苏云金芽孢杆菌BtC008杀虫晶体蛋白基因鉴定、克隆及杀虫活性分析

苏云金芽孢杆菌BtC008对棉铃虫、小菜蛾和甜菜夜蛾等鳞翅目害虫具有高毒力。本文分析了其杀虫基因类型包括cry1Ab、cry1Ca、cry1Ia、cry2Ab和一种新的cry1类基因,SDS-PAGE分析其至少2种cry1类基因获得了表达,在分子水平说明了该菌株高毒力的原因。在此基础上克隆了1种cry1Ab类杀虫晶体蛋白(insecticidalcrystalproteins,ICPs)基因,并被Bt杀虫晶体蛋白基因命名委员会命名为cry1Ab20。序列分析显示该基因所编码蛋白与已知的Cry1Ab13有1个氨基酸不同。将cry1Ab基因毒性片段(1.95kb)插入表达载体pET-21b,转化EscherichiacoliRosetta(DE3)菌株,表达的包涵体蛋白对小菜蛾和棉铃虫幼虫具有杀虫活性,LC50分别为100.74μg/mL和29.87μg/mL,进一步明确了Cry1Ab20蛋白的杀虫活性区。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌BtC008杀虫晶体蛋白基区鉴定、克隆及杀虫活性分析

苏云金芽孢杆菌BtC008对棉铃虫、小菜蛾和甜菜夜蛾等鳞翅目害虫具有高毒力。本文分析了其杀虫基因类型包括cry1Ab、cry1Ca、cry1Ia、crygAb和一种新的cry1类基因，SDS-PAGE分析其至少2种cry1类基因获得了表达，在分子水平说明了该菌株高毒力的原因。在此基础上克隆了1种cry1Ab类杀虫晶体蛋白（insecticidal crystal proteins，ICPs）基因，并被Bt杀虫晶体蛋白基因命名委员会命名为cry1Ab20。序列分析显示该基因所编码蛋白与已知的Cry1Ab13有1个氨基酸不同。将cry1Ab基因毒性片段（1．95kb）插入表达载体pET-21b，转化Escherichia coli Rosetta（DE3）菌株，表达的包涵体蛋白对小菜蛾和棉铃虫幼虫具有杀虫活性，LC60分别为100．74μg／mL和29．87μg/mL，进一步明确了Cry1Ab20蛋白的杀虫活性区。     

基于聚合酶链式反应-高通量测序(PCR-HTS)联用的cry2A基因鉴定方法

cry2基因对多种鳞翅目害虫具有高毒力,且与cry1A类基因无交互抗性,具有重要的应用价值。为了提高苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt)cry2杀虫基因资源的筛选和鉴定效率,本研究分析了所有已报到的cry2A基因的保守区,设计了4对通用引物,对2000株Bt菌株基因组DNA混合样品进行了PCR扩增,并利用454高通量测序仪对这些混合扩增产物进行了测序。测序总量有280704条Reads,序列分析结果表明,这些Bt菌株中含有已知的所有9类cry2类基因,其中包括cry2Ae和cry2Ai这2类在国内Bt菌株中未见报道的基因;同时,发现了新型cry2类基因的片段;随后设计特异性引物,扩增获得了半长基因片段cry2-1和cry2-2,进一步利用重叠PCR法获得了全长新基因cry2X,该基因的编码区为1902 bp,编码633个氨基酸;其氨基酸序列与Cry2Ab13蛋白的相似性最高,为93%,属于第三等级的模式基因。建立聚合酶链式反应-高通量测序(polymerase chain reaction-high throughput sequencing,PCR-HTS)联用的基因鉴定方法,具有快速、灵敏、准确、高通量、覆盖范围广等优点,不仅可以对Bt菌株中已知杀虫基因进行鉴定,而且能够发现新的基因,将在Bt基因鉴定、发掘中发挥重要的作用。     

对蛴螬有活性的苏云金芽胞杆菌菌株的筛选与基因鉴定

为了寻找对地下害虫蛴螬有杀虫活性的基因资源,以实验室分离的500株苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)菌株为材料,通过杀虫活性测定筛选到43株对蛴螬有活性的菌株,其中菌株C9对3种供试昆虫均有活性.光学及扫描电镜检测发现这些菌株均释放球形晶体.SDS-PAGE分析显示这些菌株均表达约130kD的蛋白.采用3种方法分析43株菌株的杀虫晶体蛋白基因类型,结果显示:其中21株只含cry8Ca;13株同时含cry8Ca和cry8Ea基因;QC4等8株菌株只能用引物HRM8F/HRM8R获得高度保守区域约110bp的扩增产物,说明这些基因的5'端序列与已知基因差异较大.测序结果经BLAST分析显示,产物序列同cry8基因的相似性均在98%以上,但其全长基因类型还需要其它方法确定.菌株QCM的PCR-RFLF图谱不同于已发现的cry8基因,推测其中含有新基因.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌cry1Ie新基因的克隆、表达与生物活性测定

为获得新的鳞翅目害虫杀虫基因,根据已知cry1I类基因编码区设计简并引物,采用直接克隆法,以苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)菌株BN23-5质粒DNA为模板进行扩增,并对得到的基因进行鉴定和分析。结果表明:克隆得到一个完整的cry1Ie基因,全长2 160 bp,由719个氨基酸组成,该氨基酸序列与已知的4种Cry1Ie蛋白不同,与Cry1Ie2和Cry1Ie3的氨基酸序列同源性最高,为95.4%,被国际Bt杀虫晶体蛋白基因命名委员会命名为Cry1Ie5(登录号为KJ710646)。将该基因插入表达载体p ET-28a,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG低温诱导成功表达,SDS-PAGE电泳验证其大小为81 k D,与预测的分子量相符合。生物活性测定表明,Cry1Ie5表达的包涵体蛋白对小菜蛾和亚洲玉米螟具有杀虫活性,LC_(50)分别为0.43μg/m L和48.39μg/m L;对棉铃虫的致死率不高,但能明显抑制其生长;对甜菜夜蛾没有杀虫活性。     

Bt菌株FB的生物学特性及其cry、vip基因型鉴定

菌株FB是1株对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella幼虫具有高毒力的苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis （Bt）。本研究通过扫描电子显微镜、大质粒电泳、总蛋白SDS-PAGE及菌株生长特征观察的方式研究了菌株FB特征,克隆得到了基因cry1Ia、cry1Ea、cry1Ab、cry2Ab和vip3Aa全长,依据全基因组测序结果得到了1个cry8基因部分片段,首次在Bt菌株中同时发现基因cry1类和cry8类,这五种基因推导的氨基酸序列与已知基因序列相比,最高相似性分别为99%、98%、99%、100%、99%,而cry8半长基因与已知基因仅为63%。生测结果表明,蛋白Cry1Ia、Cry1Ea和Cry1Ab对小菜蛾幼虫具有较高杀虫活性。     

对甜菜夜蛾具有杀虫活性的Bt菌株cry1Ca基因研究

根据已报道的14个cry1Ca基因,设计能够扩增cry1Ca全长基因的简并引物。利用该引物对本实验室分离的472株Bt菌株进行筛选。PCR扩增发现22株菌含有cry1Ca基因。对22株菌株进行cry基因多样性分析,结果获得5种类型酶切图谱,表明这些菌株分为5种类型。SDS-PAGE结果显示22株菌均表达约130ku的蛋白。Western Blotting结果证实这些株菌中cry1Ca基因均正常表达。提取菌株的晶体蛋白,经胰蛋白酶活化,对甜菜夜蛾[Spodoptera exigua(Hübner)]进行初步生测,结果表明22株菌中活化的Cry蛋白对甜菜夜蛾均表现出很强的毒杀作用。进一步从5个类型的菌中各挑选一株毒力较高的菌株进行LC_(50)的测定,结果证实它们均具有很高毒力,其中,T1-E12(0.087μg/g)、B16-C8(0.103μg/g)、T1-B8(0.202μg/g)的活性与阳性对照菌株G03(0.090μg/g)相当,具有生产应用潜力。本研究为新型高效Bt菌株的挖掘奠定了基础。     

紫花苜蓿丛枝病植原体的分子检测及鉴定

 利用植原体16S rRNA基因通用引物对云南昆明发生的苜蓿丛枝病感病植株总DNA进行巢式PCR扩增,得到1.2kb的特异片段,从分子水平证实了苜蓿丛枝病的病原是植原体。从PCR产物的RFLP酶切图谱可看出,该植原体株系的酶切图谱与马里兰翠菊黄化植原体(AY1)相同。对扩增片段进行克隆及序列测定后,利用最小进化法做Bootstrap验证的系统进化树,表明苜蓿丛枝病植原体为Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris成员之一,与植原体16SrI-B亚组成员关系密切。     

对绿盲蝽具有杀虫活性Bt菌株的筛选及Cry15Aa蛋白活性的研究

Bt棉有效控制了棉田主要害虫棉铃虫(Helicoverpa armigera),然而原来处于次要地位的刺吸式口器害虫盲蝽(Heteroptera:Miridae)为害逐年加重,目前对绿盲蝽(Apolygus lucorum Meyer-Dür)有效的抗虫基因未见报道。本研究以本实验室保存的Bt杀虫基因和菌株为材料,对绿盲蝽进行杀虫活性筛选。利用本实验室先前克隆的Mtx类杀虫基因cry15Aa表达产物进行绿盲蝽杀虫活性测定,研究结果显示Cry15Aa蛋白对绿盲蝽具有一定的杀虫活性。通过杀虫活性测定,获得对绿盲蝽有效的Bt菌株20株;对这些菌株表达蛋白进行质谱鉴定,LC-MS/MS质谱鉴定结果显示,这些菌株可能含有Cry1Aa、Cry1Ab、Cry1Ac、Cry1Ae、Cry1Af、Cry1Ag、Cry1Ah、Cry1Ba、Cry1Be、Cry8Ha等十余种对鳞翅目、鞘翅目害虫有杀虫活性的蛋白片段,并且有4株Bt菌株样品中检出了Mtx类杀虫蛋白Cry15Aa的片段。但是进一步基因鉴定结果表明,这4株菌株并不含有cry15Aa全长基因,推测这些菌株中含有Cry15类的新基因。上述研究结果表明这些菌株中可能存在对盲蝽有效的新型杀虫蛋白。本研究在发现了cry15Aa基因所表达的蛋白对绿盲蝽具有杀虫活性的同时,获得了对绿盲蝽具有杀虫活性的Bt新菌株,对绿盲蝽的生物防治具有重要的意义。     

Bt伴孢晶体毒素对不同时期中华卵索线虫的毒力

采用不同浓度的10株Bt伴孢晶体蛋白分别作用于中华卵索线虫受精卵及各期幼虫,探讨该类Bt蛋白对多种农林害虫天敌中华卵索线虫的安全性。结果表明:S1-1、S1-4、S3-2、S3-3、S7-1、S7-6和S8-1等7个菌株同时表达cry1Ac和cry5基因,S1-8、S2-1和HD-1等3个菌株只表达cry1Ac基因。含Cry5蛋白的菌株对线虫卵表现出一定的杀灭毒性,其中S1-4菌株的毒力最强,LD50作用24、48和72h时分别为0.1503、0.1313和0.0182μg/mL。而Bt伴孢晶体蛋白对感染期幼线虫和寄生后期幼线虫无明显致死效应;经Bt处理的感染期幼线虫对棉铃虫的感染率及平均感染强度与对照组无显著性差异(P>0.05),寄生后期幼线虫能正常蜕皮和交配产卵。将含上述浓度Bt蛋白的棉花叶片喂食已感染线虫的棉铃虫,线虫能够正常发育并从宿主体内脱出。     

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     

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.     

Effects of the saprophytic leaf mycoflora on growth and productivity of winter wheat

The effects of the saprophytic mycoflora and its interference with cereal aphids on growth and yield of winter and spring wheat was studied in field experiments in 1980, 1981 and 1982.Yields varied between 5000 and 8000 kg dry matter of kernels per ha. The effect of the saprophytic mycoflora on yield was determined in different treatments: A) no control measures against cereal aphids and saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, B) no control of cereal aphids, control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, C) control of cereal aphids and control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, D) control of cereal aphids and stimulation of saprophytic mycoflora and E) control of cereal aphids, no control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi nor stimulation of saprophytic mycoflora.Considerable differences in top densities of saprophytic mycoflora (10 times as large in A and D as in B and C) were determined. The consequences of these differences for the growth and productivity of wheat were minor. A negative effect of saprophytic mycoflora on the yield could not be detected in 1981 and 1982, whereas a small positive significant effect was found in 1980. This stimulation may have been due to competition between necrotrophic fungal pathogens and saprophytic mycoflora. As a result of favourable weather conditions necrotrophic fungal pathogens were very numerous in 1980 and could form an important yield reducing factor. Yield levels may effect the importance of the necrotrophic and saprophytic mycoflora as yield reducing factors. Additionally, in the presence of aphid honeydew captafol was found to be relatively ineffective against saprophytic fungi.     

Relationship Between Production of the Phytotoxin Prehelminthosporol and Virulence in Isolates of the Plant Pathogenic Fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana

A gas chromatographic method was developed to quantify the phytotoxin prehelminthosporol, which is a sesquiterpene metabolite of the plant pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana. The toxin was extracted from mycelium or culture filtrates, pre-cleaned using solid phase extraction, and analyzed by gas chromatography as a trimethylsilyl-derivative. The detection limit of the method was 5ngl^–1 (signal to noise ratio 4:1) which corresponds to ca. 15ng prehelminthosporol per mg dry weight of mycelium or 15ng prehelminthosporol per ml culture filtrate. The total amount of prehelminthosporol (mycelium plus culture filtrate) increased with cultivation time when examined in six isolates of B. sorokiniana after 6, 9, 12 and 15 days of incubation. The screening experiment of 17 isolates for prehelminthosporol production after 8 days of incubation revealed significant differences in the toxin production between the isolates. The isolates with low toxin production had lower virulence towards barley roots compared to those with higher production of the toxin. However, the virulence did not increase with prehelminthosporol level among the high producing isolates. Prehelminthosporol was also analyzed in a number of related Bipolaris and Drechslera species. In addition to B. sorokiniana, three out of six Bipolaris species (B. setariae, B. zeicola, B. victoriae) produced prehelminthosporol, which indicates that ability to produce prehelminthosporol is conserved among closely-related Bipolaris species.     

Effect of botanical insecticides and bacterial toxins on the gut enzyme of the rice leaffolderCnaphalocrocis medinalis

The effect of botanical insecticides and bacterial toxins on gut enzyme activity of larvae of the rice leaffolderCnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) was investigated. Gut enzyme activities were affected by botanical insecticides and bacterial toxin individually and in combination. When fed a diet of rice leaves treated with botanical insecticides and bacterial toxins, in bioassays the activities of gut tissue enzymes — acid phosphatases (ACP), alkaline phosphatases (ALP) and adenosine triphosphatases (ATPase) — of rice leaffolder larvae were affected. When combined, the effect was more severe at a low concentration. Larvae that were chronically exposed to botanical insecticides and bacterial toxins showed a reduction in weight (59–89%) and exhibited a significant reduction in ACP, ALP and ATPase activities. The combination ofBacillus thuringiensis kurstaki and botanical insecticides caused a decrease of twofold in enzyme activity even at reduced concentration. A synergistic effect was found when botanical insecticides and bacterial toxins were combined at low doses. These effects were most pronounced in early instars. Clear dose-response relationships were established with respect to enzyme activity. In conclusion: (i) biopesticides are relatively safe and biodegradable; (ii) a synergistic effect of botanical insecticides and bacterial toxins was found; (iii) less expensive, readily available and naturally occurring biopesticides could be an alternative for organic and inorganic pesticides in controlling RLF. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Sept. 28, 2004.