Differentiation of Three Varieties of Rhizoctonia circinata; var. circinata, var. oryzae and var. zeae on the Basis of Cellular Fatty Acid Composition

Cellular fatty acid analysis was employed to differentiate three varieties of Rhizoctonia circinata ; var. circinata , var. oryzae and var. zeae . Eight fatty acids including myristic (14 : 0), pentadecanoic (15 : 0), palmitic (16 : 0), palmitoleic (16 : 1  cis 9), stearic (18 : 0), oleic (18 : 1  cis 9), linoleic (18 : 2  cis 9,12) and linolenic (18 : 3  cis 9,12) acids were present in isolates of all three varieties of R. circinata . Heptadecanoic acid (17 : 0) was detected in isolates of R. circinata var. zeae but not in isolates of R. circinata var. circinata or R. circinata var. oryzae . Palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids were the major fatty acids found, comprising 94–98% of the whole-cell fatty acid content. The remaining fatty acids were present in small amounts. Based on the composition (%) of fatty acids, isolates of R. circinata var. circinata , R. circinata var. oryzae and R. circinata var. zeae were clearly differentiated into three groups as shown by principal component and cluster analyses. This finding agrees well with the grouping of R. circinata into three varieties based on differences in colony morphology of the vegetative state. In principal component and cluster analysis, isolates of R. circinata var. circinata from Japan and Alaska were indistinguishable.     

水稻白叶枯病菌的母株与单细胞系的遗传与致病性差异的分析

由水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryxae pv.oryxae)引发的稻白叶枯病是水稻生产上的重要病害.水稻白叶枯菌自然群体是由包括基本无毒性的弱毒菌在内的不同致病型组成的混合群体,代表自然群体的原始菌株的致病力与其毒力结构紧密相关.     

中国、日本和菲律宾水稻白叶枯病菌的母株与单细胞系的遗传与致病性差异的分析

以J3、IS1112、IS1113和ERIC为引物对17组(56株)来自中国、日本和菲律宾的水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae)代表菌株和它们的单细胞系进行IS-PCR和Rep-PCR扩增以及田间致病性鉴定,研究母株和单细胞系之间的遗传和致病性变异.结果表明:1)母株与单细胞系属于同一分子谱型的比率依次为:52.9%(J3)、23.5%(IS1112)、29.4%(IS1113)和35.3%(ERIC); 2)综合4个引物的PCR扩增结果,采用UPGMA聚类,母株与其全部单细胞系相似率在90%以上的组群占29.4%,差异率达到30%～41%的组群占参试组群的52.9%;以带位相似率80%为簇界,参试菌可以划分为15簇,来自中国、日本和菲律宾的9个组的母株和单细胞系聚合在同一簇中,占参试菌的52.9%,说明三国病菌在遗传上存在高度相关性;三国病菌都存在簇群差异,以菲律宾茵系变异最大,如Pxo79和Pxo112母株和单细胞系各分在不同的3簇中,Pxo79、Pxo86、Pxo99和Pxo112等菌系的母株和单细胞系之间的差异率达到了41%;结果证明:母株是\"由遗传上有不同程度差异的细胞\"组成的混合体.3)田问致病性测定表明,母株与其单细胞系毒力不同的有15组,占88.2%,说明母株是由毒力不同的单细胞系组成的混合体,但病原菌的分子谱型以及遗传分簇与致病型之间没有相关性.     

中国部分板栗品种坚果表型及营养成分遗传变异分析

以中国板栗主产区山东等10个省份97个板栗品种为材料,对其坚果表型性状及营养成分进行遗传变异分析。结果显示:（1）97个板栗品种间存在广泛的遗传变异,坚果表型性状及营养成分指标品种间差异均达到极显著水平;遗传变异系数均较大,最大达到0.378,遗传潜力较大;且所有性状重复力均在0.928及以上,受自身遗传因素控制较强。（2）坚果长度等表型性状间呈极显著正相关关系,淀粉含量等营养成分指标间为正相关关系,而表型性状与营养成分指标间表现为负相关关系,据此可将坚果表型性状、品质性状作为两个相互独立又有一定关联的综合因子。（3）进一步利用坚果表型和营养成分8个指标对97个板栗品种进行主成分分析,并结合多重比较结果,综合选出具有单个或多个性状优势的43个品种。研究认为,选出的43个板栗品种具有果粒较大,或营养价值较高,或二者特性兼有,初步选择为果型或品质优良的板栗品种资源材料。     

Threshold effects of food concentration on the skeletal morphology of the bryozoan Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Many palaeontological studies rely heavily on characteristics of the preserved phenotype, i.e. the morphology of skeletal hard parts. Although the potential for environmental influences on the phenotype is expected, rarely is the magnitude of the effects quantifiable relative to genetic factors. The clonal/colonial body plan of Bryozoa allows for the partitioning of morphological variance into its genetic and environmental factors addressing the question of, ‘how much phenotypic variation is induced in a population by changing a single environmental factor?’ The effects of variation of food concentration on whole‐colony growth rate and on zooid size/morphology can be profound in bryozoans. Here we test experimentally food effects on the skeletal phenotype of the bryozoan Electra pilosa (Linnaeus, 1767), an encrusting sheet‐like bryozoan. A threshold effect was observed for the relationship between zooecium size and food concentration. Very low concentrations resulted in stunted colonies with small zooecia, but at low to intermediate concentrations a close relationship existed with zooecium size. Maximum zooecium size occurred at submaximal food concentration and submaximum zooecium size occurred at higher food concentrations. Previous studies that have reported no effect of food availability on zooecium size assessed food concentration effects at higher concentrations than were effective in the present study. In the absence of other factors, variation in zooecium size is minimal and unchanging at moderate to high food concentrations. Greater variation in zooecium size is expected at and below threshold food concentrations. We show that the preservable phenotype of these specimens subjected to controlled and induced environmental variation also records information with genetic significance.     

Genetic basis of photoperiodic control of summer and winter diapause in geographic ecotypes of the rice stem maggot, Chlorops oryzae

Chlorops oryzae Matsumura (Diptera: Chloropidae) is bivoltine in northern Japan but trivoltine in the southern part of the country. Larvae of the bivoltine strain (Akita, 39° N) develop without delay under L14:D10 but enter summer diapause in the mature larval stage under L15:D9. In contrast, larvae of the trivoltine strain (Aichi, 35° N) develop quickly under L15:D9 but enter summer diapause under L14:D10. The genetic basis of their different summer-diapause behavior was analyzed by reciprocal crossing between the two ecotypes and backcrossing to the hybrids. Although a polygenic system seems to be involved, there is a single gene on the X-chromosome exerting a major effect on summer diapause. The northern bivoltine ecotype has a longer critical photoperiod for the induction of winter diapause in the first larval stage and remains in diapause longer than the southern trivoltine ecotype. The differences in the critical photoperiod and the winter diapause duration between the two ecotypes seem to be controlled by a polygenic system but again a sex-linked or closely linked gene (or genes) plays a major role. The two geographic ecotypes differ significantly in summer- and winter-diapause traits, both of which are characterized by sex-linked inheritance. Despite this, no apparent sterility or inviability in hybrids between the ecotypes occurs.     

草坪禾草丝核菌的核相研究

2003～2005年从上海市、浙江省、山东省、河南省和陕西省草坪褐斑病的97份病株标本中,分离得到了73个丝核菌分离物,其寄主包括多年生黑麦草Lolium perenne、高羊茅Festuca arundinacea、草地早熟禾Poa pratensis、匍匐翦股颍Agrostis palustris、结缕草Zoysia japonica和狗牙根Cynodon dactylon。用载玻片培养法和DAPI染色法对各分离物菌丝进行了染核观察。结果73个分离菌株可区分为单核丝核菌、双核丝核菌和多核丝核菌三大类,可能属于多个物种。单核丝核菌在中国为首次报道,同时也是其侵染草坪禾草的首次报道。     

环境因素对DNA甲基化的影响

在哺乳动物中, DNA甲基化是指在DNA 甲基转移酶(DNA-methyl transferase, DNMT)的作用下, 以S-腺苷甲硫氨酸提供甲基供体, 将其甲基转移到脱氧胞嘧啶环第5位碳原子形成甲基化脱氧胞嘧啶的共价修饰。DNA甲基化改变组蛋白和DNA之间的相互作用, 使染色质构象发生改变从而影响基因的表达, 总体来说DNA甲基化水平与基因的表达呈负相关。越来越多的报道证实, 环境因素可以影响表观遗传修饰, 其并没有涉及遗传信息的改变, 所以在一定范围内可以解释表型变化。文章围绕环境因素(温度、营养供给、异常化学因子、早期环境刺激和辐射等)对DNA甲基化产生的影响进行综述, 这些影响包括亲代和子代DNA甲基化的改变及子代行为和表型变化等方面, 以期进一步阐释环境因素与基因互作的关系。     

广东省水稻纹枯病菌遗传多样性与致病力分化的研究

利用随机引物扩增多态性DNA（PAPD）分子标记技术分析了来自广东省7个县市48个水稻纹枯病菌菌株的遗传多样性,以筛选出的10个随机引物对菌株进行PAPD－PCR扩增,共产生了98个PAPD分子标记,其中89．9％的片段具有多态性。48菌株间的遗传相似性系数（以Nei基因一致度表示）在0．56－0．949之间,用UPGMA和类分析可将它们分为5个RAPD遗传聚类群（A、B、C、D、E）,相同地区来源的菌株基本上聚类在同一组群内。在温室中对供试菌株进行致病性测定,结果表明所有菌株对水稻品种Tetep都有致病性,菌株间致病力差异显著（α＝0．05）,病情指数范围为0．73－18．7,平均感指病指数为5．24。试验分析结果表明水稻纹枯病菌具有丰富的遗传多样性,不同县市的菌株存在很大的遗传分化现象（FST＝0．579）,RAPD遗传聚类群的划分与菌株的地理来源有明显的相关性,但菌株的致病力差异与菌株的来源、遗传聚类组群的划分没有明显的相关性。