人工湿地空气微生物群落碳源代谢特征

采用BIOLOG-GN微平板分析自由表面流人工湿地空气微生物群落碳源代谢特征,阐明空气微生物群落代谢功能与环境因子相关性.结果表明,不同季节人工湿地空气微生物AWCD值、优势群落及Mc Intosh指数均存在差异,春季和夏季空气微生物碳源代谢强度明显高于秋季和冬季(P0.01);4个季节人工湿地空气微生物优势群落依次为羧酸类代谢群落、糖类代谢群落、聚合物类代谢群落和羧酸类代谢群落,夏季空气微生物对6类化合物的利用水平高于其他季节(P0.05).主成分分析显示,秋季和冬季空气微生物碳源代谢特征相似,但与春季和夏季差别较大,胺类是区分人工湿地夏季与春季、秋季和冬季的主要碳源类型,羧酸类是区分春季与秋季和冬季空气微生物代谢差异的主要碳源类型.不同季节人工湿地空气微生物群落结构主导影响因子存在差异.     

汶川地震灾区不同气候区土壤微生物群落碳源代谢多样性

为探讨汶川地震灾区不同气候区土壤微生物群落功能代谢的变化,采用Biolog-ECO生态板技术,研究了亚热带湿润季风气候和半干旱干热河谷气候未受损区、受损治理区、受损未治理区土壤微生物碳源代谢的多样性变化特征.结果表明,平均颜色变化率(AWCD)在未受损区和受损治理区表现为亚热带湿润季风气候区半干旱干热河谷气候区,在受损未治理区表现为半干旱干热河谷气候区亚热带湿润季风气候区,不同气候区内受损未治理区AWCD值均处于最低水平;亚热带湿润季风气候区土壤微生物的碳源利用类型明显多于半干旱干热河谷气候区,在不同气候类型区内碳源利用种类均表现为受损治理区未受损区受损未治理区的趋势;不同气候区土壤微生物群落碳源代谢多样性特征差异显著,其中多样性指数和均匀度指数均表现为未受损区受损治理区受损未治理区,而受损治理区均具有最高的丰富度指数;土壤微生物群落的碳源代谢特征与土壤养分、地上植被生物量及植被覆盖度具有一定的相关性,表明地震及其次生灾害主要通过对地表植被和土壤环境的作用间接影响土壤微生物群落的碳源利用能力,在不同气候类型区与不同的受损治理情况下土壤微生物群落的碳源代谢特征具有显著差异.     

不同填料甲苯生物滤塔中微生物群落结构与代谢功能解析

对填料为珍珠岩、玻璃珠和聚苯乙烯泡沫(EPS)的甲苯生物滤塔中微生物群落的结构和代谢功能进行了分析.结果表明,在稳定运行阶段,生物滤塔的微生物群落结构相似且与接种物存在较大差异.3种填料的生物滤塔中在门水平上的优势菌均为变形菌门Proteobacteria(36.1%~67.5%)、放线菌门Actinobacteria(4.3%~43.4%)、厚壁菌门Firmicutes(3.0%~16.4%)和拟杆菌门Bacteroidetes(1.9%~10.2%);属水平上,相同的优势属为红球菌属Rhodococcus(2.4%~38.5%)和假单胞菌属Pseudomonas(5.9%~25.3%),在珍珠岩生物滤塔中相对丰度更高的属为戴沃斯氏菌属Devosia、戈登氏菌属Gordonia和根瘤菌科某属Rhizobiales_E,在玻璃珠和EPS生物滤塔中相对丰度更高的属为着色菌科某属Chromatiaceae_A和Fluviicola.不同填料的生物滤塔中微生物群落整体碳源代谢能力相似且相比接种物均显著下降,微生物群落结构与代谢呈现一致性,多样性水平均为珍珠岩EPS玻璃珠.与接种物相比,不同填料的生物滤塔中微生物结构物种多样性都降低,代谢多样性都升高.     

长期低聚磷条件对AO-SBR系统Accumulibacter代谢特性的影响

为了考察长期低聚磷(Poly-P)条件下Accumulibacter的菌群结构及其代谢特性的变化,采用两个SBR反应器,分别采用乙酸钠和丙酸钠为有机碳源,接种富含Accumulibacter的活性污泥,在进水PO34--P浓度为2. 5 mg·L~(-1)的低磷进水条件下运行60 d,对系统除磷性能、污泥浓度、主要菌群结构的变化进行研究.结果表明,长期低Poly-P条件下两个SBR系统均表现出良好的除磷和去除有机物的性能,但两个系统内的菌群代谢均表现出聚糖菌代谢特征;运行60 d后,丙酸盐系统中AccumulibacterⅠ型仍保持了较高的丰度(40%±7%),表明丙酸盐SBR系统中AccumulibacterⅠ型不仅具有较高的代谢活性,还能够在长期低聚磷条件下以一种不依赖Poly-P的代谢方式进行生存;对比发现,丙酸盐碳源更有利于Accumulibacter适应低磷负荷的运行环境,且在低磷负荷的运行环境下AccumulibacterⅠ型比Ⅱ型更具竞争优势.     

The Future of Tropical Species on a Warmer Planet

Abstract: Modern global temperature and land cover and projected future temperatures suggest that tropical forest species will be particularly sensitive to global warming. Given a moderate greenhouse gas emissions scenario, fully 75% of the tropical forests present in 2000 will experience mean annual temperatures in 2100 that are greater than the highest mean annual temperature that supports closed‐canopy forest today. Temperature‐sensitive species might extend their ranges to cool refuges, defined here as areas where temperatures projected for 2100 match 1960s temperatures in the modern range. Distances to such cool refuges are greatest for equatorial species and are particularly large for key tropical forest areas including the Amazon and Congo River Basins, West Africa, and the upper elevations of many tropical mountains. In sum, tropical species are likely to be particularly sensitive to global warming because they are adapted to limited geographic and seasonal variation in temperature, already lived at or near the highest temperatures on Earth before global warming began, and are often isolated from cool refuges. To illustrate these three points, we examined the distributions and habitat associations of all extant mammal species. The distance to the nearest cool refuge exceeded 1000 km for more than 20% of the tropical and less than 4% of the extratropical species with small ranges. The biological impact of global warming is likely to be as severe in the tropics as at temperate and boreal latitudes.     

The Paradox of the Long‐Term Positive Effects of a North American Crayfish on a European Community of Predators

Abstract: Invasions of non‐native species are one of the major causes of losses of native species. In some cases, however, non‐natives may also have positive effects on native species. We investigated the potential facilitative effects of the North American red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) on the community of predators in southwestern Spain. To do so, we examined the diets of predators in the area and their population trends since introduction of the crayfish. Most predator species consumed red swamp crayfish, which sometimes occurred in over 50% of their diet samples. Moreover, the abundance of species preying on crayfish increased significantly in the area as opposed to the abundance of herbivores and to predator populations in other areas of Europe, where those predators are even considered threatened. Thus, we report the first case in which one non‐native species is both beneficial because it provides prey for threatened species and detrimental because it can drive species at lower trophic levels to extinction. Increases in predator numbers that are associated with non‐native species of prey, especially when some of these predators are also invasive non‐natives, may increase levels of predation on other species and produce cascading effects that threaten native biota at longer temporal and larger spatial scales. Future management plans should include the complexity of interactions between invasive non‐natives and the entire native community, the feasibility of successful removal of non‐native species, and the potential social and economic interests in the area.     

MAX-Ⅱ气体代谢分析仪测试参数及其意义的分析

MAX-Ⅱ气体代谢分析系统是目前在体育科研、康复和教育机构广泛使用的对人体心肺功能进行监测评价的实验仪器。该分析系统组成复杂,可测试参数较多,具有较为强大的功能。为了充分开发该设备的使用价值,对其测试参数及重要参数的意义进行了总结和分析,期待发挥其在实践中的重要作用。     

湖泊沉积物中微生物群落对天然有机质输入的响应

全球气候变化和蓝藻水华暴发造成湖泊生源、陆源天然有机质（NOM）输入显著增加,以太湖藻型湖湾为例,考察沉积物中微生物群落的活性、组成及功能对不同浓度藻源有机质（POM）和陆源腐殖酸（HA）的响应特征.三维荧光分析显示POM化学多样性较高,包含易降解的类蛋白（50%）和难降解的类腐殖质组分（50%）,而类腐殖质占HA荧光组分的97%.两个月的微宇宙实验表明,对于同种NOM,沉积物中微生物矿化作用随NOM浓度升高而增强;但POM组中有机碳去除量显著高于同等浓度的HA组.胞外聚合物分析显示NOM输入有利于微生物分泌蛋白质和多糖,提高了微生物群落的聚集度和稳定性;酶活分析表明POM对脲酶、脱氢酶等有机物代谢酶的激发效应强于HA,形成了代谢更活跃的微生物群落.同时,NOM输入（尤其是POM）提高了微生物群落的物种多样性,增加了Proteobacteria和Bacteroidetes等参与有机物分解的菌群丰度,上调了与代谢相关的KEGG功能基因丰度.以上结果表明湖泊沉积物中微生物群落的活性和功能与NOM的来源和浓度有关.     

Predicting the Thermal Effects of Dam Removal on the Klamath River

The Klamath River once supported large runs of anadromous salmonids. Water temperature associated with multiple mainstem hydropower facilities might be one of many factors responsible for depressing Klamath salmon stocks. We combined a water quantity model and a water quality model to predict how removing the series of dams below Upper Klamath Lake might affect water temperatures, and ultimately fish survival, in the spawning and rearing portions of the mainstem Klamath. We calibrated the water quantity and quality models and applied them for the hydrometeorological conditions during a 40-year postdam period. Then, we hypothetically removed the dams and their impoundments from the models and reestimated the rivers water temperatures. The principal thermal effect of dam and reservoir removal would be to restore the timing (phase) of the rivers seasonal thermal signature by shifting it approximately 18 days earlier in the year, resulting in river temperatures that more rapidly track ambient air temperatures. Such a shift would likely cool thermal habitat conditions for adult fall chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) during upstream migration and benefit mainstem spawning. By contrast, spring and early summer temperatures could be warmer without dams, potentially harming chinook rearing and outmigration in the mainstem. Dam removal might affect the rivers thermal regime during certain conditions for over 200 km of the mainstem.     

Fetal ascites and oligohydramnios: Prenatal diagnosis of a sialic acid storage disease (index case)

In a 20-year-old primiparous patient, a routine ultrasound scan performed at 28 weeks revealed fetal ascites, bilateral talipes, and oligohydramnios. This woman, married to possibly her first cousin, was at risk for an autosomal recessive disease, a metabolic disorder. At 29 weeks, an amniotic fluid biochemical study revealed the presence of an abnormal band of free sialic acid, leading to a diagnosis of a congenital form of sialic acid storage disease. Termination of pregnancy was performed at 30 weeks. Measurement of free sialic acid in cultured fetal skin fibroblasts confirmed the diagnosis.