Provincial distribution of three HIV-1 resistant polymorphisms (CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I, and SDF1-3′ A) in China

CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I, mutants in two chemokine receptors and SDF1-3′A, mutant in a ligand gene, can delay AIDS pathogenesis. The distribution of the three polymorphic loci was studied in 1 046 DNA samples from 26 provinces (cities) in China. No CCR5-Δ 32 was observed. CCR2-64I and SDF1-3′ A had reverse distribution cline from south to north in China, with average frequency of 20.8% and 24.8% respectively. Relative hazard was evaluated. Important information to the epidemiology of AIDS and the origin and spread of these polymorphic loci in Chinese was provided.     

Phylogeny of Chinese Allium (Liliaceae) using PCR-RFLP analysis

Eighteen representative species were selected from all the nine sections of Chinese Allium on the basis of the classification of morphology and cytotaxonomy. The trnK and rpL16 gene fragments of chloroplast DNA were amplified from 18 species by PCR method. The two cpDNA fragments were digested by 26 restriction enzymes, and 303 polymorphic restriction sites were found, of which 163 were informative. The restriction site data were analyzed with PAUP (version 3.1.1) and MEGA (version 1.01) as well as PHYLIP. As a result, the genus Allium could be classified into six subgenera. The recognition of Sect. Anguinum in the Flora of China is reasonable, Sect. Rhizirideum, Sect. Haplostemon and Sect. Cepa are not monophyletic. The infrageneric system of this genus was also discussed.     

Molecular identification of Candida species from urinary infections in Honduras

Background

Candiduria is a common infection among hospitalised patients. Although the clinical relevance of yeasts in urine is not clearly defined, fungal urinary tract infections have increased significantly in the last decades, becoming a growing public health problem. Candida albicans is the most commonly reported species in urinary infections, although other species of the genus are becoming particularly important, because some of them are linked with resistance to antifungal drugs.

mtCOI PCR-RFLP技术鉴别中国入侵型和土著型烟粉虱种群的有效性分析

烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)是世界范围内最重要的入侵生物之一,准确地鉴别烟粉虱入侵生物型和土著生物型具有十分重要的现实意义。mtCOI PCR-RFLP技术具有快速、高效的特点,是当前应用最广泛的烟粉虱生物型鉴定技术,但是,不同限制性内切酶为基础的mtCOI PCR-RFLP技术在鉴定我国烟粉虱种群中的有效性仍不明了。本文比较了已报导的5种mtCOI PCR-RFLP技术在鉴别中国烟粉虱种群入侵生物型和土著生物型(B型、Q型,ZHJ1型、ZHJ2型、ZHJ3型)的有效性。结果表明,内切酶AluI不能区分B型和ZHJ2型烟粉虱;内切酶TaqI不能准确区分ZHJ3型和Q型烟粉虱个体;而内切酶VspI不仅不能准确区分ZHJ1型和Q型烟粉虱个体,也不能准确区分B型和ZHJ2型烟粉虱;内切酶MseI和Tru9I则不能有效鉴别上述5种烟粉虱生物型,因此不适宜推广使用。     

秦川牛和中国荷斯坦牛POU1F1基因多态性研究

采用PCR-RFLP技术研究了秦川牛(QQ)和中国荷斯坦牛(HC)共计218头个体POU1F1基因的多态性。结果表明: 秦川牛及中国荷斯坦牛群体POU1F1-HinfⅠ基因座的451 bp 的PCR产物经限制性酶HinfⅠ消化后表现多态, 其等位基因A/B频率分别为0.232/0.768、0.132/0.868; 两个群体AA、AB和BB 3种基因型的频率分别为0.030/0.403/0.567、0.007/0.251/0.742。在该基因座秦川牛群体处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态, 中国荷斯坦牛群体处于不平衡状态。它们在该基因座的杂合度、有效等位基因数、Shannon信息熵、多态信息含量分别为0.356/1.553/0.541/0.292、0.229/1.297/0.390/0.203; 秦川牛群体的位点杂合度、有效等位基因数、Shannon信息熵、多态信息含量均大于中国荷斯坦牛群体。     

PCR-RFLP法探讨三个人工湖微生物群落多样性

目的：探讨牡丹江市区三个人工湖（月牙湖、牛角湖、南湖）的微生物群落多样性。方法：从三个水样中分别提取微生物DNA,选取通用引物扩增16S rDNA片段,对扩增产物进行RFLP分析。结果：不同的样品由于其中的微生物多样性的差异,酶切产物在凝胶上显示的相对位置和条带数目都有一定差异。结论：牛角湖样品的条带数目最多,表明牛角湖的微生物群落多样性最为丰富。     

二种大实蝇的PCR-RFLP快速鉴定方法

应用PCR-RFLP技术,对我国部分地区发生分布的蜜柑大实蝇和橘大实蝇开展了分子生物学鉴定方法研究。结果表明,利用4组引物对目标实蝇的COⅡ和ITS1基因进行PCR扩增,并借助MnlⅠ,MseⅠ,AseⅠ,DraⅠ和SspⅠ等5种限制性内切酶对扩增产物进行酶切,能从多个途径把2种大实蝇区分开。所建立的方法不受目标实蝇食物源、地理来源和标本保存条件的影响,对不同虫态和不同性别的个体均适用,可在生产和检疫实践中对蜜柑大实蝇和橘大实蝇进行快速鉴定。     

西部某些根瘤菌的数值分类和16S rDNA PCR-RFLP分析

选用61株分离自我国西北地区的野豌豆、棘豆、苜蓿和草木樨根瘤菌和4株已知参比菌株,进行了营养利用、抗生素抗性和耐逆性等13个表型性状研究,通过MINTS软件分析,得到了数值分类树状图,发现全部供试菌株在79％的相似性水平上,分为5个群。对57株未知菌株和10株参比菌株16SrDNAPCR－RFLD分析,发现共具有20个遗传图谱类型,聚类分析树状图表明所有菌株共分为5个系统发育分支,与数值分类结果有较好的一致性。     

Taxonomic complexity and breeding system transitions: conservation genetics of the Epipactis leptochila complex (Orchidaceae)

The genus Epipactis contains a problematical complex of autogamous taxa among which species limits are difficult to define. Different authors have treated these plants in different ways, some recognizing the different taxa as distinct species, others considering them as minor intraspecific variants. These contrasting treatments have a direct impact on the conservation resources and status such plants command; 'endemic orchid species' are perceived as having high conservation value, 'localized minor variants' are not. We used allozyme and chloroplast restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and sequencing analyses to investigate patterns of population genetic structure underlying the taxonomic complexity in this group. Populations of E. dunensis, E. leptochila and E. muelleri were homozygous and uniform for all loci studied here. There were, however, fixed genetic differences among these taxa. Comparisons with published data from the putative progenitor species for the autogamous taxa (the widespread, allogamous E. helleborine) suggest iterative origins of autogamy, rather than the self-pollinating taxa all being merely mutational variants of a single autogamous lineage.     

Molecular diversity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria from the Tibetan Plateau, China

To understand the composition and structure of nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities from the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve on the Tibetan Plateau, the molecular diversity of nifH genes from soil obtained at six sites was examined using a PCR-based cloning approach. Six samples were collected from different regions at an altitude of 3907-4824 m above sea level, and a principal component analysis (PCA) showed that they had different biogeochemical properties. A total of 446 clones and 162 unique RFLP patterns were found. PCA of the RFLP patterns and their biogeochemical parameters showed that the content of soil organic carbon (C), total nitrogen (N) and altitude were the most important factors affecting the nitrogen-fixing bacteria community. Fifty-nine nifH clones were sequenced and their nucleotide identity varied from 64% to 98%, subdivisible into four groups in our phylogenetic tree. Some of the clone sequences were related to nifH genes belonging to four phylogenetic subdivisions (alpha, beta, gamma and delta subclasses of the Proteobacteria), while most of the clones were closely related to the genes of the uncultured bacteria. The tree also showed that the sequence distributions were not clearly related to the sample sites.