间作栽培对宁夏南部山区马铃薯根际土壤真菌菌群结构的影响

根据宁夏南部山区气候和作物的生长特点，设计马铃薯‖玉米（P‖M，行比分别为4∶1，3∶2， 2∶3）、马铃薯‖蚕豆（P‖F，行比同前）、马铃薯不同品种（A‖B‖C，行比1∶1∶1）间作栽培模式，以马铃薯连作为对照，研究马铃薯根际土壤真菌多样性和菌群结构的变化，探寻能够减轻宁夏南部山区马铃薯连作障碍的有效栽培模式。采用基于18S rDNA的末端标记限制性片段长度多态性 (Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism，T-RFLP) 技术研究不同间作栽培模式下马铃薯根际土壤真菌的菌群结构和多样性变化，构建真菌ITS克隆文库，利用Genbank数据库比对各栽培模式中ITS序列的测序结果，并作群落结构组成和功能分析。结果表明，马铃薯间作栽培后真菌Shannon-Wiener指数和Simpson指数均有不同程度降低；马铃薯与玉米、蚕豆间作后根际土壤真菌的物种丰富度在门、纲和目的分类学水平上与连作相比明显下降，菌群结构发生较大变化，成熟期马铃薯‖玉米3∶2行比间作模式与连作的差异最大，属的比例下降67.74%。间作栽培后，黑孢属（Nigrospora）、地丝霉属（Geomyces）、圆盘菌属（Orbilia）、枝顶孢属（Acremonium）、四枝孢属（Tetracladium）等9个属的真菌消失，同时新增刺盘孢属（Colletotrichum）、毛壳属（Chaetomium）、巨孢囊霉属（Gigaspora）、小球腔菌属（Pleosporineae）等13个属的真菌，其中马铃薯‖玉米3∶2行比间作后巨孢囊霉属比例高达60.35%。可见，马铃薯‖玉米间作栽培能有效改善马铃薯根际土壤的真菌菌群结构，使其微环境得以改善，缓解宁夏南部山区马铃薯连作障碍。     

Soil conditions and land use intensification effects on soil microbial communities across a range of European field sites

Intensive land use practices necessary for providing food and raw materials are known to have a deleterious effect on soil. However, the effects that such practices have on soil microbes are less well understood. To investigate the effects of land use intensification on soil microbial communities we used a combined T-RFLP and pyrosequencing approach to study bacteria, archaea and fungi in spring and autumn at five long term observatories (LTOs) in Europe; each with a particular land use type and contrasting levels of intensification (low and high). Generally, due to large gradients in soil variables, both molecular methods revealed that soil microbial communities were structured according to differences in soil conditions between the LTOs, more so than land use intensity. Moreover, variance partitioning analysis also showed that soil properties better explained the differences in microbial communities than land use intensity effects. Predictable responses in dominant bacterial, archaeal and fungal taxa to edaphic conditions (e.g. soil pH and resource availability) were apparent between the LTOs. Some effects of land use intensification at individual field sites were observed. However, these effects were manifest when land use change affected soil conditions. Uniquely, this study details the responses of different microbial groups to soil type and land use intensification, and their relative importance across a range of European field sites. These findings reinforce our understanding of drivers impacting soil microbial community structure at both field and larger geographic scales.     

T-RFLP分析技术在肉鸡肠道微生物研究中的应用

本文阐述了末端限制性片段长度多态性(T-RFLP)分析技术的基本原理和技术路线,讨论了应用T-RFLP分析技术相对于应用传统方法研究肉鸡肠道微生物的优势,总结了应用T-RFLP分析技术研究肉鸡肠道微生物的发展历程,分析了应用T-RFLP分析技术研究肉鸡肠道微生物存在的问题及解决方法,并对其应用前景进行了展望.     

不同温度下尿素对水稻土甲烷产生及相关古菌群落的影响

水稻田是大气甲烷的重要排放源。尿素氮肥施用是提升水稻产量和品质的重要措施,但其对稻田土壤中产甲烷古菌的影响规律仍不清楚。通过模拟水稻生长季节可能的田间温度变化,本研究设置水稻土施加尿素(N,400 mg/kg干土)与未施加尿素两个处理,在15℃、25℃、37℃以及50℃下进行为期100天的厌氧培养,定期测定了培养过程中甲烷累积量以及土壤理化因子如p H、NH_4~+-N以及有机碳的变化,并运用基于16S r RNA基因的T-RFLP(末端限制性片段多态性分析)技术分析了产甲烷过程中古菌群落结构随时间的变化情况。结果表明:在中低温范围内(15~37℃),尿素对水稻土产甲烷有抑制作用,但在50℃高温下尿素对水稻土产甲烷量没有显著影响。尿素可能通过改变产甲烷古菌群落结构来影响甲烷的产生,在15~37℃范围内,尿素降低了水稻土产甲烷古菌群落的稳定性,增大了其在不同时间的差异性;而在50℃高温时,尿素对水稻土产甲烷古菌稳定性和差异性的影响不明显。不同温度下,尿素均降低了甲烷八叠球菌(Methanosarcinaceae)的丰度,且随着温度的变化,尿素对水稻土产甲烷机制的改变可能没有影响。     

T-RFLP指纹图谱技术分析细菌型微生物肥料菌种稳定性

[目的]建立一种分析微生物肥料菌种稳定性的T-RFLP指纹图谱技术。[方法]采用T-RFLP指纹图谱技术对进口细菌型微生物肥料菌种的稳定性进行分析。[结果]样品中优势菌的T-RFs片段主要是87、246、247、330 bp,其中330 bp为主要片段,Shannon多样性指数和均一性指数测定结果表明,不同批次产品间差异性较小,微生物群落结构较稳定。[结论]建立了微生物肥料菌种稳定性分析的T-RFLP指纹图谱技术,为进出口微生物肥料产品提供了一种快速分析方法。     

Investigations concerning the role of Chalara fraxinea in declining Fraxinus excelsior

A study was carried out to clarify the role of the fungus Chalara fraxinea in decline of Fraxinus excelsior , which is observed on a large scale in central and northern Europe with high incidence of tree mortality. The aims of this work were: (i) to check for the presence of C. fraxinea in various tissues of declining F. excelsior by agar culture isolations and by direct analysis of plant tissues using molecular techniques (DNA extraction, ITS-PCR, cloning, ITS sequencing and T-RFLP); (ii) to study fungal communities inhabiting tissues with symptoms; and (iii) to test the pathogenicity of C. fraxinea to F. excelsior . Chalara fraxinea was isolated from 93% of stem cankers, 91% of necrotic leaf stalks, 27–28% of bark wounds and 30% of visually healthy leaf stalks. Molecular analyses of necrotic leaves, leaf stalks and bark revealed the presence of 25 different fungal taxa, 14 of which were detected in all three types of tissue sample. Chalara fraxinea was the second most common species (61% of samples), and only Cryptococcus foliicola occurred more often (70%). All eight of the tested C. fraxinea isolates induced necroses in bark and cambium on each of 86 inoculated trees, and all controls remained healthy. Average length of necroses caused by different C. fraxinea strains varied from 4·2 to 8·9 cm, but the differences were statistically insignificant. Instead, differences in resistance of individual trees to C. fraxinea were observed.     

Bacterial community structure of nirK-bearing denitrifiers and the development of properties of soils in created mitigation wetlands

We investigated the abundance and genetic heterogeneity of bacterial nitrite reductase genes (nir) and soil structural properties in created and natural freshwater wetlands in the Virginia piedmont. Soil attributes included soil organic matter (SOM), total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), pH, gravimetric soil moisture (GSM), and bulk density (D_b). A subset of soil attributes were analyzed across the sites, using euclidean cluster analysis, resulting in three soil condition (SC) groups of increasing wetland soil development (i.e., SC1 < SC2 < SC3; less to more developed or matured) as measured by accumulation of TOC, TN, the increase of GSM, and the decrease of D_b. There were no difference found in the bacterial community diversity between the groups (p = 0.4). NirK gene copies detected ranged between 3.6 × 10⁴ and 3.4 × 10⁷ copies g⁻¹ soil and were significantly higher in the most developed soil group, SC3, than in the least developed soil group, SC1. However, the gene copies were lowest in SC2 that had a significantly higher soil pH (~6.6) than the other two SC groups (~5.3). The same pattern was found in denitrifying enzyme activity (DEA) on a companion study where DEA was found negatively correlated with soil pH. Gene fragments were amplified and products were screened by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis. Among 146 different T-RFs identified, fourteen were dominant and together made up more than 65% of all detected fragments. While SC groups did not relate to whole nirK communities, most soil properties that identified SC groups did significantly correlate to dominant members of the community.     

Microbial activity and community structure in two drained fen soils in the Ljubljana Marsh

Fen peatlands are specific wetland ecosystems containing high soil organic carbon (SOC). There is a general lack of knowledge about the microbial communities that abound in these systems. We examined the microbial activity and community structure in two fen soils differing in SOC content sampled from the Ljubljana Marsh under different seasonal conditions. Substrate-induced respiration and dehydrogenase activity were used as indicators of total microbial activity. Both methods indicated higher microbial activities in the fen soil with the higher SOC content on all dates of sampling. To determine whether the differences in microbial activity were associated with differences in the microbial community structures, terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) of bacterial 16S rRNA genes was performed. Comparison of the T-RFLP profiles revealed very similar community structures in both fens and in the two seasonal extremes investigated. This suggested a stable community structure in the two fens, which is not affected by the SOC content or seasonal variation. In addition, a bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene based clone library was prepared from the fen soil with the higher SOC content. Out of 114 clones analysed, approximately 53% belonged to the Proteobacteria, 23% to the Acidobacteria, 21% to a variety of other taxa, and less than 3% were affiliated with the Firmicutes.     

RNA- and DNA-based profiling of soil fungal communities in a native Australian eucalypt forest and adjacent Pinus elliotti plantation

Total and active soil fungal communities in a native eucalypt forest and first rotation Pinus elliotti plantation were investigated by direct extraction of DNA and RNA from soil. Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 18S rRNA profiles indicated that total and active fungal communities differed significantly in both forest types. This was supported by DGGE profile analysis on an individual plot basis for both forest types and when groups in the canonical analysis were redefined to allow comparison between forest types. Analyses of both ITS and 18S T-RFLP profiles indicated that conversion from native eucalypt forest to P. elliottii plantation may significantly alter total and active soil fungal communities. ITS DGGE (DNA) and 18S (RNA) profiles also suggested differences in fungal communities in the two forest types. No significant separation of the fungal communities in the two forest types was observed, however, when ITS DGGE (RNA) profiles were compared. Overall, the data suggest that conversion from native eucalypt forest to P. elliottii plantation at the Beerburrum State Forest in subtropical Australia has significantly altered soil fungal communities.