An inventory of factors that affect polysaccharide production by Phaeocystis globosa

Phaeocystis material contains polysaccharides that are built from at least eight different monosaccharides. Differences have been reported between the carbohydrate composition of different Phaeocystis species, and also between samples taken from Phaeocystis globosa blooms in different areas. In order to elucidate factors that could play a role in determining variation in carbohydrate composition and production, a number of Phaeocystis globosa strains were studied under laboratory conditions. Although there was a clear distinction of a northern and a southern cluster in the Phaeocystis globosa strains based on RAPD analysis, the differences in the composition of the mucopolysaccharides were relatively small. The contribution of glucose, however, ranged from 7–85% of total sugars. A strain that was cultured in seawaters of diverse origin produced polysaccharides of a different composition, suggesting the effect of environmental factors. The presence of bacteria affected neither the amount, nor the composition of the carbohydrates that were produced by Phaeocystis globosa. Glucose is part of both the intracellular polysaccharide pool and of the mucopolysaccharides in the colony matrix. Using specific digestion of the intracellular chrysolaminaran by laminarinase, the distribution of polysaccharides over different pools could be assessed. During growth of an axenic, mucus-producing strain, the portion of glucose present as chrysolaminaran appeared to increase. The polyglucose that was not digested by laminarinase remains unidentified. This study shows that environmental factors rather than strain differences determine differences in the sugar composition of Phaeocystis globosa, especially with respect to the glucose content of the material. A difference in the contribution of glucose could be correlated to the portion of cells in the culture that are not in the colonies. Our study emphasises that for studying polysaccharide dynamics in Phaeocystis globosa it is important to be able to discriminate between the different polysaccharide pools. Preliminary results of an enzymatic approach were promising     

应用三轴风速仪研究成都平原大气扩散参数及结果分析

本文介绍了应用三轴风速仪测试大气扩散参数的方法和原理,计算了成都平原大气扩散参数,并对其结果进行了分析,提出了本地区应用三轴风速仪可以代替平衡球的依据,并对三轴法的优缺点进行了评价。指出了以往将静风与有风时处理混为一起的不合理性。     

水体铜对中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)代谢酶活力的影响

采用生态学单因子梯度试验方法,研究了水环境中添加0·01、0·10、1·00、5·00mg/L的铜(Cu2 )对中华绒螯蟹肝胰腺、血淋巴和鳃代谢酶活力的影响。结果表明,随着Cu2 浓度的增高,肝胰腺和血淋巴的铜锌超氧化物歧化酶(Cu-Zn SOD)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活力和血蓝蛋白均呈先增加后减少的变化趋势。鳃钠钾三磷酸腺苷酶(Na ,K -ATPase)、钙镁三磷酸腺苷酶(Ca2 ,Mg2 -ATPase)和谷丙转氨酶(GPT)活力均随着Cu2 浓度的增高而降低。随着Cu2 浓度的增高,肝胰腺髓性过氧化物酶(MPO)活力呈先减少后增加的变化趋势。水环境中添加0·01mg/L Cu2 就可对中华绒螯蟹代谢酶产生显著影响,并随着Cu2 浓度的增高,对中华绒螯蟹机体的影响逐渐加剧。表明代谢酶活力的变化可以灵敏地反映Cu2 的胁迫程度和毒性。     

久效磷对真鲷鳃、肝和肾细胞超微结构的影响

0.5mg/L的久效磷处理真鲷4d和10d后，利用电子显微镜观察真鲷鳃氯细胞，肝细胞和肾小管细胞的超微结构变化。结果表明；鳃氯细胞微小管严重水肿；肝细胞核膜水肿，溶解，部分线粒体外膜和嵴溶解，内质网明显水肿；肾小管细胞内质网和刷状缘严重水肿。并且这三种组织细胞器的超微结构变化呈时间效应关系。     

High inorganic phosphate concentration in coral mucus and its utilization by heterotrophic bacteria in a Malaysian coral reef

Inorganic nutrient contents of mucus released by Acropora corals and its utilization by heterotrophic bacteria at several different hour intervals in the coral mucus were investigated at a coral reef in Malaysia. The dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP) concentration was 135‐fold higher than in the ambient seawater, probably due to inorganic P release from the coral gut cavity. We experimentally confirmed that heterotrophic bacteria rapidly (within 8 h) consumed ca. 80% of the initial concentration of DIP derived from coral mucus. High DIP concentration in coral mucus may enhance heterotrophic bacterial production and associated carbon flow in the microbial loop of reef ecosystems.     

褐牙鲆鳃氯细胞的超微结构研究

利用透射电镜技术，研究了褐牙鲆(Paralichthys olrvaceus)鳃氯细胞的超微结构特征。研究表明，褐牙鲆鳃氯细胞主要分布于鳃小叶基部，具有微细小管系统和分泌腔。有丰富的线粒体，细胞核基位。根据氯细胞结构的不同，将其分为4种类型：I型氯细胞、Ⅱ型氯细胞、Ⅲ型氯细胞和Ⅳ型氯细胞。I型氯细胞胞体较大，细胞基质密度较低。微细小管系统发达呈细管状；Ⅱ型氯细胞外形不规则。胞体较大，细胞基质密度较高，微细小管系统主要呈粗网状；Ⅲ型氯细胞外形不规则，细胞基质具有很高的电子密度，微细小管系统不发达，胞内存在大量线粒体，分泌腔小；Ⅳ型氯细胞为扁平状，细胞体积较小，具有较大的分泌腔，但微细小管系统不发达。褐牙鲆鳃氯细胞系统是主要的渗透压调节系统。     

温度对鳜皮肤黏膜抗体产生的影响

应用间接酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)技术测定不同水温下鳜经嗜水气单胞菌GYK1株全菌灭活疫苗浸泡免疫后皮肤黏液中抗体,以研究抗体动态变化,揭示温度对抗体产生的影响。结果表明:27.0~29.8℃水温(下称"较高温")下,鳜皮肤黏膜抗体滴度于第7天达到峰值211,而水温介于19.8~23.9℃(下称"较低温")时,抗体滴度于第11天达到峰值26,说明温度较高时,抗体形成快,峰值出现时间早,并且抗体滴度明显升高。另取不同温度下经上述疫苗浸泡免疫的鳜皮肤黏液,采用硫酸铵盐析、离心、浓缩等生物化学技术粗提鳜皮肤黏液中的免疫球蛋白,SDS-PAGE检测发现,较高水温下,高渗免疫组(加10 mg/mL食盐)鳜皮肤黏液蛋白中目标条带(72×103和29×103)深度较其他3个实验组(同温度下全菌组、较低水温下高渗及全菌组)有所增加,ELISA检测该组抗体效价为211。     

Size effects of suspended particles on gill damage in green-lipped mussel Perna viridis

The green-lipped mussels Perna viridis were exposed to <500 μm suspended solids (SS) with concentrations of 0 (control), 250, 500, 750 and 1000 mg/L for 14 days, followed by transferring to clean, filtered seawater for 28 days. Results of scanning microscopy showed significantly higher damages to the cilia on the frontal surface of the gill filaments than that on the abfrontal surface in both demibranchs. Percent ciliary depletion varied with SS concentrations and time. No sign of recovery of the gill filaments was observed after the mussels were transferred to clean seawater. In a second experiment, mussels were exposed to SS with size range from <63, >125–<250 and >250–<500 μm at 600 mg/L, together with a control (0 mg/L) for 14 days, followed by transferring to clean, filtered seawater for 28 days. Results of scanning microscopy showed significant ciliary damages in both the ascending and descending lamellae under the three particle size groups as compared with the control. Percent depletion of frontal cilia was most serious for the >250–<500 μm size group and least for the <63 μm size group. However, percent depletion of abfrontal cilia was most serious for the >125–<250 μm size group and least for the <63 μm size group. No recovery of ciliary damages was observed. The effects of particle size of suspended sediments on the morphological damages of gill filaments in the green-lipped mussels were discussed.     

Phenotypic plasticity of Vermetidae suspension feeding: a potential bias in their use as Biological Sea-Level Indicators

Some organisms represent useful Biological Sea‐Level Indicators (Bio SLI) thanks to their constant position relative to sea level and allow the reconstruction of past sea level changes. The sessile gastropods Vermetidae are among the most used indicators, since their shells often resist time averaging and can be easily dated with ¹⁴C. However, all these vermetids have a level of precision (± 0.5–1 m), obtained from data on the Mediterranean Dendropoma petraeum (Monterosato, 1884). We found a certain degree of plasticity in this species; it can also live subtidally, not in correspondence with the main sea level, where it feeds adopting a mixed feeding strategy. Considering this variability and the almost complete lack of knowledge for other Bio SLI vermetids, it appears clear that a common value of precision cannot be maintained and the precision of other vermetid species remains to be tested.