Evidence of a parasite protist in Eurhomalea lenticularis (Sowerby, 1835) (Mollusca: Bivalvia): A case of intraoocytarian parasitism

In the present paper a microsporidian parasitic protist is described and characterized; it was observed in oocytes of Eurhomalea lenticularis Sowerby. The clams were obtained in Algarrobo, Chile (33°20′S, 71°40′W). The observations were made on 5?µm sections of female clam gonads, processed by routine histological techniques with ARTETA trichromic stain. According to the parasite's characteristics, it is established that the microsporidian protist is related to the genus Steinhausia (Chytridiopsidae). Microsporidian prevalence reached 20.6% (n?=?34) in summer months, but there was no evidences of cell damage in the oocyte of the host; in a total of 66 female clams, a 10.6% of infection was detected between December 1995 and August 1996. The infection intensity showed that 77.4% of the infested acini had single parasitized oocytes, and 88.0% of total oocytes parasitized contained only one cyst in the cytoplasm.     

Genus Baseodiscus (Nemertea: Heteronemertea): Molecular identification of a new species in a phylogenetic context

A new heteronemertean, Baseodiscus jonasii sp. nov., is described from Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. It resembles B. delineatus in inner morphology but can be distinguished from this species by its different colour pattern and differences in the nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. The monophyletic status of the genus is investigated by reconstructing the phylogeny of six specimens from four species assigned to this genus, together with 22 specimens from nine other heteronemertean genera, using parsimony and Bayesian analysis. The results imply that Baseodiscus is a monophyletic group while several other heteronemertean genera are non‐monophyletic.     

Two new species of the genus Sinella Brook, 1882 (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from East China

Two new species, Sinella hexaseta sp. nov. and Sinella pauciseta sp. nov., collected from East China, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces, respectively, were described. Both are easily discriminated from each other and all known Sinella species by their unique dorsocentral chaetotaxic patterns on Abd. IV. In S. pauciseta sp. nov., postlabial setae H_1–4 are ciliate, which are smooth in all other known species of the genus.     

Paratimmus provulvatus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Dorylaimida: Mydonomidae) from natural forests in Arunachal Pradesh,India

A new genus of soil-inhabiting nematode belonging to the family Mydonomidae Thorne, 1964 Thorne, G. 1964. Nematodes of Puerto Rico: Belondiroidea, new superfamily, Leptonchidae Thorne, 1934 and Belonenchidae new family (Nematoda, Adenophorea, Dorylaimida). University Puerto Rico Agriculture Experiment Station Technical paper No. 39, : 51 [Google Scholar] is described and illustrated from natural forests of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Paratimmus provulvatus gen. nov., sp .nov. is characterized by having a continuous lip region; tiny, asymmetrical odontostyle; single distinctly sclerotized guiding ring; simple, rod-like odontophore; a thin sheath (not spiral) around basal pharyngeal bulb; elongate conoid cardia; mono-opisthodelphic female genital system; transverse vulva; long filiform tail in both sexes and males with dorylaimoid spicules and three to four spaced ventromedian supplements.     

NTG对侧耳的诱变效应

采用正交试验设计以菌落直径为指标研究了NTG对侧耳8405的诱变效应.实验结果表明:当NTG的最终浓度为300μg/mL,处理前孢子先培养14h,于24℃黑暗条件下处理40min时,突变率和正变率高,变异幅度大.     

假单胞菌DM11的二氯甲烷脱卤素酶研究──Ⅱ．动力学性质和抑制剂

对来自假单胞菌（Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｓｓｐ．）ＤＭ１１菌株的二氯甲烷脱卤素酶（简称ＤＭ１１脱卤素酶）的动力学性质和抑制剂进行了研究。用１／Ｖ对１／［ｓ］作图法，测出ＤＭ１１脱卤素酶以ＣＨ２Ｃｌ２、ＣＨ２Ｂｒ２、ＣＨ２Ｉ２、ＣｌＣＨ２Ｂｒ和ＣｌＣＨ２Ｉ等５种化合物为底物时的Ｋｍ值分别是６７、２０、５５、７和９μｍｏｌ／Ｌ，比活力分别是７７．８、１２３．３、７８．８、５６．１和６０．３ｍｋａｔ／ｋｇ蛋白。测定了１４种抑制剂对ＤＭ１１脱卤素酶的５０％抑制浓度（Ｉ５０）。甲基谷胱甘肽（ＧＳＣＨ３）是ＤＭ１１脱卤素酶的竞争性抑制剂，四硝基甲烷（ＴＮＭ）是非竞争性抑制剂，当甲基谷胱甘肽和四硝基甲烷与ＤＭ１１脱卤素酶一起保温时，甲基谷胱甘肽对酶有保护作用。     

一种游仆虫无性生殖周期中大核及其DNA含量的变化

应用光学显微镜、显微光度计和定量细胞化学技术研究了一种游仆虫无性生殖周期中大核及其 DNA 含量的变化特征,获得如下结果:(1)游仆虫细胞周期分成 G_1期、S 期和 D 期,各个时期在整个细胞周期中所占的时间速率分别为36%、59%和5%。(2)游仆虫细胞周期中,G_1期大核迅速增大,但此时大核无 DNA 合成现象,DNA 分布密度随大核增大而降低;S 期大核前期增大,此后变小,大核 DNA 含量连续增加,大核 DNA 分布密度也随着增高。8期结束后,大核 DNA 含量相当于 G_1大核的两倍;D期大核又显著增大,DNA 分布密度稍高于 G_1期大核的水平。(3)由游仆虫孚尔根反应大核的形态,大核 DNA 三维吸收图像和显微光度术定量分析数据表明,游仆虫大核 DNA 含量的变化仅发生在 S 期,S 期大核中 DNA 合成与大核改组带相联系。     

产酸克雷伯氏菌的吸附固定及其产氢研究

利用曲霉(Aspergillussp.XF101)所形成的菌丝球吸附产氢细菌产酸克雷伯氏菌(Klebsiella oxytocaHP1),当曲霉培养时间为50 h,菌丝球直径为1.3~1.8 mm,菌悬液pH值为5.0~6.0,吸附温度为30℃,吸附时间为1.5 h时,可获得最佳吸附效果,吸附率可达99%以上.利用菌丝球固定产氢菌可进行连续产氢,其最大产氢速率为18 mmol/L.h,平均产氢速率为1.7 mmol/L.h,持续产氢时间为15 d.