Project description:Characteristics of nirS-type denitrifier communities in the surface sediments from the South Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea
Project description:Characteristics of nirK-type ammonia-oxidizing archaeal communities in the surface sediments from the South Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea
Project description:Characteristics of bacterial, archaeal, and denitrifying microbial communities in the surface sediments from the South Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea
Project description:This study examined archaeal lipidome of a total of 52 sediment and soil samples across a wide range of environmental gradients, including sediment from hot springs in Tengchong, Yunan Province, sediment from acid mine drainages in Anhui and Guangdong provinces, permafrost soil from Tibet Plateau, soil from Western Sichuan Plateau, surface sediment of cold seeps and sediment core material from the South China Sea, and sediment from the East China Sea.
Project description:Chemical analysis of the compounds present in sediment, although informative, often is not indicative of the downstream biological effects that these contaminants exert on resident aquatic organisms. More direct molecular methods are needed to determine if marine life is affected by exposure to sediments. In this study, we used an aquatic multispecies microarray and q-PCR to investigate the effects on gene expression in juvenile sea bream (Sparus aurata) of two contaminated sediments defined as sediment 1 and 2 respectively, from marine areas in Northern Italy.
Project description:Myanmar locates in the crossroads of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and is known for high culture diversity in different ethnic groups. It is considered to be important for understanding human evolutionary history and genetic diversity in East Eurasia. However, relatively few studies have examined the population structure and demographic history in Myanmar to date. In this study, we analyzed more than 220,000 genome-wide SNPs in 175 new samples of five ethnic groups from Myanmar and compared them with the published data. Our results showed that the Myanmar population is intricately substructured, with the main observed clusters corresponding roughly to western/northern highlanders (Chin, Naga, and Jingpo) and central/southern lowlanders (Bamar and Rakhine). The gene flow inferred from South Asia has a substantial influence (~11%) on the gene pool of central/southern lowlanders rather than western/northern highlanders. The genetic admixture is dated around 650 years ago. These findings suggest that the genome-wide variation in Myanmar was likely shaped by the linguistic, cultural, and historical changes.
