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The aim of the study was to determine the impact of traffic flow on the content of selected trace elements, i.e. manganese, zinc, copper and iron, in the surface layers of soils along the section of State Road 51 (north-eastern Poland). The areas most exposed to contamination surrounded the road and urban zone while, with an increasing distance off the road, the content of tested elements decreased significantly. Traffic flow thus exerted a significant impact on the concentration of trace elements in soil which directly surrounded the road. It was most evident for zinc, whose content in soil at a distance of 100 m, in comparison with the roadside, decreased the most of the tested elements. All types of soil had a natural content of the examined elements.
The ability of Candida sp. cells to adhere to the mucosal surfaces of various host organs as well as synthetic materials is an important pathogenicity feature of those fungi which contributes to the development of infection. This property varies depending on the species of the fungus and is the greatest for C. albicans. The process of adhesion depends on plenty of factors related to the fungal and host cells as well as environmental conditions. The main adhesins present on the fungal cell wall are: Als, Epa, Hwp1, but also Eap1, Sun41, Csh1 and probably Hyr1; for adhesion significant are also secreted aspartyl proteases Sap. Various researchers specify a range of genes which contribute to adhesion, such as: CZF1, EFG1, TUP1, TPK1, TPK2, HGC1, RAS1, RIM101, VPS11, ECM1, CKA2, BCR1, BUD2, RSR1, IRS4, CHS2, SCS7, UBI4, UME6, TEC1 and GAT2. Influence for adherence have also heat shock proteins Hsp70, Mediator Middle domain subunit Med31 and morphological transition. Among factors affecting adhesion related to host cells it is necessary to mention fibronectins and integrins (receptors for Candida sp. adhesins), type of epithelial cells, their morphology and differentiation phase. To a lesser degree influence on adhesion have nonspecific factors and environmental conditions.
The prevalence of fungi from the genus Candida in humans is increasing, but the mere fact of their detection does not allow, in general, to diagnose a disease. In fact the development of fungal infection depends on several factors of the host-pathogen relationship. The occurrence of symptoms and the course of the disease are associated, inter alia, with general and immunological conditions of an infected person as well as the properties of strains. Differences between the strains responsible for asymptomatic and symptomatic invasion have been shown. Thus the determination of their pathogenicity parameters is an important element leading to proper identification, both mycological and clinical, which allows for the implementation of therapeutic intervention. There are several virulence factors that are essential for surviving in host’s organism and play important role in each phase of fungal infection. This review provides an update on selected pathogenicity features: formation of hyphae and/or pseudohyphae, phenotypic switching, tropic reactions and biofilm production.
Studies have been undertaken which assess the possibility of neutralising the effect of zinc on the contents of: organic carbon, total nitrogen, available forms of: phosphorus, potassium and magnesium in soil by applying neutralising substances – compost, bentonite and zeolite. In the series without an addition of neutralising substances, increasing zinc soil contamination resulted in an increase in the contents of total nitrogen, available forms of phosphorus, magnesium and potassium (especially), and a decrease in the organic carbon content, compared to the control object (without Zn). Application of bentonite and zeolite had an advantageous effect on the contents of carbon and available phosphorus and on the C:N ratio in soil, compared to the series without additions. Bentonite had a similar effect on the available potassium content in soil. It had a much greater effect on the organic carbon content in soil than zeolite. Not all of the neutralising substances added to soil had a significant effect on the contents of nitrogen and available magnesium in soil, compared to the series without neutralising substances.
Some trace elements, for example zinc, play both a positive and a negative role in plant life, which requires their content in soil. If soil is excessively contaminated with zinc, an attempt should be made to reduce the negative effect of this element on plants and other living organisms. For this reason, a study was undertaken to determine whether it was possible to alleviate the effect of soil zinc contamination (0, 150, 300 and 600 mg Zn kg-1 of soil) on the yield and macronutrient content of yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus L.). Compost (3%), bentonite (2%) and zeolite (2% relative to soil mass) were used to reduce the effect of soil zinc contamination. Macro- and micronutrients were applied to the soil in the same amounts in all pots: 30 mg N, 30 mg P, 100 mg K, 50 mg Mg, 0.33 mg B, 5 mg Mn and 5 mg Mo per kg soil. Yellow lupine was harvested in the flowering phase and plant material samples were collected for laboratory tests. The induced soil zinc contamination reduced yellow lupine growth and development because a dose of 300 mg Zn kg-1 soil caused plant seedlings to wither. Compost and bentonite reduced the negative influence of soil zinc contamination on yellow lupine yield, especially on aerial parts. The most demonstrable effect of zinc on the macronutrient content of lupine plants was recorded for magnesium and calcium, whose content increased compared to the control in both the aerial parts and roots of yellow lupine. Among the neutralizing substances, the effect of zeolite on the phosphorus, magnesium and calcium content and bentonite on the sodium content in the plants was the most beneficial.
In the late 18th and early 19th c., a drastic reduction in the area of forests due to their excessive exploitation occurred in Europe, which gave rise to the birth of afforestation efforts. The chemical composition of plants, including trees, depends on the many biotic and abiotic environmental factors. The aim of this study was to determine the content of some nutrients in needles and bark of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), leaves and bark of silver birch (Betula pendula) and Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.), depending on their location. The content of phosphorus, potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium depended on a plant species, plant organ and the location of sample collection. The leaves of silver birch, compared to its bark, contained ten-fold more potassium and six-fold more phosphorus and magnesium. The content of phosphorus was the highest in silver birch leaves in the center of Olsztyn. The highest potassium content was observed in silver birch leaves and Norway maple bark in the center of Olsztyn. The calcium content was the highest in the leaves and bark of maple trees growing near State Road 51 and in the leaves of this species in the city center. The highest sodium content was detected in the leaves and bark of most tree species growing along State Road 51 and in the center of Olsztyn.
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