的结果提示,云南黄牛可能是由当地人驯化的野生牛群与外来的驯化牛群相结合并适应当地气候和环境逐渐形成的,因而在蛋白水平上具有较为丰富的多样性。     

低氧及酸化胁迫对大黄鱼幼鱼离子调节与鳃组织结构的影响

为探讨大黄鱼幼鱼在低氧及酸化胁迫下机体离子调节情况,本研究探讨了低氧(溶解氧量DO 3.5 mg·L-1,pH 8.1)、酸化(DO 7.0 mg·L-1,pH 7.35)以及低氧酸化协同胁迫(DO3.5 mg·L-1,pH 7.35)对大黄鱼幼鱼鳃组织结构以及离子调节相关生理指标的影响.结果 表明:低氧胁迫下,大黄鱼...     

几种氧代丙酸化合物在诱捕白纹伊蚊中的应用

为了从氧代丙酸化合物中筛选出对白纹伊蚊Aedes albopictus具有良好引诱效果的化合物,采用陷阱诱捕法分别测定了丙酮酸(α-氧代丙酸)、3-甲氧基-2-甲基-3-氧代丙酸、3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸和3-氨基-3-氧代丙酸4种氧代丙酸化合物及丙酸对白纹伊蚊成虫的诱捕效果。结果表明,在供试的5种化合物中,α-氧代丙酸、3-甲氧基-2-甲基-3-氧代丙酸和3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸3种氧代丙酸化合物及丙酸的诱捕效果显著,同剂量的各化合物对白纹伊蚊的诱蚊效果依次是3-甲氧基-2-甲基-3-氧代丙酸>3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸>α-氧代丙酸=丙酸。相同质量α-氧代丙酸∶3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸=1∶1至1∶2的配方比,具有协同增效作用,平均累计诱捕量均显著优于单组分α-氧代丙酸、3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸和对照纯水(P<0.05)。其中最优配方比是α-氧代丙酸∶3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸=1∶2,平均累计诱捕量比单组分α-氧代丙酸增加45.45%,比单组分3-(苄氧基)-3-氧代丙酸增加32.33%和比对照纯水增加73.11%(P<0.05)。现场...     

Using Optics to Measure Biological Forces and Mechanics

Spanning all size levels, regulating biological forces and transport are fundamental life processes. Used by various investigators over the last dozen years, optical techniques offer unique advantages for studying biological forces. The most mature of these techniques, optical tweezers, or the single-beam optical trap, is commercially available and is used by numerous investigators. Although technical innovations have improved the versatility of optical tweezers, simple optical tweezers continue to provide insights into cell biology. Two new, promising optical technologies, laser-tracking microrheology and the optical stretcher, allow mechanical measurements that are not possible with optical tweezers. Here, I review these various optical technologies and their roles in understanding mechanical forces in cell biology.     

芝麻病毒病害研究：Ⅱ.芝麻黄花叶病病原鉴定

继对芝麻矮化坏死病源研究之后,又对普遍发生的芝麻黄花叶病害分离物(YMo—I)进行了系统鉴定。该分离物普遍存在于各芝麻主产区,普通年份发病率为1～5％。YMo—I侵染芝麻引起叶片褪绿及黄绿相间花叶。摩擦接种能够侵染4科12种(品种)植物。局部侵染苋色藜、昆诺藜;系统侵染大豆、花生、望江南、克氏烟等。该病毒能够由桃蚜、花生蚜、大豆蚜以非持久性方式进行传播。ELISA检测其病株种子带毒率为0.5％,但尚未发现种生病苗。病毒在组织汁液中存活期3天;钝化温度55～60℃,稀释限点4×10~(-3)。提纯病毒为弯曲线状粒体,大小约为13×730nm。并有极易凝聚的趋势。病组织中诱导大量典型PVY第一亚组的风轮形和卷筒状细胞质内含体和少数多边形结晶核内含体。血清学上该病毒与花生条纹病毒(PStV)、西瓜花叶病毒—2(MMV—2)密切相关,与花生斑驳病毒、大豆花叶病毒弱相关;与芜菁花叶病毒不相关。但它不侵染WMV—2的寄主—黄瓜,并且该病害田间的发生流行与芝麻、花生的间作方式以及PStV在花生田间的流行密切相关。根据上述结果,YMo—I分离株被鉴定为花生条纹病毒的一芝麻分离株。     

小麦黄花叶病毒的分离提纯及其血清学等特性

应用梯度离心和超速离心浓缩获得部分提纯的病毒制剂,产量约为7.45g/kg病叶提纯的病毒制剂的紫外吸收曲线呈典型的核蛋白吸收曲线,OD260/OD242和OD260/OD280的比值分别为1.24和1.38。病毒粒子呈线状,宽13—14nm,长度主要分布于250—300nm和550—700nm之间,1000nm以上的粒子也有检到。病毒外壳蛋白仅由一个分子量约为30Kd的亚基组成。在免疫电镜试验中、病毒粒子与日本WYMV抗血清发生强烈的血清学反应。新鲜病叶的超薄切片中可看到大量风轮体和膜状体。     

烟粉虱传毒相关蛋白基因的克隆及其表达量分析

【目的】烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)是一种世界性的入侵性害虫,其传播的番茄黄化曲叶病毒(Tomato yellow leaf curl virus,TYLCV)给我国番茄生产造成巨大经济损失。为了阐明烟粉虱传播双生病毒的机理,本文拟研究明确B和Q烟粉虱体内传毒相关蛋白Gro EL基因及其表达量。【方法】采用特异性引物克隆了B和Q烟粉虱内共生菌编码的传毒相关蛋白Gro EL基因,并进行序列分析;并利用荧光定量PCR技术检测两种生物型及其获取双生病毒前后该基因的相对表达量。【结果】烟粉虱内共生菌Hamiltonella编码的Gro EL基因全长为1 668 bp,编码555个氨基酸;B、Q烟粉虱该基因的核苷酸序列相似性为99.94%,氨基酸同源性为99.82%;带毒烟粉虱中Gro EL基因的表达量显著高于未带毒的对应生物型烟粉虱;无论带毒与否,Q烟粉虱该基因的表达量均显著高于B(P<0.05)。【结论】烟粉虱携带TYLCV后可诱导Gro EL的表达量升高,B和Q烟粉虱中Gro EL基因及其表达量均存在差异,这可能是B和Q烟粉虱传毒效率存在显著差异的原因之一。     

黄板对菜地烟粉虱的诱集作用研究

应用黄板诱集花菜和菜豆田中烟粉虱成虫。结果表明：花菜田中东西向放置的黄板诱集效果优于南北向,搭架的菜豆田中顺行向优于垂直行向;黄板放置高度花菜田以黄板下端略高于菜叶顶部为宜,搭架的菜豆田以架中部为宜;诱集时间以11时至15时为佳。     

利用基因诱捕技术进行小鼠基因剔除的初步研究

对利用基因诱捕技术进行小鼠基因剔除做了初步的探索,为进一步应用该技术进行小鼠基因功能研究奠定了基础.利用基因诱捕载体转染小鼠ES细胞,获得了36株neo基因单拷贝整合的诱捕ES细胞,其中14株细胞表达有活性的β半乳糖苷酶.将3株诱捕ES细胞分别经显微注射引入到受体囊胚中,再植入假孕母鼠的子宫中使其发育成小鼠.两株细胞得到了程度不同的嵌合体小鼠,其中一株诱捕ES细胞整合至生殖系.利用质粒拯救实验获得了诱捕载体整合位点附近的基因组序列,通过序列比对发现被诱捕的基因可能是一个新基因.X-gal染色结果显示,该基因的表达局限于小鼠腹部及肢芽的部位.