水稻优势内生细菌鉴定、定位与重组研究

对水稻品种D优527体内筛选到的优势细菌SR－15、SR－25、SL－37进行浸染、扫描电镜和透射电镜观察,结果表明,菌株主要在水稻组织的细胞间隙、细胞质内和液泡内定位。SR－15菌株通过质粒PU－一18转化和ERIC—PCR再分离实验验证,结果显示重组菌株在植株体内稳定定位．具有稳定的内生特性。生理、生化指标结合形态特点研究确定该菌株属盐敏芽孢杆菌Bacillus halmapalus。致病性和促生性试验表明,菌株对水稻植株无致病性,在水稻生长中后期有明显促生作用。将带有CrylAc基因的质粒转入菌株SR-15,并经Southern分析证明,其表达产物具有致死水稻二化螟84．7％的效应．     

一株水稻促生长内生真菌的绿色荧光蛋白基因标记与示踪

将绿色荧光蛋白基因(gfp)转入到碱蓬内生真菌JP4-1中并检测菌株在水稻幼苗中的定殖情况。采用PEG-Ca Cl2介导的原生质体转化方法将携带gfp基因的p CT74质粒与菌株基因组整合获得转化子,用转化子侵染水稻幼苗,荧光显微镜下示踪JP4-1菌株及其侵染特性。转化子经连续传代6次仍能发出绿色荧光且荧光强度良好,能够稳定遗传;经PCR验证gfp基因已成功转入JP4-1菌株和水稻幼苗植株内并表达。转化可获得稳定表达GFP的JP4-1转化子,JP4-1菌株可定殖于水稻幼苗的根、茎、叶,定殖位置为细胞间隙,其促生作用与野生型菌株无明显差别。     

生防细菌对水稻的促生性及诱导抗性研究

研究了4株生防菌对水稻白叶枯病的抑制作用和菌悬液浸种、浸芽、浇苗和包衣4种处理对水稻生长的促进作用,及对水稻体内过氧化物酶POD、多酚氧化酶PPO、苯丙氨酸解氨酶PAL 3种保护酶的诱导表达作用。结果表明,4个菌株均对水稻幼苗有促生及诱导抗病性的作用。其中,WY2菌株诱导水稻抗病性和对水稻的促生性都要优于其他3株菌株。水稻幼苗接种生防细菌24 h后再接种病原菌,生防细菌能促进植物体内保护酶PAL、POD、PPO活性的提高,进而诱导植物抗病性的提高。     

内生拮抗细菌在哈密瓜植株体内的传导定殖和促生作用研究

采用抗生素标记的方法研究了内生拮抗细菌P38和B167菌株在哈密瓜植株体内的定殖动态和对植株生长的影响.结果表明,接种方法显著影响P38菌株在植株体内的定殖和传导,并以浸种处理最佳,蘸根和灌根处理次之,喷叶处理最差;浸种可使P38菌株在根、茎、叶中良好传导和稳定定殖,随着植株的生长,根内菌量呈下降趋势,而茎、叶内的含菌量先上升后下降;P38菌株还具有促进哈密瓜种子萌发和植株生长的作用.B167菌株只在根内定殖,在体内的扩展性较差,不能进入叶片;它对植株的生长表现出一定的抑制作用.     

质粒消除对冠菌素产生菌T1828生物学效应的影响

采用十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）和提高生长温度结合法消除T1828菌株质粒后,筛选到无质粒突变株ZWL-15。以原始亲株T1828和无质粒突变株ZWL-15为出发菌株,考察了两者部分生物学特性。结果表明,菌株ZWL．15生长速率快于T1828,进入对数期和稳定期的时间分别提前1h和4h。在菌株ZWL-15发酵过程中添加0．01％的SDS有利于冠菌素的合成,最适发酵温度比T1828升高5℃,达到35℃,发酵周期提前4h,COR相对值是T1828的两倍左右。ZWL-15传代实验表明该突变株很稳定,且对氨苄青霉素敏感,氨苄青霉素基因初步定位于该菌属质粒上。     

两株PGPR菌株的花生定殖及对根际细菌群落结构的影响北大核心CSCD

为探讨2株根际促生菌耐酪氨酸束村氏菌P9和吡咯伯克霍尔德氏菌P10对花生的促生机制。利用GFP及利福平对2个菌株进行标记、结合扫描电镜观察,追踪了2株PGPR菌株在花生组织中的定殖动态;并通过16S rRNA全长测序对菌株接种花生根际土壤的细菌多样性进行分析。结果表明,利福平标记的P9和P10菌株具有良好的遗传稳定性,其生长和促生特性与原始菌株基本一致。GFP标记菌株可在花生的根尖及其分生区定殖;利福平标记菌株可稳定定殖在土壤及花生的根、茎部,且接菌30 d后定殖数仍保持在10CFU/g数量级。与未接菌植株根际土壤相比,P9、P10及混合菌株接种组的细菌群落相似性更高;接菌组的Flavihumibacter、unidentified_Rhizobiaceae的相对丰度显著增加,芽孢杆菌属、链霉菌属等的丰度较CK有不同程度增加,溶杆菌属、无色杆菌属及假黄单胞菌属等的丰度降低。2株PGPR菌株均可通过直接定殖在植株组织中、间接影响土壤细菌群落结构而发挥对花生的促生作用,混合菌株接种效果更优。研究结果明析了2株促生菌的促生机制,并为菌株的应用提供了科学依据。     

番茄内生菌的分离鉴定及菌株FQ-G3抗病促生特性

由灰葡萄孢(Botrytis cinerea)引起的灰霉病是番茄生产中最重要的病害之一,当前使用的杀菌剂因药物残留、病原菌抗药性及食品安全等原因逐渐受到限制。因此,利用拮抗微生物的生物防治逐渐成为灰霉病防控的有效策略。【目的】从番茄植株体内筛选具有抗病促生特性内生菌株并对其生防潜力进行评估,为开发番茄灰霉病生物防治新策略提供理论依据。【方法】采用组织分离法在番茄植株不同部位分离出内生细菌、真菌,结合16SrRNA和ITS序列分析,对候选菌株进行初步鉴定;通过菌株对峙培养、果实离体接种筛选对灰葡萄孢具有拮抗活性的内生菌;进一步测定菌株分泌生长素、嗜铁素的能力及其对拟南芥和番茄幼苗生长的促生特性。【结果】从番茄植株不同部位共分离出72株内生细菌和31株内生真菌,通过平板对峙法筛选出1株对多种病原菌具有较好抑菌活性的内生细菌FQ-G3,分子鉴定为Bacillus velezensis。FQ-G3对灰葡萄孢抑菌率达80.93%,并显著抑制灰葡萄孢在番茄果实上的扩展。该菌株能够分泌生长素、蛋白酶和嗜铁素,且对拟南芥、番茄幼苗具有明显的促生效果。【结论】本研究表明分离自番茄植株的内生菌FQ-G3具...     

我国植物青枯菌的内生质粒及其与致病性的关系

检测了来自我国不同地区的龙葵、苎蔗、芝蔗、木蔬黄、油橄榄、桑、烟草、姜、辣椒、茄、蕃茄、甘薯、花生和马铃薯等14种寄主植物的51株野生型青枯菌的内生质粒(1ndigesPlasmid),并对其中20株野生型菌株及其相应的20株“突变型”菌株进行了质粒的比较研究。14株野生型菌株和10株“突变型”菌株含有1或2个质粒,质粒分子量不一,最小的在5Md以下,最大的为120Md。有些野生型菌株(ssl、Snl、E4、Pc2、Tin9、Z2、P3、PoI、P03、Po¨．)和它们的“突变型”菌株均不含质粒;另一些野生型菌株(MS、M6、El、P9．)和它们相应的“突变型”菌株却具有电泳迁移率相同的质粒;这些菌株的致病性与质粒的存在没有关系。但某些野生型菌株(P7、P8。zl、z3、M2、P041．)不含质粒,而它们的“突变型”菌株中却出现了质粒,这些菌株的致病性的丧失与质粒的形成之间可能有关。     

水稻植物内生链霉菌中线型和环型质粒的检测

以广东番禺和五山地区水稻植株中分离到的内生链霉菌为对象,调查可能存在的内源质粒.利用脉冲电泳技术从8个菌株中检测到大小在60 kb～410 kb的线型质粒,其中4个菌株的线型质粒可能有保守的端粒复制基因.该结果与土壤链霉菌中检测到线型质粒和具有保守端粒复制基因的比例相似,表明水稻植物组织内部的独特环境不会造成链霉菌线型质粒的多样性分布产生大的变化.此外,从13个菌株中检测到6 kb～60 kb的环型质粒.     

耐低温荧光假单胞菌筛选体系建立及其植物促生作用评价

【目的】以前期研究小麦生境分离细菌为菌株库,从中筛选耐低温菌株,评价其植物促生效果。【方法】通过4°C低温培养筛选耐低温菌株。以产吲哚乙酸、1-氨基环丙烷羧酸(ACC)脱氨酶、嗜铁素以及无机、有机磷溶解能力为评价指标,测定15°C和28°C环境中耐低温菌株的植物促生作用潜力,利用赋分评估系统选定潜力菌株进行温室和田间试验验证其植物促生作用。【结果】筛选到34株耐低温菌株,从中选定的8株植物促生潜力细菌温室试验促生效果和评估分值之间的相关性在0.62以上,菌株1b YB22和3b JN2在28°C环境中对黄瓜的促生效果均在28%以上,二者在15°C环境中对青菜种子根长的促生效果分别为116.76%和46.82%,菌株1b YB22在15°C环境中对青菜的促生效果为25.11%。菌株1b YB22在田间应用对小麦生长同样具有促生作用,增产效果达0.58%。【结论】研究建立的筛选体系从小麦生境分离菌株中获得了耐低温荧光假单胞菌株1b YB22和3b JN2,两株细菌在15°C和28°C均具有植物促生作用,同时可以在田间促进小麦生长。     

Susceptibility of Spodoptera exigua to 9 toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis

Nine of the most common lepidopteran active Cry proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis have been tested for activity against Spodoptera exigua. Because of possible intraspecific variability, three laboratory strains (FRA, HOL, and MUR) have been used. Mortality assays were performed with the three strains. LC₅₀ values for the active toxins were determined to the FRA and the HOL strains, whereas susceptibility of the MUR strain was assessed using only two concentrations. The results showed that Cry1Ca, Cry1Da, and Cry1Fa were the most effective toxins with all strains. Cry1Ab was found effective for the HOL strain, but very little effective against FRA (6.5-fold) and MUR strains. Cry1Aa and Cry1Ac were marginally toxic to all strains, whereas the rest of the toxins tested (Cry1Ba, Cry2Aa, and Cry2Ab) were non toxic. Significant differences in susceptibility among strains were also found for Cry1Da, being the FRA strain 25-fold more susceptible than the HOL strain. Growth inhibition, as an additional susceptibility parameter, was determined in the FRA strain with the 9 toxins. The toxicity profile obtained differed from that observed in mortality assays. Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ca, Cry1Da, and Cry1Fa toxins produced a similar larval growth inhibition. Cry2Aa had a lower but clear effect on larval growth inhibition, whereas Cry1Ba and Cry2Ab did not have any effect.     

Introgression of a disrupted cadherin gene enables susceptible Helicoverpa armigera to obtain resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac

A disrupted allele (r1) of a cadherin gene (Ha_BtR) is genetically associated with incompletely recessive resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac in a Cry1Ac-selected strain (GYBT) of Helicoverpa armigera. The r1 allele of Ha_BtR was introgressed into a susceptible SCD strain by crossing the GYBT strain to the SCD strain, followed by repeated backcrossing to the SCD strain and molecular marker assisted family selection. The introgressed strain (designated as SCD-r1, carrying homozygous r1 allele) obtained 438-fold resistance to Cry1Ac, >41-fold resistance to Cry1Aa and 31-fold resistance Cry1Ab compared with the SCD strain; however, there was no significant difference in susceptibility to Cry2Aa between the integrated and parent strains. It confirms that the loss of function mutation of Ha_BtR alone can confer medium to high levels of resistance to the three Cry1A toxins in H. armigera. Reciprocal crosses between the SCD and SCD-r1 strains showed that resistance to Cry1Ac in the SCD-r1 strain was completely recessive. Life tables of the SCD and SCD-r1 strains on artificial diet in the laboratory were constructed, and results showed that the net replacement rate (R0) did not differ between the strains. The toxicity of two chemical insecticides, fenvalerate and monocrotophos, against the SCD-r1 strain was not significantly different from that to the SCD strain. However, larval development time of the SCD-r1 strain was significantly longer than that of the SCD strain, indicating a fitness cost of slower larval growth is associated with Ha_BtR disruption in H. armigera.     

Variation in susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins among unselected strains of Plutella xylostella

So far, the only insect that has evolved resistance in the field to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins is the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Documentation and analysis of resistant strains rely on comparisons with laboratory strains that have not been exposed to B. thuringiensis toxins. Previously published reports show considerable variation among laboratories in responses of unselected laboratory strains to B. thuringiensis toxins. Because different laboratories have used different unselected strains, such variation could be caused by differences in bioassay methods among laboratories, genetic differences among unselected strains, or both. Here we tested three unselected strains against five B. thuringiensis toxins (Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ca, and Cry1Da) using two bioassay methods. Tests of the LAB-V strain from The Netherlands in different laboratories using different bioassay methods yielded only minor differences in results. In contrast, side-by-side comparisons revealed major genetic differences in susceptibility between strains. Compared with the LAB-V strain, the ROTH strain from England was 17- to 170-fold more susceptible to Cry1Aa and Cry1Ac, respectively, whereas the LAB-PS strain from Hawaii was 8-fold more susceptible to Cry1Ab and 13-fold more susceptible to Cry1Da and did not differ significantly from the LAB-V strain in response to Cry1Aa, Cry1Ac, or Cry1Ca. The relative potencies of toxins were similar among LAB-V, ROTH, and LAB-PS, with Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac being most toxic and Cry1Da being least toxic. Therefore, before choosing a standard reference strain upon which to base comparisons, it is highly advisable to perform an analysis of variation in susceptibility among field and laboratory populations.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌工程菌伴孢晶体的形态发生

苏云金芽孢杆菌在有帮助蛋白存在的情况下杀虫晶体蛋白获得了超量表达。通过透射电镜观察了Cry1Ac超量表达工程菌伴孢晶体的形态发生以及不同芽孢发育时期的晶体形态变化。结果表明,该工程菌的伴孢晶体在细胞不对称分裂的隔膜形成前就已出现,而且晶体发生的部位与芽孢无关。但晶体在形成初期往往靠近母细胞膜。观察结果还表明,大量表达的晶体蛋白不能马上参与到晶体合成,晶体形成的最佳时期是芽孢皮层形成期。母细胞大量液泡的产生与消失可能与晶体形成有关。此外,在超量表达工程菌中,Cry1Ac蛋白能在一个细胞内形成多个伴孢晶体,这在天然菌株中是罕见的。     

Development and characterization of diamondback moth resistance to transgenic broccoli expressing high levels of Cry1C

A field-collected colony of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, had 31-fold resistance to Cry1C protoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis. After 24 generations of selection with Cry1C protoxin and transgenic broccoli expressing a Cry1C protein, the resistance that developed was high enough that neonates of the resistant strain could complete their entire life cycle on transgenic broccoli expressing high levels of Cry1C. After 26 generations of selection, the resistance ratios of this strain to Cry1C protoxin were 12,400- and 63,100-fold, respectively, for the neonates and second instars by a leaf dip assay. The resistance remained stable until generation 38 (G38) under continuous selection but decreased to 235-fold at G38 when selection ceased at G28. The Cry1C resistance in this strain was seen to be inherited as an autosomal and incompletely recessive factor or factors when evaluated using a leaf dip assay and recessive when evaluated using Cry1C transgenic broccoli. Saturable binding of (125)I-Cry1C was found with brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) from both susceptible and Cry1C-resistant strains. Significant differences in Cry1C binding to BBMV from the two strains were detected. BBMV from the resistant strain had about sevenfold-lower affinity for Cry1C and threefold-higher binding site concentration than BBMV from the susceptible strain. The overall Cry1C binding affinity was just 2.5-fold higher for BBMV from the susceptible strain than it was for BBMV from the resistant strain. These results suggest that reduced binding is not the major mechanism of resistance to Cry1C.     

Different cross-resistance patterns in the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1C.

Two strains of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), were selected using Cry1C protoxin and transgenic broccoli plants expressing a Cry1C toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Both strains were resistant to Cry1C but had different cross-resistance patterns. We used 12 Bt protoxins for cross-resistance tests, including Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Bb, Cry1C, Cry1D, Cry1E, Cry1F, Cry1J, Cry2Ab, Cry9Aa, and Cry9C. Compared with the unselected sister strain (BCS), the resistance ratio (BR) of one strain (BCS-Cry1C-1) to the Cry1C protoxin was 1,090-fold with high level of cross-resistance to Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1F, and Cry1J (RR > 390-fold). The cross-resistance to Cry1A, Cry1F, and Cry1J in this strain was probably related to the Cry1A resistance gene(s) that came from the initial field population and was caused by intensive sprayings of Bt products containing Cry1A protoxins. The neonates of this strain can survive on transgenic broccoli plants expressing either Cry1Ac or Cry1C toxins. The other strain (BCS-Cry1C-2) was highly resistant to Cry1C but not cross-resistant to other Bt protoxins. The neonates of this strain can survive on transgenic broccoli expressing Cry1C toxin but not Cry1Ac toxin. The gene(s) conferring resistance to Cry1C segregates independently from Cry1Ac resistance in these strains. The toxicity of Cry1E and Cry2Ab protoxins was low to all of the three strains. The overall progress of all work has resulted in a unique model system to test the stacked genes strategy for resistance management of Bt transgenic crops.     

Analyses of Cry1Ab binding in resistant and susceptible strains of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Cry1Ab toxin binding analysis was performed to determine whether resistance in laboratory-selected Ostrinia nubilalis strains is associated with target site alteration. Brush border membrane vesicles were prepared using dissected midguts from late instars of susceptible and resistant strains (Europe-R and RSTT) of O. nubilalis. Immunoblot analysis indicated that three different proteins bound to Cry1Ab toxin and were recognized by an anticadherin serum. In a comparison of resistant and susceptible strains, reduced Cry1Ab binding was apparent for all three bands corresponding to cadherin-like proteins in the Europe-R strain, while reduced binding was apparent in only one band for the RSTT strain. Real-time analysis of Cry1Ab binding to gut receptors using surface plasmon resonance suggested slight differences in affinity in both resistant strains. Additional binding analysis was conducted using 125I-labeled Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1Aa. Slight differences were again observed between the resistant and susceptible strains for Cry1Ab binding. However, when binding of 125I-labeled Cry1Aa was tested, a 10-fold reduction in the concentration of binding sites was observed in the Europe-R strain. Expression of the O. nubilalis cadherin gene was similar in both the resistant and susceptible strains and did not account for differences in binding. In combination, the results of the present work suggest that differences in susceptibility to Cry1A toxins in the Europe-R strain of O. nubilalis are associated with altered receptor binding, although the precise nature of this mechanism is still uncertain.     

Response of larval Chironomus tepperi (Diptera: Chironomidae) to individual Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis toxins and toxin mixtures

The biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (B.t.i.) is highly toxic to the larvae of Chironomus tepperi, an important pest of aerially sown rice in southern Australia. In this study, all of the known Cry genes and the Cyt1A gene from B.t.i. were expressed and tested for individual toxicity against fourth instar C. tepperi larvae. Possible synergism between toxins in two component mixtures involving all toxins except Cry10A was also evaluated. Of the Cry toxins, only Cry11A and Cry4B displayed substantial toxicity; however, both were 10- to 20-fold less toxic than the parental B.t.i. strain. The only detected synergy was between the mildly toxic Cry4A and Cyt1A toxins. In direct contrast to previous studies with mosquitoes, mixtures of Cry11A/Cry4B and Cry11A/Cyt1A were mildly antagonistic. The activity of Cry11A and Cry4B is sufficient to justify investigation as to whether their expression in transgenic rice plants could provide control of C. tepperi larvae.     

Similar genetic basis of resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ac in Boll-selected and diet-selected strains of pink bollworm

Genetically engineered cotton and corn plants producing insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins kill some key insect pests. Yet, evolution of resistance by pests threatens long-term insect control by these transgenic Bt crops. We compared the genetic basis of resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ac in two independently derived, laboratory-selected strains of a major cotton pest, the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella [Saunders]). The Arizona pooled resistant strain (AZP-R) was started with pink bollworm from 10 field populations and selected with Cry1Ac in diet. The Bt4R resistant strain was started with a long-term susceptible laboratory strain and selected first with Bt cotton bolls and later with Cry1Ac in diet. Previous work showed that AZP-R had three recessive mutations (r1, r2, and r3) in the pink bollworm cadherin gene (PgCad1) linked with resistance to Cry1Ac and Bt cotton producing Cry1Ac. Here we report that inheritance of resistance to a diagnostic concentration of Cry1Ac was recessive in Bt4R. In interstrain complementation tests for allelism, F(1) progeny from crosses between AZP-R and Bt4R were resistant to Cry1Ac, indicating a shared resistance locus in the two strains. Molecular analysis of the Bt4R cadherin gene identified a novel 15-bp deletion (r4) predicted to cause the loss of five amino acids upstream of the Cry1Ac-binding region of the cadherin protein. Four recessive mutations in PgCad1 are now implicated in resistance in five different strains, showing that mutations in cadherin are the primary mechanism of resistance to Cry1Ac in laboratory-selected strains of pink bollworm from Arizona.