根瘤菌的现代分类及其系统发育

根瘤菌是一类与农业生产关系甚为密切的细菌,它们与豆科植物共生具有很高的固氮效率。根瘤菌的分类因而成为生物固氮和细菌分类学两个领域的结合点,它的发展与这两个领域的发展有着直接的联系。近年来,随着根瘤菌资源的不断挖掘和发现以及新技术的不断发展和应用,根瘤菌的分类也经历了很大的变化和发展。特别是多相分类方法与d（N测序技术的发展和应用,使得根瘤菌的分类及其系统发育研究有了突破性进展。在这些多相分类研究的方法中,数值分类为大量菌株提供了生理学、形态学、血清学等各个表型方面的综合信息;分子技术的应用,如DN…     

根瘤菌多样性分析中的几种分子生物学方法

随着生物化学,分子遗传学和分子生物学技术的发展,一些全新的方法应用于根瘤菌分类。这些新的方法把根瘤菌分类提高到研究根瘤菌系统发育和遗传多样性的水平。研究根瘤菌系统发育行之有效的分子生物学技术除DNA／DNA杂交,DNA／rRNA杂交和16srDNA序列分析外［1,2］,近几年又有一些新技术广泛应用于根瘤菌遗传多样性的分析,这里介绍RFLPs,RAPd［3,4］,REP-PC和ErIC-PCR等方法［5.6］。1RFLPs技术RFLPs（RestrictionFragmentLengthPolymorphi－sms）意即限制性片段长度多态性。该方法首先由Grodzicker等用在adenovir…     

根瘤菌分类研究进展及存在的争议

根瘤菌是一类与农业生产关系密切的细菌。近年来, 现代分子生物学技术的发展和应用使根瘤菌分类研究有了突破性进展, 新的根瘤菌资源的不断发掘, 根瘤菌的分类体系也不断地被完善。文中主要阐述了根瘤菌分类系统的演化历史、目前存在争议及相关的研究进展。     

根瘤菌多相分类的研究进展

根瘤菌可以入侵豆科植物形成根瘤或茎瘤,并可固定空气中的氮为其宿主植物提供必需的氮素营养。根瘤菌的分类系统可分为早期根瘤菌的分类系统和现代根瘤菌的分类系统两个阶段。根瘤菌的多相分类技术包括表型的分群方法和遗传型的分群方法两大类。     

花生根瘤菌在根瘤菌系统分类中的地位研究

用12株分类地位已知的代表菌为对照,采用现代细菌分类学方法,对从四川省4个花生产区的天府3号和地方品种上分离的花生根瘤菌,从系统发育方面,探索了花生根瘤菌在根瘤菌系统中的分类地位。多聚酶链反应(PCR)扩增的16S rRNA的4种限制性内切酶长度多态(PCR-RFLP)以及16S rRNA部分碱基序列测定结果同时表明:四川花生根瘤菌与慢生大豆根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium japonicum)相似性极高。由此推论它们在系统发育及进化方向上是基本一致的。该结果为研究花生根瘤菌的确切分类地位打下了基础。     

根瘤菌系统学研究进展与展望

根瘤菌(Rhizobia)原指能与豆科植物共生固氮的革兰氏阴性细菌,归属于变形杆菌门的α-变形杆菌纲和β-变形杆菌纲。近年来,细菌系统学研究方法的发展及大量新菌株的研究,大大改变了根瘤菌的分类方法和分类系统。最新的分类体系中,对α-纲内的根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)进行了重新划分:一部分种仍保留在根瘤菌属内,新增了副根瘤菌属(Pararhizobium)和新根瘤菌属(Neorhizobium),恢复并修订了土壤杆菌属(Agrobacterium)和其它根瘤菌属(Allorhizobium),且所有属中都包括了共生和非共生的细菌。α-纲内的中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)学名虽已被剑菌属(Ensifer)取代,但在研究共生的细菌时,前者的名称仍被广泛使用。在分类方法方面,最重要的进展是全基因组序列测定及平均核苷酸一致性(ANI)已取代传统的DNA同源性分析。由于16S rRNA基因序列在根瘤菌系统发育中的保守性,目前它多用于确定系统发育中属的分类地位,而多基因序列分析、全基因组序列比较来确定种的分类地位已成为确定根瘤菌基因种的"黄金标准"。加上生理生化特性、脂肪酸、醌等的快速测定获得表型和化学分类数据,使得近十年来根瘤菌的系统学快速发展。可以期待,未来基于全基因组序列分析的根瘤菌分类系统将更趋稳定,但大量的新种仍有待描述,而这仍会导致建立一些新属,或在原本不包括根瘤菌的细菌属内分离到一些共生固氮的种或菌株。另外,药用豆科植物苦参与含有不同结瘤基因型的多种根瘤菌共生混杂性的发现,突破了原来对共生专一性的认识,为豆科植物与根瘤菌之间共生关系的研究开拓了新思路。     

黄土高原地区大豆根瘤菌的遗传多样性和系统发育

【目的】研究黄土高原地区大豆根瘤菌的遗传多样性和系统发育。【方法】采用BOX-PCR、16S rDNAPCR-RFLP、16S-23S IGS PCR-RFLP和16S rRNA基因序列分析方法对分离自我国黄土高原地区4个省的15个地区的130株大豆根瘤菌及部分参比菌株进行了遗传多样性和系统发育分析。【结果】BOX-PCR反映的菌株多样性最丰富,形成的遗传群最多,16S rDNA PCR-RFLP方法在属、种水平上聚群较好,16S-23S IGSPCR RFLP反映的多样性介于BOX-PCR和16S rDNA PCR-RFLP之间,能够较好地反映出属、种和亲缘关系很近的菌株间的差异,3种方法聚类分析结果基本一致,可将所有供试菌株分为两大类群,中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)和慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)。从系统发育来看,供试的快生大豆根瘤菌为费氏中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium fredii),慢生大豆根瘤菌为日本慢生大豆根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium japonicum)和辽宁慢生根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium liaoningense)。【结论】我国黄土高原地区大豆根瘤菌具有较丰富的遗传多样性,S.fredii优势种,慢生大豆根瘤菌仅占10%,同时,分离到2株B.liaoningense。     

黑木相思根瘤菌的系统发育分析及其结瘤效果研究

【目的】针对采集自福建、广东的34株黑木相思根瘤菌进行分类研究,进一步确定其分类地位,丰富我国黑木相思根瘤菌种质资源。【方法】对选取的34株菌株测定了16S rRNA基因、持家基因atpD和glnII序列,以14株菌为代表菌株分析其系统发育情况。而且选取了部分菌株进行结瘤实验。【结果】16S rRNA基因以及持家基因atpD和glnII的系统发育分析结果与16S rRNA PCR-RFLP分型结果基本一致,14株代表菌株被分为10个不同的类群,其中有2个群组属于中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium),其余群组属于慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)。结瘤试验证明,相关的供试根瘤菌能与黑木相思、银合欢、南洋楹和网脉相思结瘤共生,显示出较广的宿主范围,且对黑木相思和银合欢的促生效果较明显。【结论】研究发现黑木相思根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性和共生多样性。     

胡枝子属根瘤菌的多相分类研究

采用了数值分类、全细胞可溶性蛋白电泳分析、ＤＮＡＧ＋Ｃｍｏｌ％和ＤＮＡ相关性的测定以及１６ＳｒＤＮＡＰＣＲＲＦＬＰ分析等多相分类技术对来源于不同地区的１６种寄主的胡枝子根瘤菌进行了系统的分类研究。数值分类的结果表明,在６７％的相似性水平上,全部供试菌可以分为快生型根瘤菌和慢性型根瘤菌两大群,在８０％的相似性水平上又可分为四个亚群。在此基础上,对各亚群的胡枝子根瘤菌进行了ＤＮＡ相关性的测定,以进一步证实和确定它们的分类地位,并通过１６ＳｒＤＮＡＰＣＲＲＦＬＰ分析对各亚群的系统发育关系进行了初步研究。     

山蚂蝗慢生根瘤菌的遗传多样性及系统发育

摘要:【目的】研究我国亚热带和温带地区与山蚂蝗共生的慢生根瘤菌遗传多样性和系统发育。【方法】采用BOX-PCR 和多位点基因序列分析(nifH,nodC 和recA 基因) 方法对分离自我国不同地区的29 株山蚂蝗慢生根瘤菌进行遗传多样性和系统发育分析。【结果】BOX-PCR 分析表明供试的山蚂蝗慢生根瘤菌形成25个基因遗传型,具有丰富的基因组多样性。多位点基因序列分析发现代表菌株位于慢生根瘤菌的3 个分支上,分别与埃氏慢生根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium elkanii) ,大豆慢生根瘤菌( Bradyrhizobium japonicum) 和圆明慢生根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense) 亲缘关系近。【结论】我国山蚂蝗慢生根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性,共生基因系统发育分析表明它们多与持家基因共同进化,并以垂直进化为主。     

合欢、金合欢和银合欢根瘤菌系统发育研究方法比较

利用位于染色体不同位点的多个基因序列进行分析是原核生物分类与系统发育研究的一个热点.本文采用atpD和glnⅡ两个持家基因的部分序列对9株分离自我国合欢、金合欢和银合欢的根瘤菌进行系统发育研究,并与以16S rDNA基因序列构建的系统发育树进行比较.结果表明三者在属水平上基本一致,CCBAU43060、CCBAU61139位于Rhizobium-Agrobacterium系统发育分支内;CCBAU51471、CCBAU35220、CCBAU51276和CCBAU61158属于Mesorhizobium,CCBAU35234、CCBAU61178和CCBAU35085位于Bradyrhizobium系统发育分支;在属内种间个别菌株(CCBAU61158、CCBAU43060、CCBAU61178)的系统发育地位存在差异,表明属内种间存在较广泛的基因交流.因此利用16S rDNA确定属水平的分类地位比较可靠,但利用系统发育的方法研究属内种间亲缘关系应采用多个功能保守的持家基因同时进行分析才能得出比较可靠的结论.     

分离自杭子梢等3个宿主的根瘤菌的表型分析*

对86株分离自杭子梢、决明和菜豆的根瘤菌及20株已知参比菌进行了数值分类和全细胞蛋白SDS-PAGE的表型分析。在数值分类聚类中,所有供试菌在68％的相似性水平上分为两群。群I为快生和中侵生根瘤菌,群Ⅱ为慢生根瘤菌。群I在85％的相似性水平上又可分为3个亚群,群Ⅱ在76％的相似性水平上分为3个亚群。蛋白电泳结果表明,群I在68％的相似性水平上,分为4个亚群,其中亚群1和亚群2相当于数值分类中的亚群1,亚群3和亚群4与数值分类中的亚群2和亚群3相对应;群Ⅱ在59％的相似性水平上分为3个亚群,分别与数值分类中的亚群3、亚群1和亚群2大致对应。这说明两种方法在分类上得到的结果比较接近。正在通过进一步的实验确定两种方法一致的未与已知菌株聚在一起的亚群的分类地位。研究结果还表明,三种宿主的根瘤菌存在着多样性。     

Chemotaxonomic characterization of some fast-growing rhizobia nodulating leguminous trees

A total of about 50 strains of rhizobia from two leguminous trees (Acacia andProsopis) were described and compared with 20 reference strains of rhizobia, from other tree and herb legumes on the basis of protein, fatty acid and plasmid profiles, and DNA-DNA hybridization. The rhizobia formed thirteen clusters based on protein profile analysis. These clusters were not in complete agreement with a previously published cluster analysis based on numerical taxonomy of phenotypic characteristics and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) profile analysis (Zhanget al., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 41, 104, 1991; Lindström and Zahran,FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 107, 327, 1993). The fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) of representative strains of rhizobia were analyzed. The rhizobia formed fourteen different clusters based on FAME analysis but the results also conflicted with the phenotypically based methods of analysis. Strains of rhizobia classified in one cluster by any of the above methods of analysis may have shown very different fatty acid profiles. The plasmid profile analysis of the tree rhizobia., on the other hand, was more consistent with the phenotype- and LPS-based numerical analysis. Some strains of the tree rhizobia showed medium or high levels of DNA homology withRhizobium meliloti. The DNA-DNA hybridization correlated well with protein and fatty acid profiles. The described methods provide a significant taxonomic tool for discrimination between rhizobia of leguminous trees. However, further DNA-DNA hybridization studies with other recognized species of rhizobia are needed for proper identification and classification of the diverse rhizobia from leguminous trees.     

The glutamine synthetases of rhizobia: phylogenetics and evolutionary implications

Glutamine synthetase exists in at least two related forms, GSI and GSII, the sequences of which have been used in evolutionary molecular clock studies. GSI has so far been found exclusively in bacteria, and GSII has been found predominantly in eukaryotes. To date, only a minority of bacteria, including rhizobia, have been shown to express both forms of GS. The sequences of equivalent internal fragments of the GSI and GSII genes for the type strains of 16 species of rhizobia have been determined and analyzed. The GSI and GSII data sets do not produce congruent phylogenies with either neighbor-joining or maximum-likelihood analyses. The GSI phylogeny is broadly congruent with the 16S rDNA phylogeny for the same bacteria; the GSII phylogeny is not. There are three striking rearrangements in the GSII phylograms, all of which might be explained by horizontal gene transfer to Bradyrhizobium (probably from Mesorhizobium), to Rhizobium galegae (from Rhizobium), and to Mesorhizobium huakuii (perhaps from Rhizobium). There is also evidence suggesting intrageneric DNA transfer within Mesorhizobium. Meta-analysis of both GS genes from the different genera of rhizobia and other reference organisms suggests that the divergence times of the different rhizobium genera predate the existence of legumes, their host plants.     

Phylogeny of bradyrhizobia from Chinese cowpea miscellany inferred from 16S rRNA, atpD, glnII, and 16S-23S intergenic spacer sequences

The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.), peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), and mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) belong to a group of plants known as the "cowpea miscellany" plants, which are widely cultivated throughout the tropic and subtropical zones of Africa and Asia. However, the phylogeny of the rhizobial strains that nodulate these plants is poorly understood. Previous studies have isolated a diversity of rhizobial strains from cowpea miscellany hosts and have suggested that, phylogenetically, they are from different species. In this work, the phylogeny of 42 slow-growing rhizobial strains, isolated from root nodules of cowpea, peanut, and mung bean from different geographical regions of China, was investigated using sequences from the 16S rRNA, atpD and glnII genes, and the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer. The indigenous rhizobial strains from the cowpea miscellany could all be placed in the genus Bradyrhizobium , and Bradyrhizobium liaoningense and Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense were the main species. Phylogenies derived from housekeeping genes were consistent with phylogenies generated from the ribosomal gene. Mung bean rhizobia clustered only into B. liaoningense and B. yuanmingense and were phylogenetically less diverse than cowpea and peanut rhizobia. Geographical origin was significantly reflected in the phylogeny of mung bean rhizobia. Most cowpea rhizobia were more closely related to the 3 major groups B. liaoningense, B. yuanmingense, and Bradyrhizobium elkanii than to the minor groups Bradyrhizobium japonicum or Bradyrhizobium canariense . However, most peanut rhizobia were more closely related to the 2 major groups B. liaoningense and B. yuanmingense than to the minor group B. elkanii.     

Genetic diversity of elite rhizobial strains of subtropical and tropical legumes based on the 16S rRNA and <Emphasis Type="Italic">glnII</Emphasis> genes

Biodiversity of diazotrophic symbiotic bacteria in the tropics is a valuable but still poorly studied resource. The objective of this study was to determine if a second housekeeping gene, glnII, in addition to the 16S rRNA, can be employed to improve the knowledge about taxonomy and phylogeny of rhizobia. Twenty-three elite rhizobial strains, very effective in fixing nitrogen with twenty-one herbal and woody legumes (including species from fourteen tribes in the three subfamilies of the family Leguminosae) were selected for this study; all strains are used as commercial inoculants in Brazil. Complete sequences of the 16S rRNA and partial sequences (480 bp) of the glnII gene were obtained. The same primers and amplification conditions were successful for sequencing the glnII genes of bacteria belonging to five different rhizobial genera—Bradyrhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Methylobacterium, Rhizobium, Sinorhizobium)—positioned in distantly related branches. The analysis of the concatenated genes (16S rRNA + glnII) considerably improved information about phylogeny and taxonomy of rhizobia in comparison to the single analysis of the 16S rRNA. Nine strains might belong to new species. The complementary analysis of the glnII gene was successful with all strains and improved the phylogenetic clustering and clarified the taxonomic position of several strains. The strategy of including the analysis of glnII, in addition to the 16S rRNA, is cost- and time- effective for the characterization of large rhizobial culture collections or in surveys of many isolates.     

Comparative biology and the importance of cladistic classification: a case study from the sensory biology of squamate reptiles

Evolutionary taxonomy has all but succumbed to cladistic methodology, but it continues to exert considerable influence in the realm of higher classification. Some systematists accept cladistic methods in phylogeny inference, but allow paraphyly in formal classifications. Most important, however, many traditional classifications based on paraphyletic groups (e.g. 'Reptilia') remain in force, deeply entrenched in the literature. Cladists have argued that such paraphyletic classifications can mislead comparative biologists into false evolutionary generalizations, but this assertion has rarely, if ever, been supported by example. This paper provides a case study, illustrating in detail the influence of a traditional paraphyletic classification of squamate reptiles on the historical development of ideas regarding the evolution of sensory modes (chemoreception vs. vision) in the group. The paraphyletic classification is shown to have led to false generalizations and incorrect conclusions stemming directly from the fact that the classification did not reflect accurately the phylogeny of Squamata, particularly the cladistic relationships of Gekkota. This study provides direct evidence that evolutionary generalization must be rooted in the branching pattern of phylogeny and not the potentially arbitrary categorical ranks of traditional taxonomies. It further supports recent calls for a truly phylogenctic taxonomy that has as its philosophical core the concept of descent.     

我国蚕豆根瘤菌的数值分类及其16SrDNA PCR-RFLP研究

对分离自我国11个省24个地区49株蚕豆根瘤菌及11株参比菌株进行了唯一碳源、氮源、抗生素、耐逆性和酶活性等138个表型性状测定,并用MINTS软件进行聚类分析。结果表明,全部供试菌株在59％的相似水平上聚在一起,在80％的相似水平上可分为6个群。其中群4与参比菌株聚在一起,而其他5个群均由未知菌组成。进一步对36株菌进行了16S rDNA PCR—RFLP分析,在85％相似水平上供试菌可分为4个群和1个独立的分支,其聚群结果与数值分类结果有较好的一致性。表型及遗传型分析结果表明,我国蚕豆根瘤菌具有极大的多样性。     

Evolutionary history shapes patterns of mutualistic benefit in Acacia–rhizobial interactions

The ecological and evolutionary factors that drive the emergence and maintenance of variation in mutualistic benefit (i.e., the benefits provided by one partner to another) in mutualistic symbioses are not well understood. In this study, we evaluated the role that host and symbiont phylogeny might play in determining patterns of mutualistic benefit for interactions among nine species of Acacia and 31 strains of nitrogen‐fixing rhizobial bacteria. Using phylogenetic comparative methods we compared patterns of variation in mutualistic benefit (host response to inoculation) to rhizobial phylogenies constructed from housekeeping and symbiosis genes; and a multigene host phylogeny. We found widespread genotype‐by‐genotype variation in patterns of plant growth. A relatively large component of this variation (21–28%) was strongly influenced by the interacting evolutionary histories of both partners, such that phylogenetically similar host species had similar growth responses when inoculated with phylogenetically similar rhizobia. We also found a relatively large nonphylogenetic effect for the average mutualistic benefit provided by rhizobia to plants, such that phylogenetic relatedness did not predict the overall benefit provided by rhizobia across all hosts. We conclude that phylogenetic relatedness should frequently predict patterns of mutualistic benefit in acacia‐rhizobial mutualistic interactions; but that some mutualistic traits also evolve independently of the phylogenies.     

我国蚕豆根瘤菌的数值分类及其16S rDNA PCR-RFLP研究*

对分离自我国11个省24个地区49株蚕豆根瘤菌及11株参比菌株进行了唯一碳源、氮源、抗生素、耐逆性和酶活性等138个表型性状测定,并用M INTS软件进行聚类分析。结果表明,全部供试菌株在59%的相似水平上聚在一起,在80%的相似水平上可分为6个群。其中群4与参比菌株聚在一起,而其他5个群均由未知菌组成。进一步对36株菌进行了16S rDNA PCR-RFLP分析,在85%相似水平上供试菌可分为4个群和1个独立的分支,其聚群结果与数值分类结果有较好的一致性。表型及遗传型分析结果表明,我国蚕豆根瘤菌具有极大的多样性。