黄牛、牦牛和犏牛睾丸组织中Boule基因片段进化分析

目的:揭示黄牛、牦牛和犏牛与其他物种的系统发育关系。方法:通过PCR扩增和克隆测序获得黄牛、牦牛和犏牛睾丸组织Boule基因片段序列,并运用生物信息学软件与NCBI已报道的其他17个物种Boule基因编码区片段序列比对分析。结果:黄牛、牦牛和犏牛睾丸组织Boule基因RT-PCR扩增特异性条带为154bp,与引物设计源序列进行同源性比较,发现同源性达99%,系统发育树显示,牛科中的牦牛、犏牛和黄牛交错聚在一起(BP=99%),然后与哺乳纲的其他物种相聚,而犏牛与爬行纲和鸟纲动物的亲缘关系较远。结论:Boule基因在动物体上同源性高,可应用于系统发生研究。     

牦牛HYOU1基因克隆及组织表达分析

为探究HYOU1基因在牦牛中的组织表达谱,通过对西藏牦牛HYOU1基因的CDS区进行克隆测序,分析该基因的结构和功能,采用RT-PCR技术检测黄牛和牦牛肺脏、心脏、肝脏、乳腺、大脑及肌肉中HYOU1基因的相对表达量。结果表明:(1)HYOU1基因CDS区长度为3 006 bp,其中A、G、C和T含量分别为25.0%、31.1%、26.7%和17.1%,存在一定碱基偏好性;发现1个(ACG→ACA)SNP位点,为同义突变。(2)生物信息学分析表明该蛋白呈中性,为较不稳定、亲水性分泌信号蛋白;存在一个跨膜螺旋(TMhelix)区位于13-35氨基酸位置;二、三级蛋白结构分析发现其主要的空间构象为:无规则卷曲及α-螺旋。(3)聚类分析显示,西藏牦牛与野牦牛的遗传距离最近,与瘤牛及普通牛的遗传距离次之,与水牛最远。(4)RT-PCR结果显示HYOU1基因在黄牛和牦牛肝脏、乳腺、肺脏、大脑、心脏、肌肉6个组织中均有表达,且相对表达量依次递减;在相同组织中,黄牛组织的表达量均显著高于牦牛组织中的表达量(P0.05),其中黄牛肝脏组织的表达量为牦牛表达量的4.4倍。     

慢性低氧时牦牛和迁饲黄牛血液肝酶指标的变化及其与ACE/ACE_2的相关性

目的:探讨长期慢性高原暴露时不同海拔牦牛(Yak)及黄牛(Cattle)血液主要肝酶指标变化及其与ACE/ACE2比值的相关性。方法:采集青海不同地区的牦牛血样,按海拔高度分为3 000 m、3 500 m、4 000 m及4 300 m等4个组,同时采集高山迁饲黄牛(2 500 m)及低海拔黄牛(1 300 m)血液,利用全自动血液生化分析仪测定谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)、胆碱酯酶(CHE)、谷氨酰胺转移酶(GGT)、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)、血清脂肪酶(LPS)水平,并测定血清血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)、ACE2水平,利用单因素方差分析法分析不同海拔高度的牦牛之间,及高山迁饲黄牛和低海拔黄牛之间上述肝酶指标的差异性,并对三种牛血清中肝酶指标与ACE/ACE2比值的相关性进行分析。结果:与低海拔相比,4 000m组及4 300 m组牦牛血清ALT单项升高较显著,而AST、CHE、GGT、ACE/ACE2比值等指标在不同海拔牦牛血清中无明显变化。与低海拔黄牛相比,高山迁饲黄牛血清中AST、CHE活性显著升高,LPS、ACE活性显著降低,尤其是ACE/ACE2比值降低近2倍。相关性分析表明,牦牛血清LPS水平与ACE/ACE2比值显著相关(r=0.357,P0.01),低海拔黄牛ALP水平与ACE/ACE2比值显著相关(r=0.418,P0.05),但ACE/ACE2比值的改变对肝酶指标改变的最大贡献率仅为17.5%。结论:长期慢性低氧时高山土生牦牛血液肝酶活性受海拔高度影响不明显,黄牛血清肝酶活性随海拔变化较明显,这些变化与ACE/ACE2比值变化无实际相关性。     

枯氏住肉孢子虫在黄牛与水牛之间的交叉感染研究

试验选用7日龄黑白花奶牛4头和4—5月龄水牛4头。用从犬获得的水牛源孢子囊人工感染2头奶牛和2头水牛,用黄牛源孢子囊人工感染1头水牛,2头奶牛和1头水牛不感染留作对照。在试验期间,1头感染奶牛和1头对照奶牛因急性肠炎死亡,2头感染水牛因急性住肉孢子虫病死亡,从感染奶牛和感染水牛的内脏器官查出裂殖体。1头感染奶牛、1头感染水牛和2头对照牛在第98—115天剖检,从感染水牛源孢子囊的1头奶牛和感染黄牛源孢子囊的1头水牛肌肉查出大量包囊,1头对照奶牛和1头对照水牛均未查出任何虫体。对奶牛和水牛肌肉包囊超薄切片的电镜观察显示,所有包囊的超微结构均与文献对枯氏住肉孢子虫的报道一致。这一试验性研究证明:水牛与黄牛同是枯氏住肉孢于虫的中间宿主。     

牦牛KISS-1基因的克隆及其在生殖轴的表达

KISS-1在动物繁殖调控中具有重要作用,旨为探讨KISS-1基因在牦牛季节性繁殖中的调控作用。实验采集5头成年母牦牛和5头黄牛的下丘脑、垂体等组织,利用RT-PCR和q PCR技术研究其KISS-1基因序列及组织表达特性。结果表明,牦牛和黄牛KISS-1基因编码区长度为408 bp,编码135个氨基酸,比对分析发现牦牛和黄牛基因编码区存在7处碱基突变。牦牛KISS-1基因氨基酸序列与黄牛、藏山羊、绵羊、野猪、人和褐家鼠的同源性分别为97%、85%、65%、55%和51.5%。KISS-1基因m RNA在牦牛和黄牛的下丘脑、垂体、卵巢、输卵管及子宫中均有表达。在下丘脑和脑垂体的表达丰度高,但两物种间无显著性差异(P0.05)。说明KISS-1基因在动物进化中比较保守,对牦牛季节性繁殖的调控作用有待进一步研究。     

高原慢性低氧对土生牦牛与迁饲黄牛肾功能影响的比较

目的：探讨长期慢性高原暴露对高原土生牦牛（yak）、高山迁饲黄牛（migratedcattle）和低海拔黄牛（lowland cattle）肾功能的影响,探究牦牛和高山迁饲黄牛适应和习服高原的不同特征及差异。方法：采集青海不同地区的牦牛血样,按海拔高度分为3 000 m,3 500 m,4 000 m和4 300 m四个组（n=84）,同时采集高山迁饲黄牛（n=22）及低海拔黄牛（n=39）血液,利用全自动血液生化分析仪测定尿素氮（BUN）、肌酐（Cr）、尿素氮/肌酐（BUN/Cr）、尿酸（UA）、二氧化碳结合率（CO₂cp）、葡萄糖（GLU）水平,分析不同海拔高度的牦牛之间及牦牛、高山迁饲黄牛和低海拔黄牛之间的差异。结果：随着海拔的升高,土生牦牛UA、CO₂cp两项升高较显著,与黄牛相比,BUN、BUN/Cr显著高于高山迁饲黄牛和低海拔黄牛, CO₂cp、GLU显著低于低海拔黄牛。低海拔黄牛和高山迁饲黄牛相比,BUN、BUN/Cr显著低于高山迁饲黄牛,UA、CO₂cp显著高于高山迁饲黄牛。结论：土生牦牛对于高原低氧环境有很强的适应能力;高山迁饲黄牛表现出对低氧的不适应性,处于对低氧的应激状态。     

牦牛和水牛全基因组微卫星分布规律及其比较分析

微卫星(simple sequence repeats,SSRs)广泛分布于原核生物和真核生物基因组中,包括编码区和非编码区,是最常用的分子标记。本文利用生物信息学方法搜索和统计了牦牛和水牛全基因组中完整型SSRs序列,并对其生物信息学特征进行比较分析。牦牛和水牛全基因组中SSRs总数量分别为968 134个和1 052 443个,占其全基因组长度的比例分别为5.80‰和5.69‰。牦牛和水牛全基因组SSRs总丰度(366.01 vs 371.07个/Mb)和总密度(5 686.00 vs 5 799.34 bp/Mb)基本接近。牦牛和水牛全基因组SSRs丰富度分布模式如下:单核苷酸SSRs二核苷酸SSRs三核苷酸SSRs五核苷酸SSRs四核苷酸SSRs六核苷酸SSRs,这6种重复类型SSRs特征相互比较有显著差异,而相同重复类型SSRs特征基本一致。水牛第1条染色体上SSRs数量最多(72 934个),其次依次是第2、3、4条染色体,而较少的是第23、24条染色体,其所有染色体上SSRs丰度不存在显著差异(p0.05)。牦牛和水牛SSRs序列随着重复单元中核苷酸数量的增加,而其重复拷贝数逐渐下降。牦牛全基因组和水牛各染色体上各重复类型优势SSRs序列基本一致,并与普通牛、绵羊全基因组中不同重复类型SSRs优势序列相一致。     

Real-time PCR检测黄牛、牦牛、犏牛睾丸组织中Boule、Dazl基因mRNA表达

旨在探讨DAZ基因家族Dazl和Boule基因与犏牛雄性不育的关系.采用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测黄牛、牦牛和犏牛睾丸组织中DAZ基因家族Boule和Dazl基因mRNA表达并进行分析.结果表明,Boule和Dazl熔解曲线扩增产物呈现单特异峰,具有较高的灵敏度和特异性;标准曲线显示Ct值与重组质粒浓度间线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.999;mRNA表达分析显示,3种牛中Dazl基因在犏牛睾丸组织中表达量最低,其中黄牛与牦牛、黄牛与犏牛差异显著(P＜0.05),犏牛与牦牛差异不显著(P＞0.05);Boule基因在3种牛睾丸组织中的表达量显示,黄牛与牦牛差异不显著(P＞0.05),黄牛、牦牛与犏牛差异显著(P＜0.05).结果提示,Dazl和Boule基因可作为研究犏牛雄性不育的候选基因.     

牦牛hnRNP K基因的克隆及序列分析

为研究hnRNP K基因的生物学功能及其在牦牛中的特异性,利用RT-PCR和粘性末端连接法,分两段克隆了牦牛hnRNP K基因cDNA序列。序列分析结果表明,牦牛hnRNP K基因cDNA序列长11706bp,开放阅读框(ORF)长1389bp,编码463个氨基酸。序列比对结果表明,牦牛与黄牛hnRNP K cDNA序列的同源性达99.1%,编码的氨基酸同源性达到97.0%;在牦牛氨基酸序列中有15个突变。通过同源建模的方法成功构建了牦牛hnRNP K蛋白质三级结构,结果表明牦牛hnRNP K属于A型结构,而黄牛hnRNP K蛋白属于B型结构,其差异是由第459-463位氨基酸序列由"ADVEG"突变为"SGKFF"所致。乙酰化分析结果显示,牦牛hnRNP K对基因转录的影响水平跟黄牛是一致,表明不同物种hnRNP K功能的差异可能跟其氨基酸序列的差异有关。成功克隆的牦牛hnRNP K基因的cDNA序列为进一步分析该基因的功能提供参考。     

牦牛Myf-5基因的克隆测序及其系统进化研究

本研究对牦牛(九龙牦牛)的生肌决定因子5(Myf-5)基因进行了T-A克隆测序和分析,并与多个物种的相应基因编码区核苷酸序列、氨基酸序列进行了比对分析,构建了物种间的系统进化树.结果 表明:①牦牛的Myf-5基因大小为3313 bp,由3个外显子和2个内含子组成,与普通牛等9个物种比较,在基因大小上有较大的差异,但外显子和内含子的组成一致.②牦牛、大额牛、瘤牛、水牛、普通牛、人、恒河猴、黑猩猩、狗、家鼠、软体贝壳、鸡、斑马鱼等物种间Myf-5基因编码区的核苷酸序列同源性较高,其中,牦牛、大额牛、瘤牛、水牛、普通牛间的同源性最高,达98.4%以上,说明Myf-5基因编码区核苷酸序列在动物物种间具有较高的保守性.③牦牛、大额牛、瘤牛、水牛、普通牛、黑猩猩、恒河猴、人、狗、家鼠、软体贝壳、鸡、斑马鱼等物种间Myf-5基因编码蛋白的氨基酸序列具有较高的同源性,保守性强,这一结果与编码区核苷酸序列的比对结果基本一致.④根据核苷酸序列,用NJ法构建的牦牛、大额牛、瘤牛、水牛、普通牛、人、恒河猴、黑猩猩、狗、家鼠、软体贝壳、鸡、斑马鱼等13个物种的分子系统进化树显示:牦牛、普通牛、瘤牛、水牛和大额牛在较近的亲缘关系下聚为一大类,人、黑猩猩和恒河猴聚为另一大类,然后这两类再和其他物种相聚.这一分类结果与各物种的动物学分类结果和血液蛋白、mtDNA水平上的聚类结果基本一致,支持牦牛、普通牛和瘤牛3个物种间不应该是属间或亚属间关系,而应是同一属下的不同种,将牦牛、普通牛和瘤牛划分在同一个属--牛属(Bos),而将水牛划分在另一个单独的属的观点.同时也显示该基因序列适合用于动物学分类.     

Interferon-alpha genes from Bos and Bubalus bubalus

Interferon-a genes were cloned from six breeds of three species of two genera (three Chinese native cattle breeds of yellow cattle, wild yak and HuanHu domestic yak, one European breed of Holstein cow, and two water buffalo breeds of FuAn water buffalo and FuZhong water buffalo) by direct PCR. The PCR products were directly inserted into the expression vector to be sequenced and expressed. Sequence analysis showed that IFN-a genes of six clones were composed of 498 nucleotides, encoding a mature polypeptide with 166 amino acids. Compared with the published BoIFN-a subtypes, the IFN-a gene of Holstein cow had only one point mutation with the BoIFN-aA subtype. The IFN-a gene of yellow cattle was similar to the BoIFN-aD subtype with amino acid identity of 97.0% and may be considered as a new subtype, namely, BoIFN-aD1. The other four IFN-a genes, cloned from wild yak and HuanHu domestic yak, FuAn water buffalo, and FuZhong water buffalo, represented four new subtypes, namely, BoIFN-aI, BoIFN-aJ, BuIFN-a1, and BuIFN-a2, respectively. Each of the six clones was expressed in E. coli with molecular weight of approximately 20 kDa by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analyses. Antiviral activity assays showed that the six recombinant IFN-a (rIFN-a) all exhibited 1,000 times higher antiviral activity in the MDBK/VSV cell line than in the CEF/VSV one. Moreover, the rIFN-as could inhibit infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus replication in the MDBK cell line using CPE inhibition method. The results suggested that rIFN-as a potential agent for clinical application against virus diseases in cattle industry.     

Interferon-α Genes from Bos and Bubalus bubalus

Interferon-α genes were cloned from six breeds of three species of two genera (three Chinese native cattle breeds of yellow cattle, wild yak and HuanHu domestic yak, one European breed of Holstein cow, and two water buffalo breeds of FuAn water buffalo and FuZhong water buffalo) by direct PCR. The PCR products were directly inserted into the expression vector to be sequenced and expressed. Sequence analysis showed that IFN-α genes of six clones were composed of 498 nucleotides, encoding a mature polypeptide with 166 amino acids. Compared with the published BoIFN-α subtypes, the IFN-α gene of Holstein cow had only one point mutation with the BoIFN-αA subtype. The IFN-α gene of yellow cattle was similar to the BoIFN-αD subtype with amino acid identity of 97.0% and may be considered as a new subtype, namely, BoIFN-αD1. The other four IFN-α genes, cloned from wild yak and HuanHu domestic yak, FuAn water buffalo, and FuZhong water buffalo, represented four new subtypes, namely, BoIFN-αI, BoIFN-αJ, BuIFN-α1, and BuIFN-α2, respectively. Each of the six clones was expressed in E. coli with molecular weight of ～ 20kDa by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analyses. Antiviral activity assays showed that the six recombinant IFN-α (rIFN-α) all exhibited 1000 times higher antiviral activity in the MDBK/VSV cell line than in the CEF/VSV one. Moreover, the rIFN-αs could inhibit infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus replication in the MDBK cell line using CPE inhibition method. The results suggested that rIFN-αs a potential agent for clinical application against virus diseases in cattle industry.     

牛科动物HSL基因序列分析及其分子进化研究

在对牛科中4种动物即牦牛、瘤牛、普通牛和水牛HSL基因外显子Ⅰ部分核苷酸序列进行测定的基础上,与Gen-Bank中其他物种相应基因核苷酸序列、氨基酸序列进行了比对分析,并构建了牦牛与其他物种间分子系统进化树。结果表明:牦牛与普通牛、瘤牛、水牛、猪、人、小鼠、大鼠7个物种HSL基因外显子Ⅰ部分核苷酸序列间保守性较高,同源性大小依次为99.8%、99.6%、97.4%、90.6%、88.4%、83.5%、82.3%。相应氨基酸序列间保守性更高,同源性分别为100%、100%、98.2%、94.0%、92.2%、89.8%、89.8%。牦牛与各物种该基因部分核苷酸序列间碱基变异类型主要表现为碱基转换和颠换,无碱基插入和缺失发生,碱基转换的频率高于颠换的频率;在核苷酸水平上的多数碱基替换都是同义替换;序列间单碱基变异位点大多出现在同一位点,多发生在密码子第3位,其次是第1位,最少发生在第2位,符合分子进化的中性学说。HSL基因外显子Ⅰ部分核苷酸序列进行多序列对位排列构建的各物种间分子系统进化树结果表明,普通牛和瘤牛首先聚为一类,再分别与牦牛、水牛、猪、人聚类,最后与大鼠、小鼠聚为一类。该聚类结果与动物学上的分类结果一致,表明HSL基因外显子Ⅰ部分核苷酸序列适合于构建物种间分子系统进化树。研究表明,牦牛、普通牛和瘤牛3个物种间的遗传距离大小相近,牦牛和水牛间的遗传距离与普通牛、瘤牛和水牛间的遗传距离大小相当。牦牛、普通牛和瘤牛3个物种间的遗传距离远小于它们各自与水牛这一物种的遗传距离,它们三者之间的亲缘关系也相对于它们各自与水牛间的亲缘关系都较近,故将牦牛、普通牛和瘤牛划分在同一个属——牛属(Bos)更为合理。     

Properties of hog cholera viruses recently isolated in Japan

Hog cholera (HC) viruses newly isolated in Japan in 1980 and 1981 were examined for pathogenicity and serological properties by the neutralization test with antisera against bovine viral diarrhea-mucosal disease (BVD . MD) and HC viruses. Five of 23 isolates examined were neutralized poorly by BVD . MD antibody, but well by HC antibody. On the contrary, 15 isolates were neutralized readily and two isolates moderately by BVD . MD antibody. The other one reacted poorly with either HC or BVD . MD antibodies. The isolate neutralized poorly by BVD . MD antibody was more highly pathogenic than those neutralized readily. It was concluded that the antigenic properties and pathogenicity of the HC viruses were not monotype , and that HC viruses varying in antigenicity and pathogenicity were present in the field.     

Species authentication of commercial beef jerky based on PCR-RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene

In this study,we determined species-specific variations by analyzing the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene sequence variation(～440 bp) in 17 newly obtained sequences and 90 published cattle,yak,buffalo,goat,and pig sequences,which represent 62 breeds and 17 geographic regions.Based on the defined species-specific variations,two endonucleases,Alu I and Bfa I,were selected for species authentication using raw meat/tissue samples and the PCR-RFLP method.Goat and pig were identified using the Alu I enzyme,while cattle,yak,and buffalo were identified by digestion with Bfa I.Our approach had relatively high detection sensitivity of cattle DNA in mixed cattle and yak products,with the lowest detectable threshold equaling 20% of cattle DNA in a mixed cattle/yak sample.This method was successfully used to type commercial beef jerky products,which were produced by different companies utilizing various processing technologies.Our results show that several yak jerky products might be implicated in commercial fraud by using cattle meat instead of yak meat.     

Evolution and domestication of the Bovini species

Domestication of the Bovini species (taurine cattle, zebu, yak, river buffalo and swamp buffalo) since the early Holocene (ca. 10 000 BCE) has contributed significantly to the development of human civilization. In this study, we review recent literature on the origin and phylogeny, domestication and dispersal of the three major Bos species – taurine cattle, zebu and yak – and their genetic interactions. The global dispersion of taurine and zebu cattle was accompanied by population bottlenecks, which resulted in a marked phylogeographic differentiation of the mitochondrial and Y-chromosomal DNA. The high diversity of European breeds has been shaped through isolation-by-distance, different production objectives, breed formation and the expansion of popular breeds. The overlapping and broad ranges of taurine and zebu cattle led to hybridization with each other and with other bovine species. For instance, Chinese gayal carries zebu mitochondrial DNA; several Indonesian zebu descend from zebu bull × banteng cow crossings; Tibetan cattle and yak have exchanged gene variants; and about 5% of the American bison contain taurine mtDNA. Analysis at the genomic level indicates that introgression may have played a role in environmental adaptation.     

用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和微流体芯片电泳鉴别6种液态奶

目的:研究6种液态奶制品蛋白电泳图谱的区别,建立奶制品的蛋白质学鉴别方法。方法:以5种纯牛奶、羊奶、水牛奶、骆驼奶、牦牛奶、黄豆浆为研究对象,通过SDS-PAGE和Agilent 2100微流体芯片电泳法进行分析比较。结果:骆驼奶、黄豆浆与其他研究对象的图谱有明显区别,而牛奶、羊奶、水牛奶、牦牛奶的差异却不是很大;采用微流体芯片电泳可有效地对豆奶、骆驼奶进行区分,还可在一定程度上鉴别牛奶、羊奶、水牛奶和牦牛奶。结论:Agilent2100系统作为一种新型半自动微流体芯片技术,可以快速、高效、准确地应用于液态奶制品的蛋白成分分析及鉴别。     

水牛、大额牛和牦牛抑制素α亚基编码基因外显子1多态性分析

为了揭示牛科物种INHA基因的遗传特征,该文采用PCR产物直接测序法对水牛、大额牛和牦牛INHA基因外显子1及其侧翼序列进行多态性检测,并结合已发表的包括牛科物种在内的一些哺乳动物数据进行了比较分析。结果表明,在水牛INHA基因外显子1中存在c.73C>A替换,为同义替换,河流型和沼泽型水牛编码产物一致;在大额牛的INHA基因外显子1中发现c.62C>T、c.187G>A替换,分别引起INHA中氨基酸发生p.P21L、p.V63M改变,两者均为相同性质氨基酸的替换;在牦牛中发现c.62C>T、c.129A>G替换,前者也引起编码氨基酸发生p.P21L替换,后者为同义替换。在INHA基因5’侧翼区所测出的序列中,水牛、大额牛和牦牛等物种内均未发现SNP位点,但在种间发现存在c.-6T>G的替换,大额牛、牦牛和普通牛均为c.-6G,而水牛为c.-6T。在INHA基因内含子中,水牛的第31～36位核苷酸处发现有6个碱基的缺失,即c.262+31₂62+36delTCTGAC;该位点在河流型水牛中野生型（+/+）占主体,而在沼泽型水牛中则缺失型（-/-）占主体。在大额牛、牦牛和普通牛等其它牛科物种的内含子中均未发现该缺失,但与水牛相比,大额牛、牦牛和普通牛内含子中发现缺失c.262+78₂62+79delTG。序列比对显示,INHA基因外显子1序列中c.43A和c.67G为水牛中所特有,而c.173A和c.255G为大额牛、牦牛和普通牛所共有,c.24C、c.47G、c.174T和c.206T为山羊所特有。大额牛、牦牛和普通牛间INHA基因外显子1序列差异较小,而山羊和水牛与它们间的差异相对较大。     

Prokaryote diversity in the rumen of yak (Bos grunniens) and Jinnan cattle (Bos taurus) estimated by 16S rDNA homology analyses

Prokaryote diversity in the rumen of yak (Bos grunniens) and Jinnan cattle (Bos taurus) was estimated by 16S rDNA homology analysis. Two rumen 16S rDNA libraries were constructed. Of the 194 clones in the library of yak rumen, the sequences were mainly clustered to two phyla, low G+C Gram-positive bacteria (LGCGPB, 54.12% total clones) and Bacteroidetes (30.93%), respectively. While in the 197 clone-library of the cattle rumen, the sequences were mainly related to three phyla, Bacteroidetes (39.59%), gamma-Proteobacteria (26.9%) and LGCGPB (22.34%), respectively. The sequence analysis indicated that more than half of the species harbored in yak rumen belonged to the not-yet-cultured groups at <90% 16S rDNA similarity levels with cultured species, while 36% 16S rDNA sequences amplified from the rumen of Jinnan cattle fell in these catalogues. By comparing the uncultured sequences in yak rumen with those in Jinnan cattle and cow, the former formed distinct clusters loosely related to the later, implying that yak rumen could harbor some special prokaryote phyla. 10.8% sequences retrieved in yak rumen were related to the known rumen fibrolytic bacterial species; however none was related to the known amylolysis species. While 4% and 17.8% sequences retrieved from Jinnan cattle rumen were related to cultured fibrolytic and amylolysis species, respectively. The bacterial structures seemed to be in accordance with the feed of the two kinds of animals. In both rumens, retrieved methanogenic Archaea-related 16S rDNA sequences were at an unreasonable low level; in addition, none sequence was related to Ruminococcus albus, a classical rumen fibrolytic species. The reason can be due to the experimental biases.