中国遥感干旱指数时空特征及其对气候和地表覆盖变化的响应

干旱严重影响植被生长,威胁粮食安全,基于遥感计算的植被状态指数（Vegetation Condition Index,VCI）、温度状态指数（Temperature Condition Index,TCI）和植被健康指数（Vegetation Health Index,VHI）是常用的干旱指数,被广泛应用于干旱监测。为了探究近年来我国干旱特征及其对气候和地表覆盖变化的响应,分析了2003-2016年期间VCI、TCI和VHI的时空变化特征;采用最小二乘（OLS）和偏相关分析方法分析了这些指数对气候和地表覆盖变化的响应。基于上述干旱指数计算的干旱频率表明,中温带中部和南温带等地区干旱发生频率高,干旱指数变化趋势表明在2003-2016年期间中国大部分地区干旱缓解,但在中温带、南温带和高原气候区等局部地区干旱加剧;总体而言,干旱指数随着年平均温度的上升和年降水量的降低而减小,VHI与温度和降水量的相关性在不同气候区的一致性优于VCI和TCI;裸土的减少和植被的增加导致干旱指数增大,树木转变为低矮植被干旱指数降低。     

临海东矶海域人工鱼礁大型底栖动物群落的早期发育

为养护渔业资源和修复受损海岸带生态系统,人工鱼礁通常被投放至沿岸海域的海底,为海洋生物提供新的栖息地。于2022年5月(投放后10个月)和10月(投放后15个月)调查了临海东矶人工鱼礁大型底栖动物群落,分析了不同礁龄间大型底栖动物种类组成、密度、生物量和群落结构的差异。两次调查共记录到5类17种大型底栖动物,优势种为猫爪牡蛎Talonostrea talonata和侧花海葵Anthopleura sp.。礁体投放10个月后大型底栖动物群落的平均密度和平均生物量分别为(3519±289)个/m²和(3657±273)g/m²,15个月后平均密度和平均生物量分别为(10056±1858)个/m²和(8300±2045)g/m²,15个月的密度和生物量均显著高于10个月的(P>0.05)。不同礁龄间大型底栖动物群落结构具有显著性差异(Globe R=0.573, P=0.029),导致群落结构差异的物种主要是曲膝薮枝螅Obelia genicutata、侧花海葵、褐蚶Didimarca tenebricum、丽核螺Tritonoharpa leali、双纹须蚶Barbatia bistrigata和疣荔枝螺Thais clavigera。礁体投放10个月后和15个月后人工鱼礁附着猫爪牡蛎的平均密度分别为(2075±37)个/m²和(2194±397)个/m²,不同礁龄间没有显著性差异(P>0.05)。发现临海东矶人工鱼礁表面分布有低物种丰度和高密度的大型底栖动物群落,并发育成为以猫爪牡蛎为造礁种的人工牡蛎礁。     

太湖梅梁湾水体中悬浮质及光谱的分布特征

在研究太湖梅梁湾水体中的悬浮质及水体中光谱分布时发现:总悬浮质中无机悬浮质含量与总悬浮质之间呈现明显的正比线形关系(R²=0.9724),而有机悬浮质与总悬浮质之间的正比线形关系较弱(R²=0.2921);在20cm处以下,总悬浮质中的藻类含量随着水深度的增加呈现下降的趋势,表面略低;有机悬浮质与叶绿素a的含量之间的线形关系较弱(R²=0.1344);光谱的分布特征是:在水体的表面,绿光最强,蓝光较强,而红光最弱;在150cm以下,红光最强,绿光较强,蓝光最弱。     

京津冀城市群土地利用变化对地表径流的影响

城市化的显著特征之一是地表景观格局被人为改变,大量硬化地表覆盖、取代了原本自然或半自然的土地覆盖类型,极大地干扰了区域水文循环过程。其中,最直接的体现是对地表径流过程的影响。城市群作为当前我国城市化的重要模式,其聚集连片的扩张模式,对区域地表径流过程的干扰尤为严重。以京津冀特大城市群为研究区域,应用长期水文影响评价模型(L-THIA),以1980、1990、2000、2010、2015年5期土地利用数据、土壤数据以及1950—2015年逐日降雨数据为输入,模拟计算了不同土地利用/覆被格局对多年平均地表径流量的影响。结果表明,(1)经过率定的L-THIA模型能够较为准确地模拟京津冀城市群地区的地表径流分布特征,模型模拟误差在±10%内;(2)1980—2015年,京津冀城市群地区不透水地表面积急剧增加,其净增长值为12690.14 km~2。北京与天津等超大城市不透水地表面积增加最明显;(3)随着土地利用格局的变化,京津冀地区地表径流量呈逐年增长趋势。1980—2015年,京津冀城市群地区地表径流量的绝对增长值为17.84亿m~3,增幅11.83%。其中,1990—2000年及2010—2015年期间地表径流年均增长率较大,分别为0.36%与0.46%。对地表径流贡献较大的土地利用类型为耕地和不透水地表,其5期土地利用情景下的平均产流占比分别为35.38%、22.71%;(4)城市尺度上,不同城市的标准化年均径流深(NAARD)存在较大差异。天津、石家庄的产流能力较强,承德、衡水等城市的产流能力较弱,北京市的标准化年均径流深处于中等水平。另一方面,不同城市标准化年均径流深增长规律也存在较大差异。1980—2015年,天津市的NAARD增长最多,承德市增长最少,北京市的NAARD增长处于中等水平。本文对于京津冀城市群水文过程的时空演变研究以及国土空间优化指导具有参考意义。     

Multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Escherichia coli</Emphasis> O157:H7 and screening for non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing <Emphasis Type="Italic">E. coli</Emphasis>

Background

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), including E. coli O157:H7, are responsible for numerous foodborne outbreaks annually worldwide. E. coli O157:H7, as well as pathogenic non-O157:H7 STECs, can cause life-threating complications, such as bloody diarrhea (hemolytic colitis) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Previously, we developed a real-time PCR assay to detect E. coli O157:H7 in foods by targeting a unique putative fimbriae protein Z3276. To extend the detection spectrum of the assay, we report a multiplex real-time PCR assay to specifically detect E. coli O157:H7 and screen for non-O157 STEC by targeting Z3276 and Shiga toxin genes (stx1 and stx2). Also, an internal amplification control (IAC) was incorporated into the assay to monitor the amplification efficiency.

Methods

The multiplex real-time PCR assay was developed using the Life Technology ABI 7500 System platform and the standard chemistry. The optimal amplification mixture of the assay contains 12.5 μl of 2 × Universal Master Mix (Life Technology), 200 nM forward and reverse primers, appropriate concentrations of four probes [(Z3276 (80 nM), stx1 (80 nM), stx2 (20 nM), and IAC (40 nM)], 2 μl of template DNA, and water (to make up to 25 μl in total volume). The amplification conditions of the assay were set as follows: activation of TaqMan at 95 °C for 10 min, then 40 cycles of denaturation at 95 °C for 10 s and annealing/extension at 60 °C for 60 s.

Results

The multiplex assay was optimized for amplification conditions. The limit of detection (LOD) for the multiplex assay was determined to be 200 fg of bacterial DNA, which is equivalent to 40 CFU per reaction which is similar to the LOD generated in single targeted PCRs. Inclusivity and exclusivity determinants were performed with 196 bacterial strains. All E. coli O157:H7 (n = 135) were detected as positive and all STEC strains (n = 33) were positive for stx1, or stx2, or stx1 and stx2 (Table 1). No cross reactivity was detected with Salmonella enterica, Shigella strains, or any other pathogenic strains tested.

Conclusions

A multiplex real-time PCR assay that can rapidly and simultaneously detect E. coli O157:H7 and screen for non-O157 STEC strains has been developed and assessed for efficacy. The inclusivity and exclusivity tests demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity of the multiplex real-time PCR assay. In addition, this multiplex assay was shown to be effective for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 from two common food matrices, beef and spinach, and may be applied for detection of E. coli O157:H7 and screening for non-O157 STEC strains from other food matrices as well.

     

Biodiesel production from high acid value waste frying oil catalyzed by superacid heteropolyacid

Transesterification of waste cooking oil with high acid value and high water contents using heteropolyacid H3PW12O40 x 6H2O (PW12) as catalyst was investigated. The hexahydrate form of PW(12) was found to be the most promising catalyst which exhibited highest ester yield 87% for transesterification of waste cooking oil and ester yield 97% for esterification of long-chain palmitic acid, respectively. The PW12 acid catalyst shows higher activity under the optimized reaction conditions compared with conventional homogeneous catalyst sulfuric acid, and can easily be separated from the products by distillation of the excess methanol and can be reused more times. The most important feature of this catalyst is that the catalytic activity is not affected by the content of free fatty acids (FFAs) and the content of water in the waste cooking oil and the transesterification can occur at a lower temperature (65 degrees C), a lower methanol oil ratio (70:1) and be finished within a shorter time. The results illustrate that PW12 acid is an excellent water-tolerant and environmentally benign acid catalyst for production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil.     

Role of Smac/DIABLO in hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in C2C12 myogenic cells

Smac/DIABLO was recently identified as a protein released from mitochondria in response to apoptotic stimuli which promotes apoptosis by antagonizing inhibitors of apoptosis proteins. Furthermore, Smac/DIABLO plays an important regulatory role in the sensitization of cancer cells to both immune-and drug-induced apoptosis. However, little is known about the role of Smac/DIABLO in hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced apoptosis of C2C12 myogenic cells. In this study, Hoechst 33258 staining was used to examine cell morphological changes and to quantitate apoptotic nuclei. DNA fragmentation was observed by agarose gel electrophoresis. Intracellular translocation of Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria to the cytoplasm was observed by Western blotting. Activities of caspase-3 and caspase-9 were assayed by colorimetry and Western blotting. Full-length Smac/DIABLO cDNA and antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides against Smac/DIABLO were transiently transfected into C2C12 myogenic cells and Smac/DIABLO protein levels were analyzed by Western blotting. The results showed that: (1) H(2)O(2) (0.5 mmol/L) resulted in a marked release of Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria to cytoplasm 1 h after treatment, activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 4 h after treatment, and specific morphological changes of apoptosis 24 h after treatment; (2) overexpression of Smac/DIABLO in C2C12 cells significantly enhanced H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis and the activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 (P<0.05). (3) Antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotides against Smac/DIABLO markedly inhibited de novo synthesis of Smac/DIABLO and this effect was accompanied by decreased apoptosis and activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 induced by H(2)O(2) (P<0.05). These data demonstrate that H(2)O(2) could result in apoptosis of C2C12 myogenic cells, and that release of Smac/DIABLO from mitochondria to cytoplasm and the subsequent activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3 played important roles in H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis in C2C12 myogenic cells.     

Nogo A和srGAP蛋白在NIH 3T3细胞中的共表达

为检测Nogo A和srGAPs蛋白在NIH 3T3细胞上的表达,应用Western印迹的方法检测Nogo A蛋白的表达. 从NIH 3T3细胞抽提物中检测到约230 kD特异性的Nogo A反应条带;利用双重免疫细胞荧光化学标记法和激光共聚焦显微镜成像技术分别检测Nogo A与srGAPs或Rho蛋白在NIH 3T3细胞上的共表达状况,可观察到Nogo A与srGAPs共存于3T3细胞的细胞浆、突起和生长锥样结构上,亦可观察到Nogo A与Rho蛋白的共存.结果表明,NIH 3T3细胞中共表达Nogo A、srGAPs和Rho分子. 这为研究Nogo A与Rho信号转导途径间的关系奠定了基础.     

海洋真菌Xylaria sp.SOF11中细胞松弛素类化合物的研究

从海洋真菌Xylaria sp.SOF11的液体发酵提取物中分离到3个化合物,通过1H及13C NMR,2D NMR等方法,分别鉴定为19,20-epoxycytochalasin Q(1)、18-deoxy-19,20-epoxycytochalasin Q(2)和19,20-epoxycytochala-sin C(3)。化合物1～3对两株肿瘤细胞MCF-7和NCI-H460显示较弱的细胞毒活性。     

衣藻质体分裂相关基因CrFtsZ2的克隆及其进化分析

ＦｔｓＺ(ｆｉｌａｍｅｎｔｉｎｇｔｅｍｐｅｒａｔｕｒｅｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅ)是一类从大肠杆菌温度敏感型突变体中分离到的基因 .该基因与Ｅ .ｃｏｌｉ细胞分裂密切相关 .突变体由于细胞分裂受阻而呈现“长丝状”[1] .此类基因于 1980年首次被克隆[2 ] .随后的研究表明 ,ＦｔｓＺ蛋白在Ｅ .ｃｏｌｉ分裂细胞的凹陷处形成环状多聚体 ,Ｚ环 ,是Ｅ .ｃｏｌｉ细胞分裂的限制因子[3 ] .衣藻属于绿藻 ,在现存的所有单细胞真核藻类中 ,绿藻是与陆生植物亲缘关系最近的一支[4] .由于衣藻为单细胞真核生物 ,并且仅含有一个巨大的叶绿体 ,因而是研究…