Detection of the toxin Hirsutellin A from Hirsutella thompsonii

A total of 162 strains of Hirsutella thompsonii, isolated from infected mites collected worldwide, were examined for the production of Hirsutellin A (HtA). More than half of the broth filtrates exhibited mortality rates superior to 50% when assayed against Galleria mellonella. The presence of the gene coding for HtA, a previously characterized H. thompsonii protein exotoxin, was determined by PCR amplification using gene-specific primers. Most isolates (100 out of 162) were shown to possess the HtA gene. However, the presence of the gene could not be associated with enhanced insecticidal activity. Both isolate groups (with or without an amplifiable HtA gene) produced filtrates that caused the same average mortality rate (65%) when assayed against G. mellonella. The production and secretion of the HtA toxin were estimated by probing broth filtrates with an anti-HtA monoclonal antibody. Again, the detection of the HtA protein was poorly correlated with subsequent mortality rates induced by the broth filtrates of the various H. thompsonii strains. This study suggests that HtA is requisite for neither survival nor pathogenicity, and that H. thompsonii strains are likely to secrete other toxins that have yet to be characterized. Sequencing of a limited number of HtA genes showed that, when present, the gene is highly conserved, and it displays an interesting intronic polymorphism.     

台湾虫草及其无性型关系的分子确证

采用PCR技术,以rDNA-ITS区为分子指标,对台湾虫草Cordyceps formosana及其无性型黄山被毛孢Hirsutel lahuangshanensis进行测序和比较分析,以进一步确定两者的对应关系。结果表明:两者的序列完全相同,从而在分子水平上证明了黄山被毛孢是台湾虫草的无性阶段。系统进化树显示台湾虫草的无性型归为被毛孢属较为合理。     

台湾虫草及其无性型关系的分子确证

采用PCR技术,以rDNA-ITS区为分子指标,对台湾虫草Cordyceps formosana及其无性型黄山被毛孢Hirsutella huangshanensis进行测序和比较分析,以进一步确定两者的对应关系。结果表明：两者的序列完全相同,从而在分子水平上证明了黄山被毛孢是台湾虫草的无性阶段。系统进化树显示台湾虫草的无性型归为被毛孢属较为合理。     

Isozyme differentiation among sibling species and among populations of the Echinogammarus berilloni-group (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

The sibling species of the Echinogammarus berilloni-group are endemic for the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. These species show wide morphological variability with some overlap in their dianostic characters making their distinction difficult. Reroductive isolation and enzmatic jivergence amon allopatric and sympatric populations of four species sharing the same chromosome number has been studied. The results show a clear genetic differentiation of E. longiserosus and E. calvus versus the other two species. However, E. margalefi and E. echinosetosus show no clear genetic differentiation between them, confirming their crose relationship. All four species often coexist in the same drainage system. Isozme analysis was employed to check the hypothesis Of Margalef that sympathy would occur age, long-term phenomena of speciation inside of a given basin with subsequent contact and overlap between the differentiated forms. Electrophoretic data were also used to determine whether one flow among gammarids populations exists. A model proosed by other authors according to which the heterozyosity decreases towards the headwaters foes not fit to the data we have obtained from E. calvus. Thus, populations of this species from sources and springs of the Duero basin show the hiFhest values of mean heterozygosity. The differentiation in this basin can be explained by drift. Migration between populations of different rivers is prevented by natural barriers. The lowest river stretches are without amhipods interrupting the gene flow amon populations. A correction between genetic and geographic fistances among subbasins and basins was found applying a double logarithmic model. A model of migration of E. calvus in the Duero basin is proposed on the basis of allelic frequencies and on the distribution of mean hetero-zygosities.     

Isozyme differentiation of aldolase and pyruvate kinase in fetal,regenerating, preneoplastic,and malignant rat hepatocytes during culture

Summary Aldolase and pyruvate kinase isozymes were investigated in cultured hepatocytes from fetal, regenerating, and 2-acetyl-aminofluorene-fed rat liver as well as in some epithelial liver cell lines. Our results show that: (a) cell proliferation and prolonged expression of specific isozymes were found only in cultured hepatocytes from 17-day old fetuses; (b) the fetal type of pyruvate kinase expressed in regenerating and carcinogen-treated liver was temporarily lost only in cultured hepatocytes from regenerating liver; (c) the adult type of aldolase and pyruvate kinase was absent in one epithelial cell line derived from a carcinogen-treated liver and in the hepatoma tissue cell (HTC) line but was found in the Faza clone of the Reuber H₃₅ cell line during the 50 first passages in vitro; and (d) the isozyme pattern of pyruvate kinase was always more strongly shifted than that of aldolase. The observations suggest that: (a) hepatocytes from carcinogen-treated liver exhibit the same lack of ability to proliferate in primary culture as normal adult hepatocytes; (b) adult hepatocytes can produce fetal isozymes without prior cell division; (c) pyruvate kinase is a stronger marker of dedifferentiation (retrodifferentiation) than aldolase; and (d) regulatory processes of isozyme expression are different during ontogenesis, regeneration, and hepatocarcinogenesis. This work was supported by the “Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale” and the “Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale Fran?aise”     

灵芝栽培菌株酯酶同工酶的酶谱多样性

采用酯酶同工酶聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)方法,对灵芝属(GanodermaKarst.)9株灵芝进行品系间鉴定,并采用非加权组平均法(UPGMA)进行聚类分析。试验结果表明:在9个菌株(16 d)中共检测到40条酶带,各个菌株分别具有3至6条酶带,9个菌株共有4种酶谱类型。在相异系数为0.62时所有供试菌株归为1个群,在相异系数为0.81时,把9个菌株分为5个群。酯酶同工酶聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳鉴定方法可有效应用于灵芝属真菌品种鉴定及亲缘关系分析。     

离褶伞属菌株酯酶同工酶分析

对45个离褶伞属真菌菌株进行酯酶同工酶聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)分析,分析其酶谱多态性,并采用聚类分析方法对菌株间的亲缘关系进行鉴定。结果表明:在45个离褶伞属菌株酯酶同工酶酶谱中,共检测到了10条相对迁移率不同的酶带,多态性较高,并且在相似系数为0.75时,可将供试菌株分为4类,第一类包括17个菌株,第二类包括16个菌株,第三类包括11个菌株,第四类包括1个菌株。     

Virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana isolates and the effects of fungal infection on the reproduction potential of Rhiphicephalus microplus engorged females

The aim of the study was to assess the virulence of five Metarhizium anisopliae (Ma) and three of Beauveria bassiana (Bb) isolates, and the effect of the fungal infection to the reproduction of engorged females from two colonies of Rhiphicephalus microplus; one colony was collected from naturally infested cattle (Native) and the other one from a laboratory colony (Media Joya). Virulence was evaluated using the immersion technique at a concentration of 1?×?10⁸ conidia/ml; control groups received a water suspension with Tween 80 (0.1%). The Reproductive Efficiency Index ‘REI’ (eggs laid/engorged female weight) and the Reproductive Aptitude Index ‘RAI’ (eggs hatched as larvae/engorged female weight) were calculated for both groups. This experiment shows that two entomopathogenic fungal isolates, Bb115 and Ma136, caused high mortality from 5 days post-treatment (PT), reaching mortality rates of 99–100% at 15 days PT in both R. microplus colonies. The Bb115 isolate caused 98 and 79% reduction in egg oviposition in the field and laboratory colonies, respectively, while the reduction in egg hatchability was 98 and 89% in the field and laboratories colonies, respectively. In the case of Ma136, the egg oviposition was reduced in 73% in the field colony and 64% in laboratory colony, while in the field and laboratory colonies, with a reduction in egg hatchability of 73% and 86%, respectively. These results indicate the potential of Bb115 and Ma136 isolates as possible biological control agents of R. microplus.     

链格孢菌酯酶同工酶分析及其分类学意义

分析了20株链格孢菌的酯酶同工酶聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳图谱,并将酶谱进行聚类分析。结果发现:20株链格孢菌在37%的相似系数处明显分为大孢子组和小孢子组;大孢子组在52%的相似系数处分为6组,每组代表1个种,小孢子组在较高的相似性水平上分组与形态分组结果基本一致。本试验结果还表明:酯酶同工酶电泳方法简单易行,能准确反映种间的微小差异,适用于链格孢属真菌的种级分类,可作为传统形态学分类的一个重要辅助手段。     

森林生态系中球孢白僵菌遗传多样性的ISSR分析

应用ISSR分子标记对安徽大别山区的球孢白僵菌遗传多样性进行了研究。从33个引物中筛选出12个多态性高、稳定性好的ISSRs用于正式的扩增分析,在2个自然保护区、3个不同季节和3个不同海拔梯度采集的48个菌株中共扩增出84条带,其中73条为多态性条带,多态性为81％,平均每个引物扩增出7条（2～11）。群体的多态位点百分率（PPL）达81％,Nei’s基因多样性（H）为0.3187,Shannon信息指数（I）为 0.4782。居群间的基因分化系数较小（Gst）0.1028。以上结果表明：安徽大别山区球孢白僵菌有较高的遗传多样性, 居群间遗传变异较小,居群内表现出较高水平的遗传分化。     

Genetic differentiation and geographical Relationship of Asian barley landraces using SSRs

Genetic diversity in 403 morphologically distinct landraces of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare) originating from seven geographical zones of Asia was studied using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from regions of medium to high recombination in the barley genome. The seven polymorphic SSR markers representing each of the chromosomes chosen for the study revealed a high level of allelic diversity among the landraces. Genetic richness was highest in those from India, followed by Pakistan while it was lowest for Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Out of the 50 alleles detected, 15 were unique to a geographic region. Genetic diversity was highest for landraces from Pakistan (0.70 ± 0.06) and lowest for those from Uzbekistan (0.18 ± 0.17). Likewise, polymorphic information content (PIC) was highest for Pakistan (0.67 ± 0.06) and lowest for Uzbekistan (0.15 ± 0.17). Diversity among groups was 40% compared to 60% within groups. Principal component analysis clustered the barley landraces into three groups to predict their domestication patterns. In total 51.58% of the variation was explained by the first two principal components of the barley germplasm. Pakistan landraces were clustered separately from those of India, Iran, Nepal and Iraq, whereas those from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were clustered together into a separate group.     

14个灵芝菌株的酯酶同工酶分析

对14个灵芝菌株进行拮抗试验和酯酶同工酶聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳聚类分析,实验共检出迁移率不同的谱带18条,在50％相似水平上聚合为5类,第1类包括仙芝、大仙823、南韩、园芝6号、甜芝、韩芝;第2类包括赤芝10号、赤芝12号、赤芝、日本红芝;第3类包括紫芝和黑芝;第4类为血芝;第5类为白芝。聚类分析结果与形态观察及拮抗试验结果基本一致。实验还说明酯酶同工酶可作为灵芝良种选育的一种有效标记方法,在菌种鉴定、保藏和管理等方面具有重要作用。     

Characterization of multisporic and monosporic isolates of Lecanicillium (= Verticillium) lecanii for the management of Toxoptera aurantii in cocoa

Seven multisporic isolates, two from Cuba, four from the Southeastern State ofTabasco and two from Central Mexico, weremorphologically and physiologically comparedwith 28 monosporic isolates (four permultisporic isolate) of the fungus Lecanicillium (= Verticillium) lecanii.Mycelium type and colony appearance wereassociated with specific conidial length,conidial production and germination speed. Ingeneral, isolates with a cottony-likeappearance of the mycelium and without anystriations had small conidia and a highconidial production; the opposite was found forisolates with sparse mycelium and striatedcolonies. There was an inverse correlationbetween germination time of 50% of theconidia (GT₅₀) and their length (r =–0.72, P = 0.01). Three conidia length groupswere determined: small (2.9–3.9 µm),intermediate (4.6–5.8 µm), and large(6.5–8.8 µm). Based on shape, five groups of conidia were distinguished:cylindrical with half constriction and roundedends; crescent-shape, curved with both endsacute; conidia with one end somewhat moredistinctly narrowed; lanceolate form; andovoid to ellipsoidal shape. Differenceswere found between monosporic cultures andmultisporic isolates, particularly withGTM₅₀ and conidial production where severalmonosporic cultures exceeded their multisporicisolates. Results of analyses with singlecharacteristics were also confirmed withmultivariate analysis helping to identify thatthe four Tabasco groups were morphologicallyand physiologically more variable. Based onthese results it is possible to improve thecontrol potential of isolates of L. lecaniiby making monosporic cultures.     

Variability in virulence of Beauveria spp. soil isolates against Ostrinia nubilalis

European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) is an important maize pest which is treated mainly by synthetic pesticides with many negative effects for ecosystem and human health. Soil borne entomopathogenic fungi of species belonging to Beauveria genus may provide an alternative strategy for biological control of this pest. In this article, we report results of virulence testing of 46 soil isolates of Beauveria spp. against O. nubilalis in relation to isolates origin and haplotype. All strains were collected from soil using Galleria mellonella bait method. Conidia suspension with concentration 10⁷ conidia in ml was used for virulence test against 4th instar larvae of O. nubilalis at temperature 25°C. After 14 days, mortality of larvae was in the range 34%–96%. Median lethal time LT50 was estimated to 5.5–21.3 days. Mortality was not in relation to habitat or any other environmental parameter of sites where isolates came from. Differences among species were insignificant. Isolates were divided into 8 genetic lineages and 14 haplotypes using sequencing of ITS and Bloc nuclear regions. None of the lineages showed higher mortality than others. Despite more or less virulent isolates being found in each lineage, the three most virulent isolates belonged to the same lineage Beauveria bassiana A3. The four most virulent isolates were compared to commercial isolate GHA to assess medium lethal concentration. LC50 were estimated in range 7.5 × 10⁴ to 9.5 × 10⁵. Three of the four isolates showed equal or greater efficiency than strain GHA.     

7个品种变叶木过氧化物酶同工酶分析

本试验对7个品种变叶木的形态特征进行比较,并利用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,对各品种过氧化物酶同工酶进行分析。结果表明,各品种的过氧化物酶同工酶谱不一;7个品种变叶木共有14条谱带,2号谱带最多为11条,5号谱带最少为6条;其谱带分为3个区(A=0~0.18,B=0.18~0.35,C=0.35~0.5);并对7个品种的亲缘关系进行聚类分析。     

泛希姬蝽不同地理种群的遗传多样性和遗传分化

泛希姬蝽Himacerus apterus(Fabricius)是半翅目姬蝽科中重要的天敌种类,本文旨在分析泛希姬蝽不同地理种群的遗传多样性和遗传分化情况。利用COI作为标记基因,使用DnaSP、Arlequin、MEGA等软件分析了中国4个省12个种群33个体的单倍型多样性、遗传结构分化、系统发育等。共发现19个单倍型,所有单倍型中仅H1为共享单倍型,为宁夏和陕西共有,且出现频率最高。总体单倍型多样性指数Hd=0.913,核苷酸多样性指数π=0.006,平均核苷酸差异数k=4.083。Tajima's D=-0.853,P>0.100,表明泛希姬蝽未经过种群扩张。AMOVA分析表明种群内的分子变异大于种群间分子变异,变异比例分别为45.393%和36.594%,遗传分化指数均大于0.250,差异水平极显著。泛希姬蝽不同地理种群遗传多样性较高,宁夏与内蒙古、山西、陕西省分组间存在极度的遗传分化。种群间遗传距离和地理距离无相关性,表明地理距离不是影响种群间遗传距离的重要因素。通过比较4个省采集点的环境特点,认为地区间基因流受限和气温、猎物的差异可能是影响遗传分化的重要因素。     

Pathogenicity of individual isolates of entomopathogenic fungi affects feeding preference of red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta

Seven isolates of entomopathogenic fungi, Isaria fumosorosea (IFCF-H and IFCF-L), Beauveria bassiana s.l. (Bb02 and Bb04) and Metarhizium anisopliae s.l. (Ma01, SM076 and M09), were selected for their pathogenicity against Solenopsis invicta as well as feeding preference of S. invicta. When ants were treated with a conidial suspension at a concentration of 1 × 10⁸ conidia/ml, the median lethal times (LT₅₀) of IFCF-H, IFCF-L, Bb02, Bb04, Ma01, SM076 and M09 were 3.4, 162.6, 7.3, 2.8, 3.8, 7.3 and 2.7 days, respectively, after 10 days. The median lethal concentrations (LC₅₀) on the 10th day after inoculation were 1.20 × 10⁷, 1.56 × 10¹⁰, 4.23 × 10⁷, 3.04 × 10⁶, 6.13 × 10⁶, 2.90 × 10⁷ and 9.90 × 10⁵ conidia/ml, respectively. Furthermore, S. invicta consumed significantly less solution flavoured with Bb04 conidia than the control, which was demonstrated by the lowest preference index (PREF = 0.09). S. invicta did not have a significant feeding preference for other fungal isolates. The pathogenicity (LC₅₀) of fungal isolates was not significantly correlated (R² = 0.013) with the PREF of S. invicta. However, in the paired-choice experiments between different virulent isolates belonging to the same genera, S. invicta tended to select the solution flavoured with conidia of relatively lower pathogenic isolates such as IFCF-L, Bb02 and SM076. We conclude that the pathogenicity of congeneric fungi may affect the feeding preference of S. invicta. Red imported fire ants might adjust their feeding response to entomopathogenic fungi based on the profile of microbial volatile organic compounds.     

宽叶韭种内分化的同工酶及可溶性蛋白的研究

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（ＰＡＧＥ）对宽叶韭的３个代表居群内不同植株间的过氧化物酶、酯酶和１６个居群间的酯酶（ＥＳＴ）、过氧化物酶（ＰＯＸ）、葡萄糖－６－磷酸脱氢酶（Ｇ６ＰＤＨ）、苹果酸酶（ＭＥ）、苹果酸脱氢酶（ＭＤＨ）、天冬氨酸转移酶（ＡＡＴ）、腺苷三磷酸酶（ＡＴＰａｓｅ）、乳酸脱氢酶（ＬＤＨ）８种同工酶系统以及可溶性蛋白进行了分析。结果发现：居群内不同植株的酶谱无差异;居群间的酶谱存在多态性,酶谱差异明显,且各居群均有其特征酶谱。采用“排序”方法和聚类分析,对宽叶韭１６个居群酶谱的相似系数和酶谱距离进行了研究。同工酶谱表型差异彼此显著的３个代表居群的可溶性蛋白双向电泳图谱也表现出明显差异,印证了同工酶的分析结果。结合细胞学的最新核型证据,从生物化学角度确定了这１６个居群间的亲缘关系和彼此的分化程度。结果表明：宽叶韭明显分为两大类,即冬季不倒苗和冬季倒苗两类,在同一类型中各居群之间彼此近缘,且冬季不倒苗的类型分化程度较高。本研究首次将多种同工酶的综合分析与聚类分析及可溶性蛋白双向电泳用于葱属植物的种内分化研究,为植物分子进化和系统学研究提供了科学依据     

Molecular markers reveal differentiation among isolates of Coccidioides immitis from California, Arizona and Texas

Coccidioides immitis causes coccidioidomycosis, a fungal disease of both immunocompromised and otherwise healthy people; it is capable of causing large epidemics and the disease is often refractory to chemotherapy. To quantify the magnitude of population differentiation and estimate levels of gene flow in C. immitis , multilocus genotypes were scored for 20–25 clinical isolates from each of Bakersfield (California), Tucson (Arizona), and San Antonio (Texas). The molecular markers used were PCR products with polymorphic restriction endonuclease sites, found and characterized in a previous study of the Tucson population. The data show very highly significant differences in allele frequencies between all three populations, and suggest very low levels of migration between populations. One isolate in the San Antonio sample was an outlier, showing the California-specific allele at all four of the loci distinguishing the two populations, and subsequent inquiries indicated that the infection had indeed been acquired in California. Thus, genetic information can be used to infer the geographical origin of a fungal infection.