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DNA integrity, growth pattern, spindle formation, chromosomal constitution and imprinting patterns of mouse oocytes from vitrified pre-antral follicl…
2010
Cryopreservation of follicles for culture and oocyte growth and maturation in vitro provides an option to increase the number of fertilizable oocytes and restore fertility in cases where transplantation of ovarian tissue poses a risk for malignant cell contamination. Vitrification for cryopreservation is fast and avoids ice crystal formation. However, the influences of exposure to high concentrations of cryoprotectants on follicle development, oocyte growth and maturation, and particularly, on the DNA integrity and methylation imprinting has not been studied systematically. Follicle survival and development, DNA damage, oocyte growth patterns, maturation, spindle formation and chromosomal c…
Quantification of bacterial subgroups in soil : comparison of DNA extracted directly from soil or from cells previously released by density gradient …
2001
All molecular analyses of soil bacterial diversity are based on the extraction of a representative fraction of cellular DNA. Methods of DNA extraction for this purpose are divided into two categories: those in which cells are lysed within the soil (direct extraction) and those in which cells are first removed from soil (cell extraction) and then lysed. The purpose of this study was to compare a method of direct extraction with a method in which cells were first separated from the soil matrix by Nycodenz gradient centrifugation in order to evaluate the effect of these different approaches on the analysis of the spectrum of diversity in a microbial community. We used a method based on polymer…
Quantification of a novel group of nitrate-reducing bacteria in the environment by real-time PCR
2004
Abstract Nitrate reduction is performed by phylogenetically diverse bacteria. Analysis of narG (alpha subunit of the membrane bound nitrate reductase) trees constructed using environmental sequences revealed a new cluster that is not related to narG gene from known nitrate-reducing bacteria. In this study, primers targeting this as yet uncultivated nitrate-reducing group were designed and used to develop a real-time SYBR® Green PCR assay. The assay was tested with clones from distinct nitrate-reducing groups and applied to various environmental samples. narG copy number was high ranging between 5.08×108 and 1.12×1011 copies per gram of dry weight of environmental sample. Environmental real-…
Characterization and transcriptional analysis of Pseudomonas fluorescens denitrifying clusters containing the nar, nir, nor and nos genes
2001
In this study, we report the cloning and characterization of denitrifying gene clusters of Pseudomonas fluorescens C7R12 containing the narXLDKGHJI, nirPOQSM, norCB and nosRZDFYL genes. While consensus sequences for Fnr-like protein binding sites were identified in the promoter regions of the nar, nir, nor and nos genes, consensus sequences corresponding to the NarL binding sites were identified only upstream the nar genes. Monitoring by mRNA analysis the expression of the narG, nirS, norB and nosZ structural genes suggests a sequential induction of the denitrification system in P. fluorescens.
Denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in a lake receiving wastewater effluent
2015
Denitrifikaatio ja DNRA (dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium) ovat nitraattia pelkistäviä prosesseja, jotka yleensä esiintyvät hapettomissa olosuhteissa, kuten järvien sedimenteissä ja alusvesissä. Denitrifikaatiossa syntyy typpikaasua, joka poistuu ilmakehään, kun taas DNRA:n lopputuote on ammonium, joka jää veteen. Luonnollinen denitrifikaatio voi poistaa typpeä jätevedenpuhdistamon poistovedestä, mutta DNRA:n rooli on vähemmän tunnettu. Näiden prosessien tutkiminen voi auttaa jätevedenpuhdistuksen kehittämisessä. Tässä Pro Gradu –työssä tutkittiin denitrifikaation ja DNRA:n prosessinopeuksia sekä nopeuksien korrelaatioita erilaisten vedenlaatumuuttujien kanssa. Tutkimuspaikkana o…
Sediment diffusion method improves wastewater nitrogen removal in the receiving lake sediments
2018
Sediment microbes have a great potential to transform reactive N to harmless N2, thus decreasing wastewater nitrogen load into aquatic ecosystems. Here, we examined if spatial allocation of the wastewater discharge by a specially constructed sediment diffuser pipe system enhanced the microbial nitrate reduction processes. Full-scale experiments were set on two Finnish lake sites, Keuruu and Petäjävesi, and effects on the nitrate removal processes were studied using the stable isotope pairing technique. All nitrate reduction rates followed nitrate concentrations, being highest at the wastewater-influenced sampling points. Complete denitrification with N2 as an end-product was the main nitrat…
Structural investigation of the confinement of finite amounts of trehalose in water-containing sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate reversed micell…
2006
The structural effect of trehalose confined in water-containing sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) reversed micelles at water to AOT molar ratio W = 5 and 10 as a function of the trehalose to AOT molar ratio T (0 < T < 0.1) has been investigated by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). SANS data analysis is consistent with the hypothesis that trehalose is encapsulated within the quite spherical hydrophilic micellar cores of water-containing reversed micelles, causing an increase of the aggregate size and a decrease of the polydispersion. Moreover, SANS results suggest that the trehalose confinement in water-containing reversed micelles involves marked changes on the molecular pac…
Izmaiņu ieviešanas analīze stingri regulētā vidē lielajā uzņēmumā
2021
Mūsdienas tehnoloģijas piedāvā plašas izaugsmes iespējas uzņēmējdarbībai, tāpēc uzņēmumiem kļūst ar vien grūtāk sekot līdzi un analizēt savu iekšējo darbplūsmu. Lai to izdarītu, uzņēmumiem ir jāīsteno stingru kontroles politiku, kas varētu palīdzēt regulēt un standartizēt darba izpildi. Turklāt augsto tehnoloģiju attīstības tempu dēļ, uzņēmumi turpina īstenot jaunus risinājumus, kurus arī ir jākontrolē. Maģistra darbā tiks analizētas vairākas uzņēmuma “X” iekšējo procesu uzlabošanas un optimizācijas iniciatīvas ar IT palīdzību. Analīzes rezultātā būs izteikti ieteikumi un labas prakses, kuras varētu palīdzēt saprast kam ir nepieciešams pievērst uzmanību pirms procesu izmaiņas ieviešanas.
Stable isotope profiles of nitrogen gas indicate denitrification in oxygen-stratified humic lakes
2011
Mid-summer N(2) profiles were analyzed from nine oxygen-stratified, humic-acid-rich lakes using a continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer and a Gasbench II device. Sample preparation steps were performed under water to avoid air contamination. The instrument precision for the δ(15)N measurement was high (0.03‰), but for the whole sampling and analysis procedure the mean deviation between replicate samples was 0.13‰ for the δ(15)N measurements and 5.5% for the N(2) gas concentration analysis. The results show that the Gasbench peripheral was suitable for measurement of the (15)N natural abundance of dissolved nitrogen gas, with denitrification indicated by the oversaturation and slig…
Subsurface nitrate reduction under wetlands takes place in narrow superficial zones
2017
This study aims to investigate the depth distribution of the Nitrate Reduction Potential (NRP) on a natural and a re-established wetland. The obtained NRP provides a valuable data of the driving factors affecting denitrification, the Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) process and the performance of a re-established wetland. Intact soil cores were collected and divided in slices for the determination of Organic Matter (OM) through Loss of Ignition (LOI) as well as Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and NRP spiking nitrate in batch tests. The Nitrate Reduction (NR) was fitted as a pseudo-first order rate constant (k) from where NRPs were obtained. NR took place in a narrow superfi…