A Novel Subgenotype of Torque teno Virus 1 (TTSuV1) in Slaughter Pigs in China

TTsuV1 can cause persistent infection and unidentified clinical signs in pigs. In this study, a survey of TTsuV1 prevalence was conducted in slaughter pigs from Henan, Liaoning, and Shandong provinces in China. A total of 180 swine lymphoid tissues were assayed by PCR with primers targeting the conserved 5′-untranslated region (5′-UTR). The results showed that a 17.8 % positive rate, and different genotypes were detected. TTSuV1 presented higher viral load and prevalence in inguinal lymph node than in submandibular lymph node samples. All TTsuV1 isolates have 84–100 % nucleotide sequence homology in the 5′-UTR region and can be grouped into three subgenotypes (TTsuV1_a-1, TTsuV1_a-2, and TTsuV1_b). Notably, the novel genetic subtype TTsuV1_b was first reported in slaughter pigs.     

Amniotic fluid pregnancy-specific β1-glycoprotein (SP1) in fetal developmental disorders

Concentration of pregnancy-specific β1-glycoprotein (SP1) was studied in second and third trimester amniotic fluid from pregnancies with various fetal developmental disorders. The material consisted of 26 cases with chromosomal disorders and 19 cases with nonchromosomal fetal malformations. The SP1 concentration was elevated in two cases of Meckel's syndrome (mean + 2.7–4.0 S.D.) as well as in one case of fetal triploidy (mean + 22 S.D.), while it was normal in all other 14 different fetal disorders.     

鲫鱼肝脏中CYP1A1的诱导作为沉积物中二的毒理学指标的研究

在实验室内用鲫鱼分别暴露于含有PCDD/Fs和PCBs严重污染的沉积物和未受污染的沉积物中,测定鱼肝脏中细胞色素P4501A1（CYP1A1）依赖的7－乙氧基－3－异吩唑酮－脱乙基酶（EROD）的活性。结果表明,鲫鱼暴露于受二类化合物污染沉积物中1周后,肝脏中EROD的活性是对照组的83倍,而未被污染的沉积物暴露试验中EROD的活性和对照组没有明显差别。在此沉积物－水实验系统中二类污染物的TCDD等当量浓度（TEQ/L）与肝脏EROD的活性有较好的相关性。较长时间暴露,得到肝脏EROD的活性随时间的变化关系。还获得了试验温度对EROD活性诱导的影响。此实验表明,用实验室鲫鱼暴露于沉积物－水系统中,鱼肝脏EROD活性诱导可作为沉积物毒性评价指标,用于受二类化合物污染的沉积物样品的筛选,并有希望成为此类污染物的半定量检测方法。     

城市污水厂MCR-1基因及其携带菌的污染

研究了南京某城市污水处理厂MCR-1基因及其携带菌的污染特征,从MCR-1的分布特征、影响因素及MCR-1携带菌的耐药特征等方面综合评价.结果发现MCR-1随处理流程丰度下降,去除率达83.6%,但其相对丰度在出水中显著升高,剩余污泥中含有高浓度MCR-1,浓度达2.88×10¹²copies/L.粘菌素耐药菌同样沿处理流程逐渐降低,出水降至53CFU/mL,去除率达99.98%,但在剩余污泥中浓度高达2.04×10⁵CFU/mL.相关性分析发现MCR-1丰度与氨氮含量呈正相关,而相对丰度与COD、总氮和硝酸盐含量呈负相关.耐药特征分析表明曝气池（CAST、MSBR）和曝气生物流化池（ABFT）中MCR-1携带菌可耐受较高浓度粘菌素,且污水处理使MCR-1携带菌对粘菌素的耐受能力提高.表明污水处理流程不但无法完全去除MCR-1及其携带菌,且导致耐药性风险提高.本研究可为评价污水中以MCR-1为代表的超级抗性基因的环境风险提供参考.     

铊,铊中毒及铊在生态系中迁移径迹

铊属于分散元素,独立矿物稀少,极难形成独立铊矿床。铊世界年产量约15吨,几乎都是从有色金属选冶产品中作为副产品顺便回收。我国铊资源比较丰富,按相同等级资源相比,我国铊储量居世界首位。铊的地球化学性质受其电子构型和地质地球化学作用制约,铊原子处于基态时的电子构型为6S26P1。铊有两个地球化学价态,正一价和正三价,在自然界多数呈正一价。铊具有低温成矿,亲硫和高温分散,亲石的双重地球化学性质。铊是有用元素,也是有毒元素。铊被广泛用于超导、电子、合金、光学、化工、玻璃和医药等工业。铊的毒性对哺乳动物比汞、隔、铅、铜、锌还强。铊对生物有毒害,高含量的铊对人体可导致不同程度的铊病,甚至死亡。由于铊矿床的开发利用,使采挖出的含铊岩矿石和冶炼矿渣堆积地表,在长期风化淋滤作用下,使释放的铊进入地表水体、土壤、植物、动物和人体生态链,故引起铊环境污染和铊中毒。     

GM(1,1)在工业固体废物产生量预测中的应用

工业固体废物产生量预测是废物资源优化管理与合理配置的重要前提。为有效预测城市工业固体废物的产生量,客观反映其变化趋势,选择GM(1,1)预测方法建立工业固体废物产生量预测模型。文章以某市2006-2009年的工业固体废物产生量为基础,通过实例对模型精度进行分析比较。研究结果表明:对基本符合线性关系的数据而言,预测值与实际结果具有良好的一致性,模拟精度等级为"好"。在此基础上对该市未来近几年的工业固体废物产生量进行预测研究,发现该市工业固体废物产生量增长速度过快,到2016年全市工业固体废物年产量将高达2 408.25万t,是2006年的5.3倍。研究证明灰色GM(1,1)模型是一个预测工业固体废物产生量的较好工具,其预测结果可为政府部门和环境管理者提供决策参考。     

First-trimester maternal serum schwangerschafts protein 1 (SP1) in pregnancies associated with chromosomal anomalies

The relationship between first-trimester maternal serum Schwangerschafts protein 1 (SP1) and the karyotype of the pregnancy was examined in 692 women who underwent chorionic villus biopsy at 6–12 weeks. There were 30 pregnancies with abnormal karyotypes, consisting of 14 Down's syndrome (DS), eight trisomy 18, and eight other anomalies, two of which were mosaics. The normal ranges and medians for gestation were defined from the 662 cases in which the karyotype was normal. The median SP1 (0·5 MOM) of the abnormal group was significantly lower than that of the normal group (10 MOM). This relationship was maintained for the DS pregnancies (0·4 MOM) and for anomalies other than trisomy 18 (0·43 MOM) but not trisomy 18 (1·1 MOM). It is possible that the use of SP1 as a screening test for chromosome anomalies in the first trimester could have a 43 per cent detection rate for a 5 per cent false-positive rate.     

Determination of complexation capacity of trace metal-organic in natural water

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Prenatal molecular diagnosis in RASA1-related disease

RASA1-related disease is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by capillary malformations, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and/or arteriovenous fistulas (AFVs). Penetrance is nearly complete and vascular malformations may cause serious complications such as organ injury due to oxygenation disorder, brain abscess, hemorrhage, and stroke. Early diagnosis is useful in order to discuss optimal management, including AVMs/AVFs embolization or surgical procedures, and try to prevent some of the complications. In this context, molecular testing of RASA1 gene mutation in relatives may help to better manage the family. All arteriovenous malformations are however not accessible to such procedures. In addition, these therapeutic procedures may result in potential side effects and complications. A couple was referred to our genetics unit and asked us for prenatal genetic testing about a RASA1 mutation. Here, we discuss about arguments that led our team to accept prenatal testing. To the best of our knowledge, no molecular prenatal diagnosis was reported until now in RASA1-related diseases. This first report of prenatal diagnosis in RASA1-related diseases may also offer perspectives for a more general discussion in the field of inherited arteriovenous malformations.     

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GM(1,1)模型在酸性降水pH值预测中的应用

用灰色系统理论GM(1，1)模型建立了长沙市酸性降水pH值的预测模型，建模过程中用灰色理论建模的简化算法获得了精度较高的模型，并且在此基础上对长沙市今后5年的降水pH值进行了预测。     

3-to-1: unraveling structural transitions in ureases

Ureases are nickel-dependent enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia and carbamate. Despite the apparent wealth of data on ureases, many crucial aspects regarding these enzymes are still unknown, or constitute matter for ongoing debates. One of these is most certainly their structural organization: ureases from plants and fungi have a single unit, while bacterial and archaean ones have three-chained structures. However, the primitive state of these proteins — single- or three-chained — is yet unknown, despite many efforts in the field. Through phylogenetic inference using three different datasets and two different algorithms, we were able to observe chain number transitions displayed in a 3-to-1 fashion. Our results imply that the ancestral state for ureases is the three-chained organization, with single-chained ureases deriving from them. The two-chained variants are not evolutionary intermediates. A fusion process, different from those already studied, may explain this structural transition.     

Landscape eco-environmental research on littoral zone in China1

Littoral zone is a special land/ landscape type. As an important kind of land resource in support, the use of littoral zone is vital to eastern coastal areas in China. And the research on littoral zone relates to the key theory of landscape ecology. Based on the theory of landscape ecology, the littoral zone was divided into four types: mud flat, sand beach, bench, and biological flat. The distribution of each type in China is pointed out. As a typical open system, littoral zone has six landscape ecological characteristics: (1) high sensitivity to disturbance; (2) distinct edge effect; (3) spatial aggregation of natural resources; (4) frequently spatial oscillation; (5) obviously spatial heterogeneity; and (6) noticeably spatial differentiation. Some proposals are also put forward on the land use and development of littoral zone for environmental protection and environmental management.