云南洱源牛街热泉原核微生物多样性分析

【目的】通过分析富含高分子有机物的云南洱源牛街热泉原核微生物16SrRNA基因克隆文库,丰富对高温热泉原核微生物多样性的认识,为进一步开发和利用该热泉微生物资源奠定基础。【方法】构建洱源牛街高温热泉原核微生物16SrRNA基因克隆文库,通过测序和序列相似性比对以及聚类分析研究该热泉原核微生物的多样性。【结果】该热泉原核微生物以细菌为主,包括变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、梭杆菌门(Fusobacteria)等在内的约10个细菌类群,其中变形菌门中的β-变形菌纲(β-Proteobacteria)为优势菌群,其次为拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、绿菌门(Chlorobi);古菌的生物量和丰度较细菌少,分属广古菌(Euryarchaeota)和泉古菌(Crenarchaeota)两个类群,以广古菌为优势类群。     

南海西沙海槽表层沉积物微生物多样性

利用非培养的分子技术研究了西沙海槽表层沉积物中的微生物群落.沉积物中扩增的古菌16S rDNA 序列分属两个大类:泉古生菌(Crenarchaeota)和广古生菌(Euryarchaeota).以Marine Crenarchaeotic GroupⅠ (古菌16S rDNA文库的49.2%)和Terrestrial Miscellaneous Euryarchaeotal Group (16.9%)为主要类群;其余为Marine Benthic Group B (9.7%)、 Marine Benthic Group A (4%)、 Marine Benthic Group D (1.6%)、Novel Euryarchaeotic Group (0.8%)和 C3(0.8%).细菌克隆子多样性明显高于古菌,16S rDNA序列分别来自变形杆菌(Proteobacteria)(细菌16S rDNA文库的30.5%)、浮霉菌(Planctomycetes)(20.3%)、放线菌(Actinobacteria)(14.4%)、厚壁菌(Firmicutes)(15.3%)、屈桡杆菌(Chloroflexi)(8.5%)、酸杆菌(Acidobacteria)(3.4%)、candidate division OP8 (2.5%)、拟杆菌/绿菌(Bacterioidetes/Chlorobi)(1.7%)和疣微菌(Verrucomicrobia)(1.7%).变形杆菌为优势类群(包括Alpha-和Delta-Proteobacteria亚群).多数克隆子为未培养细菌和古菌.结果表明南海表层沉积物中蕴含大量未知的微生物资源.     

新疆乌鲁木齐10号冷泉古菌群落结构多样性

[目的]探究新疆地震断裂带含硫冷泉泉水古菌群落组成及多样性.[方法]利用酶解法直接从冷泉泉水样品中提取环境总DNA,采用古菌通用引物对16S rRNA基因进行扩增,构建16S rRNA基因克隆文库,通过Alu Ⅰ和AfaⅠ两种限制性内切酶对随机挑选的115个阳性克隆子进行酶切分型,将不同酶切带型对应的克隆子送样测序,测序结果与GenBank序列进行比对并构建16S rRNA基因系统发育树.[结果]古菌克隆文库中共得到44个不同的酶切带型,BLAST序列比对和系统发育分析将它们划分于广古菌门(Euryarchaeota,94.78％)和奇古菌门(Thaumarchaeota,4.35％).奇古菌门克隆与Nitrosopumilus.sp序列相似性达到了93％;而广古菌门类群较为多样,其中,42.61％的克隆子属于RC-V cluster,20.87％与13.91％的克隆子分别属于LDS cluster和Methanomicrobiales,4.35％的克隆子与甲烷厌氧氧化相关的类群(ANME-1a-FW)具有较高的的相似.另外,13.05％的克隆子属于广古菌门中的未知类群.[结论]乌鲁木齐10号泉水体中广古菌类群多样,可能蕴藏有大量潜在的古菌新类群.     

海南东寨港红树林不同植被土壤微生物群落结构比较

【目的】比较不同植被下红树林土壤细菌和古菌的多样性及群落结构,认识红树林土壤微生物资源多样性。【方法】直接提取红树林土壤总DNA,采用细菌通用引物27F/1492R和古菌通用引物Arch21F/Arch958R进行PCR扩增,构建细菌和古菌16S rRNA基因文库,对海南东寨港自然保护区秋茄林、无瓣海桑林和无红树林裸滩土壤的细菌和古菌多样性和群落结构进行分析和比较。【结果】3种土壤样品的细菌类群包括变形细菌门(Proteobacteria)等16个类群,其中变形细菌门(Proteobacteria)与绿屈挠菌门(Chloroflexi)是优势类群;古菌包括6个嗜泉古菌界(Crenarchaeota)类群和7个广域古菌界(Euryarchaeota)类群,分别以Marine Benthic Group C、Marine Benthic Group D为优势类群。多样性指数(H’)和物种丰富度指数(Schao1)表明,本地种秋茄林下土壤细菌和古菌的多样性指数最高,外来种无瓣海桑显著低于秋茄林,甚至明显低于相邻无红树林裸滩沉积物;不同植被下土壤细菌和古菌群落结构存在显著差异,秋茄林土壤微生物群落结构和无红树林裸滩沉积物更相似。【结论】红树林土壤微生物类群丰富,不同植被下土壤细菌和古菌多样性和群落结构存在显著差异。     

南海南部陆坡表层沉积物细菌和古菌多样性

从南海南部陆坡表层沉积物中扩增了细菌和古菌16S rDNA序列,并对克隆子文库进行系统发育分析.细菌序列以变形杆菌(Proteobacteria)居多,其次是浮霉菌(Planctomycete)、酸杆菌(Acidobacteria)和candidate division OP10,另外还有少量铁还原杆菌(Deferrobacteres)、candidate division OP3、OP11、OP8、TM6、疣微菌(Verrucomicrobia)和螺旋体(Spirochaetes).古菌序列分别来自泉古生菌(Crenarchaeota)和广古生菌(Euryarchaeota),以Marine Benthic Group B(MBGB)、MarineCrenarchaeotic Group Ⅰ(MGⅠ)、Marine Benthic Group D(MBGD)和South African Gold Mine Euryarchaeotic Group(SAGMEG)为主.少量序列为C3、甲烷杆菌(Methanobacteriales)和Novel Euryarchaeotic Group(NEG).结果表明海底表层沉积物中有丰富多样的微生物群落.     

黄海北部不同站位海洋细菌群落分布特征

[目的]为揭示北黄海不同海域中真细菌群落分布的差异,[方法]采用16s rRNA基因文库和变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)技术,对远海和近海两个站位的沉积物和水体中细菌群落特征进行了解析和评价.[结果]文库分析揭示海水及沉积物中微生物种类丰富,存在大量未被认知的类群.各站位中主要为变形菌门(Proteobacteria),沉积物中γ-Proteobacteria和δ-Proteobacteria亚门占优势,水中则以α-Proteobacteria亚门占优势,但各亚门微生物在两个站位中存在明显系统发育学分歧.DGGE图谱聚类分析显示,近海沉积物和海水中细菌群落优势类群相似性很高,而远海沉积物和海水中则相似性很低.[结论]研究结果表明,微生物种类在不同地理位置和生存介质中存在明显差异,环境因素对微生物的分布起主导作用.     

新疆两典型微咸水湖水体免培养古菌多样性

微咸水湖是湖泊演化过程中的一个重要中间状态,以新疆两典型微咸水湖-赛里木湖和柴窝堡湖水为研究对象,采用微孔滤膜收集菌体,SDS-酚-氯仿抽提法直接提取湖水总DNA,利用古菌16S rRNA基因通用引物进行PCR扩增,分别构建两湖古菌16S rRNA基因克隆文库。用限制性内切酶Hae Ⅲ对随机挑选的阳性克隆子进行酶切分型,分别得到7个和8个可操作分类单元(Operational Taxonomic Units, OTUs),两文库覆盖率均大于98%。BLAST比对和系统发育分析表明赛里木湖全部克隆子归属于泉古菌门(Crenarchaeota),97%的克隆子与不同环境免培养氨氧化泉古菌有较高的序列相似性(>97%)。柴窝堡湖水古菌归为3个门:Thaumarchaeota (81.2%)、广古菌门(Euryarchaeota)(13%)和泉古菌门(Crenarchaeota) (5.8%),81.2%的克隆子与具有氮代谢功能的氨氧化古菌纯培养物具有较高的序列相似性(97%-98%),13%的克隆子与已分离到的产甲烷古菌序列同源性大于97%。研究发现新疆微咸水湖可能存有大量新划分的古菌Thaumarchaeota门类群、可培养氨氧化及产甲烷古菌类群,两典型微咸水湖泊中古菌类群多样性较低且群落组成差异大。     

南海北部陆坡神狐海域HS-PC500 岩心微生物多样性

[目的]本文研究南海北部陆坡神狐HS-PC500重力活塞岩心沉积物中微生物多样性.[方法]使用吖啶橙染色法计数沉积物中微生物丰度;提取沉积物微生物总DNA,使用特异性引物扩增古菌及细菌16SrRNA基因序列;对克隆文库进行系统发育分析.[结果]系统发育分析显示表层PC500-l(0-5 cm below sea floor,bsf)古菌以C3为主要类群,占该层总序列的25.6%;中层PC500-6(350-355 cm bsf)和底层PC500-11(790-795 cm bsf)古菌以Marine Benthic Group(MBG)-B为主要类群,分别占该层总序列的48.1%和38.9%.另有部分克隆序列属于MBG-A、Miscellaneous Crenarchaeotic Group(MCG)、Thermoprotei、NGC、Halobacteriales、MBG-E、South African Gold Mine Euryarchaeotic Group(SAGMEG).表层细菌以变形菌(Proteobacteria)为主要类群,占该层文库的38.3%.中层和底层细菌以绿弯菌(Choloflexi)和JS1为主要类群,分别占该层文库的28.1%、29.2%和39%、24.7%.另有部分克隆序列属于硝化螺旋菌(Nitrospirae)、放线菌(Actinobacteria)、酸杆菌(Acidobacteria)、OP8、螺旋体菌(Spirochaetes)、TM6、脱铁杆菌(Deferribacteres)、浮霉菌(Plantomycete).[结论]结果显示,HS-PC500岩心微生物丰度与甲烷浓度变化相吻合;微生物丰度较低可能与较低的总有机碳量有关;微生物多样性较高,并且随深度的增加群落结构变化明显;岩心中有关硫酸盐还原的微生物类群占优势,说明微生物的硫代谢在该海区沉积物的物质循环过程中占有重要地位.     

珠三角养殖水体中参与氮循环的微生物群落结构

【目的】为了研究珠三角地区养殖水体中各种含氮化合物循环转化的特征及其相关功能微生物的群落结构。【方法】构建人工模拟养殖系统,采用15N-稳定性同位素探测技术(stable isotope probing,15N-SIP)标记参与氮素迁移的微生物,通过氯化铯-溴化乙锭密度梯度超高速离心法分离15N标记的DNA,并以此构建含15N-DNA的细菌和古菌16S rRNA基因克隆文库。【结果】15N标记的基因组DNA经过超高速密度梯度离心后成功与14N-DNA分离;对克隆文库序列的分析表明:细菌文库得到的19个可操作分类单元(Operational TaxaUnits,OTUs)分别归为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)。变形菌门为绝对优势类群,占整个细菌克隆文库的99.2%,其中优势菌群为丛毛胞菌属(Comamonas)(15.7%)、亚硝化单胞菌属(Nitrosomonas)(12.4%)、肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae)(11.5%)和硝化杆菌属(Nitrobacter)(11.5%);古菌文库得到的9个OTUs归为奇古菌门(Thaumarchaeota)、泉古菌门(Crenarchaeota)和广古菌门(Euryarchaeota)。【结论】将15N-SIP技术应用于珠三角养殖水体氮素循环微生物群落结构的研究中,得到了丰富的氮素循环微生物群落的组成,这些信息为进一步分离纯化氮素降解微生物提供了重要的参考,为营造健康的水产养殖环境提供科学依据。     

圈养大熊猫粪便中微生物多样性的研究

本试验采集了5只圈养成年大熊猫的新鲜粪便,用高通量测序技术,研究了大熊猫粪便中细菌和古菌的结构和组成。试验结果表明:圈养成年大熊猫粪便细菌主要由变形菌门Proteobacteria(74.45%)、厚壁菌门Firmicutes(15.66%)、拟杆菌门Bacteroidetes(4.34%)、蓝藻门Cyanophyta/色球藻纲Chroococcophyceae(4.01%)等组成,其中变形菌门主要以埃希氏杆菌属Esherichia/志贺氏菌属Shigella(49.84%)为主;厚壁菌门主要以梭菌属Clostridium(4.65%)为主;拟杆菌门主要以稳杆菌属Empedobacter(3.51%)为主;蓝藻门全部为未分类的色球藻纲(4.01%)。古菌主要由泉古菌门Crenarchaeota(55.99%)和广古菌门Euryarchaeota(42.33%)组成,其中优势古菌是热变形菌纲Thermoprotei(55.99%)中未分类的属和产甲烷菌属Methanogenium(24.70%)。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细