黄瓜花叶病毒外壳蛋白基因转化辣椒的研究

以辣椒品种'B162'为试材,探讨了通过根癌农杆菌介导法将黄瓜花叶病毒外壳蛋白(CMV-CP)基因转化辣椒的适宜条件.结果表明,将辣椒带柄子叶进行预培养2 d后,用D600 nm为0.3的根癌农杆菌菌液浸泡7 min,再经过共培养2 d后转移到筛选分化培养基中进行培养,有利于获得辣椒抗性不定芽.通过对获得的10株抗性不定芽进行PCR检测,其中有2株扩增出目的条带,初步证明CMV-CP基因已经转入辣椒不定芽中.     

Temporal shifts in diversity and quantity of nirS and nirK in a rice paddy field soil

Denitrification is an important part of the nitrogen cycle in the environment, and diverse bacteria, archaea, and fungi are known to have denitrifying ability. Rice paddy field soils have been known to have strong denitrifying activity, but the microbes responsible for denitrification in rice paddy field soils are not well known. Present study analyzed the diversity and quantity of the nitrite reductase genes (nirS and nirK) in a rice paddy field soil, sampled four times in one rice-growing season. Clone library analyses suggested that the denitrifier community composition varied over sampling time. Although many clones were distantly related to the known NirS or NirK, some clones were related to the NirS from Burkholderiales and Rhodocyclales bacteria, and some were related to the NirK from Rhizobiales bacteria. These denitrifiers may play an important role in denitrification in the rice paddy field soil. The quantitative PCR results showed that nirK was more abundant than nirS in all soil samples, but the nirK/nirS ratio decreased after water logging. These results suggest that both diversity and quantity changed over time in the rice paddy field soil, in response to the soil condition.     

均匀设计优化毛竹EST-SSR PCR反应体系

本研究以毛竹叶片DNA为模板,利用均匀设计U10（54）表,对毛竹EST-SSRPCR反应体系的TaqDNA聚合酶、Mg2＋、dNTPs及引物浓度4因素5个水平进行优化筛选。优化实验结果表明,毛竹EST-SSRPCR的25μL优化反应体系为：10×PCRBuffer（含Mg2＋）2.5μL、TaqDNA聚合酶1.5U,Mg2＋、dNTPs及引物的最适浓度分别是1.0mmol/L、0.1mmol/L、0.48μmol/L;通过梯度PCR试验筛选得到相应引物的最佳退火温度为52.4℃。对优化出的EST-SSRPCR反应体系进行稳定性检测,结果均能获得丰富、稳定、清晰可辨的DNA谱带。该优化体系为利用EST-SSR分子标记对毛竹进行遗传多样性等相关研究工作提供了基础条件。     

狂犬病病毒SYBR-GreenⅠ实时荧光定量PCR检测方法的建立

狂犬病病毒为不分节段单链负股的RNA病毒,属弹状病毒科狂犬病病毒属。世界上几乎所有国家都有狂犬病发生,狂犬病病毒能够使所有温血动物发病致死,死亡率高达100%。本研究根据GenBank中的狂犬病病毒M基因序列,选择保守区域设计引物,通过对SYBR-GreenⅠ实时荧光PCR反应条件进行优化,建立了用于检测狂犬病病毒的SYBR-GreenⅠ实时荧光PCR方法。结果显示,建立的狂犬病病毒实时荧光定量PCR方法,具有特异性强、灵敏度高、重复性好的优点,是开展狂犬病的临床检测的有力工具。     

黑番鸭血管活性肠肽受体-1基因(VIPR-1)的cDNA克隆及其组织表达特性分析

最近的研究表明,血管活性肠肽(VIP)与家禽的就巢习性密切相关。本研究采用反转录PCR方法从黒番鸭(Cairina moschata)母鸭下丘脑组织中克隆了血管活性肠肽受体(VIPR-1)基因的cDNA序列,长度为1125bp,编码355个氨基酸(GenBank登录号:JN625215)。序列比对结果表明,该序列与家禽(鸡、火鸡、鹌鹑)和哺乳动物(人、小鼠、猪、牛)的基因序列分别有93%~94%和69%~71%的同源性,而相应氨基酸序列的同源性分别为96%和70%~72%。荧光定量PCR结果发现,黒番鸭VIPR-1基因的表达量在产蛋期、就巢期和休产期差异显著(P<0.05)或极显著(P<0.01),就巢期表达量最高,休产期次之,产蛋期表达量最低,表明VIPR-1基因与繁殖阶段变化密切相关;对不同组织VIPR-1的表达量分析发现,VIPR-1在垂体、下丘脑和卵巢中均有表达,其中垂体最多,其次是下丘脑,卵巢中的表达量最低,差异极显著(P<0.01)。研究结果提示,VIPR-1基因具有高度保守性,参与下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴(特别是垂体)对黑番鸭就巢行为的调控。     

大鲵致病性嗜水气单胞菌SYBR GreenⅠ荧光定量PCR诊断试剂盒的研制

根据GenBank中致病性嗜水气单胞菌特异性的气溶素基因序列,设计1对引物,利用普通PCR技术扩增获得hlyA基因片段,并克隆到pMD-18T载体上作为阳性标准品。通过对SYBR GreenⅠ荧光定量PCR反应条件的优化,建立了快速检测致病性嗜水气单胞菌的SYBR GreenⅠ荧光定量诊断方法,以此为基础研制出试剂盒。试剂盒扩增产物的熔解曲线分析只出现1个单特异峰,无引物二聚体,对非致病性嗜水气单胞菌、弗氏柠檬酸杆菌、迟缓爱德华菌、柱状黄杆菌均无阳性信号扩增,重复性好,灵敏度可达1.0x101拷贝/uL。结果表明研制的致病性嗜水气单胞菌SYBR GreenⅠ实时荧光定量PCR试剂盒具有特异、灵敏、快速、重复性好等特点,适合于大鲵临床样品的检测。     

Effect of fungicide thiram on microbial communities of rice seed surface estimated by culture-dependent and culture-independent (PCR-RFLP) methods

Coating of rice seeds with fungicide Thiram improved the seed germination capability over a long period of time (11 weeks) under low temperature conditions (4 and 8°C), which simulated the sowing of rice seeds in the winter season (the farmer's slack season). To analyze the effect of Thiram on the community structure of microorganisms on the rice seed surface, culture-dependent and culture-independent (PCR-RFLP) methods were applied. PCR-RFLP patterns of 16S rDNA showed that the bacterial communities on the rice seed surface were different between coated and uncoated treatments under 8°C conditions, but that they were very similar under 4°C conditions. PCR-RFLP patterns of 18S rDNA revealed the remarkable effect of Thiram on the fungal community structure under both 4 and 8°C conditions. Although the fungal communities were quite different between coated and uncoated seeds at the beginning of incubation, the fungal communities on the coated seed surface became similar to those of uncoated seeds along with the duration of the incubation period. As the dominance percentage of Fusarium spp. among the isolates increased with the duration of the incubation period for both coated and uncoated seeds, Fusarium was considered to be a responsible for the poor germination of rice seeds that were sown in the winter season.     

小麦籽粒胚乳淀粉合成酶基因表达及酶活性分析

为研究小麦籽粒淀粉合成酶基因表达与酶活性的特征,选用4个淀粉含量差异较大的普通六倍体小麦新春24、E28（高淀粉含量组）和宁春16、安农9912（低淀粉含量组）为试验材料,采用实时荧光定量RT-PCR ,对灌浆期籽粒淀粉合成酶相关基因的表达进行研究,并对其表达量与相应酶活性的相关性做了分析。结果表明,束缚态淀粉合成酶基因(GBSS)、可溶性淀粉合成酶基因(SSS)、淀粉分支酶基因( SBE)、淀粉去分支酶（DBE）基因均呈单峰曲线变化。利用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测9个基因在不同淀粉含量的4个供试品种花后不同时期的相对表达量,结果表明,花后6d这些基因开始表达,在灌浆的中期（花后12~18d不等）有表达的小高峰,但在不同时期,2个高淀粉含量的品种中各种酶活性及其酶基因的相对表达量均比2个低淀粉含量的品种相对较高;这些基因表达谱与酶活性相关分析显示, 除GBSS外其他几种淀粉合成酶基因均与相应酶活性呈显著或极显著正相关,而且GBSS酶活性到达峰值时间稍迟于DBE、SSS、SBE等酶,说明DBE、SSS、SBE基因可能主要通过转录水平来控制籽粒淀粉的合成,而GBSS基因可能主要通过转录后水平来控制籽粒淀粉的合成。     

Short-term population dynamics of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in an agricultural soil

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) control the rate limiting step of nitrification, the conversion of ammonia (NH₄⁺) to nitrite (NO₂⁻). The AOB therefore have an important role to play in regulating soil nitrogen cycling. Tillage aerates the soil, stimulating rapid changes in soil N cycling and microbial communities. Here we report results of a study of the short term responses of AOB and net nitrification to simulated tillage and NH₄⁺ addition to soil. The intensively farmed vegetable soils of the Salinas Valley, California, provide the context for this study. These soils are cultivated frequently, receive large N fertilizer inputs and there are regional concerns about groundwater N concentrations. An understanding of N dynamics in these systems is therefore important. AOB population sizes were quantified using a real-time PCR approach. In a 15 day experiment AOB populations, increased rapidly following tillage and NH₄⁺ addition and persisted after the depletion of soil NH₄⁺. AOB population sizes increased to a similar degree, over a 1.5-day period, irrespective of the amount of NH₄⁺ supplied. These data suggest selection of an AOB community in this intensively farmed and C-limited soil, that rapidly uses NH₄⁺ that becomes available. These data also suggest that mineralization may play an especially important role in regulating AOB populations where NH₄⁺ pool sizes are very low. Methodological considerations in the study of soil AOB communities are also discussed.     

The influence of soil properties on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities across land-use types

Land-use change can have significant impacts on soil conditions and microbial communities are likely to respond to these changes. However, such responses are poorly characterized as few studies have examined how specific changes in edaphic characteristics do, or do not, influence the composition of soil bacterial and fungal communities across land-use types. Soil samples were collected from four replicated (n = 3) land-use types (hardwood and pine forests, cultivated and livestock pasture lands) in the southeastern US to assess the effects of land-use change on microbial community structure and distribution. We used quantitative PCR to estimate bacterial–fungal ratios and clone libraries targeting small-subunit rRNA genes to independently characterize the bacterial and fungal communities. Although some soil properties (soil texture and nutrient status) did significantly differ across land-use types, other edaphic factors (e.g., pH) did not vary consistently with land-use. Bacterial–fungal ratios were not significantly different across the land-uses and distinct land-use types did not necessarily harbor distinct soil fungal or bacterial communities. Rather, the composition of bacterial and fungal communities was most strongly correlated with specific soil properties. Soil pH was the best predictor of bacterial community composition across this landscape while fungal community composition was most closely associated with changes in soil nutrient status. Together these results suggest that specific changes in edaphic properties, not necessarily land-use type itself, may best predict shifts in microbial community composition across a given landscape. In addition, our results demonstrate the utility of using sequence-based approaches to concurrently analyze bacterial and fungal communities as such analyses provide detailed phylogenetic information on individual communities and permit the robust assessment of the biogeographical patterns exhibited by soil microbial communities.