一株产银杏黄酮内生真菌的初步筛选

从银杏(Ginkgo biloba L.)的根、茎、叶中共分离得到18株内生真菌,用显色反应、薄层层析(TLC)及紫外-可见分光光度法对发酵提取液进行分析并筛选得到一株产黄酮类物质的内生真菌(编号ROOT3.1),经形态学和分子生物学初步鉴定其为镰孢属黄色镰孢菌(Fusarium culmorum).对此菌株发酵液中的黄酮含量进行了测定,其含量为0.017 2 mg·mL-1.     

以分子生物学鉴定结果为“金标准”评估Rapid ID Yeast Plus及API20C AUX对酵母样真菌的鉴定效能

目的 以分子生物学方法为“金标准”对两种商品化酵母样真菌鉴定产品Rapid ID Yeast Plus（简称RapIDYST）及API20C AUX（简称API20C）的鉴定效能进行评估.方法 从2010年中国医院侵袭性真菌感染监测网菌株库中筛选酵母样真菌25种,共计194株.其中,包含临床最常见的5种酵母样真菌（白念珠菌、热带念珠菌、光滑念珠菌、近平滑念珠菌、新生隐球菌）共130株,占研究总菌株数的67.0％.所有菌株已经过分子生物学方法准确鉴定至种水平.菌株复苏分纯后,严格按照产品操作指南,平行进行RapID YST和API20C鉴定.结果 所研究菌株中,有181株（18种）在RapID YST鉴定菌种数据库中,所有在库菌株种及复合体鉴定正确率为87.8％（159/181）.相比,API鉴定菌种库包含菌株174株（18种）,在库菌株种及复合体鉴定正确率为92.0％ （160/174）.RapID YST与API20C对于5种临床常见的酵母样真菌的种鉴定正确率分别为93.1％和97.1％.对于库外菌株,RapID YST的鉴定错误率分别为23.1％（3/13）,相比API20C的鉴定错误率为60.0％ （12/20）.综合此次评估结果,二者对酵母样真菌的鉴定效能无显著差异（McNemar检验,P＞0.05）.结论 两种商品化产品对酵母样真菌的鉴定效能基本一致;相较而言,RapID YST在操作便捷性、检测时间方面具有较大优势.     

灯盏花产黄酮内生放线菌筛选及产黄酮能力的初步研究

通过黄酮类物质特异颜色反应和可见分光光度法,筛选产黄酮的灯盏花内生放线菌,研究灯盏花产黄酮内生放线菌在PDA、高氏1号和淀粉3种培养基上的产黄酮能力。结果表明:59株灯盏花内生放线菌中,8株菌的镁粉+浓盐酸、氯化铝、浓氨水3种颜色反应均成阳性,能够产生黄酮。形态学观察初步鉴定这8株菌均为链霉菌属(Streptomyces)。3种培养基中,在PDA培养基上灯盏花产黄酮内生放线菌的菌丝体生物量、黄酮含量和产量较高。8株灯盏花产黄酮内生放线菌中,菌株RA′1-7生长较好,菌株ELA′3-2和RA2-1菌丝体黄酮含量较高,菌株ELA′3-2菌丝体黄酮产量较高。     

rDNA ITS序列在ACCC真菌鉴定中的应用

【目的】真菌无处不在,并与人类生活紧密相关。真菌的鉴定是科学研究和资源开发利用的基础。本研究从中国农业微生物菌种保藏管理中心(ACCC)随机选取已经定名的112株库藏真菌菌株作为实验材料,通过DNA测序,评估核糖体DNA内转录间隔区(rDNA ITS)序列在真菌属级鉴定上的应用。【方法】采用真菌DNA条形码rDNA ITS的序列测定和在GenBank中查寻比对的方法,对这些菌株进行属水平的鉴定复核。【结果】通过研究,供试菌株中有80株的属名与原鉴定相符,同时表明序列中套峰的情况降低与Gen Bank中序列比对的相似性。【结论】rDNA ITS序列测定法可以用于真菌菌株进行属水平的鉴定复核,国家菌种保藏机构应对已入库保藏和即将入库的所有真菌菌株都进行属水平的鉴定复核,并对菌株鉴定结果作审慎处理,原定名的名称及其变更历史应以"曾用名"在数据库中保留。     

抗金葡菌深海真菌的分离鉴定及抑菌谱研究

[目的]从深海淤泥样品中分离筛选具有抗金葡菌特性的真菌菌株,对其进行鉴定,并研究其抑菌谱。[方法]采用稀释涂布平板法分离真菌菌株,对峙培养法初筛,琼脂扩散法复筛,将抑菌效果最好的菌株进行形态鉴定、镜检、26S r DNA鉴定,并研究其对产黄青霉、尖孢镰刀菌、黄瓜菌核、木霉、盘单毛孢、平头刺盘孢霉6种真菌和大肠埃希氏菌、单增李斯特菌、副溶血性弧菌、鼠伤寒沙门氏菌4种细菌的抑制作用。[结果]得到1株抑制金葡菌效果最佳的菌株,编号1B12,其抑菌圈直径为35.31 mm,鉴定结果为外瓶霉属(Exophiala),其对上述6种真菌和4种细菌都有一定的抑制作用。[结论]1B12是一株具有广谱抗菌性的海洋真菌。     

千层塔内生真菌的分离与鉴定

目的：为从千层塔中分离具有药用价值的内生真菌奠定基础。方法：新鲜千层塔茎段,经酒精和升汞消毒后,接种于PDA平板培养基上进行内生真菌的分离、纯化;根据菌落形态和孢子等形态特征,结合核糖体基因居间序列（ITS序列）进行菌株鉴定。结果：从千层塔的茎中分离出4株内生真菌。内生真菌I菌落形态和孢子特征与枝状枝孢霉属的特征相符合,ITS序列与GenBank中多条属于枝状枝孢霉的ITS序列相似,鉴定该菌株属于枝状枝孢霉;内生真菌II菌落形态和孢子特征与黄青霉的特征相符合,鉴定该菌株属于黄青霉;内生真菌III菌落形态和孢子特征与尖孢镰刀菌的特征相符合,ITS序列与GenBank中多条属于尖孢镰刀菌的ITS序列相似程度高,鉴定该菌株属于尖孢镰刀菌;内生真菌Ⅳ菌落形态与盾壳霉相似,ITS序列与GenBank中6条属于盾壳霉的ITS序列具有较高的相似性,鉴定该菌株属于盾壳霉。结论：从千层塔中分离和鉴定出4株内生真菌,分别属于枝状枝孢霉、黄青霉、尖孢镰刀茵和盾壳霉。     

分离自冬虫夏草可培养真菌的多样性研究

冬虫夏草是生长于青藏高原的一种名贵中药材。天然冬虫夏草及其微环境中生活着多种真菌。作者使用常规分离培养方法对冬虫夏草的真菌区系进行研究。从天然冬虫夏草的子座、菌核和菌膜3个部位共分离到572个真菌菌株,并根据形态特征将大部分菌株鉴定到37个不同的属。这些菌株经SSCP(single-strand conformation polymorphism)分析后,再根据nrDNAITS序列的相似性(以97%为阈值)共区分出92种不同的分类单元(operational taxonomic unit,OTU)。其中,属于子囊菌的菌株数及OTU数均比接合菌和担子菌多。从菌膜分离的菌株数及OTU数都明显多于子座和菌核。分离自子座的优势真菌是产黄青霉Penicillium chrysogenum,而分离自菌核和菌膜的优势真菌均为玫红假裸囊菌Pseudogymnoascus roseus。尚未最终鉴定的部分真菌可能为新的真菌物种。     

内蒙古中东部草原羽茅内生真菌的分类

从内蒙古中东部草原7个不同地理种群的羽茅Achnatherum sibiricum中分离、培养得到484株内生真菌,根据其形态学特征进行了分类学鉴定。结果表明,其中大部分菌株属于Neotyphodium内生真菌,并发现有少量Neotyphodium有性型Epichloё菌株存在。通过与已发表模式菌株的比较,鉴定其中两个种为N.chisosum和N.huerfanum。N.chisosum为羽茅内生真菌的优势种,而N.huerfanum是首次在羽茅中被发现。对其余暂未能确定种的菌株的菌落和显微形态特征进行了详细描述。不同地理种群羽茅内生真菌的分离率有自东向西增加的趋势,而内生真菌的形态多样性有自东向西减少的趋势。     

毛泡桐内生真菌的分离、拮抗细菌菌株的筛选和鉴定

为寻找新的能产生抗生素的植物内生真菌,采用3种培养基对毛泡桐进行内生真菌的分离,以大肠埃希菌、枯草芽胞杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、青枯假单胞菌为指示菌,利用琼脂块法和滤纸片扩散法筛选能抑制细菌的菌株;通过形态特征和ITS序列分析鉴定高活性菌株。结果从毛泡桐的根、茎、叶中共分离得到46株内生真菌,至少能抑制一种指示菌的有9株,其中菌株KLBMP-Pt630、KLBMP-Pt675和KLBMP-Pt686活性较强,鉴定结果显示:KLBMP-Pt630为三线镰刀菌、KLBMP-Pt675为棒曲霉、KLBMP-Pt686属于肉座菌目真菌。     

具抑菌活性连翘内生真菌的分离与鉴定

【目的】从药用植物连翘内生真菌中筛选抑菌活性菌株, 并对其主要活性成分进行检测分析。【方法】采用常规组织分离法分离内生真菌, 滤纸片法测定其发酵产物对3种指示细菌的抑菌活性。TLC、HPLC和HPLC-MS检测活性菌株代谢产物中连翘苷成分。根据形态学特征和ITS序列分析鉴定目的菌株。【结果】分离得到的24株内生真菌中抑菌圈直径超过10 mm的菌株, 发酵液组有11株(45.8%), 菌丝体组有19株(79.2%), 活性菌株主要集中在果实内生真菌中, 其中G5、G7和G10表现出较强的抑菌活性。从菌株G10的胞内产物中发现活性成分连翘苷, 将其鉴定为胶孢炭疽菌Colletotrichum gloeosporioides。【结论】连翘内生真菌是天然抗菌活性物质的重要筛选来源。     

滇重楼的内生真菌及真菌中甾体化合物的分析

从采自云南的滇重楼(Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis)根状茎韧皮部、木质部和种子中分离出50株内生真菌,其中从根状茎的韧皮部中分离出内生真菌最多。建立了甾体类化合物的检测和分析方法。检测到32株内生真菌的发酵培养物中含有甾体化合物,其中5株内生真菌的发酵培养物中甾体化合物的产率超过了50mg／L。     

Enzymatic activity of fungi endophytic on five medicinal plant species of the pristine sacred forests of Meghalaya,India

Fungal species that establish an endophytic role inside the tissues of medicinal plants are known to produce a wide range of biologically active metabolites and enzymes. In the present study, the most dominant and representative endophytic fungal species of five ethno-medicinal plants prevalent in the pristine sacred forests of Meghalaya, were screened for their ability to produce amylase, cellulase, protease, lipase, and xylanase. Each of endophytic fungal isolates showed a wide range of enzyme activity. Mycelial biomass generation and root colonization, in addition to the enzyme activity of the endophytic fungal isolates, provided insights into their probable origin and ecological roles within the plant host.     

Comparison of Glutathione S-transferase Activity and Concentration in Aflatoxin-Producing and their Non-Toxigenic Counterpart Isolates

In this study, two techniques were used to compare the specific activity and total concentration of mycelial glutathione S-transferase (GST) in fungal strains isolated from natural sources. The fungi identified as Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus flavus have been divided into two groups based on their ability to produce aflatoxins. Altogether 26 fungi were isolated, among which 12 were capable of producing varying levels of aflatoxin and 14 were proved to be non-toxigenic. GST specific activity in mycelial preparation was measured spectrophotometrically using 2,1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene as the substrate. The results showed that the mean GST activity in toxigenic isolates was 25.06 +/- 9.8 mumol/mg protein/min which was 2.8-fold greater than that measured in non-toxigenic isolates (8.84 +/- 5.5 mumol/mg protein/min). Moreover, the GST concentration was compared in toxigenic and non-toxigenic isolates using an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay based on antigen (fungal preparation) and antibody (antibody produced against fungal GST in rabbit). The results of ELISA showed that the mean GST level in toxigenic and non-toxigenic fungi was 1.17 +/- 0.55 and 0.40 +/- 0.24, respectively. These results further confirm that the aflatoxin production in the fungal strains is correlated with GST expression and using ELISA, it is possible to discriminate aflatoxin-producing fungi from their non-toxigenic counterparts.     

Accumulation of Elsinochrome Phytotoxin does not Correlate with Fungal Virulence among Elsinoë fawcettii Isolates in Florida

Citrus scab caused by Elsinoë fawcettii is cosmopolitan in humid citrus-growing areas. We have previously demonstrated that production of non-host selective elsinochrome phytotoxin is a prerequisite for fungal full virulence and lesion formation. In this study we evaluated 71 field-collected isolates from Florida for pathogenicity and toxin production and found most of the isolates to be pathogenic to rough lemon, grapefruit and sour orange and able to produce elsinochromes in axenic culture. Elsinochromes were recovered, for the first time, from leaf lesions infected by 21 isolates, including four isolates that did not produce any measurable toxin in culture. There was no direct correspondence between the level of elsinochrome production in culture and virulence among the isolates. However, Elsinoë isolates failed to produce elsinochromes in culture and in planta were non-pathogenic to citrus hosts tested. Several isolates were non-pathogenic or only moderately virulent to the citrus hosts tested even though they could produce elsinochromes in culture, a phenotype not previously described in Florida.     

Ochratoxin production by the Aspergillus ochraceus group and Aspergillus alliaceus

Ochratoxin A is a toxic and carcinogenic fungal secondary metabolite; its presence in foods is increasingly regulated. Various fungi are known to produce ochratoxins, but it is not known which species produce ochratoxins consistently and which species cause ochratoxin contamination of various crops. We isolated fungi in the Aspergillus ochraceus group (section Circumdati) and Aspergillus alliaceus from tree nut orchards, nuts, and figs in California. A total of 72 isolates were grown in potato dextrose broth and yeast extract-sucrose broth for 10 days at 30 degrees C and tested for production of ochratoxin A in vitro by high-pressure liquid chromatography. Among isolates from California figs, tree nuts, and orchards, A. ochraceus and Aspergillus melleus were the most common species. No field isolates of A. ochraceus or A. melleus produced ochratoxin A above the level of detection (0.01 microg/ml). All A. alliaceus isolates produced ochratoxin A, up to 30 microg/ml. We examined 50,000 figs for fungal infections and measured ochratoxin content in figs with visible fungal colonies. Pooled figs infected with A. alliaceus contained ochratoxin A, figs infected with the A. ochraceus group had little or none, and figs infected with Penicillium had none. These results suggest that the little-known species A. alliaceus is an important ochratoxin-producing fungus in California and that it may be responsible for the ochratoxin contamination occasionally observed in figs.     

Polysaccharide diversity in VNI isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from Roraima,Northern Brazil

Species of the Cryptococcus genus comprise environmental, encapsulated fungal pathogens that cause lethal meningitis in immunosuppressed individuals. In humans, fungal uptake of hypocapsular Cryptococcus by macrophages was associated with high fungal burden in the cerebrospinal fluid and long-term patient survival. On the basis of the key role of the cryptococcal capsule in disease, we analyzed the diversity of capsular structures in 23 isolates from pigeon excreta collected in the cities of Boa Vista, Bonfim and Pacaraima, in the state of Roraima (Northern Brazil). All isolates were identified as Cryptococcus neoformans (VNI genotype) by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Through a combination of fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, ELISA and spectrophotometric methods, each isolate was characterized at the phenotypical level, which included measurements of growth rates at 30 and 37 °C, pigmentation, cell body size, capsular dimensions, serological reactivity, urease production and ability to produce extracellular glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), the main capsular component of C. neoformans. With the exception of melanization, a formidable diversity was observed considering all parameters tested in our study. Of note, hyper and hypo producers of GXM were identified, in addition to isolates with hyper and hypo profiles of reactivity with a polysaccharide-binding monoclonal antibody. Capsular dimensions were also highly variable in the collection of isolates. Extracellular GXM production correlated positively with capsular dimensions, urease activity and cell size. Unexpectedly, GXM concentrations did not correlate with serological reactivity with the cryptococcal capsule. These results reveal a high diversity in the ability of environmental C. neoformans to produce capsular components, which might impact the outcome of human cryptococcosis.     

Concurrent production of chitin from shrimp shells and fungi

Crustacean shells constitute the traditional and current commercial source of chitin. Conversely, the control of fungal fermentation processes to produce quality chitin makes fungal mycelia an attractive alternative source. Therefore, the exploitation of both of these sources to produce chitin in a concurrent process should be advantageous and is reported here. Three proteolytic Aspergillus niger (strains 0576, 0307 and 0474) were selected from a screening for protease activity from among 34 zygomycete and deuteromycete strains. When fungi and shrimp shell powder were combined in a single reactor, the release of protease by the fungi facilitated the deproteinization of shrimp-shell powder and the release of hydrolyzed proteins. The hydrolyzed proteins in turn were utilized as a nitrogen source for fungal growth, leading to a lowering of the pH of the fermentation medium, thereby further enhancing the demineralization of the shrimp-shell powder. The shrimp-shell powders and fungal mycelia were separated after fermentation and extracted for chitin with 5% LiCl/DMAc solvent. Chitin isolates from the shells were found to have a protein content of less than 5%, while chitin isolates from the three fungal mycelia strains had protein content in the range of 10-15%. The relative molecular weights as estimated by GPC for all chitin samples were in the 10(5) dalton range. All samples displayed characteristic profiles for chitin in their FTIR and solid-state NMR spectra. All chitin samples evaluated with MTT and Neutral Red assays with three commercial cell lines did not display cytotoxic effects.     

Airborne fungi in four stations of the St. Petersburg Underground railway system

The fungal and bacterial aerobiota of four St. Petersburg Underground stations has been examined over a 4-month period. In the indoor air of St. Petersburg Underground 50 fungal species were found, among which were likely deteriogenic fungi. The most prevailing genera were Acremonium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium and Penicillium. Fungal spore density in the underground air was within the sanitary level accepted for public buildings. The spore densities and specificities correlated with the station type. A more specific (independent of outdoor) air mycobiota was found in deeper stations. All fungal isolates were tested in laboratory conditions for their ability to produce extracellular proteinase, phospholipase, and hemolytic activities which can be associated to virulence. Only 2 of the 75 isolates expressed a high level of all three activities. Assuming this figure can serve as a rough assessment of pathogenicity potential, the risk of invasive mycoses was not considered significant. But taking into account the situation with peak-hours overcrowding, it may be concluded that the risk of “mould” allergic diseases for some categories of the underground passengers in St. Petersburg does exist.     

从南方山荷叶分离出一株产鬼臼毒素类似物的内生真菌

从南方山荷叶 (Diphylleiasinensis)的根、根状茎及叶柄部位共分离出 5 4株内生真菌。通过薄层层析(TLC)对 5 4株内生真菌的液体发酵培养物进行了初步分析 ,再采用高效液相色谱 (HPLC)做进一步检测 ,得到 1株产鬼臼毒素类似物的内生真菌 (SJ2 1 ) ,经鉴定为纠错青霉 (Penicilliumimplicatum)。