几种选择性分离稀有放线菌的方法*

由于从常见放线菌中发现新化合物的几率越来越小,人们开始将目光集中于稀有放线菌。作者介绍了近年来出现的胞外多糖胶与动孢溶液相结合的分离方法、再水化-离心法、极高频辐射法、噬菌体定向分离法和蔗糖梯度离心法等用于稀有放线菌选择性分离的方法,以及这些稀有放线菌在产生生物活性物质方面的潜力。     

微波处理对嗜碱和嗜盐海洋放线菌分离效果的影响

【目的】研究微波处理对于分离嗜碱和嗜盐海洋放线菌的效果。【方法】用微波处理7份海泥样品,梯度稀释后涂布于3种分离培养基,分离具有嗜碱和嗜盐特性的海洋放线菌。【结果】微波处理后的7份样品中,4份样品中嗜碱海洋稀有放线菌和3份样品的嗜盐海洋稀有放线菌数量极显著提高;7份样品中的嗜碱、嗜盐海洋小单孢菌属、游动放线菌属、诺卡氏菌属等稀有放线菌数量均有显著增加,不同样品中新分离到链孢菌属、小双孢菌属、链孢囊菌属及其他未鉴定的海洋稀有放线菌,分离到属的数量提高了1-4个。【结论】微波处理不仅显著提高嗜碱和嗜盐海洋放线菌的分离数量,而且明显增加了海洋稀有放线菌的分离种类。     

稀有放线菌分离方法

稀有放线菌是生物活性物质的重要来源。从样品预处理,抑制剂的选择,噬菌体的使用,碳源的选择及培养基的设计等各个方面介绍了稀有放线菌分离方法及作者的经验。     

稀有放线菌分离方法*

稀有放线菌是生物活性物质的重要来源。从样品预处理,抑制剂的选择,噬菌体的使用,碳源的选择及培养基的设计等各个方面介绍了稀有放线菌分离方法及作者的经验。     

植物内生放线菌的分离方法

植物内生放线菌是一类大有开发潜力的微生物资源。目前使用的分离条件和技术尚不完善,容易被外源菌和内生真菌、细菌污染,因此内生放线菌尤其是稀有内生放线菌的选择性分离技术至少是今后一段时间研究的重点。介绍了植物内生放线菌选择性分离方法并提出值得研究的问题。     

植物内生放线菌的分离方法*

植物内生放线菌是一类大有开发潜力的微生物资源。目前使用的分离条件和技术尚不完善,容易被外源菌和内生真菌、细菌污染,因此内生放线菌尤其是稀有内生放线菌的选择性分离技术至少是今后一段时间研究的重点。介绍了植物内生放线菌选择性分离方法并提出值得研究的问题。     

热带不同生境稀有放线菌分离

通过物理和化学方法对海南清澜港红树林、海南东寨港红树林、湛江红树林、深圳红树林、吊罗山原始森林、儋州橡胶林和海口火山口等7处热带不同生境土壤样品预处理,共分离到114株放线菌。用显微镜形态观察和菌落形态观察对分离到的放线菌初步归类,从中选取13株菌进行16SrDNA序列分析,并构建系统发育树进行类群。由初步的归类结果对热带不同生境稀有放线菌的类群分布进行分析比较,水生环境和非水生环境以及不同的非水生环境之间,发现稀有放线菌类群分布有着明显差异。     

超声波处理土样分离放线菌

【目的】探索超声波处理土壤悬液,增加稀有放线菌的类群。【方法】将西双版纳热带雨林的混合土样,制成土壤悬液,用超声波分别处理0-120s,用平板稀释法分离放线菌,得到纯菌落后测定其16S rRNA基因序列,进行系统发育分析,将分离菌株鉴定到属;用超声波处理已经鉴定到种且常见的10种链霉菌0-5min,后进行培养,测定其存活率。【结果】土壤悬液经超声波处理不同时间,放线菌的数量和种类逐渐增加。超声波处理已知链霉菌1-5min,对链霉菌的数量没有明显影响。【结论】用超声波处理土壤悬液40s,可以大大增加放线菌的出菌总数,明显增加稀有放线菌的种类,是一种经济且简便易行的方法。     

青藏高原阿里、那曲和海西地区土壤可培养放线菌的多样性

【目的】为了研究青藏高原北部地区土壤可培养放线菌的多样性,并比较不同选择性分离培养基对高原土壤放线菌的分离效果。【方法】使用9种分离培养基,并尝试添加藤黄微球菌发酵液,对采集自阿里、那曲和海西地区的14份土壤样品中的放线菌进行选择性分离。通过16S r RNA基因序列分析对分离菌株进行初步分类鉴定,并在不同分类水平上统计所分离得到的放线菌多样性。【结果】分离得到去重复后的放线菌255株,分布于放线菌门的8个目,14个科,23个属,包含94个可能的物种。其中至少25个物种可能为新种,分布于13个属。链霉菌属的菌株108株,可能的物种28个,是最主要的优势菌属。分离培养基中添加藤黄微球菌发酵液明显增加了放线菌分离菌株的数量和多样性,稀释的葡萄糖酵母麦芽汁培养基适合分离链霉菌,淀粉甘油脯氨酸培养基、丙酸钠酪蛋白培养基等则适合分离稀有放线菌。【结论】青藏高原北部土壤放线菌多样性非常丰富,并且存在较多的新颖放线菌类群;添加藤黄微球菌发酵液是提高放线菌分离效率的有效手段。     

塔里木盆地5个生态小区稀有放线菌分离及合成抗生素基因分布

为调查塔里木盆地5个代表性生态小区的稀有放线菌分布,并评估它们产生抗生素类活性物质的潜力。采集塔里木盆地5个生态小区混合土样5份,采用7种培养基分离样品中的稀有放线菌。通过检测分析I型PKS、Ⅱ型PKS、NRPS、APH、HMG-CoA五种抗生素合成相关基因的分布,评估该地区稀有放线菌产生抗生素的潜力。结果表明:(1)基于分子鉴定,经合并重复,共分离得到18种稀有放线菌,属于放线菌的10个属。(2)塔里木河河岸林生态小区土样稀有放线菌分离种类最多(10种),为8个属,塔克拉玛干沙漠塔里木河东部生态小区最少(4种),为4个属。(3)18株稀有放线菌中有9株含有I型PKS基因、4株菌含有Ⅱ型PKS基因、4株菌含有APH基因、3株菌含有NRPS基因,有一株链孢囊菌同时含有I型PKS、Ⅱ型PKS、NRPS、APH 4种基因。5个生态小区稀有放线菌种类较多,并含有较为丰富的与抗生素合成相关的基因。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.