Proposal of Sinomonas flava gen. nov., sp nov., and description of Sinomonas atrocyanea comb. nov to accommodate Arthrobacter atrocyaneus

A novel actinomycete strain, designated CW 108(T), was isolated from a forest soil in Anhui Province, China. The cells were strictly aerobic, non-motile, bent rods. The strain grew optimally at 30-37 degrees C and pH 6.0-8.0. Chemotaxonomically, the pepti

Study on Mitochondrial DNA Cytochrome b Gene of Chinese sea bass, Lateolabrax sp.

参考鳗鲡等鱼类线粒体 DNA序列进行了中国花鲈线粒体 DNA细胞色素 b基因片断的引物设计、PCR扩增及其序列测定。得到中国花鲈的碱基序列为 4 10 bp,其 A、T、G、C含量分别为 10 1bp(2 4 .6 3% )、112 bp(2 7.32 % )、72 bp(17.56 % )、12 5bp(30 .4 9% ) ,与鳗鲡等其他鱼类相同基因片断序列碱基含量相似。

Triplophysa rosa sp nov.: a new blind loach from China

A new blind loach of Triplophysa Rendahl 1933 was collected from a subterranean pool in a cave at Wulong County, Chongqing City, China, in November 2002. The new species, named Triplophysa rosa sp. nov., can be distinguished from its congeners by the following unique characters: eyes vestigial; 9 branched dorsal-fin rays; 12 branched pectoral-fin rays; 7 branched pelvic-fin rays; 6 branched anal-fin rays; 7 + 7 branched caudal-fin rays; distal margin of dorsal-fin concave; tip of pelvic-fin surpasses vertical level of anus; caudal-fin deeply forked; whole body scaleless and colourless. (c) 2005 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

A new species of Genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae: Balitoridae), Triplophysa longipectoralis sp nov, from Guangxi, China

A new species, Triplophysa longipectoralis, is described from Liujiang River, Guangxi, China. The new species is distinguished from other species of Triplophysa by the following combination of characters: pectoral fin highly developed, reaching beyond pel

Identification of triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) genes from Microcystis (Cyanobacteria : Chroococcales) and theoretical analyses of the potential of cyanobacterial TIM as a target for designing specific inhibitors

The genes encoding triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) in three species of Microcystis (M. aeruginosa, M. viridis and M. wesenbergii) were investigated. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction indicated that they were transcribed in the cells. Analyses showed that their DNA and deduced amino acid sequences were highly conserved between all the three species, only a single nonsynonymous substitution was seen at position 31, from an Asp in M. aeruginosa and M. viridis to Glu in M. wesenbergii. Sequence alignment of these with 12 other known cyanobacterial TIM sequences showed that all the cyanobacterial TIMs had a very high level of amino acid identity (over 50% between each two). Comparison of the cyanobacterial TIMs with other reported TIMs (from diverse lineages of the three Domains) showed that they possessed common active-site residues and sequence motifs. All cyanobacterial TIMs have two common cysteine residues (Cys127 and Cys176), and the Cys176 is almost cyanobacteria-specific with only one exception in Streptomyces coelicolor. Both secondary structure alignment and comparative modelling of Synechocystis sp. TIM showed that Cys176 was located at the hinge region of the flexible loop-6 and might therefore be critical to the movement of TIM's loop-6, which is important to the function of the enzyme. Thus, the cyanobacterial TIM-specific Cys176 may be a potential site for the discovery of suitable drugs against cyanobacteria, and such drugs may have utility in controlling water blooms due to cyanobacteria.

云南发现的猴类化石及其地层意义——附一新种Macaca jiangchuanensis sp. nov.记述

记述了早更新世的江川猕猴和早全新世的短尾猴和菲氏叶猴。江川猕猴是联系西瓦立克地区和华北地区的早期猕猴类型, 为南方早更新世猕猴种的首次记录。表2参30

3H的辐射生物学效应的研究 Ⅲ:3H-Thymidine 诱发水棉(Spirogyra SP.)产 生微核仁的电子显微镜观察

结果显示,水绵细胞分裂间期的核仁为近球形,由核仁颗粒区和立体网状的核仁纤维区组成。水绵在含有10uci/ml的3H-Thymidine培养基培养1400h后,受到细胞内外,细胞核内外3H的 辐射作用,分裂间期核仁增大,核仁中小部分纤能区或颗粒区的物质成团离开核仁,在核中,核仁旁形成"微核仁"。这种微核仁与通常用普通显微镜观察到 的"微核不同"。图3参15

Meiothermus rosaceus sp nov isolated from Tengchong hot spring in Yunnan, China

A rosy-pigmented Gram-negative, thermophilic bacterium with an optimum growth temperature of about 55degreesC was isolated from Tengchong hot springs in Yunnan province, China. Its growth scarcely occurred below 40degreesC or above 70degreesC. Phylogenetic and secondary structural analyses of 16S rRNA and DNA-DNA hybridization showed that the organism represented a new species of the genus Meiothermus. This new species could be distinguished easily from other species of the genus Meiothermus by the following phenotypic characteristics: rosy pigment, expanded body, sucrose and maltose were not utilized, gelatin and starch were not hydrolyzed. On the basis of the above data, the name Meiothermus rosaceus sp. nov. was proposed for the species represented by the strain RH9901(T)(CCTCC-AB200291). (C) 2002 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Thermus rehai sp nov., isolated from Rehai of Tengchong, Yunnan Province, China

A yellow-pigmented strain of the genus Thermus, with optimum growth temperatures about 65-70 degreesC, was isolated from the hot springs in Rehai of Tengchong, Yunnan Province, China. Morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics, pigment analysis of RH99-GF7504 strain and its phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA showed that this organism represented a new species of the genus Thermus(1)). This strain had maximum temperatures for growth below 80 degreesC. The new isolate from Rehai of Tengchong could be distinguished from other strains of the genus Thermus by its special structure and by its inability to hydrolyze gelatin and starch. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis, morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics, the name Thermus rehai sp nov is proposed for the species, represented by strain RH99-GF7504 (CCTCC-AB200292).

Pb~(2+)胁迫对绿球藻(Chlorococcum sp.)的影响研究

研究了不同Pb2+浓度(0.1、1、10、50、100、200、400 mg/L)处理对绿球藻(Chlorococcum sp.)生长、形态结构及生理特性的影响。与对照BG11培养的绿球藻比较,Pb2+浓度≤50 mg/L条件下培养的绿球藻细胞壁无明显增厚,色素变化不大;而暴露到Pb2+浓度>50 mg/L条件下培养,绿球藻细胞壁明显增厚,蛋白核消失。低浓度Pb2+(0.1~10 mg/L)对绿球藻生长基本没有影响;浓度在50 mg/L时,绿球藻仍能维持一定的生长速率;但当Pb2+浓度≥100 mg/L时

Janibacter sp.对活性污泥反应器中二苯并呋喃降解的强化作用及其遗传学分析

二苯并呋喃(DF)是研究二英类化合物生物降解的模式化合物之一。本文报道了一种降解菌Janibacter sp.对活性污泥降解二苯并呋喃的强化作用,以及对其降解基因的分析结果。向反应器中添加5%的降解菌,与活性污泥共同作用,可在48h内将约56mg/L剂量的DF几乎完全降解,提高降解率28%以上。利用PCR方法,克隆和测序分析证明有DF降解基因丛的存在,并且发现以丰富培养基在高温下培养可去除该基因丛;丢失该基因丛的突变株同时失去利用DF作为唯一碳源进行生长的能力,显示其很可能位于一个大质粒上。

CO_2对微拟球藻(Nannochloropsis sp.)利用有机碳和光合作用的影响

CO2浓度提高时,微拟球藻吸收醋酸钠的速率增加2倍。混养生长的藻细胞最大光合作用速率、光合作用效率、无机碳半饱和常数和无机碳饱和的光合作用速率均显著低于光自养条件下生长的。