纵观虫草（真菌）的来世今生

虫草为一类具有悠久利用历史的真菌。随着研究的逐渐深入,虫草的概念也随之改变,同时也带来了机遇和挑战。虫草已由独处深闺变得与人们生活密切相关。本文从概念出发,对虫草的研究历史、物种界定、分类研究,以及开发应用前景进行了综述和展望。     

冬虫夏草菌和蛹虫草菌的研究现状、问题及展望

冬虫夏草菌和蛹虫草菌是两种最著名的虫草菌。从分类学地位、分布、生活史及有性生殖类型、寄主范围、遗传多样性、分子遗传学和基因组学、生态学、人工栽培及产品开发等方面对冬虫夏草菌和蛹虫草菌的研究现状进行总结,指出了研究中存在的一些问题,并对研究前景进行展望。     

产虫草素真菌资源的研究现状及应用前景

虫草素是中国传统中药冬虫夏草中特有活性成分,它具有抗肿瘤、抗病毒、调节免疫、治疗白血病等多种功效,作为一种新的抗菌素,虫草素已成为一个研究热点。人工合成虫草素过程复杂且产量极低,且会产生毒副产品,含有虫草素的天然材料稀少,高效率提取纯化工艺有待于优化。本文对虫草素的菌株来源、测定方法、提取方法、国内外研究现状及应用前景进行了总结,提出通过资源调查拓宽虫草素来源,找出虫草素合成酶活性更好的菌种,为降低生产成本、提高生物合成量,提供相应的基因和种质资源,为其进入更加广泛的使用范围奠定基础。     

虫草素生理功效的研究进展

综述了虫草素生理功效的研究进展。虫草素的分子结构为3′-脱氧腺苷,它具有抗菌、抗病毒、抗肿瘤、调节免疫等作用,在医药、食品等领域具有广阔的应用前景。     

北虫草栽培残基中主要活性物质含量分析及评价

对北虫草栽培残基中蛋白质、虫草素等主要营养及活性物质含量分析,为其资源化合理利用研究提供参考。采用反相高效液相色谱法测定氨基酸含量,半微量凯氏定氮法测定粗蛋白,稀酸碱处理法测定粗纤维含量,旋光度法测量淀粉含量,电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定矿质元素钙及磷含量,苯酚硫酸法测定多糖的含量,高效液相色谱法测定虫草素。结果显示,北虫草栽培残基中主要营养成分氨基酸、粗蛋白、粗纤维、淀粉、含量检测分别为8. 17%、18. 4%、4. 9%、43. 1%;矿质元素钙及磷含量分别为0. 09%、0. 46%;主要活性成分虫草多糖含量可达4. 8%,与子座含量(5. 1%)相当;虫草素含量0. 318%,显著高于子座(0. 166%)中虫草素含量。结果表明,北虫草栽培残基中除富含蛋白质、氨基酸、淀粉等营养物质外,还含有虫草素、虫草多糖等北虫草特有的活性物质,具有较大营养价值。北虫草栽培残基综合利用资源化研究应用前景广阔。     

我国虫草产业发展现状、问题及展望——虫草产业发展金湖宣言

虫草是寄生于昆虫、少数真菌和植物体上的一类真菌,是广义虫草属Cordyceps s.l.真菌的总称,是具有营养、保健和医疗功效的宝贵生物资源。目前我国的虫草产业涉及了冬虫夏草Ophiocordyceps sinensis、蛹虫草Cordyceps militaris、蝉花Isaria cicadae及其相关真菌,已经形成了一个巨大的产业,实现了较高的经济价值和社会效益。本文从产业发展历史、产品研发、功效及市场等方面对我国虫草产业发展现状进行了总结,结合最新科学研究进展,分析了虫草产业中存在的一些问题,提出了促进产业健康发展的建议,并对产业前景进行了展望。     

两种北虫草硒含量的比较

目的:比较富硒北虫草和普通北虫草的总硒含量、无机硒含量和有机硒含量。方法:采用紫外分光光度法测定富硒北虫草和普通北虫草的总硒含量和无机硒含量,然后通过计算得出有机硒含量。结果:富硒北虫草中总硒含量高于普通北虫草70倍左右,而有机硒含量则大约是普通北虫草的100倍,且富硒北虫草中有机硒含量为总硒含量的97%左右。结论:鞍山华宇生物科技有限公司开发的富硒北虫草中有机硒的含量明显高于普通北虫草,具有良好的使用前景。     

雪峰虫草的研究现状、问题及展望

虫草是我国具有特殊意义的重要药用真菌资源,其人工培育、药效成分和药理作用等相关研究备受学者关注。雪峰虫草是近年来在湖南省雪峰山系发现的一种新虫草资源,与冬虫夏草亲缘关系近,在洞口县民间替代冬虫夏草用于治疗癌症、咳嗽及提高免疫力等。结合自身研究工作,对近年来雪峰虫草的发现与生长习性调研、虫草菌分离、虫菌复合体培育、子座人工培育、化学成分分析以及药理作用研究等方面进行了详细阐释。根据雪峰虫草的特性,以及当前虫草研究趋势,分析了目前雪峰虫草存在的问题,提出了雪峰虫草研究的新思路和价值。     

蛹虫草组学研究进展

作为虫草属的模式种,蛹虫草是目前虫草类真菌中研究和应用最为广泛的物种之一。随着基因组序列的公布,蛹虫草组学水平的研究近年来取得了明显的进展。本文从基因组、线粒体基因组、甲基化组、转录组、蛋白质组、代谢网络等角度对蛹虫草组学水平的研究现状进行综述,期望对进一步推动蛹虫草的深入研究提供帮助。     

虫草菌素药理学研究进展

虫草菌素是一种脱氧核苷类似物,对多种疾病都有潜在的治疗作用。综述了国内外虫草菌素药理学的研究概况,主要概括了虫草菌素在调节免疫、抗肿瘤、抗真菌、抗病毒、抗白血病、降血糖、降血脂等方面的研究进展。提出了虫草菌素在临床应用时存在的问题,并对如何开展虫草菌素药理学研究及其应用进行了展望。     

New Lineages of Elaphocordyceps Harboring in Lichen Thalli

All species of Elaphocordyceps parasitize the fungal genus Elaphomyces, except for three species growing on scarabid beetle larvae or cicada nymphs. During our study on the diversity of culturable endolichenic fungi, some Elaphocordyceps species are found widely harboring in lichen thalli. A total of 64 fungal strains belonging to Elaphocordyceps were isolated from 42 lichen samples respectively collected from 5 provinces of China and the Antarctic. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS nrDNA shows that these endolichenic fungi are possibly heterospecific. The endophytic fungi of plant often provide benefits to their hosts. However, the endolichenic fungi may be parasites or nutrient competitors of the mycobiont, because they have to obtain nutrient components from mycobionts or photobionts. Our study partly proves this hypothesis, since most known species of Elaphocordyceps are parasites of fungi.     

冬虫夏草无性型研究概况*

文献调查结果表明与冬虫夏草有关的无性型菌种已报道有22个学名,涉及13个属。针对这些名称上存在的命名问题本文展开了讨论,并评述了不同名称与冬虫夏草的关系及其有关菌种的研究进展。在已报道的分离菌种中,作为新种正式描述的名称有8个,其中6个为合格发表,其余2个未能满足名称合格发表的条件;还有4个名称在文献中作为新种提到,但没有合格发表的出处,也有一例只提到名称而无其他要素;另有5个名称则只有属名,尚未鉴定到种的水平。中国被毛孢为多个独立的研究证明为冬虫夏草的无性型,还有3个无性型名称已被证明不可能是冬虫夏草的无性型。其他无性型名称与冬虫夏草的关系有待进一步验证。文中对与冬虫夏草有关的菌种定名、无性型分离和验证方法、复无性型现象,以及有关学名问题作了讨论。     

中国AM真菌的生物多样性

菌根是真菌与植物根系所建立的互惠共生体 ,其中以丛枝菌根在自然界中分布最广。AM真菌遍布各生态系统 ,不仅大量分布于农田和森林土壤 ,而且还广泛存在于多种逆境环境中。绝大多数的植物包括苔鲜、蕨类、裸子植物、被子植物都能被AM真菌侵染。我国的AM真菌研究始于 2 0世纪 80年代 ,迄今为止 ,已经对多种生态环境中多种寄主植物根围的AM真菌进行了调查研究 ,共报道了 7个属的 99种AM真菌。本文从物种多样性、生境多样性和寄主多样性等三个方面概括介绍了 2 0年来我国在AM真菌生物多样性研究中取得的进展 ,并探讨了未来的研究动向。     

古尼虫草与亚香棒虫草亲缘关系初探

目的：用分子生物学方法,对古尼虫草和亚香棒虫草进行研究,对其寄主昆虫COI（cytochrome oxidase subunit I,细胞色素氧化酶亚基I）和真菌ITS（Internal Transcribed Sequence,内转录间隔区）区的基因序列进行比较,以确定两者亲缘关系。方法：在古尼虫草和亚香棒虫草性状研究的基础上,对两者来源真菌ITS区和寄主昆虫COI基因进行了PCR扩增和序列测定,对序列进行比对分析,并与GenBank核酸序列数据库中的序列进行BLAST检索比对。结果：发现古尼虫草和亚香棒虫草的来源真菌ITS区和寄主昆虫COI基因序列均有较高相似度。结论：古尼虫草和亚香棒虫草有较近的亲缘关系。     

粤北一种虫草分离菌的抗酵母现象

CR 95 1 2是一株分离自粤北一种虫草的无孢丝状真菌 ,经培养初步鉴定为无孢菌目(^{Agonomycetales})的丝核菌属 (^Rhizoctonia)。对包括革兰氏阳性及阴性细菌、放线菌、丝状真菌和酵母菌在内的 2 6株致敏菌株的抗性测定表明 ,CR 95 1 2对包括红酵母属 (^Rhodotorula)、酵母属 (^{Saccharomyces})、毕赤氏酵母属 (Pichia)和隐球酵母属 (^Cryptoc     

Molecular and morphological studies of Paecilomyces sinensis reveal a new clade in clavicipitaceous fungi and its new systematic position

The type materials of Paecilomyces sinensis, including herbarium specimen and ex-type strain, were re-examined to clarify its relationships with other species. Morphological observations on the strain grown in various culture media revealed that the fungus was morphologically related to Polycephalomyces, since it produced conidial mass and lanceolate or narrowly lageniform phialides. Six genes, including ITS, nrSSU, nrLSU, tef1, rpb1 and rpb2, were amplified from the type materials and used in phylogenetic analyses to determine the systematic position of the fungus in the framework of clavicipitaceous fungi. The results place P. sinensis with Polycephalomyces formosus, the type species of Polycephalomyces, and Cordyceps ramosopulvinata forming a clade unaffiliated with the known families of clavicipitaceous fungi. Based on both morphological and molecular data, a new combination, Polycephalomyces sinensis, is proposed for Paecilomyces sinensis. The new clade found in this study is designated as Polycephalomyces clade and expands the phylogenetic diversity for clavicipitaceous fungi. The teleomorph–anamorph connection between Berkelella and Polycephalomyces previously conceived cannot be retained as the type species of Polycephalomyces, P. formosus, is closely linked to species of Cordyceps s.l. in the new clade.     

Genetic variation of Cordyceps sinensis, a fruit-body-producing entomopathogenic species from different geographical regions in China

Cordyceps sinensis is one of the most valuable medicinal fungi in the Orient. It is naturally distributed in the eastern extension area of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, at an altitude over 4000 m high. In order to investigate genetic variation and evolutionary relationships of C. sinensis from different geographical regions, 17 isolates of C. sinensis were collected from different provinces and the complete sequences of rDNA ITS were determined. On the basis of 5.8S rDNA and ITS region analysis, it was clearly shown that the ITS sequences within C. sinensis are highly homologous regardless of geographical origin. The distance values between the sequences in this study were lower than 0.03. This implied that C. sinensis from different geographic regions are the same species; they are not different species or a species complex. The results also showed that distance values between C. sinensis and Hirsutella sinensis are of the same order as those within C. sinensis from different geographic regions. This confirmed our previous results that C. sinensis should only have H. sinensis as its asexual stage whatever the geographic region from which the samples were collected. An rDNA ITS clone library was established to obtain further evidence for the interpretation of the fungal community structure from C. sinensis and to confirm the accuracy of the taxonomic identities produced by directly sequencing the rDNA ITS region. The discrimination between intraspecies of C. sinensis might provide additional data for the authentication of medicinal material at the species or intraspecies level.     

Entomogenous fungi in tropical forest ecosystems: an appraisal

Abstract. 1. Species of the genus Cordyceps (Ascomycotina; Clavicipitales) are the commonest fungi encountered on arthropods in tropical forests.
2. The asexual states of Cordyceps may occur in conjunction with or separately from the perfect state and are classified in the genera Hirsutella, Hymenostilbe, Nomuraea, Paecilomyces and Verticillium of the imperfect fungi (Deuteromycotina; Moniliales).
3. Most Cordyceps species have a restricted host range and this rigid host specificity, at the generic or tribal level, is especially evident in ant-fungal associations.
4. Pathogenicity was not tested but circumstantial evidence is presented which supports the view that Cordyceps species are primary pathogens of arthropods.
5. Observations of living, infected ants suggest that behavioural patterns are radically altered, possibly altruistically orientated.
6. It is thought that entomogenous fungi are involved in the regulation of arthropod populations and may help to maintain stability in tropical forest ecosystems.
7. The value of these organisms to man may be in the metabolites they produce rather than in their direct usage as biological control agents of insect pests.     

梵净山自然保护区的一些虫生真菌

本文报道了采自梵净山自然保护区的蛹虫草(Cordyceps militaris),下垂虫草(Co-rdyceps nutans),金龟子虫草(Cordyceps scarabaeicola),蝉拟青霉(Paecilomyces cicadae),撑拟青霉(Paecilomyces suffultus),爪哇拟青霉(Paecilomyces javanicus)和暗绿拟青霉(Paecilomyces atrovirens)等14种昆虫病原真菌。其中撑拟青霉为国内首次报道的新记录种,暗绿拟青霉为一新种。此新种能以(1)在查氏琼脂上菌落暗绿、生长缓慢;(2)瓶梗基部球顶长颈瓶形;和(3)柱形分生孢子聚集成迭瓦状长链与已知种相区别。     

水生丝孢菌研究进展

本文回顾了自1942年水生丝孢菌发现以来,该类群的研究进展。世界范围内已有约80属、200种的水生丝孢菌被报道。中国发现20属、28种。12属中的15种水生丝孢菌的有性阶段已发现,它们大多数是子囊菌,少数为担子菌。生理学研究证实,该类真菌普遍地可以分泌胞外多糖酶,从而能较好地利用多种碳源。其它生理特性,如氮源和矿物的需求等,本文也作了综述。一些植物寄生性水生丝孢菌也有报道。生态学研究表明,秋季和冬季是水生丝孢菌大发生季节。它们在水环境中的重要作用,文中也作了较详细的讨论。最后涉及的是水生丝孢菌的传布和陆生情况的发现。本文还对该类群真菌的研究前景作了展望。