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Bacillus sp. SMrs28, metabolites from which had significant nematicidal activity, was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Stellera chamaejasme. To determine the optimal fermentation conditions of the strain and the resin type of preliminary purified active ingredient, fermentation conditions were optimized by single factor experiment, while the macroporous resin types were screened in a static adsorption experiment. The results showed that the optimal fermentation conditions of SMrs28 strain were as follows: glucose and yeast powder were the best carbon source and nitrogen source, fermentation for 48 h, inoculum volume of 10%, temperature at 28 â,a rotation speed of 180 r·min-1, liquid volume of 30 mL in 150 mL triangular flask, and with an initial pH of 7.2. The static adsorption experiments showed that the adsorption and desorption of active ingre-dients in the fermentation broth by the macroporous adsorption resin D101 was significantly better than that of XAD-4, HP20 and AB-8, with the nematicidal activity of the desorption liquid being significantly improved. The nematicidal activity of fermentation broth was significantly improved by the optimization of fermentation conditions and the screening of optimal macroporous adsorption resins. These results laid a foundation for the further isolation and purification of active ingredients from SMrs28 strain, and provided theoretical basis for the development and utilization of microbial nematicides.
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Bacillus , Nematoda , Adsorption , Animals , Fermentation , RhizosphereABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To compare the distribution characteristics of pressing sensitive acupoints on the body surface between bronchial asthma (BA) patients and healthy subjects, and to analyze the distribution rules of pressing sensitive acupoints in BA patients. METHODS: Seventy BA patients and 70 healthy subjects were selected in this study. The pressing sensitive acupoints were checked with finger pulp and marked on human nerve segment graph. The numbers of pressing sensitive acupoints were counted and the positional relationship between distribution of pressing sensitive acupoints and the position of meridians and nerve segment was observed. RESULTS: (1) The incidence rates of pressing sensitive acupoints in BA patients group and healthy subjects group were 91.4% (64/70) and 15.7% (11/70) respectively, and the BA patients group was higher than the healthy subjects group (P<0.01). (2) The top 3 meridians with pressing sensitive acupoints occuring in BA patients were bladder meridian of foot-taiyang, lung meridian of hand-taiyin and large intestine meridian of hand-yangming, and the most frequent pressing sensitive acupoints were Feishuï¼BL 13ï¼, Xinshuï¼BL 15ï¼, Chizeï¼LU 5ï¼ and Jueyinshu (BL 14). (3) The pressing sensitive acupoints in BA patients were distributed mainly on C4, C6 and T1-T6 nerve segment. CONCLUSION: Pressing sensitive acupoints have a close correlation with physical condition, and there is a close relation between pressing sensitive acupoints distribution and corresponding meridians and nerve segments in BA patients.
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Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Asthma/therapy , Meridians , Case-Control Studies , HumansABSTRACT
A diverse array of bacteria that inhabit the rhizosphere and different plant organs play a crucial role in plant health and growth. Therefore, a general understanding of these bacterial communities and their diversity is necessary. Using the 16S rRNA gene clone library technique, the bacterial community structure and diversity of the rhizosphere and endophytic bacteria in Stellera chamaejasme compartments were compared and clarified for the first time. Grouping of the sequences obtained showed that members of the Proteobacteria (43.2%), Firmicutes (36.5%) and Actinobacteria (14.1%) were dominant in both samples. Other groups that were consistently found, albeit at lower abundance, were Bacteroidetes (2.1%), Chloroflexi (1.9%), and Cyanobacteria (1.7%). The habitats (rhizosphere vs endophytes) and organs (leaf, stem and root) structured the community, since the Wilcoxon signed rank test indicated that more varied bacteria inhabited the rhizosphere compared to the organs of the plant. In addition, correspondence analysis also showed that differences were apparent in the bacterial communities associated with these distinct habitats. Moreover, principal component analysis revealed that the profiles obtained from the rhizosphere and roots were similar, whereas leaf and stem samples clustered together on the opposite side of the plot from the rhizosphere and roots. Taken together, these results suggested that, although the communities associated with the rhizosphere and organs shared some bacterial species, the associated communities differed in structure and diversity.
