七种我国昆虫病原线虫共生菌的分离与鉴定

昆虫病原线虫共生菌是一类具有广阔发展前景的生物防治资源,由于这类菌的分类鉴定工作起步晚,存在分类混乱和不系统的现象,在本土资源十分丰富的我国尤为突出.本文对本实验室分离的7个共生菌菌株进行了分类描述,建立了以生理形态,生化特征为分类基础,结合16 SrDNA序列分析的有效鉴定方法.     

四株昭通乌天麻共生蜜环菌的生理生化特征及其分子鉴定

目的对4株昭通乌天麻(Gastrodia elata)共生蜜环菌(Armillaria mella)的生理生化活性进行研究,并鉴定其分类地位。方法通过测定不同碳源和氮源对蜜环菌生长以及胞外酶活性的影响,掌握该蜜环菌生理生化特性,再结合rDNA-IGS序列分析方法进行鉴定。结果不同蜜环菌需要不同的碳源、氮源。3种胞外酶中木聚糖酶活性最大,其次是羧甲基纤维素酶,漆酶活性最小。供试蜜环菌与云南、贵州地区天麻共生蜜环菌以及猪苓共生蜜环菌的亲缘关系比较远。结论蜜环菌能否作为天麻共生菌与其分类地位无关。     

沙棘属植物弗兰克氏菌研究进展

弗兰克氏菌(Frankia spp.)能够与沙棘等非豆科植物形成根瘤进行共生固氮,其固氮效率远远高于豆科植物根瘤菌,与沙棘共生的弗兰克氏菌还能够促进沙棘对旱寒等各种不同生境的适应性,是自然界一类具有开发潜力的放线菌资源。为了更好地开发利用弗兰克氏菌资源,推进弗兰克氏菌分类鉴定工作,加强弗兰克氏菌与寄主植物共生结瘤固氮的机制研究,促使弗兰克氏菌在农业生产中得到尽快应用,本文简要介绍沙棘属(Hippophae L.)物种多样性、结瘤状况与分布特点、沙棘根瘤形态结构与功能、弗兰克氏菌物种多样性与分布特征,讨论弗兰克氏菌的结瘤机制、生理生态效应与作用机制以及影响沙棘属植物与弗兰克氏菌共生的主要因子,以期为进一步开展沙棘属植物弗兰克氏菌的系统研究提供有价值的参考。     

褐飞虱体内共生菌多样性研究进展

褐飞虱体内存在大量的共生菌,这些共生菌不但具有种类多样性,同时在对寄主的功能上也存在多样性。目前利用分子生物学手段以及高通量测序技术鉴定得到的测序丰度大于0.1%的共生真菌和共生细菌种类分属19和53个不同的属。由于技术的局限性和共生菌难以离体培养的特性,仍有相当部分共生菌分类地位尚未明确。共生菌在褐飞虱的生长、发育、繁殖、营养代谢、抗性变异以及免疫功能等生命活动中起着至关重要的作用,种类丰富的共生菌发挥着不同的功能。共生真菌主要参与固醇类物质和必需氨基酸的合成,而共生细菌则主要参与维生素的合成。共生菌在褐飞虱致害性变异、抗药性发展以及对宿主的繁殖等方面也都产生了重要的影响,但是具体的分子机制尚未明确。本文针对褐飞虱体内共生菌多样性研究概况进行综述,并对今后的研究侧重点提出了建议,后续研究可以聚焦于: (1)共生菌种类的鉴定;(2)特定、单一种类共生菌的功能;(3)共生菌在褐飞虱体内各组织间的扩散途径、扩散种类和调控机制;(4)以共生菌为靶标进行褐飞虱的防治等。     

昆虫病原线虫共生细菌的分子生物学鉴定

对来自全国各地的23个未鉴定的共生菌菌株和本室保存的5个菌株的部分16S rDNA序列进行PCR扩增和测序,与GenBank中已知种的共生菌及4个其它肠杆菌的同源序列比较,利用DNAstar软件绘制系统树,初步确定了这28个共生菌的分类地位。其中品系0396Y与Xenorhabdus bovineii的相似值为100%,可能是该种的一个品系;品系0312-4与X.beddingii的相似值为100%,可能是该种的一个品系。     

一种袋栽黑木耳共生菌的鉴定及其共生效应初步研究

【目的】研究袋栽黑木耳某种共生菌对黑木耳生长的影响。【方法】经分离纯化,以及形态学和分子系统学分析,鉴定该真菌的分类地位;通过不同时间接种共生菌到黑木耳菌棒的方法,研究两者的共生效应;通过子实体营养成分分析,研究共生菌对黑木耳子实体营养结构的影响。【结果】经分离纯化获得菌株B-1,形态学和分子系统学分析将该菌株鉴定为毛色二孢属的可可毛色二孢(Lasiodiplodia theobromae)。通过不同时间接种黑木耳菌棒发现,此真菌与黑木耳间存在偏性共生关系。它对于黑木耳是偏利共生,还是偏害共生取决于黑木耳菌丝在菌棒中是否具有先占优势。黑木耳子实体营养成分分析显示,可可毛色二孢的存在改变了黑木耳子实体中营养结构,但黑木耳子实体形态特征无明显变化。【结论】可可毛色二孢与袋栽黑木耳存在着偏性共生关系,该现象为首次报道。     

昆虫病原线虫共生菌的分类

昆虫病原线虫共生菌是存在于昆虫病原线虫肠道内的一类细菌 ,属肠杆菌科 (Enterobacteriaceae) ,兼性厌氧 ,包括致病杆菌属 (Xenorhabdus) [1] 和光杆状菌属 (Photorhabdus) [2 ] ,它们分别与斯氏线虫属 (Stein ernema)和异小杆线虫属 (Heterorhabditis)的线虫共生[3] 。在自然界 ,共生菌存在于 3龄侵染期线虫的肠道中[4 ] ,不能从土壤中分离获得 ,是昆虫病原线虫的主要致病因子。昆虫病原线虫共生菌直到 2 0世纪 5 0年代末期才被发现 ,其分类地位也经常发生变动 ,鉴定工作尽管几十年来陆陆续续时有报道 ,但并不十分深入和系统。近年来 ,…     

人体共生菌及其抗菌分子研究进展

随着耐药细菌的出现和广泛传播,开发新型抗菌药迫在眉睫。分布在人体不同部位的共生菌能够产生多种抗菌分子以抑制病原菌的定植和感染。人体共生菌的抗菌分子为研发全新结构和作用机制的药物提供了潜在的资源宝库,随着生物信息学、合成生物学、基因组学等组学技术的进一步发展,对人体共生菌抗菌分子的挖掘也会更加深入,为解决耐药问题提供了有效的途径。文中回顾了目前所发现的人体共生菌产生的抗菌分子,并介绍了几种用于挖掘人体共生菌这一天然抗菌药物的资源宝库的方法。随着现代生物工程技术的发展,人体共生菌的抗菌分子将会得到更加全面、系统的探索和应用。     

深海热液口Epsilon-变形菌的物种多样性与环境适应机理

Epsilon-变形菌是近年来宏基因组调查发现的深海极端环境如热液喷口富集的重要微生物类群,在海洋碳、氮、氢、硫循环中发挥重要作用。目前对这个纲的研究较少,主要来自于16S rRNA的分类鉴定以及深度测序拼接的基因组序列分析。本文总结了目前对Epsilon-变形菌纲的生态分布及多样性调查研究结果,并对深海热液喷口的Epsilon-变形菌的多种能量代谢方式、强大的趋化运动系统以及与底栖生物的共生关系进行了阐述。这些结果初步揭示了Epsilon-变形菌对深海极端环境的适应机制,并推动对这个极端环境富集的细菌分支的生物学特征认知与资源利用。     

以23S rDNA一个多变区作为分子标记对致病杆菌属细菌进行分类鉴定

【目的】致病杆菌属(Xenorhabdus)细菌是一类重要的生物杀虫剂,斯氏属昆虫病原线虫的共生菌,建立快速准确的分类鉴定方法,对研究开发这类细菌至关重要。【方法】本研究PCR扩增测序了本室保藏的26株,含20种已定名致病杆菌属细菌的一段845 bp的23S rDNA序列,构建了基于这段序列的致病杆菌属系统树并与基于几乎全长16S rDNA序列的相应系统树进行比较,分析了两者作为致病杆菌属细菌分类鉴定分子标记的优缺点。【结果】结果表明,与全长16S rDNA序列相比,所选择的23S rDNA序列片段所含可变位点、简约信息位点比例更高,遗传距离数值跨度大。【结论】上述结果显示该序列片段可用于致病杆菌属细菌进行分类鉴定,特别适用于对野外资源调查中采集到的大量菌株进行快速鉴定。     

昆虫病原线虫与其共生细菌共生关系的研究进展

昆虫病原斯氏和异小杆线虫与共生细菌的共生关系是这类线虫作为害虫生物防治因子的基础。从线虫共生细菌的信息、营养、抗菌和病原作用,以及线虫对共生细菌的保护和媒介作用综述昆虫病原线虫与其共生细菌的共生关系;描述这一共生关系的影响因子;同时,讨论了未来的研究方向和应用前景。     

不同昆虫寄主对昆虫病原线虫共生菌的敏感性比较

用菜青虫、棉铃虫、甜菜夜蛾、玉米螟、粘虫、黄粉虫等 6种昆虫对 1 0株昆虫病原线虫共生菌进行了敏感性测定。结果表明 :供试菌株对 6种昆虫都有胃毒活性 ,不同菌株对同一种昆虫的毒力差别较大 ,同一菌株对不同昆虫差别也很大。 1 0株菌在 1 2 0h对菜青虫的校正死亡率和体重抑制率均最高 ,显然是最敏感的寄主。在 1 0株共生菌中 ,XenorhabdusnematophilaHB3 1 0 5 9菌株的胃毒活性最高。     

Foraging Ants as Scavengers on Entomopathogenic Nematode-Killed Insects

Ants were the most apparent invertebrate scavengers observed foraging on entomopathogenic nematode-killed insects (i.e., insect cadavers containing entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria) in the present study. Workers of the Argentine ant,Linepithema humile(Mayr), scavenged nematode-killed insects on the surface and those buried 2 cm below the soil surface. Ant workers scavenged significantly more steinernematid-killed (60–85%) than heterorhabditid-killed (10–20%) insects. More 4-day-postinfected cadavers (hosts died within 48 h after exposure to nematodes) were scavenged than 10-day-postinfected cadavers. Ten-day-postinfected hosts contained live infective juvenile nematodes therefore ants may serve as phoretic agents. Other ant species, includingVeromessor andrei(Mayr),Pheidole vistanaForel,Formica pacificaFrancoeur, andMonomoriom ergatogynaWheeler, also scavenged nematode-killed insects. These ant species removed or destroyed about 45% of the steinernematid-killed insects. These results suggest that survival of steinernematid nematodes may be more significantly impacted by invertebrate scavengers, especially ants, than that of heterorhabditid nematodes, and placement of steinernematid-killed insects in the field for biological control may be an ineffective release strategy. Because entomopathogenic nematodes kill insects with the help of symbiotic bacteria, we tested the role of these bacterial species in deterring invertebrate scavengers by injecting bacteria (without nematodes) into insects and placing the cadavers in the field. None of the insects killed by the symbiotic bacterium,Photorhabdus luminescens(Thomas and Poinar) fromHeterorhabditis bacteriophoraPoinar, were scavanged, whereas 70% of the insects killed by the symbiotic bacterium,Xenorhabdus nematophilus(Poinar and Thomas) fromSteinernema carpocapsae(Weiser), and 90% of the insects killed byBacillus thuringiensisBerliner were scavenged by the Argentine ant. We conclude thatP. luminescensis responsible for preventing ants from foraging on heterorhabditid-killed hosts.     

The symbiotic bacteria Alcaligenes faecalis of the entomopathogenic nematodes Oscheius spp. exhibit potential biocontrol of plant- and entomopathogenic fungi

Soil-dwelling entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) kill arthropod hosts by injecting their symbiotic bacteria into the host hemolymph and feed on the bacteria and the tissue of the dying host for several generations cycles until the arthropod cadaver is completely depleted. The EPN–bacteria–arthropod cadaver complex represents a rich energy source for the surrounding opportunistic soil fungal biota and other competitors. We hypothesized that EPNs need to protect their food source until depletion and that the EPN symbiotic bacteria produce volatile and non-volatile exudations that deter different soil fungal groups in the soil. We isolated the symbiotic bacteria species (Alcaligenes faecalis) from the EPN Oscheius spp. and ran infectivity bioassays against entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) as well as against plant pathogenic fungi (PPF). We found that both volatile and non-volatile symbiotic bacterial exudations had negative effects on both EPF and PPF. Such deterrent function on functionally different fungal strains suggests a common mode of action of A. faecalis bacterial exudates, which has the potential to influence the structure of soil microbial communities, and could be integrated into pest management programs for increasing crop protection against fungal pathogens.     

昆虫病原线虫共生菌杀虫毒素研究进展

对昆虫病原线虫共生菌杀虫毒素的种类、与口服毒性有关的杀虫毒素以及口服毒性与杀虫毒素基因的关系等研究进展进行了综述,并对未来的研究方向提出了作者的见解。     

昆虫病原线虫感染期幼虫恢复发育的研究进展

昆虫病原线虫的感染期幼虫（infective juvenile,IJ）是其一生中唯一具有侵染能力和可自由生活于寄主体外的虫态,一般滞育不取食,体外包裹着已经蜕去的第2龄幼虫的表皮,对外界不良环境的耐受能力强,又称为耐受态幼虫(dauer juvenile,DJ),类似于秀丽隐杆线虫Caenorhabditis elegans的耐受态幼虫。在食物信息的诱导下,感染期幼虫脱鞘,释放出共生细菌,恢复取食并继续发育,这个过程称为感染期幼虫的恢复（IJ recovery）。这个过程是发生在寄生性线虫入侵寄主时的发育过程,对于成功寄生是必要的,在线虫的产业化培养中发挥着重要作用,感染期线虫的恢复率及其发育的同步性直接影响了线虫的产量。本文概述了感染期线虫的恢复发育过程,并对诱导感染期线虫恢复发育的食物信号（food signals）、恢复的影响因素及其检测手段进行了综述,同时讨论了未来的研究方向。     

The first record of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabiditiae: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in natural ecosystems in Lebanon: A biogeographic approach in the Mediterranean region

A survey of entomopathogenic nematodes in Lebanon was conducted for the first time during 2008-2009. Samples were collected on the coastal strip and in nine vegetation types extending from the coastal line to 3088 m above sea level. Wooded and herbaceous ecosystems were considered for sampling purposes. A total of 570 samples were taken, out of which 1% were positive for entomopathogenic nematodes. Approximately, 15.8% out of the 19 sites sampled revealed entomopathogenic nematodes presence (representing three samples). Two entomopathogenic nematodes species Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema feltiae were recovered, and identification of their symbiotic bacteria revealed the presence of a Xenorhabdus bovienii, Photorhabdus temperata subsp. thracensis, Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. kayaii and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. Laumondii.     

PCR-Ribotyping of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus Isolates from the Caribbean Region in Relation to the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Their Nematode Hosts

The genetic diversity of symbiotic Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacteria associated with entomopathogenic nematodes was examined by a restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes (rDNAs). A total of 117 strains were studied, most of which were isolated from the Caribbean basin after an exhaustive soil sampling. The collection consisted of 77 isolates recovered from entomopathogenic nematodes in 14 Caribbean islands and of 40 reference strains belonging to Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp. collected at various localities worldwide. Thirty distinctive 16S rDNA genotypes were identified, and cluster analysis was used to distinguish the genus Xenorhabdus from the genus Photorhabdus. The genus Xenorhabdus appears more diverse than the genus Photorhabdus, and for both genera the bacterial genotype diversity is in congruence with the host-nematode taxonomy. The occurrence of symbiotic bacterial genotypes was related to the ecological distribution of host nematodes.