深红酵母的化学数值分类学研究

对２９株深红酵母（Ｒｈｏｄｏｔｏｒｕｌａｒｕｂｒａ）的裂解气相色谱（ＰｙＧＣ）数据分别采用三种数值分析方法进行化学数值分类学研究,结果显示,不管是聚类分析,主分量分析还是Ｑ型因子分析,均能得到极为相似的分类结果,其中Ｑ型因子分析效果最佳,通过数值分类学研究,２９株深红酵母被划分成不同的四群,其中ＮＫＲ１１１不能与上述四群聚类,作者建议将该菌株从Ｒｈ．ｒｕｂｒａ中分出,仍保留Ｒｈ．ｐｉｌｉｍａｎａｅ     

克鲁斯假丝酵母及其近似种的脉冲电泳核型分析

用钳位均匀电场脉冲电泳(CHEF)系统分析了克鲁斯假丝酵母(Candida krusei),郎比可假丝酵母(C. lambica)和粗状假丝酵母(C. valiad)的模式菌株的电泳核型,发现这三种表型相似的假丝酵母却具有互不相同的染色体DNA分子带型,为其分类学研究提供了可靠的鉴别依据。在常规分类学研究的基础上,测定了AS 2.75(原定种名为(C. incospicua),AS2.1182(原定种名为 C. lambica)和AS 2.1772(未定种)等三株假丝酵母的G+C含量和脉冲电泳核型。通过对已报道的C. inconspicu的G+C含量及上述三种假丝酵母模式菌株的脉冲电泳核型的比较分析证明,AS 2.75和AS 2.1772为粗状假丝酵母(C. valida),AS 2.1182为克鲁斯假丝酵母(C. krusei)。     

不同类群酵母胞壁甘露聚糖核磁共振氢谱的比较研究*

运用核磁共振氢谱(PMR谱) 对各类酵母的细胞壁甘露聚糖进行比较研究,在我国尚无报道,其中某些酵母也尚无文献记载。本文结果表明：1．同菌株的胞壁甘露聚糖PMR谱型的重复性很好。2．同种不同株的酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)的多糖谱型也相同。3．所测的二端芽殖酵母中完全型与不完全型菌株的谱型很相似, 如柠檬形克勒克酵母(Kloeokera apiculata)与葡萄有孢汉逊酵母(Hanseniaspora uvarum。4．某些分类系统上来源较杂的子囊菌酵母如单宁管囊酵母(Packysolen tanophilus)、萤光威克酵母(Wickerkamiaflurescens) 与高糖固囊酵母(Citeromyses matritensis) 则体现了各不相同的谱型。 5．二株分自西双版纳的极为相近的类酵母(Saccharomycodes sp.)其多糖的(PMR)谱型与多糖的组分都彼此相同,有助于对它们的适当归类。这一切证明酵母胞壁多糖PMR谱型相似程度的比较是分类上较有意义的性状,有助于探讨亲缘关系,核实完全型与不完全型,也有助于对疑难菌株的分析     

致病酵母菌基因组多态性及亲缘关系的研究

致病酵母是条件致病菌感染中最常见的菌群。其属间、种间及种内的分型具有重要的流行病学及临床意义。以随机扩增多态性(Randomly Amplified Polymorphism DNA markers,RAPD)的方法对48株临床上常见的酵母菌属间、种间及种内基因组型的多态性进行了研究,并以多种引物扩增带型的相似性系数的高低来评价酵母菌之间的亲缘关系。结果表明:RAPD带型可清楚的显示出假丝酵母(Candida)及相关酵母属间、种间及种内的差异,亲缘关系的研究表明假丝酵母属与隐球菌属(Cryptococcus)、丝孢酵母属(Trichosporon)的相似性系数为80％,除季也蒙假丝酵母(C. guilliermondii)外,假丝酵母属中不同种间的相似性系数为82％～87％,同种不同株间的相似性系数>90％。大多数属、种基因组分型的结果和形态学分类结果相符。     

抑菌试验用于测定T-2毒素

本文从镰刀菌中提取T-2毒素,对不同的酵母菌进行抑菌试验,结果证明红酵母属(Rho-dotorula)的三个种,即红酵母(R.glutrnis)、深红酵母(R.ruber)和小红酵母(R.minuta)对T-2毒素最敏感,被定为测毒敏感菌。将抑菌试验与家兔皮肤反应试验、豌豆发芽抑制试验进行对比,结果有部分重合,但不能相互取代。由于抑菌试验具有快速、简便、准确的优点,可做为测定T-2毒素的方法之一。     

掷孢菌科的研究II．中国叶表掷孢酵母的初步分类及掷孢酵母属的种类

作者多年来从我国禾本科等植物叶表分离了大量掷孢酵母,本文重点报道70株掷孢酵母与类酵母的初步分类,共分为三属,即掷孢酵母属(Sporobolomyces),布勤掷孢酵母属(Bul-lera)与腥掷孢菌属(Tilletiopsis);其中掷孢酵母属占75％。至于53株掷孢酵母,共分为三种,即攻红掷孢酣母(Sporobolomyces roseus)、赭色掷孢酵母(Sporobolomyces salmonicolor)、Sporobolomyces shibatanus);经统计,后者最为常见,占此属的84％。这些种在我国尚未见报道,作为新记录。     

脉冲电泳核型分析在酿酒酵母菌分类学研究中的应用

根据酵母属（ Ｓａｃｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓ Ｍｅｙｅｎ ｅｘ Ｒｅｅｓｓ） 分类学研究最新进展,核实并更新了保藏于中国普通微生物菌种保藏中心的该属菌株的种类归属。在形态和生理生化性状,包括对６ 种糖的发酵能力、对１８ 种碳源和３ 种氮源化合物的同化能力、在无维生素培养基中和３７ ℃下的生长情况、对放线菌素酮的抗性等常规分类学研究的基础上,对部分疑难菌株进行了脉冲电泳核型比较分析。酿酒酵母（ Ｓａｃｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓｃｅｒｅｖｉｓｉａｅ） 、贝酵母（ Ｓ．Ｂａｙａｎｕｓ） 和巴氏酵母（ Ｓ．Ｐａｓｔｏｒｉａｎｕｓ） 三者与少孢酵母（ Ｓ．Ｅｘｉｇｕｕｓ） 在电泳核型上具有明显的差异,主要表现在前三者染色体ＤＮＡ 分子的大小范围均为２２５ ～２２００ ｋｂ ,而Ｓ．Ｅｘｉｇｕｕｓ 缺少小于３６５ ｋｂ 的染色体ＤＮＡ 分子。Ｓ．Ｃｅｒｅｖｉｓｉａｅ 的模式和权威菌株具有１２ ～１４ 条染色体ＤＮＡ 带;Ｓ．Ｂａｙａｎｕｓ 和Ｓ．Ｐａｓｔｏｒｉａｎｕｓ 的模式菌株均有１７ 条带,但在带型上存在一定差异。原归于Ｓ．Ｃｅｒｅｖｉｓｉａｅ 的株菌ＡＳ２－１００ 具有１６ 条带,与Ｓ．Ｃｅｒｅｖｉｓｉａｅ 区别明显而与Ｓ．…     

掷孢菌科的研究I．布勒掷孢酵母属的分类

本文报道自我国麦叶及虫体上分离到的25株布勒掷孢酵母(Bullera)的研究,确定了一个新种、一个新变种、一个新记录,即中国布勒掷孢酵母新种(Bullera sinensis Li sp. Nov.)、白色布勒掷孢酵母乳糖新变种(Bullera alba var. lactis Li SP. Nov.)及白色布勒掷孢酵母[Bullerazlba (Hansen) Drex 1927]。此外还发现在一定条件下,某些菌株能形成畸形厚垣孢子,此情况与接近担子菌的中国红酵母(Rhodotorula sinensis Lee 1974)[1] 相似。 由于布勒掷孢酵母的掷孢子形状通常很典型而且稳定。我们将有关性状分为主次,重新考虑布勒掷孢酵母属的分种原则,制定了检索表。     

降解三硝基甲苯的酵母和类酵母菌的研究

从受三硝基甲苯（TNT）严重污染的土壤和废水中分离筛选到17株可降解TNT的酵母菌和白地霉。其中6株为克鲁斯假丝酵母（Candidakrusei）,4株为橡树假丝酵母（C.quercitrusa）,一株为无名假丝酵母（C.famata）,一株为伯杰汉逊酵母（Hansenulabeijerinckii）,一株为亚膜汉逊酵母（H.subpelliculosa）,4株为白地霉（Geotrichumcandidum）。对其中6株菌进行了降解TNT的条件实验,发现降解TNT的适宜pH为7,温度为37～40℃。在含75～80mg／LTNT的培养基中,40h内能降解TNT56～74mg／L,去除率达71％～93％。在培养基中加入0．01％～0．05％的葡萄糖作碳源,或加入0.01％～0．1％的酵母膏对6株菌降解TNT的能力略有促进作用。加入铵盐作为氮源则明显抑制这些菌对TNT的降解。     

三角酵母二倍体菌株的选育

由三角酵母(Trigonopsis variabilis)原生质体融合,获得了35株原养型融合子。通过对其中四株进行详绌分析表明,融合子细胞体积和DNA含量为两亲株之和,苏木精染色显示单核,这些结果证明融合子为亲株的二倍体。此外,融合子的生长速度、D-氨基酸氧化酶以及细胞蛋白质含量均明显高于亲株。电镜形态观察：进一步证明融合子细胞大于亲株。     

深红酵母相关菌株全细胞长链脂肪酸的分析及其数值分类

从黄海和渤海海水中分离到15株红酵母,初步定名为深红酵母(Rhodotorula rubraLodder)对这些菌株及另外8株红酵母属对照种的形态、生理生化性状以及全细胞长链脂肪酸的组成进行了测定,并用多元统计方法对菌株间的相似性进行了计算,对菌株分群。结果表明,15株酵母之间性状存在许多差异,这些差异不能完全被鉴定性状所反映,在多元分析中15株菌不能形成紧密的聚类群。研究结果对利用个别形态和生理生化性状确定的深红酵母种的范围提出了异议。     

Pigmented basidiomycete yeasts are a promising source of carotenoids and ubiquinone Q10

Strains of basidiomycete yeasts isolated from different sources were studied in order to determine the content of carotenoid pigments and ubiquinone Q10 for subsequent selection work to obtain producers of these substances. High specific productivity of carotenoids (600-700 mg/g) was revealed in the representatives of the following species: Cystofilobasidium capitatum. Rhodosporidium diobovatum, R. sphaerocarpum. Rhodotorula glutinis, Rh. minuta, and Sporobolomyces roseus. The ratio of the major pigments (torulene, torularhodine, and beta-carotene) in the representatives of different species was studied. Certain specific features of pigment formation in relation to the taxonomic position of the yeasts were determined. Eurybiont species with substantial ecological lability are the most active producers of carotenoids and ubiquinone Q10 among the epiphytes. It is the first time a comparative analysis of the coenzyme Q10 content in different taxa has been performed using several strains of the same species. The maximal coenzyme Q10 production (1.84 mg/g of dry biomass) was found in the yeast species R. sphaerocarpum.     

Chemical analysis of exocellular, acid polysaccharides from seven Rhizobium strains

A comparative, chemical analysis of the acid exopolysaccharides from seven Rhizobium strains, involving the taxonomic groups Rhizobium meliloti, Rh. trifolii, Rh. phaseoli, and Rh. leguminosarum, is presented. Apart from the polysaccharide from Rh. meliloti, which is known to lack uronic acid, no significant differences in the carbohydrate composition were found. The two non-nitrogen-fixing strains [infective (Coryn), and non-infective (Bart A)] gave polysaccharides which differ from those produced by the infective and nitrogen-fixing strains in the detailed structural features. This difference is expressed in the pattern of periodate oxidation and cation-binding capacity.     

Antigenic affinities of the root-nodule bacteria of legumes

Antisera prepared against 58 strains of root-nodule bacteria and against 16 strains belonging to the genusAgrobacterium were tested against 113 strains ofRhizobium, 20 strains ofAgrobacterium and 20 strains of other, possibly related, bacteria.Three serologically distinct groups of root-nodule bacteria were noted: (1)Rh. trifolii, Rh. leguminosarum andRh. phaseoli; (2)Rh. lupini, Rh. japonicum andRhizobium spp.; (3)Rh. meliloti. Strains ofRh. meliloti showed serological affinities withA. radiobacter andA. tumefaciens. All groups showed wider flagellar than somatic agglutination, and many different serotypes were apparent.The groupings obtained from this investigation are compared with those derived from other taxonomic studies, and the use of serological methods in rhizobial classification is discussed.     

Characterization of lipase activity in a yeast of the genus Rhodotorula (Rh. rubra)]

Lipase activity of whole cells of Rh. rubra has been localized in a particular fraction rich in walls and in isolated cell walls. The enzyme activity has been determinated with olive oil and the triglyceride fraction of olive oil as substrats. Gas chromatography of fatty acids and triglycerides isolated after enzyme hydrolysis shows that the action of Rh. rubra is not only limited to a simple hydrolysis of the substrate. The triglyceridase activity level is dependent of the phosphate content of the culture medium.     

Hybridisation in the genera Vulpia and Festuca: the production of artificial F1 plants

The results of hybridisation experiments involving 24 strains of diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid Vulpia , representing nine species in three sections, and 22 strains of hexaploid and octoploid Festuca rubra agg., are presented, and the taxonomic implications discussed. 7848 pollinations produced 741 hybrid caryopses, from which 137 mature hybrid plants were raised (1.75% success rate) by embryo culture. Festuca x Festuca crosses were relatively easily achieved, and Festuca x Vulpia crosses were as successful as Vulpia x Vulpia crosses, indicating a close relationship between these two genera. Hybrids with F. rubra agg. were raised from females of species from all three sections of Vulpia. Within Vulpia , the most successful crosses involved V. geniculata, V. ligustica, V. fasciculata and V. pyramidata , whereas V. alopecuros was the least successful parent of all, producing only one mature hybrid from 2595 pollinations.     

Group Q Streptococci I. Ecology, Serology, Physiology, and Relationship to Established Enterococci

The group Q streptococci possess unique serological and physiological characteristics which differentiate them from established enterococci. The group Q antigen was not demonstrable in all strains; however, all possessed the group D antigen. All group Q strains were physiologically similar regardless of whether or not they possessed the group Q antigen. These strains differed from the established enterococcal species, as they neither hydrolyzed arginine nor initiated growth in 1.0% methylene blue-milk. They also differed radically in the fermentation of various carbohydrates, especially the polyhydric sugar alcohols. The results indicate that the group Q streptococci constitute a unique taxonomic entity; the species designation Streptococcus avium sp. n. is suggested, owing to their characteristic occurrence in chicken fecal specimens.     

The effect of nitrosoguanidine on carotene-synthesizing and pigment-free yeasts

A number of mutants with a demand for amino acids, vitamins and nitrous bases has been obtained under effect of nitrosoguanidine (0.05%) on the yeast Candida utilis and carotene-synthesizing yeast Rhodosporidium diobovatum, Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis and Rh. rubra. Concentration of auxotrophs due to the death of prototrophs has been achieved in the studied yeast, with the exception of Rh. rubra using additional treatment by levorin (200 units/ml). When selecting quickly growing mutants of carotene-synthesizing yeast obtained after treatment by nitrosoguanidine, the primary selection by the intensity of red-orange colour of the colonies proved to be more efficient than that by resistance to monoiodoacetic acid. The selected mutants of the pigmented yeast surpassed by primary culture as to the harvest of carotenoids (including beta-carotene) and biomass in the periodic and continuous processes.     

Aggression and Gause's law in ants

ABSTRACT. Myrmica rubra societies were faced with intruders of the following species: M.rubra, M.sabuleti, Tetramorium caespitum, Lasius flavus and L.niger. The aggression of the resident workers was quantified by frequencies of mandible openings, seizings and gaster flexings. Intraspecific aggression was lower than interspecific, and it is suggested that this might be due to the polygynous behaviour of M.rubra. There was no simple relationship between the intensity of aggression and the taxonomic remoteness of the intruder species. Differences in the levels of the aggressive response need to be better understood by analysis of the eco-ethological interrelations of the species concerned.