不同TOC/NH4+-N对厌氧氨氧化脱氮效能的影响

采用SBR厌氧氨氧化反应器,研究了不同TOC与NH_4~+-N比值对厌氧氨氧化反应器的脱氮效能的长短期影响.结果表明,在有机物短期影响时,反应器所能承受的最大TOC/NH_4~+-N为1.4,总氮去除速率可达0.26 kg·(m~3·d)~(-1).长期影响下,在TOC/NH_4~+-N小于0.4时,反应器可获得最高脱氮效能,总氮去除率为0.34 kg·(m~3·d)~(-1),TOC/NH_4~+-N大于0.4后,反应器脱氮效能持续降低,并且短期内厌氧氨氧化菌难以迅速恢复活性.利用q PCR(定量PCR)技术对长期影响前后反应器内菌种群落变化做定量分析,结果表明随着有机物的增加,反应器中的ANAMMOX菌数量从2.9×10~(11)copies·mL~(-1)减少至3.15×10~(10)copies·mL~(-1),在TOC/NH_4~+-N大于1.6的环境中,NH_4~+-N未能由厌氧氨氧化菌去除,厌氧氨氧化菌不能表现出生物活性.此时测得反硝化菌数量为3.0×10~9copies·mL~(-1),反应器中的NO_2~--N绝大部分由反硝化去除,虽然反硝化菌数量远少于ANAMMOX菌,但能表现出远超ANAMMOX菌的活性.     

不同氮水平下间作对玉米土壤硝化势和氨氧化微生物数量的影响

利用荧光定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR,Q-PCR)技术,结合氨氧化细菌(ammonia oxidizing bacteria,AOB)和氨氧化古菌(ammonia oxidizing archaea,AOA)丰度和土壤理化性质的测定,探索了不同氮水平下间作对玉米土壤硝化势(PNF)的影响.试验设置玉米单作和与马铃薯间作两个种植模式,4个施氮水平(不施氮N0、1/2常规施氮N1、常规施氮N2和3/2常规施氮N3)的随机区组试验.结果表明,从不施氮到常规施氮,土壤硝化势和AOA、AOB数量均随施氮量增加而逐渐增加,而高氮(N3)时与N2没有显著差异;间作对土壤硝化势、AOA与AOB数量的影响与施氮量和作物生育期有关,低氮投入(N1)间作有利于增加土壤氨氧化微生物数量和硝化作用.施肥是硝化势增加的主要驱动因子,相关性分析结果表明,土壤含水量是影响PNF的主要环境因子;PNF与土壤中AOA、AOB amoA基因丰度成显著的正相关.尽管玉米马铃薯间作降低了土壤中AOA、AOB amoA基因丰度,却使得间作土壤中AOB占据氨氧化微生物数量上的优势.以上结果表明,施氮和间作均影响了土壤硝化作用和氨氧化微生物AOA和AOB数量的变化,这些变化会影响土壤环境质量.     

盐胁迫下Dslhcb3和cao基因的表达及类囊体磷酸化状态转化

LHCⅡ在在类囊体膜中除了进行光能的吸收和传递之外,在维持类囊体膜的结构,调节激发光能在两个光系统之间的分配,光保护以及对各种环境的适应等过程中都起着重要的作用.为揭示盐藻LHCB在盐胁迫下的作用机制,以盐生杜氏藻(Dunaliella salina为材料,应用实时PCR的方法和蛋白电泳技术,研究lhcb3和叶绿素a加氧酶cao基因在低盐胁迫下的表达变化,以及盐藻类囊体膜的磷酸化水平和磷酯酶的变化.结果表明,在低盐环境下,lhcb3和cao基因的表达活性都呈降低的总趋势,这可能是盐藻适应不浓度盐环境胁迫的不反应.类囊体膜蛋白磷酸化水平先是降低,之后有所升高.时,发现磷酸酯酶有着相的变化趋势,并在12 h时最高.由此认为低盐条件下,类囊体膜蛋白在前期磷酸化水平的降低与磷酸酯酶活性降低有关,但在12 h后磷酸化水平有所升高,可能是细胞内平衡调节的结果,即磷酸激酶活性增强的结果.     

应用qPCR方法检测中国近海塔玛亚历山大藻复合种的研究

亚历山大藻属的部分藻种(Alexandrium spp.)能够产生麻痹性贝毒毒素(PST),是重要的有害藻华(HAB)原因种.由于亚历山大藻属中的有毒和无毒藻种形态相似,且海水中亚历山大藻的细胞密度通常很低,因此,高灵敏度、高特异性的分子生物学方法在亚历山大藻检测方面具有重要的应用前景.塔玛亚历山大藻和链状亚历山大藻是中国近海主要的有毒亚历山大藻藻种,大多属于塔玛亚历山大藻复合种第四类核糖体型(GroupⅣ,以往称为“亚洲温带核糖体型”).因此,本研究尝试将实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)方法用于我国近海塔玛亚历山大藻复合种(GroupⅣ)的快速检测,并对方法的特异性和灵敏度进行了检验.研究表明,所建立的qPCR方法能够特异性地检测我国近海不同海域分离的塔玛亚历山大藻复合种(GroupⅣ),方法具有良好的线性响应关系和较高的灵敏度,最低可检出5个藻细胞,具有良好的应用前景.然而,实验也发现,自我国近海分离的塔玛亚历山大藻复合种的不同藻株之间,以及处于不同生长阶段的藻细胞之间,qPCR检测结果存在显著差异,反映了目标藻核糖体RNA基因拷贝数的差异和变化对qPCR检测结果的影响.因此,建议在将qPCR方法用于不同海域亚历山大藻样品检测时,应采用该海域分离的藻株专门构建标准工作曲线,以减小定量分析误差.     

Rapid prenatal diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with gene duplications by ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with competitive multiplex polymerase chain reaction strategy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) are caused by various mutations in the dystrophin gene. Rapid prenatal diagnosis of DMD with gene duplications is difficult due to limitation in gene dosage determination and the requirement for a known disease-causing mutation in the pedigree to achieve a rapid and accurate diagnosis. We report, here, a case with rapid prenatal diagnosis of DMD-affected male with gene duplications in the absence of a known disease-causing variation in the pedigree by using ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (IP-RP-HPLC) coupled with competitive multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol. In cases with clinical diagnosis of DMD/BMD, this test should identify greater than 92% of disease-causing DNA variants. The postnatal genetic diagnosis of this case and the same disease-causing mutations subsequently identified in other members of the pedigree confirmed the accuracy of competitive multiplex PCR/IP-RP-HPLC assay in direct prenatal diagnosis of DMD. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Whole genome amplification from a single cell: a new era for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique used for determining the genetic status of a single cell biopsied from embryos or oocytes. Genetic analysis from a single cell is both rewarding and challenging, especially in PGD. The starting material is very limited and not replaceable, and the diagnosis has to be made in a very short time. Different whole genome amplification (WGA) techniques have been developed to specifically increase the DNA quantities originating from clinical samples with limited DNA contents. In this review, currently available WGA techniques are introduced and, among them, multiple displacement amplification (MDA) is discussed in detail. MDA generates abundant assay-ready DNA to perform broad panels of genetic assays through its ability to rapidly amplify genomes from single cells. The utilization of MDA for single-cell molecular analysis is expanding at a high rate, and MDA is expected to soon become an integral part of PGD. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

First application of preimplantation genetic diagnosis to neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a dominantly inherited cancer predisposition syndrome that is caused bymutations in the NF2 gene. We report here the first clinical preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) forNF2. A protocol was developed to simultaneously amplify the mutation and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located within the gene. The mutation and polymorphism were analysed by simultaneous fluorescent single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) on an automated DNA sequencer. The mutation, carried by the male partner, was a single base pair substitution affecting a splice site in intron 4 of the gene. The female partner was infertile due to polycystic ovary syndrome and would require IVF to conceive. The couple was found to be informative at a linked intragenic SNP situated in the 5′ untranslated region of the gene. The SNP was included in the assay to reduce the risk of misdiagnosis due to allele dropout (ADO). The couple underwent three cycles of treatment during which a total of 43 blastomeres were biopsied from 31 embryos. Amplification at both loci was obtained in 35 cells (81%). A total of five embryos were transferred, two in the first cycle, two in the second and one in the third. No pregnancy ensued. The results of the diagnoses indicated that, in this couple, the inheritance of the mutation may be non-Mendelian. Out of a total of 32 embryos tested only four were found not to carry the mutation. The reasons for this apparent skew remain unknown. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

武汉市夏季大气挥发性有机物实时组成及来源

利用在线监测仪器获取了武汉市2019年6～7月环境大气中102种挥发性有机物（VOCs）小时浓度数据.观测期间ρ（VOCs）范围为24.9～254μg·m^-3,平均值为（67.7±32.2）μg·m^-3.依据臭氧浓度标准,将观测期间划分为清洁日和污染日,对比分析清洁日和污染日气象条件、 VOCs浓度、组成、臭氧生成潜势和来源差异.污染日NO_x、 CO和VOCs的平均值分别超出清洁日34.9%、 25.0%和27.8%.污染日烷烃、烯烃、芳香烃和含氧VOCs分别比清洁日高40.7%、 39.5%、 26.9%和21.5%.污染日总臭氧生成潜势为（102±69.6）μg·m^-3,超出清洁天33.5%.污染日液化石油气燃烧、工业排放、机动车排放、天然源和溶剂使用的平均贡献率分别比清洁日低3.4%、 2.5%、 0.2%、 1.3%和1.4%,油气挥发源平均贡献率比清洁日高8.8%.机动车排放源和油气挥发源的日变化均呈现早晚高、午后低的特征,与早晚高峰排放有关;LPG燃烧的日变化与餐饮油烟排放变化一致.浓度...     

废水处理系统中抗生素抗性基因分布特征

废水处理厂被认为是抗生素抗性基因(ARGs)的重要污染源.为探究抗性基因在进水状况复杂的废水处理厂沿程的分布变化特征,选取以生产抗生素为主导行业的某化工园区废水处理厂,使用实时荧光定量PCR对废水处理厂沿程ARGs的种类、丰度变化进行研究.结果表明,废水处理厂水体中检出16种ARGs,四环素类、磺胺类ARGs为废水处理厂中占主导的抗性基因,并检出可移动遗传元件int I1,其丰度与磺胺类抗性基因的丰度(P 0. 05,r 0. 95)存在相关性,表明可移动遗传元件int I1可能促进了磺胺类抗性基因的迁移和转化.园区医药企业以合成大环内酯类抗生素为主,由于选择性压力,园区废水中,erm B抗性基因的绝对丰度远远高于其他废水中erm B的绝对丰度.废水经过废水处理厂生物处理工艺,总ARGs绝对丰度下降了1. 16个数量级,经过芬顿工艺处理后,总ARGs绝对丰度下降了2. 46个数量级,表明该废水处理工艺中深度处理工艺对ARGs的去除效果优于生物处理.高浓度、可移动的ARGs已经存在于水体中,如果没有得到有效治理,从废水处理厂排出,将给环境带来高度风险.