基于连通度指数的生态安全格局构建——以三峡库区重庆段为例

生态安全格局构建旨在识别研究区的重要生态区域并保持他们之间连通,被认为是实现区域协调发展的重要途径。生态阻力面的科学构建和修正一直是生态安全格局建立的技术难点。以三峡库区重庆段为例,通过生态重要性和敏感性综合识别源地,构建连通度指数修正阻力面,利用最小累积阻力模型提取生态廊道,从而构建三峡库区重庆段生态安全格局。结果表明:(1)研究区生态源地面积19227.04 km²,占总面积41.65%,主要集中在东北部和中东部的林地。(2)相较于夜间灯光指数,连通度指数在景观破碎地区和人类活动强烈地区对阻力面修正更加明显,一定程度也可反映人类活动的影响。(3)研究区生态廊道总长度1610.48 km,包括天然廊道和阻力廊道;战略点30个,主要位于耕地、居民点和水域附近。(4)研究区生态连通性较好,但部分地区存在廊道缺失、战略点阻断的现象。     

人乳铁蛋白(hLF)转基因山羊的遗传背景分析

以随机整合方式获得的转基因动物外源基因的拷贝数、整合位点及染色体核型等遗传背景并不清楚,可能会存在外源基因的沉默整合、无效整合、毒性整合以及其表达水平不可预测等问题。文中选取了6只原代(F0)及其相对应的子一代(F1)的人乳铁蛋白(hLF)转基因山羊作为研究对象,分别颈静脉采血、提取DNA,通过染色体核型分析、实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)、ELISA和Westernblotting等检测技术,研究其外源基因的遗传背景与表达水平。结果显示,6只F0代转基因山羊的染色体没有明显的形态变异、数量改变等异常情况。相对拷贝数高低不同(2–16),且能够稳定地遗传给下一代,F0和F1代hLF基因拷贝数一致。F1代转基因山羊表达hLF水平最高可达1.12 g/L(L3-1,拷贝数8)。结果表明,整合的外源基因能够稳定地遗传下一代,也没有对转基因山羊个体的生长发育造成障碍,而且拷贝数高低与hLF表达水平无明显的相关性,这为转基因山羊及其他转基因动物的新品种培育奠定了基础,解析了遗传背景。     

金色链霉菌DM-1全基因组序列测定及去甲金霉素合成基因簇分析

金色链霉菌Streptomyces aureofaciens DM-1是去甲基金霉素的高产菌株。通过Genome Sequencer FLX系统进行测序,得到一条完整的线性基因组序列,长度为6 824 334 bp,GC含量为72.6%。结合软件glimmer 3.02、Genemark和Z-Curveprogram进行基因预测,最终在其基因组中鉴定出6431个基因。应用AntiSMASH软件预测其基因组中存在28个次级代谢生物合成基因簇,其中包含了去甲基金霉素生物合成基因簇。其中甲基转移酶CtcK因移码突变提前终止翻译,很可能是去甲基金霉素相对金霉素(CTC)缺失一个甲基的根本原因。研究结果为S. aureofaciens DM-1的功能基因组学和去甲基金霉素高产菌株育种提供了研究基础。     

A baseline epidemiological study of the co-infection of enteric protozoans with human immunodeficiency virus among men who have sex with men from Northeast China

BackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and enteric parasite co-infection not only aggravates the clinical symptoms of parasites but also accelerates acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) progression. However, co-infection research on men who have sex with men (MSM), the predominant high-risk population of HIV/AIDS in China, is still limited. In this study, we investigated the epidemiology of enteric parasites, risk factors, and associations with clinical significance in an MSM HIV/AIDS population in Heilongjiang Province, northeast China.MethodsWe recruited 308 MSMs HIV/AIDS patients and 199 HIV-negative individuals in two designated AIDS hospitals in Heilongjiang between April 2016 and July 2017. Fresh stool samples were collected. DNA extraction, molecular identification, and genotyping of Cryptosporidium species, Entamoeba histolytica, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Blastocystis hominis were performed. Fourteen diarrhea-related pathogens were examined to exclude the influence of other bacterial pathogens on diarrhea incidence.Results31.5% of MSM HIV/AIDS participants were infected with at least one parasite species, a significantly higher proportion than that found in the HIV-negative individuals (2.5%). E. bieneusi presented the highest prevalence, followed by B. hominis, E. histolytica, Cryptosporidium spp., and C. cayetanensis. Warm seasons were the risk factor for parasitic infections in this population [odds ratio (OR) = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.47–4.57]. In addition, these individuals showed a higher proportion (35.8%) of present diarrhea (PD) compared with men who have sex with women (MSW) with HIV/AIDS (16.7%). The infection proportions of both Cryptosporidium spp. and E. histolytica were significantly higher in the PD. E. bieneusi infection was more prevalent in the historic diarrhea (HD) group. CD4⁺ T cell counts in the MSM patients with the above three parasites were significantly lower. New species and genotypes were found, and MSM patients had a wider range of species or genotypes.ConclusionsEnteric parasitic infection was prevalent in the MSM HIV/AIDS population, especially in patients with present diarrhea during warm seasons. E. histolytica and B. hominis should also be considered high-risk parasites for opportunistic infections in AIDS patients in addition to Cryptosporidium spp.     

盐胁迫下解钾菌对枸杞幼苗的促生效应

以'宁杞1号'枸杞为研究对象,采用单因素随机区组试验设计,研究不添加NaCl和菌剂(CK)、100 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫(NaCl)、100 mmol·L-1 NaCl胁迫下添加解钾菌KSB-GY01单菌液(NaCl-M1)、KSBGY02单菌液(NaCl-M2)及其混合菌液(NaCl-M3)对枸杞幼苗叶片叶...     

CLP gene family,a new gene family of Cotesia vestalis bracovirus inhibits melanization of Plutella xylostella hemolymph

Polydnaviruses (PDVs) are obligatory symbionts of parasitoid wasps and play an important role in suppressing host immune defenses. Although PDV genes that inhibit host melanization are known in Microplitis bracovirus, the functional homologs in Cotesia bracoviruses remain unknown. Here, we find that Cotesia vestalis bracovirus (CvBV) can inhibit hemolymph melanization of its host, Plutella xylostella larvae, during the early stages of parasitization, and that overexpression of highly expressed CvBV genes reduced host phenoloxidase activity. Furthermore, CvBV-7-1 in particular reduced host phenoloxidase activity within 12 h, and the injection of anti-CvBV-7-1 antibody increased the melanization of parasitized host larvae. Further analyses showed that CvBV-7-1 and three homologs from other Cotesia bracoviruses possessed a C-terminal leucine/isoleucine-rich region and had a similar function in inhibiting melanization. Therefore, a new family of bracovirus genes was proposed and named as C -terminal L eucine/isoleucine-rich P rotein (CLP). Ectopic expression of CvBV-7-1 in Drosophila hemocytes increased susceptibility to bacterial repression of melanization and reduced the melanotic encapsulation of parasitized D. melanogaster by the parasitoid Leptopilina boulardi. The formation rate of wasp pupae and the eclosion rate of C. vestalis were affected when the function of CvBV-7-1 was blocked. Our findings suggest that CLP genes from Cotesia bracoviruses encoded proteins that contain a C-terminal leucine/isoleucine-rich region and function as melanization inhibitors during the early stage of parasitization, which is important for successful parasitization.     

不同来源和粒径的胶体对光合细菌生长的效应

天然胶体是近岸海域细菌和浮游植物可利用氮的一个重要来源 ,其含量的增加可促进藻类的繁殖和生长 ,有时甚至引发赤潮。研究显示 ,细菌在高分子量胶体存在下的生长和代谢速率比在低分子量中的提高 3～ 6倍 ,暴露在阳光下的胶体有机物可释放生物可利用的富氮组分 ,进而提高细菌对胶体的分解。利用错流超滤技术从河流、河口、海洋水体和微藻培养液中提取胶体 ,研究了胶体来源和粒径对光合细菌 (PSB,沼泽红假单胞菌 Rhodopseudomonaspalustris)生长的影响。结果表明 ,在一定的胶体有机碳浓度范围 ,河流胶体 (0～ 2 81.0μmol/ L )、河口胶体 (0～ 12 1.2μmol/ L )、海洋胶体 (0～ 88.8μmol/ L )和生源胶体 (7.7～5 4 8.6μmol/ L )都能促进 PSB的生长 ,分别使其相对增长率平均提高了 4 7.3%～ 196 .2 % ,3.6 %～ 9.3% ,8.1%～ 10 .4 %和2 .4 %～ 6 .9%。其中 ,PSB在河流胶体中的相对增长率的平均值 (Y)与有机碳浓度 (CDOC)呈对数相关 (Y (% ) =- 193.7 70 .7ln CDOC) ,表明高浓度的河流胶体 ,对 PSB生长的促进效果更显著。两种生源胶体中 ,海水小球藻胶体 (0～ 5 4 8.6μmol/ L )对PSB生长的促进作用大于球等鞭金藻胶体 (7.7～ 384 .4 μmol/ L) ;PSB在粒径为 10 k D～ 0 .2 2 μm的海洋胶体中的生长大于     

新疆棉花黄萎病菌拮抗细菌的分离、筛选与鉴定

【背景】棉花黄萎病是由大丽轮枝菌(Verticillium dahliae Kleb.)引起的一种世界性病害,近年来对该病害的生物防治因具有环境友好和人畜安全的特性而倍受关注。【目的】筛选棉花黄萎病高效拮抗细菌并对其进行鉴定,为棉花黄萎病的生物防治扩充菌种资源。【方法】采用稀释涂布平板法分离细菌,并进行拮抗细菌的初筛和复筛,通过形态特征、生理生化特征和16S rRNA基因序列分析对筛选到的细菌进行鉴定,确定其分类地位。【结果】初筛分离到535株对病原菌具有拮抗作用的细菌,并选取了108株拮抗细菌进行复筛,最终筛选到了4株优势拮抗细菌。通过形态观察、生理生化特征和16SrRNA基因序列分析,将菌株BHZ-29、SHT-15、SHZ-24和SMT-24分别鉴定为贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillusvelezensis)、枯草芽孢杆菌斯皮兹仁亚种(Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii)、萎缩芽孢杆菌(Bacillus atrophaeus)和香草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus vanillea)。【结论】获得了4株高效拮抗细菌,并且首次报道了香草芽孢杆菌对棉花黄萎病菌具有抑制作用。     

Development of a fluorescent probe hydrolysis-insulated isothermal PCR for rapid and sensitive on-site detection of African swine fever virus

Highlights
1. A probe-based insulated isothermal PCR (iiPCR) assay was developed for rapid and onsite detection of ASFV.
2. The developed iiPCR showed similar sensitivity and specificity with OIE recommended real-time PCR.
3. Blood samples could be directly applied as PCR template in iiPCR without DNA extraction.