云南六种实蝇的RAPD快速鉴定

采用RAPD技术构建了果实蝇属（Bactrocera）的南瓜实蝇(B. tau)、黑漆实蝇(B.scutellaris)、具条实蝇(B. scutellata)、瓜实蝇(B. cucurbitae)、桔小实蝇(B. dorsalis)和番石榴实蝇(B. correcta)6种实蝇的指纹图谱.从131个引物中筛选出5个重复性好、多态性高的引物,共扩增出302条谱带,其中111条谱带具有遗传多态性.引物OPC-01、OPI-17、OPL-07、OPL-08以及OPL-16可以用于6种实蝇的分类鉴定.     

基于种特异性SS-COⅠ技术快速鉴定瘤胫实蝇

[目的]瘤胫实蝇为我国进境植物检疫性有害生物。寄主范围广、危害大,形态与其同属近缘种相似,传统鉴定方法是将果蔬上的各虫态饲养至成虫后进行分类鉴定,鉴定周期较长,影响口岸进境果蔬快速通关,而采用分子鉴定不仅快速且不受虫态影响。[方法]选用瘤胫实蝇为鉴定靶标,番石榴实蝇、锈红果实蝇等19种实蝇作阴性对照,应用种特异性技术,基于mtDNA COⅠ线粒体基因序列,研究筛选并设计一对种特异性引物(SS-COⅠ) LJF400和LJR564,进行PCR扩增并将PCR产物进行电泳检测。[结果]种特异性引物仅对靶标种瘤胫实蝇的COⅠ基因有扩增能力,能扩增出一条单一的长度约165 bp清晰的条带,而对其余阴性对照种均不具有扩增效果,未出现任何条带。[结论]设计的种特异性引物具高特异性,能够快速准确鉴定瘤胫实蝇,适用于各种虫态,对瘤胫实蝇的检疫鉴定和进境果蔬的快速通关具有重要意义。     

岳麓山周边地区实蝇发生动态监测

采用诱捕法于2010年7月至2011年12月对岳麓山周边地区实蝇的发生情况进行了监测,共获得实蝇类昆虫5种,包括离腹寡毛实蝇属Bactrocera 4种[具条实蝇B.scutellata (Hendel)、南瓜实蝇B.tau (Walker)、瓜实蝇B.cucturbitae (Coquillett)、桔小实蝇B.dorsalis(Hendel)]和合腹寡毛实蝇属Dacus 1种(棍腹实蝇Dacus sp.).其中,具条实蝇发生数量最大,占诱捕总数的76％,从5月到12月有2次数量高峰;其次为瓜实蝇占18％,南瓜实蝇和桔小实蝇数量最少,约各占3％;分析了不同诱剂对各种实蝇的诱捕效果,其中,Me性诱剂仅对桔小实蝇雄虫有引诱效果;Cue性诱剂可引诱具条实蝇、瓜实蝇和南瓜实蝇3种实蝇的雄虫;蛋白诱饵对具条实蝇、瓜实蝇、南瓜实蝇和桔小实蝇的雌、雄虫均有引诱效果.本研究结果可为长沙地区实蝇类害虫的监测和防控提供依据.     

基于基因组特异性SSR序列的实蝇PCR鉴定方法

【目的】实蝇科昆虫是全球范围内重要的检疫性害虫,其幼虫取食寄主果实,引起果实腐烂、变质,造成巨大经济损失。由于口岸截获多为实蝇卵、幼虫、蛹等非成虫虫态,需饲养至成虫才能根据形态准确鉴定,因此快速可靠的分子鉴定技术体系亟需完善。【方法】利用公开发表的实蝇基因组序列,通过生物信息学方法从4种检疫性实蝇即地中海实蝇Ceratitis capitata、瓜实蝇Bactrocera cucurbitae、橘小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis、昆士兰实蝇Bactrocera tryoni中挖掘物种特异性的简单重复序列(Simple sequence repeats,SSR),针对各物种设计含有其特异性简单重复序列的引物,提取实蝇样品基因组DNA,采用常规PCR方法优化并筛选各物种特异性引物。【结果】在4种实蝇基因组中共发现20条物种特异性的SSR,基于这些序列设计的3对特异性引物能有效区分地中海实蝇、瓜实蝇和橘小实蝇,扩增片段大小分别为1 251、1 307、823 bp,而在其他物种中检测不到条带。【结论】基因组水平的序列分析发现了物种特异性的SSR,通过筛选获得物种特异性的PCR引物,可应用于3种实蝇的分子鉴定,为口岸检疫人员快速鉴定区分非成虫状态的实蝇提供了实用性技术。     

二种大实蝇的PCR-RFLP快速鉴定方法

应用PCR-RFLP技术,对我国部分地区发生分布的蜜柑大实蝇和橘大实蝇开展了分子生物学鉴定方法研究。结果表明,利用4组引物对目标实蝇的COⅡ和ITS1基因进行PCR扩增,并借助MnlⅠ,MseⅠ,AseⅠ,DraⅠ和SspⅠ等5种限制性内切酶对扩增产物进行酶切,能从多个途径把2种大实蝇区分开。所建立的方法不受目标实蝇食物源、地理来源和标本保存条件的影响,对不同虫态和不同性别的个体均适用,可在生产和检疫实践中对蜜柑大实蝇和橘大实蝇进行快速鉴定。     

基于线粒体DNA序列的广西蜜柑大实蝇与日本蜜柑大实蝇的比较研究

测定了广西蜜柑大实蝇Bactrocera(Tetradacus)cheni(Zhao)的线粒体COⅠ-COⅡ及16S rDNA的部分序列,与日本蜜柑大实蝇Bactrocera(Tetradacus)tsuneonis(Miyake)及其它近缘实蝇的序列进行了比较分析,用最大简约法及邻接法构建了系统树.结果显示广西蜜柑大实蝇和日本蜜柑大实蝇为近缘种,属于同一单源分支,自展检验置信度均为100%.二者之间的HKY85遗传距离为0.01705,大于昆士兰实蝇和小昆士兰实蝇、桔小实蝇和菲律宾实蝇、具条实蝇和石垣岛实蝇之间的遗传距离,接近于黑肩角桔实蝇与短条面包果实蝇的种间遗传距离.支持广西蜜柑大实蝇与日本蜜柑大实蝇为两个形态学和遗传学上非常接近的不同种.     

粘类小麦细胞质雄性不育系的RAPD分析

利用250条10-聚寡核苷酸随机引物对具粘果山羊草(Aegilops kotschyi)、易变山羊草(Ae.variabilis)、偏凸山羊草(Ae.ventricosa)和二角山羊草(Ae．bicornis)细胞质不育系及其保持系5-1的总DNA进行了RAPD多态性分析,其中31条引物对4种不育系及其保持系总DNA均无扩增,217条引物扩增条带完全相同。有2条随机引物在2种不育系之间有特异的扩增片段,其中引物S22在偏凸山羊草细胞质雄性不育系基因组DNA中扩增出分子量约为1600bp的特异带,引物S202在粘果山羊草细胞质雄性不育系基因组DNA中扩增出约1300bp特异带。线粒体基因组DNA的RAPD分析表明,4种不育系及其保持系mtDNA存在明显的差异。证明了S22—1600为偏凸山羊草细胞质不育系及其mtDNA基因组DNA的RAPD特异片段．S202—1300可能为粘果山羊草细胞质不育系及其ctDNA基因组DNA的RAPD特异片段。     

福州实蝇监测初报

自2005年5月29日至2006年5月28日在福州金山福建农林大学校园内进行了实蝇监测。采用甲基丁香酚(M e)、诱蝇酮(Cue)和地中海实蝇诱芯(T),诱集到橘小实蝇[Bactrocera(Bactrocera)dorsalis]、瓜实蝇[B.(Zeugodacus)cucurbi-tae]、南瓜实蝇[B.(Zeugodacus)tau]和具条实蝇(B.scutellata)4种实蝇,但未诱到地中海实蝇(Ceratitis capitata)。其中,橘小实蝇诱集量最大,8月中下旬达到高峰。本研究为掌握福州地区实蝇发生动态提供了基础资料。     

应用种特异性PCR技术快速鉴定辣椒实蝇

【目的】辣椒实蝇Bactrocera latifrons(Hendel)为我国重要的检疫性有害生物,其寄主范围广泛,危害严重。由于传统鉴定方法受到饲养周期、饲养条件、虫态等因素的限制,使得果蔬进出口贸易通关速度、疫情快速鉴定受到较大的影响,因此迫切需要开发关于实蝇的快速鉴定识别的技术。【方法】本研究基于mt DNA COI序列设计了一对能够准确鉴定辣椒实蝇的种特异性引物FL680和RL1057,选用辣椒实蝇作为阳性对照,选用番石榴实蝇B.correcta(Bezzi)、桔小实蝇B.dorsalis(Hendel)和颜带实蝇B.cilifer(Hendel)等20种实蝇作为阴性对照,进行PCR扩增并将PCR产物进行电泳检测。【结果】仅目标种辣椒实蝇能够扩增出清晰且单一的约378 bp的条带,其余实蝇种类均未出现条带。将本实验建立的种特异性PCR(SS-PCR)鉴定方法应用于实际检疫工作中并得到了验证,表明该方法具有强的种特异性。【结论】本文提出辣椒实蝇快速鉴定识别技术可应用于实蝇的疫情监测和口岸的检疫检测工作。     

湖南省几种实蝇的形态鉴别

综合比较了6种湖南省内捕获的实蝇类昆虫雄成虫的形态鉴别特征,其中离腹寡毛实蝇属(Bactrocera)5种(包括具条实蝇B.scutellata(Hendel)、南瓜实蝇B.tau(Walker)、瓜实蝇B.cucturbitae(Coquillett)、桔小实蝇B.dorsalis(Hendel)和柑橘大实蝇B.(Tetradacus)minax(Enderlein)),以及合腹寡毛实蝇属(Dacus)1种(棍腹实蝇Dacus sp.),以期为实蝇类害虫的检疫和防控提供依据.     

七种蟋蟀基因组DNA的RAPD多态性研究（直翅目：蟋蟀总科）

应用10种随机引物,对西北地区常见的3属7种蟋蟀进行RAPD多态性检测,共筛选出2种引物S142,S8可以对7个种扩增出清晰稳定的多态性片段,多态性片段共计58条,相对分子质量在320bp-2400bp之间。应用UPGMA（非加权配对算术平均法）对多态性片段进行聚类分析,构建树状图,推测系统发生关系。每一种蟋蟀均先各自聚为一类,棺头蟋属与油葫芦属间的遗传距离最小,亲缘关系最近,斗蟋属4个种间的亲缘关系较为复杂,明显分为2个支系,与传统分类并不一致。     

Species specific identification of nine human Bifidobacterium spp. in feces

Based on the 16S rDNA sequences, species specific primers were designed for the rapid identification by DNA amplification of nine human Bifidobacterium spp., namely B. adolescentis, B. angulatum, B. bifidum, B. breve, B. catenulatum, B. dentium, B. infantis, B. longum, B. pseudocatenulatum. B. lactis currently included in dairy products was added to the series. The primers were designed to target different positions of the 16S rDNA, allowing the simultaneous identification of these ten species of Bifidobacterium using two mixtures of primers. The identification procedure described in this paper was validated by establishing a correlation with an AluI restriction pattern of the different full length amplified 16S rDNA. This multiple primer DNA amplification technique was applied for the identification of pure colonies of Bifidobacterium spp. or directly from total bacteria recovered from human fecal samples. The technique was shown to be useful to detect dominant species and, when primers were used in separate reactions, underrepresented species could be identified as well.     

Determining the origin and age of the Westland beech (Nothofagus) gap, New Zealand, using fungus beetle genetics

The formation and maintenance of the Nothofagus beech gap in the South Island, New Zealand, has been the focus of biogeographical debate since the 1920s. We examine the historical process of gap formation by investigating the population genetics of fungus beetles: Brachynopus scutellaris (Staphylinidae) inhabits logs and is absent from the beech gap, and Hisparonia hystrix (Nitidulidae) is contiguous through the gap and is found commonly on sooty mould growing on several plant species. Both species show distinctive northern and southern haplotype distributions while H. hystrix recolonized the gap as shown by definitive mixing. B. scutellaris shows two major haplotype clades with strong geographical concordance, and unlike H. hystrix, has clearly defined lineages that can be partitioned for molecular dating. Based on coalescence dating methods, disjunct lineages of B. scutellaris indicate that the gap was formed less than 200 000 years ago. Phylogenetic imprints from both species reveal similar patterns of population divergence corresponding to recent glacial cycles, favouring a glacial explanation for the origin of the gap. Post-gap colonization by H. hystrix may have been facilitated by the spread of Leptospermum scoparium host trees to the area, and they may be better at dispersing than B. scutellaris which may be constrained by fungal host and/or microhabitat. The gap-excluded species B. scutellaris is found in both beech and podocarp-broadleaf forests flanking the Westland gap and its absence in the gap may be related to incomplete recolonization following glacial retreat. We also discuss species status and an ancient polymorphism within B. scutellaris .     

Genotypic differentiation of twelve Clostridium species by polymorphism analysis of the triosephosphate isomerase (tpi) gene

Housekeeping genes encoding metabolic enzymes may provide alternative markers to 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) for genotypic and phylogenetic characterization of bacterial species. We have developed a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay, targeting the triosephosphate isomerase (tpi) gene, which allows the differentiation of twelve pathogenic Clostridium species. Degenerate primers constructed from alignments of tpi sequences of various gram-positive bacteria allowed the amplification of a 501 bp target region in the twelve Clostridium type strains. A phylogenetic tree constructed from the nucleotidic sequences of these tpi amplicons was well correlated with that inferred from analysis of 16S rDNA gene sequences. The analysis of tpi sequences revealed restriction sites of enzyme AluI that could be species-specific. Indeed, AluI digestion of amplicons from the twelve type strains provided distinct restriction patterns. A total of 127 strains (three to sixteen strains for each species) was further analyzed by PCR-RFLP of the tpi gene, and confirmed that each species could be characterized by one to three restriction types (RTs). The differences between RTs within species could be explained by point mutations in AluI restriction sites of the tpi sequences. PCR-restriction analysis of the tpi gene offers an accurate tool for species identification within the genus Clostridium, and provides an alternative marker to 16S rDNA for phylogenetic analyses.     

A single phylogenetic analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis strains and bacilli species inferred from 16S rRNA gene restriction fragment length polymorphism is congruent with two independent phylogenetic analyses

AIMS: To assess the congruence between two earlier independent phylogenetic studies on Bacillus thuringiensis strains and on Bacillus-related species and the single, all-encompassing, phylogenetic tree presented here inferred from the combination of the two earlier datasets. METHODS AND RESULTS: A dendrogram was constructed using a combination of the data from our previous studies on 16S rRNA gene fingerprinting of 86 B. thuringiensis strains and of 77 species of Bacillus and related taxa. It revealed that all B. thuringiensis strains were clustered together in four distinct groups at a DNA similarity rate of 93%, except two serovars, bolivia and finitimus. Four bacilli species, Paenibacillus alvei, P. azotofixans, B. lentus and B. licheniformis, share a DNA similarity rate of 92% with Bt Group IV. CONCLUSIONS: Most, but not all, B. thuringiensis strains could be grouped together based on the DNA similarity rate. They were also very close to some other bacilli species. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The combined phylogenetic study presented here, inferred from 16S rRNA gene restriction fragment length polymorphism, is congruent with two earlier independent phylogenetic studies, one on B. thuringiensis and the other on bacilli species.     

The phylogeographic importance of the Strait of Gibraltar as a gene flow barrier in terrestrial arthropods: a case study with the scorpion Buthus occitanus as model organism

The phylogenetic relationship between Buthus occitanus populations across the Strait of Gibraltar was investigated using nuclear 18S/ITS-1 DNA sequences and mitochondrial 16S and COI DNA sequences. All analyses showed that the European samples are highly separated from North African samples, and also suggest the existence of three main groups within this species complex, i.e., an European, an Atlas (=Moroccan samples) and a Tell-Atlas group (=Tunisian samples). The European clade was subdivided into three distinct subclades. The application of a previous calibration of the molecular clock of another buthid species suggested that most of the detected mitochondrial DNA lineages including the European lineages are about three times older than the re-opening of the Gibraltar Strait, and consequently, that other and older vicariant events are responsible for the observed phylogeographic structure of this species complex. Concerning the Moroccan samples, a discordance between nuclear and mitochondrial gene markers was observed. The 18S/ITS-1 gene tree could not resolve the phylogenetic relationships among the Moroccan B. occitanus subspecies and the closely related species B. atlantis, whereas mitochondrial genes suggested the co-existence of several old phylogenetic lineages in Morocco. We hypothesized that this difference may be explained by male-biased gene flow and gene conversion at the tandemly repeated 18S/ITS-1 gene regions.     

用RAPD分析四种无尾类的系统演化关系

利用RAPD技术检测了分属无尾目3个科（雨蛙科、蟾蜍科、蛙科）的黑眶蟾蜍（Bufomelanostictus)、中国雨蛙（Hyla chinensis）、泽陆蛙（Rana limnocharis）、沼水蛙（R.guentheri)的系统发生关系。经19个随机引物对4个物种基因组DNA进行扩增,选择其中扩增谱带清晰的16个引物进行分析,计算不同科间及同一科内不同种间的遗传距离,结果表明：16个引物获得的RAPD谱带均表现出不同程度的多态性;泽陆蛙与沼水蛙间的亲缘关系最近,而黑眶蟾蜍与中国雨蛙之间的亲缘关系较黑眶蟾蜍与蛙科的泽陆蛙、沼水蛙之间以及中国雨蛙与泽陆蛙、沼水蛙之间的亲缘关系近,从基因组DNA水平上也说明雨蛙科与蟾蜍科间的亲缘关系更近,与蛙科的亲缘关系更远,这与形态学、染色体和线粒体DNA多态性研究的分析结果一致,从而进一步从分子水平上为无属目这3科的系统演化提供了新的证据。     

Specific PCR primers to identify arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi within colonized roots

 A set of PCR primers targeted at five major phylogenetic subgroups of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomales) was designed to facilitate specific amplification of internal transcribed spacers and 18 S rRNA gene fragments from colonized roots in the absence of spores. The subgroups include the recently discovered deeply divergent lineages of Glomales, which could not be detected by previously reported PCR primers, and the former genus Sclerocystis. Restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns presented allow identification of presently known members of these groups. The resulting PCR products can be used to identify the fungal symbionts at the genus or species level by restriction digests or DNA sequencing. A novel DNA extraction method allows visual control of the analyzed roots by staining procedures after analysis by PCR. Accepted: 2 April 2000     

Diversity measures in environmental sequences are highly dependent on alignment quality--data from ITS and new LSU primers targeting basidiomycetes

The ribosomal DNA comprised of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 regions is widely used as a fungal marker in molecular ecology and systematics but cannot be aligned with confidence across genetically distant taxa. In order to study the diversity of Agaricomycotina in forest soils, we designed primers targeting the more alignable 28S (LSU) gene, which should be more useful for phylogenetic analyses of the detected taxa. This paper compares the performance of the established ITS1F/4B primer pair, which targets basidiomycetes, to that of two new pairs. Key factors in the comparison were the diversity covered, off-target amplification, rarefaction at different Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) cutoff levels, sensitivity of the method used to process the alignment to missing data and insecure positional homology, and the congruence of monophyletic clades with OTU assignments and BLAST-derived OTU names. The ITS primer pair yielded no off-target amplification but also exhibited the least fidelity to the expected phylogenetic groups. The LSU primers give complementary pictures of diversity, but were more sensitive to modifications of the alignment such as the removal of difficult-to align stretches. The LSU primers also yielded greater numbers of singletons but also had a greater tendency to produce OTUs containing sequences from a wider variety of species as judged by BLAST similarity. We introduced some new parameters to describe alignment heterogeneity based on Shannon entropy and the extent and contents of the OTUs in a phylogenetic tree space. Our results suggest that ITS should not be used when calculating phylogenetic trees from genetically distant sequences obtained from environmental DNA extractions and that it is inadvisable to define OTUs on the basis of very heterogeneous alignments.