利用Real-time RT-PCR方法检测苹果中苹果茎沟病毒

以含有苹果茎沟病毒(Apple stem grooving virus,ASGV)的苹果枝条为试材,设计扩增产物片段为176 bp的特异性引物,优化反应条件,构建标准曲线,建立了苹果茎沟病毒的SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测方法.对该方法进行了灵敏度和重复性试验,并且利用建立的方法对受ASGV感染的苹果枝条和树叶进行定量检测.最后,比较了实时荧光定量RT-PCR与常规RT-PCR检测的灵敏度.结果表明:样品的荧光定量PCR有良好的扩增曲线和溶解曲线,该方法的灵敏度可达6.8× 102拷贝/μL,检测其灵敏度是传统RT-PCR的100倍,所建立的荧光定量技术可用于田间样品中此病毒的检测,丰富了ASGV的检测手段,提高了检测灵敏度,具有较好的应用前景.     

鸢尾黄斑病毒几种PCR检测方法的建立和比较研究

 以带有鸢尾黄斑病毒的烟草叶片为材料,研究建立了IYSV的普通RT PCR、免疫捕获RT PCR和SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光RT PCR方法,并比较了几种检测方法的灵敏度。结果表明,DAS ELISA检测灵敏度较低,为1 mg带毒叶片。而各种PCR方法的灵敏度均高于DAS ELISA 100倍以上,其中SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光RT PCR检测灵敏度最高,可从0.4 μg的带毒叶片中检出IYSV,而RT PCR的灵敏度为40 μg带毒叶片,IC RT PCR的检测灵敏度是RT PCR的4倍。鉴于DAS ELISA灵敏度较低,建议在用ELISA初筛时,如样品OD405值与阴性对照OD405值之比在2.0左右时需要再用分子方法加以确证,以防漏检。     

辣椒轻斑驳病毒检测方法的比较

为寻求一种灵敏、经济、快捷检测辣椒轻斑驳病毒(Pepper mild mottle Tobamovirus,PMMoV)的检测方法,以辣椒轻斑驳病毒侵染的甜椒叶片为材料,采用DIG标记的核酸斑点杂交、RT-PCR和DAS-ELISA 3种方法检测不同系列稀释倍数的辣椒叶片总RNA和叶片提取液,测试3种方法的稀释限点.结果表明,RT-PCR灵敏度最高,地高辛斑点杂交灵敏度次之,DAS-ELISA灵敏度最低.在3种方法中地高辛斑点杂交方法与其他两种方法相比灵敏度较高,不需要任何特定仪器,而且适合大量样品的检测,所以此方法有很好的应用前景.     

玉米褪绿斑驳病毒3种PCR检测方法的建立与比较

 以带有玉米褪绿斑驳病毒(MCMV)的玉米叶片为材料,研究建立了MCMV 的普通RT-PCR、TaqMan 实时荧光RT-PCR 和SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光RT-PCR 检测方法,并比较了3种方法的灵敏度。结果表明:TaqMan 实时荧光RT-PCR 的检测灵敏度最高,最低检出量可达1.61 fg,SYBR Green Ⅰ实时荧光RT-PCR 略逊之,普通RT-PCR 的检测灵敏度则相对较低,与前两者相差10~100倍。     

南芥菜花叶病毒的几种PCR检测方法的建立和比较研究

 以进境种球中截获的带毒洋水仙和郁金香为试验材料,建立了ArMV的免疫捕获RT-PCR、巢式PCR和Real-time PCR方法,并比较了几种检测方法的灵敏度。DAS-ELISA的检测灵敏度较低,为1mg洋水仙或10mg郁金香带毒种球,而各种PCR方法的灵敏度可高于DAS-ELISA 100倍以上,其中Real-time PCR检测的灵敏度最高,可从20ng洋水仙或2μg郁金香的带毒种球中检出ArMV。鉴于DAS-ELISA灵敏度较低,建议在用ELISA初筛时,如样品OD₄₀₅值与阴性对照OD₄₀₅值之比在2.0左右时需要再用分子方法加以确证,以防漏检。     

马铃薯类病毒(PSTVd)非放射性标记cDNA探针制备及其在检测上的应用

 利用含PSTVd单体克隆的重组质粒pGEM PSTVd,通过PCR扩增技术,用生物素标记制备cDNA探针,进行杂交反应检测PSTVd,其中通过化学颜色反应进行判读灵敏度可达50pg,而用化学发光反应进行判读灵敏度可达5pg,分别是R-PAGE检测灵敏度的26倍和260倍,且2种反应特异性和专化性较强。cDNA核酸斑点杂交反应(NASH)检测PSTVd方法准确、灵敏度高,一次检测样品数量多,且对异地样品检测非常方便,是以往其它检测方法的有效补充。     

番茄斑萎病毒4种检测方法比较

本研究根据番茄斑萎病毒(TSWV)S RNA上的核衣壳蛋白(N)基因保守序列设计特异性引物,比较了4种检测方法的灵敏度。结果表明,特异性引物可扩增出397bp的片段,序列和已发表的TSWV核苷酸序列同源性高达99%,可用于常规PCR和荧光定量RT-PCR(qRT-PCR)检测。qRT-PCR的灵敏度比快速检测试纸条、双抗体夹心酶联免疫吸附法(DAS-ELISA)和常规PCR分别高出15 625倍、3 125倍和125倍,且能够准确定量;常规PCR灵敏度较高,但不能准确定量;DAS-ELISA方法适用于批量定性测定,但检测时间较长;试纸条法检测速度最快,但灵敏度最低,使用时可根据症状程度和试验条件选择适宜的检测方法。     

ELISA及实时荧光PCR检测番茄细菌性溃疡病菌的方法比较

本文以番茄细菌性溃疡病菌(Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.michiganensis)菌悬液和田间采集的病组织为材料,比较ELISA试剂金、常规PCR方法和实时荧光PCR方法检测番茄细菌性溃疡病菌灵敏度和适用性.结果表明,ELISA试剂盒检测灵敏度为105cfu/mL,具有简便、快速、易操作特点,适用于田间病害诊断;常规PCR检测灵敏度为105cfu/mL;TaqMan探针实时荧光PCR检测灵敏度为103～4cfu/mL,比常规PCR和ELISA检测灵敏度提高10～100倍,且不需要琼脂糖凝胶电泳,溴化乙锭染色和Southem杂交,但需要昂贵的仪器和试剂,适用于室内检测及相关研究.     

单抗I-ELISA和TAS-ELISA检测百合无症病毒的研究

 以抗百合无症病毒(Lily symptom less virus,LSV)的单克隆抗体为核心,建立了间接ELISA (I-ELISA)和三抗体夹心ELISA (TAS-ELISA)的检测方法。I-ELISA检测体系中,病叶汁液和单克隆抗体腹水的工作浓度分别为1:20和1:6 000,对病叶汁液的检测灵敏度达到了1:2 560,可检测到提纯病毒绝对量为1.35 ng。TAS-ELISA检测体系中捕获抗体和单克隆抗体腹水的工作浓度分别为1:200和1:6 000,检测病叶汁液的灵敏度达到了1:5 120,对于提纯病毒可检测到0.68 ng。使用美国Agdia公司双抗体夹心ELISA (DAS-ELISA)检测试剂盒对病叶汁液的检测灵敏度为1:2 560,提纯病毒检出量1.35 ng。用3种ELISA方法检测了采自浙江省丽水市的46个田间样品,I-ELISA、TAS-ELISA和DAS-ELISA测出的阳性样品数分别为19、21和18个,阳性率为41%、46%和39%。灵敏度检测和田间样品检测结果显示,TAS-ELISA的灵敏度高于DAS-ELISA和I-ELISA。相同样品I-ELISA所测出的OD₄₀₅值和P/N值普遍高于DAS-ELISA,表明LSV单抗比多抗具有更强的特异性和更高的灵敏度。     

转基因玉米Mir162品系的实时PCR及可视芯片检测方法研究

本研究以转基因玉米品系Mir162的性状基因vip3a为靶标,建立了实时荧光PCR和可视芯片检测方法。结果表明两种方法都能特异性检测玉米Mir162品系,其中实时荧光PCR检测的相对灵敏度可达0.001%,可视芯片检测灵敏度达0.01%。本研究建立的方法可用于进境转基因玉米中Mir162品系的检测。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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     

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.     

Characterization of potato potyvirus Y (PVY) isolates from seed potato batches. Situation of the NTN, Wilga and Z isolates

A collection of 38 PVY isolates from seed potato batches, originating from several Western European countries, was characterized by using current biological, serological and molecular tools differentiating PVY strains and groups. The correlation between the three kinds of tests was good but not absolute. No single serological or PCR method was able to discriminate among the five isolate groups found. Twenty-nine isolates belonged to the PVY^N strain and six to the PVY^O strain. No PVY^C was found. Two other isolates reacted serologically like PVY^O, but were unable to elicit a hypersensitive response from the Ny_tbr gene and probably represent the PVY^Z group. At the molecular level, these two isolates showed a combination of both PVY^O and PVY^N and could be recombinants of these strains. Another isolate reacted serologically like PVY^O, but induced vein necrosis in tobacco, like PVY^N-Wilga. Some PVY^N isolates caused tuber ring necrosis in glasshouse conditions. These might belong to the PVY^NTN group. The PVY^NTN, PVY^N-Wilga and PVY^Z groups probably represent pathotypes within strains PVY^N and PVY^O, respectively. The present study also confirms previous reports showing a high genetic variation at the 5 end within the PVYN strain.     

The autumn leafroller: Phenology,damage and parasitoids in a Dutch apple orchard

The phenology of the autumn leafroller,Syndemis musculana, a local pest of apple, was studied in order to forecast larval emergence. From 1983–1986, peak flight as determined with sexpheromone traps was always between 13–18 May. The duration of embryonic development was determined at various constant temperatures and used to estimate the periods of egg hatch in these four years. Each year, most eggs should have hatched in the second decade of June.Differences in attack rates between apple cultivars seem to be explained largely by the variation in picking time. Larvae are only half grown at the beginning of harvest (cv. James Grieve), and have gone into hibernation when the latest variety (cv. Golden Delicious) is picked. Moreover, the varieties Cox's Orange Pippin and Belle de Boskoop, picked about half time, are liable to receive additional damage by caterpillars brought with the picked fruits into storage.Various hymenopterous parasites were reared from caterpillars. As the only leafroller in the orchard which hibernates as mature larva,S. musculana may promote winter survival of some parasitoids, like the eulophidColpyclypeus florus.Samenvatting De fenologie van de herfstbladroller (Syndemis musculana Hübner), een incidentele plaag op appel, werd nader bepaald met het doel het uitkomen van de eieren te kunnen voorspellen. In 1983–1986 viel de piekvlucht, bepaald met behulp van feromoonvallen, steeds tussen 13 en 18 mei.De ontwikkelingsduur van de eieren bij verschillende constante temperaturen werd gebruikt om de periode van uitkomen te schatten. De meeste eieren zullen ieder jaar in de eerste helft van juni uitkomen.Geconstateerde verschillen in schade tussen appelrassen blijken goeddeels terug te voeren op verschillen in pluktijdstip. De rupsen van de herfstbladroller zijn pas half-was als de eerste appels eind augustus geplukt worden, terwijl tegen het einde van de oogst begin oktober de meeste al in winterslaap zijn. Met name tussentijdse rassen, als Cox's Orange Pippin and Schone van Boskoop, lopen extra schade op doordat grotere rupsen met de geplukte vruchten in de kist terecht komen.Uit de rupsen werden negen, al van andere boomgaardbladrollers bekende, sluipwespen gekweekt, Omdat deze bladrollersoort, als enige in de boomgaard, als volgroeide rups overwintert, lijkt zij bij uitstek geschikt als winterwaard.This study was carried out at the Experimental Orchard De Schuilenburg, Schuilenburg 3, 4041 BK Kesteren, the Netherlands, to which address correspondence should be addressed.     

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.