网柄菌属9个种形态特征及其基因组大小分析

为探究网柄细胞状黏菌的表观形态特征与其遗传信息之间的关系,选择细胞裂解液OTTO及荧光染料碘化丙啶,以酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisiae为内标,采用流式细胞术对隶属于网柄菌属Dictyostelium的9个种进行基因组大小的测定,并将所获得的9种网柄细胞状黏菌基因组大小的数据分别与其孢堆果大小及孢子团直径的数值进行线性回归分析。结果表明,被测网柄细胞状黏菌基因组大小约为27.23～47.07 Mb,且其基因组大小与孢堆果大小和孢子团直径均呈正相关。     

Effects of light quality on the reproduction and morphology of sporophytes of Laminaria japonica (Phaeophyceae)

Responses of the sporophytes of Laminaria japonica to blue, red and white lights were investigated using segments, discs and whole plants. The relative growth rate with regard to the blade's length and width showed no difference among the light conditions during 2 weeks of culturing. On the contrary, the elongation rates of the stipe and the holdfast were 1.7–2.5 times higher under red light than that under white light as a control. Callus formation in the segments was also promoted more under red light conditions than under white or blue light. Blue light irradiation resulted in a 48% and 12% decrease in the relative growth rate of the stipe and the holdfast, respectively, in comparison with the control. When sporophyte discs were cultured for 10 weeks, all discs formed zoosporangial sori 2–3 weeks earlier under blue light than under white light. However, red light inhibited the formation of zoosporangia. Indoleacetic acid (IAA) oxidase activity was about two‐fold higher under blue light than under red light, suggesting that the difference in response between the blue and red light conditions is related to the internal IAA level of the tissues. The developmental, reproductive and morphological effects of blue and red lights will be useful for the artificial control of the life cycle of Laminaria plants and for the development of more efficient cultivation techniques.