链孢囊菌属3种分子分类方法的对比

链孢囊菌属（Streptosporangium）是链孢囊菌科（Streptosporangiaceae）的模式属,包含13个种．种的鉴别通常是多相分类方法,其中尤以DNA同源性分析为国际公认的定种标准;全基因组杂交同源性在70%以下的为不同种．但在进行大量菌株的比对时操作比较复杂．本实验以链孢囊菌属15株标准菌株为实验菌株,选择适宜引物,对其基因组DNA的16S-23S rDNA 间隔区序列（ITS）和REP序列进行了扩增,分别获得了两种基因指纹图谱,并通过UPGMA聚类法构建了相应的进化距离树图．结果表明,对于链孢囊菌属中不同种的区分,两种基因图谱技术的分辨力相当,且两种方法呈现的菌株间同源性与DNA-DNA杂交的结果吻合,有望为链孢囊菌属分类学的研究提供简单、准确、快速的标准程序．     

罗布泊盐湖可培养放线菌多样性及PKS Ⅱ功能基因筛选

目的:挖掘新疆罗布泊盐湖可培养放线菌的资源和探索该环境放线菌产生Ⅱ型聚酮合成酶(PKS)基因的潜能。方法:从新疆罗布泊盐湖采集到10份样品,采用不同盐浓度的9种选择性培养基分离放线菌,并通过PCR技术扩增其16S r DNA序列、聚酮合成酶(PKS)基因分子筛选,测序后进行系统发育分析和BLAST比较研究。结果:试验结果共得42株放线菌,包括6个属,链霉菌属(Streptomyces)和拟诺卡氏菌属(Nocardiopsis)的类群最多,糖霉菌属(Glycomyces)、放线多孢菌属(Actinopolyspora)、微球菌(Micrococcus)和栖白蚁菌属(Isoptericola)的菌株相对较少。研究获得新的放线菌分类单元,其16S r DNA基因序列与已知菌株的序列相似性低于97%。42株放线菌中共有29株产生PKSⅡ基因,主要是链霉菌属和拟诺卡氏菌属。结论:研究结果表明罗布泊盐湖放线菌具有丰富的资源多样性和较强合成抗生素的潜在能力。     

广西沿海地区红树林根系土壤中放线菌的分离与鉴定

本研究通过分离纯培养,从广西北海及防城港红树林根系土壤中分离出放线菌并提取其总DNA,用放线菌通用引物对获得菌株的16S rDNA进行PCR扩增,对获得的扩增产物进行DNA序列测定及菌株鉴定.研究结果表明,从红树林根系土壤样品中分离出15株典型放线菌菌株.16S rDNA测序比对鉴定结果显示,15株典型放线菌菌株中有12株属于链霉菌属(Streptomyces),是常见菌属;3株属于拟诺卡氏菌属(Nocardiopsis),为稀有放线菌.本研究分离纯化获得15株典型放线菌,初步揭示了广西沿海地区红树林土壤中放线菌的多样性.     

对胞必佳生产菌株的重新鉴定

主要是从形态学观察、菌株脂肪酸成分和16S rRNA基因全序列3个方面出发,重新对胞必佳生产菌株红色诺卡氏菌(Nocardia rubra)进行鉴定。结果表明,该菌株并非诺卡氏菌属中的红色诺卡氏菌,而属于红球菌属。16S rRNA序列相似性比较和系统进化树进一步说明,该菌株与Rhodococcus ruber(AY114117.1)的同源性最高,是1株红色红球菌。     

1株根结线虫拮抗放线菌新种的分离与鉴定

从海南东寨港红树林底泥中分离到206株放线菌。利用24孔板法进行抗线虫活性筛选,获得根结线虫拮抗菌HAlll66。该菌株16SrDNA序列与Nocardiopsis trehalosi VKM Ac-942^T相似性最高（98．3％）,并在系统发育树上聚为同一分支,二者DNA—DNA杂交率38．8％。形态和生理生化特征也表现出一定差异。基于表型与分子特征,鉴定菌株HA11166为Nocardiopsis属新种,命名为东寨港拟诺卡氏菌（Nocardiopsis dongzhaigangensis sp. nov. ）。     

拟诺卡氏菌16S rRNA,gyrB,sod和rpoB基因的系统发育分析

为了更好地了解拟诺卡氏菌属(Nocardiopsis)各物种间的系统发育关系,该属现有有效描述种的gyrB,sod和rpoB基因的部分序列被测定,结合16S rRNA基因,对拟诺卡氏菌属进行了系统发育重建。研究发现拟诺卡氏菌属gyrB,sod和rpoB基因的平均相似性分别为87.7%、87.3%和94.1%,而16S rRNA基因的平均相似性则达到96.65%,3个看家基因均比16S rRNA具有更高的分歧度。比较基于不同基因的系统树发现,由gyrB基因得到的系统树拓扑结构与16S rRNA得到的结构在亚群上基本一致。因此,gyrB基因在拟诺卡氏菌属的系统分类上比16S rRNA基因更具优越性。     

诺卡氏菌属中的两个新种

由土壤中分离的两株诺卡氏菌形放线菌A-100菌株和186菌株．经鉴定,其形态和细胞壁化学组分均属诺卡氏菌属,但培养特征和生理生化特性与该属中的已知种不同。因此认为这两株菌是诺卡氏菌属中的两个新种,并分别命名为鲜黄诺卡氏菌Nocardia galba n.sp和绛红色诺卡氏菌Nocardia purpurea n. sp.。     

应用16S rRNA基因V2高变区序列进行链霉菌分子分类

用16S rRNA部分序列对Williams数值分类系统所包含的链霉菌属种或种群进行系统进化分析 。以包含16S rRNA 基因V2高变区在内的120 bp长核苷酸序列所作的系统进化树表明：这 些链霉菌可分为34个簇,其中大簇5个（包括27～85株菌株）;中等大小簇3个（包括9～12 株菌）;小簇8个（包括2～6株菌）;单成员簇19个。结果同时表明,Williams数值分类系 统中根据形态、生理、生化特征进行归类而得的种或种群内存在较大异质性。     

青海盐碱环境中具抗肿瘤活性放线菌的筛选和多样性研究

从我国青海省采集盐碱土样或泥样,用添加1.0~3.0mol/L NaCl的GPY琼脂培养基和ISP2琼脂培养基分离到145株典型放线菌菌株。采用6种肿瘤细胞株对分离菌株的发酵产物进行体外筛选,得到26株抗肿瘤活性阳性菌株(17.9%),19株为拟诺卡氏属(Nocardiopsis)菌株,7株为链霉菌属(Streptomyces)菌株。在抗肿瘤活性、形态特征、生理生化特性和全细胞水解物氨基酸组分分析等实验结果的基础上,选取差异较大的8株抗肿瘤活性阳性菌株进行16S rRNA基因序列测定和系统发育多样性分析。结果表明,2株属于链霉菌属(Streptomyces)的1个已知物种和1个潜在新种;6株属于拟诺卡氏菌属(Nocardiopsis),可能代表该属的4个新种。研究表明青海盐碱环境中存在产生抗肿瘤活性物质的重要放线菌资源,也提示其中蕴藏着较丰富的微生物多样性。     

应用16S rRNA基因V—2高变区序列进行链霉莲分子分类

用16S rRNA部分序列对Williams数值分类系统所包含的链霉菌属种或种群进行系统进货分析,以包含16S rRNA基因V－2高变区在内的120bp长核苷酸序列所作的系统进化树表明：这些链霉菌可分为34个簇,其中大簇5个（包括27－85株菌株）;中等大小簇3个（包括9－12株菌）;小簇8个（包括2－6株菌）;单成员簇19个。结果同时表明,Williams数值分析系统中根据形态、生理、生化特征进行归类而得到的种或种群内存在较大异质性。     

Sequence-based differentiation of strains in the Mycobacterium avium complex.

The complete 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) was sequenced in 35 reference strains of the Mycobacterium avium complex. Twelve distinct ITS sequences were obtained, each of which defined a "sequevar"; a sequevar consists of the strain or strains which have a particular sequence. ITS sequences were identified which corresponded to M. avium (16 strains, four ITS sequevars) and Mycobacterium intracellulare (12 strains, one ITS sequevars). The other seven M. avium complex strains had ITS sequences which varied greatly from those of M. avium and M. intracellulare and from each other. The 16S-23S rDNA ITS was much more variable than 16S rDNA, which is widely used for genus and species identification. Phylogenetic trees based on the ITS were compatible with those based on 16S rDNA but were more detailed and had longer branches. The results of ITS sequencing were consistent with the results of hybridization with M. avium and M. intracellulare probes (Gen-Probe) for 30 of 31 strains tested. Serologic testing correlated poorly with ITS sequencing. Strains with the same sequence were different serovars, and those of the same serovar had different sequences. Sequencing of the 16S-23S rDNA ITS should be useful for species and strain differentiation for a wide variety of bacteria and should be applicable to studies of epidemiology, diagnosis, virulence, and taxonomy.     

The rapid identification of Acinetobacter species using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

AIMS: Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) was used to analyse a selection of Acinetobacter isolates in order to determine if this approach could discriminate readily between the known genomic species of this genus and environmental isolates from activated sludge. METHODS AND RESULTS: FT-IR spectroscopy is a rapid whole-organism fingerprinting method, typically taking only 10 s per sample, and generates 'holistic' biochemical profiles (or 'fingerprints') from biological materials. The cluster analysis produced by FT-IR was compared with previous polyphasic taxonomic studies on these isolates and with 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ISR) fingerprinting presented in this paper. FT-IR and 16S-23S rDNA ISR analyses together indicate that some of the Acinetobacter genomic species are particularly heterogeneous and poorly defined, making characterization of the unknown environmental isolates with the genomic species difficult. CONCLUSIONS: Whilst the characterization of the isolates from activated sludge revealed by FT-IR and 16S-23S rDNA ISR were not directly comparable, the dendrogram produced from FT-IR data did correlate well with the outcomes of the other polyphasic taxonomic work. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: We believe it would be advantageous to pursue this approach further and establish a comprehensive database of taxonomically well-defined Acinetobacter species to aid the identification of unknown strains. In this instance, FT-IR may provide the rapid identification method eagerly sought for the routine identification of Acinetobacter isolates from a wide range of environmental sources.     

Molecular characterization of DNA encoding 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer regions and 16S rRNA of pectolytic Erwinia species

Sequences of 16S rDNAs and the intergenic spacer (IGS) regions between the 16S and 23S rDNA of bacterial strains from genus Erwinia were determined. Comparison of 16S rDNA sequences from different species and subspecies clearly revealed intraspecies-subspecies homology and interspecies heterogeneity. Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rDNA sequence data revealed that Erwinia spp. formed a discrete monophyletic clade with moderate to high bootstrap values. PCR amplification of the 16S-23S rDNA regions using primers complementary to the 3' end of 16S and 5' end of 23S rRNA genes generated two DNA fragments. The small 16S-23S rDNA IGS regions of Erwinia spp. examined in this study varied considerably in size and nucleotide sequence. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis of small IGS sequence data showed a consistent relationship among the test strains that was roughly in agreement with the 16S rDNA data that reflected the accepted species and subspecies structure of the taxon. Sequence data derived from the large IGS resolved the strains into coherent groups; however, the sequence information would not allow any phylogenetic conclusion, because it failed to reflect the accepted species structure of the test strains.     

Paenibacillus larvae 16S-23S rDNA intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) regions: DNA fingerprinting and characterization

Paenibacillus larvae is the causative agent of American foulbrood in honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae. PCR amplification of the 16S-23S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, and agarose gel electrophoresis of the amplified DNA, was performed using genomic DNA collected from 134 P. larvae strains isolated in Connecticut, six Northern Regional Research Laboratory stock strains, four strains isolated in Argentina, and one strain isolated in Chile. Following electrophoresis of amplified DNA, all isolates exhibited a common migratory profile (i.e., ITS-PCR fingerprint pattern) of six DNA bands. This profile represented a unique ITS-PCR DNA fingerprint that was useful as a fast, simple, and accurate procedure for identification of P. larvae. Digestion of ITS-PCR amplified DNA, using mung bean nuclease prior to electrophoresis, characterized only three of the six electrophoresis bands as homoduplex DNA and indicating three true ITS regions. These three ITS regions, DNA migratory band sizes of 915, 1010, and 1474 bp, signify a minimum of three types of rrn operons within P. larvae. DNA sequence analysis of ITS region DNA, using P. larvae NRRL B-3553, identified the 3' terminal nucleotides of the 16S rRNA gene, 5' terminal nucleotides of the 23S rRNA gene, and the complete DNA sequences of the 5S rRNA, tRNA(ala), and tRNA(ile) genes. Gene organization within the three rrn operon types was 16S-23S, 16S-tRNA(ala)-23S, and l6S-5S-tRNA(ile)-tRNA(ala)-23S and these operons were named rrnA, rrnF, and rrnG, respectively. The 23S rRNA gene was shown by I-CeuI digestion and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of genomic DNA to be present as seven copies. This was suggestive of seven rrn operon copies within the P. larvae genome. Investigation of the 16S-23S rDNA regions of this bacterium has aided the development of a diagnostic procedure and has helped genomic mapping investigations via characterization of the ITS regions.     

几种分子生物学方法在菌种鉴定中的应用

REP-PCR指纹法、PCR-RFLP分析法、16S rDNA序列分析法在生物多样性研究、菌种鉴定、及微生物资源的开发应用中得到了广泛的应用,但最高分辩能力及适用性各不相同。该文采用上述方法对从厦门温泉分离刊的嗜热菌进行了鉴定分析,并对GeneBank数据库中的同源性较近的细菌16S rDNA序列进行比较,结果发现：在这三种鉴定方法中,REP-PCR法最简单,分辨能力最强,可鉴别16S rDNA序列同源性大于99.5％甚至完全相同的不同菌株;16S rDNA分析能快速准确地对微生物进行分类鉴定,它在分类学中的核心地位不可替代,但当16S rDNA序列同源性大干99.5％时难以获得准确的鉴定结果;PCR-RFLP法分辨力弱,可用于种到属水平的研究,16S rDNA序列相似性在96％以上,酶切图谱就难以区分了,但在不经过微生物分离培养的原位微生物多样性的研究中仍具有重要的作用。     

Molecular characterization of Serratia marcescens strains by RFLP and sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer

AIMS: To establish the specific DNA patterns in 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer (IGS) regions from different kinds of Serratia marcescens strains using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and sequences analysis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two pairs of primers based on the 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA IGS were applied to amplify the rrn operons of two kinds of S. marcescens strains. About 1500 bp for 16S rDNA and four fragments of different sizes for 16S-23S rDNA IGS were obtained. PCR-amplified fragments were analysed by RFLP and sequence analysis. Two distinct restriction patterns revealing three to five bands between two kinds of strains were detected with each specific enzyme. According to the sequence analysis, two kinds of strains showed approximately 97% sequence homology of 16S rDNA. However, there was much difference in the sequences of IGS between the two kinds of strains. Intercistronic tRNA of strains H3010 and A3 demonstrated an order of tRNA of 5'-16S-tRNA(Ala)-tRNA(Ile)-23S-3', but strain B17 harboured the tRNA of 5'-16S-tRNA(Glu)-tRNA(Ile)-23S-3'. CONCLUSIONS: The method was specific, sensitive and accurate, providing a new technique for differentiating different strains from the same species. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This paper provided the first molecular characterization of 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA IGS from S. marcescens strains.     

Phylogenetic characterization of a new thermoacidophilic bacterium isolated from hot springs in Japan

Three strains of thermophilic-acidophilic bacteria isolated previously from different hot springs in Japan were characterized by molecular genetic methods. The strategy taken involved PCR amplification, sequencing and restriction pattern analysis of 16S rDNA, 16S-23S rDNA spacer polymorphism analysis and genomic DNA-DNA hybridization. A phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequences showed that the new thermoacidophilic isolates formed a genetically coherent group at the species level and fell into a major cluster together with members of the genera Alicyclobacillus and Sulfobacillus with A. acidocaldarius and A. acidoterrestris as their closest relatives. The levels of binary sequence similarity between the isolates and the two Alicyclobacillus species were 97.6 to 97.9%, values considered low enough to warrant placement of the isolates in a distinct species of the genus Alicyclobacillus. The 16S rDNA restriction pattern analysis, but not 16S-23S rDNA spacer polymorphism analysis, was useful for differentiating the isolates from the established Alicyclobacillus species. DNA-DNA hybridization assays demonstrated a distinct phylogenetic position of our isolates as a genospecies within the genus Alicyclobacillus. On the basis of these results, the thermoacidophilic isolates should be classified into a new species of Alicyclobacillus. The results of this study suggest that this new genospecies of Alicyclobacillus is widely distributed in hot springs in Japan.     

Intrageneric structure of the genus Gluconobacter analyzed by the 16S rRNA gene and 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer sequences

Forty-nine strains belonging to the genus Gluconobacter were re-examined with respect to their species identification based on the sequences of the 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS). A phylogenetic tree constructed from the 16S rDNA sequences indicated the presence of five clusters corresponding, respectively, to the major five species of the genus Gluconobacter, namely G. albidus, G. cerinus, G. frateurii, G. oxydans (type species), and G. thailandicus. The type strain of G. asaii, NBRC 3276T (T=type strain) was included in the G. cerinus cluster, which is consistent with the report that G. asaii is a junior subjective synonym of G. cerinus. Existence of the G. albidus, G. cerinus, G. frateurii, G. oxydans, and G. thailandicus clusters was also recognized by the ITS sequence analysis. Both sequence analyses revealed that the G. cerinus and G. frateurii clusters were heterogeneous. The G. cerinus cluster comprised three strains of G. cerinus and one strain of G. frateurii, while the G. frateurii cluster included ten strains of G. frateurii, three of G. cerinus, and eleven of G. oxydans. These results suggest that phenotypic differences among Gluconobacter species are ambiguous and the species definition must be re-evaluated. The 16S rDNA and ITS sequences determined in this study are valuable for the identification and phylogenetic analysis of Gluconobacter species.     

Design and evaluation of an oligonucleotide-microarray for the detection of different species of the genus Kitasatospora

An oligonucleotide-microarray method was developed for the detection of Kitasatospora species in soil samples. The 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence of these antibiotics-producing actinomycetes was applied to design short oligonucleotide probes. Two different 26-mers were synthesized, specific to each species used. Additionally, four oligonucleotide probes were designed to evaluate the system. The oligonucleotides were spotted onto slides of the ArrayTube microarray system and examined with a new silver-labeling detection technique. Prior to hybridization analysis, the 16S-23S rDNA were amplified by polymerase chain reaction both from bacterial cells and environmental samples using two actinomycetes specific primers containing a 5' biotin labeling. The type strains of eight Kitasatospora species included in this study were K. phosalacinea DSM 43860, K. setae DSM 43861, K. cochleata DSM 41652, K. cystarginea DSM 41680, K. azatica DSM 41650, K. mediocidica DSM 43929, K. paracochleata DSM 41656, and K. griseola DSM 43859. The actinomycetes-specific primers were shown to amplify the entire 16S-23S rDNA ITS region from all tested strains. More importantly, the described technique allows the detection of Kitasatospora strains from soil samples by extracting metagenomic DNA followed by a PCR amplification step. This indicates that the oligonucleotide-microarray method developed in this study is a reliable tool for the detection of Kitasatospora species in environmental samples.