胡萝卜软腐果胶杆菌鞭毛钩基因flgK 的功能

【目的】为了研究鞭毛钩基因flgK在胡萝卜软腐果胶杆菌胡萝卜亚种(Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp.carotovorum,P.c.c)的功能。【方法】本研究采用两亲同源交换法构建了基因缺失突变体ΔflgKpcc并构建了互补菌株ΔflgKpcc-KH,测定突变体及其互补菌株的菌体形态、运动性、致病因子、致病性等表型。【结果】与野生菌株PccS1相比,ΔflgKpcc鞭毛缺失,菌体易沉降,在0.3%半固体培养基上运动能力明显降低,生长速率无明显变化,但是纤维素酶和蛋白酶的活性、生物膜形成能力明显下降,对感病寄主的致病力显著减弱。基因互补可以使上述突变表型恢复。【结论】实验表明,鞭毛基因flgK突变导致了菌体的运动性降低、病原菌毒性相关的酶活力下降,从而导致致病力下降。     

一株锰氧化细菌的分离、鉴定及其锰氧化特性

【目的】获得锰氧化细菌,对锰矿周边土壤中生物所参与的锰氧化过程进行初探。【方法】依据细菌是否能氧化Mn(Ⅱ),形成棕褐色锰氧化物进行筛选。利用染料LBB对生成的锰氧化物进行检测。通过考察分离菌株的形态、生理特征和16S r RNA基因、gyr B基因、gyr A基因序列的同源性对分离菌株进行鉴定。分析筛选菌与所在属已知锰氧化菌的亲缘关系。利用LBB显色法检测氧化锰的动态生成,通过扫描电镜-能谱分析和X射线衍射技术分析生物氧化锰的表征。【结果】获得1株锰氧化细菌菌株,命名为CP133,综合形态、生理及分子分析结果,鉴定为蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus),分离菌株与多株分离自海洋及土壤的芽孢类锰氧化菌在进化上具有一定的差异。与其他菌株比较菌株CP133具有较强的锰氧化能力,进入稳定期后可生成紧密结合在菌体周围的无定形态生物氧化锰。【结论】从锰矿周边土壤分离出1株具有较强锰氧化功能的蜡样芽孢杆菌,丰富了土壤芽孢类锰氧化菌的资源,同时也为锰矿周围土壤与锰氧化菌间的生物地球化学循环提供了线索及材料。     

suhB基因对绿针假单胞菌HT66生防能力的影响

【背景】绿针假单胞菌(Pseudomonas chlororaphis) HT66是一株兼具生防安全性和吩嗪-1-甲酰胺(Phenazine-1-Carboxamide,PCN)高产的植物根际促生菌,在生物防治、生态农业及可持续发展农业领域具有广阔的应用前景。非编码RNA (ncRNA) SuhB参与了细胞中多个过程的代谢调控。【目的】探究suhB基因对绿针假单胞菌HT66生防能力的影响。【方法】以同源重组的方法无痕敲除suhB基因构建突变菌株HT66ΔsuhB,利用质粒回补suhB基因构建突变菌株HT66ΔsuhB-pBBR-suhB,研究suhB基因对菌株生长状态、生物膜形成、群集运动及PCN合成的影响。【结果】缺失suhB基因后,菌株HT66生长缓慢,平台期滞后12 h,而且生物量减少为野生型的61.6%;在KMB培养基中单位细胞PCN产量最高达109.5mg/g,为野生株的2.1倍;生物膜形成量明显增加,为野生型的1.8倍;在运动性检测平板上,野生株的运动半径为21 mm,而suhB突变株的运动半径缩减至9.7 mm,群集运动能力明显下降。suhB基因回补突变株上述生物学功能同野生株相似。在突变株HT66ΔsuhB中,pME6015-phzI-lacZ融合质粒表达的LacZ酶活与野生型差异不显著;pME6015-phzR-lacZ融合质粒表达的LacZ酶活显著上升,为野生型的3.1倍;pME6522-phzAp-lacZ融合质粒表达的LacZ酶活为野生型的1.8倍。【结论】绿针假单胞菌HT66中suhB基因参与了菌株生长、生物膜形成、群集运动及PCN合成等多个过程的调控。本研究为该菌株的代谢改造与生防应用提供了理论基础。     

铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中c-di-GMP代谢相关基因PA2072的生物学分析

【背景】铜绿假单胞菌为革兰氏阴性杆菌,是医院感染的常见条件致病菌之一。广泛存在于细菌中的第二信使分子环鸟苷二磷酸(cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate,c-di-GMP)对细菌生理生化功能具有重要的调节作用。铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中存在参与c-di-GMP代谢的基因PA2072。【目的】探讨铜绿假单胞菌PAO1中c-di-GMP代谢相关基因PA2072的生物学功能。【方法】运用PCR及分子克隆技术构建PA2072基因及各结构域的自杀载体,运用基因敲除方法获取PA2072基因的3个突变株;利用泳动性(swimming)、蜂群运动(swarming)、蹭行运动(twitching)和生物膜定量实验对细菌进行初步的表型分析,进一步通过刚果红染色法对菌株进行分析。【结果】成功构建PA2072基因敲除突变菌株及回补菌株;生物膜定量结果发现基因PA2072的敲除会影响细菌生物膜的形成,PA2072蛋白的不同结构域对生物膜的合成也起到了重要作用;细菌运动能力检测中发现PA2072相关基因的敲除对细菌运动能力也有一定影响。刚果红平板检测结果显示,与野生型PAO1菌株相比,P...     

茎瘤固氮根瘤菌ORS571鞭毛马达基因fliN与fliM的功能分析

【目的】考察茎瘤固氮根瘤菌ORS571中鞭毛马达蛋白FliN、FliM的编码基因分别缺失的突变体表型,初步探究其功能机理。【方法】本研究采用同源重组和三亲本接合转移的方法构建突变体,测定野生型及突变株的生长曲线、趋化性、胞外多糖的分泌、生物膜的形成及细胞絮凝等表型。【结果】三种菌株的生长速率基本无差,与野生型菌株相比突变株鞭毛结构丧失,趋化能力、分泌的胞外多糖和生物膜形成能力均下降,但相同时间内细胞絮凝程度比野生型明显。【结论】实验表明,鞭毛基因fliN、fliM对茎瘤固氮根瘤菌ORS571鞭毛的形成、趋化运动、胞外多糖的分泌、生物膜的形成及细胞絮凝能力等均有调控作用。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌spoIIID基因缺失突变株的特点

摘要：【目的】构建苏云金芽胞杆菌spoIIID基因缺失突变株,并研究其与出发菌株的表型及性质差异。【方法】采用基因同源重组技术敲除了苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株中的spoIIID基因,构建了spoIIID缺失突变株,测定生长曲线,并通过扫描电子显微镜观察,芽胞计数分析及SDS-PAGE 蛋白电泳比较突变株与出发菌株的差异。构建遗传互补菌株,观察菌株性状的回复情况。【结果】通过温敏载体同源重组敲除技术获得了苏云金芽胞杆菌HD-73菌株spoIIID基因缺失突变株,生长曲线测定表明,突变株较出发菌株在平稳期后期生长较缓和;扫描电子显微镜观察和芽胞计数分析显示,突变株基本丧失了形成芽胞的能力,但依然形成晶体。SDS-PAGE结果显示,在 SSM培养基中,突变株对伴胞晶体蛋白的形成量影响并不显著;在营养较富集的Luria-Bertani培养基中,突变株中伴胞晶体蛋白的形成量较野生型和互补株明显降低。利用载体pHT315携带spoIIID操纵子互补突变株,互补株恢复了产生晶体和芽胞的能力。【结论】本研究证明spoIIID基因是苏云金芽胞杆菌芽胞形成所必需,同时与晶体蛋白的表达相关。     

茎瘤固氮根瘤菌环二鸟苷酸代谢相关基因的功能鉴定

【目的】考察茎瘤固氮根瘤菌ORS571中c-di-GMP合成酶AZC-2412的编码基因缺失的突变表型,初步探究其功能机理。【方法】本实验构建基于cre-loxp重组酶系统的根瘤菌基因敲除系统,以及采用三亲接合技术构建突变株。测定野生型和突变株的生长速率、趋化能力、胞外多糖产量、生物膜形成等表型。【结果】突变株与野生型生长速率几乎相同。与野生型相比突变株由于细胞内c-di-GMP水平降低,胞外多糖、生物膜产量等均有所下降。【结论】实验表明,环二鸟苷酸合成酶AZC-2412缺失,使得c-di-GMP水平降低,对胞外多糖生成、细菌的运动能力、生物膜的形成、细胞絮凝、与植物的互作等均有调控作用。     

猪源产细菌素芽孢杆菌的筛选及抑菌特性

【背景】抗生素作为生长促进剂在畜牧业中的滥用,出现了严重的耐药基因富集和扩散问题,发掘新兴的生长促进剂作为饲料添加剂市场潜力巨大,目前益生菌制剂的开发最具潜力。【目的】通过对散养健康育肥猪粪便中芽孢杆菌的分离筛选,获得对典型肠道病原菌具有显著抑菌活性的芽孢杆菌,确定其产生的细菌素特性,以此对芽孢杆菌作为猪养殖业生长促进剂的潜力进行评价。【方法】采用梯度稀释涂平板法分离可培养细菌,利用牛津杯法检测菌株的抑菌活性。通过微生物形态及16S r RNA基因序列分析,确认6株产细菌素菌株的分类地位,并对其抗生素耐药性、细菌素稳定性及生理生化特征进行比较分析。【结果】从116株纯培养物中筛选得到6株对指示病原细菌具有显著抑菌效应的产细菌素芽孢杆菌,其中2株为贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillus velezensis),3株为枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis),1株为地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis)。菌株B.licheniformis DY7和B.subtilis FX4对致泻、产肠毒素、出血性Escherichia coli均有显著的抑制效果,对头孢噻肟和红霉素高度敏感,其细菌素在p H 3.0-9.0、50-100°C水浴处理后仍具有明显的抑菌活性。【结论】猪源产细菌素芽孢杆菌DY7和FX4具有高效的病原细菌抑菌能力,所产细菌素稳定性较好,具有作为动物生长促进剂的应用潜力。     

地衣芽孢杆菌9945a转运蛋白YdgF1的功能鉴定

【目的】本研究对地衣芽孢杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis) 9945a菌株中ydgF1基因编码的转运蛋白进行功能鉴定。【方法】分别构建ydgF1基因过表达株9945a/pHY300-Shu-ydgF1和敲除株9945aΔydgF1,设计了以D-丙氨酸为唯一氮源的磷酸盐D-丙氨酸(phosphate D-alanine, PDA)培养基来考察菌株的生长能力,并进行细胞吸收实验。利用实时荧光定量PCR(real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, RT-qPCR)评价菌株9945a与9945aΔydgF1在LB培养基中不同生长时期ydgF1的相对表达量,然后对9945a与9945aΔydgF1后期的培养基平板活菌计数,计算菌落形成单位(colony-forming units, CFU)。【结果】在PDA培养基中,9945aΔydgF1的比生长速率始终低于9945a,而9945a/pHY300-Shu-ydgF1最大比生长速率为0.336h–1,是9945a/pHY300-Shu的1.98倍,并且培养15 h后9945...     

ccpA基因对蜡样芽胞杆菌氨肽酶生产的影响

【目的】构建蜡样芽胞杆菌(Bacillus cereus)ccp A缺失菌株,并初步探索ccp A基因对其碳代谢及氨肽酶生产的影响。【方法】利用温敏型质粒p KSV7构建蜡样芽胞杆菌CZ ccp A基因缺失突变株CZΔccp A,通过回补菌株对敲除株表型进行验证;不同碳源发酵对比菌株碳代谢的变化,进行氨肽酶发酵优化。【结果】成功构建ccp A缺失菌株CZΔccp A与回补菌株CZ1,三株菌在LB培养基中生长无差异;在柠檬酸钠以及甘露低聚糖为碳源时,菌株的代谢产生明显变化;以D-木糖为单一碳源时,氨肽酶的产量提高48.25%。【结论】CZ ccp A基因对柠檬酸钠、甘露低聚糖、D-木糖为单一碳源时的代谢可能具有调控作用,ccp A基因缺失可以提高蜡样芽胞杆菌CZ的氨肽酶产量。     

The phylogenetic placement of Ostropales within Lecanoromycetes (Ascomycota) revisited

Results of molecular studies regarding the phylogenetic placement of the order Ostropales and related taxa within Lecanoromycetes were thus far inconclusive. Some analyses placed the order as sister to the rest of Lecanoromycetes, while others inferred a position nested within Lecanoromycetes. We assembled a data set of 101 species including sequences from nuLSU rDNA, mtSSU rDNA, and the nuclear protein-coding RPB1 for each species to examine the cause of incongruencies in previously published phylogenies. MP, minimum evolution, and Bayesian analyses were performed using the combined three-region data set and the single-gene data sets. The position of Ostropales nested in Lecanoromycetes is confirmed in all single-gene and concatenated analyses, and a placement as sister to the rest of Lecanoromycetes is significantly rejected using two independent methods of alternative topology testing. Acarosporales and related taxa (Acarosporaceae group) are basal in Lecanoromycetes. However, if the these basal taxa are excluded from the analyses, Ostropales appear to be sister to the rest of Lecanoromycetes, suggesting different ingroup rooting as the cause for deviating topologies in previously published phylogenies.     

Genome Analysis inNeurospora crassa;Cloning of Four Lociarginine-1(arg-1),methionine-6(met-6),unknown-7(un-7), andribosome production-1(rip-1) and Associated Chromosome Walking

We have cloned fourNeurospora crassagenes by complementation analysis. Cloned genes include thearginine-1(arg-1),methionine-6(met-6),unknown-7(un-7), andribosome production-1(rip-1) loci. Chromosome walks were initiated in ordered cosmid libraries from the cloned loci. A total of about 700 kb of theNeurosporagenome is covered in these walks.     

New species of Phaeoramularia, Pseudocercospora and Stenella from Western Ghats of India

Four new species of the hyphomycete genera Phaeoramularia viz. Ph. caesalpinae, Pseudocercospora viz., Ps. tiliacearum, Stenella, viz. S. argyreiae and S. grewiae occurring on Caesalpinia bonducella Fleming (Caesalpiniaceae), Grewia sp. (Tiliaceae), Argyrea sp. Lour (Convolvulaceae) and Grewia sp. L. (Tiliaceae), respectively are described and illustrated here. All these fungi were collected from Western Ghats of India.     

Characterisation of cell wall polysaccharides, arabinogalactans-proteins (AGPs) and phenolics of Cola nitida, Cola acuminata and Garcinia kola seeds

Many Cola plant species are endemic to West and Central Africa. Cola acuminata and Cola nitida are used as masticatory when fresh, while the dried nuts are used for beverages and pharmaceutical purposes in Europe and North America. Garcinia kola seeds, that serve as a substitute for the true kola nuts, are used in African traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including colic, headache and liver cirrhosis. Seeds extracts of G. kola are also known for their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiviral properties. To gain information on the chemical properties of the kolas, we have isolated and analyzed cell wall polysaccharides, arabinogalactan-proteins and phenolic substances from the seeds of the three kola species. The sugar composition of cell wall material of C. acuminata, C. nitida and G. kola revealed that Gal (up to 30%), Ara, GalA and Glc as the predominant monosaccharides, representing approximately 90% by mol of the total hydrolysable sugar present in this material. In Ammonium oxalate cell wall fraction, GalA was found to be the major sugar present in all kola species. In the alkali-soluble fraction, there were significant differences in the level of Glc and Gal. The level of Glc was high in C. acuminata and C. nitida while the level of Gal and Xyl were high in C. nitida and G. cola. Isolation and quantification of arabinogalactan-proteins demonstrate that G. kola seeds contained four to eight times more of these proteoglycans than the seeds of the other two species. Finally, analysis of soluble phenolic substances shows that caffeine and catechin were largely represented in C. acumina and C. nitida seeds, with caffeine accounting for 50% of all soluble phenolics. These findings indicate that the three Kola seeds are highly enriched in pectins and proteoglycans and that C. acuminata and C. nitida can be used as a possible source of caffeine and catechin.     

The phylogenetic placement of the Leucogastrales, including Mycolevis siccigleba (Cribbeaceae), in the Albatrellaceae using morphological and molecular data

The morphology of many hypogeous fungi converges on a homogeneous reduced form, suggesting that disparate lineages are subject to a uniform selection pressure. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the morphology and infer the phylogeny of the Leucogastrales with Mycolevis siccigleba using a Bayesian methodology. A comprehensive morphological assessment was used for an a priori phylogenetic inference to guide the sequencing effort. All structures except spore ornamentation pointed to the Albatrellaceae as the most likely sister taxon. Polyporoletus sublividus, a close relative of Albatrellus, produces ornamented basidiospores with a similar structure to M. siccigleba basidiospores. The ITS from 30 taxa was used for the molecular phylogenetic analysis. P. sublividus was found sister to Mycolevis. Leucophleps spinispora and L. magnata formed a group sister to the Polyporoletus/Mycolevis group, whereas Leucogaster was polyphyletic with respect to the core of the Leucogastrales and sister to A. caeruleoporus. This relationship was expected as previously undescribed chlamydospores produced by members of Albatrellus had a similar morphology to the basidiospores of L. rubescens.     

下延叉蕨和芽胞叉蕨配子体发育的研究

利用光学显微镜详细观察了叉蕨属(Tectaria)下延叉蕨(Tectaria decurrens)和芽胞叉蕨(T.fauriei)的配子体发育过程,记录了配子体各发育阶段的特征。结果表明:(1)下延叉蕨和芽胞叉蕨的孢子均为单裂缝,具周壁,由周壁形成纹饰,孢子极面观椭圆形,赤道面观豆形或肾形。(2)孢子萌发方式为向心型。(3)原叶体发育方式为三叉蕨型。(4)成熟原叶体心脏形,两翼向斜上方扩展。(5)均具单细胞和多细胞毛状体,在丝状体或片状体阶段出现。研究认为,从配子体发育角度看,叉蕨属是较进化的陆生真蕨类;毛状体的类型、位置和出现时间等特征在叉蕨属种间存在差异,可作为该属种间分类的特征。     

Evolutionary relationships among aquatic anamorphs and teleomorphs: Lemonniera, Margaritispora, and Goniopila

The hypothesis that similar conidial morphologies in aquatic hyphomycetes are a result of convergent evolution was tested using molecular sequence data. Cladistic analyses were performed on partial sequences of 28S rDNA of seven species of Lemonniera, one species of Margaritispora and one species of Goniopila. Lemonniera has tetraradiate conidia with long arms, whereas Margaritispora and Goniopila have typically globose (isodiametric) conidia, with short conical protuberances in a stellate or quadrangular arrangement. Lemonniera and Margaritispora have phialidic conidiogenesis and both produce dark, minute sclerotia in culture whereas Goniopila has holoblastic conidiogenesis and does not produce sclerotia in culture. Goniopila produces a microconidial phialidic synanamorph in culture. All three genera have schizolytic conidial secession. Molecular analyses demonstrate that Lemonniera species are placed in two distinct clades: one within Leotiomycetes; the other within Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes. Margaritispora is placed with Lemonniera species within Leotiomycetes. Goniopila and Lemonniera pseudofloscula are placed within Dothideomycetes. No morphological character was entirely congruent with the molecular derived phylogeny. This suggests that for the group of species studied, conidial shape is not a reliable indicator of phylogeny but more likely the result of convergent evolution in response to the aquatic environment.     

甘菊ClHSP70与ClHSP90基因的克隆及表达分析

该研究以甘菊(Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium)为实验材料,通过RT-PCR方法从甘菊转录组数据中分离出热激蛋白合成相关基因,命名为ClHSP70和ClHSP90。序列分析表明,ClHSP70基因ORF全长为2 559bp,编码852个氨基酸,蛋白功能区预测表明含有典型的HSP70蛋白NBD和SBD保守结构域;ClHSP90基因ORF全长为2 094bp,编码697个氨基酸,含有HATPase结构域和HSP90保守结构域。生物信息学分析表明,甘菊ClHSP70与大豆(Glycine max)和烟草(Nicotiana tomentosiformis)HSP70蛋白有较高的一致性,ClHSP90基因编码的氨基酸序列与紫茎泽兰(Ageratina adenophora)HSP90高度相似;实时荧光定量表达分析表明,在42℃处理不同时间,甘菊叶片中ClHSP70和ClHSP90基因表达均在0.5h时显著增加,1h达到最大值,2h后缓慢下降;不同组织表达分析表明,甘菊在42℃处理1h后,ClHSP70在成熟叶中的表达量显著高于嫩叶和根等其他组织;ClHSP90在成熟茎中的表达量最高。研究说明,ClHSP70和ClHSP90基因具有热激蛋白特征,参与了甘菊热胁迫应答过程,该研究结果为以后深入研究其基因功能奠定了基础。     

Molecular and morphological characterization of Leveillula (Ascomycota: Erysiphales) on monocotyledonous plants

Leveillula on monocotyledonous plants have been recorded as L. taurica by several authors, whereas the fungus on Allium has been described as an independent species, namely L. allii, by some authors. We sequenced ca 600 bp of the rDNA ITS region for two Leveillula specimens from Allium and Polianthes (both from monocotyledons) and compared them with several already published sequences from Leveillula isolates from dicotyledons. Pair-wise percentages of sequence divergences were calculated for all Leveillula isolates. The ITS sequence of the Polianthes isolate was identical to L. taurica on Helianthus and Vicia. The sequence of the Allium isolate was 99.5 % identical to L. taurica on Euphorbia, Haplophylum, Peganum, etc. These results suggest close relationships between monocot and dicot pathogenic Leveillula species. The identity between two monocot isolates was 98.4 %. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the two monocot isolates do not group into a clade together. This result suggests that Leveillula acquired parasitism to monocots at least twice independently.