西北部分地区苦马豆根瘤菌的遗传多样性

苦马豆(Sphaerophysa salsula)是荒漠区重要的豆科植物。为了研究其共生根瘤菌的多样性, 本试验采用16S rDNA PCR-RFLP和16S rDNA全序列分析方法, 对西北部分地区的苦马豆根瘤菌进行了遗传多样性及系统发育分析。结果表明, 57株供试菌株共产生了9种遗传图谱类型, 对每种图谱类型的代表性菌株进行16S rDNA全序列分析的结果表明, 它们分别归属于中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium)、根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)、中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)、土壤杆菌属(Agrobacterium)、叶杆菌属(Phyllobacterium)和Shinella kummerowiae。不同地域的菌株在多样性方面也有明显差异: 分离自银川的苦马豆根瘤菌的Jaccard相似性系数较低; 而来自民乐县和临泽县的菌株有着非常丰富的遗传多样性, 其Simpson指数分别为0.826和0.710, Shannon-Wiener指数分别为1.831和1.530。以上结果为进一步确定西北地区豆科植物根瘤菌的系统分类地位提供了依据。     

黄土高原根瘤菌数值分类及DNA-DNA杂交

黄土高原位于我国内陆,气候比较干旱,生长的植被较少,水土流失严重,而有些豆科植物如锦鸡儿(Caragana sinica)、苦豆子(Sophora alopecuroides)、甘草(Glycyrrhiza uralensis)、苦马豆(Swainsoniasalsula)、洋槐(Robinia pseudoacacia)等却能很好生长.这些豆科植物的生长,在防风固沙、保持水土、绿化环境、作为饲用牧草等方面起着很重要的作用.但人们对于黄土高原野生豆科植物根瘤菌的研究尚很少.为此,作者在地处黄土高原的陕西、宁夏及甘肃的部分地区进行了广泛的根瘤菌资源调查.在此基础上,对分离的部分菌株进行了数值分类和DNA同源性分析.     

根瘤菌新类群代表菌株的16S rDNA全序列测定及其系统发育地位

用双脱氧法测定了一个根瘤菌新类群代表菌株SH2672的16S rDNA全序列,将此全序列与根瘤菌各已知种及相关种的16S rDNA全序列进行了比较及聚类分析,得到系统发育树状图。在系统发育树状图中,菌株SH2672与百脉根中慢生根瘤菌(Mesorhizobium loti),华癸中慢生根瘤菌(M. huakuii)、天山中慢生根瘤菌(M. tianshanense)、地中海中慢生根瘤菌(M. mediterraneum)、鹰嘴豆中慢生根瘤菌(M. ciceri)共同构成一个分支,与各已知种的模式菌株16S rDNA相似性分别为:96.3％,96.4％,97.2％,95.1％,95.6％,均在95％以上,它们应归属于同一属。且分支内各种间DNA同源性低于70％,表明它们分别为不同的种,菌株SH2672代表着一个新的根瘤菌种。     

海南快生根瘤菌I66的部分16S rRNA序列测定

与豆科植物共生固氮的根瘤菌目前有4个属、10个种.包括Rhizobium(6个种),Sinorhizobium(2个种),Azorhizobium(1个种)和Bradyrhizobium(1个种).其中多数是近年来采用现代分类技术分析后建立的,而且新的类群还在不断被发现.在以前的根瘤菌数值分类及DNA-DNA杂交研究中,我们确定了海南慢生型根瘤菌属于大豆慢生根瘤菌种(B.japonicum).而海南快生型根瘤菌的分类地位则较为分散.其中一些菌株属于已知各根瘤菌种,另有4株银合欢根瘤菌和13株来自不同寄主的菌株分别构成具有独立的分类地位的两个菌群(第2群和第4群)(待发表).为了进一步明确它们的分类地位,我们依据国际系统细菌学委员会根瘤菌分委员会的建议,利用Young等建立的聚合酶链反应(PCR)及测序技术,对第4群的代表菌株166的部分16SrRNA基因片段进行了扩增和测序.     

苜蓿中华根瘤菌Sm NifA蛋白与阴沟肠杆菌Ec NifA蛋白功能差异的研究

nifA基因是固氮基因nif的调节基因, 其产物NifA蛋白是固氮过程的中心调节因子. 将多拷贝组成型表达的苜蓿中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium meliloti, Sm) nifA基因或阴沟肠杆菌(Enterobacter cloacae, Ec) nifA基因引入苜蓿中华根瘤菌野生型菌株Sm1021和苜蓿中华根瘤菌nifA突变型菌株SmY中, 并检测这些苜蓿中华根瘤菌感染苜蓿之后根瘤的表型及固氮酶活性. 实验结果表明, 苜蓿中华根瘤菌NifA蛋白和阴沟肠杆菌NifA蛋白在苜蓿中华根瘤菌中的功能有明显差异. 在野生型菌株Sm1021中, 引入多拷贝Sm nifA基因对宿主根瘤固氮效率的促进作用明显优于引入多拷贝Ec nifA基因的作用. 引入多拷贝Sm nifA基因的SmY菌株(nifA突变型)能够共生固氮, 而引入Ec nifA基因的SmY菌株仍然不能固氮. 氨基酸序列同源性分析显示, N末端结构域是Sm NifA蛋白和Ec NifA蛋白同源性最低的功能域. 进一步研究表明, Sm NifA蛋白的N末端结构域在互补苜蓿中华根瘤菌nifA突变型菌株SmY的固氮功能时是必需的.     

根瘤菌数值分类

对56株根瘤菌及3株土壤杆菌进行了200个形态、生理、生化及生物学性状测定,根据Ssm相似性系数及最短距离聚类公式,用电子计算机进行数值分类。试验结果,将快生型根瘤菌、慢生型根瘤穗和土壤杆菌在届的水平上分开,豌豆根瘤菌、三叶草根瘤菌和菜豆根瘤菌三者的相似性很高,合并为一个种。以上结果与《伯杰系统细菌学手册》第一卷中Jordan的根瘤菌科分类系统相一致。此外,紫云英根瘤菌自成一群,包括在根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)中。柱花草根瘤菌独立成群,包括在慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)中。     

地衣芽孢杆菌产生碱性蛋白酶的动力学研究

应用自动控制发酵设备,首先进行分批发酵试验摸索了地衣芽孢杆菌2709生长与代谢的基本规律。然后采用补料分批发酵方法限制生长基质浓度,测定了一系列(S_I,μ_I)、(μ_j,q_pj)数据,获得K_S、μ_max、α、β等参数的值,并且推导出了细胞生长与产物合成的动力学公式,从而证明了用Monod方程描述地衣芽孢杆菌2709生长速率与基质浓度关系的合理性和合成碱性蛋白酶的发酵属于生长部分关联型。     

植物种类、大气二氧化碳和土壤氮素的交互作用或累加效应控制“植物-土壤”系统的碳分配

为了验证土壤氮(N)素和大气二氧化碳(CO₂)浓度的增高是交互或者累加性地控制“植物-土壤”系统中的碳(C)分配这一假设, 同时为了揭示这种作用是否随着植物种类而变化, 在不同的CO₂浓度下的高氮和低氮土壤中种植豆科植物紫花苜蓿(Medicago truncatula)和非豆科植物燕麦(Avena sativa), 并对植物的生长和土壤微生物等特性在这些条件下的变化进行了测定. 结果表明, 植物物种和土壤N素的交互作用对土壤微生物和植物的生长有着重要的作用. 对于紫花苜蓿而言, CO₂和土壤N素的交互作用对土壤可溶性C和土壤微生物生物量有重要影响, 但对燕麦则并非如此. 尽管CO₂和土壤N素都显著影响植物的生长, 但它们对植物的影响并不存在交互性, 也就是说CO₂和土壤N素对植物生长的影响是累加的. 豆科植物的固氮特性与CO₂的交互作用可能掩盖了土壤N素与CO₂的交互作用对豆科植物生长的影响. 在低N土壤中, 燕麦的冠根比从初期的2.63±0.20降低到后期的1.47±0.03, 表明燕麦在生长受到土壤N素的抑制时, 分配了更多的能量到根部以加强植物对养分元素的吸收(如N素); 在高氮土壤中, 紫花苜蓿的冠根比随时间延长显著升高(从2.45±0.30到5.43±0.10), 说明当土壤N素不是植物生长限制因子时, 更多的能量被分配到地上部分以加强植物对C的同化. 在不同土壤N素水平上, 大气CO₂浓度对植物的冠根比的影响均不显著.     

紫云英根瘤菌共同结瘤基因nodA和nodBC的核苷酸序列

以~(32)p标记的苜蓿根瘤菌(Rhizobium meliloti)2.3kb nod DNA作探针,从紫云英根瘤菌(Rhizobium huakuii即R. astragali)159基因文库中分离到一株能与探针DNA呈阳性反应的克隆pRaN109。同源DNA-DNA杂交及DNA序列分析表明:pRaN109DNA的9kb EcoRI片段上携带了nodD_1BC基因,pRaN109 NDA的18kb EcoRI片段上携带了nodD_2A基因。共同结瘤基因nodA与nodBC两者相距6.7kb。在nodA基因和nodBC基因的上游都存在有结瘤盒(nod box)。与来自不同种属的菌株所报告的结果相比较,紫云英根瘤菌159中的共同结瘤基因有着明显不同的组合。     

菜豆根瘤菌sym和mel基因在农杆菌中的转移和表达

豆根瘤菌(Rhizobium phaseoli)共生质粒pSYM3622具有诱导宿主植物(phaseolusvulgaris cv."Jamapa")结瘤固氮的有效基因,以及菜豆根瘤菌特征性的产黑素基因(Melanin production gene)。在诱动因子RP4的存在下,共生质粒能够有效地向三叶草根瘤菌和农杆菌转移。种间和属间杂交子都能诱导菜豆植物形成无效根瘤,并且具备在特定培养基上产生黑素的能力。pSYM3622在三叶草根瘤菌菌株RCR226中具有明显的不亲和性,但是在农杆菌杂交子中,这些结癌和产生黑素的特征在植物根瘤分离菌中能够稳定地保持下去。试验同时研究了pSYM3622向假单胞菌和大肠杆菌的诱动转移。     

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。     

胡枝了属根瘤菌的多相分类研究

采用数值分类,全细胞可溶性蛋白电泳分析,ＤＮＡ,Ｇ＋Ｃｍｏｌ％和ＤＮＡ相关性的测定以及１６ＳｒＤＮＡＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬ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两个亚群。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     

黄芪根瘤菌的分类研究

采用数值分类方法研究了分离自不同地区的黄氏属根瘤菌36株,发现在80％的相似性水平上,8株菌形成了亚群8,7株菌形成了亚群9。DNA同源性测定结果表明,这两个亚群是不同于已知根瘤菌种的新的DNA同源群。其中心菌株CA8561和JL84的部分16S rRNA基因序列分析发现,CA8561菌株与所有已知根瘤菌远缘,形成了一个独立的系统发育分支。JL84菌株在快生型根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)和土壤杆菌属(Agrobacterium)形成的系统发育分支中占据了一个独立的系统发育地位。     

Metabolic properties, maximum growth temperature and phage sensitivity of Rhizobium sp. (Galega) compared with other fast-growing rhizobia

Abstract Rhizobium strains nodulating Galega species were characterized by metabolic tests, maximum growth temperature determinations in a temperature gradient incubator and phage typing, and compared with other fast-growing rhizobia. By numerical taxonomy it was shown that the Galega Rhizobium strains are closely related to each other and unrelated to the recognized species of Rhizobium . The maximum growth temperature of rhizobia nodulating G. orientalis was 33.0–34.0°C and of rhizobia nodulating G. officinalis 35.0–37.0°C. The Galega rhizobia were only lysed by their own phages, and not by typing phages for other Rhizobium species. The G + C% of Rhizobium sp. ( Galega ) strainswas 63%.44 previously unclassified fast-growing rhizobia from tropical plants, which were included in the experiments, were shown to form a heterogenous group with diverse properties. The results confirm and extend previous findings, and suggest that Rhizobum sp. ( Galega ) should be considered a new species of Rhizobium .     

Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of rhizobia isolated from Lathyrus japonicus indigenous to Japan

Sixty-one rhizobial strains from Lathyrus japonicus nodules growing on the seashore in Japan were characterized and compared to two strains from Canada. The PCR-based method was used to identify test strains with novel taxonomic markers that were designed to discriminate between all known Lathyrus rhizobia. Three genomic groups (I, II, and III) were finally identified using RAPD, RFLP, and phylogenetic analyses. Strains in genomic group I (related to Rhizobium leguminosarum) were divided into two subgroups (Ia and Ib) and subgroup Ia was related to biovar viciae. Strains in subgroup Ib, which were all isolated from Japanese sea pea, belonged to a distinct group from other rhizobial groups in the recA phylogeny and PCR-based grouping, and were more tolerant to salt than the isolate from an inland legume. Test strains in genomic groups II and III belonged to a single clade with the reference strains of R. pisi, R. etli, and R. phaseoli in the 16S rRNA phylogeny. The PCR-based method and phylogenetic analysis of recA revealed that genomic group II was related to R. pisi. The analyses also showed that genomic group III harbored a mixed chromosomal sequence of different genomic groups, suggesting a recent horizontal gene transfer between diverse rhizobia. Although two Canadian strains belonged to subgroup Ia, molecular and physiological analyses showed the divergence between Canadian and Japanese strains. Phylogenetic analysis of nod genes divided the rhizobial strains into several groups that reflected the host range of rhizobia. Symbiosis between dispersing legumes and rhizobia at seashore is discussed.     

沙坡头地区根瘤菌DNA同源性及16SrDNA全序列

数值分类和多位点酶电泳分析表明,分离自宁夏沙坡头 地区的12株根瘤菌构成一个独立的表观群。对这一菌群进行了DNA同源性和群内中心菌株1 6SrDNA全序列分析。12个菌株的G+C mol%在56.4～62.2范围内;群内DNA同源性为72.3% ～9.5%,大于70%,属种内水平;中心株N220的16SrDNA全序列与参比菌株的序列比较,从 模拟系统发育树看出,它与三株土壤杆菌、三株根瘤菌的16SrDNA序列同源性在94.8%～99 .2%的相似性水平上构成一个分支,看来沙坡头地区这群根瘤菌是一个独立的新种群。     

我国豇豆和绿豆根瘤菌的数值分类及16S rDNA PCR-RFLP研究

对分离自中国14个不同省(自治区)的79株豇豆和绿豆根瘤菌及12株参比菌株进行了唯一碳、氮源利用,抗生素抗性,抗逆性和酶活性等128个表型性状的测定,并用MINTS软件进行聚类分析。表型性状测定结果发现,所有菌株都有极其广泛的碳、氮源利用谱,大多数菌株可在较宽的pH(pH5·0~11·0)值范围内生长,大部分菌株能在37℃高温条件下生长,个别菌株能耐受60℃高温较长时间(20~45min)的热激。聚类分析结果表明,全部供试菌株在63·5%的相似性水平上分为两大群:一个群为慢生菌群,另一群为快生和中慢生菌群;在79%的相似性水平上分为7个亚群。在数值分类的基础上,又将参比菌株增加到22株,对79株待测菌株进行了16SrDNAPCR-RFLP分析,16SrDNAPCR产物经HaeⅢ、HinfⅠ、MspⅠ和AluⅠ4种内切酶酶切共产生34种遗传图谱类型,经GelComparⅡ软件聚类后,在79%的相似性水平上也可划分为7个亚群,与数值分类的结果有很好的一致性。     

Polyphasic taxonomy of symbiotic rhizobia from wild leguminous plants growing in Egypt

About 20 strains of rhizobia from wild legumes were characterized based on numerical analysis of phenotypic characteristics, nodulating ability, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and SDS-PAGE profiles of whole cell proteins. FAME analysis revealed that palmitic (16:0), stearic (18:0) and arachidonic (20:0) were detected in most of wild-legume rhizobia, the latter being uncommon in fatty acid profiles of Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium. Numerical analysis of FAME classified strains of wild-legume rhizobia into 9 clusters and one heterogeneous group. There was both agreement and disagreement with the clustering data based on phenotypic analysis and FAME analysis. Four strains were grouped together in the same cluster based on both methods. However, 4 another strains, which were placed in one cluster of phenotypic analysis, were distributed in several clusters after FAME analysis. SDS-PAGE of whole-cell proteins revealed that the rhizobial strains exhibited protein profiles with peptide bands ranging from 5-19 band per profile and showed molar mass of 110-183 kDa. As in the case of FAME analysis, numerical analysis of protein bands was compared with clustering of phenotypic analysis. Agreement of the two methods was obvious when clustering some strains but conflicted in the classification of some other strains. However, integration of the three methods could be the basis of a polyphasic taxonomy. The twenty strains of wild-legume rhizobia were finally classified as follows: 12 strains related to Rhizobium leguminosarum, 5 strains related to Sinorhizobium meliloti and 3 strains to Rhizobium spp. Rhizobia nodulating wild herb legumes are among indigenous strains nodulating crop legumes in cultivated as well as noncultivated lands.     

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.     

Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of rhizobia isolated from pasture legumes native of Sardinia and Asinara Island

Thirty-five rhizobial strains were isolated from nodules of Lotus edulis, L. ornithopodioides, L. cytisoides, Hedysarum coronarium, Ornithopus compressus and Scorpiurus muricatus growing in Sardinia and Asinara Island. Basic characteristics applied to identification of rhizobia such as symbiotic properties, antibiotic- and salt-resistance, temperate-sensitivities, utilization of different sources of carbon and nitrogen were studied. The results from the 74 metabolic tests were used for cluster analysis of the new rhizobial isolates and 28 reference strains, belonging to previously classified and unclassified fast-, intermediate- and slow-growing rhizobia. All strains examined were divided into two large groups at a linkage distance of 0.58. None of the reference strains clustered with the new rhizobial isolates, which formed five subgroups almost respective of their plant origin. RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S-23S rDNA IGS showed that the levels of similarity between rhizobial isolates from Ornithopus, Hedysarum and Scorpiurus, and the type strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum, Mesorhizobium loti, M. ciceri, M. mediterraneum, Sinorhizobium meliloti and Bradyrhizobium japonicum were not more than 30%. Thus, it can be assumed that these groups of new rhizobial isolates are not closely related to the validly described rhizobial species.