Isolation of marine benzo[a]pyrene-degrading Ochrobactrum sp. BAP5 and proteins characterization

A bacterial strain BAP5 with a relatively high degradation ability of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) was isolated from marine sediments of Xiamen Western Sea, China and identified as Ochrobactrum sp. according to 16S rRNA gene sequence as well as Biolog microbial identification system. Strain BAP5 could grow in mineral salt medium with 50 mg/L of BaP and degrade about 20% BaP after 30 d of incubation. Ochrobactrum sp. BAP5 was able to utilize other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (such as phenanthrene, pyrene and fluoranthene) as the sole carbon source and energy source, suggesting its potential application in PAHs bioremediation. The profile of total soluble protein from Ochrobactrum sp. BAP5 was also investigated. Some over- and special-expressed proteins of strain BAP5 when incubated with the presence of BaP were detected by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and found to be related with PAHs metabolism, DNA translation, and energy production based on peptide fingerprint analysis through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.     

长江输送颗粒态磷的生物可利用性及其环境地球化学意义

模拟不同采样时间长江输送悬浮态颗粒物实验,通过测定藻类增长潜力来讨论颗粒态磷的生物可利用性.结果表明,悬浮物中生物可利用磷(SSBAP)含量在不同采样时间(2001年2月、5月、12月和2002年8月)的平均值分别为(288 3±49 4),(228 2±38 2),(251 6±32 9)和(182 0±8 1)mg·kg-1.不同藻种的SSBAP BAP平均值为:铜绿微囊藻(Microcystisaerugilnosa)54 2%,斜生栅藻(Scendesmusobliquus)60 3%.在4次采样中,通过大通站的BAP浓度均大于水体富营养化的限制值(0 02mg·L-1),说明SSBAP对长江流域、河口及近海区营养盐的贡献是不容忽视的,颗粒态磷是长江河口及近海区富营养化的潜在污染源,它对河口及近海的生态环境造成很大影响.     

Growth and photosynthetic responses to copper in wild grapevine

The present study evaluates the tolerance and accumulation potential of Vitis vinifera ssp. sylvestris under moderate and high external Cu levels. A greenhouse experiment was conducted in order to investigate the effects of a range of external Cu concentrations (0–23 mmol L⁻¹) on growth and photosynthetic performance by measuring gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic pigments. We also measured the total copper, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and sodium concentrations in the plant tissues. All the experimental plants survived even with external Cu concentrations as high as 23 mmol L⁻¹ (1500 mg Cu L⁻¹), although the excess of metal resulted in a biomass reduction of 35%. The effects of Cu on growth were linked to a reduction in net photosynthesis, which may be related to the effect of the high concentration of the metal on photosynthetic electron transport. V. vinifera ssp. sylvestris survived with leaf Cu concentrations as high as 80 mg kg⁻¹ DW and growth parameters were unaffected by leaf tissue concentrations of 35 mg Cu kg⁻¹ DW. The results of our study indicate that plants of V. vinifera ssp. sylvestris from the studied population are more tolerant to Cu than the commercial varieties of grapevine that have been studied in the literature, and could constitute a basis for the genetic improvement of Cu tolerance in grapevine.     

不同方法测定沉积物中生物可利用性磷对铜绿微囊藻生长量的影响

采用梯度扩散薄膜(DGT)技术,以太湖9个采样点所采集的27个沉积物柱样为研究对象,研究沉积物中DGT所测量的磷浓度(DGT-P)与铜绿微囊藻生长量之间的关系,同时与4种常规的生物可利用性磷方法[(水溶性磷(WSP)、易解析磷(RDP)、藻可利用磷(AAP)和NaHCO3提取磷(Olsen-P))]进行比较,评价不同提取方法获得的太湖沉积物生物可利用性磷与铜绿微囊藻生长量的关系.结果表明,DGT-P与藻生长量的相关系数为R2=0.941(P<0.01),高于4种生物可利用性磷提取法的相关系数(WSP,0.780、RDP,0.806、AAP,0.849、Olsen-P,0.910).结果表明DGT技术可以作为预测原位沉积物磷的生物可利用性的工具.     

Isolation of marine benzo[a]pyrene-degrading Ochrobactrum sp. BAP5 and proteins characterization

A bacterial strain BAP5 with a relatively high degradation ability of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) was isolated from marine sediments of Xiamen Western Sea, China and identified as Ochrobactrum sp. according to 16S rRNA gene sequence as well as Biolog microbial identification system. Strain BAP5 could grow in mineral salt medium with 50 mg/L of BaP and degrade about 20% BaP after 30 d of incubation. Ochrobactrum sp. BAP5 was able to utilize other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (such as phenanthrene, pyrene and fluoranthene) as the sole carbon source and energy source, suggesting its potential application in PAHs bioremediation. The profile of total soluble protein from Ochrobactrum sp. BAP5 was also investigated. Some over- and special-expressed proteins of strain BAP5 when incubated with the presence of BaP were detected by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and found to be related with PAHs metabolism, DNA translation, and energy production based on peptide fingerprint analysis through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.