Cow excrements enhance the occurrence of tetracycline resistance genes in soil regardless of their oxytetracycline content

Fertilizing soils with animal excrements from farms with common antibiotic use represents a risk of disseminating antibiotic resistance genes into the environment. In the case of tetracycline antibiotics, it is not clear, however, whether the presence of antibiotic residues further enhances the gene occurrence in manured soils. We established a microcosm experiment in which 3 farm soils that had no recent history of fertilization with animal excrements were amended on a weekly basis (9 times) with excrements from either an oxytetracycline-treated or an untreated cow. Throughout the study, the concentration of oxytetracycline in excrements from the treated cow was above 500 μg g⁻¹ dw, whereas no oxytetracycline was detected in excrements from the healthy cow. Both excrements contained tetracycline resistance (TC-r) genes tet(L), tet(M), tet(V), tet(Z), tet(Q) and tet(W). The excrements from the treated cow also contained the tet(B) gene, and a higher abundance of tet(Z), tet(Q) and tet(W). Three weeks after the last excrement addition, the individual TC-r genes differed in their persistence in soil: tet(Q) and tet(B) were not detectable while tet(L), tet(M), tet(Z) and tet(W) were found in all 3 soils. There were, however, no significant differences in the total number, nor in the abundance, of TC-r genes between soil samples amended with each excrement type. The oxytetracycline-rich and the oxytetracycline-free excrement therefore contributed equally to the increase of tetracycline resistome in soil. Our results indicate that other mechanisms than OTC-selection pressure may be involved in the maintenance of TC-r genes in manured soils.     

方钢管混凝土柱-钢梁平面框架耐火性能研究

建立了局部火灾下多层多跨矩形钢管混凝土柱-钢梁平面框架温度场和力学性能分析的有限元模型。在考虑楼板影响的基础上,研究了保护层厚度不同时钢管混凝土框架结构的温度场分布规律。研究了不同受火工况条件下钢管混凝土框架结构的变形和破坏规律、耐火极限状态、受火梁的内力状态以及结构耐火极限的规律。分析表明,梁保护层厚度影响钢梁温度分布形式;火灾下,框架结构发生了受火梁的整体屈曲破坏。     

Assessment of vancomycin resistance transfer among enterococci of clinical importance in milk matrix

Abstract

Dissemination of vancomycin resistance in enterococci has been associated with horizontal transfer of mobile genetic elements. Aim of the study was to evaluate if milk matrix is a suitable environment to support transferability of vancomycin resistance (vanA) gene from clinical vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecalis. Enterococci strains were firstly screened for the presence of cpd (inducible sex pheromone determinant) gene, vanA and tetL genes (vancomycin and tetracycline resistance markers, respectively) and the gelE (extracellular metalloendopeptidase) gene to define the mating pairs. Based on these selection markers, we investigated the transferability of eight plasmid-borne vanA harbored by E. faecium (vanA+, cpd-, tetL- and gelE-) into two E. faecalis (vanA-, cpd+, tetL?+?and gelE+) recipient strains in milk matrix. The strains were mated in a 1:1 ratio in 7% reconstituted milk and incubated at 37?°C. Transconjugants emerged from all 16 matings within 2?h of incubation and were evidenced by dual antibiotic resistance (vancomycin and tetracycline). The vancomycin-resistance of trasconjugants was maintained even after ten subsequent passages on nonselective medium. Transconjugants were positive for vanA, tetL and gelE genes. This study indicates milk matrix as suitable environment to support gene exchange between Enterococcus species.     

稳恒磁场作用下微生物燃料电池的产电特性和电化学阻抗谱分析

对混合菌接种的双室微生物燃料电池加载磁场强度为175 mT的稳恒磁场,利用电化学交流阻抗等电化学分析方法,考察了在磁场作用下微生物燃料电池（MFC）产电性能的变化,分析了磁场对MFC各部分内阻的影响。加载磁场使已启动完成的MFC的产电明显增强,开路电压提高了10%。加载磁场后最大功率密度为2.08 W/m2,大于加载前的1.58 W/m2,表观内阻由170Ω降至80Ω。电化学阻抗谱分析确定了阳极、阴极和全电池的等效电路模型,拟合结果发现阳极极化内阻约为5Ω。加载磁场使MFC的阴极极化内阻由74.98Ω降至56.73Ω。     

好氧反硝化菌TAD1的同步硝化反硝化性能

研究发现嗜热螯台球菌(Chelatococcus daeguensis)TAD1具有同步硝化反硝化性能,可将水中的氨氮去除。重点考察50℃下,碳氮比、碳源、初始pH值、DO浓度等因素对菌株TAD1同步硝化反硝化脱氮性能的影响规律及菌株TAD1的耐氨能力,最后用Minitab软件进行综合优化。结果表明,菌株TAD1在高浓度氨氮(500～3 000 mg/L)下仍具有很高的脱氮能力,pH值和碳源用量是影响TAD1同步硝化反硝化最显著的因素,综合优化后总氮最大去除率达到了70%,证实利用菌株TAD1的同步硝化反硝化性能具有潜在的废水脱氮应用前景。     

不同阳极微生物燃料电池产电性能的比较

微生物燃料电池在处理废水的同时可以产生电能,有希望同时解决废水再利用和能量再产生的问题。采用单室无膜空气阴极微生物燃料电池,处理模拟生活污水,探讨MFC处理模拟废水的效果。研究了以碳布(MFC1)、碳布负载碳纳米管(MFC2)、碳纳米管(MFC3)和泡沫镍(MFC4)作为4种不同的阳极材料,对MFC系统的启动、内阻和产电特性进行比较。结果表明,4种不同阳极MFC在水力停留时间24 h的条件下,对COD有很好的去除作用,其中MFC2的COD去除效率最大,为91.4%。在不影响MFC系统处理废水效果的前提下,实验得到4种阳极MFC系统中MFC2具有最小的内阻,为173.7Ω;并且其功率密度也大于其他3种MFC,达到401.2 mW/m2。     

海洋环境中渗锌层和锌铬涂层的耐蚀性研究

通过采用极化曲线和电化学阻抗谱等电化学方法和中性盐雾试验,研究了粉末渗锌和锌铬涂层在海洋环境中的耐蚀性能。结果表明,锌铬涂层耐蚀性优于渗锌,表面封闭处理可进一步提高锌铬涂层对基体的保护能力,体现出协同效应。     

印刷电路组件吸湿性尘粒人工模拟试验中关键因素的控制

吸湿性尘粒人工模拟试验(简称湿尘试验)是一种新型的环境试验。通过对试验方法和试验过程中各环节的研究,确定了试验时应把握的关键因素,并最终总结了试验中关键因素控制的方法。这些方法可为湿尘试验的开展提供借鉴作用。     

西藏林芝地区空气动力学阻抗估算模型适用性分析

空气动力学阻抗的准确估算是目前卫星反演地表显热通量的关键,为了准确反演藏东南地区的地表显热通量,利用2013年6月10日西藏林芝地区的草地、麦田、河滩、林地阴坡和阳坡5种下垫面的边界层观测数据,分析常用的Thom_1975,Thom_1977和Choudhury空气动力学阻抗估算模型的适应性。结果表明:林地阴坡Choudhury模型估算值与涡动相关测量的结果有较好的一致性,其他下垫面建议采用Thom(1975)模型。     

Comparison of Spontaneous Antibiotic Resistance Frequency of Salmonella Typhimurium Growth in Glucose Amended Continuous Culture at Slow and Fast Dilution Rates

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of spontaneous acquisition of resistance to select antibiotics by Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) when grown in glucose amended continuous flow culture at slow (D = 0.025 h^{? 1}) or fast (D = 0.27 h^{? 1}) dilution rates. The bacterium was grown in LB minimal medium (pH 6.25) containing no antibiotics. Upon achieving steady state, samples were plated to tryptic soy agar (TSA) alone or supplemented (per ml) with 2 and 16 μg oxytetracycline, 4 and 16 μg tetracycline, 2 and 64 μg kanamycin, and 0.25 and 2 μg enrofloxacin. Regardless of growth rate, CFU of resistant ST from the TSA containing antibiotics was less than 2 × 10¹ except for 2 μg kanamycin and 0.25 μg enrofloxacin treatments (higher than 1 × 10⁹ and 4 × 10⁷ CFU of resistant ST for trials 1 and 2, respectively). Frequency of recovering resistant ST from the TSA containing the higher antibiotic concentrations was less than 1 in 10⁹ for all antibiotics, but was higher on the media containing 2 μg kanamycin and 0.25 μg enrofloxacin at both slow and fast growth rates. In general, minimal susceptibility differences were detected for isolates from slow and fast dilution rates.