Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD BioMed Central
Résumé : Le régime de reproduction de Dicorynia guianensis (caesalpiniaceae), arbre de la forêt guyanaise a été étudié à l'aide des marqueurs enzymatiques. Le matériel végétal a été collecté en 1993 et 1995, sur le dispositif sylvicole de Paracou. Le taux d'allofécondation moyen de la population est élevé, tm = 0,85, stable d'une année à l'autre malgré une variation importante du taux de floraison. Le taux individuel varie entre les arbres mais aucune corrélation n'a pu être établie avec des facteurs spatiaux, densité de floraison ou distance aux plus proches voisins. L'hétérogénéité des nuages polliniques est sensible au niveau des agrégats et des arbres individuels, échelle spatiale où se déploie l'activité des insectes pollinisateurs. Nous n'avons en évidence aucune corrélation spatiale entre compositions des nuages polliniques individuels. Des distances de migration du pollen de 190 mètres ont été mise en évidence grâce aux allèles rares. Aucune différence significative du régime de reproduction de D. guianensis n'a été trouvée entre parcelles traitées et parcelles témoin du dispositif.
ISSN: 0999-193X

hal-01032370
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032370

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Nature Publishing Group
Résumé : International audience
Abstract The functionality or oxidation state of cobalt within a silica matrix can be tailored through the use of cationic surfactants and their halide counter ions during the sol-gel synthesis. Simply by adding surfactant we could significantly increase the amount of cobalt existing as Co3O4 within the silica from 44% to 77%, without varying the cobalt precursor concentration. However, once the surfactant to cobalt ratio exceeded 1, further addition resulted in an inhibitory mechanism whereby the altered pyrolysis of the surfactant decreased Co3O4 production. These findings have significant implications for the production of cobalt/silica composites where maximizing the functional Co3O4 phase remains the goal for a broad range of catalytic, sensing and materials applications.
ISSN: 2045-2322

hal-01683204
https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-01683204
DOI : 10.1038/srep02449

Éditeur(s) : Wiley-blackwell
Résumé : Aims Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are industrially valuable molecules with numerous useful properties. This study describes the techniques used for the identification of a novel Vibrio bacterium and preliminary characterization of its EPS. Methods and Results Bioprospection in marine intertidal areas of New Caledonia followed by screening for EPS producing brought to selection of the isolate NC470. Phylogenetic analysis (biochemical tests, gene sequencing and DNADNA relatedness) permitted to identify NC470 as a new member of the Vibrio genus. The EPS was produced in batch fermentation, purified using the ultrafiltration process and analysed by colorimetry, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and HPLC-size exclusion chromatography. This EPS exhibits a high N-acetyl-hexosamines and uronic acid content with a low amount of neutral sugar. The molecular mass was 672x103Da. These data are relevant for possible technological exploitation. Conclusions We propose the name Vibrio neocaledonicus sp. nov for this isolate NC470, producing an EPS with an unusual sugar composition. Comparison with other known polymers permitted to select applications for this polymer. Significance and Impact of the Study This study contributes to evaluate the marine biodiversity of New Caledonia. It also highlights the biotechnological potential of New Caledonia marine bacteria.
Journal Of Applied Microbiology (1364-5072) (Wiley-blackwell), 2013-06 , Vol. 114 , N. 6 , P. 1702-1712

Droits : 2013 The Society for Applied Microbiology
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25501/24036.pdf
DOI:10.1111/jam.12184
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25501/

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD IOP Publishing
Résumé : We present the results of an inter-laboratory comparison of EPMA analysis at low voltage (5-6 kV) of three monophasic alloy steel samples. The aim of the work was to obtain an estimate of the present situation of low-voltage analysis of steel and identify needs for improvement. EPMA analyses of the samples were conducted by seven participant groups using electron microprobes and scanning electron microscopes of different kind, equipped with wavelength- and/or energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometers, and employing their own methodology of analysis. The results using WDS showed essentially an underestimation of the Cr contents, with relative deviations from the reference values ranging from -0.7 % to -17 %, and an overestimation of Fe and Ni, with relative deviations from the reference composition ranging from -4 % to +30 %, and from +14 % to +42 %, respectively. The relative deviations obtained by using EDS showed larger scatter, ranging from -16 % to +54 % for Cr, -0.4 % to +66 % for Fe and from +13 % to +90 % for Ni. Reasons for the differences observed and the scatter of results are discussed.
ISSN: 1757-8981

hal-00813999
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00813999
DOI : 10.1088/1757-899X/32/1/012014

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Elsevier
Résumé : International audience
We explore the relationships within Serraniformes (Li et al., 2009) using a dense taxon sampling and seven nuclear markers. Six had already used been for teleost phylogeny (IRBP, MC1R, MLL4, Pkd1, Rhodopsin, and RNF213) at other scales, and one (MLL2) is new. The results corroborate the composition of Serraniformes described in previous publications (some Gasterosteiformes, Perciformes and Scorpaeniformes). Within the clade, Notothenioidei and Zoarcoidei are each monophyletic. Cottoidei was not monophyletic due to placement of the genus Ebinania (Psychrolutidae). Our independent data confirm the sister-group relationship of Percophidae and Notothenioidei as well as the division of Platycephaloidei in four different groups (Bembridae, Platycephalidae, Hoplichthyidae and Peristediidae with Triglidae). Within Cottoidei, Liparidae and Cyclopteridae formed a clade associated with Cottidae, the genus Cottunculus (Psychrolutidae), and Agonidae. Serranidae and Scorpaenidae are not monophyletic, with the Serranidae divided in two clades (Serraninae and Epinephelinae/Anthiinae) and Scorpaenidae including Caracanthidae and the genus Ebinania (Psychrolutidae). We discuss some morphological characters supporting clades within the Scorpaenidae.
ISSN: 1055-7903

hal-01544909
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01544909
DOI : 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.12.020

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD SAGE Publications (UK and US)
Résumé : International audience
Enamel and enameloid, the highly mineralized tooth-covering tissues in living vertebrates, are different in their matrix composition. Enamel, a unique product of ameloblasts, principally contains enamel matrix proteins (EMPs), while enameloid possesses collagen fibrils and probably receives contributions from both odontoblasts and ameloblasts. Here we focused on type I collagen (COL1A1) and amelogenin (AMEL) gene expression during enameloid and enamel formation throughout ontogeny in the caudate amphibian, Pleurodeles waltl. In this model, pre-metamorphic teeth possess enameloid and enamel, while post-metamorphic teeth possess enamel only. In first-generation teeth, qPCR and in situ hybridization (ISH) on sections revealed that ameloblasts weakly expressed AMEL during late-stage enameloid formation, while expression strongly increased during enamel deposition. Using ISH, we identified COL1A1 transcripts in ameloblasts and odontoblasts during enameloid formation. COL1A1 expression in ameloblasts gradually decreased and was no longer detected after metamorphosis. The transition from enameloid-rich to enamel-rich teeth could be related to a switch in ameloblast activity from COL1A1 to AMEL synthesis. P. waltl therefore appears to be an appropriate animal model for the study of the processes involved during enameloid-to-enamel transition, especially because similar events probably occurred in various lineages during vertebrate evolution.
ISSN: 0022-0345

hal-01545475
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01545475
DOI : 10.1177/0022034514526236

Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD
Résumé : Le régime de reproduction de Dicorynia guianensis (caesalpiniaceae), arbre de la forêt guyanaise a été étudié à l'aide des marqueurs enzymatiques. Le matériel végétal a été collecté en 1993 et 1995, sur le dispositif sylvicole de Paracou. Le taux d'allofécondation moyen de la population est élevé, tm = 0,85, stable d'une année à l'autre malgré une variation importante du taux de floraison. Le taux individuel varie entre les arbres mais aucune corrélation n'a pu être établie avec des facteurs spatiaux, densité de floraison ou distance aux plus proches voisins. L'hétérogénéité des nuages polliniques est sensible au niveau des agrégats et des arbres individuels, échelle spatiale où se déploie l'activité des insectes pollinisateurs. Nous n'avons en évidence aucune corrélation spatiale entre compositions des nuages polliniques individuels. Des distances de migration du pollen de 190 mètres ont été mise en évidence grâce aux allèles rares. Aucune différence significative du régime de reproduction de D. guianensis n'a été trouvée entre parcelles traitées et parcelles témoin du dispositif.
Colloque BRG/USTL. Méthodologie de gestion et de conservation des ressources génétiques
Lille, France

hal-01032382
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032382