Microbial ecology and geochemistry of soils containing iron pans

Soils in New Zealand, and elsewhere, often contain substantial zones of ferro-manganese concretions and pans (laterally continuous layers) that can affect soil quality and management. Soils containing concretions and pans from Southland, New Zealand, were investigated to determine links between microbial ecology and geochemistry. Three soil profiles were sampled at 100-mm intervals to a depth of 1 m and then assayed for nine different populations of bacteria using selective media. Geochemical analysis was performed on the soils at the same intervals, and on shallow groundwater from nearby wells. The largest concentrations of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) coincide with concretions. Nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) are not correlated with Fe and Mn but may be depleted due to bacterial metabolism. Fe and Mn concentrations in groundwater are low, suggesting that the source of these elements in the concretions and pans is in situ weathering rather than groundwater. Numbers of iron oxidising organisms increase where concretions and pans are encountered, but manganese-oxidising organisms decrease. Heterotrophic, sulphur-oxidising, and anaerobic populations have relatively consistent numbers at all depths within the profiles. Fifty organisms were selected for phylogenetic characterisation, of which only Pseudomonas sp. is known to have significant interactions with Fe and Mn. These results suggest a link between concretion development and iron-oxidising microbial populations.     

血卵涡鞭虫感染三疣梭子蟹的病原形态学及组织病理学变化

血卵涡鞭虫是一类主要感染海产甲壳类的致病性寄生性甲藻。近年来,该寄生性病原在我国沿海主要经济蟹类养殖区域流行性发病,给当地蟹类养殖业造成了严重经济损失。为厘清血卵涡鞭虫的生活史形态,了解宿主的病理损伤机制,本文通过血涂片法和HE染色法系统研究了感染过程中该寄生虫的形态变化和宿主的组织病理变化。结果表明,血卵涡鞭虫在感染过程中经历丝状滋养体、单核/双核/多核滋养体、团聚体、蛛网状滋养体、孢子前细胞及孢子等不同生活史阶段。感染导致三疣梭子蟹发生系统性病理变化,肝胰腺、心脏、鳃、肌肉等器官和组织在不同感染阶段均发生相应程度的组织病理变化,主要表现为体细胞破损或坏死、细胞间隙模糊、疏松结缔组织充斥大量寄生虫细胞。最终由于寄生虫在宿主主要器官组织间隙内大量增殖,导致重度感染的梭子蟹器官或组织功能破坏、丧失而死亡。     

温度对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)和鱼腥藻(Anabaena sp.)生长及胞外有机物产生的影响

以巢湖优势种铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)和鱼腥藻(Anabaena sp.)为研究对象,研究不同温度(35、25和10℃)对这两种藻生长特性和胞外有机物产生的影响.结果表明,温度对铜绿微囊藻和鱼腥藻的藻细胞密度、碱性磷酸酶活性和胞外有机物浓度影响显著.25℃是铜绿微囊藻和鱼腥藻最适宜的生长温度,最高细胞密度分别达到3.12×107cells/ml和2.03×107 cells/ml.不同温度下两种藻的碱性磷酸酶活性特征,证实了高温对鱼腥藻生长的抑制和低温对铜绿微囊藻生长的抑制.胞外有机物释放总量受蓝藻生物量和单位细胞有机物释放速率的影响.铜绿微囊藻的溶解性有机碳和胞外总多糖释放量在25℃最高,最大值分别为49.28和38.46 mg/L;而鱼腥藻在35℃时释放量最高,最大值分别为45.82和40.60 mg/L;10℃条件抑制了两种藻的生长及胞外有机物的释放.鱼腥藻胞外多糖含量在35℃培养条件下最高,而铜绿微囊藻在10℃条件下最高,说明不利的生长条件会促进蓝藻胞外多糖的分泌.三维荧光图谱分析结果表明,铜绿微囊藻和鱼腥藻胞外有机物以类蛋白质和类腐殖酸为主,温度主要影响藻细胞胞外有机物浓度,而对有机物种类组成没有影响.     

铬(VI)对浮游植物生长率的影响(英文)

本工作使用一次培养法初步研究了Cr(VI)对菱形硅藻和隐藻的毒性,实验结果表明,当Cr(VI)浓度大于16ppb时,则对其生长率产生抑制作用,其72小时EC_(50)值分别为260ppb和230ppb.根据活性点位模式计算了Cr(VI)与藻体的结合常数,约为2×10~5藻体中Cr含量与培养液中Cr浓度有关,两者近似指数关系,根据藻体中Cr含量和溶液中Cr的浓度,估计每个硅藻细胞与Cr最大结合容量约为5×10~(-17)mol/cell.     

云南洞穴金线鲃属鱼类(鲤科)一新种

描记采于罗平县—地下河金线鲃属一新种,命名为瓦状角金线鲃Sinocyclocheilus tileihornesMao,Lu et Li,sp.nov。新种外形与犀角金线鲃S.rhinocerous Li et Tao(1994)相近,但新种无侧线鳞,角顶部分叉呈瓦状,腹鳍较长,后伸超过肛门或达到臀鳍起点可与之相区分。     

有机锡对海洋微藻的生理效应──Ⅱ.三苯基锡和三丁基锡对扁藻和金藻光合作用的影响

于1991年4月-1992年1月，分别用不同浓度的三苯基氯化锡（TPTC）和三丁基氯化锡（TBTC）培养扁藻和金藻，测定24，48和72h两种藻的净光合速率和生长速率。结果表明，TBTC对两种藻的毒性大于TPTC；TPTC和TBTC在浓度为0．2μg／L时，对两种蕉的光合作用有轻微影响；浓度大干0．4μ/L，两种藻的光合作用不同程度地受到抑制。扁藻对有机锡的耐受力大于金藻：扁藻用两种锡处理后，第一天受害最严重，第二天和第三天光合速率开始恢复；金藻经TPTC处理后随时间加长光合速率稍有恢复，而经TBTC处理后则未出现恢复现象。     

一株产琼胶酶海洋细菌的分离与鉴定

为获得琼胶酶活性高产菌株,对采集的海水样品进行了产酶微生物的分离、筛选和鉴定。经过平板培养预筛和两次摇瓶培养筛选,从浙江省舟山市普陀区近海海水样品中分离到一株琼胶酶产生菌G-5,该菌株液体培养产酶活力可达到413.8 U/mL。G-5菌株的菌落呈乳白色、半透明、表面湿润;菌体革兰氏染色阴性,大小0.58~0.69μm×1.50~2.26μm;光学显微镜下呈短杆状,略有弧形。G-5菌株的16S rDNA序列与NCBI数据库中15个弧菌属(Vibrio)菌株的16S rDNA有98%的同源性,可以确定G-5菌株是一株弧菌(Vibrio sp.)。     

均匀设计在后棘藻培养基中的应用

将均匀设计的方法应用于一种海洋微藻：后棘藻（Ellipsoidion)培养基的优化。设计了硝氮、氨氮、磷酸盐三因素各五个浓度水平的试验，根据均匀设计表设计了10种培养基，检测细胞浓度、脂肪酸含量和产量。结果表明：在硝氮、氨氮浓度均为1．92mmol/L，磷酸盐浓度为0．082mmol/L，细胞浓度达到最大值167．23mg/L。在硝氮浓度为0．84mmol/L，氨氮浓度为3．38mmol/L，磷酸盐浓度为0．07mmol/L时，EPA含量达到最大值7．748％。在硝氮浓度为0．915mmol/L，氨氮浓度为1．92mmol/L，磷酸盐浓度为0．072mmol/L时，EPA产量达到最大值9．999mg/L。     

Light and electron microscope observations onNephroselmis gaoae sp. nov. (Prasinophyceae)

Nephroselmis gaoae sp. nov. is described on the basis of light and electron microscope observations of cultured material originally collected and isolated from seawater of Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, China. The periplasts on the cell body and flagella are covered by five types of scales, two types on the flagella and three on the body. Among these, the morphology and the number of spines of large stellate body scales differ remarkably from those of previously described species ofNephroselmis. Apart from these, the unusual fine structure of the eyespot (stigma) is very characteristic. As in the other species ofNephroselmis, the eyespot lies immediately under the two-membraned chloroplast envelope; unlike the others, however, it is not composed of a number of osmiophilic globules, but consists of about 14 curved rod-shaped osmiophilic bodies arranged loosely and randomly. This feature distinguishes the present new species not only from the other species ofNephroselmis but also from the other motile algal species, the eyespots structure of which had been previously described. Contribution No. 2316 from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. This paper was presented at the XIVth International Seaweed Symposium held in Brittany, France, 1992.