大气二氧化硫污染预测模型初探

考虑了影响大气扩散的主要气象因素及其它因素,提出了一个大气SO_2污染预测模型,并运用加权实时最小二乘算法对模型进行实时辨识。这一模型尤其适用于城市及城市中SO_2日均浓度的分区预测,给出了该模型在上海地区应用的结果。     

从油田分离的两株嗜热产孢子硫酸盐还原菌系统进化分析

为了寻找极端微生物资源,将来自油田环境的微生物作为研究对象,分离得到两株硫酸盐还原菌.菌株CW02来自于油田联合污水处理站里的地面污水,兼性厌氧,能在pH为2.8的酸性培养基中生长,耐受最高矿化度为30.0g/L,最高生长温度为48℃,可利用苯环化合物为唯一碳源生长.菌株CW03取自于4000多米深原油井的原油分离水中,严格厌氧,不耐酸,能够在68℃的温度下生长,可利用较短碳链的有机化合物.两株菌都是直或弯的杆状,革兰氏阳性,有极生鞭毛,产孢子.通过16SrDNA测序以及在线的Blast系列比对分析:两株菌均属于细菌界(Bacteria),厚壁菌门(Firmicutes),梭菌纲(Clostridia),梭菌目(Clostridiales),蛋白胨链球菌科Peptococcaceae,脱硫肠状菌属(Desulfotomaculum),与该属中的种Desulfotomaculumnigrificans和Desulfotomaculumaeronauticumd相似性达到98%.但是通过多重序列比对构建进化树的方法分析发现,菌株CW03属于古细菌界,与古细菌界的古生球菌属进化距离较近.图5表2参32     

Single-cell sequencing and mini-sequencing for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

There is increasing interest in the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) as an alternative to routine prenatal diagnosis. However, the costs associated with development and testing of new PGD protocols have forced some PGD centres to limit the number of diseases for which PGD is offered. One of the main factors in the design of new protocols, which affects cost and accuracy, is the choice of the mutation-detection technique. We have assessed the reliability of DNA sequencing and mini-sequencing for clinical diagnosis at the single-cell level and have found them to be rapid and accurate. Extensive optimisation for individual mutations is not usually necessary when employing these versatile techniques and consequently a smaller investment of time and resources should be required during development of new protocols. Additionally, we report single-cell protocols for the diagnoses of cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia and β-thalassaemia, which utilise mini-sequencing. Unlike most mutation-detection techniques, mini-sequencing permits analysis of very small DNA fragments. Small amplicons experience low allele dropout (ADO) rates, and consequently this approach could potentially improve the reliability of PGD. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Real-time PCR with molecular beacons provides a highly accurate assay for detection of Tay-Sachs alleles in single cells

The results presented here provide the first single-cell genetic assay for Tay-Sachs disease based on real-time PCR. Individual lymphoblasts were lysed with an optimized lysis buffer and assayed using one pair of primers that amplifies both the wild type and 1278 + TATC Tay-Sachs alleles. The resulting amplicons were detected in real time with two molecular beacons each with a different colored fluorochrome. The kinetics of amplicon accumulation generate objective criteria by which to evaluate the validity of each reaction. The assay had an overall utility of 95%, based on the detection of at least one signal in 235 of the 248 attempted tests and an efficiency of 97%, as 7 of the 235 samples were excluded from further analysis for objective quantitative reasons. The accuracy of the assay was 99.1%, because 228 of 230 samples gave signals consistent with the genotype of the cells. Only two of the 135 heterozygous samples were allele drop-outs, a rate far lower than previously reported for single-cell Tay-Sachs assays using conventional methods of PCR. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

生物强化膜生物反应器(MBR)处理邻苯二甲酸二乙酯(DEP)效果及微生物群落结构分析

为强化邻苯二甲酸二乙酯(DEP)降解,将从活性污泥中分离的高效DEP降解菌Arthrobacter sp.LMS13运用到MBR反应器,考察强化系统对DEP去除效果,并通过实时荧光定量(q-PCR)和Illumina Mi Seq技术分别对系统运行期间邻苯二甲酸双加氧酶降解基因(phtA)数量以及微生物群落结构特征进行了分析.结果表明,强化系统能加快反应器启动,对进水浓度为800 mg·L-1的DEP,强化系统和未经强化系统在运行后期(61 d)对DEP平均去除率分别为81%和19%.q-PCR结果显示,在驯化阶段,phtA基因拷贝数上升,但当DEP浓度大于400 mg·L-1时,phtA基因数量下降;phtA基因拷贝数与DEP降解率呈正相关.Mi Seq测序结果进一步表明,高浓度DEP导致系统中群落多样性指数下降,但对强化系统多样性影响相对较小.反应器运行过程中,原活性污泥中占有较高比例的拟杆菌门(Bateroidetes)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)丰度降低,ε-变形纲(ε-Proteobacteria)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)在反应系统中逐渐被淘汰,而β-变形纲(β-Proteobacteria)和放线菌门(Actinobacteria)成为系统中的优势菌门,其中红环菌属(Rhodocyclus)、博得氏杆菌属(Bordetella)、节杆菌属(Arthrobacter)为优势菌属,在DEP降解系统中起着主要作用,是保证DEP生物处理效果和维持反应器稳定运行的重要菌属.     

Responses of activities, abundances and community structures of soil denitrifiers to short-term mercury stress

The responses of activities, abundances and community structures of soil denitrifiers to mercury (Hg) stress were investigated through a short-term incubation experiment. Four soil treatments with different concentrations of Hg (CK, Hg25, Hg50, and Hg100, denoted as 0, 25, 50, and 100 mg Hg/kg dry soil, respectively) were incubated for 28 days. Soil denitrification enzyme activity (DEA) was measured at day 3, 7 and 28. The abundances and community structures of two denitrification concerning genes, nirS (cd₁-nitrite reductase gene) and nosZ (nitrous oxide reductase gene), were analyzed using real-time PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Results showed that soil DEA was significantly stimulated in the treatments of Hg25 and Hg50 compared with others at day 7. Meanwhile, no difference in the abundances of soil nirS and nosZ was found between Hg spiked treatments and CK, except the lower abundance of nirS (P<0.05) in the Hg added treatments compared with that in the CK at day 28. The community structures of denitrifiers based on nirS gene presented obvious change at day 7 along with the Hg additions, however, no variation was found in all treatments based on the nosZ gene. The results indicated that Hg (Hg25 and Hg50) had a strongly short-term stimulation on soil DEA, and nirS gene is more sensitive than nosZ gene to Hg stress.     

Quantification of microcystin-producing and non-microcystin producing Microcystis populations during the 2009 and 2010 blooms in Lake Taihu using quantitative real-time PCR

Lake Taihu, a large, shallow hypertrophic freshwater lake in eastern China, has experienced lake-wide toxic cyanobacterial blooms annually during summer season in the past decades. Spatial changes in the abundance of hepatotoxin microcystin-producing and non-microcystin producing Microcystis populations were investigated in the lake in August of 2009 and 2010. To monitor the densities of the total Microcystis population and the potential microcystin-producing subpopulation, we used a quantitative real-time PCR assay targeting the phycocyanin intergenic spacer (PC-IGS) and the microcystin synthetase gene (mcyD), respectively. On the basis of quantification by real-time PCR analysis, the abundance of potential toxic Microcystis genotypes and the ratio of the mcyD subpopulation to the total Microcystis varied significantly, from 4.08× 10⁴ to 5.22× 10⁷ copies/mL, from 5.7% to 65.8%, respectively. Correlation analysis showed a strong positive relationship between chlorophyll-a, toxic Microcystis and total Microcystis; the abundance of toxic Microcystis correlated positively with total phosphorus and ortho-phosphate concentrations, but negatively with TN:TP ratio and nitrate concentrations. Meanwhile the proportion of potential toxic genotypes within Microcystis population showed positive correlation with total phosphorus and ortho-phosphate concentrations. Our data suggest that increased phosphorus loading may be a significant factor promoting the occurrence of toxic Microcystis bloom in Lake Taihu.