防治稻水象甲优效球孢白僵菌YS03菌株产孢培养基优化

采用单因素试验和响应面分析对球孢白僵菌YS03菌株进行产孢培养基的配方改良。单因素试验筛选出对产孢量影响较大的3种原料为花生、麦麸和玉米粉,进而根据Box-Behnken的中心组合原理进行三因素三水平的实验设计,最终得出使产孢量最大的配方为花生∶麦麸∶玉米粉=2.6∶3.5∶3.9。经验证,预测值与验证试验平均值接近,且新配方的产孢量是PDA培养基产孢量的1.92倍。     

长蠕孢菌产孢条件的研究

对番茄褐斑病原菌—长蠕孢菌产孢条件进行了研究,结果表明燕麦片琼胶培养基、Czapek培养基和PDA＋番茄叶片能促进产孢子,V8汁、PSA和番茄汁培养基抑制产孢;碳源果糖明显促进产孢,甘露醇抑制产孢子;氮源氯化铵促进产孢,蛋白胨和硫酸铵抑制产孢;光照和紫外线照射对长蠕孢菌产孢有明显促进作用,特别是紫外线照射60～80min时产孢量达到最大;偏低温或偏高温以及微碱性环境能促进长蠕孢菌产孢,温度为15℃或30℃,pH8～9时最有利于产孢。     

对蜱致病性球孢白僵菌培养条件的优化

对前期筛选得到的具有生防潜力的杀蜱真菌Beauveria bassiana AT17菌株进行相关生物学性状的研究,建立一套规范的实验室培养的技术和方法,同时对其液固双相发酵技术进行优化,在于提供优质高效的生防材料,为其真菌制剂的规模化生产提供实践和理论基础。通过采用单因素筛选方案对其最适基础培养基、温度、pH值、碳源、氮源、微量元素及液固双相发酵配方进行研究,发现该菌株在PDA、PPDA、PDAY、SDAY、SMAY 5种培养基上均能较好生长,在PDA上生长最快,在PDAY上产孢量最大。温度对菌丝的生长和产孢影响显著,25°C菌丝生长最快,且产孢量最大。B.bassiana AT17菌株在pH 4-10范围内均可生长,在偏碱性环境内生长最快,在pH 5-6的偏酸性环境内产孢量最大。综合评价真菌各项指标后,葡萄糖和酵母粉为菌丝生长和产孢的最佳碳源和氮源,固体物料麦麸+玉米粉+米粉与基础培养液3/4 SDAY按2:1均匀混合后,添加0.05%K+可作为菌株固体发酵的最佳物料配方组合。     

短小芽孢杆菌HR10产孢培养基及发酵条件优化

短小芽孢杆菌(Bacillus pumilus)HR10是一株具有促生抗逆作用的优良菌株。探究菌株HR10产孢的最佳发酵培养条件,对于在更大规模上进行生产发酵具有重要的指导意义。以稀释涂布平板法计数活菌数和芽孢数并计算芽孢率;对菌株HR10产孢培养基的碳源、氮源和无机盐进行单因素分析及正交试验,并采用摇瓶发酵法对影响菌株HR10产孢的几种发酵因子进行单因素优化。结果显示,菌株HR10的产孢培养基最佳组成成分为葡萄糖1%、糖蜜1%、豆饼粉2%、KCl 0.3%、 MnSO_4 0.4%。最佳发酵条件为温度37℃、pH 7、250 mL三角瓶装液量50%、接种量5%、转速220r/min、培养时间52 h。芽孢数达到2.37×10~(10) cfu/mL,芽孢率达94.46%。相比初始培养基芽孢数提高了60.77倍,为其工业化生产提供参考。     

长蠕孢菌产孢条件的研究*

对番茄褐斑病原菌—长蠕孢菌产孢条件进行了研究,结果表明燕麦片琼胶培养基、Czapek培养基和PDA+番茄叶片能促进产孢子,V8汁、PSA和番茄汁培养基抑制产孢;碳源果糖明显促进产孢,甘露醇抑制产孢子;氮源氯化铵促进产孢,蛋白胨和硫酸铵抑制产孢;光照和紫外线照射对长蠕孢菌产孢有明显促进作用,特别是紫外线照射60~80min时产孢量达到最大;偏低温或偏高温以及微碱性环境能促进长蠕孢菌产孢,温度为15℃或30℃,pH8~9时最有利于产孢。     

柑桔全爪螨高致病力菌株芽枝状枝孢霉的生物学特性研究

【目的】明确柑桔全爪螨Panonychus citri(Mc Gregor)高致病力菌株芽枝状枝孢霉Cladosporium cladosporioides(CQBBW3)的生物学特性。【方法】通过单因素试验,测试了不同培养基、碳源、氮源、温度及pH对CQBBW3菌株生长和产孢的影响。【结果】CQBBW3菌株的LC50为4.66×108个孢子/m L,LT50为6.2353 d。最佳生长培养基是淀粉琼脂培养基,最适产孢培养基为察氏培养基;菌丝生长最适碳源和氮源为甘露醇和甘氨酸,产孢最适碳源和氮源为乳糖和赖氨酸;最适生长温度为25℃,最适产孢温度为15℃和30℃;最适生长pH值为6.0~8.0,最适产孢pH值7.0。【结论】CQBBW3菌株对柑桔全爪螨有较好的杀虫活性,喜好25℃、中性、富含有机营养的环境。本研究为菌株快速培养及其真菌杀虫制剂的开发与田间应用奠定基础。     

球孢白僵菌继代培养中的菌落局变现象

通过球孢白僵菌两个野生型菌株及其单孢株在不同培养基、温度、湿度和光照条件下继代培养,结果产生3种不同类型的菌落局变.局变产生的分离子多表现为菌落瘩薄或气生菌丝陡长、产孢量下降、生长速率增加等现象.培养基、温度、湿度和光照等因素对菌落局变有明显诱导作用.湿度为15℃,相对湿度较低及全光照条件下于SDAY培养基上培养,局变发生频率最低.在实验室继代培养中,野生型菌株在4-14代内即可发生局变而被局变分离子所取代.引人注意的是,单孢株局变产生的分离子同时伴随着棕黄色或红棕色素的分泌,仅以菌落形态和颜色等培养特征作为球孢白僵菌种的划分依据是不可靠的.文中提出了菌落局变发生的遗传变异可能机制.     

球孢白僵菌菌株间差异性的研究

本文对不同来源的4个球孢白僵菌菌株进行了培养观察。在培养基量、接种量相同;培养条件一致的情况下,比较它们之间的产孢量。并通过生物检测,计算出对菜青虫的致死中时。结果表明,菌株间在培养性状、产孢量及毒力诸方面均存在差异。     

蔗根土天牛高致病力绿僵菌菌株的生物学特性研究

【目的】明确对蔗根土天牛Dorysthenes granulosus具有良好杀虫活性的金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae JC002菌株生长和产孢所需要的最适营养条件和环境条件。【方法】通过单因素试验,测试了不同培养基、碳源、氮源、温度、pH及紫外线照射不同时间对JC002菌株生长和产孢的影响。【结果】JC002菌株培养基的最佳配方是葡萄糖30 g、蛋白胨15 g、马铃薯200 g、琼脂20 g、水1 000 mL;蔗糖、NaNO3是菌落生长及产孢的最适碳源和氮源;菌株培养的最适温度为25℃,培养基的最适pH值为7.0;紫外光对菌株的生长速率无显著影响,但对产孢量有较大的抑制作用,紫外光照射时间越长,产孢越少。【结论】本研究为JC002菌株的大量培养及其孢子制剂的大量生产和有效利用奠定基础。     

金龟子绿僵菌菌株生长环境变量的优化

金龟子绿僵菌(Metarhizium anisopliae var.anisopliae)是一种广谱的昆虫病原真菌,提高菌株的生长速率及产孢量具有重要的意义.分别对2株金龟子绿僵菌菌株MA4与MAlml的菌丝生长及次代产孢具有影响的培养温度、培养基初始pH、装液比、光照及微量元素等环境因素进行了测定.经过优化得到2菌株最佳培养条件分别为:MA4菌株在28℃、pH 7、装液比为75ml/250ml、加入微量元素Mn全光照培养时生长最好、次代产孢量最高;MAlml菌株在28℃、pH9、装液比为75ml/250ml、加入微量元素Cu、黑暗培养时生长最好、次代产孢量最高.     

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.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.