菌根真菌对土壤中有机污染物的修复研究

菌根真菌是真菌与植物之间特殊的联合共生体，利用菌根真菌修复土壤，尤其是修复有机污染物污染的土壤，正成为一个崭新的研究方向。菌根真菌是土壤真菌的一种，但与土壤中放线菌和细菌等微生物相比，其对土壤中有机污染物具有更大的忍耐能力，并且能利用土壤中大多数持久性有机污染物作为碳源来获取能量。综述了近20年菌根真菌对土壤有机污染物降解研究，讨论了菌根真菌降解土壤有机污染物的可能机制，并探讨了从引入固氮菌、外源细菌两个方面对菌根调控以提高修复效果的可能性，为进一步研究菌根真菌生物降解土壤中持久性有机污染物、利用菌根植物修复有机污染土壤提供信息。     

Changes associated with Phragmites australis invasion in plant community and soil properties: A study on three invaded communities in a wetland,Victoria, Australia

Phragmites australis invasion is altering plant communities and therefore, soil properties have been changed significantly. This study compared the diversity among three communities in a wetland to assess the impact of invasion by Phragmites and the associated impact on soil properties. Three diversity indices, species richness (S), evenness (E) and Shanon-Weiner index (H) had significantly higher values in uninvaded plots compared to invaded in all the communities. Invaded plots had the lowest diversity, with H = 0 and Simpson’s index (D) = 1, (i.e. they were monospecific). These results support the idea that a reduction in diversity can be expected in wetlands colonized by Phragmites. Phragmites invasion significantly increased soil moisture, EC, phenolics, organic carbon, dehydrogenase activity and microbial biomass (C, N, P) with reduction of pH and arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi spore density compared with uninvaded zones. In addition, the study of antifungal phytochemistry of Phragmites elucidated the decrease of the competitive abilities of native plant Melaleuca ericifolia by interfering with formation of mycorrhizal associations and biomass. Our results suggest that Phragmites invasion has caused significant ecological alterations in communities by demonstrating a combined effect to plant diversity and soil variables.     

Biogeographical patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity in China's grasslands

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF) are universally mutualistic symbionts that colonize the fine roots of most vascular plants. However, the biogeographical patterns and driving factors of AMF diversity of plant roots in grasslands are not well investigated. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing techniques and bioinformatics to evaluate the AMF richness of 333 individual plant roots in 21 natural grassland ecosystems in northern China, including the Loess Plateau(LP), the Mongolian Plateau(MP), and the Tibetan Plateau(TP). The AMF richness showed a significant parabolic trend with increasing longitude. In regional situations, the AMF richness in the grasslands of the MP(60.4 ± 1.47) was significantly higher than those of the LP(46.4 ± 1.43) and TP(44.3 ± 1.64). Plant traits(including plant families, genera, and functional groups) explained the most variation in the AMF richness across China's grasslands, followed by energy and water; soil properties had the least effects. The results showed the biogeographical patterns of the AMF richness and the underlying dominant factors, providing synthetic data compilation and analyses in the AMF diversity in China's grasslands.     

具有抑制植物病原真菌活性的含氮、硫、磷壳聚糖衍生物的研究进展

海洋生物体内蕴含着天然活性物质,许多都具有杀菌、杀虫、抗逆、促生长等功能,已成为新农药创制的重要源泉,据此研制新型海洋生物源农药,是海洋生物产业中的一个新领域,也是新型生物农药研发的重要途径。以虾、蟹壳为原料制备的壳聚糖是一种碱性多糖,能够促进植物生长,提高植物抗病、抗逆能力,在农业上受到广泛关注。为提高壳聚糖的应用性,通过改性提高其抑菌性是一个研究热点。本文主要基于本实验室近20年来在壳聚糖衍生化及抑菌活性方面开展的工作,系统地阐述了提高壳聚糖抑菌活性的活性拼接改性策略,即通过在不同位点接枝含氮、含磷、含硫等抑菌活性基团以提高其抑菌活性,分析了其构效关系,为研制新型海洋生物农药提供了理论与技术支撑。     

海洋真菌来源吲哚生物碱类化合物的结构和活性研究

近年来,海洋真菌因其能够产生大量结构新颖、活性显著的代谢产物而受到广泛关注。本文综述了1991—2010年间从海洋真菌分离得到的134个新吲哚生物碱的结构和活性研究情况,其中包括fumitremorgin类19个、notoamide类22个、细胞松弛素类18个、吲哚喹唑啉类9个、吲哚萜类11个、肽类及其他单吲哚类21个和双吲哚类化合物34个。海洋真菌来源的吲哚生物碱不仅结构奇特,并且表现出多种重要的生物活性,具有潜在的研究和应用价值。     

Antimony in the environment: A review focused on natural waters. III. Microbiota relevant interactions

Antimony is ubiquitously present in the environment as a result of natural processes and human activities. Antimony is not considered to be an essential element for plants or animals. In this third review paper on the occurrence of antimony in natural waters, the interactions of antimony with microbiota are discussed in relation to its fate in natural waters. This paper covers the following aspects: occurrence in microbiota, uptake transport mechanisms, pathways of Sb(III) removal from cells involved in antimony tolerance, oxidation and reduction of antimony by living organisms, phytochelatin induction and biomethylation. This review is based on a careful and systematic examination of a comprehensive collection of papers on the above mentioned aspects of the subject. All data are quoted from the original sources. Relatively little existing information falls within the strict scope of this review and, when relevant, discussion on the interactions of antimony with reference microorganisms, such as Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and different protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, has been included.     

Diversity and zonal distribution of arbuscular my-corrhizal fungi on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains

The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal status of the 20 most common plant species distributed in 4 vegetation types (meadow steppe, desert steppe, steppe desert and typical desert) on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains was investigated. Samples of the plant species and their rhizosphere soils were collected from the 4 vegetation zones and examined to compare their mycorrhizal status, AM fungal spore densities, biovolumes, and community structures. 28 AM fungal species were isolated from the rhizosphere soils: of these, 5 belonged to Acaulospora, 1 to Archaeospora and 22 to Glomus. 5 AM fungi, Glomus aggregatum, G. claroideum, G. deserticola, G. etunicatum and G. sinuosum, were observed in all 4 zonal types. No significant differences were observed in mean proportion of root length colonized by AM fungi among the plant species within each zonal type. Comparing the 4 zonal types, Plantago minuta (84.5%) in steppe desert and Eremopyrum orientale (83.1%) in typical desert showed the highest root colonizatsion rates. AM fungal spore densities and biovolumes were significantly different in the different zonal types. AM fungal spore densities and biovolumes, species richness and diversity were highest in meadow steppe and lowest in typical desert.     

中亚热带地区森林土壤真菌生物量及影响因子研究

为了解中亚热带地区不同植被类型土壤真菌生物量特征及影响因子,采用玻璃珠细胞破碎提取麦角甾醇法对福建省建瓯市万木林自然保护区内米槠天然林和杉木人工林土壤真菌进行研究,结果表明：1）米槠天然林和杉木人工林0~10 cm土层真菌生物量均显著高于10~20 cm土层。2）相同植被类型,随着海拔高度增加,米槠天然林0~10 cm和10~20 cm土层真菌生物量分别由1.34 mg·g^-1和0.63 mg·g^-1增加到3.28 mg·g^-1和1.46 mg·g^-1,增幅分别达到144.8%和131.7%,但只有0~10 cm土层差异显著。3）不同植被类型,米槠天然林0~10 cm和10~20 cm土层真菌生物量均显著高于杉木人工林相应土层,分别是杉木人工林的1.65和1.91倍。真菌生物量与土壤理化因子的相关分析结果表明：中亚热带地区森林土壤真菌生物量主要受pH值、土壤有机碳、硝态氮、总氮和C/N的影响,表现为真菌生物量与总氮呈显著正相关,与土壤有机碳和C/N呈极显著正相关,与pH值和硝态氮呈极显著负相关。     

化学诱导对2株海洋真菌次级代谢产物及其生物活性的影响

【目的】以2株海洋真菌为研究对象,探究不同种类及浓度的化学表观遗传修饰剂对其次级代谢产物化学多样性和生物活性的影响。【方法】基于化学表观遗传修饰策略,采用两种不同的化学表观遗传修饰剂5-氮杂胞嘧啶核苷(5-azaC)和丁酸钠,分别对Penicillium sp.019和Aspergillus terreus ZN4-5-4两株海洋来源真菌进行表观遗传修饰。通过观察真菌在培养基中的生长状态变化,并根据薄层层析(TLC)指纹图谱、高效液相色谱(HPLC)图谱、乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)抑制、1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl,DPPH)自由基清除和卤虫致死活性筛选模型等技术手段,从中筛选出代谢产物丰富、AChE抑制活性与抗氧化活性产物丰富且毒性小的发酵培养条件。【结果】添加1 mmol/mL的丁酸钠诱导剂可使菌株019和ZN4-5-4的次生代谢产物的种类增加,且同时能提高该菌株次级代谢产物的AChE的抑制活性和DPPH自由基清除活性。因此,确定菌株019和ZN4-5-4的最优发酵条件均是添加浓度为1 mmol/mL丁酸钠的PDB培养基。【结论】化学表观遗传修饰策略指导下,添加诱导剂5-azaC或者丁酸钠对2株海洋真菌次生代谢产物的产生有影响。     

Vegetation and fire history since the last glacial maximum in an inland area of the western Mediterranean Basin (Northern Iberian Plateau,NW Spain)

We reconstructed vegetation responses to climate oscillations, fire and human activities since the last glacial maximum in inland NW Iberia, where previous paleoecological research is scarce. Extremely sparse and open vegetation composed of steppic grasslands and heathlands with scattered pioneer trees suggests very cold and dry conditions during the Oldest Dryas, unsuitable for tree survival in the surroundings of the study site. Slight woodland expansion during the Bølling/Allerød was interrupted by the Younger Dryas cooling. Pinewoods dominated for most of the early Holocene, when a marked increase in fire activity occurred. Deciduous trees expanded later reaching their maximum representation during the mid-Holocene. Enhanced fire activity and the presence of coprophilous fungi around 6400–6000 cal yr BP suggest an early human occupation around the site. However, extensive deforestation only started at 4500 cal yr BP, when fire was used to clear the tree canopy. Final replacement of woodlands with heathlands, grasslands and cereal crops occurred from 2700 cal yr BP onwards due to land-use intensification. Our paleoecological record can help efforts aimed at restoring the natural vegetation by indicating which communities were dominant at the onset of heavy human impact, thus promoting the recovery of currently rare oak and alder stands.