Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Phycomyceten IV.Pleotrachelus wildemani Petersen neu für Deutschland

Zusammenfassung Die OlpidiaceePleotrachelus wildemani Petersen (1910), bisher nur aus Dänemark und Großbritannien bekannt, wurde in Moosprotonemen erstmalig für Deutschland gefunden, mit dem Wirt kultiviert und durch Infektionsversuche auf ihr Wirtsspektrum geprüft. Drei Laubmoosarten zeigten sich anfällig, auf Lebermoose gelang eine Übertragung bisher nicht. An den Kulturen konnten der vegetative Entwicklungszyklus verfolgt und die Variationsmöglichkeiten der Zoosporangienform studiert werden.

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Summary The occurrence ofPleotrachelus wildemani Petersen (1910) (Olpidiaceae) hitherto found only in Denmark and Great Britain is now reported even for Germany, in the neighbourhood of Gatersleben, parasitic in moss-protonema. The phycomycete was cultivated together with a host plant in order to trace his life history on living material with special regard to the variability of Zoosporangia. Inoculation experiments demonstrated that the fungus is capable to infect the protonema of several species of Musci. Infection of Liverworts however could not yet be detected.

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Zugleich Veröffentlichung aus der Forschungsstelle für Limnologie Jena der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.     

A rapid and versatile combined DNA/RNA extraction protocol and its application to the analysis of a novel DNA marker set polymorphic between Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes Col-0 and Landsberg erecta

Background  

Many established PCR-based approaches in plant molecular biology rely on lengthy and expensive methods for isolation of nucleic acids. Although several rapid DNA isolation protocols are available, they have not been tested for simultaneous RNA isolation for RT-PCR applications. In addition, traditional map-based cloning technologies often use ill-proportioned marker regions even when working with the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, where the availability of the full genome sequence can now be exploited for the creation of a high-density marker systems.     

Substituted alpha-(phenylhydrazono)phenylacetonitrile derivatives. Part 2: Synthesis and biological activity of pro-pesticides

Pro-pesticides of alpha-(2,6-dichloro-4-trifluoromethylphenylhydrazono)-4-nitrophenylacetonitrile have been prepared and tested against mite and insect pests. Variations in potency and spectrum were observed depending on the choice of cleavable pro-moiety. Cleavage of the pro-moiety was demonstrated in one case by measuring the rate of increase in the uncoupling activity using a mitochondrial preparation. Irradiation experiments have demonstrated a rapid isomerisation of the planar Z isomer to the E isomer, which is reversible.     

Mental rotation of three-dimensional objects

The time required to recognize that two perspective drawings portray objects of the same three-dimensional shape is found to be (i) a linearly increasing function of the angular difference in the portrayed orientations of the two objects and (ii) no shorter for differences corresponding simply to a rigid rotation of one of the two-dimensional drawings in its own picture plane than for differences corresponding to a rotation of the three-dimensional object in depth.     

The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication

The world's domestic cats carry patterns of sequence variation in their genome that reflect a history of domestication and breed development. A genetic assessment of 979 domestic cats and their wild progenitors-Felis silvestris silvestris (European wildcat), F. s. lybica (Near Eastern wildcat), F. s. ornata (central Asian wildcat), F. s. cafra (southern African wildcat), and F. s. bieti (Chinese desert cat)-indicated that each wild group represents a distinctive subspecies of Felis silvestris. Further analysis revealed that cats were domesticated in the Near East, probably coincident with agricultural village development in the Fertile Crescent. Domestic cats derive from at least five founders from across this region, whose descendants were transported across the world by human assistance.