Genetic Variation in Wild and Hatchery Stocks of Suminoe Oyster (Crassostrea ariakensis) Assessed by PCR-RFLP and Microsatellite Markers

Genetic variation in wild Asian populations and U.S. hatchery stocks of Crassostrea ariakensis was examined using polymerase chain reactions with restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of both the mitochondrial COI gene and the nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 region and using 3 microsatellite markers. Hierarchical analysis of molecular variance and pairwise comparisons revealed significant differentiation (P < 0.05) between samples from the northern region, represented by collections from China and Japan, and 2 of 3 samples from southern China. PCR-RFLP patterns were identified that were diagnostic for the northern (N-type) and southern (S-type) groups. Microsatellite marker profiles were used to assign each oyster to one of the two northern or two southern populations. Results for more than 97% of the oysters were consistent with the PCR-RFLP patterns observed for each individual in that oysters with N-type patterns were assigned to one of the northern populations and those with S-type patterns to one of the southern populations. At one site of the Beihai (B) region in southern China a mix of individuals with either the N-type or S-type PCR-RFLP genotypes was found. No heterozygotes at the nuclear ITS-1 locus were found in the sample, possibly indicating reproductive isolation in sympatry. Microsatellite assignment test results of the B individuals were also consistent with identifications as either the N-type or S-type based on PCR-RFLP patterns. The parental population for one hatchery stock was this B sample, which initially was composed of almost equal numbers of northern and southern genetic types. After hatchery spawns, however, more than 97% of the progeny fell into the northern genetic group by PCR-RFLP and microsatellite assignment test analyses, indicating that the individuals with the southern genotype contributed little to the spawn, owing to gametic incompatibility, differential larval survival, or a difference in timing of sexual maturity. Overall, results suggested that oysters collected as C. ariakensis in this study, and likely in other studies as well, include two different sympatric species with some degree of reproductive isolation.     

Development of Novel Microsatellite DNA Markers from the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas

We document the potential of novel microsatellites as a genetic tool in furthering our understanding of the Crassostrea gigas genetic structure. From the microsatellite-enriched libraries we constructed, 123 repeat regions that had sufficient sequence information to design polymerase chain reaction primer sets were isolated. From these, 9 primer pairs were screened in a C. gigas population of 67 individuals to evaluate the genetic variability. All but 1 of the 9 loci showed allelic variation (number of alleles, 2–20; observed heterozygosity, 0.119–0.925; unbiased expected heterozygosity, 0.139–0.914). Considerable discrepancy of genotypic proportions from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed at 1 locus with an apparent heterozygote deficiency. Several loci were successfully amplified in 3 other related species with the appropriate allele size: 6 loci in C. sikamea, 4 loci in C. ariakensis, and 5 loci in C. nippona.     

太平洋牡蛎养殖与野生群体遗传变异的微卫星研究

应用微卫星标记技术研究5个中国太平洋牡蛎养殖群体和2个日本太平洋牡蛎野生群体的遗传变异。研究中所使用的7个微卫星位点在养殖和野生群体中都显示出了高多态性,平均等位基因数为19.1～29.9,平均期待杂合度为0.916～0.958。养殖群体和野生群体的平均等位基因丰度及观察杂合度没有显著性差异。遗传分化系数及等位基因杂合度分析显示所有的群体间都有显著性差异。构建的NJ树中,7个群体聚为3支,养殖群体和野生群体可以清楚地分开,在养殖群体中又分为南北两支。分配检验中,97%～100%的正确率证明了微卫星标记在群体识别分析中的可行性。本研究结果对太平洋牡蛎管理模式的设计和选择育种具有重要意义。     

Development and Characterization of EST-SSR Markers in the Eastern Oyster <Emphasis Type="Italic">Crassostrea virginica</Emphasis>

Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed from expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). ESTs of the eastern oyster were downloaded from GenBank and screened for SSRs with at least eight units of dinucleotide or five units of tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexa-nucleotide repeats. The screening of 9101 ESTs identified 127 (1.4%) SSR-containing sequences. Primers were designed for 88 SSR-containing ESTs with good and sufficient flanking sequences. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification was successful for 71 primer pairs, including 19 (27%) pairs that amplified fragments longer than expected sizes, probably due to introns. Sixty-six pairs that produced fragments shorter than 800 bp were screened for polymorphism in five oysters from three populations via polyacrylamide gels, and 53 of them (80%) were polymorphic. Fifty-three polymorphic SSRs were labeled and genotyped in 30 oysters from three populations via an automated sequencer. Five of the SSRs amplified more than two fragments per oyster, suggesting locus duplication. The remaining 48 SSRs had 2 alleles per individual, including 11 with null alleles. In the 30 oysters analyzed, the SSRs had an average of 9.3 alleles per locus, ranging from 2 to 24. Forty-three loci segregated in a family with 100 progeny, with nine showing significant deviation from Mendelian ratios (three after Bonferroni correction). Seventy percent of the loci were successfully amplified in C. rhizophorae and 34% in C. gigas. This study demonstrates that ESTs are valuable resources for the development of SSR markers in the eastern oyster, and EST-derived SSRs are more transferable across species than genomic SSRs.     

Genetic by environmental variation but no local adaptation in oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

Functional trait variation within and across populations can strongly influence population, community, and ecosystem processes, but the relative contributions of genetic vs. environmental factors to this variation are often not clear, potentially complicating conservation and restoration efforts. For example, local adaptation, a particular type of genetic by environmental (G*E) interaction in which the fitness of a population in its own habitat is greater than in other habitats, is often invoked in management practices, even in the absence of supporting evidence. Despite increasing attention to the potential for G*E interactions, few studies have tested multiple populations and environments simultaneously, limiting our understanding of the spatial consistency in patterns of adaptive genetic variation. In addition, few studies explicitly differentiate adaptation in response to predation from other biological and environmental factors. We conducted a reciprocal transplant experiment of first‐generation eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) juveniles from six populations across three field sites spanning 1000 km in the southeastern Atlantic Bight in both the presence and absence of predation to test for G*E variation in this economically valuable and ecologically important species. We documented significant G*E variation in survival and growth, yet there was no evidence for local adaptation. Condition varied across oyster cohorts: Offspring of northern populations had better condition than offspring from the center of our region. Oyster populations in the southeastern Atlantic Bight differ in juvenile survival, growth, and condition, yet offspring from local broodstock do not have higher survival or growth than those from farther away. In the absence of population‐specific performance information, oyster restoration and aquaculture may benefit from incorporating multiple populations into their practices.     

用微卫星标记分析皱纹盘鲍群体的遗传变异

利用微卫星标记技术, 对皱纹盘鲍山东长岛和辽宁獐子岛的两个野生群体以及山东崆峒岛一个养殖群体的遗传变异进行了分析。对6个微卫星基因座的多态性进行了评估, 各基因座的多态信息含量(PIC)值均大于0.5, 适合对鲍群体遗传结构的分析。结果表明, 这6个基因座在3个皱纹盘鲍群体中共获得57个等位基因, 等位基因数(A)平均为9.50, 有效等位基因数(N_e)平均为5.8572, 平均杂合度观测值(H_o)和期望值(^H_e)分别为0.6925和0.7966; 两个野生群体的杂合度观测值(H_o)和期望值(H_e)均高于养殖群体。上述结果为保护和利用皱纹盘鲍的遗传多样性提供了依据。     

Structure of Amylase Genes in Populations of Pacific Cupped Oyster (Crassostrea gigas): Tissue Expression and Allelic Polymorphism

Using the previously determined complementary DNA Sequence of Crassostrea gigas amylase (Y08370), we designed several oligonucleotide primers and used them with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology to characterize oyster amylase gene sequences. Two genes encoding 2 different amylases were characterized and sequenced. The 2 genes are similarly organized with 8 exons and 7 introns. Intron insertions are found at the same location in the 2 genes. Sizes and nucleotide sequences are different for the different introns inside each gene and different for the corresponding introns in the 2 genes. Comparing the 2 genes, around 10% of the nucleotides are different along the exons, and comparing the 2 deduced protein sequences, a mean value of 10.4% of amino acids are changed. Genes A and B encode mature proteins of, respectively, 500 and 499 amino acids, which present 94% similarity. A microsatellite (TC₃₇) that constitutes the largest part of intron 4 of gene A has been used as a polymorphic marker. A method consisting of a PCR step followed by EcoRI digestion of the obtained fragments was used to observe polymorphism in these 2 genes. Six and 4 alleles for genes A and B, respectively, have been sequenced, leading to a maximum of 2.9% base change. The 2 genes are ubiquitously expressed in the different digestive tissues with quantitative differences. Gene A is strongly expressed in the digestive gland and at a lower level in stomach, while gene B is preferentially expressed in the labial palps. The microsatellite repeat was used in the analysis of 4 populations of Crassostrea gigas from the French Atlantic coast. A high level of polymorphism observed with 30 different alleles of gene A inside the populations should allow their characterization using the mean value of the microsatellite allelic distribution. These populations showed a low level of differentiation (F _st between 0 and 0.011); however, the population of Bonne Anse appeared to be distinguished from the other populations.     

Interindividual variation of malate dehydrogenase activity in the oyster Crassostrea virginica

Intertidal environments are dynamic, stressful niches and variation in physiological parameters may determine distribution and survival of individuals in a population. We demonstrated that mitochondria of the oyster Crassostrea virginica oxidize malate more readily than other Krebs cycle intermediates and investigated the level of interindividual variability in oyster malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activity and total protein content in muscle tissues. Both MDH activity and total protein evidenced a high level of interindividual variation in heart and adductor among a sample of more than 50 oysters. Normalization to total DNA failed to explain the variation in either MDH activity or protein content of phasic adductor and explained less than 40% of the variation in heart. This range of MDH titers defines a continuum of biochemical phenotypes important for understanding the relative selection forces operative on metabolic pathways within the muscles of the oyster.     

AFLP-Based Genetic Linkage Maps of the Pacific Oyster <Emphasis Type="Italic">Crassostrea gigas</Emphasis> Thunberg

Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) were used for genome mapping in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas Thunberg. Seventeen selected primer combinations produced 1106 peaks, of which 384 (34.7%) were polymorphic in a backcross family. Among the polymorphic markers, 349 were segregating through either the female or the male parent. Chi-square analysis indicated that 255 (73.1%) of the markers segregated in a Mendelian ratio, and 94 (26.9%) showed significant (P < 0.05) segregation distortion. Separate genetic linkage maps were constructed for the female and male parents. The female framework map consisted of 119 markers in 11 linkage groups, spanning 1030.7 cM, with an average interval of 9.5 cM per marker. The male map contained 96 markers in 10 linkage groups, covering 758.4 cM, with 8.8 cM per marker. The estimated genome length of the Pacific oyster was 1258 cM for the female and 933 cM for the male, and the observed coverage was 82.0% for the female map and 81.3% for the male map. Most distorted markers were deficient for homozygotes and closely linked to each other on the genetic map, suggesting the presence of major recessive deleterious genes in the Pacific oyster.     

利用微卫星标记分析蛋鸡配套系的遗传关系

选用20个微卫星标记分析了2001年和2002年引进的H高产蛋鸡配套系祖代各品系之间的遗传关系,计算杂合度、多态信息含量(PIC)、有效等位基因数、Nei氏遗传距离等统计量,分析了品系内和品系间的遗传变异,并采用非加权类平均法(UPGMA)对各品系进行聚类。结果显示：每个微卫星位点的平均等位基因数为3．250,平均有效等位基因数为2．395,20个微卫星标记共有等位基因65个,各位点的PIC在0．102—0．729之间变动,平均为0．454;各位点杂合度的变动范围是0．108—0．765,各品系杂合度的分布范围是从A2001的0．390到D2001的0．452之间,各品系的杂合度较低,群体内变异较小。配套系各品系是经过高度选育的,所以群体内变异较小,本研究结果与育种实际相符合,也从另一方面说明了品系的遗传特征能够由各微卫星位点的多态性得到真实的反映。A、B两系之间的遗传距离为0．005—0．016,遗传相似系数大于0．984;C、D两系之间的遗传距离为0．094～0．119,遗传相似系数为0．900左右。这些结果表明,A、B应为同一个品系或遗传关系非常近的两个品系,C、D是两个遗传关系较远的品系。     

利用微卫星标记分析四川8个地方鸡品种遗传多样性

通过选用30个多态性较好的微卫星标记,检测了四川省8个地方鸡品种：峨嵋黑鸡、泸宁鸡、旧院黑鸡、米易鸡、石棉草科鸡、凉山崖鹰鸡、兴文乌骨鸡、沐川乌骨鸡的遗传多样性。利用等位基因频率计算出各群体的平均遗传杂合度（H）、多态信息含量（PIC）和群体间的DA遗传距离。结果表明：30个微卫星位点中有24个微卫星位点在8个鸡群体中的多态信息含量均为高度多态,可作为有效的遗传标记用于各鸡品种的遗传多样性和系统发生关系的分析。各鸡种的杂合度都较高,平均杂合度范围是0.629~0.681,最高的是泸宁鸡（0.681）,最低的是旧院黑鸡（0.629）。据分析可能是由于交通闭塞,形成了家禽品种的多种多型,而且杂合度的高低与PIC值的大小体现了较高的一致性。对DA遗传距离的计算表明：用UPGMA法进行聚类分析,结果8个鸡品种被聚为3类：Ⅰ类：峨嵋黑鸡、米易鸡、泸宁鸡、旧院黑鸡聚为一类。米易鸡、泸宁鸡先聚在一起,然后又与峨嵋黑鸡在较近的距离聚在一起,然后再与旧院黑鸡聚在一起;Ⅱ类：石棉草科鸡、兴文乌骨鸡、沐川乌骨鸡聚为一类。兴文乌骨鸡、沐川乌骨鸡在较近的距离聚在一起,然后又与石棉草科鸡在较近的距离聚在一起;Ⅲ类：凉山崖鹰鸡独自聚为一类。这与几个鸡品种的来源、分化、选育历史及地理分布是一致的。     

Genetic Diversity Between Japanese and Chinese Threeline Grunt (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Parapristipoma trilineatum</Emphasis>) Examined by Microsatellite DNA Markers

Threeline grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum) distributes around the southwestern coast of Japan and the east coast of China. The Chinese P. trilineatum was imported by Japan as an aquacultural seed because of its rapid growth compared with that of the Japanese P. trilineatum. The Japanese P. trilineatum differs from the Chinese P. trilineatum in some quantitative traits, and it has been suggested that these two P. trilineatum populations are genetically different. In order to identify the population structures around Japan and China, 5 local populations of the Japanese P. trilineatum and 2 local populations of the Chinese P. trilineatum were analyzed using 4 microsatellite DNA markers. Significant differences were detected between Japanese and Chinese P. trilineatum and among samples of Chinese P. trilineatum; however, among the samples of Japanese P. trilineatum, no significant differences were detected. These results suggest that care must be taken to prevent the escape of the Chinese P. trilineatum from culture cages around the Japanese coast, in order to preserve the genetically different population structures of Japanese and Chinese P. trilineatum.     

琴叶风吹楠资源遗传多样性的AFLP分析

为研究濒危植物琴叶风吹楠(Horsfieldia pandurifolia)的遗传多样性,利用AFLP分子标记技术,对采自云南省西双版纳州、临沧市的8个居群共56份琴叶风吹楠样品进行了分析。结果表明,琴叶风吹楠在物种水平的多态性较高,多态性百分率为75.16%;在居群水平,平均多态性百分率为36.20%;AMOVA分析表明,琴叶风吹楠的遗传变异主要存在于居群内(75.45%),而居群间的变异仅为24.55%;mantel检验结果表明,地理距离和遗传距离存在不显著的正相关(r=0.119 7, P=0.321 0);基于遗传相似性系数,对8个居群进行了UPGMA聚类分析,在遗传相似性系数0.951处可将8个居群聚为3组。这些为琴叶风吹楠的保护和开发利用提供了理论依据,并提出了保护建议。     

洋桔梗品种遗传多样性的AFLP分析

该研究以洋桔梗(Eustoma grandiflorum)2个品种‘玛丽艾基粉色’和‘圣剑白底紫边’为试材,提取叶片DNA,经过EcoRⅠ/MseⅠ双酶切、连接、预扩增、选择性扩增,建立了洋桔梗的AFLP最佳反应体系;并以64个常用引物组合进行扩增,得到154个多态性条带,从中筛选出扩增条带较多且多态性较好的4个引物组合(E-ACA/M-CTC,E-ACC/M-CAC,E-AGC/M-CTT,E-ACT/M-CAG),其多态位点百分率均值为24.36%。利用上述4个引物组合,以最佳反应体系为基础,构建了7个常见洋桔梗品种的AFLP指纹图谱,统计7个品种各4个引物组合在1 000~300bp区间7个区段的扩增条带,并将各个品种的AFLP指纹图谱转换成各品种4组7位数构成的28位特异数字指纹,极大地方便了种质比较及鉴定;7个品种间的遗传相似系数介于0.683 5~0.860 8之间,平均值为0.774 6。研究结果为进一步进行洋桔梗的种质研究及利用奠定了基础。     

Localization of the bacterial agent of juvenile oyster disease (Roseovarius crassostreae) within affected eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica)

The bacterium Roseovarius crassostreae causes seasonal mortalities among commercially produced eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) grown in the Northeastern United States. Phylogenetically, the species belongs to a major lineage of marine bacteria (the Roseobacter clade), within which Roseovarius crassostreae is the only known pathogen to be isolated in laboratory culture. The objective of the current study was to determine the location and nature of R. crassostreae interactions with oysters affected by juvenile oyster disease (JOD). Scanning electron microscopy of diseased individuals revealed abundant colonization of the inner shell surfaces by bacteria which were morphologically similar to R. crassostreae. The same types of cells were also observed on and within layers of host-derived conchiolin on the inner valves. Most bacterial cells were alive as determined by the use of a fluorescent viability stain. Further, most were clearly attached at the cell poles, which is consistent with the ability of R. crassostreae to express polar fimbriae. When material from the pallial fluid, soft tissue and inner valve surfaces was cultured, the highest numbers of R. crassostreae were recovered from the inner valves. These samples also contained the greatest abundance of R. crassostreae as a percentage of total colonies. Cloning and sequencing of 16S rRNA genes provided culture-independent evidence of the numerical dominance of R. crassostreae among the bacterial consortia associated with the inner shell surfaces of JOD-affected animals. The ability of R. crassostreae to colonize shell and conchiolin is consistent with the described JOD-pathology and may aid the bacteria in avoiding hemocyte-mediated killing.     

Characterization of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica Gmelin) Chromosomes by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Bacteriophage P1 Clones

Chromosome identification is an essential step in genomic research, which so far has not been possible in oysters. We tested bacteriophage P1 clones for chromosomal identification in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). P1 clones were labeled with digoxigenin-11-dUTP using nick translation. Hybridization was detected with fluorescein-isothiocyanate-labeled anti-digoxigenin antibodies and amplified with 2 layers of antibodies. Nine of the 21 P1 clones tested produced clear and consistent FISH signals when Cot-1 DNA was used as a blocking agent against repetitive sequences. Karyotypic analysis and cohybridization positively assigned the 9 P1 clones to 7 chromosomes. The remaining 3 chromosomes can be separated by size and arm ratio. Five of the 9 P1 clones were sequenced at both ends, providing sequence-tagged sites that can be used to integrate linkage and cytogenetic maps. One sequence is part of the bone morphogenetic protein type 1b receptor, a member of the transforming growth factor superfamily, and mapped to the telomeric region of the long arm of chromosome 2. This study shows that large-insert clones such as P1 are useful as chromosome-specific FISH probes and for gene mapping in oysters.     

Use of Competitive PCR to Detect and Quantify Haplosporidium nelsoni Infection (MSX disease) in the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

This study was undertaken to develop a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay that would improve the utility of PCR for detecting Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX), a serious parasite of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. A competitive PCR sequence was generated from the H. nelsoni small subunit ribosomal DNA fragment, originally described by Stokes and colleagues, that was amplified by the same PCR primers and had similar amplification performance. Assays performed using competitor dilutions ranging from 0.05 to 500 pg/μl DNA were used to test oyster samples designated using histological techniques as having ``light' or ``heavy' MSX infections. Visual diagnoses were confirmed equally well with three methods: densitometry of ethidium-bromide-stained agarose, densitometry of SYBRGreen-stained polyacrylamide gels, and analysis by GeneScan 3.0 of fluorescent products detected in ultrathin gels. Oysters diagnosed as negative for MSX tested as negative or light by PCR. Oysters with light MSX infections generally had less than 5 pg/μl infectious DNA. Oysters with heavy infections generally corresponded to 5 pg/μl or greater competitor dilutions. Received September 3, 1999; accepted March 3, 2000.     

感病与抗病圭亚那柱花草遗传多样性的AFLP分析

圭亚那柱花草(Stylosanthes guianensts Swartz)原产中南美洲及非洲,是一种重要的热带豆科牧草,已在我国华南热带、南亚热带地区种植并利用.由胶孢炭疽菌(Colletotrichum gloeosporioides(Penz.)Sacc.)引起的炭疽病是柱花草的主要病害.采用扩增片段长度多态性(AFLP)技术分析了42个圭亚那柱花草品系的遗传多样性,同时对其抗病性进行了接种鉴定.从96个选择性引物对中筛选出较好的4个,分别对42个圭亚耶柱花草品系进行扩增,共获得出225条带,其中多态性带215条,平均多态性水平为95.5%,表现出高度的多态性.采用NTSYS-pc软件计算了品系间的遗传相似系数,其变化范围为0.31～0.95.根据非加权成对平均数法(uPGMA)进行聚类分析,建立了42个品系的聚类树系图,以所有品系的平均遗传相似系数0.48为阈值,共分为5类.主成分分析表明:第一主成分和第二主成分对全部品系间遗传变异的贡献率分别为56.04%和6.40%,并建立了品系间相互关系的二维图,各品系在二维图中的分布与UPGMA分类相吻合.抗病性鉴定结果表明:各品系对两种典型的病原菌的抗性有差异,其中抗病品系对两种病原菌的抗病相关系数达到0.904,表明抗病品系对两种病原菌有共同抗性.此外,抗病品系在UPGMA聚类中呈随机分布.这些结果表明,AFLP技术是分析圭亚那柱花草遗传多样性的有效方法.