新疆小叶白蜡丛枝病植原体的鉴定及16S rRNA基因序列分析

【目的】对新疆小叶白蜡丛枝病植原体进行检测,通过其16S rRNA基因分析确定其分类地位。【方法】利用苯胺蓝和4′,6-二脒基-2-苯基吲哚(DAPI)染色,在荧光显微镜下观察新疆小叶白蜡嫩茎横切片;采用植原体16S rRNA基因的通用引物对P1/P7和R16F2n/R16R2进行直接和巢式PCR扩增,对得到的16S rRNA基因的序列进行RFLP和构建系统进化树分析。【结果】表现丛枝病症状的新疆小叶白蜡中存在植原体,暂命名为Fraxinus sogdianaBunge witches’broom phytoplasma(Fraxinus sogdianaBunge WB);其16S rRNA基因的序列GenBank登录号为KF061042,RFLP图谱与16Sr V-B亚组的枣疯病植原体相同,系统进化地位与枣疯病菌株AB052876相同。【结论】新疆小叶白蜡丛枝病植原体为16Sr V-B亚组成员。     

结直肠腺瘤及结直肠癌患者肠道中梭杆菌属与产丁酸菌的定量研究

【目的】通过观察梭杆菌属(Fusobacterium spp.)和两株产丁酸菌(Eubacterium rectale、Faecalibacterium prausnitzii)在结直肠癌患者及结直肠腺瘤患者粪便样品中的丰度差异,研究梭杆菌属和产丁酸菌数量变化在结直肠腺瘤和结直肠癌发生发展中的作用和意义。【方法】收集结直肠癌患者(n=19)、结直肠腺瘤患者(n=12)及健康人(n=19)3组粪便样品,提取细菌基因组DNA,利用实时荧光定量PCR技术定量检测3组样品中梭杆菌属(Fusobacterium spp.)、直肠真杆菌(Eubacterium rectale)、普拉梭菌(Faecalibacterium prausnitzii)以及总菌的16S rRNA基因的拷贝数,然后利用秩和检验两两比较3组样品中目标菌群的数量和丰度差异。【结果】结直肠癌组的梭杆菌属丰度显著高于结直肠腺瘤组(P=0.013)和健康组(P=0.000),结直肠腺瘤组的梭杆菌属丰度显著高于健康组(P=0.002);结直肠腺瘤组普拉梭菌的丰度显著低于健康组(P=0.033);结直肠腺瘤组的总菌16S rRNA基因拷贝数也显著低于健康组(P=0.002);直肠真杆菌的水平在3组样品间没有显著差异。【结论】与健康人的粪便样品相比,结直肠腺瘤病人的粪便中产丁酸菌普拉梭菌数量下降,而结直肠腺瘤和结直肠癌病人的粪便样品中梭杆菌属数量增加;梭杆菌属和产丁酸菌数量上的变化提示它们可能与结直肠腺瘤和结直肠癌的发生密切相关。     

PCR反应条件对16S rRNA基因扩增子测序准确性的影响

【背景】16S rRNA基因扩增子测序技术是一种不依赖培养而获得样本中细菌种群结构、相对丰度等信息的方法。高通量测序技术实验步骤较多,每一步骤细微的差别都可能在最终的测序结果中放大,并造成测序结果与实际情况的偏差。【目的】基于MiSeq测序平台,探讨PCR反应体系中扩增引物序列、退火温度、模板起始量、扩增循环数和变性时间等5个因素对16S rRNA基因测序结果的影响。【方法】对mock DNA的16S rRNA基因扩增子进行测序,分别分析不同的扩增引物、退火温度、模板起始量、循环数和变性时间对数据准确性的影响。【结果】不同的扩增引物对检测结果有较大的影响,采用的4组引物中,引物B (V3–V4,341F/806R)的准确性最好,引物A(V3–V4,341F/805R)次之。比较不同退火温度(52、55和60℃)对检测准确性的影响,退火温度60℃的结果最接近理论值。模板起始量(2、10和50 ng)的检测结果显示,mock DNA起始量为2ng的结果准确性最高。相较于其他3组(15+18、25+8和30+8),循环数为(20+8)的检测结果最接近mock DNA的理论值。不同变性时间(3...     

新疆断裂带含硫冷泉泉水细菌群落结构多样性

摘要：【目的】为了解新疆断裂带含硫冷泉泉水中细菌群落结构的组成和物种多样性。【方法】采用免培养法直接从冷泉水中提取环境总DNA,采用细菌通用引物对泉水中细菌的16S rRNA基因进行PCR扩增,构建16S rRNA基因克隆文库。使用限制性内切酶Hae Ⅲ对随机挑选的阳性克隆子进行限制性片段长度多态性分析(Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, RFLP),选出具有不同酶切图谱的序列进行测序、BLAST比对和构建16S rRNA基因系统发育树。【结果】共从细菌16S rRNA基因文库中筛选了228个阳性克隆,RFLP分型得到33个不同的操作分类单元 (Operational Taxonomic Unites, OTUs),覆盖度 (Coverage C) 为92%。BLAST比对、RDP归类及系统发育分析将这33个OTUs归为：变形菌门 (Proteobacteria)、拟杆菌门 (Bacteroidetes) 和厚壁菌门 (Firmicutes)。变形菌门为绝对优势类群,占整个细菌克隆文库的98%,,其中20%左右的类群与硫化物代谢相关的光合自养和化能自养类群纯培养菌具有高的相似性 (>97%)。此外,还发现大量类群 (总文库的64%,其中57%为军团菌属Legionella spp., 类群)与GenBank中已存细菌16S rRNA基因相似性小于96%。【结论】新疆断裂带含硫冷泉泉水中细菌类群的多样性较低,但可能存在大量潜在细菌新种和新分类。另外,该泉水可能是潜在的新军团菌病传播源,因而可能对下游人畜健康存在潜在威胁。     

免培养法研究野生川金丝猴肠道内生细菌多样性

【目的】了解野生川金丝猴(Rhinopithecus roxellana)肠道内生细菌的组成及其多样性。【方法】提取川金丝猴肠道内生细菌总DNA,选用细菌通用引物799F和1492R对总DNA进行16S rRNA基因特异性扩增,构建川金丝猴肠道内生细菌16S rRNA基因克隆文库,对阳性克隆进行限制性内切酶片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)分析,并对HaeⅢ酶切带谱菌株进行测序,构建系统发育树。【结果】根据酶切带谱分析和测序结果,将随机挑取的157个阳性克隆归为27个不同的可操作分类单元(OTUs)。系统发育分析表明这些克隆序列有62.10%属于厚壁菌门(Firmicutes),其中包括梭菌属(Clostridium)、Cellulosilyticum属、Robinsoniella属、Anaerofustis属、Blautia属和Anaerovorax属,有37.90%属于未培养细菌。【结论】川金丝猴肠道内生细菌多样性丰富,并且可能存在新的分类单元。     

中国各地不同枣树品种上枣疯病植原体的PCR检测及分子变异分析

摘要：【目的】检测不同地区枣树品种上的枣疯植原体侵染及保守基因序列的变异。【方法】利用植原体16S rDNA的通用引物R16mF2／R16mR1、16S-23S间区序列(SR)的通用引物SR1/SR及secY基因引物FD9f/r,通过PCR检测采自国内7个地区14个枣树品种上的32个枣疯病和4个酸枣丛枝病样品。将PCR产物进行直接或克隆测序,结合已报导的测序数据,进行序列同源性和系统进化分析。【结果】所有枣疯病样品中均检测到植原体;皆属于榆树黄化16S rV-B亚组,与我国重阳木丛枝和樱桃致死黄化遗传关系     

免培养法对大鲵肠道微生物多样性的研究

【目的】了解大鲵肠道内生细菌的组成及多样性。【方法】采用美国Mo Bio公司试剂盒提取大鲵肠道内容物总DNA,选用细菌通用引物799F和1492R对总DNA进行16S rRNA基因特异性扩增,构建大鲵肠道内容物内生细菌16S rRNA基因克隆文库,对阳性克隆进行限制性内切酶片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)分析,并对HaeⅢ酶切带谱不同的菌液进行测序,构建系统发育树。【结果】根据酶切带谱分析和测序结果的不同,将随机挑取的101个阳性克隆归为28个不同的可操作分类单元(OTUs),系统发育分析表明这些克隆序列分别属于变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、梭菌门(Clostridia)、芽孢杆菌门(Bacilli)和衣原体门(Chlamydiae)4个门。其中,变形菌门(Proteobacteria,占克隆总数的92.08%)为最优势类群。序列比对结果表明这些克隆序列分别与已报道的20个属具有较高的相似性。此外,还有一个OTU在系统发育树上形成独立分支且未能确定其分类。【结论】大鲵肠道内生细菌多样性丰富,并且可能存在新的分类单元。     

西藏扎布耶盐湖细菌多样性的免培养技术分析

【目的】利用免培养技术,获得有关西藏高原高盐度、高海拔盐湖的细菌多样性认识。【方法】从西藏扎布耶盐湖沉积样品中提取微生物总DNA,利用细菌引物f530/r1492扩增16S rRNA基因,然后构建16S rRNA基因质粒文库。采用HaeⅢ和HhaⅠ两种内切酶对阳性克隆质粒DNA进行ARDRA分型分析,根据分型结果挑选克隆进行测序。得到它们的16SrRNA基因部分序列,根据获得的序列构建构建系统发育树。【结果】在系统发育树上,部分克隆(占总克隆数的57.14%)与已知细菌属归于同一分支,主要分布在γ-变形菌纲、α-变形菌纲、δ-变形菌纲、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)的23个嗜盐细菌属之中。其余的克隆为未培养序列,与前者差异很大,在进化树上形成了独立的分支。【结论】研究结果显示出扎布耶茶卡湖中的细菌组成具有极其丰富的多样性。     

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii与人类疾病关系的研究进展

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii(F.prausnitzii)是定植于哺乳动物胃肠道中的共生菌,同时也是健康成人肠道菌群中最丰富的细菌之一。本研究主要对F.prausnitzii与人体代谢性疾病如肥胖、糖尿病及宿主的消化道疾病如炎症性疾病、结肠癌等疾病的相关研究现状进行综述,着重讨论了F.prausnitzii作为潜在益生菌在肠道疾病中的重要作用,进而通过使用益生菌或者改变肠道内F.prausnitzii的数量达到预防或治疗肥胖、糖尿病及肠道疾病的目的。     

引物应用策略：基于2对古菌16S rRNA基因通用引物对环境样品古菌多样性分析

【目的】找到适宜的16S rRNA基因通用引物应用策略,应对复杂环境微生物多样性调查,尤其目前高速发展的高通量测序技术带来的巨大挑战。【方法】用Oligocheck软件分别将两对应试的古菌16S rRNA基因通用引物与RDP(Ribosomal database project)数据库中古菌16S rRNA基因序列进行匹配比对。用两对应试引物分别构建海洋沉积物样品的古菌16S rRNA基因文库。【结果】软件匹配结果显示引物f109/r958与目的基因的匹配程度高于引物f21/r958。该结果与古菌16S rRNA基因文库RFLP分析、古菌多样性指数分析结果相吻合。数据还表明,2对引物的综合文库能更好满足该沉积物样品的古菌多样性分析。【结论】选用与数据库中目的基因匹配性高的通用引物和多个引物的联合使用,可以有效提高环境样品微生物多样性调查的分辨率。     

Characterisation of phytoplasma (16SrVI) associated with little leaf disease of Portulaca grandiflora – An in silico analysis

A new severe little leaf disease was observed on P. grandiflora, popular as Moss-rose Purslane, widely grown in temperate zones. Characteristic symptoms, ultrastructural studies, antibiotic response and amplification of 16S ribosomal DNA fragments (about 1.5 kb) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from infected samples, suspect the involvement of phytoplasma as a pathogen. Nested PCR product, 1.2 kb, with primer pairs R16F2n/R16R2 used for cloning and sequencing. Comparision of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the causal, PLL phytoplasma, is very close (98%) to Indian brinjal little leaf (EF186820) and “Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii” (AY390261), 16SrVI group phytoplasmas, previously reported from India and Canada respectively. Here, the status of PLL (EF651786) is verified by computer-simulated restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of 16S rRNA genes of the F2n/R2 sequences of closely related strains of the 16SrVI group using 17 restriction enzymes.     

Plastid 16S rRNA gene diversity among eukaryotic picophytoplankton sorted by flow cytometry from the South Pacific Ocean

The genetic diversity of photosynthetic picoeukaryotes was investigated in the South East Pacific Ocean. Genetic libraries of the plastid 16S rRNA gene were constructed on picoeukaryote populations sorted by flow cytometry, using two different primer sets, OXY107F/OXY1313R commonly used to amplify oxygenic organisms, and PLA491F/OXY1313R, biased towards plastids of marine algae. Surprisingly, the two sets revealed quite different photosynthetic picoeukaryote diversity patterns, which were moreover different from what we previously reported using the 18S rRNA nuclear gene as a marker. The first 16S primer set revealed many sequences related to Pelagophyceae and Dictyochophyceae, the second 16S primer set was heavily biased toward Prymnesiophyceae, while 18S sequences were dominated by Prasinophyceae, Chrysophyceae and Haptophyta. Primer mismatches with major algal lineages is probably one reason behind this discrepancy. However, other reasons, such as DNA accessibility or gene copy numbers, may be also critical. Based on plastid 16S rRNA gene sequences, the structure of photosynthetic picoeukaryotes varied along the BIOSOPE transect vertically and horizontally. In oligotrophic regions, Pelagophyceae, Chrysophyceae, and Prymnesiophyceae dominated. Pelagophyceae were prevalent at the DCM depth and Chrysophyceae at the surface. In mesotrophic regions Pelagophyceae were still important but Chlorophyta contribution increased. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a new clade of Prasinophyceae (clade 16S-IX), which seems to be restricted to hyper-oligotrophic stations. Our data suggest that a single gene marker, even as widely used as 18S rRNA, provides a biased view of eukaryotic communities and that the use of several markers is necessary to obtain a complete image.     

Association of a Phytoplasma with Pistachio Witches’ Broom Disease in Iran

Pistachio is an important crop in Iran, which is a major producer and exporter of pistachio nuts. The occurrence of a new disease of pistachio trees, characterized by the development of severe witches’ broom, stunted growth and leaf rosetting, was observed in Ghazvin Province. A phytoplasma was detected in infected trees by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of rRNA operon sequences. Nested PCR with primer pairs P1/P7 and R16F2n/R16R2 was used for specific detection of the phytoplasma in infected trees. To determine its taxonomy, the random fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern and sequence analysis of the amplified rRNA gene were studied. Sequencing of the amplified products of the phytoplasma 16S rRNA gene indicated that pistachio witches’ broom (PWB) phytoplasma is in a separate 16S rRNA group of phytoplasmas (with sequence homology 97% in Blast search). The unique properties of the DNA of the PWB phytoplasma indicate that it is a representative of a new taxon.     

Nested PCR for ultrasensitive detection of the potato ring rot bacterium, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus.

Oligonucleotide primers derived from sequences of the 16S rRNA gene (CMR16F1, CMR16R1, CMR16F2, and CMR16R2) and insertion element IS1121 of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus (CMSIF1, CMSIR1, CMSIF2, and CMISR2) were used in nested PCR to detect the potato ring rot bacterium C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. Nested PCR with primer pair CMSIF1-CMSIR1 followed by primer pair CMSIF2-CMSIR2 specifically detected C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus, while nested PCR with CMR16F1-CMR16R1 followed by CMR16F2-CMR16R2 detected C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus and the other C. michiganensis subspecies. In the latter case, C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus can be differentiated from the other subspecies by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analyses of the nested PCR products (16S rDNA sequences). The nested PCR assays developed in this work allow ultrasensitive detection of very low titers of C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus which may be present in symptomiess potato plants or tubers and which cannot be readily detected by direct PCR (single PCR amplification). RFLP analysis of PCR products provides for an unambiguous confirmation of the identify of C. michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus.     

Evaluation of three different forward primers by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for determination of fecal bifidobacterium spp. in healthy subjects

The 27F forward primer is frequently used in 16S rRNA gene libraries and T-RFLP analysis. However, Bifidobacterium spp. were barely detected with this primer in human fecal samples. In this study, fecal microbiota were analyzed using the T-RFLP method with three different forward primers (27F, 35F, and 529F) in conjunction with one reverse primer (1492R). T-RFLP analysis of fecal microbiota using 35F and 529F detected higher proportions of the terminal restriction fragment (T-RF) corresponding to Bifidobacterium spp. than that using 27F. 27F is in imperfect agreement while 35F and 529F are in good concordance with the 16S rRNA gene sequences of Bifidobacterium spp., and the latter primers allowed for the detection of T-RFs of Bifidobacterium spp. in fecal samples from five healthy subjects. The T-RFs presumed to be Bifidobacterium spp. were cloned and sequenced, and found to match the 16S rRNA gene sequences of Bifidobacterium spp. Among the five fecal samples, two samples with low frequencies of T-RFs of Bifidobacterium spp. were detected using these forward primers. This probably reflects a low prevalence of Bifidobacterium spp. in these two samples. Our study emphasizes the importance of selecting a suitable forward primer for detection of Bifidobacterium spp.     

Cultured representatives of two major phylogroups of human colonic Faecalibacterium prausnitzii can utilize pectin, uronic acids, and host-derived substrates for growth

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is one of the most abundant commensal bacteria in the healthy human large intestine, but information on genetic diversity and substrate utilization is limited. Here, we examine the phylogeny, phenotypic characteristics, and influence of gut environmental factors on growth of F. prausnitzii strains isolated from healthy subjects. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA sequences indicated that the cultured strains were representative of F. prausnitzii sequences detected by direct analysis of fecal DNA and separated the available isolates into two phylogroups. Most F. prausnitzii strains tested grew well under anaerobic conditions on apple pectin. Furthermore, F. prausnitzii strains competed successfully in coculture with two other abundant pectin-utilizing species, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Eubacterium eligens, with apple pectin as substrate, suggesting that this species makes a contribution to pectin fermentation in the colon. Many F. prausnitzii isolates were able to utilize uronic acids for growth, an ability previously thought to be confined to Bacteroides spp. among human colonic anaerobes. Most strains grew on N-acetylglucosamine, demonstrating an ability to utilize host-derived substrates. All strains tested were bile sensitive, showing at least 80% growth inhibition in the presence of 0.5 μg/ml bile salts, while inhibition at mildly acidic pH was strain dependent. These attributes help to explain the abundance of F. prausnitzii in the colonic community but also suggest factors in the gut environment that may limit its distribution.     

Differentiation and Classification of Phytoplasmas Associated with Almond and GF‐677 Witches'‐Broom Diseases using rRNA and rp Genes

Stone fruits are affected by several diseases associated with plant pathogenic phytoplasmas. Previous studies have been shown that phytoplasma agents of almond and GF‐677 witches'‐broom (AlmWB and GWB, respectively) diseases belong to pigeon pea witches'‐broom (16SrIX) phytoplasma group. In this study, partial biological and molecular characterization was used to compare and classify phytoplasma agents of Khafr AlmWB (KAlmWB) and Estahban GWB (EGWB) diseases. Production of different symptoms in periwinkle indicated that agents of KAlmWB and EGWB are differentiable. Expected fragments were amplified from diseased almond and GF‐677 trees in direct PCR using phytoplasma universal primer pairs P1/P7 and rpF1/rpR1 and nested PCR using P1/P7 followed by R16F2n/ R16R2 primer pair. 16S‐rDNA Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) as well as phylogenetic analysis of rplV‐rpsC and 16S–23S rRNA spacer region sequences classified KAlmWB and EGWB phytoplasmas within 16SrIX‐C (rpIX‐C) and 16SrIX‐B (rpIX‐B) subgroups, respectively.     

Design and Experimental Application of a Novel Non-Degenerate Universal Primer Set that Amplifies Prokaryotic 16S rRNA Genes with a Low Possibility to Amplify Eukaryotic rRNA Genes

The deep sequencing of 16S rRNA genes amplified by universal primers has revolutionized our understanding of microbial communities by allowing the characterization of the diversity of the uncultured majority. However, some universal primers also amplify eukaryotic rRNA genes, leading to a decrease in the efficiency of sequencing of prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes with possible mischaracterization of the diversity in the microbial community. In this study, we compared 16S rRNA gene sequences from genome-sequenced strains and identified candidates for non-degenerate universal primers that could be used for the amplification of prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes. The 50 identified candidates were investigated to calculate their coverage for prokaryotic and eukaryotic rRNA genes, including those from uncultured taxa and eukaryotic organelles, and a novel universal primer set, 342F-806R, covering many prokaryotic, but not eukaryotic, rRNA genes was identified. This primer set was validated by the amplification of 16S rRNA genes from a soil metagenomic sample and subsequent pyrosequencing using the Roche 454 platform. The same sample was also used for pyrosequencing of the amplicons by employing a commonly used primer set, 338F-533R, and for shotgun metagenomic sequencing using the Illumina platform. Our comparison of the taxonomic compositions inferred by the three sequencing experiments indicated that the non-degenerate 342F-806R primer set can characterize the taxonomic composition of the microbial community without substantial bias, and is highly expected to be applicable to the analysis of a wide variety of microbial communities.