Microbial community structure and dynamics of starch-fed and glucose-fed chemostats during two years of continuous operation

The microbial community structures of two mesophilic anaerobic chemostats, one fed with glucose, the other with starch as sole carbon sources, were studied at various dilution rates (0.05–0.25 d^–1 for glucose and 0.025–0.1 d^–1 for starch) during two years continuous operation. In the glucose-fed chemostat, the aceticlastic methanogen Methanosaeta spp. and hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanoculleus spp. predominated at low dilution rates, whereas Methanosaeta spp. and the hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium spp. predominated together when dilution rates were greater than 0.1 d^–1. Bacteria affiliated with the phyla Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, and Actinobacteria predominated at dilution rates of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 d^–1, respectively, while Firmicutes predominated at higher dilution rates (0.2 and 0.25 d^–1). In the starch-fed chemostat, the aceticlastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens coexisted at all dilution rates. Although bacteria belonging to only two phyla were mainly responsible for starch degradation (Spirochaetes at the dilution rate of 0.08 d^–1 and Firmicutes at other dilution rates), different bacterial genera were identified at different dilution rates. With the exception of Archaea in the glucose-fed chemostat, the band patterns revealed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the microbial communities in the two chemostats displayed marked changes during long-term operation at a constant dilution rate. The bacterial community changed with changes in the dilution rate, and was erratic during longterm operation in both glucose-fed and starch-fed chemostats.     

外源葡萄糖对麦秸厌氧发酵产沼气的影响

为进一步阐释混合厌氧发酵的内在机制,在中温(35±1)℃条件下,以麦秸为原料,以葡萄糖为外源易分解有机碳,采用批式发酵方式,进行了葡萄糖不同添加量和不同添加方式对秸秆厌氧发酵产沼气影响试验。结果表明,在试验初始添加葡萄糖可提高日产气量,但葡萄糖添加量太少对提高秸秆总固体(TS)产气量无促进作用,当葡萄糖添加量为秸秆TS质量的6%时获得最大秸秆TS产气量,为303.13 m L·g-1,继续增加葡萄糖添加量,秸秆TS产气量反而降低;在秸秆厌氧发酵日产气量下降阶段一次性或者分次添加葡萄糖对促进秸秆厌氧发酵产沼气均无效果,仅在试验初始一次性添加秸秆TS质量6%的葡萄糖时对秸秆厌氧发酵产沼气有促进作用,秸秆TS产气量较对照提高9.24%;添加葡萄糖对秸秆厌氧发酵过程产气中甲烷含量无明显影响,但提高累积产气中甲烷平均含量,且在日产气量下降后添加葡萄糖的效果更好,但这种促进效果与对照间差异并不显著。综合以上结果,在试验初始一次性添加秸秆TS质量6%的葡萄糖可以获得最佳的产气效果。     

PCB disposition and different biological effects in rats following direct soil exposure vs. PCBs off-gassed from the soil

A comparison of PCB congener profiles and limited biological effects was made between direct exposure to PCB-contaminated soil and vapor phase PCBs from that soil to determine congener patterns useful for identifying exposure sources in humans and wildlife. Weanling female Sprague–Dawley rats were exposed to either control or PCB-contaminated soil (from a landfill in Southern Illinois) for 1 and 2 weeks. The exposures were via direct contact with the soil or via airborne exposure with the rats isolated from the soil by a wire screen. Total PCB of 25% contaminated soil used in the study was 13?500?ppm. No PCBs were detectable in control rats. In direct-exposed rats, total PCB residues in fat pad, ear skin, serum, liver, and inguinal lymph nodes after the 1-week exposure were 6256, 185, 3.2, 149, and 41?ppm, respectively, but decreased to 465, 72, 1.7, 106, and 32.4?ppm after the 2-week exposure. In airborne-exposed rats, total PCB residues were 7.8, 1.6, 0.03, 0.2, and 0.6 in the same manner and slightly increased in fat pad and ear skin to 11.6 and 2.14, respectively. Decreases in both the concentrations and percentages of “episodic” PCBs (those congeners rapidly metabolized) in the fat pad were apparent following the 2-week exposure compared to the 1-week exposure by both routes. Both EROD and BROD activities were significantly increased in the direct-exposed rats, whereas only BROD activity increased in airborne-exposed rats. Serum T ₄ levels were depleted in the direct-exposed rats regardless of time of exposure but were increased insignificantly after 1-week and significantly after 2 weeks in the airborne-exposed rats. No significant changes in serum insulin levels were apparent in any of the treated groups. The results suggested that exposure of animals to PCBs via different routes could result in different PCB profiles, which could cause different biological effects.     

十溴二苯乙烷对部分血糖内分泌干扰的计算机辅助理论研究

随着十溴二苯乙烷(decabromodiphenyl ethane,DBDPE)的大量应用,它已经广泛存在于各种环境介质中,具有潜在的生物毒性。为了探究DBDPE影响血糖代谢水平的具体作用机制,应用DS3.5软件将其与部分血糖内分泌蛋白受体进行分子对接,并利用DBDPE类似物来构建三维定量构效关系(3D-QSAR)模型,预测出DBDPE的半最大效应浓度的负对数值(-log EC50)为5.86。结果表明,DBDPE是通过与部分血糖内分泌受体(雌激素受体、甲状腺激素受体和孕激素受体)结合而影响血糖代谢水平的。另外,根据构建模型,可以预测类似DBDPE的未知内分泌干扰物的活性数据。这些为认识DBDPE在机体内的作用机制、全面评价它的生态风险提供了理论依据。     

以葡萄糖为共基质硝基酚厌氧生物降解性试验研究

在35℃中温厌氧条件下,以葡萄糖为共基质,采用间歇试验法,通过测定甲烷累积产量,研究了2-硝基酚、4-硝基酚、2,4-二硝基酚和2,6-二硝基酚的厌氧生物降解性,利用相对活性值来判断硝基酚对产甲烷菌的抑制程度.研究结果表明:2-硝基酚浓度小于24mg/L时,对产甲烷菌没有产生抑制作用;4-硝基酚浓度小于20mg/L时,对产甲烷菌没有产生抑制作用,浓度为24mg/L时产生轻度抑制;2,6-二硝基酚浓度小于12mg/L时未产生抑制作用,浓度为16mg/L～24mg/L时产生轻度抑制;2,4-二硝基酚浓度小于4mg/L时没有产生抑制作用,浓度为8mg/L～24mg/L时产生中度抑制.4种物质对产甲烷菌活性的抑制由小到大的排列顺序为:2-硝基酚＜4-硝基酚＜2,6-二硝基酚＜2,4-二硝基酚.     

电催化氧化法处理生活污水研究

研究制作了3种金属氧化物修饰电极:Ti/SnO2-Sb2O3、Ti/RuO2-IrO2、Ti/SnO2-Sb2O3-MnO2/PbO2,用这3种电极电解葡萄糖溶液,筛选出了处理效果最好的电极——Ti/SnO2-Sb2O3-MnO2/PbO2电极。通过Ti/SnO2-Sb2O3-MnO2/PbO2电极电解葡萄糖溶液实验,研究了电解时间、电流密度、电解质浓度等因素对电解效果的影响。     

Mitomycin C induced chromosome damage in fetal blood cultures and prenatal diagnosis of fanconi's anaemia

We report the use of fetal blood for the prenatal diagnosis of Fanconi anaemia (FA). The clastogenic action of Mitomycin C (MMC) is compared in blood cultures from different fetuses, normal controls and FA heterozygotes. The fetus at risk is shown to suffer from FA on the grounds of excessive chromosome breakage, both spontaneous and MMC induced.     

3-硝基酚厌氧毒性和厌氧降解动力学研究

在中温(35±1)℃厌氧条件下,以葡萄糖为共基质,采用间歇试验方法,首先,研究了3-硝基酚(3-NP)的厌氧产甲烷毒性。试验以累计产甲烷量和相对活性(RA)为指标,评价了不同浓度3-NP对产甲烷菌的抑制程度,结果表明,3-NP浓度<40 mg/L时,对产甲烷菌几乎没有抑制作用,浓度为80 mg/L时产生轻度抑制,浓度为160 mg/L时产生中度抑制,浓度为320~800 mg/L时产生重度抑制。然后,分别用未驯化污泥和经3-NP驯化的污泥研究了3-硝基酚的降解动力学,结果表明,驯化后污泥比未驯化污泥对3-NP的降解能力提高了很多;驯化污泥的3-NP动力学可用方程R=SRm/Ks++SS2/Ki来描述,并利用非线性拟合求得动力学参数Ks、Rm、Ki分别为52.4 mg/L,1.70 mg/(g.h),87.9 mg/L,方差R2=0.99,拟合效果很好。     

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and related compounds: the blood levels of young Japanese women.

We investigated PCDDs and related compounds in the blood of young Japanese women, approximately 20 years of age, who had not yet had children, and discussed how the TEQ level of PCDDs and related compounds in their blood may affect the next generation. Means of total TEQ levels were 0.063 pg/g for whole blood basis and 21 pg/g for lipid basis. TEQ of PCDDs, PCDFs and coplanar PCBs accounted for about 43, 34 and 23% of the total TEQ in the whole blood basis, respectively. In the lipid basis, their values were about 44, 34 and 22%, respectively. Previously, we investigated PCDDs and related compounds levels in mother's breast milk, lymphocyte subpopulation and thyroid function of their children, and found negative correlations between the TEQ level of PCDDs and related compounds and CD4+/CD8+, and/or the TEQ level of PCDDs and related compounds and the T₄ level in 36 mothers and children. Of these cases, the average age was approximately 28 years. PCDDs and related compounds may be related to immunopathy, such as atopic dermatitis. The effects of PCDDs and related compounds on babies of young Japanese women are important and must be further evaluated.     

羟基致死船舶压载水微生物的生化影响研究

试验表明羟基比值浓度达到0．63mg／L左右时，足以杀死压载水微生物。在此浓度下也会引起微生物的糖、脂质、蛋白质、核酸、酶等发生强烈的化学反应。脂质过氧化物含量上升为原来的3倍；总蛋白质减少了33．4％；核酸中RNA、DNA分别减少了46．9％、77．0％；葡萄糖却增加了1倍，羟基破坏了多糖，使之降解为单糖；过氧化物酶含量减少了21．9％；超氧化物歧化酶减少了54．2％；分离微生物后海水中过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶分别减少了83．1％、33．2％，上述生化试验资料清楚表明了羟基对微生物三大基本分子(核酸、蛋白质、葡萄糖)、抗氧化酶系(过氧化酶、过氧化氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶)以及脂质均有强烈的破坏作用，这也是致死压载水微生物的主要原因。