Publications by authors named "Xiangfen Liu"
Sediment cadmium contamination poses risks to aquatic ecosystems. Phytoremediation is an environmentally sustainable method to mitigate cadmium contamination. Submerged macrophytes are affected by cadmium stress, but plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can restore the health status of submerged macrophytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubmerged macrophytes are integral to the functioning of shallow lakes through their interaction with microorganisms. However, we have a limited understanding of how microbial communities in shallow lakes respond when macrophytes are restored after being historically extirpated. Here, we explored the interactions between prokaryotic communities and carbon utilization in two lakes where submerged macrophytes were restored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new species of indigenous to southern China, and , are described and illustrated, and the first record of in China is reported. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the concatenated nuclear rDNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and nuclear large subunit sequences supported the inclusion of the three species within the clade, together with species formerly classified in .
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- Microbes are crucial for carbon cycling in aquatic environments, but their responses to temperature changes are not well understood across different regions.
- The study examined 47 lakes in China with varying temperatures and found that warmer lakes had lower carbon concentrations but higher carbon utilization, linked to shifts in bacterial communities.
- Key microbial species influencing carbon usage changed with temperature increases, highlighting how temperature impacts bacterial interactions with carbon sources and offering insights into carbon management in a warming climate.
Objective: The study was to investigate the impact of cord blood CD(3)AK cell culture supernatant (CS) on proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of HL-60 cells.
Methods: HL-60 cells were treated with different concentrations of CS (10%, 15%, 20%) for 3 days, 6 days and 9 days, and the same cells of control group were not treated with CS. The growth of induced cells was assessed with Trypan blue staining and cell counting with cytometer.