小麦类根瘤中胞间细菌的运动及其对细胞壁的影响

用电子显微镜和光学显微镜观察了小麦类根瘤,以探讨小麦类根瘤中胞间细菌的运动及其对细胞壁的影响.结果表明:(1)小麦类根瘤由薄壁细胞、分生细胞和侵染细胞组成,它们中有许多胞间隙,其中一些还含有大量细菌;它们的胞间层常常彼此分离,形成间隙,间隙中有时也有细菌存在;(2)小麦类根瘤中没有侵入线,细菌运动主要在胞间进行;具有细菌的胞间隙和胞间层大小不等、形状各异,其细胞壁还常常出现不同程度的变化,变化的大小一般与它们中的细菌有关,且随细菌数量的增加而增加.     

浙江温州水稻根瘤状组织的结构分析

用光镜、扫描电镜和透射电镜观察的方法,对浙江温州水稻根上的瘤状组织进行了结构分析,并与豆科植物根瘤的结构进行了比较。壮苗期水稻的瘤状组织内皮层少数薄壁细胞内有细菌存在,但细胞有防御反应,细胞质凝聚和纤维化,分不清细胞质的精细结构,说明细胞已经死亡;孕穗抽穗期水稻根瘤状组织,表皮黑褐色,木栓化。外皮层内无维管组织,内皮层薄壁细胞膨大,但没有含菌细胞。有的瘤状组织内外皮层细胞基本上木质化。在内皮层薄壁细胞内有齿轮状的特殊结构。光镜和扫描电镜观察到的丝状物和珊瑚状花纹的球体,实为某种真菌的菌丝和孢子。因此,浙江温州的水稻根瘤状组织的结构与豆科根瘤完全不同,实为混有细菌和真菌的愈伤组织     

根瘤与菌根

植物根系和土壤微生物有着十分密切的关系,它们互相影响、互相制约。微生物不仅存在于土壤中,也存在于一部分植物的根组织里,与植物构成特殊的共生关系,即根瘤和菌根。１基本概念与基本类型１．１根瘤指豆科等植物根部的瘤状突起。是土壤中某些细菌或放线菌与植物根部...     

2,4-D诱发小麦根瘤及引导根瘤菌进入小麦根瘤细胞的研究

本文通过水培和砂培的冬小麦(丰抗8号),研究用2,4-D处理并接种慢生型大豆根瘤菌61A76(Bradyrhizobium japonicum 61A76)和快生型沙打旺根瘤菌16(Rhitobium sp. astrugllus16),诱发小麦形成含菌根瘤的可能性。结果表明2,4-D可诱发小麦根系产生瘤状结构,此瘤状结构起始于根中柱鞘,2,4-D刺激小麦根瘤细胞的DNA合成,根瘤细胞的核及DNA含量约为正常根部的二倍,2,4-D能引导上述两种根瘤菌进入小麦根瘤细胞并大量繁殖,进入根瘤细咆的根瘤菌其形态有些变化,内含聚β—羟丁酸颗粒,有些菌体被膜囊包围。从接种大豆根瘤菌的小麦根瘤内分离出一株根瘤菌,经镜检、血清学及回接大豆试验证明为原接种的大豆根瘤菌株。     

PHB颗粒在红豆草根瘤细菌发育中的动态变化

红豆草根瘤胞间隙和侵入线中另有个别细菌含有PHB颗粒,而且数量很少,一个细菌通常仅有一个。随着细菌被从侵入线中释放到寄主细胞中,这些PHB颗粒立即消失。幼龄细菌不含PHB颗粒,成熟细菌一般也不含这种内含物。当细菌衰老时,它们又再度出现,并大量增加,而后很快减少,直至完全消失。从未发现这种颗粒存在于解体细菌中,尽管它们处于各种不同的解体状态。PHB颗粒在细菌发育中的变化表明,它的多少不仅与根瘤细菌发育密切有关,而且也受制于根瘤品种。     

豆科根瘤内气体交换和气体扩散模型研究

近年来的研究表明根瘤皮层内存在着可调节的气体扩散屏障,它是由根瘤皮层内的一层细胞及填充在胞间隙的水层构成的,而根瘤是通过改变填充该层胞间隙的水层厚度来调节对气体扩散的阻力。本文概述了关于模拟豆科根瘤内气体交换和气体扩散的数学模型研究,阐明调节根瘤内含类菌体细胞维持低氧分压的有关问题。模型研究使我们获得了对共生固氮根瘤内极为复杂的微生态环境的初步认识,有待于通过改进试验和借助其他理论进一步探索根瘤气体交换和气体扩散的本质。     

农杆菌T—DNA介导的植物转基因的分子机制

前言 根瘤农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)与发根农根菌(A.rhizogenes)同属根瘤菌科,是革兰氏阴性植物病原菌。前者感染植物引起冠瘿病(Crop gall tumour),冠瘿病用含有抗生素的培养基培养与除菌。可无限增殖;后者感染植物诱发出许多不定根,把不定根培养在上述培养基上也可迅速生长,多次分枝成毛状称毛状根(hairy root)。农杆菌感染机理很复杂。其感染作用起始于受伤的植物细胞分泌的大量化学物质时期。受伤植物细胞分泌的酚分子诱导农杆菌怀有的Ti质粒或Ri质粒上的基因活化,尔后农杆菌紧附植物细胞并把Ti质粒或Ri质粒上一部分DNA(称作T—DNA,tranfer DNA)转移到植物染色体上。T.DNA共价整合后编译合成的新的低分量的代谢物,称为冠瘿碱。     

豆科根瘤非侵染细胞的形态结构研究

非侵染细胞是豆科根瘤中一种非常重要的细胞,它不仅参与了根瘤共生固氮,而且还在其中起了极为重要的作用,这些作用的发挥与其具有与此相适应的形态结构和分布有关。非侵染细胞体积小、数量少,分散于侵染细胞之间。在大豆根瘤中,它们彼此相连接,形成一条条的线和一个个的面,由根瘤中心向四周辐射,直至与皮层细胞相接,其作用可能与根瘤中心组织和皮层细胞之间的物质运输,特别是固氮产物的输出密切有关。非侵染细胞与侵染细胞之间的主要差异在于它不含细菌,中央有一个大液泡,细胞质中含有大量的过氧化物酶体和许多膨大的管状内质网,而且细胞壁上还有丰富的胞间连丝和纹孔,但主要存在于非侵染细胞与非侵染细胞之间的连接壁上。     

根瘤形成过程中豆科植物根毛和根外层传递细胞的诱发

对7种豆科植物接种根瘤菌后根部的形态和内部结构进行了研究.结果表明:根瘤菌可诱发根瘤形成部位根段的根毛增生、形变和根外层传递细胞的发育.根外层传递细胞发生在根毛伸长形变时期,一直可持续到根瘤形成,传递细胞壁内突发育过程是先由根表皮细胞外切向壁一侧细胞质膜向细胞质内陷形成囊状壁傍体,次生细胞壁物质在初生壁上沉积并逐渐充满囊状体,最终形成传递细胞典型的壁内突结构.根瘤形成过程中根外层传递细胞的诱发与培养方式(水培、固培)没有直接关系.在不接菌的对照苗的根段内未发现壁内突结构,研究证明豆科植物根外层传递细胞的形成是由根瘤菌诱导所致.     

羊奶果不同发育阶段根瘤的细胞结构及固氮、吸氢活性

比较羊奶果根瘤三个不同发育阶段的显微,亚显微结构和固氮,吸氢活性的差异。探讨了根瘤结构与功能的关系。结果表明：早期侵染方式为皮层细胞间隙侵染,此期的内生菌是一种分枝,具隔膜的菌丝体,早期侵染细胞有脂体存在。成熟根瘤含菌细胞明显多于幼瘤和衰老瘤。成熟根瘤具有大量泡囊,成熟泡囊具分隔,双层壁结构。衰老瘤泡囊分隔消失,不呈双层壁结构。成熟根瘤的固氮,吸氢活性明显高于幼瘤和衰老瘤。     

Cytological Observations on Nodules,Nodule-Like Structures and Crown Galls on the Roots of Phaseolus vulgaris

The transconjugant of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with C58 genetic background containing plasmid pSym3622 of Rhizobium leguminosarum by. phaseoli was capable of infecting the roots of Phaseolus vulgaris of the wounding sites and inducing the formation of nodule-like structures near the sites of inoculation. These structures were different from the nodule and crown galls induced respectively by R. leguminosarumbv, phaseoli 3622--15 and a virulant strain A208 (pTiT37) of A. tumefaciens. The vascular bundles of the nodule-like structures were located at the central region of the structures and were surrounded by highly vacuolated thin-walled cells rich in starch grains. There was no bacterium neither in cell nor in the intercellular space of these structures evidenced by light and electron microscopic observations. In contrast, many metabolically active bacteroids were observed within the cells and in the intercellular spaces of the effective nodules, in the case of crown galls, there was also no bacterium in any part of the tumours. The internal structures of tumour on the root of Phaseolus vuigaris were visualized as distinguishable coherent areas of cells partitioned by disorganized cell zones. These areas of cells were traced back to be derived from different meristematic zones. At some instance, a number of root-like protrusions which were likely to develop into new roots were observed. In other parts, host cells were visible as a result of cell degeneration.     

Characterization of Rhizobium phaseoli Sym plasmid regions involved in nodule morphogenesis and host-range specificity

Two nodulation regions from the symbiotic plasmid (pSym) of Rhizobium phaseoli CE-3 were identified. The two regions were contained in overlapping cosmids pSM927 and pSM991. These cosmids, in a R. phaseoli pSym-cured strain background, induced ineffective nodules on Phaseolus vulgaris roots. Transconjugants of Rhizobium meliloti harbouring pSM991 induced nodule-like structures on bean roots, suggesting that this cosmid contains host-range determinants. Analysis of deletions and insertional mutations in the sequences of pSM991 indicated that the genes responsible for the induction and development of nodules in P. vulgaris are organized in two regions 20 kb apart. One region, located in a 6.8 kb EcoRI fragment, includes the common nodABC genes. The other region, located in a 3.5 kb EcoRI fragment, contains information required for host-range determination.     

Expression of a Rhizobium phaseoli Sym plasmid in R. trifolii and Agrobacterium tumefaciens: incompatibility with a R. trifolii Sym plasmid

Identification of the Sym plasmid in Rhizobium phaseoli strain RCC3622 is described. Introduction of this plasmid into R. trifolii or Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains resulted in bacteria capable of forming characteristic spherical root nodules on beans. This Sym plasmid, designated pSym9, was characterized as 275 MDa and nonconjugative. pSym9 was incompatible with the R. trifolii Sym plasmid pSym5, and carries genes determining a melanin-like black pigment. A second plasmid of 135 MDa, pRph3622a, was also transferred from R. phaseoli to R. trifolii and A. tumefaciens. Transconjugants carrying this plasmid did not form root nodules on beans. In contrast to other Rhizobium plasmids, pRph3622a was unstable in A. tumefaciens.     

Nitrogen-fixing nodules induced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens harboring Rhizobium phaseoli plasmids.

Rhizobium phaseoli CFN299 forms nitrogen-fixing nodules in Phaseolus vulgaris (bean) and in Leucaena esculenta. It has three plasmids of 185, 225, and 410 kilobases. The 410-kilobase plasmid contains the nitrogenase structural genes. We have transferred these plasmids to the plasmid-free strain Agrobacterium tumefaciens GMI9023. Transconjugants containing different combinations of the R. phaseoli plasmids were obtained, and they were exhaustively purified before nodulation was assayed. Only transconjugants harboring the 410-kilobase plasmid nodulate P. vulgaris and L. esculenta. Nodules formed by all such transconjugants are able to reduce acetylene. Transconjugants containing the whole set of plasmids from CFN299 nodulate better and fix more nitrogen than the transconjugants carrying only the Sym plasmid. Microscopic analysis of nodules induced by A. tumefaciens transconjugants reveals infected cells and vascular bundles. None of the A. tumefaciens transconjugants, not even the one with the whole set of plasmids from CFN299, behaves in symbiosis like the original R. phaseoli strain; the transconjugants produce fewer nodules and have lower acetylene reduction (25% as compared to the original R. phaseoli strain) and more amyloplasts per nodule. More than 2,000 bacterial isolates from nodules of P. vulgaris and L. esculenta formed by the transconjugants were analyzed by different criteria. Not a single rhizobium could be detected. Our results show that R. phaseoli plasmids may be expressed in the A. tumefaciens background and direct the formation of effective, differentiated nodules.     

转座子Tn5-Mob对菜豆根瘤菌共生基因的诱变、转移和初步定位

转座子Tn5-Mob在质粒RP4-4配合下能诱动(Mobilization)菜豆根瘤菌RCR3622内源质粒的诱动转移。在种间根瘤菌杂交过程中,二个巨型质粒的转移频率均大于10~(-3);分子量约为285kb的psym3622是带有结瘤(nod)和产黑素(mel)基因的共生质粒(Symbiotic plasmid);这二个基因的最大距离不超过70kb左右。另一个分子量约为135kb的质粒在试验中为不具结瘤功能的隐蔽质粒。将psym3622共生质粒导入不结瘤(Nod-)的豌豆根瘤菌菌株B151,能够使后者在菜豆植物上表达结瘤的特性,形成无效根瘤。将psym3622共生质粒导入不结瘤的菜豆根瘤菌菌株JI8400,能够在菜豆植物上形成正常发育的有效根瘤。     

Crown gall teratoma formation is plasmid and plant controlled.

Experiments using different species of the plant Nicotiana and strains of the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens showed that teratoma formation from crown galls was dependent on the combination of bacterial Ti plasmid and host plant used.     

Morphology of root nodules and nodule-like structures formed by Rhizobium and Agrobacterium strains containing a Rhizobium meliloti megaplasmid

We examined expression of the megaplasmid pRme41b of Rhizobium meliloti in two different Rhizobium sp. Strains and in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Transfer of pRme41b into these bacteria was facilitated by insertion of a recombinant plasmid coding for mobilization functions of RP4 into the nif region (Kondorosi, A., E. Kondorosi, C.E. Pankhurst, W. J. Broughton, and Z. Banfalvi, 1982, Mol. Gen. Genet., 188:433-439). In all cases, transconjugants formed nodule-like structures on the roots of Medicago sativa. These structures were largely composed of meristematic cells but they were not invaded by bacteria. Bacteria were found only within infection threads in root hairs, and within intercellular spaces of the outermost cells of the structures. The donor strain of R. meliloti containing pAK11 or pAK12 in pRme41b initially produced nodules on M. sativa that did not fix nitrogen (Fix- ). In these nodules, bacteria were released from infection threads into the host cells but they did not multiply appreciably. Any bacteroids formed degenerated prematurely. In some cases, however, reversion to a Fix+ phenotype occurred after 4 to 6 wk. Bacteria released into newly infected cells in these nodules showed normal development into bacteriods.     

丹参的冠瘿组织培养和丹参酮的产生

用根癌农杆菌感染丹参无菌苗获得冠瘿组织,除菌后的冠瘿组织在无激素的Ms培养基上生长良好。经高压纸电泳检查,冠瘿组织中含有冠痿碱,证实根癌农杆菌的Ti质粒转化成功。冠瘿组织的生长和丹参酮的积累与基本培养基有关,B5和Ms培养基有利于生长．月增殖倍数分别达到102倍和90倍,而67-V和WP培养基则有利于丹参酮的合成,在培养过程中丹参酮能分泌到培养液中。研究表明用冠瘿组织作为培养系统,生产药用植物有效成分具有良好的开发前景。     

Structural Analysis of Nodule-Like Tissue on Rice Roots Collected from Wenzhou District of Zhejiang Province

Structural analysis of nodule-like tissues on rice roots collected from Wenzhou District of Zhejiang Province were conducted by using LM, SEM and TEM, and compared with that of nodules on leguminous plants. The observation showed the followings: During the stage of young rice shoots the bacteria were distributed in either dispersed or aggregated form in a few of the host cells of the nodule-like tissue, but the host cells showed their defence reaction to the bacteria, resulting in cytoplasmic agglutination and fibrillation, from which the fine structure of cytoplasm became undistinguishable, indicating the death of infected cells; during the booting or earing stage of rice, the surfaces of the nodule-like tissues were dark-brown with phellem matrial. In the exo-cortex there were no vascular tissue. In the endo-cortex the parenchyma cells were expanded and no bacteria were observed. In some of the nodule-like tissues the exo-and endo-cortical cells were basically lignified. It was clearly shown that there were gear wheel-like structures especially existing in the endo-cortical cells. Under the observations by LM, SEM, these structures were identified as coral-like balls of fibre-like material. In fact, they are spores of a kind of fungi with hyphae. Therefore, the nodule-like tissues on rice roots collected from Wenzhou District of Zhejiang Province are completely different from the genuine nodules on leguminous roots. In fact, they are calluses infected by bacteria and fungi.     

Diverse bacteria isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris and species within the genera Campylotropis and Cassia grown in China

Eighty bacterial isolates from root nodules of the leguminous plants Phaseolus vulgaris, Campylotropis spp. and Cassia spp. grown in China were classified into five groups by phenotypic analyses, SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins, PCR-based 16S rRNA gene restriction-fragment-length-polymorphism and sequencing. Thirty-three isolates from the three plant genera were identified as Agrobacterium tumefaciens because they are closely related to the type strain of A. tumefaciens. Fourteen isolates from P. vulgaris grown in Yunnan and Inner Mongolia were classified as R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli based on their close relationship with the type strain in numerical taxonomy and in 16S rDNA phylogeny. Twenty-seven isolates from Campylotropis delavayi, P. vulgaris and four species of Cassia grown in the central zones of China were classified into three groups within the genus Bradyrhizobium. One of these three groups could be defined as Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Our results demonstrated that P. vulgaris and the species of Campylotropis and Cassia could form nodules with diverse rhizobia in Chinese soils, including novel lineages associated with P. vulgaris. These results also offered information about the convergent evolution between rhizobia and legumes since the rhizobial populations associated with P. vulgaris in Chinese soils were completely different from those in Mexico, the original cite of this plant. Some rhizobial species could be found in all of the three leguminous genera.