Purification and characterization of vitellin in mature ovary of marine crab <Emphasis Type="Italic">Charybdis japonica</Emphasis>

Vitellin of mature female marine crab Charybdis japonica was purified by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC, DEAE-cellulose-16 anion exchange column）. The apparent molecular mass of the vitellin is 546 ku based on the data of native-PAGE. Under denatured condition （SDS-PAGE）, it was found that vitellin was composed of four polypeptides each at 120, 100, 65, and 55 ku. One disulfide bond was detected in the binding of polypeptide subunits. The purified vitellin, contained 4.47% phosphor and 10.6% polysaccharides, and was identified as glyco-lipo-carotenoprotein, according to the PAGE staining data. The purified vitellin can be used as antigen to raise polyclonal antisera in further application.     

Cryopreservation of Gametophytes of Laminaria japonica （Phaeophyta） Using Encapsulation-Dehydration with Two-Step Cooling Method

Gametophytes of Laminaria japonica were cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen using encapsulation-dehydration with two-step cooling method. Gametophytes cultured at 10℃ and under continuous irradiance of 30 μmol m-2 s-1 for 3 weeks were encapsulated in calcium alginate beads. The beads were dehydrated in 0.4 molL-1 sucrose prepared with seawater for 6 h, desiccated in an incubator set at 10℃ and 70% relative humidity for 4 h, pre-frozen at either -40℃ or -60℃ for 30 min, and stored in liquid nitrogen for ＞24 h. As high as 43% of survival rate was observed when gametophytes were thawed by placing the beads in 40℃seawater and re-hydrated in 0.05 molL-1 citrate sodium prepared using 30‰ NaC1 7 d later. More cells of male gametophytes survived the whole procedure in comparison with female gametophytes. The cells of gametophytes surviving the preservation were able to grow asexually and produce morphologically normal sporophytes.     

褐藻酸降解菌感染海带过程中几种酶的作用比较

采用植物单细胞和原生质体游离的方法,研究了5株褐藻酸降解菌感染过程中海带细胞壁的组成成分——褐藻酸的变化。结果表明,海带在5株褐藻酸降解菌感染的初期(前3 d),褐藻酸酶对其单细胞和原生质体的游离率均显著降低,而且随着感染时间的延长,游离率的下降越加明显。3 d过后,随着感染的继续进行,单细胞和原生质体的游离率变化不再明显。表明海带细胞壁组成对褐藻酸降解菌感染发生了响应性变化,而这种变化仅仅发生在褐藻酸降解菌感染的早期阶段。研究结果进一步显示,褐藻酸降解菌感染过程中海带细胞壁组成的变化主要体现在褐藻酸的变化上。     

中国红质藻科(Erythropeltidaceae)5个新记录种

报道中国红质藻科的新记录种,尖根星丝藻Erythrotrichia biseriata,加粗星丝藻E.incrassata,日本星丝藻E.japonica,垫状星丝藻E.pulvinata,分枝星丝藻E.welwitschii。     

Comparison of the ectosymbionts and parasites of an introduced crab,Charybdis japonica,with sympatric and allopatric populations of a native New Zealand crab,Ovalipes catharus (Brachyura: Portunidae)

The success of biological invaders is often attributed to escape from specialist enemies in their natural range, such as predators and parasites. For enemy escape to have direct consequences in competitive interactions, invaders need to be less vulnerable to enemies than native competitors in the region they invade, but first the presence of these enemies must be established. We investigated the macroparasite and ectosymbiont fauna of the recently introduced portunid crab Charybdis japonica, and compared it with sympatric and allopatric populations of the native New Zealand portunid, Ovalipes catharus. A total of 468 crabs (350 O. catharus and 118 C. japonica) were collected from six harbours throughout New Zealand (Whangarei, Waitemata, Nelson, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff) and the identity, incidence and prevalence of ectosymbionts and parasites were compared among the different populations. Charybdis japonica and O. catharus harboured different ectosymbionts. Serpulid polychaete tubes occurred on the exoskeleton of 85.4% of C. japonica examined, but were absent from O. catharus. The bryozoan, Triticella capsularis occurred on 97.4% of O. catharus but was not found on C. japonica. Few endoparasites were present in either species. An unidentified juvenile ascaridoid nematode occurred in the hindgut of 5.9% of C. japonica, but was not found in sympatric populations of O. catharus. A second, unidentified species of ascaridoid nematode occurred in 7.1% of O. catharus from Nelson, but was not present in specimens from the five other harbours sampled. Melanised lesions were observed in the muscle tissue of almost half (46.6%) of the C. japonica examined. Histological examination showed these to be of two types: (1) spherical bodies resembling melanised trematode metacercariae; and (2) lesions consistent with wound repair. Lesions were not observed in O. catharus. Although the identity of parasites and epibionts carried by each species differed, both C. japonica and O. catharus had relatively low parasite species richness. We could not test whether the introduced portunid, C. japonica, is any less vulnerable to parasite enemies than the New Zealand portunid, O. catharus.     

Algal blooms and climate anomalies in north‐east New Zealand,August ‐December 1992

A raphidophyte‐dominated phytoplankton bloom extended discontinuously along the northeastern coastline of New Zealand, from Bream Tail, north of Leigh, to the western coast of the Coromandel Peninsula from late August until December 1992. The bloom was associated with an “El‐Niño” phase of the Southern Oscillation, resulting in unusually cold sea temperatures. The dominant bloom species in the north was Fibrocapsa japonica and in the south Heterosigma akashiwo. Associated species included the coccolithophorid Gephyrocapsa oceanica and the naked form of the silicoflagellate Dictyocha speculum. By December, numbers of the armoured form of D. speculum had increased, as those of raphidophytes and coccolithophorids declined. Bioassays to test for shellfish biotoxins were negative and Artemia salina bioassays, indicators of ichthyotoxicity, were negative except for Heterosigma akashiwo cultures, isolated from Coromandel water samples.     

海带中砷在大鼠体内代谢过程中的形态变化

研究了海带中砷元素在大鼠体内代谢过程中的形态变化。采用Wistar大鼠按体重随机分为空白对照组和高剂量海带组、低剂量海带组,每组10只,雌雄各半,分别灌胃基础饲料和添加50%、25%海带粉(占饲料粉的比例)的饲料。实验结束后,取大鼠血液、胃内容物、回肠内容物、回盲部内容物和大肠末端内容物,采用高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱法(HPLC-ICP-MS)测定样品中的砷形态和含量。结果表明,海带中的砷在大鼠体内代谢过程中形态发生变化;空白对照组大鼠胃、回肠、回盲部和大肠末端的内容物中砷含量较低,主要砷形态为二甲基砷(DMA)和五价砷(AsⅤ),且不含有砷糖化合物;添加海带组大鼠胃、回肠、回盲部、大肠末端内容物中含有砷糖化合物及少量的砷胆碱(AsC)、砷甜菜碱(AsB)、DMA和AsⅤ,海带中的砷在大鼠的大肠末端主要以砷糖和小分子有机砷形态排出体外。空白对照组和添加海带组大鼠血液中的砷形态均为DMA和少量AsⅤ,添加海带组大鼠血液中未检出砷糖化合物。本研究旨在为阐明海带中砷元素在体内的代谢变化提供参考依据。     

日本刺沙蚕大规模移植的生态学研究

1991年11月—1992年5月在文登市高岛盐场总面积1665亩的30个虾池进行了日本刺沙蚕的移植研究,沙蚕的总投放量为1849/kg,每亩平均11.11kg。3月中旬测得的幼虫平均密度为20130个/m~3,4月中旬测得的定着幼虫和幼体的平均密度为3352个/m~2。对两次6组随机抽样总计1215条成体沙蚕测得的雌雄比为1:2。成熟雌体的平均怀卵量为24×10~4(±3.6×10~4)个,平均粒径为209(±3.7)μm。在移植沙蚕的虾池中,沙蚕幼虫定着的数量和生长发育的情况同自然纳潮虾池中的情况无任何差异。提出了两个简易的公式,以便计算对虾生长盛期为保持一定数量的沙蚕密度每亩所需投放的沙蚕数量。     

日本刺沙蚕Neanthes japonica (Iznka)大规模育苗的初步研究

结合生产实践 ,模拟野外温度、盐度等环境条件 ,在较大规模的育苗池环境条件下 ,对日本刺沙蚕胚胎和发育作了生殖生物学的观察和描述 ,为人工增养殖日本刺沙蚕提供了基础资料     

养殖的日本鳗鲡肠道中细菌的数量和组成

用稀释滴种的定量方法，分别于甘露醇卵黄多黏菌素、马铃薯葡萄糖、伊红美蓝、链球菌琼脂、CDC厌氧琼脂和营养琼脂中分离计数不同饵料投喂阶段在饱食和空腹状态下养殖的日本鳗鲡肠道中细菌的数量和组成．结果表明：在空腹状态下，其细菌数量约为10^4～10^7个／g；在饱食状态下约为10^4～10^8个／g．在空腹状态下其肠道菌群组成以厌氧菌为主，其次为大肠菌群，再者为芽孢杆菌，未分离到肠球菌．在饱食状态下其肠道菌群以厌氧菌为主，红虫投喂期其次为大肠菌群，而肠球菌占第三位；白仔料投喂期大肠杆菌、肠球菌和芽孢杆菌的数量相当；黑仔、幼鳗、成鳗期芽孢杆菌数量占第二，大肠杆菌数量占第三．在饱食和空腹状态下，其肠道菌群数量以红虫投喂期的为最高，随着养殖时间的延长，肠道菌群数量下降．