汞分析仪直接测定土壤中总汞的方法研究

建立了利用RP91C-RA915M汞分析仪直接测定土壤中总汞的方法。该方法直接固体进样,省去了常规方法加酸消解、赶酸、定容等繁琐的前处理步骤;利用标准土壤绘制工作曲线,无需反复稀释标准储备液配制标准溶液,测定了方法检出限、精密度及准确度。结果表明此方法准确、可靠,是一个比较理想的分析方法。本方法的检出限为0.25μg/kg,相对标准偏差为1.98%~4.92%,标准样品测定准确,加标回收率为92.8%~106%。     

Ecological selection of bacterial taxa with larger genome sizes in response to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons stress

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) are ubiquitous priority pollutants that cause great damage to the natural environment and health. Average genome size in a community is critical for shedding light on microbiome’s functional response to pollution stress within an environment. Here, microcosms under different concentrations were performed to evaluate the selection of PAHs stress on the average genome size in a community. We found the distinct communities of significantly larger genome size w...     

不同土地利用方式对土壤细菌分子生态网络的影响

利用16S rDNA基因Illumina MiSeq高通量测序技术结合分子生态网络方法,测定了4种利用类型土地中的细菌群落组成,并分别构建了可视化的细菌网络.结果表明,旱田和水田土壤细菌网络的平均路径长度与模块性较小,而节点数、连接数、平均连通度和聚类系数较高;4个细菌网络均以正相关关系占优,天然林地负相关比例较高;酸杆菌门、厚壁菌门和变形菌门中的部分菌群在土壤细菌网络中起着重要的连接作用;4个细菌网络的部分关键节点所属的菌群相对丰度较低(<1%),并非本研究区域的主体细菌;旱田土壤菌群主要受TP显著影响(P<0.05);水田土壤菌群主要受黏粒、粉粒和含水量显著影响(P<0.05);天然林地和城市绿地土壤菌群主要受C/N显著影响(P<0.05).以上研究结果表明,旱田土壤细菌网络规模更大,物种间关系更加复杂,不同利用类型土地中的细菌均以协同合作关系为主,天然林地土壤细菌之间存在更强的竞争作用.水田和旱田土壤细菌对外界环境因子的扰动更加敏感,响应迅速,群落结构更易发生变化;部分细菌在网络间存在角色转化现象,低丰度菌群在构建土壤细菌网络中具有重要作用.     

Microbiological quality of roof tank water in an urban village in southeastern China

Urban villages are unique residential neighborhoods in urban areas in China. Roof tanks are their main form of water supply, and water quality deterioration might occur in this system because of poor hygienic conditions and maintenance. In this study, water samples were seasonally collected from an urban village to investigate the influence of roof tanks as an additional water storage device on the variation in the microbial community structure and pathogenic gene markers. Water stagnation in th...     

Effects of lindane on the photosynthetic apparatus of the cyanobacterium<Emphasis Type="Italic">anabaena</Emphasis>

INTENTION, GOAL, SCOPE, BACKGROUND: Cyanobacteria have the natural ability to degrade moderate amounts of organic pollutants. However, when pollutant concentration exceeds the level of tolerance, bleaching of the cells and death occur within 24 hours. Under stress conditions, cyanobacterial response includes the short-term adaptation of the photosynthetic apparatus to light quality, named state transitions. Moreover, prolonged stresses produce changes in the functional organization of phycobilisomes and in the core-complexes of both photosystems, which can result in large changes in the PS II fluorescence yield. The localization of ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase (FNR) at the ends of some peripheral rods of the cyanobacterial phycobilisomes, makes this protein a useful marker to check phycobilisome integrity. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this work is to improve the knowledge of the mechanism of action of a very potent pesticide, lindane (gamma-hexaclorociclohexane), in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp., which can be considered a potential candidate for bioremediation of pesticides. We have studied the effect of lindane on the photosynthetic apparatus of Anabaena using fluorescence induction studies. As ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase plays a key role in the response to oxidative stress in several systems, changes in synthesis, degradation and activity of FNR were analyzed. Immunolocalization of this enzyme was used as a marker of phycobilisome integrity. The knowledge of the changes caused by lindane in the photosynthetic apparatus is essential for rational further design of genetically-modified cyanobacteria with improved biorremediation abilities. METHODS: Polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence rise measurements (OJIP) have been used to evaluate the vitality and stress adaptation of the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7119 in the presence of increasing concentrations of lindane. Effects of the pesticide on the ultrastructure have been investigated by electron microscopy, and FNR has been used as a marker of phycobilisome integrity. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Cultures of Anabaena sp. treated with moderate amounts of lindane showed a decrease in growth rate followed by a recovery after 72 hours of pesticide treatment. Concentrations of lindane below 5 ppm increased the photosynthetic performance and activity of the cells. Higher amounts of pesticide caused a decrease in these activities which seems to be due to a non-competitive inhibition of PS II. Active PS II units are converted into non-QA reducing, so called heat sink centers. Specific activity and amount of FNR in lindane-treated cells were similar to the values measured in control cultures. Release of FNR from the thylakoid after 48 hours of exposure to 5 ppm of lindane towards the cytoplasm was detected by immunogold labeling and electron microscopy. CONCLUSIONS: From these results, we conclude that the photosynthetic performance and activity of the cells are slightly increased in the presence of lindane up to 5 ppm. Moreover, in those conditions, lindane did not produce significant changes in the synthesis, degradation or activity of FNR. The high capability of Anabaena to tolerate lindane makes this cyanobacterium a good candidate for phytoremediation of polluted areas. RECOMMENDATION AND OUTLOOK: The results of this study show that cultures of Anabaena PCC 7119 tolerate lindane up to 5 ppm, without significant changes in the photosynthetic vitality index of the cells. However, a slight increase in phycobiliprotein synthesis is observed, which is related to total protein content. This change might be due to degradation of proteins less stable than phycobiliproteins. An identification of the proteins with altered expression pattern in the presence of the pesticide remains the subject of further work and will provide valuable information for the preparation of strains which are highly tolerant to lindane.     

Linkage between water soluble organic matter and bacterial community in sediment from a shallow, eutrophic lake, Lake Chaohu, China

Lacustrine sediment played important roles in migration and transformation of its water soluble organic matter (WSOM), and the source and composition of WSOM would affect water trophic status and the fate of pollutants. However, we know little about the pathway of WSOM transformation and its driving bacterial communities in lacustrine sediment. In the present study, we investigated the spatial distribution patterns of sediment WSOM and its fluorescent fractions across Lake Chaohu using fluorescence spectroscopy, and explored WSOM compositional structure through our proposed calculated ratios. In addition, we also analyzed sediment bacterial community using Illumina sequencing technology, and probed the possible pathway of sediment WSOM transformation under the mediate of indigenous bacteria. Our results showed that the inflowing rivers affected the spatial distribution patterns of WSOM and its five fractions (including tyrosine-, tryptophan-, fulvic acid-, humic acid-like substances and soluble microbial productions), and sediment WSOM originated from fresh algae detritus or bacterial sources. In parallel, we also found that Proteobacteria (mainly γ-Proteobacteria and δ-Proteobacteria), Firmicutes (mainly Bacilli), Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria, Planctomycetes and Actinobacteria dominate sediment bacterial community. Furthermore, these dominant bacteria triggered sediment WSOM transformation, specifically, the humic acid-like substances could be converted into fulvic acid-like substances, and further degraded into aromatic protein-like and SMP substances. In addition, our proposed ratios (P-L:H-L, Ar-P:SMP and H-L ratio), as supplementary tool, were effective to reveal WSOM composition structure. These results figured out possible pathway of WSOM transformation, and revealed its microbial mechanism in lacustrine sediment.     

C/N对SBR生物脱氮硝化过程微生物结构的动态影响

为揭示碳氮比（C/N）对硝化过程影响的机理本质,试验以人工模拟废水为研究对象,采用4组平行的SBR（R₀、R₅、R₁₀、R₁₅）反应器,基于16S rRNA基因-Illumina MiSeq高通量测序技术,考察了4种C/N（0、5、10、15）对硝化过程功能微生物组成和结构特征的影响.结果表明：4种C/N条件下,系统均获得了较好的去除氨氮（去除率>95%）和COD（去除率>90%）效果,TN也有不同程度的降低.此外,C/N会显著影响系统内微生物的多样性、种群结构和功能.R₀系统Chao1指数（922）、ACE指数（1232.4）、Shannon指数（6.76）和Simpson指数（0.96）均最大,故微生物多样性最丰富,而R₅的物种丰富度最低.在微生物门水平上,变形菌门（Proteobacteria）、拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）、蓝细菌门（Cyanobacteria）等9个相对丰度较高的门是重要的微生物门,其中变形菌门（Proteobacteria）约全部微生物的40.7%~65.2%,是4个系统中最优势的菌门.硝化过程的关键菌群亚硝化单胞菌科（Nitrosomonadaceae）及硝化螺旋菌属（Nitrospira）的相对丰度表现出随着C/N升高而急剧降低的趋势.基于LEfSe分析共获得了34组具有显著差异的微生物,从而得到了每种C/N条件下在微生物学分类水平上的菌群关键生物标记物.     

生物炭对褐土理化特性及真菌群落结构的影响

为了探讨生物炭施用对土壤理化及生物学特性的影响,在田间条件下研究了不同用量(0、10、20、40 t·hm~(-2))生物炭施用3a后植烟褐土真菌的群落结构特征,并分析了其与土壤环境因子的关系.结果表明,土壤添加生物炭3 a后显著提高了土壤pH、含水率、总有机碳(TOC)和总氮(TN)含量,而降低了土壤容重和溶解性有机碳(DOC)含量.Illumina Mi Seq测序结果表明,生物炭的添加对土壤真菌α多样性影响不大,但能显著改变真菌群落结构.物种注释结果表明,所有样本中真菌优势菌群均为子囊菌门(Ascomycota)、接合菌门(Zygomycota)和担子菌门(Basidiomycota),其相对丰度之和占所有可注释真菌丰度的90%以上.生物炭提高了子囊菌门和担子菌门的相对丰度,降低了接合菌门的相对丰度.在属水平上,生物炭增加了链格孢属(Alternaria)、锥盖伞属(Conocybe)和曲霉属(Aspergillus)真菌的相对丰度,降低了放射毛霉(Actinomucor)和赤霉菌(Gibberella)的相对丰度.冗余分析(RDA)及Mantel检验结果说明,土壤DOC、pH和含水率是影响褐土真菌群落结构的主要环境因子.综上,生物炭施用3 a后对土壤理化特性有显著的影响,这些环境因子的改变驱动了土壤真菌群落的生态演替.     

Characteristics of microbial community functional structure of a biological coking wastewater treatment system

Nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds are key pollutants in coking wastewater; however, the functional potential of microbial communities for biodegradation of such contaminants during biological treatment is still elusive. Herein, a high throughput functional gene array (GeoChip 5.0) in combination with Illumina HiSeq2500 sequencing was used to compare and characterize the microbial community functional structure in a long run (500 days) bench scale bioreactor treating coking wastewater, with a control system treating synthetic wastewater. Despite the inhibitory toxic pollutants, GeoChip 5.0 detected almost all key functional gene (average 61,940 genes) categories in the coking wastewater sludge. With higher abundance, aromatic ring cleavage dioxygenase genes including multi ring1,2diox; one ring2,3diox; catechol represented significant functional potential for degradation of aromatic pollutants which was further confirmed by Illumina HiSeq2500 analysis results. Response ratio analysis revealed that three nitrogenous compound degrading genes- nbzA (nitro-aromatics), tdnB (aniline), and scnABC (thiocyanate) were unique for coking wastewater treatment, which might be strong cause to increase ammonia level during the aerobic process. Additionally, HiSeq2500 elucidated carbozole and isoquinoline degradation genes in the system. These findings expanded our understanding on functional potential of microbial communities to remove organic nitrogenous pollutants; hence it will be useful in optimization strategies for biological treatment of coking wastewater.