Mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium marinum in reared mullets: first evidence from Sardinia (Italy)

Mycobacterium marinum is a slow‐growing non‐tuberculous mycobacterium, and it is considered the most common aetiologic agent of mycobacteriosis in wild and cultured fish. The diagnosis is principally made by histology when positive Ziehl–Neelsen stain granulomas are detected. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of mycobacteriosis in extensively cultured Mugilidae of two lagoons (Cabras and San Teodoro) from Sardinia by the use of histology, microbiology, PCR and DNA sequencing. Nine of 106 mullets examined were affected by mycobacteriosis, and the spleen was the most affected organ. The histology detected higher rate (100%) of infection in spleen than the culture and PCR (75% and 62.5%, respectively). The sequencing of hsp65 gene identified M. marinum as the primary cause of mycobacteriosis in the mullets examined. Mullets affected by mycobacteriosis were mainly fished in the San Teodoro lagoon characterized by critical environmental conditions. Histology remains the most common method in detecting fish affected by mycobacteriosis, and PCR‐based methods are essential for species identification. Our finding are worthy of attention because mycobacteriosis caused by M. marinum in reared mullets was evidenced for the first time in Sardinia, suggesting that this disease may be underestimated also in other cultured fish species.     

俄罗斯木质包装中杨树伞滑刃线虫的鉴定

宁波口岸从来自俄罗斯的杨树木质包装中截获一种伞滑刃线虫,经形态学和分子生物学研究,鉴定为杨树伞滑刃线虫。该线虫与伪伞滑刃线虫十分近似,主要鉴定特征是:阴门盖明显腹弯,近阴门盖后半部的虫体明显凹陷;雄虫交合刺近远端边缘平直,无明显凹陷,远端盘状突十分显著;雌虫尾亚圆柱形或近圆锥形,尾端多数呈多变的尾尖突状,偶尔几乎钝圆。该线虫人工培养后雌虫尾形多数介于圆柱形和圆锥形之间,这与原始文献的报道有差异。这是我国口岸首次截获该线虫。     

土壤微生物多样性的分子生态学研究方法

传统的平板培养法分离培养和鉴定土壤微生物只能反映极少数微生物的信息,种类只占土壤微生物种类总数的0.1%～1%,分子生态学方法应用于土壤微生物的鉴定显示出极大的优越性.着重阐述了土壤微生物多样性的研究内容、意义及目前的采用分子生态学的方法研究土壤微生物多样性,尤其以DGGE（denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis）分子生物学技术以及RAPD（Random amplified polymorphic DNA ）随机扩增的多态性分析方法更为精确和快速,为土壤微生物多样性研究提供了一个更加广阔的前景.     

菊花绿变病植原体在中国的发生及分子鉴定

对内蒙古农业大学校园内表现花器绿变症状的菊花样品进行采集和DNA提取,应用植原体16S rRNA基因和rp基因的引物进行巢式PCR扩增,从感病样品中分别扩增得到了长度均约为1.2 kb的片段。序列一致性分析表明,菊花绿变植原体16S rRNA基因与翠菊黄化植原体匈牙利风信子株系(GenBank登录号MN080271)、印度玉米株系(KY565571)、印度繁缕株系(KC623537)和印度马铃薯株系(KC312703)的核酸一致性最高,为99.9%,rp基因序列与翠菊黄化植原体立陶宛洋葱株系(GU228514)的核酸一致性最高,为99.8%。基于16S rRNA基因和rp基因构建系统进化树时发现,菊花绿变植原体均与16SrI-B亚组成员聚为一起。16S rRNA基因相似性系数分析表明,菊花绿变植原体与洋葱黄化植原体(AP006628)的相似性系数最高为1.00,洋葱黄化植原体(AP006628)在分类上属于16SrI-B亚组。因此,我们可以确定该菊花绿变植原体属于16SrI-B亚组。这是我国首次报道菊花绿变病的发生。     

二倍体和四倍体泥鳅线粒体ND-5/6基因多态性的PCR-RFLP分析

采用PCR-RFLP分析方法,对洞庭湖、武汉两地的二倍体和四倍体泥鳅线粒体DNAND-5/6基因多态性及4个群体遗传变异和遗传关系进行了研究。结果表明,120尾泥鳅mtDNAND-5/6扩增片段长度均为2.2kb;从13种限制性内切核酸酶中筛选出6种多态性内切酶(HaeⅢ、DraⅠ、RsaⅠ、TaqⅠ、HinfⅠ、MspⅠ),对扩增产物进行酶切,共检测到66种单倍型。泥鳅群体内单倍型多样性和核苷酸多样性分别为0.7679～0.9385和0.01041～0.03212;其中,洞庭湖二倍体核苷酸多样性最高(0.03212),武汉二倍体其次(0.02452),二倍体群体内核苷酸多样性高于四倍体。群体间的核苷酸多样性(π)大小为0.02588～0.04144,平均值为(0.031737±0.000005)。群体间的核苷酸歧化距离(δ)大小为0.00462～0.01617,平均值为(0.010659±0.000003);其中,武汉二倍体和四倍体之间的核苷酸歧化距离最大(0.01617),武汉四倍体和洞庭湖二倍体之间的核苷酸歧化距离最小(0.00462)。MonteCarlo模拟x2检验表明,4个群体间的单倍型频率存在极...     

Development and characterization of common wheat-Thinopyrum intermedium translocation lines with resistance to barley yellow dwarf virus

We developed some wheat-Th. intermedium translocation lines,Yw642, Yw443 and Yw243, etc., showing good BYDV resistance from L1by induced homoeologous pairing using CS ph mutant. Characterization ofthese wheat lines was carried out by GISH and RFLP analysis. The resultsof GISH showed that the lines, YWw42, Yw443 and Yw243, etc., arehomozygous wheat-Th. intermedium translocation lines, in which thechromosome segments of Th. intermedium were transferred to thedistal end of a pair of wheat chromosomes. RFLP analysis indicated that thetranslocation chromosome of the wheat lines is T7DS · 7DL-7XL. Thebreakpoint of the translocation is located on the distal end of 7DL, betweenXpsr965 and Xpsr680 about 90–99 cm from the centromere. The BYDVgene is located on the distal end of 7XL around Xpsr680, Xpsr687 andXwg380. The RFLP markers of psr680, psr687 and wg380 werecosegregated with the BYDV resistance respectively and could be used formolecular assisted selection (MAS) in wheat breeding program for BYDVresistance.     

中国水稻白叶枯病菌系染色体DNA的RFLP谱型的初析

用２个ＤＮＡ探针ｐＪＥＬ１０１和ｐＢＡＳａｖｒＸａ１０对７８个水稻白叶枯病菌系进行ＲＦＬＰ分型，以分析其群体结构和遗传多样性。分别鉴定出１６种ＲＦＬＰ标记带的谱型。以彼此的带位相似率达８５％为界，可分为簇。参试菌系的群体遗传多样性为０．７７（用ｐＪＥＬ１０１），和０．８３ＲＦＬＰ谱型分析表明：我国多数病原型为杂合组群。白叶枯病菌系的分子表现型的变异，远远大于致病型，两个探针都能有效分析我国菌系的群     

Genetical Studies on the Mode of Inheritance and Localization of the amo1 (High Amylose) Gene in Barley

In the high amylose starch mutant ‘Glacier AC38’, a single recessive gene designated amo1 is responsible for an amylose content of up to 45%. A rapid technique was established in order to evaluate the amylose/amylopectin ratio in half kernels. To localize this gene, crosses with multiple marker lines and trisormes were conducted. In addition, RFLP markers were used to determine their mapping distance to amo1. Two markers are located 2 cM and 7 cM, respectively, from amo1 on chromosome 5S (1HS). The relationship between the wx and amo1 genes was also examined and the role of the amo1 gene in starch synthesis is discussed.     

Molecular markers linked to rhizomania resistance in sugar beet, Beta vulgaris, from two different sources map to the same linkage group

Rhizomania, one of the most important diseases of sugar beet, is caused by beet necrotic yellow vein virus, a Furovirus vectored by the fungus Polymyxa betae Keskin. Reduction of the production losses caused by this disease can only be achieved by using tolerant cultivars. The objective of this study was the identification and mapping of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers linked to a rhizomania resistance gene. The RAPD markers were identified using bulked segregant analysis in a segregating population of 62 individuals derived by intercrossing plants of the resistant commercial hybrid GOLF, and the resistance locus was positioned in a molecular marker linkage map made with a different population of 50 GOLF plants. The resistance locus, Rr1, was mapped to linkage group III of our map of Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris, which consisted of 76 RAPDs, 20 restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), three sequence characterized amplified regions (SCARs) and one sequence tagged site (STS). In total, 101 molecular markers were mapped over 14 linkage groups which spanned 688.4 cM with an average interval length of 8.0 cM. In the combined map, Rr1 proved to be flanked by the RAPD loci RA411₁₈₀₀ and AS7₁₁₀₀ at 9.5 and 18.5cM, respectively. Moreover, in our I₂ population, we found that a set of markers shown by Barzen et al. (1997) to be linked to the ‘Holly’ type resistance gene was also linked to the ‘GOLF’-type resistance gene. These results appeared to indicate that the rhizomania resistance gene present in the GOLF hybrid could be the same gene underlying resistance in ‘Holly’-based resistant genotypes. Two other explanations could be applied: first, that two different alleles at the same locus could have been selected; second, that two different genes at two different but clustered loci underwent the selection process.     

玉米S组CMS育性恢复基因的分子标记定位

以[Mo17(rf_3rf_3)CMS-唐徐×HZ_1(Rf_3Rf_3)N]×Mo17(rf_3rf_3)N回交群体作为基因定位群体。采用RFLP和RAPD分子标记技术,定位了Rf_3/rf_3基因。RFLP分析表明,Rf_3/rf_3基因位于第二染色体长臂上的UMC36A和UMC49分子标记之间,其遗传距离分别为12.7cM和4.8cM。采用BSA法,筛选了340个10mer随机引物,找到与Rf_3基因紧密连锁的分子标记RAPD Eo8-1.2,将Rf_3/rf_3基因的标记距离缩小到2.7cM,为Rf_3/rf_3基因辅助选择提供了有价值的分子标记。