简单高效的根癌农杆菌介导的水稻基因转化方法

本文在研究影响农杆菌介导的水稻转化的主要因素基础上,建立了一套简单、高效的水稻转基因系统。将水稻成熟胚来源的愈伤组织用农杆菌EHA101/pHQ9,EHA 101/pHQ 10,EHA 101/pHQ T3感染后,筛选抗性愈伤,经分化获得转化株。抗性愈伤的平均得率为约100个愈伤/g愈伤外植体,抗性愈伤的分化频率平均高达85%。转基因植株的GUS染色、Southern杂交结果表明,T-DNA上的外源基因已整合进转基因植物的基因组中。转基因植株T1代对潮霉素的抗性表明,多数转基因株系符合孟德尔分离比3∶1。该系统的建立将有助于应用T-DNA标签法和基因打靶法进行水稻功能基因组的研究。     

利用电激法转化小麦幼胚的研究

利用我们实验自制的脉冲放电式电激仪ＨＰＥＳ－３,我们将含ｂａｒ基因即ＰＡＴ酶 ｐＤＭ３０２质粒ＤＮＡ导入了一个春小品种“Ｔ２００３”的幼胚中。经过在含有ｐｐｔ的选择培养基上筛选,得到了抗ｐｐｔ的愈伤组织和再生小苗。     

部分酶解酵母高效电击转化研究

以酵母质粒YCp50为外源DNA,电击转化部分酶解酵母宿主菌AB1380,转化效率稳定在10~6转化子/μg质粒DNA左右,比不酶解酵母或酵母原生质球作受体的电击转化效率高一个数量级以上,也比PEG介导的酵母原生质球转化高3～5倍,而且适合于大片段DNA如水稻YAC分子的转化。达最佳转化时的有关技术参数为:新接菌种通气培养至细胞密度1×10~8～1.5×10~8个/ml;转化时细胞密度控制在1×10~9～1.5×10~9个/ml;每毫升酶解缓冲液加15u溶菌酶(lyticase),30℃下处理酵母5min进行部分酶解;电击时,电场设置在6.25kV/cm、电容25μF,电击后直接铺板。     

电脉冲法转化苏云金芽孢杆菌BMB171的研究

研究了用电脉冲法转化苏云金芽孢杆菌受体菌ＢＭＢ１７１的优化条件以及由转化导入的几类ｃｒｙ基因在ＢＭＢ１７１中的表达效果。结果表明,采用ＳＧ溶液作电脉冲缓冲液,用１０．ｏｋＶ／ｃｍ的脉冲场强和１次电脉冲（４．６ｍｓ）以及采用对数前期（ＯＤ_６５０ｎｍ为０．２～０．３）收获的受体菌,可以达到最高转化频率,其中用ｐＨＴ３１０１电转化 ＢＭＢ１７１的最高频率达 ８×１０７转化子／μｇ ＤＮＡ。转化频率随质粒ｐＨＴ３１０１浓度的增加,在５４．６９ｐｇ／ｍＬ至３．５０μｇ／ｍＬ范围内     

植病生防菌成团泛菌电击转化条件的研究*

研究了植病生防菌成团泛菌（Ｐａｎｔｏｅａ ａｇｇｌｏｍｅｒａｎｓ）的电击转化条件。结果表明受体菌固体培养、生长到对数早期时的细胞转化效果最好;质粒ＤＮＡ分子量增加１０培,转化效率降低１００倍;质粒ＤＮＡ浓度在０．０１－１μｇ／μＬ范围内其变化与转化频率呈正比,与转化效率成反比;从成团泛菌中提纯的质粒ＤＮＡ比从大肠杆菌中提纯的相同质粒ＤＮＡ转化成团泛菌的效率高出３０倍;最佳电击条件为场强１５ｋＶ／ｃ     

IMPROVEMENT OF SELECTIVITY FOR ISOLATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7 FROM GENERIC ESCHERICHIA COLI

A modified selective medium was developed to increase selectivity for isolation of Escherichia coli O157 from generic E. coli based on the knowledge that E. coli O157:H7 has more resistance against HCl condition than E. coli. As a preliminary experiment, four strains of E. coli O157:H7 (ATCC 35150, 43889, 43890, and 43894) were tested to determine the maximum concentration of 6N HCl (from 0 to 250 μL) added to 50 mL of MacConkey agar medium (MAC). The maximum level was 125 μL/50 mL (6N HCl/MAC), which E. coli O157:H7 strains could tolerate against the HCl concentration. After determination, comparative growth of 15 isolates of E. coli O157 and generic E. coli were evaluated on modified selective medium (HCl-MAC; with the addition of 125 μL/50 mL) and conventional MAC, respectively. All tested strains of E. coli O157 were grown on both media, whereas 9 out of 15 generic E. coli (60% of tested strains) were strongly inhibited on HCl-MAC. For selective isolation of E. coli O157 from generic E. coli, HCl-MAC has an effective potential for an implemental use. This information can extend as a baseline for use of HCl to conventional medium for successful isolation E. coli O157 from generic E. coli.     

A SIMPLE AND RAPID DETECTION BY PCR OF ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI IN NATURALLY CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES

Contaminated vegetables have been identified as one of the principal sources of foodborne illnesses. Escherichia coli is one of the bacteria that can contaminate vegetables and cause serious foodborne disease. The development of simple and rapid assays for detection of E. coli would enable official agencies and food industries to identify contaminated foodstuffs in a timelier manner. In this work, we detected E. coli contamination in four types of vegetables using a 24 h procedure. This method is very specific, rapid and simple to use in the laboratory. Indeed, the enrichment, DNA isolation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification procedures described here can also be used for detection of E. coli in other foods.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Foodborne disease remains an important public health threat worldwide; one of the most important food safety hazards is associated with raw vegetables. Several studies have found that products can support the growth of enteric bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella , Shigella and Escherichia coli . Culture techniques are universally recognized as the standard method for detecting pathogenic bacteria in foods. Bacteria are detected and subsequently identified by growth on solid selective culture media and by analysis of metabolic properties or serotyping. This process is lengthy and may last 5–10 days or more. In our investigation, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of E. coli in vegetables was realized within 24 h. The pre-enrichment step used in this study did not have any inhibiting effect on the PCR. Therefore, it became possible to rapidly and directly detect E. coli in raw vegetables by the PCR technique just by heating samples.     

MULTIPLEX DETECTION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI AND SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS BY USING QUANTUM DOT-LABELED ANTIBODIES

In this study, we demonstrated the simultaneous detection of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis, by coupling immunomagnetic separation (IMS) with quantum dots (QDs) labeling. QDs having different emission wavelengths were conjugated with anti- E. coli and anti- Salmonella antibodies. QD–antibody conjugates were used to label immunomagnetically separated bacteria and the fluorescence intensities were measured for enumerations of both species. The concentrations of primary antibodies used in IMS, the ratio of QDs to antibodies during the conjugation and the concentration of QD–antibody conjugates used in labeling were optimized to enhance the sensitivity of the assay. After labeling bacteria with QDs, the quenching observed between bead–bacteria complex and QDs was eliminated by separating QDs from the complex using sodium dodecyl sulfate solution. The fluorescence intensities due to the capturing of different concentrations of bacteria were measured and the working ranges were found to be 5 × 10² to 5 × 10⁵ cfu/mL for E. coli and 4  ×  10² to 4  ×  10⁵ cfu/mL for S. enteritidis .

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

In this study, antibody-conjugated multicolor quantum dots (QDs) were used for simultaneous detection of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis . The results of this study indicate that QD labels can be used in multiplex, rapid and selective detection of bacteria with detection limits comparable with those of many novel methods in cases where the assay conditions are optimized. Furthermore, the assay can be modified for the simultaneous detection of more than two species through using QD labels having different emission wavelengths.     

THE RATE OF BACTERIOPHAGE INACTIVATION BY FILTRATES OF ESCHERICHIA COLI CULTURES

1. The rate of inactivation of an anti-coli phage by filtrates of cultures of the homologous bacteria has been studied. 2. The inactivation rate at 37°C. is proportional to phage concentration and filtrate concentration. 3. At 0°C. the rate of phage inactivation becomes proportional to the square root of the filtrate concentration. 4. A reaction scheme to account for these observations is suggested and discussed. 5. This coli-phage is also inactivated by relatively large concentrations of soluble starch, inulin, gum arabic, and acetylated gum arabic. 6. The inactivation is markedly influenced by salt concentration, being rapid at moderate salt concentrations and slow at high or extremely low salt concentrations. 7. The inactivated phage cannot be regenerated by high salt concentrations, or by soaps.