基于线粒体全基因组解析华北地区棉铃虫种群遗传结构

为明确我国华北地区棉铃虫种群间遗传分化,通过高通量测序测定华北地区河北省廊坊市、河南省新乡市和山东省烟台市27份棉铃虫线粒体全基因组,并分析这3个市棉铃虫种群的遗传结构。结果表明,华北地区棉铃虫线粒体基因组全长15 345~15 375 bp,长度变异主要由基因间隔区的A+T富集区造成,所有样品的13个蛋白编码基因在长度上均无差异,总群体间遗传分化很小,遗传分化指数为0.025,基因流水平很高,为19.46。27份样品被聚为亚型I和亚型II两个遗传分支,但未形成明显的地理结构,其中亚型II比例较低,仅包含河北省和山东省的4份样品。表明我国华北地区棉铃虫种群存在线粒体亚型分化,不同区域种群之间存在广泛的基因交流,没有形成谱系遗传结构,推测棉铃虫在华北地区存在高迁飞现象。     

花斑皮蠹线粒体基因组序列测定与分析

花斑皮蠹(Trogoderma variabile)隶属于鞘翅目(Coleoptera)皮蠹科(Dermestidae),是一种世界性分布的具有重要经济意义的有害生物,我国口岸常有截获。本研究用二代测序方法测定了花斑皮蠹的线粒体基因组序列。结果表明花斑皮蠹线粒体基因组全长15 594 bp(GenBank登录号:MH922966),包含13个蛋白质编码基因、22个转运RNA基因、2个核糖体RNA基因和1个控制区,基因排列顺序与已知的白腹皮蠹(Dermestes maculatus)、小圆皮蠹(Dermestes verbasci)线粒体基因组序列一致;线粒体基因组的A+T含量为71.0%;13个蛋白质编码基因的起始密码子均为ATN,终止密码子除nad4以不完全的T作为终止密码子外,其余的基因均以典型的TAA或TAG作为终止密码子;22个tRNA中,除tRNA~(Ser(AGN))的DHU臂缺失外,其他tRNAs均能折叠成典型的三叶草结构。本文首次测定了花斑皮蠹的线粒体基因组序列,由于皮蠹科线粒体基因组数据有限,未开展系统发育分析。     

烟草蚀纹病毒山东分离物全基因组序列的克隆和保守性分析

为利用RNA介导的病毒抗性策略,培育抗性稳定或抗多烟草蚀纹病毒（Tobacco etch virus,TEV）株系的转基因植株,采用RT-PCR及5＇-RACE方法克隆了烟草蚀纹病毒山东分离物TEV-SD1的全基因组序列。TEV-SD1全基因组核苷酸序列长度为9494 bp,包含1个9165 bp的开放阅读框架（open reading frame,ORF）,编码3054个氨基酸。将TEV-SD1基因组序列与GenBank中已公布的4个TEV全基因组序列和11个外壳蛋白（coat protein,CP）基因序列比对分析发现,各分离物CP基因间的核苷酸和氨基酸序列平均相似性分别为96.65%和98.31%,高于其它功能基因间的相似性;各分离物CP基因3＇端核苷酸序列相似性平均为96.55%,高于5＇端序列。聚类分析发现TEV在自然界中的分子变异与其寄主关系密切。     

来源于桃和苹果的苹果褪绿叶斑病毒的部分分子生物学特性和cp基因的原核表达

 从桃和苹果上分离得到苹果褪绿叶斑病毒ACLSV-HBP和ACLSV-C2个分离物,采用RT-PCR法进行扩增,所获扩增片段经序列测定,其全长分别为1768nt(ACLSV-HBP)和1751nt(ACLSV-C)。这2个分离物扩增片段全长的同源性为83%,mp基因片段核苷酸和推导编码氨基酸序列同源性分别为82.6%和87.1%;cp基因均由582nt组成,其核苷酸和推导编码氨基酸序列同源性分别为87.8%和95.9%。将2个分离物的cp基因与已报道ACLSV分离物进行序列同源性比较,结果显示ACLSV-HBP与SX/2的cp基因核苷酸序列及推导编码氨基酸序列同源性最高,分别为94.0%和96.4%。将ACLSV-HBP分离物的cp基因克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-KG,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析表明,融合蛋白大小约为46kDa。Western-blot分析表明,该基因在大肠杆菌内得到高效表达,融合蛋白具有抗原性。     

亚洲玉米螟6-磷酸葡萄糖异构酶基因(Pgi)全序测定及分析

为进一步从核酸水平上研究亚洲玉米螟Pgi基因相关特性,采用反转录PCR及RACE等技术对该基因编码序列及DNA全序列进行了测定,与Gen Bank中其它昆虫Pgi基因相关信息进行比较分析,并构建了系统发育树。结果表明:亚洲玉米螟Pgi基因编码区序列长为1 671 bp,共编码556个氨基酸;其DNA序列全长为10 078 bp(短序列为9 311 bp),由12个外显子与11个内含子镶嵌而成;各外显子长度与鳞翅目大部分昆虫相同,介于95~188 bp之间,内含子序列总长度为8 407 bp(短序列为7 640 bp),各内含子长度介于418~1 547 bp之间,且在内含子3、4、5、11上均发现杂合现象。系统发育结果显示,大部分昆虫Pgi基因c DNA严格按物种聚类,除了双翅目的家蝇Musca domestica与黑森瘿蚊Mayetiola destructor出现一定的交叉现象外,其余没有出现交叉现象。     

小麦查尔酮合成酶基因及其启动子序列的克隆与分析

查尔酮合成酶(chalcone synthase,CHS)是植物抗病抗逆过程中的一个关键酶。根据小麦抑制消减杂交中分离得到的小麦查尔酮合成酶基因片段,结合TAIL-PCR技术从小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)叶片中克隆得到查尔酮合成酶基因,命名为Ta CHS,其序列全长为2 543 bp,包含1 264 bp的启动子区、1 185 bp编码区和一个94 bp的内含子。分析显示该基因编码的氨基酸具有CHS家族的所有保守功能位点。同源性分析表明,Ta CHS与已报道的其他禾本科植物CHS基因编码的氨基酸序列同源性高达88%以上。启动子序列分析显示Ta CHS启动子区域具有光反应元件、植物激素响应元件、真菌诱导元件、M YB结合位点、TATA-Box和CAAT-Box等多种顺式作用元件。Ta CHS基因在全蚀菌侵染小麦后的表达开始上调,侵染后4 d达到最大值,之后开始下调。以上结果表明Ta CHS基因可能与小麦防御全蚀菌侵染有关。     

舞毒蛾线粒体DNA全序列分析

舞毒蛾(Lymantria dispar Linnaeus)是全北温带地区危害最为严重的森林害虫之一。本文采用PCR引物步移法完成了舞毒蛾线粒体全序列的测序工作。舞毒蛾mtDNA全长15569bp,由13个蛋白编码基因、2个rRNA基因和22个tRNA组成,基因位置及方向与鳞翅目其他昆虫相同。通过与其他已知昆虫线粒体全序列的比较,对舞毒蛾线粒体全序列的核苷酸组成、氨基酸组成和密码子使用等基因组特征进行了探讨。     

链孢粘帚霉寄生核盘菌菌核差异表达基因的筛选及分析

为克隆和研究链孢粘帚霉Gliocladium catenulatum寄生核盘菌菌核的相关基因,应用抑制消减杂交技术构建了cDNA消减文库并进行了筛选。通过PCR技术从文库中共筛选到1315个阳性克隆,克隆中插入片段大小主要集中于300～600bp之间。随机挑取120个克隆,经测序和同源性分析,获得60条有效序列,其中部分序列所编码的血红素加氧酶、核糖体蛋白L11、细胞色素P450及热激蛋白等均参与机体对胁迫条件的应答反应。11条序列在NCBI数据库中未找到显著匹配的序列,可能为新基因片段。分别将寄生于核盘菌菌核上的粘帚霉cDNA和粘帚霉与核盘菌纯培养的cDNA混合物经RasⅠ酶切后进行标记作为探针,利用反向Northern杂交技术验证了所选取的25条序列全部为差异表达基因片段。     

绿僵菌蝗虫菌株Pr1蛋白酶基因的克隆及序列分析

从绿僵菌蝗虫菌株M2189克隆了昆虫表皮降解酶Pr1的基因。以特异性引物，分别进行了DNA-PCR和mRNA-RT-PCR反应，得到了预期扩增片段，回收纯化后通过pGEM-T载体转化大肠杆菌JM109，得到重组质粒，EcoR Ⅰ酶切鉴定表明目的片段已插入质粒。对重组质粒中插入的DNA片段进行了核苷酸序列测定，表明该序列全长1369bp，其中有3个内含子，分别为76、59、67bp；编码序列长度为1167bp，含有起始密码子和终止密码子，是一个完整的蛋白读码框。与菌株Mel得到的Prl编码序列（GenBank／M73795）相比，二者的核苷酸数目相同，同源性达到92．2％，编码的389个氨基酸中48个不同，占12．3％。     

Dermestid beetles in ‘evolution Canyon’, lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, including new records for Israel

Fifteen species of dermestid beetles were recorded at ‘Evolution Canyon’ (EC), Lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel. They represent ~35% of known Israeli dermestid species. The following three species were recorded for the first time in Israel:Trogoderma svriaca Dalla Torre, 1911;Ctesias svriaca Ganglbauer, 1904; andAnthrenus (s.str.) jordaniens Pic, 1934. Adults of 13 species were collected on the more solar radiated, warmer and climatically more fluctuating south-facing slope (SFS); ten species were collected on the opposite, north-facing slope (NFS), which was cooler and climatically more stable. The abundance of adult dermestid beetles was 1.9 times higher on the SFS than on the NFS (86 and 47, respectively). Species richness and abundance distribution at EC (three collecting stations on each slope and one at the valley bottom) were significantly negatively correlated with the plant cover that consisted of trees and bushes (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.007 and 0.039, respectively) and perennials (Spearmanr _s ,P=0.039 and 0.077, respectively), indicating that non-woody plants were preferred by adult dermestid beetles.     

Hymenopteran Parasitoids on Fruit-infesting Tephritidae (Diptera) in Latin America and the Southern United States: Diversity, Distribution, Taxonomic Status and their use in Fruit Fly Biological Control

We first discuss the diversity of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of the Neotropics. Even though the emphasis is on Anastrepha parasitoids, we also review all the information available on parasitoids attacking flies in the genera Ceratitis, Rhagoletis, Rhagoletotrypeta, Toxotrypana and Zonosemata. We center our analysis in parasitoid guilds, parasitoid assemblage size and fly host profiles. We also discuss distribution patterns and the taxonomic status of all known Anastrepha parasitoids. We follow by providing a historical overview of biological control of pestiferous tephritids in Latin American and Florida (U.S.A.) and by analyzing the success or failure of classical and augmentative biological control programs implemented to date in these regions. We also discuss the lack of success of introductions of exotic fruit fly parasitoids in various Latin American countries. We finish by discussing the most pressing needs related to fruit fly biological control (classical, augmentative, and conservation modalities) in areas of the Neotropics where fruit fly populations severely restrict the development of commercial fruit growing. We also address the need for much more intensive research on the bioecology of native fruit fly parasitoids.     

Epidemiology of Toxigenic Fungi and their Associated Mycotoxins for Some Mediterranean Crops

Recent data on the epidemiology of the common mycotoxigenic species of Fusarium, Alternaria, Aspergillus and Penicillium in infected or colonized plants, and in stored or processed plant products from the Mediterranean area are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the toxigenicity of the causal fungal species and the natural occurrence of well known mycotoxins (aflatoxins, ochratoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, zearalenone, patulin, Alternaria-toxins and moniliformin), as well as some more recently described compounds (fusaproliferin, beauvericin) whose toxigenic potential is not yet well understood. Several Fusarium species reported from throughout the Mediterranean area are responsible of the formation of mycotoxins in infected plants and in plant products, including: Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. cerealis, F. avenaceum, F. sporotrichioides and F. poae, which produce deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, fusarenone, zearalenone, moniliformin, and T-2 toxin derivatives in wheat and other small grains affected by head blight or scab, and in maize affected by red ear rot. Moreover, strains of F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum, and F. subglutinans, that form fumonisins, beauvericin, fusaproliferin, and moniliformin, are commonly associated with maize affected by ear rot. Fumonisins, were also associated with Fusarium crown and root rot of asparagus and Fusarium endosepsis of figs, caused primarily by F. proliferatum. Toxigenic A. alternata strains and associated tenuazonic acid and alternariols were commonly found in black mould of tomato, black rot of olive and citrus, black point of small cereals, and black mould of several vegetables. Toxigenic strains of A. carbonarius and ochratoxin A were often found associated with black rot of grapes, whereas toxigenic strains of A. flavus and/or P. verrucosum, forming aflatoxins and ochratoxin A, respectively, were found in moulded plant products from small cereals, peanuts, figs, pea, oilseed rape, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds. Finally, toxigenic strains of P. expansum and patulin were frequently found in apple, pear and other fresh fruits affected by blue mould rot, as well as in derived juices and jams.     

Brief Guide for Authors

正Journal of Arid Land(JAL)is an international journal(ISSN 1674-6767;CN 65-1278/K)for the natural sciences,sponsored by the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,Chinese Academy of Sciences and Science Press.It is published by Science Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg bimonthly.JAL publishes original,innovative,and integrative research from arid and semiarid regions,ad     

A survey of the genera of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Microgaster</Emphasis> latreille and<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hygroplitis</Emphasis> thomson (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from China

The genera ofMicrogaster Latreille 1804 andHygroplitis Thomson 1895 from China are presented systematically in this paper. Thirty-two species ofMicrogaster and three species ofHygroplitis are known in China. Diagnosis, character variation, distribution and host of each species among the two genera are presented, including its host and distribution. Keys to the species ofMicrogaster andHygroplitis are given. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Dec. 19, 2006.     

Plant Viruses Transmitted by Whiteflies

One-hundred and fourteen virus species are transmitted by whiteflies (family Aleyrodidae). Bemisia tabaci transmits 111 of these species while Trialeurodes vaporariorum and T. abutilonia transmit three species each. B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum are present in the European–Mediterranean region, though the former is restricted in its distribution. Of the whitefly-transmitted virus species, 90% belong to the Begomovirus genus, 6% to the Crinivirus genus and the remaining 4% are in the Closterovirus, Ipomovirus or Carlavirus genera. Other named, whitefly-transmitted viruses that have not yet been ranked as species are also documented. The names, abbreviations and synonyms of the whitefly-transmitted viruses are presented in tabulated form together with details of their whitefly vectors, natural hosts and distribution. Entries are also annotated with references. Whitefly-transmitted viruses affecting plants in the European–Mediterranean region have been highlighted in the text.     

The parasitoid complex ofLiriomyza cicerina on chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

Liriomyza cicerina (Diptera: Agromyzidae) is an important pest on chickpea in Turkey. The objective of this study was to determine the parasitoids and rates of parasitism ofL. cicerina on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) during the 2005 and 2006 seasons in ?anl?urfa province, Turkey. Leaves with mines were sampled weekly and kept in the laboratory to observe and count emerging leafminer and parasitoid adults. Eight parasitoid species were collected: the braconidsOpius monilicornis Fischer andOpius tersus Foerster and the eulophidsDiaulinopsis arenaria (Erdös) andNeochrysocharis formosa (Westwood), which occurred in both the winter and summer seasons;Diglyphus crassinervis Erdös,Neochrysocharis ambitiosa Hansson,Neochrysocharis sericea (Erdös) andPediobius metallicus (Nees), which occurred only in the summer growing areas.Diaulinopsis arenaria was the predominant parasitoid with 4–7.7% parasitism rate whileN. ambitiosa andO. monilicornis were the second and third most predominant species. The results of these trials show that sinceDia. arenaria occurred throughout every season, it could potentially be used for control of the leafminerL. cicerina.     

Plant–herbivore asynchrony necessitates augmentative releases of the exotic beetle,Zygogramma bicolorata,to enhance the biological control of P arthenium hysterophorus

Systematic information on the quantitative impact of Z ygogramma bicolorata on the biology of P arthenium hysterophorus is crucial as the seeds of this weed continue to germinate from the accumulated soil seed bank throughout the year in the form of different germinating flushes, while the activity of the beetle ceases during winter as it enters diapause. Therefore, plant–herbivore interactions need to be explored to develop predictions of the overall impact of the introduced beetle on the weed. The findings revealed that defoliation by Z . bicolorata had a significant impact on the plant height, density and flower production in flushes F ₃, F ₄ and F ₅, but not in F ₁ and F ₂ that exhibited longer periodicity, profuse branching, a longer flowering period and maximum flower production and contributed mostly to the existing seed soil bank. Therefore, total depletion of the existing soil seed bank was not possible. Consequently, the effect of augmentative field releases of laboratory‐reared beetles was explored on F ₁ and F ₂ in February for three consecutive years (2011–2013). Before initiating the trial, random soil samples were taken from the plots that were assigned to the paired treatments (i.e. with the beetle and without the beetle [insecticide‐treated]) and it was found that the seed bank in those samples did not differ. The single release of Z . bicolorata adults at five per plant at the six‐leaf stage significantly reduced the soil seed bank, compared to without the biocontrol agent, irrespective of the flushes at the end of the season.     

Broad bean mottle virus in Morocco; curculionid vectors,and natural occurrence in food legumes other than faba bean (Vicia faba)

Broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) was transmitted from infected to healthy faba-bean plants by the curculionid weevilsApion radiolus Kirby,Hypera variabilis Herbst,Pachytychius strumarius Gyll,Smicronyx cyaneus Gyll, andSitona lineatus L. The latter appeared to be an efficient vector: acquisition and inoculation occurred at the first bite, the rate of transmission was c. 41%, and virus retention lasted for at least seven days.S. lineatus transmitted the virus from faba bean to lentil and pea, but not to the three genotypes of chickpea tested. This is the first report on the generaHypera, Pachytychius, andSmicronyx as virus vectors, and onA. radiolus, H. variabilis, P. strumarius, andS. cyaneus as vectors of BBMV.Out of 351 samples of food legumes with symptoms suggestive of virus infection, 16, 11, 19, and 17% of the samples of chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean, respectively, were found infected when tested for BBMV in DAS-ELISA. This is the first report on the natural occurrence of BBMV in chickpea, lentil, pea, and common bean. The virus should be regarded as a food-legume virus rather than a faba-bean virus solely, and is considered an actual threat to food legume improvement programmes.