一株养殖大菱鲆体表溶血性蜡状芽胞杆菌的分离鉴定及基因组分析

蜡状芽孢杆菌是能产生孢子的革兰氏阳性菌,广泛分布于水体和土壤中,因能引起食物中毒而广为人知。本研究中,从养殖大菱鲆体表分离到一株溶血性细菌,经形态学鉴定和系统发育学分析,鉴定为蜡状芽孢杆菌。根据分离的时间和地点,这株溶血性的菌株被命名为蜡状芽孢杆菌WH2015。溶血试验证实WH2015菌株能够裂解羊红细胞。对蜡状芽孢杆菌WH2015基因组测序和分析的结果显示其基因组大小为5.8 Mb,平均G+C含量为35%,有6 568个基因。与其它蜡状芽孢杆菌株系进行比较基因组分析显示,WH2015菌株基因组几乎拥有所有的核心溶血性基因,提示其溶血机理与其它报导过蜡状芽孢杆菌株系的溶血机理相似。本研究在分离鉴定养殖大菱鲆体表溶血性蜡状芽胞杆菌WH2015的基础上,对其基因组进行了测序和分析并鉴定了其所具有的致病性基因和毒力因子,帮助我们理解由蜡状芽孢杆菌引起的养殖大菱鲆疾病,以及为其防治措施的实施和疾病的治疗提供可靠的理论基础。     

一株来自蚯蚓的产纤溶酶蜡状芽孢杆菌Bacillus cereus的筛选及鉴定

对来自4个不同省份的5条蚯蚓的肠道及体表细菌进行分离,共获得122株细菌。通过脱脂奶粉平板法初筛,纤维蛋白平板法复筛,以透明圈为筛选标记,共筛选出产纤溶酶菌株12株,其中菌株SC-3-W-3的纤溶酶活力较高,达到了538.64 U/mL(相当于尿激酶的活力单位)。通过对其形态、培养、生理生化特征进行研究,发现其与蜡状芽孢杆菌Bacillus cereus Frankland的特征很相符。进一步对SC-3-W-3的16S rDNA序列及系统发育分析表明,该菌株与蜡状芽孢杆菌的同源性高达100%。综合生理生化及16S rDNA序列比对结果,将SC-3-W-3菌株鉴定为蜡状芽孢杆菌。     

蜡状芽孢杆菌与食物中毒及感染症

(一) 蜡状芽孢杆菌与食物中毒及感染症的关系蜡状芽孢杆菌是革兰氏阳性的需氧芽孢菌。在需氧芽孢菌中,除炭疽芽孢杆菌外,曾被认为是非致病菌和污染菌。但在六十年代以来作了大量的工作,逐步认识到它在医学上的重要性。     

四株高产磷脂酶C新菌株的鉴定和分类

在前面研究高产磷脂酶C(PLC)菌株筛选及其抗血小板功能的基础上,对新筛选的四株高产PLC的754-1、779、970和1107菌株进行了鉴定和分类。通过形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特征以及16S rRNA序列测定及其同源性分析,证实754-1菌株与Bacillus cereus基本一致,因此将754-1菌株分类属于蜡状芽孢杆菌,命名为蜡状芽孢杆菌深圳株754-1,B．cereus shenzhen 754-1 strain。而779、970和1107三株菌则与Bacillus mycoides基本一致,因而将这三株菌分类属于蕈状芽孢杆菌,分别命名为蕈状芽孢杆菌深圳株779,B．mycoides shenzhen 779 strain,草状芽孢杆菌深圳株970,B．mycoides shenzhen 970 strain,和蕈状芽孢杆菌深圳株1107,B．mycoides shenzhen 1107 strain。这将为进一步利用这些菌株及其PLC打下坚实的基础。     

生物矿化一蜡状芽孢杆菌聚金作用的研究

介绍了生物矿化-蜡状芽孢杆菌聚金作用原理.生物活动对矿石的风化、淋滤和沉积都有很大的影响.蜡状芽孢杆菌聚金作用主要与蜡状芽孢杆菌细胞壁的化学成分和结构功能有关.原因是其细胞壁有一层很厚的网状的肽聚糖、多糖、核酸和蛋白质结构,并且在细胞壁表面存在的磷壁酸质和糖醛酸磷壁酸质连接到网状的肽聚糖上.磷壁酸质的磷酸二脂和糖醛酸磷壁酸质的羧基使细胞壁带负电荷,具有离子交换的性质,能与溶液中带正电荷的金属离子进行交换反应.这些过程是蜡状芽孢杆菌细胞壁聚集金的主要作用机制.     

风信子中抗青霉素内生菌的分离、筛选和活性检测

通过用初筛培养基培养,从风信子叶子中分离出一种抗青霉素的内生菌,进行离体培养和抑菌活性检测。结果表明所筛选的菌株的发酵产物对细菌和真菌均有一定的抑菌活性。其中发酵液提取物对枯草芽孢杆菌有一定的抑菌活性,对苹果干腐病原菌和烟草赤星病原菌的抑菌率分别是94.8%和93.8%,而菌体内的活性物对蜡状芽孢杆菌和枯草芽孢杆菌都有较高的活性,对苹果干腐病原菌、烟草赤星病原菌和苹果轮纹病原菌的抑菌率都在80%以上。     

一株微囊藻毒素降解菌的筛选及鉴定

从蓝藻爆发期间的巢湖底泥中筛选微囊藻毒素降解菌,为水体中藻毒素-LR(MC-LR)污染的生物治理提供有效的菌源。以MC-LR为唯一碳氮源,利用富集驯化培养技术分离筛选MC-LR降解菌,并对其进行形态观察、生理生化实验及16S rRNA序列分析鉴定。从巢湖底泥中分离得到一株藻毒素-LR降解菌株M6,生理生化实验及分子鉴定结果均表明,该菌株为蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)。分离出的MC-LR降解菌为蜡状芽孢杆菌,该菌株对MC-LR有较高的降解能力。     

两株对虾育苗用益生芽孢杆菌的筛选和鉴定

从土壤和虾池中分离到22株具有不同特征的芽孢杆菌,分别将各菌株对数期约5×10^8个细胞添加到500mL预先加有凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）无节Ⅲ期幼体的水体中,各菌株在初始水体中含量均约为106个细胞/mL,根据各菌株对无节Ⅲ期到蚤状Ⅱ期幼体变态成活率的影响,从中初步筛选出10株对幼体变态成活有极显著（p〈0.01）效果的芽孢杆菌。进一步又从初筛到的10个菌株中复筛到2株对幼体变态成活最为明显的芽孢杆菌,菌株zou4和zou8。两菌株与复筛的其他8株芽孢杆菌相比,均显著（p〈0.05）促进幼体变态存活率。根据形态和生理生化特征,菌株zou4和zou8分别初步鉴定为坚强芽孢杆菌（Bacillus firmus）和蜡状芽孢杆菌（B.cereus）。为进一步确定zou4和zou8的分类地位,测定了两菌株的16S rRNA基因序列,分析了相关细菌16S rDNA序列的同源性,构建了系统发育树。结果表明菌株zou4和zou8分别与坚强芽孢杆菌和蜡状芽孢杆菌的同源性最高,相似值均为99%以上。系统发育树上zou4和zou8也分别与坚强芽孢杆菌和蜡状芽孢杆菌聚为一类。综合上述结果,芽孢杆菌zou4和zou8菌株分别被鉴定为坚强芽孢杆菌和蜡状芽孢杆菌。     

地衣芽孢杆菌16S rRNA基因的TD-PCR扩增及系统发育分析

运用16SrRNA基因序列分析了中国工业微生物菌种保藏管理中心(CICC)保存的30株地衣芽孢杆菌的系统发育关系,结果显示:24株菌株位于地衣芽孢杆菌系统发育分支;3株菌株位于蜡状芽孢杆菌-苏云金芽孢杆菌系统发育分支;1株菌株位于枯草芽孢杆菌系统发育分支;2株菌株与其它地衣芽孢杆菌菌株间序列同源性为96.4%~97.4%,明显低于其它地衣芽孢杆菌菌株间同源性,分类地位不明确,有待进一步讨论。通过比较分析16SrRNA基因5′端500bp、3′端500bp以及其全基因的系统发育树,表明16SrRNA基因5′端500bp可以很好的代表全基因序列进行系统发育研究,可用于区分地衣芽孢杆菌、枯草芽孢杆菌以及蜡状芽孢杆菌分支。     

曾候乙墓穴木椁微生物的分离与鉴定

从曾侯乙墓中椁室、东椁室、西椁室和北椁室分别取样,经平板划线培养,分离,纯化共获得典型的菌株16株。将16株分别涂片镜检,生理生化分析鉴定,结果证明芽孢杆菌属11株,其中苏云金变种1株,地衣芽孢杆菌1株,巨大芽孢杆菌1株,球形芽孢杆菌5株,蜡状芽孢杆菌2株,多粘芽孢杆菌1株。其余菌株微杆菌属4株,黄色杆菌属黄杆菌1株。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.