生物洗涤塔内产漆酶苯降解菌的分离鉴定及菌剂制备应用

从生物洗涤塔内循环洗涤液中分离鉴定得到3株苯降解菌Kocuria rosea sp. R(玫瑰色考克氏菌属)、Bacillus sp. W(芽孢杆菌属),以及Arthrobacter sp. Y(节杆菌属),通过研究其苯降解动力学,确定苯降解优势菌为Bacillus sp. W,优化其降解条件并探究其代谢途径。结果表明,添加皂角苷可促进苯的生物降解,但根据不同细菌的代谢特点,其影响存在显著差异。在产漆酶菌Bacillus sp. W的降解下,苯的半衰期为8.08 h,而皂角苷与苯共代谢时,苯的半衰期缩短为4.90 h。在最优条件下,即pH为7、起始苯浓度为50 mg·L⁻¹、皂角苷添加量为75 mg·L⁻¹,Bacillus sp. W的漆酶酶活最高为490.21 U·L⁻¹。在漆酶等参与下苯存在独特苯降解通路,苯在加氧酶作用下转化为邻苯二酚,漆酶可催化酚羟基邻位发生甲氧基取代,进而分子内加成为呋喃衍生物,再经一系列下游酶的作用降解成小分子。在生物反应器中添加由分离得到3株菌株复合而成的菌剂,苯去除效率在第5 d达最高81.21%,比常规驯化活性污泥提前了17 d,还增强了反应器的抗冲击能力。将菌剂接种到实验室的泡沫生物洗涤反应器中,实现了反应器快速启动,启动期仅为5 d。本研究可为生物技术治理疏水性和难降解性VOCs提供参考。     

利用16S rRNA高通量测序技术考察温度对生物脱氮硝化过程中亚硝酸盐氧化菌代谢功能的影响

为探究温度对生物脱氮硝化过程微生物代谢及功能基因的影响,采用16S rRNA高通量测序技术,以富集的亚硝酸盐氧化菌(NOB)为研究对象,考察了活性污泥系统硝化过程中菌属与比亚硝酸盐氧化速率(SNiOR)的相关性。通过LEfSe分析筛选出3种温度(25、35和40℃)条件下的生物标记物,并利用KEGG数据库解析了微生物的代谢功能、氮代谢相关酶类型及相对丰度。结果表明,在3种温度条件下,NOB富集系统内的Nitrospira是SNiOR的唯一影响因子,且两者呈现显著的正相关性,Spearman相关系数(ρ)为0.95。此外,在温度条件为25、35和40℃时,分别筛选出14种、6种和8种生物标记物,显著优势菌分别是Xanthomonadales目、Sphingomonadales目和Gammaproteobacteria纲。以上结果说明：温度对微生物的代谢功能具有一定程度的影响,低温有利于碳水化合物代谢、能量代谢;较高温度会抑制能量代谢,NOB丰度降低;随着温度的升高,亚硝酸盐氧化还原酶(nxr)类基因(nxrA和nxrB)的数量基本保持不变。     

尿中1-羟基芘的同步荧光测定法

本文报告1-羟基芘的荧光光谱在碱性溶液中的红移现象,研究了在1mol/l NaOH溶液中的同步荧光光谱,得出最适△λ为35nm.以此为基础建立了尿中1-羟基芘的同步荧光测定法,回收率80%,精密度8.0%,检测下限0.05ng/ml.     

Pigeon homing: the effect of a clock-shift is often smaller than predicted

This analysis is based on 103 releases with 6-h clock-shifted pigeons of various ages and experiences. Resetting the internal clock normally leads to a significant change in initial orientation; however, in half of the cases, the induced deflections are significantly smaller than predicted by the sun compass hypothesis. The relative size of the deflections decreases with increasing age and experience (Fig. 3). Only young pigeons with limited experience respond as expected, while old birds show deflections which are, on the average, only slightly more than half of the predicted size, except at extremely familiar sites (Table 2). There is no difference between fast and slow shifts (Fig. 4). It is not possible to clearly specify under what circumstances smaller deflections occur; previous clock-shifts (Fig. 5), familiarity with the release site (Table 4) and duration of the shifting procedure (Table 5) do not seem to be the reasons. Clock-shifting also tends to decrease the vector lengths and has a marked effect on homing performance (Table 7). Nevertheless, considerable numbers of clock-shifted birds return on the day of release before their internal clock has begun to be reset back to normal. The general role of the sun compass in bird orientation is considered and theoretical implications of our findings are discussed in view of the map and compass-model and the possibility that an alternative, non-time-compensating compass is used in parallel with the sun compass.     

Reproductive isolation between populations from Northern and Central Europe of the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica L.

Summary. Allopatric populations of the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica are known to feed upon either willow (Salicaceae) or birch (Betulaceae). This study aimed to elucidate the differentiation process of these allopatric populations. We investigated whether these allopatric populations specialized on different host plants are still able to produce fertile offspring when interbreeding. Individuals from a population in Finland (willow specialists) and one in the Czech Republic (birch specialists) were crossed in laboratory. Hybrid formation succeeded only between females from the Czech, birch specialized population and males from the Finnish, willow specialized population, while no eggs were produced by females of the willow specialists having mated males of the birch specialists. Behavioral, morphological, physiological, and chemical features of the F₁ hybrids were studied. The chemical composition of larval defensive secretion and feeding preferences of the resulting F₁ hybrids mainly showed similarities with the paternal phenotype, while the area of black coloring on the offspring’s elytra was intermediate between those of the parental elytra. F₁ hybrids did not accept the host plant (birch) of their mothers for feeding and only survived on willow. Thus, since mothers only lay eggs on birch, we found evidence for a postzygotic isolation mechanism between the individuals of the two investigated populations: when having been mated with willow specialized Finnish males, the birch specialized Czech mothers place the hybrid eggs on a plant species (birch), on which the hatching larvae cannot survive.     

植物次生代谢:功能、调控及其基因工程

植物次生代谢物具有多种重要的生物学功能 ,在工农业生产和人们日常生活中具有广阔的应用前景 .随着可持续农业的发展 ,植物次生代谢物的化学生态学功能及其对农产品品质的影响倍受关注 .植物次生代谢调控的生物化学、分子生物学和基因工程已成了当今国际生物界十分活跃的前沿研究领域 .本文仅就植物次生代谢物功能、代谢调控及基因工程研究进行简要的概述 .1　植物次生代谢物的功能1.1　植物次生代谢物的化学生态学功能植物次生代谢物按其合成方式可分为组成型和诱导型两种类型 ,它们在植物与植物、植物与微生物及植物与昆虫之间的关系中行…     

Comparison of chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis: Current status of prenatal diagnosis in Japan

Data were tabulated and compared for cases involving prenatal diagnostic procedures performed in the 8 years between January 1985 and December 1992. Of a total of 2781 pregnancies, 2546 cases (91·5 per cent) were diagnosed by amniocentesis, and 235 (8·5 per cent) by chorionic villus sampling (CVS). These findings reflect the fact that amniocentesis has taken deep root as the prenatal diagnostic procedure widely acknowledged by society, whereas even the existence of CVS has yet to be generally recognized. Analysis of our clinical and laboratory results and complication rates, however, suggests that CVS is a safe and accurate alternative to amniocentesis which should and can be positively presented to all patients who are candidates for prenatal diagnosis.     

嗪草酮降解菌Rhodococcus sp.MA的降解特性及固定化应用

从农田土壤中分离得到1株嗪草酮高效降解菌株,命名为MA,该菌5 d对50 mg·L^-1嗪草酮的降解率达到74.8%,最适反应温度和pH分别为30℃和7.0.根据表型与生理生化特征及16S rRNA序列分析,将其鉴定为Rhodococcus sp.MA.利用气相色谱-质谱联用（GC-MS）鉴定菌株MA降解嗪草酮的中间产物为脱氨基嗪草酮.以海藻酸钠为包埋剂,经正交试验表明,3%海藻酸钠、2% CaCl₂、包埋比8：1和固定时间6 h条件下,菌株对嗪草酮的降解效率最高,为71.2%.将固定化菌体细胞用于修复实验,结果表明,未固定化处理的菌液对湖水及池塘水中嗪草酮（15 mg·L^-1）的去除率分别为72.1%和69.9%;固定化处理后可提高对嗪草酮的去除率,分别达到87.3%和82.6%,具有良好的应用前景.     

Winners and losers: analysing post‐disaster spatial economic demand shift

Disasters produce winners and losers. This paper evaluates such winners and losers in a spatial context. The hypothesis is that, because of severe damage to the core disaster area and the constraints associated with the cost of transportation, economic demand would shift to the immediate edge of the disaster zone where either minor or no damage is observed. Empirical analysis of growth patterns in counties/parishes in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in the United States after Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) verified the spatial demand shift hypothesis. The study found that the post‐Katrina core disaster area became a ‘doughnut hole’ of low income and employment growth, surrounded by a ring of high growth counties/parishes on the edge of the hole. The short‐run adjustment in growth rates may have altered permanently the spatial distribution of employment and income both at the core and in the areas at the edge.     

双酚A(BPA)暴露对WHHL家兔糖类和脂类代谢的影响

为利用和人类更为接近的动物模型来研究在高脂血症条件下,BPA暴露是否能促进脂类和糖类代谢异常,并探索潜在的毒性效应机制,选取渡边可遗传高脂血症家兔(WHHL)模型,通过灌胃的方式将其暴露于400μg·kg-1体重的BPA溶液长达12周。在持续暴露第8周,检测了在空腹状态下,家兔血浆中葡萄糖、胰岛素和脂肪含量的变化,并根据所得结果进行了静脉注射胰岛素耐受试验(IVTT)。在暴露第12周,同样对空腹状态下,家兔血浆中的葡萄糖,胰岛素和脂肪含量进行了检测,并测量了血压和心率。然后,将所有的家兔进行解剖,通过苏木精-伊红(HE)及糖原(PAS)染色分别对心脏和肝脏部位的脂肪及糖原蓄积情况进行了病理学切片分析。同时,检测了肝脏中与脂类和糖类代谢相关基因在m RNA水平上的表达变化。结果显示,BPA暴露8周后促使WHHL家兔发生了胰岛素抵抗现象,导致第12周血糖及胰岛素含量升高,同时也促进了高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)及游离脂肪酸(NEFA)含量的上升。BPA暴露第12周,暴露组WHHL家兔的冠状动脉粥样硬化损伤程度未发生明显增加,但心肌细胞发生了肿胀,胞质中出现了脂肪的蓄积,同时伴随着心律失常。肝脏重量发生增加,肝细胞中同时出现了脂肪和糖原的蓄积现象,相关基因的表达发生了显著上调。研究结果表明,BPA持续暴露可促进WHHL家兔发生脂类和糖类代谢异常,其毒性效应机制可能和胰岛素抵抗及相关基因的异常表达有关。