土壤宏基因组学技术及其应用

传统的基于培养的研究方法只能反映土壤中少数(0.1%～10 %)微生物的信息,而大部分微生物目前还不能培养,因而这部分微生物资源尚难以被有效地开发利用.宏基因组学是分子生物学技术应用于环境微生物生态学研究而形成的一个新概念,主要技术包括土壤DNA的提取、文库的构建和目标基因克隆的筛选.它可为揭示微生物生态功能及其分子基础提供更全面的遗传信息,并已在微生物新功能基因筛选、活性物质开发和微生物多样性研究等方面取得了显著成果.本文对土壤宏基因组学技术的方法和应用作了详细介绍.     

宏基因组学在胃肠道微生物研究中的应用

动物胃肠道中普遍存在大量共生微生物群,对于它们的研究一直受制于纯培养技术。随着分子生物学的快速发展及其在微生物学及生态学上的应用,针对未培养微生物研究的一门新型学科——宏基因组技术应运而生并迅速发展。通过提取胃肠道粘膜表面以及内容物中微生物DNA,构建总DNA文库的方法,利用基因组学的研究策略,来研究胃肠道中微生物遗传组成及群落功能。宏基因组技术在胃肠道微生物研究中广泛的应用,对于医学、生态学、生物能源利用等领域的研究具有重大的价值。     

一种快速提取细菌总DNA的方法研究

随着分子生物学技术应用于环境微生物研究的深入开展,占自然界微生物物种总数的90%以上的不能人工培养或培养困难的微生物已经可以借助分子生物学技术进行功能基因的开发和利用。而快速得到纯度较高,结构完整的细菌染色体DNA成为这一技术得以实现的前提。本文报道了利用高温处理和SDS的裂解作用相结合而建立的一种快速、简便的提取细菌染色体DNA的方法。经过脉冲电泳实验证明,利用本方法提取得到的几种革兰氏阳性和革兰氏阴性菌株的基因组DNA结构完整,并且无明显降解,无须经过纯化,可以直接进行PCR扩增和酶切等分子生物学操作,将此方法进一步应用于土壤环境DNA的提取方面,同样达到了快速得到大片段、高质量的环境微生物基因组的目的,为研究未培养的环境微生物多样性打下了坚实的基础,同时为环境基因组的提取提供了一个新的途径。     

临床宏基因组学应用现状及存在问题分析

众所周知,宏基因组学是一种通过提取样品中微生物的总DNA,构建宏基因组文库,研究环境中全部微生物的遗传组成及其菌落功能的方法。而宏基因组新一代测序(metagenome next-generation sequencing, mNGS)是在宏基因组学基础上进一步发展起来的新一代测序技术,无需对患者标本进行培养,直接分析标本中的微生物DNA或RNA。本文介绍了宏基因组学在临床上的应用,包括传染病的诊断、疾病和健康状态下的微生物组分析、人类宿主反应分析和肿瘤相关病毒及其基因组鉴定,并简要探讨了临床宏基因组学研究中所遇到的挑战及解决方法。     

一种从活性污泥中提取微生物总DNA的方法

对活性污泥的微生物群落进行研究的首要前提是获得大量的高纯度微生物基因组DNA。本文建立了一种高效、简便的提取活性污泥总DNA方法。从提取的核酸总量、纯度、基因组完整性等多方面对所得到的DNA质量进行了评价,结果表明,本法从单位活性污泥中提取的DNA得率为105-823μg/g,结构完整,纯度很高,无需进一步的纯化,可直接进行微生物群落分析及构建文库等后续分子生物学操作。现在实验室使用的提取活性污泥中DNA的方法,纯度普遍都无法达到PCR反应和建立文库的要求,本文建立的活性污泥DNA提取方法则可以克服这一难题。     

宏基因组技术在开发未培养环境微生物基因资源中的应用

环境微生物宏基因组是一个巨大的基因资源库,但是仅有0.1%～1%的微生物在现有技术条件下是可培养的,因此致使未培养微生物基因资源的开发利用受到限制.宏基因组技术直接提取环境样品总DNA,避开了微生物分离培养的问题,极大扩展了微生物资源的利用空间,增加了获得新生物活性物质的机会.简要介绍了宏基因组的概念及宏基因组克隆技术的基本操作流程和技术要点,重点阐述了目的基因富集、核酸提取、载体和宿主系统选择、宏基因组文库筛选等"瓶颈"技术的研究进展.目的基因富集技术主要包括稳定同位素探针(SIP)、抑制消减杂交(SSH)和差异显示(DD)等.基因文库筛选分为序列依赖性筛选和非序列依赖性筛选,其中序列依赖性筛选包括特定基因PCR、反转录PCR (RT-PCR)、DNA微阵、亲和捕获等技术;非序列依赖性筛选主要指基于基因表达活性筛选和基因"陷阱"技术等.此外,介绍了一些近年来通过构建宏基因组文库筛选目的基因的应用实例.     

生物技术与害虫防治

<正> 生物技术,也称生物工程,包括遗传工程、细胞工程、酶工程、发酵工程等等。生物技术的主要任务是:(1)利用微生物、植物细胞、动物细胞或细胞的一部分(例如酶)大量生产在医学、农业等方面有重要用途的物质;(2)不用传统的遗传育种技术,而是用重组DNA技术、细胞融合和其他方法,创造新的微生物、细胞、植物或动物;(3)应用分子生物学深入揭示基因的结构与活动,以便能按人类的需要去改变     

湿地土壤微生物DNA提取及其脱腐技术

DNA分子生物学技术的广泛应用,为全面了解微生物群落提供了有力的工具。本文建立了一种新的从湿地土壤中提取微生物总DNA的方法,即氯化钙-SDS-酶法。在直接提取DNA过程中采用氯化钙去除腐殖酸,DNA提取缓冲液中不使用EDTA螯合剂,提取过程用时4h左右。与其他两种方法相比,该方法高效去除湿地土壤腐殖酸,纯度较高,满足PCR扩增,为微生物生态学研究提供了一种高效的湿地土壤微生物总DNA提取和纯化技术。     

工业微生物代谢途径调控的基因敲除策略

基因敲除技术是一项重要的分子生物学技术,在工业微生物代谢工程中具有广泛应用。以下从基因敲除技术的遗传重组原理出发,总结了基因敲除策略的类型、特征和应用,重点介绍了采用线性双链DNA的λRed同源重组系统、使用环状质粒载体介导的单交换或双交换同源重组策略以及采用转座酶介导的转座重组等几种主要的基因敲除方法,进一步展望了基因敲除技术的发展前沿和应用前景。     

一种直接用于PCR扩增的山羊瘤胃微生物DNA提取方法的建立

目的建立提取高质量的瘤胃微生物DNA的方法,为采用免培养技术研究山羊瘤胃微生物奠定基础。方法采集山羊瘤胃内容物,用SDS高盐法提取微生物总DNA,以通用引物扩增细菌和古细菌的16SrDNA。结果提取到的瘤胃微生物总DNA片段大于23kb,PCR能够扩增出细菌和古细菌的16SrDNA片段。结论用该提取方法得到的山羊瘤胃微生物总DNA能够满足后续实验的需要。     

PCR detection of genetically modified soya and maize in foodstuffs

The detection of genetically modified foodstuffs is becoming both a food sales and legal necessity. This study reports a rapid DNA extraction/PCR-based method for the detection of genetically modified soya (GMS) and maize (GMM) in mixed samples of transgenic and unmodified soybeans and maize kernels, and a variety of processed samples including soya flour, soya protein isolates, extruded defatted soya, acid- and alcohol-precipitated soya concentrates, soya lecithin, maize grits, seasoned corn puffs and salted corn chips. The presence of GMS DNA was determined with two pairs of primers directed towards different GMS target sequences and GMM by one primer pair. In addition, a multiplex PCR reaction which utilises an internal positive control was developed for both genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Results indicated that the methods are sensitive and specific enough to detect GMS down to a level of 0.01% dry weight in single-product PCRs and 0.1% in multiplex PCRs and GMM down to 0.001% dry weight in single-product PCRs and 0.01% in multiplex PCR. The methods are considered to represent a viable route for the commercial detection of GMS and GMM in foodstuffs.     

Species‐level biodiversity assessment using marine environmental DNA metabarcoding requires protocol optimization and standardization

DNA extraction from environmental samples (environmental DNA; eDNA) for metabarcoding‐based biodiversity studies is gaining popularity as a noninvasive, time‐efficient, and cost‐effective monitoring tool. The potential benefits are promising for marine conservation, as the marine biome is frequently under‐surveyed due to its inaccessibility and the consequent high costs involved. With increasing numbers of eDNA‐related publications have come a wide array of capture and extraction methods. Without visual species confirmation, inconsistent use of laboratory protocols hinders comparability between studies because the efficiency of target DNA isolation may vary. We determined an optimal protocol (capture and extraction) for marine eDNA research based on total DNA yield measurements by comparing commonly employed methods of seawater filtering and DNA isolation. We compared metabarcoding results of both targeted (small taxonomic group with species‐level assignment) and universal (broad taxonomic group with genus/family‐level assignment) approaches obtained from replicates treated with the optimal and a low‐performance capture and extraction protocol to determine the impact of protocol choice and DNA yield on biodiversity detection. Filtration through cellulose‐nitrate membranes and extraction with Qiagen's DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit outperformed other combinations of capture and extraction methods, showing a ninefold improvement in DNA yield over the poorest performing methods. Use of optimized protocols resulted in a significant increase in OTU and species richness for targeted metabarcoding assays. However, changing protocols made little difference to the OTU and taxon richness obtained using universal metabarcoding assays. Our results demonstrate an increased risk of false‐negative species detection for targeted eDNA approaches when protocols with poor DNA isolation efficacy are employed. Appropriate optimization is therefore essential for eDNA monitoring to remain a powerful, efficient, and relatively cheap method for biodiversity assessments. For seawater, we advocate filtration through cellulose‐nitrate membranes and extraction with Qiagen's DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit or phenol‐chloroform‐isoamyl for successful implementation of eDNA multi‐marker metabarcoding surveys.     

转基因食品DNA提取研究进展

为了满足消费者对转基因食品的知情权,建立准确、快速、高效的转基因成分检测技术至关重要,而高质量DNA模板的获取,是转基因食品进行基因检测的前提.对近几年来国内外转基因食品DNA提取方法:十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide,CTAB)法、十二烷基硫酸钠(dode...     

Analytical methods for the quantitative determination of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors in biological samples

Published analytical methods for the quantitative determinations of presently available five 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors ("statins"), lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, fluvastatin and atorvastatin, are reviewed for therapeutic drug monitoring purpose in patients. Almost all assay reviewed are based on high-performance liquid chromatography or gas chromatography. Some purification steps (liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction, etc.) have been used before they are submitted to separation by chromatographic procedures and they are detected by various detection methods like UV, fluorescence and mass spectrometry. This review shows that most method may be used quantitative determination of statins in plasma and they are suitable for therapeutic drug monitoring purpose of these drugs.     

Automatic recognition of bird individuals on an open set using as-is recordings

The most common method used to determine the identity of an individual bird is the capture-mark-recapture technique. The method has several major disadvantages, e.g. some species are difficult to capture/recapture and the capturing process itself may cause significant stress in animals leading even to injuries of more vulnerable species. Some studies introduce systems based on methods used for human identification. An automatic system for recognition of bird individuals (ASRBI) described in this article is based on a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) and a universal background model (GMM-UBM) method extended by an advanced voice activity detection (VAD) algorithm. It is focused on recognizing the bird individuals on an open set, i.e. any number of unknown birds may appear anytime during the identification process as is common in nature. The introduced ASRBI processes the recordings just as if they were recorded by an ornithologist: with durations from seconds to minutes, containing noise and unwanted sounds, as well as masking of the singer, etc. Thanks to the VAD algorithm, the proposed system is fully automatic, no manual pre-processing of recordings is needed, neither by cutting off the songs nor syllables. The overall achieved identification accuracy is 78.5%, the lowest 60.3% and the highest 95.7%. In total, 90% of all experiments reach at least 70% accuracy. The result suggests the application of the GMM-UBM with VAD is feasible for individual identification on the open set processing real-life recordings. The described method is capable of reducing both the time consumption and human intervention in animal monitoring projects.     

基于多源遥感数据的生态保护修复项目区监测方法评述

回顾了山水林田湖草生态保护修复项目的实施背景,针对生态保护修复项目监测监管范围广、技术难等问题,强调了基于多源遥感数据开展项目遥感监测的重要性与必要性。从监测指标拟定、遥感地物信息提取、多源遥感数据融合、动态变化检测等方面评述了基于多源遥感数据的生态保护修复项目区监测方法,包括基于中高空间分辨率遥感数据的地物信息提取、融合机器学习的非线性混合像元分析、基于混合像元分析的时空融合等。在总结技术和工作推进方面的优势、局限基础上,提出要结合实际工作,持续优化国土空间生态保护修复监测指标;充分挖掘遥感数据解析的相关算法潜力,提升地物信息提取和混合像元分析的精度;加强时空融合算法与变化检测方法的研究探索,加强相关方法的实践应用;以“山水林田湖草生态保护修复工程试点”项目为平台,建立稳定的国土空间生态保护修复遥感监测运行机制,加强科技创新,形成技术标准,指导工作开展。     

基因芯片技术在检测肠道致病菌方面的应用

基因芯片技术具有高通量、自动化、快速检测等特点,因此被广泛地应用于各种研究领域,如细菌分子流行病学、细菌基因鉴定、致病分子机理、基因突变及多态性分析、表达谱分析、DNA测序和药物筛选等。现介绍基因芯片检测肠道致病菌方面的国外研究进展,基因芯片应用于检测肠道致病菌的3个方面:结合多重PCR对致病菌的毒力因子或者特异性基因进行鉴定;直接检测细菌的DNA或者RNA;以致病细菌核糖体RNA作为检测的靶基因同时检测多种肠道致病菌。由于其检测的高效率,该技术要优于其他分子生物学检测方法。基因芯片技术在肠道致病菌检测中有着巨大的应用价值,具有广阔的应用前景。     

Microfluidic components and bio-reactors for miniaturized bio-chip applications

In this paper miniaturized disposable micro/nanofluidic components applicable to bio chip, chemical analyzer and biomedical monitoring system, such as blood analysis, micro dosing system and cell experiment, etc are reported. This system includes various microfluidic components including a micropump, micromixer, DNA purification chip and single-cell assay chip. For low voltage and low power operation, a surface tension-driven micropump is presented, as well as a micromixer, which was implemented using MEMS technology, for efficient liquid mixing is also introduced. As bio-reactors, DNA purification and single-cell assay devices, for the extraction of pure DNA from liquid mixture or blood and for cellular engineering or high-throughput screening, respectively, are presented.     

DNA水凝胶应用于环境样品快速检测的研究进展

DNA作为生物大分子既可以引导生物发育和生命机能活动,也可以被用作构筑纳米生物材料。DNA水凝胶可以制备成兼具DNA生物功能和水凝胶特质,应用于环境样品的分析检测。依据制备DNA水凝胶长链的方法,对比分析了聚合酶链反应、杂交链式反应、滚环扩增技术的制备,物理水凝胶和化学水凝胶的合成过程和改性方法技术特点;并结合环境样品浓度检测的变性响应特点,分析了荧光、比色、电化学法分析检测的技术要点和检测性能,与大型仪器分析方法相比该方法具有检出限低、检出范围广、检测时间快、测样成本偏低等特点,是一种方便快捷、应用前景广泛的方法;最后对其检出性能和经济性进行评估,并对其应用前景进行总结和展望。