Characterization and pathogenicity of six Cytospora strains causing stem canker of wild apple in the Tianshan Forest,China

Cytospora species are capable of causing destructive cankers of stems belonging to a wide range of woody plant species. In severe cases, cankers may lead to dieback of twigs and branches. Little is known about the Cytospora species causing canker disease of wild apple (Malus sieversii) trees in the Wild Fruit Forest Reserve in Tianshan Forest, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. In this study, six Cytospora isolates belonging to two species were isolated from cankerous lesions of wild apple twigs. Based on multi‐locus phylogenetic analysis using three DNA markers (ITS, tef1‐α and tub2) and morphological characterization, these isolates were identified as Cytospora mali and Cytospora parasitica. Temperature trials (15, 20, 25 and 30°C) showed that the optimal growth temperature for six isolates was 25°C. At a variety of temperatures, C. mali isolates tended to grow faster than isolates of C. parasitica, with the C. mali isolate, EGI1 performing better than others with regard to growth rate. Morphological observations showed that these species exhibited a single locule without conceptacles, and the conidia length was 3–5 μm. In vitro inoculation trials of twigs and leaves of M. sieversii seedlings revealed that the C. mali isolates were highly virulent phytopathogenic fungi, whereas the C. parasitica isolates were less virulent. The isolate EGI1 was the most virulent isolate among the six isolates. This paper presents the first report of pathogenic Cytospora spp. of the M. sieversii Tianshan Wild Fruit Forest Reserve of Yili, Xinjiang in China. It will aid in the understanding of how apple tree cankers are induced and provide disease management guidelines for M. sieversii forest conservation.     

基于SSR标记的贵州野生白三叶遗传多样性分析

采用SSR分子标记技术,对贵州22份野生白三叶(Trifolium repens)样品遗传多样性及亲缘关系进行了研究.结果表明,利用20对SSR引物共扩增出202条带,其中169条带具有多态性,多态性位点达83％;根据SSR标记的多态性计算不同采样地野生白三叶样品之间的遗传距离(GD),22份样品之间遗传距离介于0.140 6～0.630 4之间,说明样品间遗传差异较大;聚类分析结果,当相似系数为0.64时,22份白三叶被分成3类:第1类只有W14,表明W14与其余材料的亲缘关系较远;第2类包括W2、W4、W8、W18居群,表明这4个居群相似性较大,遗传距离较近;第3类包括17个居群,居群间有着复杂的遗传关系.研究结果表明,22份贵州野生白三叶的遗传多样性十分丰富.     

猪流行性腹泻病毒山西分离株ORF3基因序列分析

为了研究山西地区猪流行性腹泻病毒ORF3基因的遗传变异情况,2014-2015年从山西地区11个地市收集的PEDV阳性病料中扩增到4株PEDV的ORF3基因,并进行序列比对及遗传分析。序列分析结果表明,4株PEDV山西分离毒株的ORF3基因与CV777毒株相比,无核苷酸插入和缺失,有部分核苷酸及氨基酸发生变异;4株PEDV山西分离毒株的ORF3基因之间核苷酸和氨基酸的同源性分别为99.6%~100.0%和98.7%~99.6%,与CV777、疫苗株CV777 truncated和attenuated DR13核苷酸同源性分别为96.6%~97.0%,90.6%,97.6%~98.1%,氨基酸同源性分别为95.1%~96.0%,88.0%,97.1%~98.1%。遗传进化分析结果显示,4株PEDV山西分离毒株与12株2010-2015年我国各地方分离的毒株和2009年分离的CH/JL/09毒株亲缘关系较近;与CV777、LZC、Brl/87和2个疫苗株(CV777truncated和attenuated DR13)亲缘关系较远。     

Rapid mapping of candidate genes for cold tolerance in Oryza rufipogon Griff. by QTL-seq of seedlings

Cold stress is a major problem in rice production. To rapidly identify genes for cold tolerance in Dongxiang wild rice(DWR, Oryza rufipogon Griff.), sequencing-based bulked segregant analysis of QTL-seq method was used to resequence the extremely resistant(R) and susceptible(S) bulks of a backcross inbred lines(BILs) population(derived from Oryza sativa×O. rufipogon) and their parents. Single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNP)-index graphs and corresponding Δ(SNPindex) graphs(at 99 and 95% confidence levels) for R-and S-bulks detected a total of 2 609 candidate SNPs, including 58 candidate cold-tolerance genes. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that 5 out of the 58 candidate genes had significant differences in expression between O. sativa and O. rufipogon. Structural variation and functional annotations of the 5 candidate genes were also analyzed, and allowed us to identify 2 insertion-deletion(InDel) markers(12-7 and 12-16) that were linked with candidate genes on chromosome 12 in DWR. These results are helpful for cloning and using cold tolerance genes from common wild rice in cultivated rice.     

20个甘蔗品种（系）的抗旱性比较

干旱是限制我国甘蔗产量提高的主要原因。采用桶栽和人工控水的方法,对云南省甘蔗主产区临沧市选取的20个甘蔗品种（系）进行抗旱性分析,通过测定苗期和分蘖期的8个抗逆生理指标,以及分蘖率、成活率和株高3个生长指标,采用模糊隶属函数、主成分分析和系统聚类分析方法对各甘蔗品种（系）的抗旱性进行综合评价。结果表明,干旱胁迫后,甘蔗叶片相对含水量、叶绿素含量、甘蔗分蘖率、株高和成活率呈下降趋势,而甘蔗叶片丙二醛、脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量、质膜透性、SOD和POD酶活性则呈上升趋势。通过模糊隶属函数、主成分分析和系统聚类分析可将20份甘蔗品种（系）材料分为3类,其中7个为抗旱品种（系）,6个为中等抗旱品种（系）,7个为不抗旱品种（系）;根据抗旱综合值,7个抗旱品种（系）的抗旱能力排名为：‘桂糖06-2081’>‘柳城05-136’>‘福农38’>‘柳城03-1137’>‘德蔗03-83’>‘云蔗05-49’>‘福农40’。相关分析表明,与甘蔗抗旱性呈显著正相关的指标分别为成活率、株高和叶片相对含水量,呈显著负相关的指标分别为质膜透性、脯氨酸和可溶性糖含量。     

杨树品系对杨干象抗性研究初探

杨树不同品系对杨干象抗性差异很大,以美洲黑杨为亲本的多数外来品种对杨干象抗性差,也使杨干象种群迅速扩大。该文根据调查的3年生和4年生连续2 a的不同杨树品系的平均虫口密度,根据聚类分析的方法将其划分为高感虫品系、感虫品系、低抗虫品系、中抗虫品系和高抗虫品系5个级别,结合杨树品系的类型、形态特征等进行分析,为生产上选用杨树抗性品系和减少杨干象大发生的危害及抗虫育种等方面提供参考。     

一种纤维素酶产生菌的筛选方法

[目的]获得一种简单高效的纤维素酶产生菌的筛选方法。[方法]基于扩散原理,采用滤纸条扩散试验筛选纤维素酶产生菌。[结果]获得2株纤维素酶产生菌菌株X1和X2。经DNS法检验,菌株X1的FPA酶和CMC酶活力分别为12.3和8.3 U,菌株X2的FPA酶和CMC酶活力分别为8.8和7.8 U。[结论]滤纸条扩散试验可作为一种便捷高效的筛选高质量纤维素酶产生菌的方法。     

汉中市野生兰科植物资源现状及保护开发策略

汉中市共分布野生兰科植物34属57种,分别占到陕西省的87.8%和68.3%,具有较高观赏价值的有兰属中的春兰和惠兰、独蒜兰属的独蒜兰,具有较高药用价值的有传统贵重中药天麻、白芨等。汉中市野生兰科植物总体资源量大、分布广,有着悠久的兰科植物栽培和开发利用历史,但近年来由于盗挖滥采现象较为严重,建议加强保护,建立野生兰科植物基因库,并加强人工栽培进行开发性的保护。     

A survey of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Japan

We examined the antimicrobial susceptibility of 848 Escherichia coli isolates from 237 feces samples of wild sika deer (Cervus nippon) captured between 2016 and 2019 in 39 of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Five of the 237 wild sika deer (2.1%) carried E. coli with resistance to at least one antimicrobial, and all the resistant isolates showed resistance to tetracycline. The resistant isolates contained antimicrobial resistance genes that were similar to those in E. coli derived from humans and farm animals. Although wild sika deer are not currently likely to be a source for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance in Japan, they can potentially mediate antimicrobial resistance spread by coming into contact with humans, animals, and their surroundings.