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James H. Cane 《Arthropod-Plant Interactions》2018,12(5):657-662
Among associations of plants and their pollinating bees, mutually specialized pairings are rare. Typically, either pollen specialist (oligolectic) bees are joined by polylectic bees in a flowering species’ pollinator guild, or specialized flowers are pollinated by one or more polylectic bees. The bee Andrena astragali is a narrow oligolege, collecting pollen solely from two nearly identical species of death camas (Toxicoscordion, formerly Zigadenus). Neurotoxic alkaloids of these plants are implicated in sheep and honey bee poisoning. In this study, T. paniculatum, T. venenosum and co-flowering forbs were sampled for bees at 15 sites along a 900-km-long east–west transect across the northern Great Basin plus an altitudinal gradient in northern Utah’s Bear River Range. Only A. astragali bees were regularly seen visiting flowering panicles of these Toxicoscordion. In turn, this bee was never among the 170 bee species caught at 17 species of other prevalent co-occurring wildflowers in the same five state region (38,000 plants surveyed). Our field pollination experiments show that T. paniculatum is primarily an outcrosser dependent on pollinator visitation for most capsule and seed set. Thus, both A. astragali and two sister species of Toxicoscordion are narrowly specialized and co-dependent on each other for reproduction, illustrating a rare case of obligate mutual specialization in bee–plant interactions. 相似文献
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James H. Cane 《Arthropod-Plant Interactions》2017,11(3):257-261
Four species of western US Osmia (3 Cephalosmia) that are Asteraceae specialists (mesoleges) were observed using a stereotypical means of collecting pollen—abdominal drumming—to gather pollen from 21 flowering species representing nine tribes of Asteraceae. Abdominal drumming is a rapid dorso-ventral motion of the female’s abdomen (467 pats/min) used to directly collect and place pollen in the bee’s ventral scopa. A co-occurring generalist, O. lignaria, never drummed Asteraceae flowers for pollen, but instead used its legs to harvest pollen. Observed drumming by several other osmiines is noted. A different pollen-harvesting behavior, abdominal tapping, is described for two eucerine bees (Melissodes agilis and Svastra obliqua), both oligolectic for the Asteraceae. The behavior also involves a dorso-ventral motion, but they tap their distal abdominal venter against disk flowers at a slower tempo (304 taps/min). These females’ distal sternites have distinctly dense and long hair brushes for acquiring pollen by this behavior. Brief accounts of similar abdominal pollen gathering behaviors by other megachilids are summarized. 相似文献
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Zaichao Xu Lixiang Cao Jun Liu Hongming Tan Zujun Deng 《Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins》2018,10(4):748-754
Bacterial species of Bacillus, Lactobacillus, and Bifidobacterium in the intestinal tract have been used as probiotics. Selections for probiotic candidates by the culture-based approaches are time-consuming and labor-consuming. The aim of this study was to develop a new method based on sequencing strategies to select the probiotic Bacillus, Lactobacillus, and Bifidobacterium. The Illumina-based sequencing strategies with different specific primers for Bacillus, Clostridium, and Bifidobacterium were applied to analyze diversity of the genera in goat feces. The average number of different Bacillus, Clostridium, and Bifidobacterium OTUs (operational taxonomic units) at the 97% similarity level ranged from 1922 to 63172. The coverage index values of Bacillus, Clostridium, and Bifidobacterium calculated from the bacterial OTUs were 0.89, 0.99, and 1.00, respectively. The most genera of Bacillus (37.9%), Clostridium (53%), and Bifidobacterium (99%) were detected in goat feces by the Illumina-based sequencing with the specific primers of the genera, respectively. Higher phylogenetic resolutions of the genera in goat feces were successfully established. The results suggest that the selection for probiotic Bacillus, Clostridium, and Bifidobacterium based on the Illumina sequencing with their specific primers is reliable and feasible, and the core Bacillus, Clostridium, and Bifidobacterium species of healthy goats possess the potentials as probiotic microbial consortia. 相似文献
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Zhirong Peng Dong Zeng Qiang Wang Lili Niu Xueqin Ni Fuqin Zou Mingyue Yang Hao Sun Yi Zhou Qian Liu Zhongqiong Yin Kangcheng Pan Bo Jing 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2016,32(5):79
It has been established beyond doubt that giant panda genome lacks lignin-degrading related enzyme, gastrointestinal microbes may play a vital role in digestion of highly fibrous bamboo diet. However, there is not much information available about the intestinal bacteria composition in captive giant pandas with different ages. In this study, we compared the intestinal bacterial community of 12 captive giant pandas from three different age groups (subadults, adults, and geriatrics) through PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and real-time PCR analysis. Results indicated that microbial diversity in the intestine of adults was significantly higher than that of the geriatrics (p < 0.05), but not significant compared to the subadults (p > 0.05). The predominant bands in DGGE patterns shared by the twelve pandas were related to Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. Additionally, in comparison to healthy individuals, antibiotic-treated animals showed partial microbial dysbiosis. Real-time PCR analyses confirmed a significantly higher abundance of the Lactobacillus in the fecal microbiota of adults (p < 0.05), while other bacterial groups and species detected did not significantly differ among the three age groups (p > 0.05). This study revealed that captive giant pandas with different ages showed different intestinal bacteria composition. 相似文献
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Rodnei Dennis Rossoni Marisol dos Santos Velloso Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo Carolina Pistille Martins Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge Juliana Campos Junqueira 《Folia microbiologica》2018,63(3):307-314
Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen and can grow as yeast or filaments, depending on the environmental conditions. The filamentous form is of particular interest because it can play a direct role in adherence and pathogenicity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of three clinical strains of Lactobacillus on C. albicans filamentation as well as their probiotic potential in pathogen-host interactions via an experimental candidiasis model study in Galleria mellonella. We used the reference strain Candida albicans ATCC 18804 and three clinical strains of Lactobacillus: L. rhamnosus strain 5.2, L. paracasei strain 20.3, and L. fermentum strain 20.4. First, the capacity of C. albicans to form hyphae was tested in vitro through association with the Lactobacillus strains. After that, we verified the ability of these strains to attenuate experimental candidiasis in a Galleria mellonella model through a survival curve assay. Regarding the filamentation assay, a significant reduction in hyphae formation of up to 57% was observed when C. albicans was incubated in the presence of the Lactobacillus strains, compared to a control group composed of only C. albicans. In addition, when the larvae were pretreated with Lactobacillus spp. prior to C. albicans infection, the survival rate of G. mellonela increased in all experimental groups. We concluded that Lactobacillus influences the growth and expression C. albicans virulence factors, which may interfere with the pathogenicity of these microorganisms. 相似文献
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Madeleine M. Ostwald Selina A. Ruzi Kaitlin M. Baudier 《Journal of Insect Behavior》2018,31(5):503-509
Social insect colonies are high-value foraging targets for insectivores, prompting the evolution of complex colony defensive adaptations as well as specialized foraging tactics in social insect predators. Predatory ants that forage on other social insects employ a diverse range of behaviors targeted at specific prey species. Here, we describe a solitary foraging strategy of the ant Ectatomma tuberculatum, on nest guards of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. We observed multiple instances of E. tuberculatum ambushing and successfully capturing the hovering and standing guards of T. angustula near nest entrances. The unique hovering behavior of the guard caste of this bee species, an adaptation to frequent cleptoparasitism by other stingless bees, may make these guards particularly vulnerable to ground-based, ambush attacks by E. tuberculatum. Likewise, the behavior of the foraging ants appears to adaptively exploit the defensive formations and activity patterns of these bees. These observations suggest an adaptive and targeted predatory strategy aimed at gathering external guard bees as prey from these heavily fortified nests. 相似文献
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Yuko Matsuda Otomi Cho Takashi Sugita Daiki Ogishima Satoru Takeda 《Mycopathologia》2018,183(4):691-700
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Baneshwar Singh Tawni L. Crippen Longyu Zheng Andrew T. Fields Ziniu Yu Qun Ma Thomas K. Wood Scot E. Dowd Micah Flores Jeffery K. Tomberlin Aaron M. Tarone 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2015,99(2):869-883
Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a blow fly genus of forensic, medical, veterinary, and agricultural importance. This genus is also famous because of its beneficial uses in maggot debridement therapy (MDT). Although the genus is of considerable economic importance, our knowledge about microbes associated with these flies and how these bacteria are horizontally and trans-generationally transmitted is limited. In this study, we characterized bacteria associated with different life stages of Lucilia sericata (Meigen) and Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) and in the salivary gland of L. sericata by using 16S rDNA 454 pyrosequencing. Bacteria associated with the salivary gland of L. sericata were also characterized using light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results from this study suggest that the majority of bacteria associated with these flies belong to phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes, and most bacteria are maintained intragenerationally, with a considerable degree of turnover from generation to generation. In both species, second-generation eggs exhibited the highest bacterial phylum diversity (20 % genetic distance) than other life stages. The Lucilia sister species shared the majority of their classified genera. Of the shared bacterial genera, Providencia, Ignatzschineria, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Vagococcus, Morganella, and Myroides were present at relatively high abundances. Lactobacillus, Proteus, Diaphorobacter, and Morganella were the dominant bacterial genera associated with a survey of the salivary gland of L. sericata. TEM analysis showed a sparse distribution of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in the salivary gland of L. sericata. There was more evidence for horizontal transmission of bacteria than there was for trans-generational inheritance. Several pathogenic genera were either amplified or reduced by the larval feeding on decomposing liver as a resource. Overall, this study provides information on bacterial communities associated with different life stages of Lucilia and their horizontal and trans-generational transmission, which may help in the development of better vector-borne disease management and MDT methods. 相似文献
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Callin M. Switzer Katja Hogendoorn Sridhar Ravi Stacey A. Combes 《Arthropod-Plant Interactions》2016,10(1):1-8
Many bees collect pollen by grasping the anthers of a flower and vibrating their flight muscles at high frequencies—a behavior termed sonication, or buzz-pollination. Here we compare buzz-pollination on Solanum lycopersicum (cherry tomatoes) by two bees that fill similar niches on different continents—in Australia, Amegilla murrayensis (blue-banded bee), and in North America, Bombus impatiens (bumblebee). We collected audio recordings of buzz-pollination and quantified the frequency and length of buzzes, as well as the total time spent per flower. We found that A. murrayensis buzzes at significantly higher frequencies (~350 Hz) than B. impatiens (~240 Hz) and flaps its wings at higher frequencies during flight. There was no difference in the length of a single buzz, but A. murrayensis spent less time on each flower, as B. impatiens buzzed the flower several times before departing, whereas A. murrayensis typically buzzed the flower only once. High-speed videos of A. murrayensis during buzz-pollination revealed that its physical interaction with the flower differs markedly from the mechanism described for Bombus and other bees previously examined. Rather than grasping the anther cone with its mandibles and shaking, A. murrayensis taps the anther cone with its head at the high buzzing frequencies generated by its flight muscles. This unique behavior, combined with its higher buzzing frequency and reduced flower visit duration, suggests that A. murrayensis may be able to extract pollen more quickly than B. impatiens, and points to the need for further studies directly comparing the pollination effectiveness of these species. 相似文献
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Qin Yang Yan Fu Yongqing Wang Lunpei Liu Xingyuan Li Shu Peng 《Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement》2018,38(5):61
As observed in other self-incompatible species in the Pyrinae subtribe, loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) demonstrates gametophytic self-incompatibility that is controlled by the S-locus, which encodes a polymorphic stylar ribonuclease (S-RNase). This allows the female reproductive organ (style) to recognize and reject the pollen from individuals with the same S-alleles, but allows the pollen from individuals with different S-alleles to effect fertilization. The S-genotype is therefore an important consideration in breeding strategies and orchard management. In an attempt to optimize the selection of parental lines in loquat production, the S-RNase alleles of 35 loquat cultivars and their 26 progeny, as well as five wild loquat species, were identified and characterized in this study. The best pollinizer cultivar combinations were also explored. A total of 28 S-alleles were detected, 21 of which constituted novel S-RNase alleles. The S-haplotypes S2 and S6 were the most frequent, followed by S 29 , S 31 , S 5 , S 24 , S 28 , S 33 , S 34 , S 32 , and S 15 , while the rare alleles S 1 , S 9 , S 14 , S 16 , S 17 , S 18 , S 19 , S 20 , S 21 , S 22 , S 23 , S 27 , and S 35 were only observed in one of the accessions tested. Moreover, the S-genotypes of five wild loquat species (E. prinoides, E. bengalensis, E. prinoides var. dadunensis, E. deflexa, and E. japonica) are reported here for the first time. The results will not only facilitate the selection of suitable pollinators for optimal orchard management, but could also encourage the crossbreeding of wild loquat species to enhance the genetic diversity of loquat cultivars. 相似文献
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The possibility to obtain diploid hybrids by pollination of allotetraploid wild potato species Solanum acaule and S. stoloniferum plants with fertile pollen of S. tuberosum dihaploids was demonstrated for the first time. Dihaploid hybrids have arisen with comparatively high frequency (from 12.5 to 33.3%). They were characterized by high regularity of meiosis and high fertility. They easily crossed with S. tuberosum dihaploids, forming viable progeny. This seems prospective for effective introgression of valuable genetic gene pool of wild allotetraploid potato species in breeding material of S. tuberosum on the diploid level. 相似文献
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Pollen ultrastructure has been studied in two relict and rare species of the genus Aristolochia, A. contorta Bunge and A. manshuriensis Kom. (Aristolochiaceae). Both species have inaperturate, spheroidal, sometimes distally monocolpate or distally bicolpate pollen grains. The equatorial and polar axes of pollen grain in A. manshuriensis are 48.5 and 44.0 μm, respectively. The percentage of defective pollen grains in A. manshuriensis is 3.4%. The fossulate, perforated exine is up to 2.3 μm in thickness; the sexine and the nexine are almost equal in thickness. In A. contorta, the equatorial axis of pollen grain is 36.6 μm: the defectiveness percentage, 24.5%. The exine is verrucate, up to 0.3 μm in thickness, while the sexine is two to three times thicker than the nexine. The pollen germination experiments have shown that pollen of A. manshuriensis, in contrast to A. contorta, can germinate in 10–20% sucrose at 22°С. These data and the high percentage of pollen defectiveness in A. contorta indicate that the androecium function in this species is reduced. The reduction of the androecium function is evidenced by a small amount of pollen grains in anthers or empty anthers and a high percentage of defective pollen grains. 相似文献
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Measurements of the pollen size in 5 species of Taraxacum sect. Palustria at three levels of ploidy: 2n = 3x = 24 (T. paucilobum), 2n = 4x = 32 (T. vindobonense, T. trilobifolium), 2n = 5x = 40 (T. mendax) and one taxon of unknown number of chromosomes 2n = ? (T. portentosum) are presented in this paper. Obtained results indicate a lack of distinct positive correlation between the pollen size and ploidy in the studied group of plants. Distinct relationship was, however, found between ploidy and the range of pollen size and shape variability. Most variable were the pollen grains of triploid T. paucilobum and the least — those in pentaploid T. mendax. Ranges of pollen variability in tetraploid T. trilobifolium and T. vindobonense and in T. portentosum of unknown number of chromosomes showed intermediate values. 相似文献
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The rewarding orchid Epipactis flava was studied in NW Thailand. Its flowers were visited by a wide range of insects, most of which served as pollinators. The most frequent pollen bearers were (in decreasing order): the cricket Homoeoxipha lycoides, stingless bees of the Tetragonula testaceitarsis/hirashimai complex, hoverflies of subfam. Syrphinae, the wasp Polybioides gracilis and sweat bees of subfam. Halictinae. We found no evidence of a link between the rheophytic habit of E. flava and its pollinator fauna. Whereas most pollinators visited the flowers to feed on nectar, females of Episyrphus alternans (Syrphidae: Syrphinae) were observed to oviposit despite the absence of prey for their young. Hence, we suggest that dual pollination systems contribute to the opportunist strategy of E. flava, and we discuss, in a phylogenetic framework, how the strategy fits in with those previously reported for Epipactis sect. Arthrochilium. The elastic attachment of the epichile (a universal trait in sect. Arthrochilium) was found to promote outcrossing, and we hypothesize that loss of the elastic hinge has provided a key innovation facilitating recurrent evolution of obligate autogamy in sect. Epipactis (which is nested in sect. Arthrochilium). 相似文献
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Saeid Javadi Khederi Mohammad Khanjani Mansur Gholami Giovanni Luigi Bruno 《Experimental & applied acarology》2018,74(1):25-41
As the main source of lipids and proteins in honey bees, pollen is a major nutrient provider involved in development and health and has been studied for tolerance stimulation against pathogens and parasites. In the case of Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman (Acari, Mesostigmata: Varroidae) parasitization, the lack of a complete laboratory system to rear both the bee larva and the acarian parasite limited the studies concerning larval nutrition effects on the bee tolerance and resistance against varroatosis. Due to the development of this complete rearing protocol, we managed to feed young honey bee larvae with pollen supplemented solutions and to study the effect on their later development under parasitism conditions. In our experimental conditions, pollen influences neither the deformity rate, nor the survival of bees both parasitized and unparasitized. However, pollen extract supplementation seems to significantly impact the weight of the spinning bee larvae without having an effect on the physiological weight loss during pupation, so the differences found at the larval stage remain the same as at emergence. Varroa has a deleterious effect on bee pupae and led to a steady increase of the physiological weight loss experienced during metamorphosis. Interestingly, this ponderal loss associated with Varroa parasitization seems to be reduced in the polyfloral pollen supplementation condition. Altogether, this work is to our knowledge the first to study in laboratory conditions the impact of larval nutrition on the tolerance to parasitism. A diverse pollen diet may be beneficial to the bees’ tolerance against V. destructor parasitism. 相似文献
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Hailong Chen Zhilai Wang Haibo Cai Changlin Zhou 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2016,32(9):153
S-Adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM), which exists in all living organisms, serves as an activated group donor in a range of metabolic reactions, including trans-methylation, trans-sulfuration and trans-propylamine. Compared with its chemical synthesis and enzyme catalysis production, the microbial production of SAM is feasible for industrial applications. The current clinical demand for SAM is constantly increasing. Therefore, vast interest exists in engineering the SAM metabolism in cells for increasing product titers. Here, we provided an overview of updates on SAM microbial productivity improvements with an emphasis on various strategies that have been used to enhance SAM production based on increasing the precursor and co-factor availabilities in microbes. These strategies included the sections of SAM-producing microbes and their mutant screening, optimization of the fermentation process, and the metabolic engineering. The SAM-producing strains that were used extensively were Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia pastoris, Candida utilis, Scheffersomyces stipitis, Kluyveromyces lactis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Corynebacterium glutamicum, and Escherichia coli, in addition to others. The optimization of the fermentation process mainly focused on the enhancement of the methionine, ATP, and other co-factor levels through pulsed feeding as well as the optimization of nitrogen and carbon sources. Various metabolic engineering strategies using precise control of gene expression in engineered strains were also highlighted in the present review. In addition, some prospects on SAM microbial production were discussed. 相似文献
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Tingting Guo Chenchen Zhang Yongping Xin Min Xin Jian Kong 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2016,43(5):681-689
Prophage vB_LdeS-phiJB (phiJB) was induced by mitomycin C and UV radiation from the Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus SDMCC050201 isolated from a Chinese yoghurt sample. It has an isometric head and a non-contractile tail with 36,969 bp linear double-stranded DNA genome, which is classified into the group a of Lb. delbrueckii phages. The genome of phiJB is highly modular with functionally related genes clustered together. Unexpectedly, there is no similarity of its DNA replication module to any phages that have been reported, while it consists of open-reading frames homologous to the proteins of Lactobacillus strains. Comparative genomic analysis indicated that its late gene clusters, integration/lysogeny modules and DNA replication module derived from different evolutionary ancestors and integrated into a chimera. Our results revealed a novel chimeric phage of commercial Lb. delbrueckii and will broaden the knowledge of phage diversity in the dairy industry. 相似文献
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Jakub Nowosad Alfred Stach Idalia Kasprzyk Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko Małgorzata Puc Łukasz Grewling Anna Pędziszewska Agnieszka Uruska Dorota Myszkowska Kazimiera Chłopek Barbara Majkowska-Wojciechowska 《Aerobiologia》2016,32(3):453-468
The aim of the study was to create and evaluate models for predicting high levels of daily pollen concentration of Corylus, Alnus, and Betula using a spatiotemporal correlation of pollen count. For each taxon, a high pollen count level was established according to the first allergy symptoms during exposure. The dataset was divided into a training set and a test set, using a stratified random split. For each taxon and city, the model was built using a random forest method. Corylus models performed poorly. However, the study revealed the possibility of predicting with substantial accuracy the occurrence of days with high pollen concentrations of Alnus and Betula using past pollen count data from monitoring sites. These results can be used for building (1) simpler models, which require data only from aerobiological monitoring sites, and (2) combined meteorological and aerobiological models for predicting high levels of pollen concentration. 相似文献
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Using bioinformatics analysis, the homologs of genes Sr33 and Sr35 were identified in the genomes of Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, and Triticum urartu. It is known that these genes confer resistance to highly virulent wheat stem rust races (Ug99). To identify amino acid sites important for this resistance, the found homologs were compared with the Sr33 and Sr35 protein sequences. It was found that sequences S5DMA6 and E9P785 are the closest homologs of protein RGAle, a Sr33 gene product, and sequences M7YFA9 (CNL-C) and F2E9R2 are homologs of protein CNL9, a Sr35 gene product. It is assumed that the homologs of genes Sr33 and Sr35, which were obtained from the wild relatives of wheat and barley, can confer resistance to various forms of stem rust and can be used in the future breeding programs aimed at improvement of national wheat varieties. 相似文献
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Honggen Zhang Lijia Zhang Hua Si Yongshen Ge Guohua Liang Minghong Gu Shuzhu Tang 《Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement》2016,36(7):102
Three-line japonica hybrids have been developed mainly on Chinsurah Boro II (BT)-type cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines of Oryza sativa L., but the unstable sterility of some BT-type CMS lines, and the threat of genetic vulnerability when using a single cytoplasm source, have inhibited their use in rice cultivation. Previously, the sterility of Honglian (HL)-type japonica CMS lines derived from common red-awned wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) has been proven to be more stable than that of BT-type japonica CMS lines. Here, we genetically characterized HL-type japonica CMS lines and the restorer-of-fertility (Rf) gene for breeding HL-type japonica hybrids. HL-type japonica CMS lines displayed stained abortive pollen grains, unlike HL-type indica CMS lines. The BT-type japonica restorer lines, which contain Rf, had different capabilities to restore HL-LiuqianxinA (HL-LqxA), an HL-type japonica CMS line, and the restorers for the HL-type japonica CMS lines could be selected from the preexisting BT-type japonica restorers in rice production. A genetic analysis showed that the restoration of normal fertility to HL-LqxA was controlled by a major gene and was affected by minor effector genes and/or modifiers. The major Rf in SiR2982, a BT-type japonica restorer, was mapped to a ~100-kb physical region on chromosome 10, and was demonstrated to be Rf5 (Rf1a) by sequencing. Furthermore, Rf5 partially restored fertility and had a dosage effect on HL-type japonica CMS lines. These results will be helpful for the development of HL-type japonica hybrids. 相似文献