沙坡头地区根瘤菌DNA同源性及16SrDNA全序列

数值分类和多位点酶电泳分析表明,分离自宁夏沙坡头 地区的12株根瘤菌构成一个独立的表观群。对这一菌群进行了DNA同源性和群内中心菌株1 6SrDNA全序列分析。12个菌株的G+C mol%在56.4～62.2范围内;群内DNA同源性为72.3% ～9.5%,大于70%,属种内水平;中心株N220的16SrDNA全序列与参比菌株的序列比较,从 模拟系统发育树看出,它与三株土壤杆菌、三株根瘤菌的16SrDNA序列同源性在94.8%～99 .2%的相似性水平上构成一个分支,看来沙坡头地区这群根瘤菌是一个独立的新种群。     

采用未培养技术对荷斯坦奶牛瘤胃细菌多样性进行初步分析

采用未培养(Culture independent)技术直接从荷斯坦奶牛瘤胃液中提取瘤胃细菌微生物混合DNA(也叫元基因组DNA),利用细菌16SrDNA通用引物27F与1492R,扩增瘤胃混合微生物的16SrDNA,根据16SrDNA序列对瘤胃细菌多样性进行初步分析。通过16SrDNA序列同源性分析,发现有多于一半以上的序列与可培养的菌株的同源性小于90%,属于不可培养的菌株。选用45条测得序列与已知序列构建系统发育树,分析结果表明,它们分属于两大类LGCGPB(the lowG CGram positivebac teria)和CFB(Cytophaga_Flexibacter $CBacteroides group),剩下的克隆尚难确定其分类地位,可能是代表新属和种的序列,这些序列已向GenBank提交并得到序列号(AY986777_AY986791)。     

苯酚降解菌phen8的分离筛选及其16SrDNA序列分析

为筛选高效苯酚降解菌株 ,从炼油厂排污废水中分离筛选到 1株苯酚降解菌 phen8。利用PCR方法和琼脂糖凝胶电泳技术检测到 phen8菌中苯酚羟化酶基因片段的特异性条带 ,从基因水平上证实了 phen8菌的苯酚降解功能的遗传基础。应用PCR技术克隆到 16SrDNA片段 ,其核苷酸序列分析结果表明 ,该菌株的 16SrDNA全序列与斯氏假单胞菌DSM 5 0 2 2 7和DSM 5 0 2 38的同源性为 98% (在GenBank中的登记号为AF 2 8476 4)。初步确立了该菌在微生物系统发育学上的地位 ,暂定为假单胞菌 (Pseudomonassp .) phen8。     

陕西太白尾矿废弃地豆科植物根瘤菌16S rDNA PCR-RFLP及全序列分析

应用16S rDNA-RFLP和16S rDNA全序列测定方法,对分离自陕西太白金矿尾矿废弃地的55株根瘤菌和12株参比菌株进行了遗传多样性和系统发育地位研究。采用平均连锁法(UPMGA)对16S rDNA PCR-RFLP聚类,结果显示所有菌株在72%的水平上聚到一起。根据参比菌株的种属关系,将供试菌株初步分成6个遗传发育群。群Ⅰ为根瘤菌属,群Ⅱ为中华根瘤菌属,群Ⅲ是中慢生根瘤菌属,群Ⅳ为土壤杆菌属,群V为一未知群,群Ⅵ为慢生根瘤菌属。分离自天蓝苜蓿的根瘤菌主要分布在群Ⅱ,截叶胡枝子根瘤菌在各个群内均有分布,表现出丰富的遗传多样性。选取群Ⅰ、Ⅱ的代表菌株TB17-1、TB50-1进行16S rDNA全序列测定分析,结果显示TB17-1与Rhizonbium leguminosarumUSDA2370的同源性高达99.7%,TB50-1与Sinorhizobium melilotiLMG6133的同源性为100%。全序列测定结果与RFLP分析结果基本一致。     

一株烟酸羟基化转化菌株的筛选和鉴定

从南京地区的土壤中筛选到一株高效转化烟酸为 6_羟基烟酸的菌株NA_1。形态及生理生化特征测定结果表明 ,NA_1菌株与假单胞菌属 (Pseudomonas)中的恶臭假单胞菌 (P .putida)种的特征基本一致。测定了该菌株的16SrDNA序列并根据 16SrDNA构建了系统发育树 ;在系统发育树中 ,NA_1菌株与恶臭假单胞菌形成一个类群 ,序列同源性为 99%。因此将NA_1菌株鉴定为恶臭假单胞菌     

青藏高原横断山区饲用黄芪根瘤菌的抗逆性及系统发育分析

分离纯化青藏高原横断山区(四川甘孜藏族自治州和阿坝藏族羌族自治州)原生野生饲用黄芪根瘤菌,为优良菌株的筛选提供种质资源.采用纯培养法从该地区部分饲用黄芪植物根瘤中分离纯化根瘤菌;通过16SrDNA序列同源性分析确定菌株的系统发育地位;通过测定菌株的耐盐性、初始pH生长范围及生长温度范围来分析饲用黄芪根瘤菌的抗逆性.从青...     

金沙江干热河谷区胡枝子（Lespedeza Michx）根瘤菌多样性及其系统发育

研究利用数值分类、BOXAIR-PCR指纹图谱、16SrDNA PCR-RFLP、16S rDNA和GSⅡ序列分析等方法,研究了分离自金沙江干热河谷区的86株胡枝子根瘤菌的多样性和系统发育,结果表明金沙江干热河谷区胡枝子根瘤菌蕴涵丰富的生物多样性。通过数值分类,供试未知菌株表现出极大的表型性状多样性,能耐高温（60℃）和低pH（4.0）,在低温（10℃）或者高pH（9.0）条件下生长很差,耐盐性也很差。供试未知菌株的16S rDNA用HaeⅢ、MspⅠ、HinfⅠ和TaqⅠ酶切后具有16种遗传图谱类型,其中10株供试未知菌的16S rDNA遗传图谱类型不同于所选用的已知参比菌株。BOXAIR-PCR的分群结果分散,很多在16S rDNA PCR-RFLP中具有相同遗传类型的菌株也表现较大差异,表明了供试菌株在基因组水平上差异很大。序列分析结果表明,6株代表菌株分布于Rhizobium、Sinorhizobium、Mesorhizobium、Bradyrhizobium4个属,16S rDNA序列与GSⅡ序列分别构建的系统发育树在属水平上基本一致,但16S rDNA序列的同源性比GSⅡ高,6株代表菌株间16S rDNA序列的同源性在87.5%～99.5%之间,GSⅡ序列的同源性在79.4%～89.8%之间;而代表菌株与亲缘关系最近的参比菌株间的16S rDNA序列的同源性为99.9%～100%,GSⅡ的同源性为88.9%～99.6%。     

嗜盐古生菌AJ4中BR蛋白基因部分片段和16S rRNA基因序列研究

为了研究分析新疆阿尔金山国家自然保护区阿牙克库木湖嗜盐古生菌物种与细菌视紫红质(bacteriorhodopsin ,BR)蛋白资源 ,对分离纯化到的极端嗜盐古生菌AJ4 ,采用PCR方法扩增出其 16SrRNA基因 (16SrDNA)和编码螺旋C至螺旋G的BR蛋白基因片断 ,并测定了基因的核苷酸序列 .通过BR蛋白部分片段序列分析表明 ,BR蛋白中对于完成质子泵功能以及与视黄醛结合的关键性氨基酸残基均为保守序列 ,位于膜内侧的序列比位于膜外侧的序列更保守 ;基于BR蛋白基因和16SrDNA序列的同源性比较以及 16SrDNA序列的系统发育学研究表明 ,AJ4是Haloarcula属中新成员 .由此建立了一种快速筛选具有新BR蛋白的新嗜盐古生菌的方法 .     

海南温泉嗜热菌的16S rDNA分析

目的:确定24株海南温泉嗜热菌菌株的分类地位。方法:Blastn分析菌株16S rDNA序列同源性;邻接法构建菌株16SrDNA序列系统发育进化树并分析菌株的进化位置;Clustax比对分析菌株的相似度和进化距离。结果:菌株LY5和LY4的16SrDNA序列与Geobacillus pallidus strain B1,partial sequence(GenBank:HM030740.1)的16S rDNA序列同源性分别为98%和97%,其他菌株的16S rDNA序列与Geobacillus subterraneus,strain R-35641(GenBank:FN428689.1)的16S rDNA序列的同源性均大于96%。Clustax比对分析表明26株菌16S rDNA序列前段(1～70bp)、中段(70bp～1 420bp)、后段(1 420～1 484bp)的相似度分别为40%、100%和60%,进化距离分析表明菌株GT7、LY4和LY5与其他菌株进化距离较远,其余菌株之间进化距离差异不明显。综上所述,初步将24株温泉嗜热菌鉴定为土芽孢杆菌属(Geobacillus sp.)。结论:16S rDNA序列分析可用于温泉嗜热菌的鉴定。     

根瘤菌新类群代表菌株的16SrDNA全序列测定及其系统发育地位

用双脱氧法测定了一个根瘤菌新类群代表菌株SH2672的16S rDNA全序列,将此全序列与根瘤菌各已知种及相关种的16S rDNA全序列进行了比较及聚类分析,得到系统发育树状图。在系统发育树状图中,菌株SH2672与百脉根中慢生根瘤菌(Mesorhizobium loti),华癸中慢生根瘤菌(M. huakuii)、天山中慢生根瘤菌(M. tianshanense)、地中海中慢生根瘤菌(M. mediterraneum)、鹰嘴豆中慢生根瘤菌(M. ciceri)共同构成一个分支,与各已知种的模式菌株16S rDNA相似性分别为:96.3％,96.4％,97.2％,95.1％,95.6％,均在95％以上,它们应归属于同一属。且分支内各种间DNA同源性低于70％,表明它们分别为不同的种,菌株SH2672代表着一个新的根瘤菌种。     

Functional difference between Sinorhizobium meliloti NifA and Enterobacter cloacae NifA

The nifA gene is an important regulatory gene and its product, NifA protein, regulates the expression of many nif genes involved in the nitrogen fixation process. We introduced multiple copies of the constitutively expressed Sinorhizobium meliloti (Sm) or Enterobacter cloacae (Ec) nifA gene into both the nifA mutant strain SmY and the wild-type strain Sm1021. Root nodules produced by SmY containing a constitutively expressed Sm nifA gene were capable of fixing nitrogen, while nodules produced by SmY containing the EC nifA gene remained unable to fix nitrogen, as is the case for SmY itself. However, transfer of an additional Sm nifA gene into Sm1021 improved the nitrogen-fixing efficiency of root nodules to a greater extent than that observed upon transfer of the EC nifA gene into Sm1021. Comparative analysis of amino acid sequences between Sm NifA and EC NifA showed that the N-terminal domain was the least similar, but this domain is indispensable for complementation of the Fix-phenotype of SmY by Sm Ni     

巴西固氮螺菌Yu62nifA基因克隆、测序及功能分析

用TD-PCR法克隆了巴西固氮螺菌(Azospirillun brasilense)Yu62的nifA基因.序列分析表明它与巴西固氮螺菌Sp7的nifA序列高度同源(96.5%),其编码的产物NifA蛋白与Sp7菌株NifA的氨基酸序列同源性为97.6%.该基因可以完全互补巴西固氮螺菌Sp7 nifA-突变株的Nif-表型.研究了NH4+和O2对Yu62 nifA基因的表达及NifA活性的影响.结果表明mfA基因在Yu62菌株中是部分组成型表达的,氨和氧不能完全阻遏其表达,在5mmol/LNH4Cl与微氧(0.5%O2)条件下表达最高;NifA蛋白在0.4%～0.5%O2时活性最高,氧分压降低和提高都使NifA活性下降,1mmol/L NH4Cl足以抑制NifA的活性.     

Nitrogen fixation specific regulatory genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Rhizobium meliloti share homology with the general nitrogen regulatory gene ntrC of K. pneumoniae.

We have determined the complete nucleotide sequences of three functionally related nitrogen assimilation regulatory genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Rhizobium meliloti. These genes are: 1) The K. pneumoniae general nitrogen assimilation regulatory gene ntrC (formerly called glnG), 2) the K. pneumoniae nif-specific regulatory gene nifA, and 3) an R. meliloti nif-specific regulatory gene that appears to be functionally analogous to the K. pneumoniae nifA gene. In addition to the DNA sequence data, gel-purified K. pneumoniae nifA protein was used to determine the amino acid composition of the nifA protein. The K. pneumoniae ntrC and nifA genes code for proteins of 52,259 and 53,319 d respectively. The R. meliloti nifA gene codes for a 59,968 d protein. A central region within each polypeptide, consisting of approximately 200 amino acids, is between 52% and 58% conserved among the three proteins. Neither the amino termini nor the carboxy termini show any conserved sequences. Together with data that shows that the three regulatory proteins activate promoters that share a common consensus sequence in the -10 (5'-TTGCA-3') and -23 (5'-CTGG-3') regions, the sequence data presented here suggest a common evolutionary origin for the three regulatory genes.     

The nifA gene product from Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii lacks the N-terminal domain found in other NifA proteins

The nifA gene has been identified between the fixX and nifB genes in the clover microsymbiont Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii (R.I. bv. trifolii) strain ANU843. Expression of the nifA gene is induced in the symbiotic state and site-directed mutagenesis experiments indicate that nifA expression is essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Interestingly, the predicted R.I. bv. trifolii NifA protein lacks an N-terminal domain that is present in the homologous proteins from R.I. bv. viciae, Rhizobium meliloti, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Klebsiella pneumoniae and all other documented NifA proteins. This indicates that this N-terminal domain is not essential for NifA function in R.I. bv. trifolii.     

The pleiotropic nature of symbiotic regulatory mutants: Bradyrhizobium japonicum nifA gene is involved in control of nif gene expression and formation of determinate symbiosis

In the slow-growing soybean symbiont, Bradyrhizobium japonicum (strain 110), a nifA-like regulatory gene was located immediately upstream of the previously mapped fixA gene. By interspecies hybridization and partial DNA sequencing the gene was found to be homologous to nifA from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Rhizobium meliloti, and to a lesser extent, also to ntrC from K. pneumoniae. The B. japonicum nifA gene product was shown to activate B. japonicum and K. pneumoniae nif promoters (using nif::lacZ translational fusions) both in Escherichia coli and B. japonicum backgrounds. In the heterologous E. coli system activation was shown to be dependent on the ntrA gene product. Site-directed insertion and deletion/replacement mutagenesis revealed that nifA is probably the promoter-distal cistron within an operon. NifA- mutants were Fix- and pleiotropic: (i) they were defective in the synthesis of several proteins including the nifH gene product (nitrogenase Fe protein); the same proteins had been known to be repressed under aerobic growth of B. japonicum but derepressed at low O2 tension; (ii) the mutants had an altered nodulation phenotype inducing numerous, small, widely distributed soybean nodules in which the bacteroids were subject to severe degradation. These results show that nifA not only controls nitrogenase genes but also one or more genes involved in the establishment of a determinate, nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis.     

Cloning and characterization of the nifA gene from Herbaspirillum seropedicae strain Z78

A genomic library of Herbaspirillum seropedicae was constructed and screened for the nifA gene by complementation of a nifA mutant of Azospirillum brasilense (FP10). A recombinant plasmid, pEMS1, capable of restoring acetylene reduction activity in the mutant FP10, was isolated and found to hybridize to the nifA gene of Klebsiella pneumoniae. The results suggest that nifA is involved in the regulation of nif genes in H. seropedicae.