Prediction of an abnormal karyotype in fetuses with omphalocele

The aim of this study was to assess the value of ultrasonographic evaluation in predicting abnormal karyotypes in fetuses with omphalocele. Forty fetuses with antenatally diagnosed omphalocele and available karyotype results were reviewed. Ultrasound evaluation included herniation contents and size, and the detection of other anomalies. Nine of 40 consecutive fetuses had abnormal karyotypes: trisomy 18 (n = 5), trisomy 13 (n = 3), 47,XXX (n = 1). Only 1/25 with an extracorporeal liver versus 8/15 with an intracorporeal liver had abnormal chromosomes [P = 0·0006, RR = 0·14 (0·02 < RR <0·9)]. Small defects (<3 cm) were associated with abnormal karyotypes [P = 0·01, RR = 4·7 (1·4<RR <15·6)]. Finding concurrent malformations was highly associated with chromosomal anomalies [P = 0·00004, RR = 4·4 (2·3 < RR < 8·5)]. The presence of associated malformations, an intracorporeal liver, and a small herniation size are highly suggestive of an associated abnormal karyotype.     

Duplex PCR for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of spinal muscular atrophy

The main difficulty in developing a molecular diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) resides in the specific genomic structure of the locus. Indeed, two highly homologous survival motor neurone genes, SMN1 and SMN2, are present at the locus. The detection of the homozygous deletion of exons 7 and 8 of the SMN1 gene, which is present in 90 to 98% of the patients, is based on methods highlighting 1 of the 8 nucleotidic mismatches existing between these 2 genes. In order to offer preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for SMA, we developed a new allele-specific amplification method. The main disadvantage of our previously described strategy resided in the possibility of diagnosing, in case of amplification failure, an unaffected embryo as affected. We present here a new PGD-SMA method. We established the conditions for three different duplex PCRs, allowing the specific detection of the SMN1 gene and one polymorphic marker, either D5S629, D5S1977, or D5S641. Of the 60 to 90 single cells tested, the PCR efficiency varied from 98 to 100% with a complete genotype obtained in a range between 81 and 87% with a global allele drop-out rate of 9%. Such a test was used to perform 1 PGD cycle for which 7 embryos could be analysed. All the embryos were fully diagnosed, six as unaffected and one as affected. Four embryos were transferred, but no pregnancy ensued. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

硫氮比对厌氧生物同步脱氮除硫工艺性能的影响

研究了硫氮摩尔比对厌氧生物同步脱氮除硫工艺高效性、稳定性和选择性的影响.单质硫型厌氧生物同步脱氮除硫反应(硫氮摩尔比为5:2)的硫化物和硝酸盐容积去除速率高达4.86 kg·m-3.d-1和0.99 kg·m-3.d-1工艺效能明显高于混合型和硫酸盐型(硫氮摩尔比分别为5:5和5:8).单质硫型厌氧生物同步脱氮除硫反应各项出水指标的波动相对较小,但当进水硫化物浓度超过临界值时,工效失稳,其主要原因是pH无法维持在所需范围.在所试的3种进水硫氮摩尔比下,实际反应的硫氮摩尔比有靠拢5:2的趋势.将硫氮摩尔比调控在较高水平(硫氮摩尔比为5:2),可提高同步厌氧生物同步脱氮除硫反应对单质硫和氮气的选择性.对不同硫氮比时反应物之间的电子得失情况进行了分析.     

连续进水对好氧颗粒污泥稳定维持的影响

为了考察连续进水对好氧颗粒污泥稳定维持的影响,在SBR反应器中接种成熟的好氧颗粒污泥,采用连续进水、间歇出水的方式运行.在反应器运行过程中,部分好氧颗粒污泥解体,完整存在的好氧颗粒污泥表面附着生长树枝状污泥和少量丝状菌.SVI在最初的13d内逐步上升,随后趋于稳定.同时,考察了好氧颗粒污泥在连续进水运行过程中EPS含量的变化以及EPS的空间分布变化:胞外多糖的含量在运行过程中呈下降趋势;胞外蛋白的含量整体呈先上升后下降的趋势;反应器运行15d后,胞外蛋白和胞外多糖的含量趋于稳定.连续进水运行30d后,EPS空间分布最大变化是β-D吡喃葡萄糖,它大量聚集在颗粒的表层及颗粒中伸出的树枝状污泥及丝状菌的表层.本研究表明,连续进水的运行方式不利于好氧颗粒污泥的稳定维持,底物浓度梯度为好氧颗粒污泥稳定维持的重要因素之一;EPS的分泌量以及空间分布对好氧颗粒污泥的形成及其稳定维持起着至关重要的作用.     

1株草螺属植物内生菌R-13的分离鉴定及对龙葵吸收土壤镉的影响

植物内生菌联合超积累植物修复重金属污染土壤可显著提高植物修复效率.从镉污染稻田水稻根系中分离获得1株编号为R-13的植物内生菌.分别利用显微观察、碳源利用及分子生物学手段将该菌株鉴定为1株红苍白草螺菌（Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans）;该菌株具有较强的耐Cd²⁺能力,在镉含量为300 mg·kg^-1的固体培养基上仍能生长.经显色反应发现R-13菌株具有产生铁载体和分泌吲哚乙酸（IAA）能力,此外,经Pikovskaya''s固体培养基和Ashby固体培养基试验表明R-13菌株溶磷作用微弱,但是具有较强的固氮能力.在盆栽试验中,利用高通量测序技术追踪R-13菌株在龙葵根部定殖情况,发现接种1次3 d后草螺菌属在龙葵根系内相对丰度相比空白对照（CK）增加201.88%,两次接种可使草螺菌属在龙葵根部的相对丰度相比CK增加1182.44%,接种5 d后草螺菌属在龙葵根系内相对丰度开始出现显著降低趋势.当接种20 mL·pot^-1菌液时对龙葵的根、茎、叶及果实中镉含量无显著影响,当接种菌液达到40 mL·pot^-1时可显著提高龙葵营养器官中的镉含量,当接种量达到200 mL·pot^-1时龙葵营养器官中镉含量最高.此时,根系中镉含量与对照组相比提高84.42%,茎秆中提高43.67%,叶片中提高64.06%,果实中提高20.29%.综上可见,根系接种植物内生草螺菌R-13可显著提高龙葵根系中草螺菌属的相对含量,同时可起到强化龙葵吸收镉的作用,该菌株在植物修复镉污染土壤技术中具有较好应用前景.     

MnO2强化厌氧氨氧化工艺启动及其微生物机理研究

通过对照试验考察了添加MnO₂对厌氧氨氧化污泥驯化和培养的影响,并采用16S rRNA基因高通量测序技术和定量PCR分析其机理.结果表明,添加MnO₂粉末能够显著提高容积氮负荷及运行性能,其脱氮速率高达848.04 mg·L^-1·d^-1,几乎是对照组反应器的2倍.16S rRNA基因高通量测序技术和定量PCR结果表明,添加MnO₂粉末促进了典型厌氧氨氧化菌Candidate Brocadia的富集,厌氧氨氧化菌16S rRNA基因和功能基因hzsB的丰度显著提高.     

华东地区某饮用水源地中磺胺类抗性基因的分布特征

饮用水源中检测到的抗生素抗性基因(antibiotic resistance genes,ARGs)对饮用水质安全和人体健康产生的潜在威胁受到广泛关注.在掌握了华东地区某饮用水源地13种磺胺类抗生素的污染特征基础上,进一步采用定性PCR和荧光定量PCR解析该饮用水源水和底泥中磺胺类ARGs(sul1、sul2)以及抗性基因可转移元件Ⅰ型整合酶基因(int I1)的分布特征.结果表明,3种基因在该饮用水源水和底泥中均100%检出,sul1基因是该饮用水源地中检出含量最高的磺胺类ARGs,在水源水中含量范围为1.5×104~6.4×105copies·mL~(-1),底泥中则高达1.6×108copies·g~(-1),较sul2、int I1基因分别高0.6~2.2、0.5~1.9个数量级.sul1、sul2和int I1基因在该水源地入水口和出水口处的绝对含量无显著差别,而在底泥中sul1、sul2和int I1基因的绝对含量则是出水口高于入水口.sul1在夏季水源地出水口的检出含量最高,为6.4×105copies·mL~(-1);int I1基因在冬季的检出含量高于其他季节.sul1基因与13种磺胺类抗生素具有相关性(r=0.69,P0.05),其中与磺胺甲唑的含量显著相关(r=0.79,P0.01);int I1与sul1、sul2的相对含量之间也存在正相关关系(r为0.80和0.73,P0.05),这表明int I1在磺胺类ARGs的水平转移过程中起到了重要作用.本研究为典型饮用水源地中ARGs的污染现状提供基础数据,也为管控饮用水环境的抗性基因污染和制定管理决策提供依据.     

A study of chromosomal aberrations in amniotic fluid cell cultures

This paper represents the analysis of 1916 routine amniotic fluid specimens harvested by an in situ fixation technique in a prospective study with regard to cultural chromosome anomalies. Excluding constitutional abnormalities, 2·9 per cent of 19432 cells analysed showed some form of chromosome anomaly, terminal deletions (57 percent) and chromatid/chromosome breaks and gaps (18 per cent) being the most frequent, followed by interchange aberrations (13 per cent) and trisomy (5 per cent). No case was found of more than one colony from the same culture showing the same anomaly without it being present in other cultures from the same fluid. The wholly abnormal colonies had a surplus of trisomies and from the mathematical considerations presented one may infer that these are likely to reflect the presence of abnormal cells in the amniotic fluid. Partly abnormal colonies appeared at a frequency that would correspond to virtual absence of selection against chromosomally abnormal cells when cultured in vitro. The aberrations found were similar to those seen as single cell anomalies, except for chromatid breaks and exchanges. The data suggest a basic preferential induction of trisomy for chromosomes 2,18,21, and the Y-chromosome. Structural aberrations showed a marked clustering of breakpoints around the centromeres. The frequency of mutant cells was low (1·4 × 10⁻³) before culture was initiated. At harvest, the frequency of abnormal cells was much higher (3 × 10⁻²) corresponding to 3 × 10⁻³ mutations per cell per generation accumulating over approximately ten generations in vitro.     

Nitrifying population dynamics in a redox stratified membrane biofilm reactor (RSMBR) for treating ammonium-rich wastewater

Nitrogen removal performance and nitrifying population dynamics were investigated in a redox stratified membrane biofilm reactor (RSMBR) under oxygen limited condition to treat ammonium-rich wastewater. When the NHt₄⁺-N loading rate increased from 11.1±1.0 to 37:2 ± 3:2 gNHt₄⁺-N·m⁻²·d⁻¹, the nitrogen removal in the RSMBR system increased from 18.0±9.6 mgN·d⁻¹ to 128.9±61.7 mgN·d⁻¹. Shortcut nitrogen removal was achieved with nitrite accumulation of about 22:3 ± 5:3 mgNO₂⁻-N·L⁻¹. Confocal micrographs showed the stratified distributions of nitrifiers and denitrifiers in the membrane aerated biofilms (MABs) at day 120, i.e., ammonia and nitrite oxidizing bacteria (AOB and NOB) were dominant in the region adjacent to the membrane, while heterotrophic bacteria propagated at the top of the biofilm. Real-time qPCR results showed that the abundance of amoA gene was two orders of magnitude higher than the abundance of nxrA gene in the MABs. However, the nxrA gene was always detected during the operation time, which indicates the difficulty of complete washout of NOB in MABs. The growth of heterotrophic bacteria compromised the dominance of nitrifiers in biofilm communities, but it enhanced the denitrification performance of the RSMBR system. Applying a high ammonia loading together with oxygen limitation was found to be an effective way to start nitrite accumulation in MABs, but other approaches were needed to sustain or improve the extent of nitritation in nitrogen conversion in MABs.     

降解1,2,4-三氯苯的硝基还原假单胞菌J5-1的分离鉴定和邻苯二酚1,2-双加氧酶基因的克隆

从受氯苯污染的土壤中分离到1株以1,2,4-三氯苯为唯一碳源生长的细菌,命名为J5-1.根据其生理生化特征和16S rDNA(GenBank Accession No.EF107515)序列相似性分析,将该菌株初步鉴定为硝基还原假单胞菌(Pseudomonas nitroreducens).当1,2,4-三氯苯初始浓度为400 mg/L时,J5-1对其最大降解率接近90%;当1,2,4-三氯苯浓度初始为20 mg/L时,降解效果最好.J5-1对1,2,4-TCB的降解服从一级反应动力学.从J5-1的基因组DNA中克隆到CC120的全长序列.     

The association between alpha-fetoprotein and βhcg levels prior to and following chorionic villus sampling in cases that spontaneously miscarried

Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (βhCG) measurements taken prior to chorionic villus sampling (CVS) in 21 patients who subsequently miscarried were compared with measurements in a control group of 113 patients with uneventful pregnancies. Patients with AFP levels of 10 iu/ml or more prior to the CVS had a 4·3 times greater risk of miscarriage (95 per cent confidence interval 1·3–13·6). AFP levels obtained 1 week after the CVS in the 13 patients with late miscarriages were higher than in the control group (P = 0·06). Patients miscarrying had a greater rise in AFP (P = 0·06) and a greater fall in βhCG levels (P = 0·04) following the CVS procedure, compared with the control subjects. Each 10-unit change in the difference between AFP or βhCG levels prior to and 1 week following the CVS was associated with a significantly increased risk for late miscarriage. Elevated maternal serum AFP levels early in pregnancy and changes in AFP and βhCG levels following CVS may predict an increased risk for subsequent miscarriage.     

Apolipoproteins in human fetal blood and amniotic fluid in mid-trimester pregnancy

To examine the potential for prenatal diagnosis of genetic lipoprotein metabolic defects (e.g. abetalipoproteinemia, Tangier disease) we determined the normal concentrations of apolipoproteins (apo) A-I, A-II, B, and E in mid-trimester amniotic fluid and fetal plasma. The concentrations of apo A-I and apo A-II in amniotic fluid were 1−2 per cent of the respective levels in the mother's plasma, whereas apo B and apo E were undetectable in amniotic fluid. In contrast to amniotic fluid, all four apolipoproteins were detectable in fetal plasma, and the levels of apo A-I, apo B and apo E were in the range observed in the mothers: 160·2 ± 103·1, 59·8 ± 35·7 and 5·7 ± 3·5 mg/dl respectively (mean ± SD, n=13). The fetal plasma level of apo A-II (28·3 ± 12·4 mg/dl) was two-thirds that observed in the mother's plasma. The normal levels of these apolipoproteins in fetal plasma are well above the sensitivity of the methods, and their quantification requires only 10−20 μl of fetal plasma. Determination of apolipoproteins in fetal blood obtained by fetoscopy thus may provide a method for the prenatal diagnosis of congenital apolipoprotein deficiences.     

Second-trimester maternal serum screening using alpha-fetoprotein,human chorionic gonadotrophin,and unconjugated oestriol: Experience of a regional programme

Over a 2-year period from January 1991 to December 1992, second-trimester maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome using alpha-fetoprotein (aFP), human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), and unconjugated oestriol (uE₃) was made available to five health districts in East Anglia, with a total population of 1·2 million. Amniocentesis was offered when the risk of Down's syndrome at term was 1:200 or greater. 25359 singleton pregnancies were screened, representing an uptake of 77 per cent. The recall rate for the 24 per cent of women who had not had a dating scan prior to the test was 9·4 per cent compared with 3·9 per cent for those who had been scanned (P<0·0005). Seventy-five per cent (36/48) of Down's syndrome pregnancies were detected for a false-positive rate of 4·0 per cent. Twenty-five out of 36 of detected Down's syndrome pregnancies were dated by scan prior to sampling, and in the 11 remaining cases, the dates were confirmed by scan after a high-risk result was obtained. The exclusion of uE₃ from the screening protocol would have reduced the detection rate to 52 per cent (25/48) for the same false-positive rate. Eighty-five per cent of women identified at high risk accepted the offer of an amniocentesis. Other fetal abnormalities detected were trisomy 18 (3), trisomy 13 (2), 45,X (6), 69,XXX (5), other chromosome abnormalities (9), open neural tube defects (26), hydrocephalus (7), abdominal wall defects (4), and steroid sulphatase deficiency (6).     

Prospective risk in reciprocal translocation heterozygotes at amniocentesis as determined by potential chromosome imbalance sizes. Data of the european collaborative prenatal diagnosis centres

The Data of the European Cooperative Prenatal Diagnosis Laboratories (Boué and Gallano, 1984) of 596 prenatal (amniocyte) diagnoses of familial rep was examined as to relationships between balanced/unbalanced result and ascertainment, carrier parent and chromosome imbalance size (percentage haploid autosome length). Each rearrangement was graphed once with actual (unbalanced result) or potential (normal or balanced result) imbalances plotted with trisomy as the ordinate and monosomy as the abscissa. The graphed data was divided into 15 regions, each of 2·0 per cent trisomy and 0·75 per cent monosomy and the rate of unbalanced pregnancies determined for each region. The highest rates of chromosomally unbalanced progeny (excluding regions with inadequate data) were found closest to the origin (i.e. associated with the smallest imbalances) and these were for ascertainment category 1 (previous rep unbalanced child) 22·3 per cent for maternal carriers and 39 per cent for paternal carriers. Overall in pooled data for this ascertainment category (without reference to the imbalance graphs) there were for paternal carriers 28·6 per cent unbalanced pregnancies and for maternal carriers 18·1 per cent. The graphed data, therefore, revealed the higher rates associated with some of the rep with small potential (combined duplication/ deficiency) imbalances. Lesser rates were observed for ascertainment category 2 (carrier parent with a history of recurrent miscarriage) with overall percentages of imbalanced progeny ranging from 2·7 (paternal carriers) to 4·7 (maternal carriers). Again, higher rates were revealed in graphed data for small potential imbalances. All unbalanced results for this group (ascertainment category 2) plotted in the region closest to the origin with rates of 16 per cent (maternal carriers) and 9·5 per cent (paternal carriers) in this region. Remarkably in both ascertainment groups 1 and 2 there was no significant difference in the size of the imbalanced segments for unbalanced progeny. In ascertainment group 1 this was (dup/def; mean ±S.D.): 1·09±0·77/0·47 ± 0·45 and in ascertainment group 2: 1·09 ±0·80/0·66±0·71. From the graphed data which arguably denote viability relationships, a trisomy was approximately 2·7 times as likely to survive until amniocentesis as a monosomy of equivalent size. It is proposed that given further data, risk estimates could be determined for rep heterozygotes using the present approach where empiric data (from the family history or an analysed series of similar rep) is not available.     

水杨酸对多氯联苯污染土壤的修复和微生物群落结构的影响

以浙江省台州电子垃圾拆解地附近多氯联苯污染的农田土壤为研究对象,考察了施肥基础上添加不同剂量水杨酸(5、10、20 mmol·kg-1)对土壤中多氯联苯的去除、脱氢酶活、微生物群落结构及联苯双加氧酶基因相对丰度的影响.结果表明,施肥和施肥基础上添加水杨酸均能显著提高多氯联苯的去除率(p0.05),其中,三氯联苯的去除率最高(28.98%~34.53%).土壤脱氢酶活与多氯联苯去除率随水杨酸添加量的升高呈先增大后减小的趋势,均在10 mmol·kg-1水杨酸处理中达到最大.PCR-DGGE结果显示,水杨酸处理土壤中新增伯克氏菌属(Burkholderia)、潘多拉菌属(Pandoraea)、噬油脂极小单胞菌属(Pusillimonas)、鞘脂菌属(Sphingobium)、甲基杆菌属(Methylobacterium)和青枯菌属(Ralstonia).Shannon指数表明,10 mmol·kg-1水杨酸处理下土壤微生物最为丰富(p0.05).荧光定量PCR显示,bph A基因在不同处理间没有显著差异,但施肥和施肥基础上添加10、20 mmol·kg-1的水杨酸处理都显著提高了bph D.1.B、bph D.1.C、bph D.2.A和bph D.2.A/B基因的相对丰度.     

石油集输系统中硫酸盐还原菌的分布和多样性

分别用亚甲蓝比色法、MPN法和16S rRNA基因序列分析方法,研究中国长庆油田(陕北)石油集输系统中原油和水样中H2 S的分布以及硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)的分布和多样性.结果表明,从油井井口经石油计量站再到石油综合处理站的集输系统中,原油中H2S的含量依次为105.80、99.70、24.57 mg.L-1;SRB的数量依次为98、300、680 CFU.100 mL-1.水样中H2S的含量依次为1.13、2.80、3.49 mg.L-1;SRB的数量依次为9 500、40 000、76 000 CFU.100 mL-1.集输系统中水样中SRB的数量平均为原油样品的100倍以上.原油井口中高浓度的H2S抑制了SRB的生长,SRB数量较少;随着H2S浓度的降低,抑制作用削弱并消失,使集输系统中SRB的数量逐渐增加.水样中H2S初始浓度较低,SRB数量较多,系统中H2S的含量随着SRB数量的增大而逐渐增多.由16S rRNA基因的序列分析表明,能够同时在水样和原油样本中检测到与脱硫弧菌属(Desulfovibrionaceae sp.)以及脱硫球菌属(Desulfococcus sp.)相关的SRB基因序列.但是,在水样中能够检测到与脱硫念球菌属(Desulfomonile sp.)、脱硫弯杆菌属(Desulfotomaculum sp.)和脱硫八叠球菌属(Desulfosarcina sp.)相关的SRB基因序列,而在原油样本中未检测到.在石油集输过程中由于环境条件的变化,水样和原油样品中SRB的多样性都有一定的增加.     

Blood transferrin receptor expression in chromosomally abnormal fetuses

In a cross-sectional study of 13 chromosomally abnormal fetuses, umbilical venous blood was obtained by cordocentesis at 17–32 weeks' gestation. Fetal blood transferrin receptor (CD71) expression (mean=79·8 per cent, range=60–98 per cent) and nucleated red cell count (mean=10·4 × 10⁹ per 1, range=1·0–25·0 × 10⁹ per 1) were significantly higher than the appropriate normal mean for gestation (z=3·92, P<0·0001 and z=3·69, P<0·001, respectively). These haematological changes in chromosomally abnormal fetuses would facilitate their prenatal diagnosis by analysis of fetal nucleated red blood cells isolated from the maternal circulation on the basis of CD71 expression.     

生物质炭对双季稻水稻土微生物生物量碳、氮及可溶性有机碳氮的影响

生物质炭可影响土壤微生物量,但生物质炭对双季稻田土壤微生物生物量碳、氮(MBC、MBN)及可溶性有机碳、氮(DOC、DON)的影响还不清楚.基于此,本研究选取亚热带2种典型双季稻田土壤(花岗岩母质发育的水稻土S1和第四纪红壤发育的水稻土S2)作为研究对象,开展室内培养试验来研究不施氮肥条件下生物质炭添加对土壤微生物生物量碳、氮及可溶性有机碳、氮的影响.每种土壤设置3个小麦秸秆生物质炭添加量,即土重的0%、1%和2%,分别用CK、LB和HB表示.培养70 d后,2种水稻土的MBC均值:S1为877. 03、832. 11和849. 30 mg·kg~(-1),S2为902. 94、874. 19和883. 22mg·kg~(-1). S1+LB、S1+HB和S2+LB均显著降低了土壤MBC均值(P 0. 05),这可能是由生物质炭吸附土壤有机碳及其他有机物,阻碍了微生物的生长而造成的. S1土壤中低生物质炭添加量较对照显著降低了土壤MBN均值(P 0. 05),降幅达9. 45%.生物质炭对S1土壤MBC/MBN均值影响不明显,但LB降低了S2土壤MBC/MBN均值(P 0. 05).由于生物质炭本身含有部分可溶性有机碳及其高p H值,添加到2种水稻土中均增加了土壤DOC均值,增幅分别达4. 42%～22. 20%和10. 57%～35. 47%.但生物质炭(除S2+HB处理)显著降低了土壤DON均值,这可能归因于生物质炭对土壤有机氮的吸附作用及生物质炭本身有机碳分解过程中对N的消耗作用.生物质炭显著增加了2种水稻土的DOC/DON均值,且随着生物质炭添加量的增加而增加.综上所述,在双季稻田土壤中单施生物质炭虽然可增加土壤可溶性有机碳,但对土壤微生物量有一定的降低作用,且会加重土壤氮亏缺状况.因此,在亚热带双季稻田中生物质炭应与化肥等配合施用.     

延河流域降雨侵蚀力时空分布特征

降雨侵蚀力(R)反映了降水引起土壤水蚀的潜在能力,其时空分布规律定量研究是进行土壤侵蚀预报的基础.利用延河流域22个雨量站24a逐日降雨资料,分析了该区降雨侵蚀力的时空分布特征.结果表明,降雨侵蚀力与降雨量、侵蚀性降雨量具有一致的年内年际变化趋势.降雨侵蚀力年内变化为单峰型,集中分布在5～9月,占全年R值的91.61%.降雨侵蚀力多年平均值为1580.58MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,最高值(1981年)为2417.70MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,最低值(1999年)仅585.29MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,年际间变化为中等变异,变异系数为0.32.烧房砭站多年平均R值最大,为2190.33MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,镰刀湾和杨山站多年平均R值最小,分别为1151.37MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1和1146.87MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1.R值与侵蚀性降雨量具有一致的空间分布格局,北部雨量站R值年际变化呈现轻微的增加趋势,其它站点R值年际变化相对呈现出轻微的减少趋势,总体上延河流域降雨侵蚀力呈现下降趋势,趋势系数为-0.004.