几种虫生真菌附着胞的荧光显微及扫描电镜观察

本研究通过对细脚拟青霉、蝉拟青霉、玫烟色拟青霉、金龟子绿僵菌和莱氏野村菌在疏水表面产生附着胞的荧光显微镜和扫描电镜电镜观察,明确五种虫生真菌均可产生附着胞,细脚拟青霉和金龟子绿僵菌产生单附着胞和复合附着胞两种形态,均呈椭圆至长椭圆形,如遇到不合适侵染的部位,则重新产生芽管向前延伸直至找到适合入侵的部位,蝉拟青霉分生孢子多在顶端恨芽成人字形,末端椭圆形附着胞,该拟青霉再生附着胞能力强。金龟子绿僵菌     

金龟子绿僵菌附着胞分化及其与环腺苷酸cAMP的关联性研究

寄主识别与附着胞分化是虫生真菌启动侵染过程的首要步骤。本文利用先前获得的金龟子绿僵菌基因缺失突变株与其野生型一起进行附着胞分化研究。接种后不同时间下的观察表明,绿僵菌突变株或野生型的附着胞既可以在萌发不久的芽管顶端形成,也可以在伸长菌丝分支的顶端形成。与野生型不同的是,突变株附着胞的分化频率显著下降,附着胞周围也缺乏粘液层的产生。研究表明,绿僵菌的类枯草杆菌类体壁降解酶对于附着胞分化不产生影响,对体壁降解也非完全必需的。与突变株附着胞分化频率显著降低相对应,其胞内环腺苷酸cAMP水平显著下降,而添加外源cAMP能够显著增加其附着胞分化频率,说明绿僵菌cAMP信号途径对于调控附着胞分化起着重要的作用。     

几种虫生真菌对斜纹夜蛾的致病性

用布氏白僵菌、球孢白僵菌、玫烟色拟青霉、绿僵菌和莱氏野村菌5种真菌的固体培养物,对斜纹夜蛾2、3龄幼虫进行了毒力测定.结果表明：布氏白僵菌和莱氏野村菌两种菌株对斜纹夜蛾幼虫有明显的致病效果,对2龄幼虫的致死中时(LT₅₀)分别为2.95 d和4.10 d,累计校正死亡率分别为100%和95.2%;对3龄幼虫的致病力低于2龄,致死中时(LT₅₀)分别为19.67 d和19.63 d,累计校正死亡率分别为56.6%和52.2%.玫烟色拟青霉、球孢白僵菌两菌株也有一定的致病力,对2龄幼虫的致死中时(LT₅₀)分别为4.89 d 和6.34 d,累计校正死亡率分别为85.7%和71.4%.     

柱孢绿僵菌和绿色野村菌分类地位的研究

通过测定柱孢绿僵菌 Metarhizium cylindrospora、绿色野村菌 Nomuraea viridula及莱氏野村菌N. rileyi的ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA区域序列,为柱孢绿僵菌和绿色野村菌正确归属提供了新的分子依据。依据形态学和分子生物学的证据将绿色野村菌组合到绿僵菌属中,并对野村菌属的存在提出疑议。     

虫草及其无性型中的抗肿瘤细胞活性成分

较系统地总结了目前在虫草及其无性型中发现的抗肿瘤细胞活性成分.其中冬虫夏草、蛹虫草、大团囊虫草、单侧虫草、戴氏虫草和拟蛹虫草等虫草以及它们的无性型蛹拟青霉、细脚拟青霉、金龟子绿僵菌和球孢白僵菌等虫生真菌代谢物中抗肿瘤细胞活性成分,其结构包括多糖类、甾醇类、含氮化合物和杂环化合物等多个类型.     

白僵菌生物防治林中虫生真菌群落结构分析

对白僵菌生物防治林中虫生真菌群落的结构研究表明,长期接种式释放白僵菌的马尾松林中虫生真菌共有属7种.球孢白僵菌的数量占绝对优势,为总数的63.22%;拟青霉次之,占25.86%;绿僵菌占9.20%;轮枝孢仅占1.72%.从寄主昆虫的多样性来看,球孢白僵菌和环链拟青霉的Brillouin多样性指数分别为3.56和2.315,均匀度分别为0.81和0.865;粉拟青霉和蜡蚧轮枝孢的多样性指数分别为1.71和0.862,均匀度为0.963和1.000而黄绿绿僵菌、金龟子绿僵菌和玫烟色拟青霉多样性和均匀度指标均较低.不同季节中被白僵菌侵染的寄主昆虫多样性指数呈现出春秋高、夏季低的趋势,反映了白僵菌种群的季节性变化.     

粉拟青霉类枯草杆菌蛋白酶基因的cDNA克隆及其序列和蛋白质分析

粉拟青霉是一种常见的昆虫病原真菌,被广泛用于生物防治。根据GenBank中已登录的淡紫拟青霉,球孢白僵菌和金龟子绿僵菌的类枯草杆菌蛋白酶基因序列的同源性比较,以它们高度保守的核苷酸序列设计一对引物,采用RT-PCR和3’/5’-RACE相结合的方法,首次从粉拟青霉中克隆出完整的类枯草杆菌蛋白酶cDNA基因。其全序列为2060bp,该序列5’-端和3’-端的非编码序列长度分别为209bp和252bp,开放阅读框为1599bp,编码532个氨基酸,信号肽长度为16个氨基酸。成熟蛋白的氨基酸序列和金龟子绿僵菌小孢变种(CAB63913),玉米赤霉菌(EAA68914),金龟子绿僵菌蚱蜢变种(CAC95047)及柄孢壳(AAC03564)的同源性分别为69%、71%、68%和68%。成熟蛋白具有典型的丝氨酸蛋白酶活性位点,同时有5个半胱氨酸,3个潜在的N-糖基化位点和2个可能的O-糖基化位点。该基因在的密码子第三位碱基的使用上,显示出明显的对C的偏爱。     

蝉科昆虫病原真菌物种多样性（英文）

蝉科昆虫在自然界具有重要作用,是果树等林木的刺吸性害虫,同时蝉与真菌组成的虫菌共生体也具有重要经济价值。近十年来,通过对我国昆虫病原真菌资源的调查,共采集获得102株蝉科昆虫罹患病原真菌标本,并保存于安徽农业大学昆虫病原真菌研究中心(RCEF)。本研究从蝉科罹患病原真菌标本中分离得到81株菌株,并对其多样性进行了研究。基于不同培养基的形态特征观察并结合ITS、SSU、LSU、TEF、RPB1和RPB2基因构建系统发育树,发现寄生蝉科的菌株属于3科6属15种。本研究重点描述了一个中国新记录种——高水紫孢菌;此外,一些类棒束孢属菌株被修订为蝙蝠蛾萨姆森菌;除上述物种外,还鉴定出球孢白僵菌、绿色绿僵菌、蝉花虫草、柱孢绿僵菌、环链虫草、玫烟色虫草、澳洲白僵菌、布氏白僵菌、细脚虫草、棕色绿僵菌和长座细虫草。其中球孢白僵菌、蝉花虫草和绿色绿僵菌是优势种,多度达总数的58%。而其他12个物种分离频率较低。     

绿僵菌对小麦纹枯病菌的抑制作用研究

在实验室条件下,研究了金龟子绿僵菌（Metarhizium anisopliae）对小麦纹枯病菌（Rhizoctonia cerealis）的拮抗作用及其机理。结果表明,金龟子绿僵菌与小麦纹枯病菌对峙培养以及在培养基中加入金龟子绿僵菌孢子悬浮液,对小麦纹枯病菌菌丝生长均有较好的抑制作用。测定了培养不同天数的金龟子绿僵菌Ma55发酵液对小麦纹枯病菌菌丝生长、菌核产生量及菌核萌发率的影响。结果表明,液体振荡培养25 d的金龟子绿僵菌Ma55发酵液对小麦纹枯病菌的菌丝生长、菌核产生量及菌核萌发具有显著的抑制作用,且Ma55发酵液中的抑菌活性物质具有较好的热稳定性。在光学显微镜下,未观察到Ma55对小麦纹枯病菌的重寄生现象,但发现金龟子绿僵菌与小麦纹枯病菌对峙培养处小麦纹枯病菌营养菌丝的细胞质变稀薄、菌丝部分消解或断裂。上述结果显示,金龟子绿僵菌对小麦纹枯病菌的拮抗机制主要是营养竞争、空间竞争及抗生作用等。     

不同土壤类型和含水量下金龟子绿僵菌对红火蚁的致病力

[背景]红火蚁是一种危险性入侵生物,虫生真菌对其防治效果会受到外界环境因子的影响。[方法]应用致病力测定的方法研究了不同剂量金龟子绿僵菌M09对红火蚁的毒力,同时研究了含水量和土壤类型对绿僵菌毒力的影响。[结果]红火蚁的死亡率与金龟子绿僵菌的剂量呈正相关,处理4d后LG50为0．37g。金龟子绿僵菌在砂土、壤土和粘土中对红火蚁的致死率均与对照差异显著,其中在砂土中的毒力最强。此外,在不同含水量的土壤中,金龟子绿僵菌的致死率也不相同（P〈0．01）。[结论与意义]土壤类型和土壤湿度会显著影响金龟子绿僵菌M09对红火蚁的防治效果。选择高湿和砂土类型的土壤施用金龟子绿僵菌M09可以达到较好的效果。     

Nomuraea rileyi: a plausible fungi selectively controlling lepidopteron, Paraponyx stratiotata L. damaging queen palm (Livistona rotundifolia L.)

Queen Palm (Livistona rotundifolia) is cultivated extensively for both local and foreign ornamental markets with the desired characteristics of even and ever green, pest and disease free healthy palm and quality leaves. The root borer, Paraponyx stratiotata (Lepidoptera) is recently encountered on young palm roots and damaging them within. They emerged as a new pest on L. rotundifolia grown in all the area. Different entomopathogens were evaluated and determined the potential of Nomuroea rileyi selectively due to its greater infective ability. Field collected root borer larvae were reared and N. rileyi was evaluated both in-vitro and in net house conditions. Treatments comprising Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Trichoderma sp., N. rileyi, a standard check with 3% Carbofuran and water as a control were evaluated in potted seedlings (3 months old) of queen palms. Among the entomopathogens tested, N. rileyi was found more effective and recorded the best of 61% mortality. Subsequent experiment had been conducted with commercial bio-products alone or in combination with local isolates as treatments; N. rileyi, B. bassiana, M. anisopliae, B. bassiana + M. anisopliae, N. rileyi + M. anisopliae, N. rileyi+ B. bassiana, and water as a control were evaluated. Among these treatments N. rileyi was alone more effective than in combination with or other entomopathogens alone. In vitro study revealed LD50 of N. rileyi as best spore load of 1 x 10(8) spores/ml compare to other treatments. This proves the potential of N. rileyi on P. stratiotata. The application of N. rileyi had claimed not only to reduce the incidence of root damage but also to sustain the growth and vigor of the L. rotundifolia to most fit for exporting.     

绿僵菌侵染小菜蛾幼虫过程的透射电镜观察

利用透射电镜观察了绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella幼虫的侵染过程。结果表明：接种后22 h最早观察到绿僵菌穿透到寄主表皮层中,在穿透表皮过程中伴随着机械力和酶的活动。菌体进入寄主血腔后,以菌丝出芽生殖、菌丝分隔及菌丝段分隔3种方式大量增殖,主要形成颗粒状的菌丝段在寄主体腔内扩散,也形成少量的丝状菌丝。     

十种虫生真菌液体培养芽生孢子的形态发生

芽生孢子是许多真菌通过出芽方式产生的无性孢子,在液体发酵中主要以这种形式大量繁殖。真菌杀虫剂活性成分分生孢子的大量生产使用液体发酵得到的芽生孢子作为接种物,另外,它也是当今虫生真菌遗传转化的重要受体,因而研究虫生真菌芽生孢子的形态和发生特点具有重要意义。本研究分别对液体发酵中的球孢白僵菌、粉棒束孢、蝉棒束孢、环链棒束孢、玫烟色棒束孢、细脚棒束孢、斜链棒束孢、金龟子绿僵菌、蝗绿僵菌和蜡蚧霉等10种常见虫生真菌芽生孢子的形成过程进行显微观察,了解其分生孢子产生过程的异同。结果表明,芽生孢子的产生方式有两种类型：1）蝉棒束孢在其整个生活史中以菌丝生长为主,芽生孢子产生的数量很少。2）其他各种真菌芽生孢子产生方式相似,在菌丝体形成后就开始大量以菌丝出芽或缢缩产生芽生孢子,接着还可通过芽生孢子的出芽或缢缩断裂产生新的芽生孢子。芽生孢子的产生分为3个时期：初期先由菌丝形成芽生孢子;指数期芽生孢子大量增殖,菌丝和芽生孢子都可产生芽生孢子;后期以芽生孢子产新芽生孢子为主要方式。     

Spore attachment and extracellular mucilage of aquatic hyphomycetes

Stages in conidiun attachment to surfaces of Lemmoniera aquatica and Mycocentrospora filiformis (freshwater Hyphomycetes) were studied at the light microscope and scanning and transmission electron microscope levels. Sigmoid conidia of M. filiformis attach by pre-existing conidial mucilage at the spore pole and at a point along the conidial body. Tetraradiate conidia of L. aquatica attach by the thigmotropic release of mucilage at the tips of the three "arms";. Germination in both species is followed by the production of germ tubes, germ hyphae and appressoria. The chemical composition of the mucilage involved in attachment was determined by enzymatic studies and lectin-gold cytochemical studies. The major component was found to be acidic poly-saccharide, comprising mainly ?-1, 3-glucan, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-neuraminic acid. Variation in mucilage composition exists between the two species, among different structures of the same species, and on different regions of the same structure. This indicates that mucilage producton in the two species is a dynamic process.The ability to secure rapid spore attachment, often in turbulent condition, would be a competitive advantage to these saprobic fungi in the colonization of substrata.     

Characterization of surface sugars on algal cells with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated lectins

Summary. We used qualitative and quantitative fluorescence microscopy of the fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated lectins Concanavalin A, phytohaemagglutinin-erythroagglutinin, pokeweed mitogen, and peanut agglutinin to examine sugar composition on the cell surface and cell-associated mucilage (where present) in a number of cultured and environmental algae. Lectin-binding activity was markedly different between laboratory-cultured and environmental samples of the same species. Sugar composition of the cyanobacterium Anabaena cylindrica varied with growth cycle, although no clear pattern of change was observed. Akinetes typically showed lectin-binding activity higher than that of the vegetative cells or heterocysts throughout the growth cycle. Algae with mucilage showed greater lectin binding, indicating that mucilage contained more surface sugars accessible to the lectin probe compared with the cell wall surface. A low level of galactose and N-acetyl galactosamine (detected by peanut agglutinin) was associated with the surface mucilage of most algal species. Relatively high amounts of mannose, glucose, and N-acetyl glucosamine (detected by Concanavalin A, phytohaemagglutinin, and pokeweed mitogen) were also present. Lectin binding was shown to be a highly specific and sensitive approach to the examination of cell surface chemistry of both cultured and environmental algae and to the study of biodiversity in phytoplankton. Correspondence: School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, 3.614 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, U.K.     

Enzymatic studies of the extracellular mucilage of two aquatic hyphomycetes,Lemonniera aquatica andMycocentrospora filiformis

The effect of three carbohydrate-digesting enzymes, β-glucuronidase, lyticase and α-mannosidase and three proteolytic enzymes, α-chymotrypsin, papain and pronase E, on the strength of conidial attachment ofLemonniera aquatica andMycoentrospora filiformis was determined using the LH_Fowler cell Adhesion Measurement Module. Carbohydrate-digesting enzyme treatments showed significant differences in number of attached and detached, conidia versus control samples; little or no effect was observed for the proteolytic enzymes. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy showed different degrees of mucilage digestion by the carbohydrate-digesting enzymes on the germ hyphae, hyphae subtending appressoria, and appressoria of the two species. The loss of mucilage integrity and decrease in mucilage thickness were more pronounced on the hyphal sheaths than on the appressorial sheaths. Lyticase caused the most severe damage to the mucilage and cytoplasm of both fungi, particularlyL. aquatica. β-Glucuronidase and α-mannosidase exhibited more effective mucilage digestion onM. filiformis than onL. aquatica. Results indicate that the mucilage of the two species is mainly polysaccharide, containing more β-1,3-glucans than β-glucuronide and α-mannosyl residues. Variability of mucilage composition exists between these species and also between different structures of the same fungus.     

PROBING THE SURFACE OF LIVING DIATOMS WITH ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY: THE NANOSTRUCTURE AND NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MUCILAGE LAYER1

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to investigate the topography and material properties of the mucilage layer of live cells of three benthic diatoms, the marine species Crasepdostauros australis E. J. Cox and Nitzschia navis‐varingica Lundholm et Moestrup and the freshwater species Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg. Contrary to previous studies, we show that this surface mucilage layer displays unique nanostructural features. In C. australis, tapping mode images revealed a soft mucilage layer encasing the silica cell wall, consisting of a smooth flat surface that was interrupted by regions with groove‐like indentations, whereas force measurements revealed the adhesive binding of polymer chains. The elastic responses of these polymer chains, as they were stretched during force measurements, were successfully fitted to the worm‐like chain model, indicating the stretching of mostly single macromolecules from which quantitative information was extracted. In P. viridis, tapping mode images of cells revealed a mucilage layer that had the appearance of densely packed spheres, whereas force measurements exhibited no adhesion. In N. navis‐varingica, tapping mode images of the outer surface of this cell in the girdle region revealed the absence of a mucilage layer, in contrast to the other two species. In addition to these topographic and adhesion studies, the first quantitative measurement of the elastic properties of microalgal extracellular polymeric substance is presented and reveals significant spatial variation in the C. australis and P. viridis mucilage layers. This study highlights the capacity of AFM in elucidating the topography and mechanical properties of hydrated microalgal extracellular polymeric substance on a nanoscale.     

Generalist entomopathogens as biological indicators of deforestation and agricultural land use impacts on Waikato soils

The relative abundance of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi was estimated for 10 sites in each of indigenous forest, pasture, and cropland habitats by baiting soil samples with Galleria larvae. The steinernematid Steinernema feltiae (Filip) was the dominant nematode, occurring in soils from all three habitat types. The heterorhabditid Heterorhabditis zelandica Poinar was recovered only from soils of podocarp (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (A. Rich.)) forests. Galleria infection by nematodes was higher in soils from forest habitat than in soils from pasture and cropland. Among the sampled forests, nematode infection was higher in soils from podocarp stands than those from broadleaf stands. The deuteromycete fungi Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin, and Paecilomyces cf. cicadae (Miquel) Samson, and a Entomophthorales zygomycete, tentatively identified as a Tarchium species, were recovered from the Galleria baits. Infection of Galleria by B. bassiana and M. anisopliae occurred in soils from all habitat types, while that by P. cicadae occurred only in soils from forest habitats. Tarchium was recovered from a single pasture site. The frequency of Galleria infection by these entomopathogenic fungi collectively, and by B. bassiana alone, was higher in pasture soils than in soils from either forest or cropland. These results are discussed in relation to disturbance effects of land use changes and the potential role of generalist entomopathogens as biological indicators of soil health.     

Selection of a Highly Virulent Fungal Isolate,Metarhizium anisopliae Ma TB 101, for Control of Taro Beetle,Papuana uninodis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Fungal isolates (31 Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae , five M. anisopliae var majus , three Beauveria bassiana and four B. brongniartii ) originating from a wide range of geographical locations, insect species and soil types were tested against Papuana uninodis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). In a first test series, spores were applied topically to third-instar larvae and adults. The most effective strain against P. uninodis larvae and adults was Ma TB 101, a M. anisopliae isolate from adult P. woodlarkiana . For adults, strain Ma FI 384, a M. anisopliae from Popillia japonica , was almost equally effective. The 11 most effective isolates (nine M. anisopliae var. anisopliae , one B. brongniartii and one B. bassiana ) with LT values of less than 6 weeks in 50 adults and/or less than 4 weeks in larvae were tested for their efficacy against adults and larvae of P. uninodis by application of spores to soil (107 spores/g). Ma TB 101 was significantly more effective against both adults and larvae (LT ca. 10 days) than all other isolates (LT > 50 50 3 weeks). Two other M. anisopliae strains, Ma F 248 from soil and Ma FI 384 from P.japonica , were more effective than most isolates in adults. The latter three M. anisopliae isolates were tested in a concentration series against third-instar larvae and adults. Mortality was concentration related. Isolates Ma F 248 and Ma FI 384 did not achieve 50% mortality within the test period at concentrations lower than 107 spores/g of soil or feed. For concentrations of Ma TB 101 from 1 107 to 2 105 spores/g the LT ranged from 13 to 30 days in adults and 12 to 24 50 days in third-instar larvae. Accordingly, concentrations causing 50% mortality (LC ) for Ma 50 TB 101 were significantly lower than for the two other M. anisopliae isolates tested.