Research advances in eco-hydrological process and function

Present studies on the coupling relationship and hydrology mechanism between basin ecosystem and hydrological process has become an international research frontier in hydrology. This paper investigates this coupling relationship, and also summarizes research and presents a method of combining isotopic technology with hydro-chemical methods, for the study of eco-hydrological process and function in different landscape zones. We then examine research trends for future direction and development of this field.

Development and evaluation of a thermostatic nucleic acid testing device based on magnesium pyrophosphate precipitation for detecting Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei

Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei(EHP)infection has seriously affected prawn culture globally.The symptoms of the infection are not apparent,and traditional detection methods are time consuming and low in accuracy.We developed a new onsite rapid testing device(size 18.8×16.7×6.6 cm^(3))for EHP based on magnesium pyrophosphate precipitation and facilitated by loop mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP).The design and fabrication of the device enables efficient light absorbance.The device has a highly sensitive detector,high-precision thermal controller,and humanized touch screen.The temperature control precision of the device is 0.2-0.3℃ at 60℃,63℃,and 65℃.The coefficients of variation values(CVV)of the luminous power in one channel at light on and off were found to be 0.0097 and 0.0014,respectively,within 1 h.The CVV of the background,luminous power,and values of eight PCR tubes filled with pure water were all less than 5%.In the EHP experiment,eight samples(including seven positive and one negative)confirmed the effectiveness of the device,and four positive and four negative samples verified whether cross-contamination exists.Among them,the rise time of the curve was about 15 min.These results assert that the developed device exhibits enhanced stability and uniformity and has excellent performance with high sensitivity,good specificity,and low testing time.Moreover,the optimal and minimum absorbance range was 555-655 nm for monitoring the production of LAMP.

Rapid identification of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli based on barcoded magnetic bead hybridization

Diarrhea,as a global public health problem,causes a large number of infections and deaths every year.Although Escherichia coli(E.coli)is one of the normal flo ra microorganisms in the human intestinal tract,it has five pathogenic bacteria types that can cause human diarrhea,known as diarrheagenic E.coli.When people are infected,rapid and accurate diagnosis,along with timely treatment,are especially important.Here,we introduce a new method to identify and analyze a large number of pathogenic strains in E.coli by multiplex PCR and barcoded magnetic bead hybridization.Results show that the detection sensitivities of enterohemorrhagic E.coli,enterotoxigenic E.coli,enteropathogenic E.coli,enteroinvasive E.coli and enteroaggregative E.coli were 1.3×10^3 CFU/mL,2×10^4 CFU/mL,4×10^4 CFU/mL,7.2×10^4 CFU/mL and 1.7 CFU/mL respectively.This method has strong specificity and high sensitivity and detects multiple target sequences in one experiment.Compared with other methods,BMB array has great application potential.