低龄婴幼儿龋相关致龋微生物研究进展

低龄婴幼儿龋（Earlychildhoodcaries,ECC）发生、发展是由多种因素共同作用,多种微生物共同参与的复杂过程。因此、了解儿童口腔内致龋微生物的种类及其与龋病的相关关系,对预防和治疗儿童龋病有着重要意义。本研究就ECC相关致龋菌及菌斑生物膜研究进展作一综述。     

细菌菌群在宿主抗真菌防御机制中的研究进展

人类体表及体内存在着共生的丰富多样的大量微生物,即微生物群落。受遗传和免疫因素的影响,每个个体都有其特定的"微生物指纹"[1-2]。随着分子技术的发展,这些群落的多样性组成逐渐被揭开。近年来,微生物群落在免疫系统中发挥的作用受到了重视,这其中就包括抗真菌的宿主防御。细菌群落可通过定植抗力、抑制念珠菌毒力、维持上皮完整性、调节黏膜抗真菌免疫应答等方面参与抗真菌宿主防御。     

伴放线聚集菌与血链球菌、变异链球菌生态关系研究进展

人类口腔中定植的细菌有700余种,它们之间的相互关系与口腔疾病的发生、发展存在着密切的生态学联系。牙周病和龋病是人类常见的由口腔常驻细菌引起的细菌感染性疾病。牙周病是宿主的龈下正常微生物动态平衡被破坏,导致牙周袋的发生和牙槽骨的破坏等。     

影响变形链球菌生物膜形成因素的研究进展

龋病的发生发展过程中,致龋微生物生物膜(biofilm)形成是龋病发生的首要因素。变形链球菌(Streptococcus mutans)等在口腔生物膜内进行产酸代谢活动是产生龋病的直接原因。因此,控制S.mutans生物膜的形成可以减少龋病的发生、发展。本文就影响变形链球菌生物膜形成的因素研究进展做一综述。     

根际微生物组组装与植物健康

土壤微生物拥有高度多样化的群落结构,其通过与植物发生复杂的相互作用影响植物健康,也被称为植物的第二基因组。最近研究表明植物能通过改变根际分泌物的组成影响根际微生物群落的组装,反之,根际微生物群落组成的改变能够通过影响植物营养吸收和抵御生物及非生物胁迫的能力影响植物健康。除此之外,农艺管理也是影响土壤微生物群落组装方式的重要因素。但到目前为止,根际微生物与宿主植物及土壤微生物之间互作机制的研究尚不清楚。本文将从农艺管理和宿主植物对微生物群落组装的影响及根际微生物组对植物健康的影响进行总结,为增加作物产量提供机会。     

益生菌产品种类及其对口腔生态的影响

益生菌是具有生物活性,摄入适当量时可以对宿主产生有益作用的微生物,益生菌产品为含有益生菌的制品,主要有酸奶、奶酪等。益生菌在口腔环境中可以抑制多种病原菌的生长,包括致龋菌和牙周病原菌,本文就益生菌产品的现况、益生菌对龋病牙周病影响的临床研究做一综述。     

海水鱼类共附生细菌群落研究进展

与海水鱼类处于共生、共栖、寄生或附生关系的细菌群落,称之为海水鱼类共附生细菌群落。这类细菌群落生活在海水鱼体表(皮肤、鳃)以及体内(消化道和血液、肌肉、肝脏、肾脏等内部组织器官),它们彼此之间以及与宿主之间存在着极其密切的关系,并且对于宿主的健康生长具有重要作用。然而,由于目前对养殖系统中的微生物群落中的致病微生物缺乏有效控制措施,处于迅速发展中的养殖产业经受着相当严重的疾病问题。因而,生态健康养殖被提到议事日程上来,并且日益受到重视,其中微生物生态调控是极其重要的一个环节。由于目前相关的基础微生物生态学资料比较缺乏,尤其是在国内作为微生物生态的基本组成部分,与微生物病害发生有着直接关系的大多数海水养殖鱼类的共附生细菌群落研究资料相当缺乏。因此,很有必要开展海水养殖鱼类共附生细菌群落相关研究。在此背景下,从研究的目的和意义以及国内外研究现状包括宿主海水鱼类种类、共附生细菌群落类别、共附生细菌群落的影响因素、共附生细菌群落对宿主的作用等方面综述了海水鱼类共附生细菌群落的研究进展,并对此类研究趋势进行了展望,为开展相关研究提供一定的参考。     

儿童口腔微生物与乳牙早期龋研究进展

乳牙早期龋（Eady Childhood Caries,Ecc）是指发生在6岁以下儿童口腔中的龋病,是WHO在全世界范围内开展有关龋病预防的首要工作。据统计我国Ecc患病率可高达60％～80％,并有随着年龄的增长而增加的趋势,严重危害着我国少年儿童的生长发育。此外Ecc可以作为恒牙龋危险的预测指标：相对乳牙无龋病的儿童,乳牙患龋病的儿童有更高的恒牙患龋病的危险。     

伊宁地区维吾尔族和汉族3～5岁儿童重度龋危险因素的横断面调查

目的调查伊宁地区3~5岁维吾尔族和汉族儿童重度龋的流行情况及危险因素,为当地儿童龋病的防治提供科学依据。方法根据《第三次全国口腔健康流行病学调查方案》,采用多阶段、分层、整群抽样的方法,随机抽取伊宁地区城乡16所幼儿园的3~5岁维、汉两族儿童808名,对其进行口腔检查,并向家长发放问卷,对儿童的喂养方式、饮食习惯等方面进行调查,数据采用Logistic回归分析方法分析。结果伊宁地区儿童龋病的患病率为81.93%,龋均为4.45,重度婴幼儿龋的患病率为38.86%。多因素Logistic回归分析结果显示:年龄更大[OR=2.235,P0.001]、刷牙后/睡前进食情况频率更高[OR=1.742,P=0.011]、吃饼干、蛋糕更频繁[OR=1.698,P0.001]、孩子看电视时间更长[OR=1.365,P=0.021]是重度婴幼儿龋的危险因素;刷牙次数更多[OR=0.590,P=0.001]、帮助孩子刷牙[OR=0.724,P=0.003]是重度婴幼儿龋的保护因素。结论伊宁地区3~5岁维、汉两族儿童重度龋的患病率较高,应引起父母、幼儿园幼师、医务工作者的关注,开展婴幼儿龋的早期防治工作,以期降低当地儿童龋病的患病率,提高口腔健康水平。     

宿主遗传背景与肠道微生物互作研究进展

“微生物”这一名词指非常小的生物，如古菌、细菌、原生生物、真菌和病毒，肠道“微生物组”表示的是肠道微生物集合体。它们实际上共享宿主的身体空间，但作为宿主健康和疾病的决定因素却几乎被忽视。作为信息的集合，微生物组包括微生物的基因组数据、结构元件、代谢物和环境条件。最近对肠道微生物组的研究表明，微生物群落在维持宿主稳态和调节宿主表型上发挥着重要作用。随着包括二代测序(next-generation sequencing, NGS)在内的新技术的出现以及微生物群落序列谱等深入测定技术出现，人们对肠道微生物组与宿主遗传背景之间的关系有了许多见解。本文通过肠道微生物组学的概述，基于全基因组关联分析技术建立肠道微生物组学与宿主遗传之间联系，并对宿主遗传学与肠道微生物组的关系及未来发展前景进行探讨。     

人体鼻咽部微生物群落多样性研究进展

定殖于鼻咽部的微生物与人体始终处于动态生态平衡,对于维持人体健康发挥着重要作用,也与多种上呼吸道疾病的发生发展有密切关系。鼻咽部微生物之间及其与宿主之间的相互作用是引发人体上呼吸道疾病的重要因素。微生物的培养方法与分子生物学技术的结合使人们越来越深入地了解人体鼻咽部微生物群落的组成和结构。定殖于人体鼻咽部的微生物以肺炎链球菌(Streptococcus pneumoniae)和流感嗜血杆菌(Haemophilus influenzae)等潜在致病菌为主。本文将分别从鼻咽部微生物与机体的平衡关系、鼻咽部微生物群落的研究方法以及鼻咽部微生物群落的组成及其相互关系三个方面,综述近年来鼻咽部微生物群落结构的相关研究进展,从而为指导实践提供可靠的理论依据。     

Pyrosequencing Analysis of Oral Microbiota in Children with Severe Early Childhood Dental Caries

Severe early childhood caries are a prevalent public health problem among preschool children throughout the world. However, little is known about the microbiota found in association with severe early childhood caries. Our study aimed to explore the bacterial microbiota of dental plaques to study the etiology of severe early childhood caries through pyrosequencing analysis based on 16S rRNA gene V1–V3 hypervariable regions. Forty participants were enrolled in the study, and we obtained twenty samples of supragingival plaque from caries-free subjects and twenty samples from subjects with severe early childhood caries. A total of 175,918 reads met the quality control standards, and the bacteria found belonged to fourteen phyla and sixty-three genera. Our results show the overall structure and microbial composition of oral bacterial communities, and they suggest that these bacteria may present a core microbiome in the dental plaque microbiota. Three genera, Streptococcus, Granulicatella, and Actinomyces, were increased significantly in children with severe dental cavities. These data may facilitate improvements in the prevention and treatment of severe early childhood caries.     

Point-of-care salivary microbial tests for detection of cariogenic species — Clinical relevance thereof — <Emphasis Type="Italic">review</Emphasis>

Dental caries is a highly prevalent multifactorial disease that can result in serious health impairment. It was shown that oral bacteria play a significant role in caries development. Point-of-care (POC) salivary microbial tests for detection of cariogenic species have been investigated as a potential tool for caries risk assessment. This review aims to evaluate clinical relevance of these tests in the light of recent scientific evidence. Methodology involved PubMed search using key words salivary microbial tests, cariogenic bacteria and caries risk prediction. Articles obtained by the search were cross-referenced to obtain further sources. Specificity and negative-predictive value of these tests are higher than their sensitivity and positive value. Predictive power of the POC salivary microbial tests as a single predictor is generally weak, although it increases when included in multifactorial models for caries prediction. Literature findings support the use of these tests for screening of at-risk individuals in a population of young preschool children without visible caries and for motivation of subjects on individual level. POC salivary microbial tests are simple and inexpensive and, therefore, may be advantageous from public health perspective.     

The role of mycorrhizae and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in improving crop productivity under stressful environments

Both biotic and abiotic stresses are major constrains to agricultural production. Under stress conditions, plant growth is affected by a number of factors such as hormonal and nutritional imbalance, ion toxicity, physiological disorders, susceptibility to diseases, etc. Plant growth under stress conditions may be enhanced by the application of microbial inoculation including plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and mycorrhizal fungi. These microbes can promote plant growth by regulating nutritional and hormonal balance, producing plant growth regulators, solubilizing nutrients and inducing resistance against plant pathogens. In addition to their interactions with plants, these microbes also show synergistic as well as antagonistic interactions with other microbes in the soil environment. These interactions may be vital for sustainable agriculture because they mainly depend on biological processes rather than on agrochemicals to maintain plant growth and development as well as proper soil health under stress conditions. A number of research articles can be deciphered from the literature, which shows the role of rhizobacteria and mycorrhizae alone and/or in combination in enhancing plant growth under stress conditions. However, in contrast, a few review papers are available which discuss the synergistic interactions between rhizobacteria and mycorrhizae for enhancing plant growth under normal (non-stress) or stressful environments. Biological interactions between PGPR and mycorrhizal fungi are believed to cause a cumulative effect on all rhizosphere components, and these interactions are also affected by environmental factors such as soil type, nutrition, moisture and temperature. The present review comprehensively discusses recent developments on the effectiveness of PGPR and mycorrhizal fungi for enhancing plant growth under stressful environments. The key mechanisms involved in plant stress tolerance and the effectiveness of microbial inoculation for enhancing plant growth under stress conditions have been discussed at length in this review. Growth promotion by single and dual inoculation of PGPR and mycorrhizal fungi under stress conditions have also been discussed and reviewed comprehensively.     

Pyrosequencing of Plaque Microflora In Twin Children with Discordant Caries Phenotypes

Despite recent successes in the control of dental caries, the mechanism of caries development remains unclear. To investigate the causes of dental decay, especially in early childhood caries, the supragingival microflora composition of 20 twins with discordant caries phenotypes were analyzed using high-throughput pyrosequencing. In addition, the parents completed a lifestyle questionnaire. A total of 228,789 sequencing reads revealed 10 phyla, 84 genera, and 155 species of microflora, the relative abundances of these strains varied dramatically among the children, Comparative analysis between groups revealed that Veillonella, Corynebacterium and Actinomyces were presumed to be caries-related genera, Fusobacterium, Kingella and Leptotrichia were presumed to be healthy-related genus, yet this six genera were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Moreover, a cluster analysis revealed that the microbial composition of samples in the same group was often dissimilar but that the microbial composition observed in twins was usually similar. Although the genetic and environmental factors that strongly influence the microbial composition of dental caries remains unknown, we speculate that genetic factors primarily influence the individual''s susceptibility to dental caries and that environmental factors primarily regulate the microbial composition of the dental plaque and the progression to caries. By using improved twins models and increased sample sizes, our study can be extended to analyze the specific genetic and environmental factors that affect the development of caries.     

北京市夏季空气微生物群落结构和生态分布

着重研究北京市夏季空气微生物的群落结构和生态分布特征。结果表明 :北京市夏季空气中革兰氏阳性菌明显多于革兰氏阴性菌 ,约占 70 %～ 85 % ,其中阳性球菌占总数的占 35 %～ 4 5 %。 3个功能区 (文教区、交通干线和公园绿地 )共发现 30属空气细菌 ,其中革兰氏阳性菌 2 0属 ,革兰氏阴性菌 10属。优势细菌属为微球菌属 (Micrococcus)、芽孢杆菌属 (Bacillus)、葡萄球菌属 (Staphylococcus)和假单胞菌属 (Pseudomonas)。 3个功能区共出现 10属空气真菌 ,优势菌属枝孢属 (Cladosporium)、链格孢属 (Alternaria)、无孢菌 (nonsporing)、青霉属 (Penicillium)和曲霉属 (Aspergillus) ,其中枝孢属是绝对优势菌属 ,占总数的4 8.2 %。空气细菌浓度交通干线和文教区明显高于公园绿地 ,而空气真菌浓度公园绿地和文教区明显高于交通干线。空气细菌浓度一日中 13:0 0时较低 ,0 9:0 0时和 17:0 0较高     

肠道菌群功能与影响因素研究进展

人体肠道作为一种营养丰富的天然环境有多达100兆个微生物,其中绝大多数存于结肠内,密度接近1011~1012/m L。人类肠道内的微生物多样性是微生物菌落和宿主共同进化的结果,自然选择和进化使肠道菌群与宿主处于一种动态平衡且稳定的关系。文章综述了肠道菌群对宿主可能产生的影响以及引起肠道菌群发生改变的某些因素,肠道微生物影响宿主的代谢、营养吸收、免疫功能以及神经功能调节,而饮食及其他条件又能引起肠道菌群的改变。深入分析肠道菌群的具体结构、探索不同微生物在宿主体内究竟发挥着怎样的作用以及如何充分利用微生物的不同特性改善人类健康应成为今后研究的重点方向。     

From the mouths of babes: Dental caries in infants and children and the intensification of agriculture in mainland Southeast Asia

Many bioarchaeological studies have established a link between increased dental caries prevalence and the intensification of agriculture. However, research in Southeast Asia challenges the global application of this theory. Although often overlooked, dental health of infants and children can provide a sensitive source of information concerning health and subsistence change. This article investigates the prevalence and location of caries in the dentition of infants and children (less than 15 years of age) from eight prehistoric mainland Southeast Asian sites collectively spanning the Neolithic to late Iron Age, during which time rice agriculture became an increasingly important subsistence mode. Caries prevalence varied among the sites but there was no correlation with chronological change. The absence of evidence of a decline in dental health over time can be attributed to the relative noncariogenicity of rice and retention of broad‐spectrum subsistence strategies. No differences in caries type indicating differences in dental health were found between the sites, apart from the Iron Age site of Muang Sema. There was a higher prevalence of caries in the deciduous dentition than the permanent dentition, likely due to a cariogenic weaning diet and the higher sensitivity of deciduous teeth to decay. The level of caries in the permanent dentition suggests an increased reliance on less cariogenic foods during childhood, including rice. The absence of a temporal decline in dental health of infants and children strengthens the argument that the relationship between caries and agricultural intensification in Southeast Asia was more complex than the general model suggests. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

基于BIOLOG技术分析氮沉降和降水对土壤微生物功能多样性的影响

土壤微生物是有机物分解和养分循环的主要介质,因此在维持土壤的功能多样性和持续性方面发挥着关键作用。气候变化驱动因素会影响土壤微生物的生理活动,引起其群落结构和功能多样性的改变,并对生物地球化学循环和气候―生态系统反馈产生连锁效应,其中氮沉降和降水是全球气候变化的研究热点。土壤氮(N)的有效性有可能通过改变微生物的群落组成以调节微生物对降水变化的响应,但目前关于N沉降和降水及其交互作用对土壤微生物群落功能多样性的影响机制仍不清楚。为了准确预测未来气候条件下生态系统的功能状况,需要更好地了解土壤微生物对环境变化的响应。基于BIOLOG技术综述了氮沉降和降水变化及其交互作用对土壤微生物功能多样性影响的相关研究进展,可以为进一步研究全球气候变化背景下地下生态学的发展提供参考。另外,分析阐述了当前工作中存在的一些主要瓶颈,并对未来的研究热点进行了探讨和展望。