Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes Responsive to and Cloning of the -Inducible Chitinase Genes in .

(Ss) is a devastating fungal pathogen that causes Sclerotinia stem rot in rapeseed (), and is also detrimental to mulberry and many other crops. A wild mulberry germplasm, , showed high resistance to , but the molecular basis for the resistance is largely unknown. Here, the transcriptome response characteristics of to infection were revealed by RNA-seq.

Genome-wide mining and comparative analysis of fatty acid elongase gene family in Brassica napus and its progenitors.

Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) that are structural components of cell membrane lipid, cuticular waxes and seed oil, play crucial roles in plant growth, development and stress response. Fatty acid elongases (FAEs) comprising KCS and ELO, are key enzymes for VLCFA biosynthesis in plants. Although reference genomes of Brassica napus and its parental speices both have been sequenced, whole-genome analysis of FAE gene family in these Brassica speices is not reported.

Nitrogen Removal and NO Accumulation during Hydrogenotrophic Denitrification: Influence of Environmental Factors and Microbial Community Characteristics.

Hydrogenotrophic denitrification is regarded as an efficient alternative technology of removing nitrogen from nitrate-polluted water that has insufficient organics material. However, the biochemical process underlying this method has not been completely characterized, particularly with regard to the generation and reduction of nitrous oxide (NO). In this study, the effects of key environmental factors on hydrogenotrophic denitrification and NO accumulation were investigated in a series of batch tests.