福建省有害疣孢霉菌Mycogone perniciosa的种群分化初探

对16株来自福建不同双孢蘑菇产区(县级)的有害疣孢霉菌菌株进行了菌落特征、厚垣孢子形态特征观察并利用ISSR分子标记技术对它们进行了遗传多样性分析,结果表明:不同来源的有害疣孢霉菌的菌落特征和厚垣孢子形态特征均可归为3种类群;ISSR分子标记技术的分析结果也显示,16株有害疣孢霉菌菌株成3个进化分支,并与形态特征相对应,初步确定福建省有害疣孢霉菌出现3个类型的种群分化。     

三种根瘤菌诱变菌株的形态特征及其与抗性的关系

用紫外线照射四季豆根瘤菌(R.Phaseoli)、豌豆根瘤菌(R.Leguminosarm)和花生根瘤菌(R.Peanut),然后观察其形态特征,并将不同形态特征菌落的菌株接种于不同pH值YEM培养基和不同NaCl浓度的YEM培养基上培养。结果表明,突变株的抗酸碱性和抗盐性随根瘤菌不同而异,并与其菌落形态有关。     

低温脂肪酶产生菌的筛选、产酶发酵及粗酶性质研究

利用含有Tween 80的琼脂平板和摇瓶发酵法,从若尔盖高原土壤中筛选产脂肪酶菌株.通过菌落形态和菌体特征观察初步对菌种进行鉴定,得到一株产低温脂肪酶的适冷菌Pseudomonassp.DL-B,并设计正交试验对该菌株的产酶发酵培养条件进行了优化.摇瓶实验表明,该菌株最适产酶发酵培养基为:蔗糖10 g/L,蛋白胨20 ...     

易致污染的支原体在固体培养基上的形态特征

目的研究不同条件下、不同生长期易致污染的支原体在固体培养基中的形态特征。方法通过改变支原体菌体浓度、培养时间及培养基组成,观察支原体在固体培养基中的形态变化。结果支原体菌体浓度小于103cfu/m L时,培养至2~3天后可在固体培养基中形成典型的"油煎蛋"状形态,以蔗糖作为碳源培养支原体会导致葡萄糖发酵型支原体(肺炎支原体)不能在固体培养基中形成典型菌落,当使用牛血清代替马血清为支原体提供外源胆固醇时,猪鼻支原体在固体培养基中不能形成典型菌落。结论支原体的不同生长期、菌体浓度、培养基的组成都会使易致污染的支原体在固体培养基上的形态发生变化。     

新疆不同来源金黄壳囊孢的多样性

为明确新疆不同寄主及地理来源的金黄壳囊孢(Cytospora chrysosperma)的多样性, 探讨种内亲缘关系和多样性差异。作者通过记录菌株在PDA培养基上的菌落颜色、形状、子实体形态等特征, 并应用Biolog-FF技术及ISSR分子标记技术, 比较了来自新疆5个地区5种寄主上的47株金黄壳囊孢的培养特征、生理生化特征及遗传多样性。结果表明47株金黄壳囊孢依据培养特征可划分为15种类型。不同类型菌株在碳源利用及代谢能力上存在差异, 各菌株对碳源的利用数量随着培养时间的增长逐渐增多。菌株882利用的碳源数量最多, 培养120 h可利用28种不同碳源, 碳源代谢能力中等; 菌株812-1利用的碳源数量最少, 培养120 h仅利用7种碳源, 代谢能力较低; 菌株1074-2、847、934、891-1、896、740具有单独利用碳源的能力。基于遗传相似性系数进行聚类分析, 结果显示遗传相似性系数为0.58时, 47个菌株被划分为两大类群, 其中第二类群菌株的培养特征为: 菌落白色、子实体较小且分布密集。供试金黄壳囊孢的多样性主要受自身遗传结构的影响, 不同寄主种类和地理来源对多样性的影响不显著。     

氮源对蛹虫草生长及类胡萝卜素产生的影响

【背景】蛹虫草是一种珍稀食药用菌,类胡萝卜素不仅为其重要活性成分,而且影响子实体的外观品相,但是类胡萝卜素产生的影响因素不明。【目的】揭示氮源对蛹虫草生长和类胡萝卜素产生的影响。【方法】测定不同氮源培养基中菌株生长速度、分生孢子产生及类胡萝卜含量,筛选菌株生长的最适氮源,进一步研究不同浓度的氮源对蛹虫草生长及类胡萝卜素产生的影响,并测定不同光照条件下氮源浓度对蛹虫草子实体类胡萝卜素产生的影响。【结果】蛹虫草在不同的氮源培养基中菌落形态和类胡萝卜素产生存在明显差异。麦麸和黄豆粉培养基中菌株生长速度最快,但是菌落稀疏,正面分别呈现荧光黄色和极微弱红色;蛋白胨和酵母提取物培养基中菌落致密,产孢量极显著高于其它氮源培养基(P0.01),菌落正面为橙黄色;甘氨酸和柠檬酸为氮源时完全没有色素产生,其它无机和氨基酸氮源培养基平板背面有微量色素产生。固体和液体静置培养条件下均发现蛋白胨浓度在0-3%的范围内,随着浓度的增加,类胡萝卜素含量增加;子实体栽培中不同的氮源浓度均表现为蓝光光照条件下类胡萝卜素含量显著高于白光;而在白光和蓝光光照条件下均表现为蛋白胨浓度为1%时类胡萝卜素含量最高,分别为2 809.38±386.24μg/g和4 093.75±518.37μg/g。【结论】氮源种类和浓度显著影响蛹虫草类胡萝卜素的产生,蓝光光照和1%蛋白胨浓度为子实体类胡萝卜素产生的最佳条件,这为栽培富含类胡萝卜素的蛹虫草子实体提供了试验依据。     

古尼拟青霉表型多样性及其与活性成分的关系

目的研究表型多样性与活性成分之间的联系。方法研究10株古尼拟青霉菌株的培养特性,观察菌落形态,测定其产孢量和粗蛋白、多糖、甘露醇、麦角甾醇、腺苷等主要活性成分含量。结果A类菌株菌落背面褶皱不平,中央为棕色环状,周边为淡黄色,是生长性状优良、活性成分含量高,适于大规模工业化生产的优质菌株。结论不同菌株具有不同的形态特征,且形态特征与其产孢量及主要活性成分存在一定内在联系。     

真姬菇菌丝体对硒耐受性的研究

【目的】探讨真姬菇Hypsizygus marmoreus菌株菌丝体对硒的耐受特性。【方法】利用平板培养法测定不同硒浓度处理下菌丝平均生长速率,拟合硒与菌丝生长速率的关系,记录菌丝萌发、菌落形态特征,做还原培养验证,利用显微镜观察硒对菌丝分枝、大小、锁状联合形态以及表面结构的影响。【结果】真姬菇菌丝体对硒耐受特性的研究表明:当外源硒浓度≤50 mg/L时,对真姬菇菌丝生长有促进作用,促进效果因菌株不同而存在差异,但与Control Check(CK)相比均无显著差异(P0.05)。当外源硒浓度≥75 mg/L时,对真姬菇菌丝生长产生抑制,真姬菇菌丝对硒最大耐受浓度为150-200 mg/L。还原培养表明:这种抑制具有恢复性;硒浓度与菌丝平均生长速度符合Cubic回归曲线,且可决系数(即拟合度)较大。显微镜观察结果表明:在外源硒浓度较低时,真姬菇菌丝体粗细均匀、健壮饱满、分枝较多、表面光滑、锁状联合明显、结构饱满。在外源硒浓度较高时,菌丝粗细不一,皱缩呈长扁条形,锁状联合结构塌陷、干瘪,表面凹凸不平,变成类似竹节状结构,菌丝尖端逐渐被球状分生孢子替代,部分分枝甚至完全异化为分生孢子或厚垣孢子。【结论】硒浓度≤50 mg/L时对真姬菇菌丝生长有促进作用,硒浓度≥75 mg/L时有抑制作用,高浓度硒对菌丝有毒害作用,但这种毒害作用是可逆的。     

一株红壤溶磷菌的分离、鉴定及溶磷特性

【目的】为了提高红壤磷素利用率,探讨溶磷菌溶磷机理。【方法】利用难溶性无机盐培养基从花生根际土壤样品中分离到一株溶磷菌C5-A,结合菌落形态特征、生理生化和16S rRNA序列确定该菌株的系统发育地位;通过菌株C5-A在NBRIP液体培养基培养过程中培养液pH变化确定其溶磷能力;利用液体发酵实验测定不同的碳源、氮源对菌株C5-A溶磷的影响;通过高效液相色谱检测C5-A在不同氮源培养液中有机酸的种类和浓度。【结果】菌株C5-A鉴定为洋葱伯克霍尔德氏菌(Burkholderia cepacia),遗传稳定性较好。在FePO4和AlPO4培养液中,菌株C5-A的溶磷量和pH变化呈显著负相关;菌株C5-A对磷酸三钙、磷酸铝、磷酸铁、磷矿粉均有较强的溶解能力,最高溶磷量分别为125.79、227.34、60.02和321.15 mg/L;菌株C5-A对不同浓度的两种磷矿粉有较强的溶解能力;分别以麦芽糖和草酸铵为碳源和氮源时溶磷量最高。高效液相色谱检测出10种有机酸,分别为草酸(葡萄糖酸)、乙酸、苹果酸、琥珀酸和5种未知有机酸,然而,乙酸而非草酸似乎是影响C5-A溶磷的重要有机酸。【结论】从红壤花生根际土壤中筛选到一株对难溶性无机盐具有较强溶解能力溶的菌株C5-A,有望为开发高效红壤微生物磷肥提供种质资源。     

橡胶炭疽病病原菌生物学特性初步研究

测试了7个来自云南省版纳地区的橡胶树炭疽病菌的菌株在不同培养基、温度及pH条件下的生长速率,观察了这些菌株在PDA上的菌落和分生孢子形态,测定了这些菌株的致病力。发现这些菌株的最适生长的培养基、温度、pH和对橡胶树的致病力存在明显的差异,对橡胶树的致病力有明显不同,菌落和分生孢子形态也存在可观察到的差异。     

Isolation and some properties of extracellular glucan-producing strains of human oral Streptococcus salivarius

A total of eighteen strains of Streptococcus salivarius, which formed rough gelatinous, rough mucoid or smooth mucoid colonies on sucrose agar media, were isolated from the saliva and tongue dorsum of adults. All of the isolates produced glucans as well as fructans from sucrose. The bulk of the glucans was synthesized by the extracellular enzyme fraction and was water insoluble, whereas most of the fructans were synthesized by the cell-associated enzyme fraction and were water soluble. All strains formed microbial deposits on wire and glass surfaces when cultured in sucrose broth, but their sucrose-dependent adhesion was apparently looser than that produced by a cariogenic S. sobrinus strain. The rough gelatinous colony forming strains possessed a greater ability to synthesize water-insoluble glucans and produced heavier deposits with higher cohesion. Preliminary studies showed that the S. salivarius of such characteristic forms of colony were detected primarily in the saliva and tongue dorsum: the smooth mucoid colony formers appeared to predominate in the tongue coat and the rough mucoid and rough gelatinous colony formers were prominent in saliva. Isolation of these S. salivarius from dental plaques was low.     

Honey bee (Apis mellifera jemenitica) colony performance and queen fecundity in response to different nutritional practices

Honey bee colony nutritional dynamics depend on the availability of floral resources throughout a countryside with varying forage circumstances. Few studies quantify the queen fecundity and colony performance about certain management approaches on a broad scale. The present study was conducted to investigate the queen bee fecundity and various colony performance parameters in response to different nutritional practices, i.e., Group-I, supplied with sucrose solution (1:1; w/v), Group-II, provided with locally available commercial pollen substitute, Group-III, supplied with both sucrose solution + locally available commercial pollen substitute, and Group-IV without any sugar solution and pollen substitute. Our results demonstrated that eggs laid by queen bees were significantly higher (1241.83 ± 46.24) in Group-III than in other groups over the time of observations. Similarly, a significant difference was noticed in the mean sealed worker brood area and honey store area between the different groups of management practices. Both, the max mean sealed worker brood area (2153.53 ± 29.18 cm²) and max mean honey store area (1713.33 ± 12.06 cm²) were observed in Group-III while, the mini mean sealed worker brood area (1066.53 ± 20.18 cm²) and mini mean honey store area (1058.86 ± 4.07 cm²) were observed in Group-IV. In contrast, a non-significant difference was observed in pollen stores between Group-II and Group-III (p > 0.005). Current findings add to our understanding of the mechanisms that underpin large-scale controlled colony performance when the natural pollens resources are insufficient.     

Foraging in the ant Camponotus mus: nectar-intake rate and crop filling depend on colony starvation

The effects of colony starvation on the dynamics of nectar collection were studied in individual workers of the ant Camponotus mus. A laboratory colony was first deprived of carbohydrates for 15days, and thereafter fed daily ad libitum with diluted honey until satiation. During these two successive experimental phases, the probability of feeding, crop filling and fluid-intake rates were recorded daily for individual foragers collecting a 10% (w/w) sucrose solution. The feeding responses of individuals varied with the nutritional state of the colony. When the colony was deprived of sugar, acceptance of the sucrose solution was higher than under satiation. Feeding time increased with increasing starvation. During deprivation workers fed nearly continuously on the solution, whereas a number of feeding interruptions occurred under satiation. Crop filling also increased with increasing starvation, and showed a marked decrease when the colony was satiated. Fluid-intake rate during the deprivation phase was roughly twice that during the satiation phase. This matched well with the difference in sucking frequency recorded during ingestion in satiated and starved workers, which was also higher during starvation. Results indicate that the responsiveness of foragers, determined by the nutritional state of the colony, influenced both foraging decisions and the dynamics of fluid intake.     

Identification of Bacillus subtilis from Sausage Products and Spices

Bacillus subtilis has been identified as the aerobic spore-former present in several commercial and pilot plant produced sausage products. In our fermented sausages, e.g. Lebanon bolognas, the source of these aerobic spore-formers was the spices, especially black and red pepper, ginger, and allspice. The predominant, if not sole, component of the flora of the spices was B. subtilis . On primary isolation from sausage products or from spices, B. subtilis formed a volcano-like colony on APT agar. During subculture, even on APT agar, this volcano-like appearance was lost and the typical rough, spreading colony type of B. subtilis was observed. Reculturing on sucrose or frankfurter extract agars did not revive the volcano-like colony.     

Colony spatial structure in polydomous ants: complimentary approaches reveal different patterns

Eusocial insects often live in colonies comprised of an extensive network of interconnected nests and estimating colony spatial structure and colony boundaries may be difficult, especially in cryptic, subterranean species. A combination of aggression assays and protein marking was used to estimate nest spatial distribution in field populations of the highly polydomous cornfield ant, Lasius neoniger. The estimates were first obtained via 1-on-1 aggression tests for workers collected from different nests within the research plots. The aggression tests were followed by mark-recapture field studies which utilized rabbit IgG protein. The ants were allowed to self-mark by feeding on sucrose solution spiked with the IgG protein. Colony spatial structure was detected by sampling ants from different nests and analyzing them for the presence of the marker using an ELISA test. Estimates based on aggression tests were substantially higher relative to those based on protein marking. The average colony size based on aggression tests was 2.0 ± 0.2 m² and was significantly higher than the 1.1 ± 0.4 m² estimate based on protein marking. The estimate based on protein marking was even lower, 0.2 ± 0.1 m², when a Fluon-coated ring restricted ant feeding to the focal nest and prevented ants from other nests from feeding on the protein-marked sucrose. No significant correlation was detected between internest aggression and internest distance. Likewise, no correlation was detected between distance from the focal nest and the percentage of workers testing positive for the protein marker. The results show that both approaches have their own limitations, but their simultaneous use allows for a more accurate assessment of colony spatial structure. The advantages and limitations of each technique are discussed.     

Genotype and rearing environment affect honeybee perception and foraging behaviour

We tested the effects of larval and preforaging rearing environment on the foraging behaviour and sucrose response thresholds of honeybees, Apis mellifera L., derived from high and low pollen-hoarding strains. Bees were reared as larvae and as preforaging adults in colonies containing high and low pollen-hoarding strains, then cofostered in unrelated common wild-type colonies from which to forage. Genotype, but not rearing environment, had strong effects on the likelihood to forage for pollen or nectar, the size of pollen or nectar load, and the concentration of sugar in the nectar they collected. Genotype and rearing environment affected adult wet weights and sucrose concentration response threshold, as measured with the proboscis extension response assay. Bees from the high pollen-hoarding strain were more sensitive to conditions of the rearing environment than were bees of the low strain. High- and low-strain bees produced different colony environments that affected developmental, behavioural and physical traits of the individuals they reared. This demonstrates how genotype and colony environment correlate and affect phenotype. Copyright 2002 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.     

Colony formation and plant regeneration from mesophyll protoplasts of Solanum etuberosum

A procedure for the culture of Solanum etuberosum mesophyll protoplasts with subsequent shoot regeneration is described. Several factors affected protoplast yield, colony formation, and shoot regeneration from in vitro plants. A protoplast isolation medium with 0.6 M sucrose produced twice the yield as one with 0.3 M sucrose. uowever, a higher concentration of osmoticum was inhibitory to colony development unless it was diluted into a lower osmoticum medium in a bilayer system. A 16 hour light/8 hour dark photoperiod for stock plants allowed twice the protoplast yield compared to plants grown under continuous light but no effect was found on subsequent colony formation or shoot regeneration. The concentrations of four major salts in the protoplast plating medium were critical for a high frequency of colony formation from protoplasts. Levels of 0.25 × or 1 × were considerably better than 4 ×. Fast colony formation, but at a lower efficiency, was obtained with a monolayer plating method. A bilayer plating system allowed a higher efficiency but colonies developed more slowly. For the best treatments, the frequency of colony formation from protoplasts ranged from 2.4 to 3.6 × 10^-3 with 37% to 66% of the colonies producing shoots ten weeks after protoplast isolation.Cooperative investigation of the USDA-ARS and the Wisconsin Agric. Exp. Stn.     

Colony foraging allocation is finely tuned to food distance and sweetness even close to a bee colony

Social bee colonies can allocate their foraging resources over a large spatial scale, but how they allocate foraging on a small scale near the colony is unclear and can have implications for understanding colony decision‐making and the pollination services provided. Using a mass‐foraging stingless bee, Scaptotrigona pectoralis (Dalla Torre) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), we show that colonies will forage near their nests and allocate their foraging labor on a very fine spatial scale at an array of food sources placed close to the colony. We counted the foragers that a colony allocated to each of nine feeders containing 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 M sucrose solution [31, 43, and 55% sucrose (wt/wt), respectively] at distances of 10, 15, and 20 m from the nest. A significantly greater number of foragers (2.6–5.3 fold greater) visited feeders placed 10 vs. 20 m away from the colony. Foraging allocation also corresponded to food quality. At the 10‐m feeders, 4.9‐fold more foragers visited 2.0 M as compared to 1.0 M sucrose feeders. Colony forager allocation thus responded to both differences in food distance and quality even when the travel cost was negligible compared to normal colony foraging distances (10 m vs. an estimated 800–1 710 m). For a nearby floral patch, this could result in unequal floral visitation and pollination.     

Effects of carbohydrates and leucine on growth of bacteria from Antarctic soils (Casey Station,Wilkes Land)

Growth rates of natural bacterial communities from Antarctic soils are analysed by an epifiuorescence microscopic method using data of microcolonies (colony number and colony areas). Incubations are performed on polycarbonate filters which are put on cellulose pads soaked with soil extracts, different concentrations of naturally occuring carbohydrates, polyols, and leucine. Concentrations of individual substrates were in the range of naturally occuring levels. The results showed that the growth of bacterial microcolonies could best be stimulated with glucose, sucrose, maltose, sorbitol, and mannitol. Leucine stimulated growth to a lower extent than glucose. Data on bacterial biomass production calculated from this approach are discussed in relation to those from tracer techniques carried out with ¹⁴C-labelled glucose from earlier experiments.     

Inter-individual variation in nutrient balancing in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

The Geometric Framework approach in nutritional ecology postulates that animals attempt to balance the consumption of different nutrients rather than simply maximizing energetic gain. The intake target with respect to each nutrient maximizes fitness in a specific dimension and any difference between individuals in intake target therefore represents alternative behavioral and fitness maximization strategies. Nutritional interactions are a central component of all social groups and any inter-individual variation in intake target should therefore have a significant influence on social dynamics. Using the honeybee colony as an experimental model, we quantified differences in the carbohydrate intake target of individual foragers using a capillary feeder (CAFE) assay. Our results show that the bees did not simply maximize their net energetic gain, but combined sugar and water in their diet in a way that brought them to an intake target equivalent to a 33% sucrose solution. Although the mean intake target with respect to the nutrients sucrose and water was the same under different food choice regimens, there was significant inter-individual variation in intake target and the manner in which individuals reached this target, a variation which suggests different levels of tolerance to nutrient imbalance. We discuss our results in the context of how colony performance may be influenced by the different nutrient balancing strategies of individual members and how such nutritional constraints could have contributed to the evolution of sociality.