Continuous live cell imaging of cellulose attachment by microbes under anaerobic and thermophilic conditions using confocal microscopy

Live cell imaging methods provide important insights into the dynamics of cellular processes that cannot be derived easily from population-averaged datasets.In the bioenergy field,much research is focused on fermentation of cellulosic biomass by thermophilic microbes to produce biofuels;however,little effort is dedicated to the development of imaging tools to monitor this dynamic biological process.This is,in part,due to the experimental challenges of imaging cells under both anaerobic and thermophilic conditions.Here an imaging system is described that integrates confocal microscopy,a flow cell device,and a lipophilic dye to visualize cells.Solutions to technical obstacles regarding suitable fluorescent markers,photodamage during imaging,and maintenance of environmental conditions during imaging are presented.This system was utilized to observe cellulose colonization by Clostridium thermocellum under anaerobic conditions at 60℃.This method enables live cell imaging of bacterial growth under anaerobic and thermophilic conditions and should be widely applicable to visualizing different cell types or processes in real time.     

厦门市郊区降尘中大分子有机质化学特征浅析

以厦门市的降尘(包括一次沙尘天气)为研究对象,采用综合湿法-化学方法获得腐殖酸(HA)、干酪根+碳黑(KB)和碳黑(BC)3类大分子有机质,分析了两种天气情况下大分子有机质的形貌特征、官能团结构和来源,同时探讨沙尘天气条件下的影响.结果表明,大分子有机质的形貌特征为探讨其来源提供了丰富的信息,如呈大孔网状结构的干酪根样品可能源于植物,而呈球状结构的BC样品则可能源于煤或油的不完全燃烧.傅立叶红外光谱研究表明,降尘中的HA、KB和BC具有相似的结构组成和官能团信息,而受到沙尘天气及季节性的影响,官能团的含量存在差别.碳稳定同位素结合扫描电镜进一步研究大分子有机质来源表明,大分子有机质有明显的陆源C3植物的信息,且有部分化石燃料的信息.沙尘天气降尘中大分子有机质的δ13C值低于正常天气,这与植物的不同地域生长环境、沙尘暴携带的来自蒙古沙漠和中国西北部的沙尘及陆源有机质的δ13C值偏低区域的沙尘影响有关.KB和BC的相关性显著(r=0.964,p ＜0.01),表明干酪根(K)与BC有部分相似的生物质来源.     

Evaluation of Poly(ethylene-terephthalate) Products of Chemical Recycling by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Poly (ethylene-terephthalate), (PET) bottles waste was chemically recycled by glycolysis and hydrolysis. The depolymerization processes were carried out in different time intervals from 5 to 360 min, in two different molar ratios of PET/EG, 1:5 and 1:18 and at different temperatures. The PET glycolysis leads to formation of bis(2-hydroxy-ethyl)terephthalate (BHET) monomer and PET oligomers with hydroxyl and carboxyl end groups while PET hydrolysis is followed by formation of monomers terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol (EG). Fractions of monomers and oligomers were further characterized by FTIR spectroscopy and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results show that DSC is successful method to describe the different structures of oligomers formed during chemical recycling of PET.     

青岛城市公园3种植物叶表面颗粒物形态特征及叶际细菌群落结构

探究植物叶表面颗粒物及微生物群落的分布特征,对深入了解植物叶片与环境互作机制及城市公园绿植选择具有重要意义。本研究选择青岛市中山公园冬青、女贞和樱花3种植物作为供试树种,利用环境扫描电镜观察植物叶片微观结构,采用16S rRNA高通量测序分析叶际细菌群落多样性与丰富度,通过组间差异对比分析不同季节不同植物的叶际细菌群落差异。结果显示：3种植物叶片对大气颗粒物的滞纳能力为冬青＞女贞＞樱花,总体趋势表现为灌木＞乔木,常绿植物＞落叶植物,且受季节变化、植物叶片生长情况与颗粒物累积等因素的影响,叶面颗粒物滞留量表现为春季显著低于其他季节;扫描电镜观察到植物叶片表面存在不同类型的真菌且存在明显季节变化,其中春夏季节植物叶表面存在孢子较多,而秋冬季节主要为丝状真菌,这与青岛秋冬季节出现灰霾天气导致空气气溶胶中真菌含量大相关;高通量测序发现3种植物的叶际微生物群落结构存在明显差异,叶际细菌丰富度为冬青＞女贞＞樱花,且夏季叶际细菌群落丰富度最低,但相对丰度最高的优势菌门均为Proteobacteria和Cyanobacteria,主要优势菌属为norank_f__norank_o__Chloroplast、Sphingomonas、Acinetobacter和Hymenobacter,预示环境因素对叶际微生物群落结构具有重要影响。本研究证明不同植物叶面颗粒物形态存在明显时空变化规律,冬青和女贞叶片滞尘能力强,可作为城市绿化植物的优选;植物类型是影响叶表面颗粒物及微生物群落分布特征的根本因素,而季节变化和位置是影响植物叶面微观特征的重要因素。     

亚洲地区OMI和SCIAMACHY臭氧柱总量观测结果比较

利用臭氧观测仪(OMI)和扫描成像大气吸收光谱仪(SCIAMACHY)传感器反演的臭氧总量数据,结合从世界臭氧与紫外线辐射数据中心(WODUC)获取的地面观测臭氧总量数据进行验证,对比2种不同卫星遥感反演的臭氧总量产品优缺点,并分析亚洲地区臭氧总量的时空特征.结果表明,OMI反演的结果比SCIAMACHY的结果更好,而且具有更高的时间和空间分辨率.臭氧总量存在明显的季节变化,在低纬度地区最大值出现在4或5月,最小值在11或12月,而在高纬度地区则分别出现在2月或3月和8月或9月.臭氧总量纬度地带性分布明显,并随着纬度增加而逐渐上升,在10°N~30°N之间,臭氧总量增长平缓,在30°N~50°N之间,臭氧总量快速增大.在青藏高原地区出现臭氧低值区,并在青藏高原东面的横断山脉向低纬度延伸,隔断了臭氧总量的纬度地带性分布.臭氧总量变化在不同纬度呈现不同的模式,距平值随纬度的增大波动随之增大.纬度最低的站点(216)臭氧总量距平值变化最小,最大只有30 DU;而纬度最高的站点(326)臭氧总量距平值变化可达180 DU以上.     

APS-SMPS-WPS对南京夏季气溶胶数浓度的对比观测

为了对比3321型空气动力学粒径谱仪(APS)、3081/3085型气溶胶粒径谱仪(SMPS)和宽范围粒径谱仪(WPS)对气溶胶数浓度的观测性能,于2010年夏季在南京信息工程大学校内使用上述三台仪器进行了同步观测.将得到的数据进行对比,并结合校内自动气象站的气象资料对0.01~10μm气溶胶粒子的数浓度、日变化规律及谱分布特征进行分析.结果表明,3台仪器在总体数浓度变化趋势上表现出较好的一致性,但相同粒径段的粒子浓度NSMPS>NWPS>NAPS.SMPS比WPS尺度分辨率高,粒径范围在0.02~0.2μm时,SMPS与WPS相关性较好;APS测量气溶胶数浓度谱的连续性较WPS好.3种仪器在观测日变化趋势上都表现出双峰型,但SMPS的峰值浓度和出现峰值的粒径范围均高于或大于WPS.各类气象条件及降水对仪器间的测量误差影响不大.     

钢渣中磁性矿物的赋存特性对分选效果的影响研究

对新余钢铁公司0～10 mm的细粒钢渣干式磁选分离所得到的产品进行扫描电镜检测、分析,找出了影响细粒钢渣干式磁选指标难以得到提高的原因,用于指导生产实践。研究结果表明:钢渣在干式磁选过程中,包裹有微细粒的金属铁或与金属铁连生的浮氏体以及具有一定磁性的铁酸盐容易进入磁性分离物中,这些物质自身铁品位较低,从而造成了磁性分离物中铁品位的降低。     

常温ANAMMOX工艺运行性能及功能菌研究

通过改变进水基质浓度,对以火山岩为填料的常温上向流厌氧氨氧化生物滤池在不同基质浓度下的脱氮性能进行了研究.借助显微镜、电镜(SEM)观察对滤池内的微生物形态进行了分析,利用变性凝胶电泳(DGGE)和克隆测序等微生物方法,对ANAMMOX种属进行了鉴定.试验结果表明,常温条件下,厌氧氨氧化滤池在高、低不同基质下都能够保持较高的脱氮效果,其中TN去除负荷最高能够达到2.99kgN/(m3×d),NH4+-N和NO2--N最高去除率分别能够达到99.4%和98.8%;显微镜、电镜观察显示:滤池下部的微生物种类更丰富,ANAMMOX菌在滤池的中部和上部的比例更高;16SrRNA克隆测序鉴定结果表明:滤池中的ANAMMOX菌为Candidatus Kuenenia stuttgartiensis,其对温度和基质浓度都有着较宽的适应性.     

Novel method for in situ visualization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mangrove plants

Two-photon laser confocal scanning microscopy (TPLCSM) was first used to visualize the uptake and movement of naphthalene (NAP), phenanthrene (PHE), and pyrene (PYR), from separately contaminated hydroponics solutions into living Kandelia candel (L.) Druce seedlings. With this non-destructive and non-chemical extraction technique, the experimental results revealed that three types of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were observed moving into the K. candel and its translocation to radicle, hypocotyl and leaf, and the transmission rates of these PAH in the K. candel were in the order of NAP?>?PHE?>?PYR. Data demonstrate the manner in which PAH enter, transport, and distribute within the K. candel, and provided us some valuable information on uptake and translocation mechanism of PAH. These findings may help to optimize the phytoremediation strategies of PAH in mangrove wetlands.     

Effect of Cd++ on germination,growth and active principles of Datura metel L.∗

The effects of Cd⁺⁺ concentration increment in soil and/or in atmosphere, on germination, growth and alkaloid contents of Datura metel L. were investigated. We observed a significant reduction of growth following addition of Cd⁺⁺ in soil. Minor effects on growth were evident when the plants were sprayed with CdCl₂ solution (10mgCd⁺⁺/l).

Scanning electron microscope observation showed stomata widely open and conspicuous cuticular striations in the foliar epidermis of polluted plants.

GLC analysis of extracts evidenced a significant variation in active principle content among plants undergoing different treatments.