FIELD TOLERANCE OF SELECTED VARIETIES TO AND FUNGICIDE EFFICACY AGAINST ALTERNARIA BLIGHT OF SWEET POTATO

Alternaria blight (AB) of sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas L. ), caused by Alternaria spp., was recently reported in South Africa, but is common in southern and eastern Africa. Elsewhere in the world, AB is controlled primarily using resistant varieties. Twenty-five sweet potato varieties/breeding lines, from different origins were assessed for tolerance to AB. The materials were planted in fields having a history of AB disease and rated for tolerance based on a General Disease Index (GDI), with the lowest scores representing tolerance, and the higher scores representing susceptibility. Variety 199062-1 had the lowest GDI value, and was the most tolerant to AB; while W119 had the highest GDI value and was the most susceptible to the disease. Other varieties/breeding lines showed a variation in GDI values between most tolerant and most susceptible. Among the fungicides tested under field conditions, the mixture azoxystrobin-difenoconazole was the most effective in reducing AB intensity. Fungicides pyraclostrobin-boscalid, unizeb, azoxystrobin-chlorothalonil and cymoxanil-mancozeb were also effective against the disease.

Restrição hídrica para infecção de sementes de cenoura com Alternaria radicina.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o potencial hídrico mais adequado para infecção de sementes de cenoura por Alternaria radicina.

The Chemistry of Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins – from the Greek μύκης (mykes, mukos) “fungus” and the Latin (toxicum) “poison” – are a large and growing family of secondary metabolites and hence natural products produced by fungi, in particular by molds (1). It is estimated that well over 1,000 mycotoxins have been isolated and characterized so far, but this number will increase over the next few decades due the availability of more specialized analytical tools and the increasing number of fungi being isolated. However, the most important classes of fungi responsible for these compounds are Alternaria, Aspergillus (multiple forms), Penicillium, and Stachybotrys. The biological activity of mycotoxins ranges from weak and/or sometimes positive effects such as antibacterial activity (e.g. penicillin derivatives derived from Penicillium strains) to strong mutagenic (e.g. aflatoxins, patulin), carcinogenic (e.g. aflatoxins), teratogenic, neurotoxic (e.g. ochratoxins), nephrotoxic (e.g. fumonisins, citrinin), hepatotoxic, and immunotoxic (e.g. ochratoxins, diketopiperazines) activities (1, 2), which are discussed in detail in this volume.

Effective Use in Livestock Feeds of Mouldy and Weather-damaged Grain Containing Mycotoxins-Case Histories and Economic Assessments Pertaining to Pig and Poultry Industries of Queensland

Mould growth in field crops or stored grain reduces starch and lipid content, with consequent increases in fibre, and an overall reduction in digestible energy; palatability is often adversely affected. If these factors are allowed for, and mycotoxin concentrations are low, there are sound economic reasons for using this cheaper grain. Mycotoxins are common in stock feed but their effects on animal productivity are usually slight because either the concentration is too low or the animal is tolerant to the toxin. In Australia, aflatoxins occur in peanut by-products and in maize and sorghum if the grain is moist when stored. Zearalenone is found in maize and in sorghum and wheat in wetter regions. Nivalenol and deoxynivalenol are found in maize and wheat but at concentrations that rarely affect pigs, with chickens and cattle being even more tolerant. Other mycotoxins including cyclopiazonic acid, T-2 toxin, cytochalasins and tenuazonic acid are produced by Australian fungi in culture but are not found to be significant grain contaminants. Extremely mouldy sorghum containing Alternaria and Fusarium mycotoxins decreased feed conversion in pigs and chickens by up to 14%. However, E moniliforme- and Diplodia maydis-infected maize produced only slight reductions in feed intake by pigs and Ustilago- infected barley produced no ill effects. Use of these grains would substantially increase profits if the grain can be purchased cheaply.

Nutritional constraints on displacement of Fusarium pseudograminearum from cereal straw by antagonists.

Displacement of the fungus Fusarium pseudograminearum from stubble by antagonists is a potential means of biocontrol of crown rot in cereals. The role of carbon and nitrogen nutrition in interactions between the pathogen and the antagonists Fusarium equiseti, Fusarium nygamai, Trichoderma harzianum and the non-antagonistic straw fungus Alternaria infectoria was investigated. Sole carbon source utilization patterns on Biolog plates were similar among the three Fusarium species, suggesting a possible role for competition. However, carbon niche overlap was unlikely to be important in antagonism by T. harzianum. Straw medium supplemented with sugars generally reduced the inhibitory effect of antagonists on growth of F. pseudograminearum in dual culture, indicating that availability of simple carbon sources does not limit antagonism. Adding nitrogen as urea, nitrate or ammonium to straw medium had little effect on antagonism by F. equiseti and F. nygamai, but ammonium addition removed the inhibitory effect of T. harzianum on growth of F. pseudograminearum. Displacement of F. pseudograminearum from straw by all fungi in a Petri dish assay was greater when urea or nitrate was used as a nitrogen source than with ammonium. All forms of nitrogen significantly increased displacement of F. pseudograminearum from straw under simulated field conditions when straws were either inoculated with T. harzianum or exposed to resident soil microbes. However, in 2 out of 3 experiments urea and nitrate were more effective than ammonium. The results suggest that availability of nitrogen, but not carbon, is limiting the activities of antagonists of F. pseudograminearum in straw, and the way nitrogen is applied can influence the rate of displacement and mortality of the pathogen in host residues.

Fungal community structure in disease suppressive soils assessed by 28S LSU gene sequencing

Natural biological suppression of soil-borne diseases is a function of the activity and composition of soil microbial communities. Soil microbe and phytopathogen interactions can occur prior to crop sowing and/or in the rhizosphere, subsequently influencing both plant growth and productivity. Research on suppressive microbial communities has concentrated on bacteria although fungi can also influence soil-borne disease. Fungi were analyzed in co-located soils 'suppressive' or 'non-suppressive' for disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG 8 at two sites in South Australia using 454 pyrosequencing targeting the fungal 28S LSU rRNA gene. DNA was extracted from a minimum of 125 g of soil per replicate to reduce the micro-scale community variability, and from soil samples taken at sowing and from the rhizosphere at 7 weeks to cover the peak Rhizoctonia infection period. A total of ∼994,000 reads were classified into 917 genera covering 54% of the RDP Fungal Classifier database, a high diversity for an alkaline, low organic matter soil. Statistical analyses and community ordinations revealed significant differences in fungal community composition between suppressive and non-suppressive soil and between soil type/location. The majority of differences associated with suppressive soils were attributed to less than 40 genera including a number of endophytic species with plant pathogen suppression potentials and mycoparasites such as Xylaria spp. Non-suppressive soils were dominated by Alternaria , Gibberella and Penicillum. Pyrosequencing generated a detailed description of fungal community structure and identified candidate taxa that may influence pathogen-plant interactions in stable disease suppression. © 2014 Penton et al.

Pathogen-Induced Defense Signaling and Signal Crosstalk in Arabidopsis

Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora is a bacterial phytopathogen that causes soft rot in various agronomically important crop plants. A genetically specified resistance to E. carotovora has not been defined, and plant resistance to this pathogen is established through nonspecific activation of basal defense responses. This, together with the broad host range, makes this pathogen a good model for studying the activation of plant defenses. Production and secretion of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDE) are central to the virulence of E. carotovora. It also possesses the type III secretion system (TTSS) utilized by many Gram-negative bacteria to secrete virulence- promoting effector proteins to plant cells. This study elucidated the role of E. carotovora HrpN (HrpNEcc), an effector protein secreted through TTSS, and the contribution of this protein in the virulence of E. carotovora. Treatment of plants with HrpNEcc was demonstrated to induce a hypersensitive response (HR) as well as resistance to E. carotovora. Resistance induced by HrpNEcc required both salicylic acid (SA)- and jasmonate/ethylene (JA/ET)-dependent defense signaling in Arabidopsis. Simultaneous treatment of Arabidopsis with HrpNEcc and PCWDE polygalacturonase PehA elicited accelerated and enhanced induction of defense genes but also increased production of superoxide and lesion formation. This demonstrates mutual amplification of defense signaling by these two virulence factors of E. carotovora. Identification of genes that are rapidly induced in response to a pathogen can provide novel information about the early events occurring in the plant defense response. CHLOROPHYLLASE 1 (AtCLH1) and EARLY RESPONSIVE TO DEHYDRATION 15 (ERD15) are both rapidly triggered by E. carotovora in Arabidopsis. Characterization of AtCLH1 encoding chlorophyll-degrading enzyme chlorophyllase indicated that it might have a role in chlorophyll degradation during plant tissue damage. Silencing of this gene resulted in increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to pathogen infection in a light-dependent manner. This led to enhanced SA-dependent defenses and resistance to E. carotovora. Moreover, crosstalk between different defense signaling pathways was observed; JA-dependent defenses and resistance to fungal pathogen Alternaria brassicicola were impaired, indicating antagonism between SA- and JA-dependent signaling. Characterization of ERD15 suggested that it is a novel, negative regulator of abscisic acid (ABA) signaling in Arabidopsis. Overexpression of ERD15 resulted in insensitivity to ABA and reduced tolerance of the plants to dehydration stress. However, simultaneously, the resistance of the plants to E. carotovora was enhanced. Silencing of ERD15 improved freezing and drought tolerance of transgenic plants. This, together with the reducing effect of ABA on seed germination, indicated hypersensitivity to this phytohormone. ERD15 was hypothesized to act as a capacitor that controls the appropriate activation of ABA responses in Arabidopsis.

Novel Molecular Mechanisms of Arabidopsis Disease Resistance

Plants are capable of recognizing phytopathogens through the perception of pathogen-derived molecules or plant cell-wall degradation products due to the activities of pathogen-secreted enzymes. Such elicitor recognition events trigger an array of inducible defense responses involving signal transduction networks and massive transcriptional re-programming. The outcome of a pathogen infection relies on the balance between different signaling pathways, which are integrated by regulatory proteins. This thesis characterized two key regulatory components: a damage control enzyme, chlorophyllase 1 (AtCHL1), and a transcription factor, WRKY70. Their roles in defense signaling were then investigated. The Erwinia-derived elicitors rapidly activated the expression of AtCLH1 and WRKY70 through different signaling pathways. The expression of the AtCHL1 gene was up-regulated by jasmonic acid (JA) but down-regulated by salicylic acid (SA), whereas WRKY70 was activated by SA and repressed by JA. In order to elucidate the functions of AtCLH1 and WRKY70 in plant defense, stable transgenic lines were produced where these genes were overexpressed or silenced. Additionally, independent knockout lines were also characterized. Bacterial and fungal pathogens were then used to assess the contribution of these genes to the Arabidopsis disease resistance. The transcriptional modulation of AtCLH1 by either the constitutive over-expression or RNAi silencing caused alterations in the chlorophyll-to-chlorophyllide ratio, supporting the claim that chlorophyllase 1 has a role in the chlorophyll degradation pathway. Silencing of this gene led to light-dependent over-accumulation of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to infection by Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora SCC1. This was followed by an enhanced induction of SA-dependent defense genes and an increased resistance to this pathogen. Interestingly, little effect on the pathogen-induced SA accumulation at the early infection was observed, suggesting that action of ROS might potentiate SA signaling. In contrast, the pathogen-induced JA production was significantly reduced in the RNAi silenced plants. Moreover, JA signaling and resistance to Alternaria brassicicola were impaired. These observations provide support for the argument that the ROS generated in chloroplasts might have a negative impact on JA signaling. The over-expression of WRKY70 resulted in an enhanced resistance to E. carotovora subsp. carotovora SCC1, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and Erysiphe cichoracearum UCSC1, whilst an antisense suppression or an insertional inactivation of WRKY70 led to a compromised resistance to E. carotovora subsp. carotovora SCC1 and to E. cichoracearum UCSC1 but not to P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Gene expression analysis revealed that WRKY70 activated many known defense-related genes associated with the SAR response but suppressed a subset of the JA-responsive genes. In particular, I was able to show that both the basal and the induced expression of AtCLH1 was enhanced by the antisense silencing or the insertional inactivation of WRKY70, whereas a reduction in AtCLH1 expression was observed in the WRKY70 over-expressors following an MeJA application or an A. brassicicola infection. Moreover, the SA-induced suppression of AtCLH1 was relieved in wrky70 mutants. These results indicate that WRKY70 down-regulates AtCLH1. An epistasis analysis suggested that WRKY70 functions downstream of the NPR1 in an SA-dependent signaling pathway. When challenged with A. brassicicola, WRKY70 over-expressing plants exhibited a compromised disease resistance while wrky70 mutants had the opposite effect. These results confirmed the WRKY70-mediated inhibitory effects on JA signaling. Furthermore, the WRKY70-controlled suppression of A. brassicicola resistance was mainly through an NPR1-dependent mechanism. Taking all the data together, I suggest that the pathogen-responsive transcription factor WRKY70 is a common component in both SA- and JA-dependent pathways and plays a crucial role in the SA-mediated suppression of JA signaling.

An Endophytic Fungus, Talaromyces radicus, Isolated from Catharanthus roseus, Produces Vincristine and Vinblastine, Which Induce Apoptotic Cell Death

Endophytic fungi isolated from Catharanthus roseus were screened for the production of vincristine and vinblastine. Twenty-two endophytic fungi isolated from various tissues of C. roseus were characterized taxonomically by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA and grouped into 10 genera: Alternaria, Aspergillus, Chaetomium, Colletotrichum, Dothideomycetes, Eutypella, Eutypa, Flavodon, Fusarium and Talaromyces. The antiproliferative activity of these fungi was assayed in HeLa cells using the MTT assay. The fungal isolates Eutypella sp-CrP14, obtained from stem tissues, and Talaromyces radicus-CrP20, obtained from leaf tissues, showed the strongest antiproliferative activity, with IC50 values of 13.5 mu g/ml and 20 mu g/ml, respectively. All 22 endophytic fungi were screened for the presence of the gene encoding tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC), the key enzyme in the terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthetic pathway, though this gene could only be amplified from T. radicus-CrP20 (NCBI GenBank accession number KC920846). The production of vincristine and vinblastine by T. radicus-CrP20 was confirmed and optimized in nine different liquid media. Good yields of vincristine (670 mu g/l) in modified M2 medium and of vinblastine (70 mu g/l) in potato dextrose broth medium were obtained. The cytotoxic activity of partially purified fungal vincristine was evaluated in different human cancer cell lines, with HeLa cells showing maximum susceptibility. The apoptosis-inducing activity of vincristine derived from this fungus was established through cell cycle analysis, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA fragmentation patterns.

Evaluación de cinco fungicidas para el manejo de enfermedades foliares y su rentabilidad en el cultivo de tomate (Lycopersicom esculentum mill) c.v. butte, Sébaco, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

El presente trabajo se realizó en la Finca Surco Muerto, Municipio de Sébaco–Matagalpa en el período comprendido de Julio a octubre del 2004, con la finalidad de evaluar diferentes productos fungicidas sistémicos (Phyton 0.5 L. ha-1, Benomil 0.5 kg ha-1 y Curzate 2 kg ha-1) y preventivos (Mancozeb 2 kg ha-1 y Clorotalonil 2 L. ha-1) en el manejo de enfermedades foliares en tomate. El diseño establecido fué el de Bloques Completos al Azar (BCA),con siete tratamientos y cuatro repeticiones. Los resultados indican que el efecto de los tratamientos evaluados sobre el control de Alternaria solani enlas primeras fechas no demuestran diferencia estadística, hasta los 62 días después del trasplante (ddt), donde Clorotalonil se comportó como el mejor tratamiento en protección al follaje.Para la variable severidad de Xanthomonas campestris en follaje los resultados indican, que es a partir de los 78 ddt donde los tratamientos demuestran diferencia estadística, comportándose Phyton como el mejor tratamiento para el manejo de dicha enfermedad.El cultivo también fué fuerte mente afectado por Mosca blanca(Bemisia tabaciGenn.) lo que repercutió en porcentajes de severidad de virosis muy altos(92%),enmascarando un mejor efecto que pudieron haber tenido los tratamientos evaluados. Enrelación a las variables de rendimiento analizadas por contrastes ortogonales, para la variable peso de frutos buenos, el análisis no encontró diferencias estadísticas entre los grupos evaluados.Para la variable peso de frutos afectados por Alternaria el análisis detectó diferencias estadísticas entre los grupos evaluados donde el grupo de los Preventivos (Clorotalonil y Mancozeb) ejercieron mejor control para dicho patógeno por haberse obtenido con ellos los más bajos rendimientos afectados con 40.85 kg ha-1. En la variable peso de frutos afectados por Xanthomonas Campestris pvvesicatoria el análisis no encontró diferencias estadísticas entre los grupos comparados.Para el rendimiento real el análisis encontró diferencias estadísticas, donde demuestra que son los tratamientos preventivos (Mancozeb y Clorotalonil) los que ejercieron el mejor control con el más alto rendimiento 5658.56 kg ha-1.Los resultados del análisis económico indican que el tratamiento rentable es Mancozeb, por obtenerse con el una tasa de retorno marginal de 960.25%. En condiciones de bajo rendimiento es Alternado (Curzate + Clorotalonil +Mancozeb) el tratamiento rentable por obtenerse con el una TRM de 246.95%. Al realizar el análisis de sensibilidad los resultados demuestran que la aplicación de Mancozeb es justificable; aun cuando el precio del tomate disminuye en un 70%, de su precio original,ya que con precios bajos se obtiene una TRM de 1.98%.

铁线莲属尾叶铁线莲组的修订－兼论铁线莲属基于花粉形态学证据的系统发育

铁线莲属尾叶铁线莲组是该属中记录种类最多的类群，主要分布在亚洲亚热带至温带地区，少数种类分布至亚洲及非洲的热带地区。由于缺乏野外观察和标本不够丰富等原因，有些种类的分类处理尚不能令人满意，应予修订。尾叶铁线莲组的组下分类系统以及与近缘组之间的系统关系也存在争议，还需深入研究。本文作者经过大量的标本馆工作和全面的文献考证，结合野外观察，对该组植物进行了分类学修订，同时通过基于形态性状的分支系统学和花粉形态研究对尾叶铁线莲组及铁线莲属的系统发育进行了探讨，结果如下： 1.分类修订 通过对国内外近20 个标本馆的5000 余份馆藏标本研究，结合全面的文献考证和广泛的野外观察，发现花丝形态、花药毛被状况、药隔是否凸起、萼片外侧附的属物等性状较为稳定，是分亚组的主要依据。而复叶类型、花序形态及花梗毛被状况、萼片颜色等性状为较好的分种性状。 本文在考证了近140 个种及种下等级的分类学名称后，确认尾叶铁线莲组植物共有37 种20 变种，共分为5 个亚组，另有4 种7 变种暂存疑;2 种、2 变种降为新异名;新组合6 个，其中5 个为改级新组合;发表新亚组1 个;发现中国新纪录变种1 个;纠正了以前研究者工作中对C. aethusifolia var. latisecta 的鉴定错误;初步澄清了C. jingdungensis 及C. jinzhaiensis 的一些名实混乱;指出了前人工作中的一些拼写错误;统一了植物的中文名称，并新拟了15 个分类群的中文名称;给出了各个种的形态描述、地理分布图以及分亚组和分种检索表。 2.分支系统学 在分类修订基础上选取了35 个形态性状，对尾叶铁线莲组的37 个种，和尾叶铁线莲组的近缘组Sect. Bebaeanthera 中的2 个种，以C. alternata 为外类群，利用系统发育分系软件PAUP 4.0 beta 10 对数据矩阵进行分析。共得到182 棵最简约树，树长为182 步，一致性指数（CI）=0.385，保持性指数（RI）=0.685。结果显示：尾叶铁线莲组为一并系类群，Sect. Bebaeanthera 中的两个种：C. pseudopogonandra 和C. barbellata 与Subsect. Otophorae 亲缘关系更为接近，应并入尾叶铁线莲组中;Subsect. Otophorae 与Subsect. Grandiflorae 各自聚为两大支，从分支图基部与其他类群分开，为本组早期分化出的类群;Subsect. Acutangulae 与Subsect. Connatae 中具有红色花的C. lasiandra 和C. dasyandra 近缘;分布于东亚北部地区的Subsect. Aethusifoliae 与分布于我国横断山区的C.rehderiana 和分布于印度的C. roylei 近缘;根据分支系统学分析的结果，对尾叶铁线莲组组下分类系统进行了调整，建立了新亚组Subsect. Otophorae。 3.花粉形态 在扫描电镜下研究了铁线莲属148 种12 变种和锡兰莲属3 个种的花粉形态特征，并在透射电镜下研究了部分种类的花粉外壁结构。 结果表明：铁线莲属花粉粒一般为近球形、球形或扁球形。具三沟的花粉赤道面观为椭圆形或近圆形，极面观为三裂圆形，大小为14.8-32.1 μm ×14.2-28.7 μm;具散沟或散孔的花粉（全为球形）直径大小为14.8-36.6 μm。花粉具三沟、散沟或散孔。在三沟类型中常伴有不同比例的散沟花粉。萌发沟狭长或稍宽，有整齐或不整齐下陷的边缘，沟膜上有颗粒状纹饰或刺状纹饰;萌发孔一般圆形或不规则形，分布不规则。外壁由薄到较厚，厚度为0.8-2.5 μm，外层稍厚于内层。在透射电镜下本属花粉外壁具备被子植物花粉典型的外壁层次，即外壁内层和外壁外层。外壁内层为一层均匀的质密的无结构的层次。外壁外层由3 层组成：覆盖层，柱状层，和基层。覆盖层上均匀分布有小刺状纹饰和小穿孔。 锡兰莲属花粉粒为圆球形，其直径大小为14.9-18.8 μm。具散孔。萌发孔一般圆形，分布不规则，孔膜上有颗粒状纹饰或刺状纹饰。外壁厚度为0.8-1.8 μm，外层稍厚于内层。覆盖层上均匀分布有小刺状纹饰和小穿孔。 根据花粉形态在花粉粒大小、萌发孔的类型和外壁纹饰方面的差异将两个属的花粉分为6 个类型，其中类型1 再分为两个亚型。在这些花粉类型中，类型1 为三沟花粉，类型3 为三沟至散沟花粉，其余类型为散孔花粉。类型1 的亚型 1b 在铁线莲属中分布最广，18 个组中有13 个组具有这种类型的花粉，是铁线莲属中最原始的花粉类型，其他类型和亚型均由此亚型直接或间接演化而来。 推测这两属花粉形态特征的演化趋势为：1. 萌发孔. 三沟→（散沟）→散孔。 2. 花粉粒大小. 小（散孔，直径14.9-18.8 μm）←中等（三沟，24.2 μm ×24.8 μm） →大（散孔，直径28.9-36.5 μm）。3. 表面纹饰. 小刺不明显、分布密集→小刺明显、分布稀疏。 铁线莲属及锡兰莲属花粉形态特征对于这两个属植物的区分以及铁线莲属下组间系统发育关系的探讨具有重要意义。锡兰莲属与铁线莲属中的Sect. Naraveliopsis 亲缘关系紧密;铁线莲属内具有散沟、散孔花粉类型的Sect. Naraveliopsis、Sect. Viticella、Sect. Tubulosa、Sect. Viorna (sensu Tamura 1995)为铁线莲属中的进化类群; Sect. Tubulosa 与Sect. Campanella 亲缘关系较远，而与Sect. Clematis 近缘。

肉桂腈的杀(抑)霉菌作用

本文测定了自行合成的肉桂腈对自行分离鉴定的植病茵Alternaria tenuis Nees和Rhizopus nigricans,皮肤癖病菌Epidermophyton floccosum、Trichophyton gypseum、Trichophyton rubrum、Microsporum gypseum,以及22种霉菌(其中18种为常见粮食、水果等霉腐试菌,4种为人体浅部丝状茵)的抑茵作用。研究结果表明,肉桂腈具有较高的杀(抑)霉菌作用,是一类广谱的杀(抑)霉菌化合物。

稠油废水处理中优势微生物种群组成及变化规律

针对辽河油田锦采污水处理厂稠油废水，利用传统培养方法和PCR-DGGE诊断技术，对稠油废水处理过程中优势微生物种群组成和多样性进行全面系统的研究。结果表明，微生物对稠油废水生物处理的作用为细菌>真菌>放线菌。细菌数量、基因多样性指数与废水中TPH、CODCr均正相关，可以作为稠油废水水质评价的生物指标。 对影响稠油废水生物降解的主要因子进行优化表明，当30℃，pH值7.5，HRT为216h，添加N、P营养盐使N:P比为5.63:1时，CODCr去除率最高，去除后CODCr值满足污水综合排放一级标准（GB8978-1996）。利用GC-MS技术分析降解前后稠油废水中主要有机成分表明，微生物对饱和烃类化合物降解率最高，其次是低分子量芳香烃，而高分子量芳香烃、胶质和沥青质最低。 以稠油为唯一碳源，对筛选出的菌株进行摇瓶实验表明，各菌株对稠油均具有一定的降解能力，其中F0504除油能力最强，56d去除率可达63.3%；动力学方程拟合表明稠油生物降解过程符合一级动力学方程。降解后残油组分分析表明，B0505和F0501对烷烃、B0510、F0505和F0507对芳香烃、B0501和F0504对胶质、沥青质的去除率均较高，去除率都在30c%之间。 经鉴定，优势菌株B0501和B0505分别为液化金杆菌（Aureobaterium liquefaciens）和弗氏丙酸杆菌（Propionibacterium freuclenreichii），主要真菌有青霉（Penicillium）、曲霉（Aspergillus）、木霉（Trichoderma）和交链孢霉（Alternaria）。

泸州老窖古酿酒作坊空气微生物分布特征研究

本文主要研究了泸州老窖古酿酒作坊内外环境空气真菌和空气细菌的群落结构和分布特征。结果如下： 作坊内外环境空气微生物浓度差别显著，并随季节变换而变化，春、夏季微生物浓度较高，秋、冬季较低，空气真菌在夏季达到最高，细菌在春季最高。 古作坊内外环境检测到的真菌均为16 属，但优势菌属不同，作坊外的优势菌属为青霉属(Penicillium)、曲霉属(Aspergillus)、无孢菌(non-sporing)、枝孢霉属(Cladosporium)和链格孢属(Alternaria)；而作坊内优势菌属为曲霉属、青霉属、酵母菌(Yeast)、无孢菌，作坊内还含有较高浓度的根霉属（Rhizopus）、毛霉属（Mucor）、短梗霉属（Aureobasidiu），枝孢霉属和链格孢属等，曲霉属、酵母菌、根霉属、毛霉属为古酿酒作坊重要的酿酒真菌，青霉属、链格孢属为酿酒不利菌群。对古作坊内曲霉属进行了初步鉴定，主要是小冠曲霉（A.cristatellus）、米曲霉（A.oryzae）、黑曲霉（A.niger）和白曲霉（A.cadidus）。 空气细菌10 属21 种，作坊内外环境的优势菌属均为芽孢杆菌属（Bacillus）、微球菌属(Micrococcus)、葡萄球菌属(Staphylococcus)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonad)，其中芽孢杆菌属在作坊内占有绝对的优势，浓度比在40℅以上，是古酿酒作坊重要的酿酒细菌，另外还检测到较高浓度的乳酸杆菌（lactobucillus），这类菌容易使酒味发涩发苦，为酿酒不利菌。 作坊内外环境空气微生物表现出明显的交流现象。作坊内，青霉属、枝孢霉属、链格孢属、葡萄球菌属等杂菌占有一定比例；而在作坊外,芽孢杆菌属、曲霉属、根霉属(Rhizopus)、酵母菌等处于相对较高水平，绿化环境较好的营沟头作坊内的短梗霉属，枝孢霉属和链格孢属等杂菌含量低于什字头和新街子作坊。 The community structure and distribution characteristic of airborne microbes was investigated in ancient brewage workshops of luzhoulaojiao. The results are as follows: The concentration of airborne microbes was different in interior and exterior environment of ancient workshops, and also varied by seasons. microbial concentration was higher in spring and summer, and lower in fall and winner. The highest levels of airborne bacteria was in spring, but the fungal’s in summer. The identified genus of fungi were 16 in interior and exterior environment of the ancient workshops. But the dominant genus were different , The advantage genus in the interior were Aspergillus, Yeasts, Penicillum and Nonsporing and in the exterior were Penicillum, Nonsporing, Cladosporium, Aspergillus and Aureobasidiu. Rhizopus ,mucor, Aureobasidiu, Cladosporium, Alternaria and all also were at a higher level. Among these, Aspergillus, Yeasts, Rhizopus ,mucor are important vintage flora . Penicillum, Alternaria do harm to vintage. Aspergillus of ancient workshops was identified , the preponderant aspergillus species were A.cristatellus, A.oryzae, A.niger and A.cadidus in ancient brewage workshops. 10 genus 21 species bacteria were identified, the advantage genuses among the interior and exterior of the three workshops were bacillus, microccus, Staphylococcus Pseudomonas. Bacillus, which account for beyond 40℅ of the total bacteria concentration in all sampling pots, was the most dominant genus. Lactobacillus was identified at a high level in ancient workshops, it makes spirit taste bitter and astringent. So it is not a kind of good bacterium for vintage. The fungus in the interior and exterior atmosphere characterized intercommunion phenomenon. Obviously, the concentration of profitless fungus such as Penicillum, Cladosporium, Alternaria appeared in the interior, and the fungus such as Bacillus, Aspergillus, Rhizopus and Yeasts in the exterior were at a relatively high level. the harmfull fungus in yinggoutou workshops such as Aureobasidiu, Cladosporium, Alternaria and all were lower than shenzitou and xinjiezi workshops.

稠油废水处理过程中优势微生物种群的变化规律

采用微生物菌落计数方法和Pearson相关性分析,以辽河油田锦采污水处理厂稠油废水为对象,研究了不同季节稠油废水中优势微生物的种群组成及其变化规律。结果表明,在稠油废水处理过程中微生物种群组成及其作用均以细菌为主,真菌次之,放线菌最小;细菌菌落形态多样性指数(H′)与均匀度指数(E)均能较准确地反映废水中的细菌多样性,但不能反映水质状况,不宜作为该水质评价的生物指标;细菌数量与总石油烃(TPH)和COD均呈强正相关,统计学上关系显著,适宜作为废水水质评价的生物指标;经鉴定,废水中的优势菌株为液化金杆菌(Aureobateriumliquefaciens)和弗氏丙酸杆菌(Propionibacterium freudenreichii),主要真菌为青霉属(Penicillium)、曲霉属(Aspergillus)、木霉属(Trichoderma)和交链孢霉属(Alternaria)。