邳州地区霉腐蒜头致病性真菌的分离鉴定

[目的]分离鉴定江苏邳州地区霉腐蒜头的致病真菌,为防控该地区蒜头腐败,延长蒜头贮藏期提供理论指导。[方法]对江苏邳州霉腐大蒜的腐败真菌采用点接法培养分离纯化,科赫氏法则和粘片法对蒜头霉腐微生物菌落形态、菌丝显微结构进行观察,并进行分子生物学鉴定。[结果]分离得到7株菌株,确定病原菌A为芽枝霉菌(Cladosporium cladosporioides),B为黑霉菌(Cladosporium cladosporioide),C为鲜绿青霉菌(Penicillium verrucosum),D为白腐菌(Trametes versicolor),E、G为芽枝状枝孢霉菌(Cladosporium cladosporioide),F为青霉菌(Penicillium chrysogenum),H为烟曲霉菌(Aspergillus funigatus)。[结论]导致江苏邳州地区大蒜霉腐的真菌主要是芽枝霉菌(Cladosporium cladosporioides)、黑霉菌(Cladosporium cladosporioide)、鲜绿青霉菌(Penicillium verrucosum)、白腐菌(Trametes versicolor)、芽枝状枝孢霉菌(Cladosporium cladosporioide)、青霉菌(Penicillium chrysogenum)、烟曲霉菌(Aspergillus funigatus)。     

番茄采后病菌鉴定及肉桂精油的抑菌分析

以樱桃番茄(Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme)为试材,利用rDNA-ITS扩增测序技术鉴定自然发病番茄果实中分离的8种形态特征相异的菌株,并分析肉桂精油对采后病菌的抑菌效果和抑菌成分。结果表明,采后病原菌可归为5大类：枝孢属、青霉属、链格孢属、灰葡萄属和聚端孢属;肉桂精油表现出良好的抑菌效果,抑菌效果由强到弱为粉红单端孢菌、链格孢菌、扩展青霉菌、芽枝状枝孢菌、灰葡萄孢菌;抑菌圈试验中,粉红单端孢菌最为敏感,而芽枝状枝孢菌敏感度较弱;肉桂精油的75%成分具有抑菌作用。     

蜜环菌发酵液提取物对人参链格孢霉菌的抑制作用

为探究蜜环菌Armillaria mellea发酵液提取物的抗植物病原真菌作用,在预实验的基础上选取人参链格孢霉菌Alternaria panax作为供试靶标菌,确定蜜环菌发酵液乙酸乙酯提取物的抑菌效果及其作用机制。结果表明:蜜环菌发酵液乙酸乙酯提取物的MIC值为5 mg/mL,MFC值为20 mg/mL;人参链格孢霉菌孢子萌发抑制率与提取物浓度呈正相关,其孢子萌发EC50值为2.69 mg/mL;显微观察发现,蜜环菌乙酸乙酯提取物处理可明显破坏人参链格孢霉菌菌丝体微观结构。细胞膜通透性和相关生化指标研究结果表明:蜜环菌乙酸乙酯提取物处理后极大提升了人参链格孢霉菌细胞膜通透性,其孢外电导率、孢外核酸含量以及丙二醛(MDA)和过氧化氢(H2O2)含量显著提高,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)与过氧化物酶(POD)活性在前期略升高后显著降低。据此推测蜜环菌发酵液提取物的抑菌机制为破坏链格孢霉菌菌丝细胞的膜系统,造成菌丝细胞成分的外流并导致胞内生化反应被破坏。     

玫烟色拟青霉最适液体培养条件的研究

通过对不同营养和不同培养条件下玫烟色拟青霉菌丝生物量和产孢量的研究,结果表明:葡萄糖为玫烟色拟青霉液体培养的最适碳源,蛋白胨为该菌生长的最适氮源,C/N为10∶1~20∶1最适于玫烟色拟青霉菌丝生长和产孢;25℃2、4 h全光照条件,对该菌生长和产孢均有利。接种后144~168 h时,菌丝生物量和产孢量均达到高峰,分别为31.72 mg/mL、24.62孢子/mL,为黑暗条件下的1.5倍和18.3倍,因此玫烟色拟青霉液体发酵终点应选择在接种后144~168 h为最好。     

毒死蜱降解木霉菌对几种重要植物病原真菌的生防活性

木霉菌既是广泛应用的防治植物病害的生防菌,又是一类很有应用潜力的环境污染修复菌。针对分离筛选出的6株高效降解毒死蜱的木霉菌株,进行了土传植物真菌病害的生防活性试验。结果表明,在对峙培养条件下,供试木霉菌株对几种病原真菌均具有较为显著的抑制率,发酵滤液对多数病原真菌具有明显的抑菌作用。所有供试木霉菌株能在立枯丝核菌、灰霉、终极腐霉菌落上着生,并逐渐覆盖全部菌落;但不能在茄腐镰孢菌、尖孢镰孢菌、大丽轮枝菌上生长。真菌重寄生现象观察结果表明,供试木霉菌仅对立枯丝核菌具有明显的重寄生现象。研究结果表明,筛选出的高效降解毒死蜱的木霉菌菌株可对多种土传植物病原真菌具有良好的生防潜力。     

刺糖多孢菌中铵载体蛋白基因amtS的克隆及功能研究

目的:铵离子是细胞内合成各种核酸、氨基酸和辅助因子等含氮化合物的重要原料之一。微生物细胞膜上的铵载体蛋白介导了铵离子的转运。通过异源表达刺糖多孢菌中铵载体蛋白基因,研究其对链霉菌产孢能力和次级代谢产物产量的影响。方法:从刺糖多孢菌S04-41菌株中克隆铵载体蛋白基因amt S,通过接合转移导入天蓝色链霉菌M145和变铅青链霉菌TK24中,分析比较amt S基因的异源表达对其产孢能力和次级代谢产物产量的影响。结果:天蓝色链霉菌重组菌株M145/p MF-amt S和变铅青链霉菌重组菌株TK24/p MF-amt S中放线紫红素的产量分别提高了2.85倍和30.02倍。结论:刺糖多孢菌中的铵载体蛋白能够提高链霉菌中次生代谢产物的产量,为进一步研究该基因的功能与对刺糖多孢菌中多杀菌素合成的作用奠定了重要基础。     

表达vgb的糖多孢红霉菌载体构建与活性鉴定

目的为了在糖多孢红霉菌(Sac.erythraea)中表达透明颤菌(Vitreoscilla)血红蛋白基因(vgb),发挥其在贫氧环境下与氧结合形成氧合态,而改变限氧时细胞原有的代谢方式,将vgb克隆于糖多孢红霉菌表达载体中。方法利用PCR技术克隆vgb,利用基因重组技术构建含有vgb的重组糖多孢红霉菌表达质粒,电穿孔法将vgb转化置糖多孢红霉菌中,鉴定采用SDS-PAGE电泳。vgb在重组糖多孢红霉菌表达产物的生物活性检测用Western blotting分析表示。结果克隆了含有vgb的重组糖多孢红霉菌表达质粒(pBlueV),分子量6.033 kb,筛选了重组糖多孢红霉菌株,重组菌株表达的血红蛋白能与1∶300的VHb抗体呈显色反应。结论vgb在糖多孢红霉菌中获得了表达,这对继续研究生产红霉素的工程菌改造,解决工业发酵工程菌高密度培养具有良好的应用前景。     

从红树植物根际土壤选择性分离小双孢菌

从海南文昌采集23种红树植物的根际土壤, 采用GA、HV作为选择性分离培养基, 添加复合维生素、放线菌酮、制霉菌素和重铬酸钾, 结合适当的预处理: 干热120°C 60 min或干热100°C 60 min及1% 氯胺-T处理30 min, 平板稀释涂布法(10-1、10-2、10-3)分离其中的小双孢菌。共分离得到199株放线菌, 通过培养特征及显微形态观察, 发现其中有链霉菌147株、非链霉菌52株。选择7株链霉菌和28株非链霉菌进行了16S rRNA基因序列分析, 结果显示19株菌属于小双孢菌属, 7株属于链霉菌属, 4株属于野野村菌属, 2株属于小单孢菌属, 1株属于链孢囊菌属, 1株属于阿萨诺氏菌属, 1株属于小单孢菌科。结果表明红树林根际土壤中蕴含着丰富的小双孢菌资源。     

小单孢菌及其在海洋药物开发中的前景

小单孢菌是除链霉菌外,生产抗生素的另一大家族。从分类地位、生态分布、分离方法以及产生物活性物质的状况等方面,介绍了小单孢菌研究的历史和现状。展望了小单孢菌在海洋药物开发中的前景。     

链霉菌质粒pSET152电转化稀有放线菌小单孢菌的研究

利用链霉菌(Streptomyces)噬菌体ΦC31所构建的整合型载体pSET152作为供体质粒,分别以小单孢菌(Micromonospora)40027菌株的萌发孢子和新鲜菌丝体作为受体菌,在不同的电场强度下进行电转化实验,结果表明:以小单孢菌40027菌株萌发孢子为受体菌,未获得电转化子;以小单孢菌40027菌株新鲜菌丝体为受体菌,获得了电转化子。电场强度为13kV/cm时可获得最高转化效率。Southern杂交结果表明:质粒pSET152可通过菌丝体电转化法导入小单孢菌40027菌株,并整合到小单孢菌40027菌株的染色体上,暗示链霉菌噬菌体ΦC31的整合酶基因和整合位点在异源宿主小单孢菌40027菌株中仍具有相同的功能。质粒稳定性检测实验表明:质粒pSET152可稳定地存在于小单孢菌40027菌株中。     

增加环境丰富化模具对实验豚鼠生长及行为的影响

目的在实验豚鼠饲养盒内增加梯形和管形两种不同的模具,进行环境丰富化模具对豚鼠生长及行为影响的研究。方法每组豚鼠饲养4周,每周称1次体重,记录体重变化趋势,并观察豚鼠行为变化。结果放入模具的豚鼠生长情况优越于对照组,管形模具优于其他实验组。结论增加环境丰富化模具有利于豚鼠生长,且管形模具更接近豚鼠自然洞穴状态,更加有利于豚鼠实现自然躲藏行为和良好的生长、生活。     

Infection Control Measures to Prevent Invasive Mould Diseases in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Invasive mould diseases, particularly aspergillosis, are important causes of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. Mould spores are ubiquitous in the environment. Guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other authoritative organizations focus on approaches to reduce exposure to mould spores. These recommendations include avoidance of areas and activities expected to result in high levels of mould spores (e.g., construction, gardening) and use of specially designed units (protected environments) where additional standards (e.g., HEPA-filtered rooms) are in place to minimize mould exposure. These recommendations are based on consensus criteria and limited clinical data largely derived from single-center retrospective studies. In addition, highly immunocompromised stem cell transplant recipients are commonly managed as outpatients, where engineering standards of the inpatient protected environment are not feasible. In the absence of an outbreak with an identified environmental source (e.g., a contaminated air vent), it is not possible to reliably distinguish community-acquired from nosocomial aspergillosis. Adherence to infection control guidelines, acknowledging their limitations, combined with evidence-based targeted antifungal prophylaxis for the highest risk transplant recipients, is likely to be the most effective approach to prevent invasive mould diseases.     

Mould susceptibility of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) sapwood: Impact of drying,thermal modification,and copper-based preservative

The development of mould on wood surfaces depends on several factors. Although mould does not affect the mechanical properties of wood, it greatly reduces the aesthetic value of wood such as the sapwood of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), which is very prone to mould. In addition, adverse health effects of mould on humans are a great concern. Different types of dried and treated wood were used to observe whether they had enhanced durability against mould following an accelerated laboratory test method in a climate chamber. Samples were green, air-dried, industrially thermally modified, treated with copper-based preservative, and kiln-dried wood, which were tested within a single test run. The test produced the following main results: The thermal modification increased the durability of the wood, and the protective effectiveness of alternative treatments was comparable to that of commercially available copper-based treatment. However, the initial moisture content of the samples during mould exposure had a great influence on the onset of mould growth. The risk of mould susceptibility of industrial kiln-dried lumber can be reduced by drying using the double-layering technique and planing off the nutrient enriched evaporation surfaces.     

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MOULD GROWTH OF WAD MATERIALS USED IN GLASS JAR AND BOTTLE CLOSURES

SUMMARY: The relatively high mould-resisting qualities of both wood pulp and felt board as compared with composition cork are not due to the presence of fungistatic substances. Wood pulp board withstands mould attack because of its comparatively inert nature. The apparent fungistatic property of felt is due mainly to the fact that a high humidity is necessary for it to support growth; when used in bottle closures the humidity at the interface between cap and wad is normally below that required for mould development on this material. Under conditions where mould could occur, growth at the interface seems to be limited by mechanical restriction.     

Fouling deterrence on the bivalve shell Mytilus galloprovincialis: a physical phenomenon?

The physical nature of fouling deterrence by the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis was investigated using high-resolution biomimics of the bivalve surface. The homogeneous microtextured surface of M. galloprovincialis (1.94 +/- 0.03 microm), the smooth surface of the bivalve Amusium balloti (0 microm), and moulds of these surfaces (biomimics) were compared with controls of smooth (0 microm) and sanded moulds, (55.4 +/- 2.7 microm) and PVC strips (0 microm) in a 12-week field trial. The shell and mould of M. galloprovincialis were fouled by significantly fewer species and had significantly less total fouling cover than the shell and mould of A. balloti over a 12-week period. However, the major effects were between surfaces with and without microtopography. Surface microtopography, be it structured as in the case of M. galloprovincialis shell and mould, or random as in the case of the sanded mould, had a lower cover of fouling organisms than treatments without microtopography after 6 weeks. There was also no difference between the effect of the M. galloprovincialis mould and the sanded mould. The strong fouling deterrent effects of both these surfaces diminished rapidly after 6 to 8 weeks while that of M. galloprovincialis shell remained intact for the duration of the experiment suggesting factors in addition to surface microtopography contribute to fouling deterrence.     

Attendance to egg clutches by male Kurixalus eiffingeri increases hatching success and decreases predation by invasive slugs (Parmarion martensi) in Taiwan

Invasive species have a significant impact on amphibians, and most notably Chytrid fungi together with a few vertebrates. However, invasive terrestrial invertebrates are seldomly demonstrated to have a negative effect on their host environment, and few studies investigated the behavioural interactions between invasive and local species, limiting our knowledge of the adaptive response adopted by local organisms. These responses include whether parenting animals recognize predators as threats to their offspring and whether parental care is adequately corrected. Here, through manipulative experiments on a population of phytotelm‐breeder Kurixalus eiffingeri in central Taiwan, we demonstrated the positive effects of parental care against predation by the invasive slug Parmarion martensi, and against mould infection. Treatment groups, in the absence of caring males, displayed a higher rate of predation by slugs and mould infections. The presence of the caring males was linked to an increase in hatching success in control groups, suggesting hydration by the males, while skin peptides may be the factor limiting mould infection. We recommend further research on the impact of the invasive but widespread P. martensi on amphibian populations.     

Can the grey mould disease of the grape-vine be controlled by yeast?

Botrytis cinerea has been found to be highly pathogenic to 'Chardonnay' and 'Pinot noir' cultivars of the grape-vine producing the characteristic grey mould symptoms within 7 days of inoculation to the vitro-plants. The yeast Pichia anomala (strain FY-102), isolated from apple skin, was found to be antagonistic to B. cinerea as it completely inhibited the appearance of the grey mould symptoms when grown together. The yeast was responsible for morphological changes such as coagulation and leakage of the cytoplasm of B. cinerea. The pathogen, when applied together with P. anomala, failed to bring about the grey mould symptoms on the grape-vine, suggesting that the yeast could control the expression of this disease. An account of the interaction between B. cinerea and P. anomala, as well as the sequences of the complete ITS region of the ribosomal DNA of the yeast are described here.     

Clash of kingdoms or why Drosophila larvae positively respond to fungal competitors

BACKGROUND: Competition with filamentous fungi has been demonstrated to be an important cause of mortality for the vast group of insects that depend on ephemeral resources (e.g. fruit, dung, carrion). Recent data suggest that the well-known aggregation of Drosophila larvae across decaying fruit yields a competitive advantage over mould, by which the larvae achieve a higher survival probability in larger groups compared with smaller ones. Feeding and locomotor behaviour of larger larval groups is assumed to cause disruption of fungal hyphae, leading to suppression of fungal growth, which in turn improves the chances of larval survival to the adult stage. Given the relationship between larval density, mould suppression and larval survival, the present study has tested whether fungal-infected food patches elicit communal foraging behaviour on mould-infected sites by which larvae might hamper mould growth more efficiently. RESULTS: Based on laboratory experiments in which Drosophila larvae were offered the choice between fungal-infected and uninfected food patches, larvae significantly aggregated on patches containing young fungal colonies. Grouping behaviour was also visible when larvae were offered only fungal-infected or only uninfected patches; however, larval aggregation was less strong under these conditions than in a heterogeneous environment (infected and uninfected patches). CONCLUSION: Because filamentous fungi can be deadly competitors for insect larvae on ephemeral resources, social attraction of Drosophila larvae to fungal-infected sites leading to suppression of mould growth may reflect an adaptive behavioural response that increases insect larval fitness and can thus be discussed as an anti-competitor behaviour. These observations support the hypothesis that adverse environmental conditions operate in favour of social behaviour. In a search for the underlying mechanisms of communal behaviour in Drosophila, this study highlights the necessity of investigating the role of inter-kingdom competition as a potential driving force in the evolution of spatial behaviour in insects.     

A procedure for SEM of complex shoot structures applied to the inflorescence of snapdragon (Antirrhinum)

Summary An indirect procedure for the scanning electron microscopy of living complex shoot structures, e.g., an inflorescence tip, employs the polymerization of a dental impression plastic. Application of the plastic to exposed surfaces during prolonged dissection minimizes desiccation. The resulting complex mould is everted so that recesses representing surface detail can be filled with molten epoxy polymer. The mould is then allowed to revert to its original configuration; it is now filled with epoxy. After the epoxy hardens, the resulting cast is sputter-coated and imaged. Intricate structures up to 1 mm in dimension can be imaged with all components, e.g., flowers on an inflorescence, in situ.     

Use of fungal metabolites to protect wood-based panels against mould infection

Wood-based composites such as oriented strand board (OSB) are principle framing elements in building construction in North America. However, these materials are often affected by moulds in wet or humid environmental conditions. A common control method for prevention of mould growth on panels is preservative treatment of panels with various pesticides or chemicals. In recent years, environmentally friendly pest control methods are required because of environmental issue. This research aimed to develop a biological technology to protect OSB against mould infection by post-treatment of panels with natural extracts from fungal antagonists. In this study, the culture metabolites of a fungal antagonist, Phaeotheca dimorphospora DesRochers & Ouellette, were extracted, and the antibiotic activity of the extracts was tested in Petri plates against various moulds and decay fungi. The OSB panels were then dip-treated with the extracts and exposed to a humid environment for mould growth testing in a period of 8 weeks. The results showed that the mycelia growth of all fungi tested (moulds, white-rot and brown-rot fungi) was inhibited by the extracts of P. dimorphospora on agar plates. Panel samples dipped with the fungal extracts in acetone got little mould growth on them, whereas untreated control panels and those samples treated with acetone alone were seriously affected by various moulds.