小孢子链格孢endoPG基因核苷酸序列分析及系统发育研究

对供试小孢子链格孢菌株的内聚半乳糖醛酸酶(endoPG)基因进行扩增,大部分菌株都可获得PCR产物。核苷酸和氨基酸序列比较表明:不同种小孢子链格孢endoPG基因核苷酸序列存在明显差异,甚至表现在氨基酸水平,这些差异可以作为一些种如梨黑斑链格孢、长柄链格孢区分的分子性状。利用邻近结合法构建系统发育树,所有菌株被分为8个聚类组。在系统发育树上,链格孢的一些不同分离物被聚在不同组中,而细极链格孢、链格孢的部分菌株、苹果链格孢、柑橘链格孢、粗柠檬褐斑链格孢、橘树链格孢被聚为一组,显示根据形态学特征划分的这些种与分子性状的不一致性。endoPG基因核苷酸序列富于变化,为小孢子链格孢系统发育研究提供了一种有用的手段。     

小孢子链格孢endoPG基因核苷酸序列分析及系统发育研究

对供试小孢子链格孢菌株的内聚半乳糖醛酸酶(endoPG)基因进行扩增,大部分菌株都可获得PCR产物。核苷酸和氨基酸序列比较表明:不同种小孢子链格孢endoPG基因核苷酸序列存在明显差异,甚至表现在氨基酸水平,这些差异可以作为一些种如梨黑斑链格孢、长柄链格孢区分的分子性状。利用邻近结合法构建系统发育树,所有菌株被分为8个聚类组。在系统发育树上,链格孢的一些不同分离物被聚在不同组中,而细极链格孢、链格孢的部分菌株、苹果链格孢、柑橘链格孢、粗柠檬褐斑链格孢、橘树链格孢被聚为一组,显示根据形态学特征划分的这些种与分子性状的不一致性。endoPG基因核苷酸序列富于变化,为小孢子链格孢系统发育研究提供了一种有用的手段。     

应用5.8S rDNA及ITS区序列分析链格孢种级分类

对9个链格孢小孢子种和3个大孢子种共20个链格孢菌株的5.8S rDNA及其两侧的ITS1区和ITS2区进行了序列分析。聚类分析结果表明形态差异大的种可以明确加以区分,而供试的9个小孢子种之间差异很小,不能根据对所选区段的序列分析加以区分。传统分类上的滨菊链格孢不属于Alternaria, 其分类地位需进一步研究。     

应用5.8S rDNA及ITS区序列分析链格孢种级分类*

对9个链格孢小孢子种和3个大孢子种共20个链格孢菌株的5.8S rDNA及其两侧的ITS1区和ITS2区进行了序列分析。聚类分析结果表明形态差异大的种可以明确加以区分,而供试的9个小孢子种之间差异很小,不能根据对所选区段的序列分析加以区分。传统分类上的滨菊链格孢不属于Alternaria, 其分类地位需进一步研究。     

应用5．8SrDNA及ITS区序列分析链格孢种级分类

对9个链格孢小孢子种和3个大孢子种共20个链格孢菌株的5．8SrDNA及其两侧的ITS1区和ITS2区进行了序列分析。聚类分析结果表明形态差异大的种可以明确加以区分,而供试的9个小孢子种之间差异很小,不能根据对所选区段的序列分析加以区分,传统分类上的滨菊链格孢不属于Alternaria,其分类地位需进一步研究。     

链格孢属小孢子种的RAPD分析*

用筛选出的12个随机引物,对链格孢属Alternaria13个小孢子种和作为对照的3个大孢子种共55个分离系(isolates)进行RAPD分析。大孢子种Alternariasolani、A.porri和形态独特的A.leucanthemi在树状聚类图上遗传距离0.44处与所有供试小孢子种区分开,它们彼此之间在遗传距离0.25处相区分,表明所采用的RAPD分析方法适于链格孢种间亲缘关系的研究。所有供试的链格孢小孢子种在遗传距离0.31水平上被聚在一起,表明它们之间的亲缘关系较近。A.infectoria与其它链格孢小孢子种之间遗传距离较远;A.longipes的3个分离系和A.brassicicola的7个分离系在较低的遗传距离上被聚在一起,表明它们是独立的种。其它供试链格孢小孢子种的不同分离系在树状聚类图上未显示明确区分。     

链格孢属小孢子种的RAPD分析

用筛选出的12个随机引物,对链格孢属Alternaria13个小孢子种和作为对照的3个大孢子种共55个分离系(isolates)进行RAPD分析。大孢子种Alternariasolani、A.porri和形态独特的A.leucanthemi在树状聚类图上遗传距离0.44处与所有供试小孢子种区分开,它们彼此之间在遗传距离0.25处相区分,表明所采用的RAPD分析方法适于链格孢种间亲缘关系的研究。所有供试的链格孢小孢子种在遗传距离0.31水平上被聚在一起,表明它们之间的亲缘关系较近。A.infectoria与其它链格孢小孢子种之间遗传距离较远;A.longipes的3个分离系和A.brassicicola的7个分离系在较低的遗传距离上被聚在一起,表明它们是独立的种。其它供试链格孢小孢子种的不同分离系在树状聚类图上未显示明确区分。     

链格孢属小孢子种的RAPD分析

用筛选出的12个随机引物,对链格孢属Alternaria13个小孢子种和作为对照的3个大孢子种共55个分离系(isolates)进行RAPD分析。大孢子种Alternaria solani,A.porri和形态独特的A.leucanthemi在树状聚类图上遗传距离0．44处与所有供试小孢子种区分开,它们彼此之间在遗传距离0．25处相区分,表明所采用的RAPD分析方法适于链格孢种间亲缘关系的研究。所有供试的链格孢小孢子种在遗传距离0．31水平上被聚在一起,表明它们之间的亲缘关系较近。A.infectoria与其它链格孢小孢子种之间遗传距离较远;A.longipes的3个分离系和A.brassiciola的7个分离系在较低的遗传距离上被聚在一起,表明它们是独立的种。其它供试链格孢小孢子种的不同分离系在树状聚类图上未显示明确区分。     

突脐孢属Brn1基因核苷酸序列比较及系统发育研究

对所有供试突脐孢菌株的Brn1基因 (1, 3, 8 -三羟基萘还原酶基因) 扩增均获得PCR产物。序列比较表明:在种内各菌株间没有核苷酸序列长度变化,存在核苷酸序列简单代换;在种间核苷酸序列长度有变化,核苷酸的缺失或插入发生在内含子区;所有菌株编码区核苷酸序列长度相同;在种内水平氨基酸序列没有差别,显示出高度的保守性。利用最大简约法(Maximum Parsimony)和邻近结合法(Neighbor-joining)构建系统发育树,两个系统发育树的拓扑结构相似,不同种在不同的分支上。Brn1基因适合突脐孢属种级水平的分子系统学研究。     

突脐孢属Brnl基因核苷酸序列比较及系统发育研究

对所有供试突脐孢菌株的Brnl基因(1,3,8-三羟基萘还原酶基因)扩增均获得PCR产物。序列比较表明：在种内各菌株间没有核苷酸序列长度变化,存在核苷酸序列简单代换;在种间核苷酸序列长度有变化,核苷酸的缺失或插入发生在内含子区;所有菌株编码区核苷酸序列长度相同;在种内水平氨基酸序列没有差别,显示出高度的保守性。利用最大简约法(Maximum Parsimony)和邻近结合法(Neighbor-joining)构建系统发育树,两个系统发育树的拓扑结构相似,不同种在不同的分支上。Brnl基因适合突脐孢属种级水平的分子系统学研究。     

Molecular systematics of citrus-associated Alternaria species

The causal agents of Alternaria brown spot of tangerines and tangerine hybrids, Alternaria leaf spot of rough lemon and Alternaria black rot of citrus historically have been referred to as Alternaria citri or A. alternata. Ten species of Alternaria recently were described among a set of isolates from leaf lesions on rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri) and tangelo (C. paradisi × C. reticulata), and none of these isolates was considered representative of A. alternata or A. citri. To test the hypothesis that these newly described morphological species are congruent with phylogenetic species, selected Alternaria brown spot and leaf spot isolates, citrus black rot isolates (post-harvest pathogens), isolates associated with healthy citrus tissue and reference species of Alternaria from noncitrus hosts were scored for sequence variation at five genomic regions and used to estimate phylogenies. These data included 432 bp from the 5' end of the mitochondrial ribosomal large subunit (mtLSU), 365 bp from the 5' end of the beta-tubulin gene, 464 bp of an endopolygalacturonase gene (endoPG) and 559 and 571 bp, respectively, of two anonymous genomic regions (OPA1-3 and OPA2-1). The mtLSU and beta-tubulin phylogenies clearly differentiated A. limicola, a large-spored species causing leaf spot of Mexican lime, from the small-spored isolates associated with citrus but were insufficiently variable to resolve evolutionary relationships among the small-spored isolates from citrus and other hosts. Sequence analysis of translation elongation factor alpha, calmodulin, actin, chitin synthase and 1, 3, 8-trihydroxynaphthalene reductase genes similarly failed to uncover significant variation among the small-spored isolates. Phylogenies estimated independently from endoPG, OPA1-3 and OPA2-1 data were congruent, and analysis of the combined data from these regions revealed nine clades, eight of which contained small-spored, citrus-associated isolates. Lineages inferred from analysis of the combined dataset were in general agreement with described morphospecies, however, three clades contained more than one morphological species and one morphospecies (A. citrimacularis) was polyphyletic. Citrus black rot isolates also were found to be members of more than a single lineage. The number of morphospecies associated with citrus exceeded that which could be supported under a phylogenetic species concept, and isolates in only five of nine phylogenetic lineages consistently were correlated with a specific host, disease or ecological niche on citrus. We advocate collapsing all small-spored, citrus-associated isolates of Alternaria into a single phylogenetic species, A. alternata.     

The phylogeny of Schistidium (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae) based on primary and secondary structure study of nuclear rDNA internal transcribed spacers

The phylogeny of Schistidium (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae) was studied on the basis of nucleotide sequences of internal transcribed spacers ITS1-2 of nuclear DNA and trnT-trnD region of chloroplast DNA. The consistency of phylogenetic trees constructed from nuclear and chloroplast sequences was shown. A basal grade and two large clades were resolved on the phylogenetic trees. Morphological characteristics specific for these clades were described. ITS1 and ITS2 secondary structures of Schistidium species were modeled using thermodynamic criteria. Four different structures of the longest ITS1 hairpin were identified. Possible paths of Schistidium evolution were considered based on the four types of ITS1 secondary structure and phylogenetic trees.     

白菜种传黑斑病菌rDNA ITS区序列分析

本文以来自国内外的20株白菜黑斑病菌及近源种为研究材料,进行了5.8SrDNA及其侧翼ITS区的克隆、测序、序列变异及遗传进化关系分析。黑斑病菌及其近源种真菌核糖体5.8SrDNA及其侧翼ITS区序列比对结果显示,不同种菌株ITS1比ITS2在碱基构成上有更大变异,而且ITS1的序列长度变异比ITS2的大;而种内虽然各菌株的寄主和地理来源不同,但ITS1和ITS2在长度上均没有变异,碱基构成上存在微小的变异。对该区序列的聚类分析表明,白菜黑斑病菌3个种芸薹链格孢Alternariabrassicae、甘蓝链格孢A.brassicicola和萝卜链格孢A.japonica虽然地理来源和寄主不同,但种内的不同菌株均在一个独立的聚类组中,种之间以及其和链格孢属内其它种在聚类关系上能明显分开,可基于该区进行黑斑病菌的分类鉴定。     

Partial sequence of the alpha-tubulin gene from Histomonas meleagridis isolates from the United States

Histomonas meleagridis , the causative agent of histomoniasis, is a protozoan parasite classified in the Dientamoebidae (order Tritrichomonadida). The α-tubulin gene of 7 H. meleagridis isolates originating from either domestic chickens or turkeys from the United States was amplified by nested PCR and sequenced. A 91.4-99.8% nucleotide identity was shared among the 7 different sequences, and phylogenetic analysis disclosed that the 7 isolates were divided into at least 3 clades. These sequences had a 91-99% nucleotide identity and a 96-100% amino acid identity compared with 3 H. meleagridis α-tubulin sequences obtained from isolates originating from turkeys in Germany. Further α-tubulin gene analysis from species in the Dientamoebidae will be useful in elucidating the evolutionary relationship of these protozoans.     

The phylogeny of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Schistidium</Emphasis> (Bryophyta,Grimmiaceae) based on the primary and secondary structure of nuclear rDNA internal transcribed spacers

Phylogeny of Schistidium (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae) was studied by comparing the nucleotide sequences of internal transcribed spacers ITS1-2 of nuclear rDNA and the trnT-trnD region of chloroplast DNA. Phylogenetic trees constructed based on nuclear and chloroplast sequences were consistent, comprising a basal grade and two large clades. Morphological characteristics specific for these clades were described. Secondary structures of ITS1 and ITS2 Schistidium species were modeled using thermodynamic criteria. Four different structures of the longest ITS1 hairpin were identified. These results were used to analyze possible paths of Schistidium evolution. Characteristics of the ITS2 secondary structure support the two major clades recognized in the phylogenetic trees.     

Phylogeny and genomic organization of the TIR and non-tIR NBS-LRR resistance gene family in Medicago truncatula

Sequences homologous to the nucleotide binding site (NBS) domain of NBS-leucine-rich repeat (LRR) resistance genes were retrieved from the model legume M. truncatula through several methods. Phylogenetic analysis classified these sequences into TIR (toll and interleukin-1 receptor) and non-TIR NBS subfamilies and further subclassified them into several well-defined clades within each subfamily. Comparison of M. truncatula NBS sequences with those from several closely related legumes, including members of the tribes Trifoleae, Viceae, and Phaseoleae, reveals that most clades contain sequences from multiple legume species. Moreover, sequences from species within the closely related Trifoleae and Viceae tribes (e.g., Medicago and Pisum spp.) tended to be cophyletic and distinct from sequences of Phaseoleae species (e.g., soybean and bean). These results suggest that the origin of major clades within the NBS-LRR family predate radiation of these Papilionoid legumes, while continued diversification of these sequences mirrors speciation within this legume subfamily. Detailed genetic and physical mapping of both TIR and non-TIR NBS sequences in M. truncatula reveals that most NBS sequences are organized into clusters, and few, if any, clusters contain both TIR and non-TIR sequences. Examples were found, however, of physical clusters that contain sequences from distinct phylogenetic clades within the TIR or non-TIR subfamilies. Comparative mapping reveals several blocks of resistance gene loci that are syntenic between M. truncatula and soybean and between M. truncatula and pea.     

The pattern of amplification and differentiation of Ty1-copia and Ty3-gypsy retrotransposons in Brassicaceae species

One of the causes of genome size expansion is considered to be amplification of retrotransposons. We determined nucleotide sequences of 24 PCR products for each of six retrotransposons in Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea. Phylogenetic trees of these sequences showed species-specific clades. We also sequenced STF7a homologs and Tto1 homologs, 24 PCR products each, in nine diploids and three allopolyploids, and constructed phylogenetic trees. In these phylogenetic trees, species-specific clades of diploid species were also formed, but retrotransposons of allopolyploids were clustered into the clades of their original genomes, indicating that these two retrotransposons amplified after speciation of the nine diploids. Genetic variation in these retrotransposons may have arisen before emergence of allopolyploid species. There was a positive correlation between the genome size and the average number of substitutions of STF7a and Tto1 homologs in at least seven diploids. The implications of these results in the genome evolution of Brassicaceae are herein discussed.     

ITS-2 secondary structures and phylogeny of Anopheles culicifacies species

Background: Second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) has proven to contain useful biological information at higher taxonomic levels. Objectives: This study was carried out to unravel the biological information in the ITS2 region of An. culicifacies and the internal relationships between the five species of Anopheles culicifacies. Methodology: In achieving these objectives, twenty two ITS2 sequences (~370bp) of An. culicifacies species were retrieved from GenBank and secondary structures were generated. For the refinement of the primary structures, i.e. nucleotide sequence of ITS2 sequences, generated secondary structures were used. The improved ITS2 primary structures sequences were then aligned and used for the construction of phylogenetic trees. Results and discussions: ITS2 secondary structures of culicifacies closely resembled near universal eukaryotes secondary structure and had three helices, and the structures of helix II and distal region of helix III of ITS2 of An. culicifacies were strikingly similar to those regions of other organisms strengthening possible involvement of these regions in rRNA biogenesis. Phylogenetic analysis of improved ITS2 sequences revealed two main clades one representing sibling B, C and E and A and D in the other. Conclusions: Near sequence identity of ITS2 regions of the members in a particular clade indicate that this region is undergoing parallel evolution to perform clade specific RNA biogenesis. The divergence of certain isolates of An. culicifacies from main clades in phylogenetic analyses suggests the possible existence of camouflaged sub-species within the complex of culicifacies. Using the fixed nucleotide differences, we estimate that these two clades have diverged nearly 3.3 million years ago, while the sibling species in clade 2 are under less evolutionary pressure, which may have evolved much later than the members in clade 1.     

A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE GELIDIALES (RHODOPHYTA) BASED ON ANALYSIS OF PLASTID rbcL NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES1

Parsimony analyses of rbcL nucleotide. sequences were used to develop hypotheses of relationships among taxa in the taxonomically difficult order Celidiales including species from seven currently recognized genera: Capreolia, Gelidiella, Gelidium, Onikusa, Pterocladia, Ptilophora, and Suhria. Nucleotide. sequences of rbcL from red algae are variable and provide a large number of informative characters for phylogenetic analysis, yet the absence of insertion/deletion mutations allows for the unambiguous alignment of sequences. Species were resolved into 10 well-.supported major clades representing genera and species complexes. The topological positions of these 10 clades within trees are also well supported and indicate that Gelidium and Pterocladia as currently circumscribed are not monophyletic. These results call for a revision of the classification of the Gelidiales .