杜氏盐藻促生菌株的分离与鉴定

拟通过探究藻际微生物对微藻生长及代谢产物积累的影响,筛选出促进微藻生长的促生菌株。以杜氏盐藻(Dunaliella salina)Ds-SXYC-2为试材,分离鉴定盐藻藻际环境中的共生菌株,进一步构建藻菌(1∶1)共培养体系、测试盐藻生长及代谢产物积累等表型。结果显示,从杜氏盐藻藻际环境分离获得5株共生菌株,经16S rDNA分子鉴定,属于3个菌属。菌株B1与B2为涅斯捷连科氏菌(Nesterenkonia),菌株B3与B4为盐单胞菌(Halomonas),菌株B5为海杆菌(Marinobacter)。5株共生菌株对杜氏盐藻的生长均有促进作用,菌株B3能显著促进杜氏盐藻生长及代谢产物的积累。共培养15 d后,杜氏盐藻生物量达到2.3 g/L,比对照组增加了28.9%,叶绿素a的含量达到4.61 mg/L,比对照组增加了36.3%,β-胡萝卜素比对照组提高了56.4%。盐藻多糖、蛋白质、总脂含量分别比对照组增加了34.8%、71.2%和37.6%。菌株B3盐单胞菌可以作为促进杜氏盐藻生长及代谢产物累积的优势菌株,进一步构建共培养体系可应用于杜氏盐藻的商业生产。     

草莓根腐病的病原菌分离鉴定及拮抗菌CM3的抑制作用研究

从草莓根腐病病株根部成功分离了2株真菌FC2016-3和FC2016-7,经过鉴定确定其为根腐病的病原菌——尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)。解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefacien)CM3对菌株FC2016-3和FC2016-7有明显的抑制作用,也对其他土传病害病原菌有较好的抑制效果。盆栽实验结果显示,菌株CM3对尖孢镰刀菌FC2016-7引起的草莓根腐病的防治效果达到了64.86%,而且还具有促进草莓根部生长的能力。研究表明菌株CM3是一株既能防病也能促生的菌株,适合开发成微生物制剂。     

拟茎点霉B3与有机肥配施对连作草莓生长的影响

通过盆栽试验探讨了内生拟茎点霉B3与有机肥配施对连作草莓土壤的改善及对草莓生长的影响。试验共设5个处理,分别为对照(CK)、施有机肥与灭菌固体培养基(A)、施有机肥与内生拟茎点霉B3固体菌种(B)、施有机肥与绿色木霉、黑曲霉、枯草芽孢杆菌固体菌种(C)、施加有机肥与绿色木霉、黑曲霉、枯草芽孢杆菌和内生拟茎点霉B3固体菌种(D)。结果表明:A、B、C和D处理平均单果鲜重分别为对照(CK)的1.1、1.4、0.9和1.1倍。B处理比对照增产19.7%,A处理增产8.2%,C和D处理产量均比CK低。B处理草莓生长最好,植株株高及叶面积均值比其它4个处理大。发病率及病情指数结果表明B处理抗病效果最明显,推断内生拟茎点霉B3可以用作生防菌剂。进一步的研究表明土壤真菌和细菌数量在整个生育期先上升后下降,在花期达到最大。成熟期A、B、C、D处理的土壤放线菌数量分别比CK增加7.2%、160.3%、124.5%及82.6%。在花期,B处理及D处理蔗糖酶酶活达到最大,其中A、B、C及D处理的蔗糖酶酶活分别比CK高11.1%、69.4%、50.3%及77.2%。B处理整个生育期都保持较高的土壤蔗糖酶活性。花期是草莓生长的关键期,需氮量较高。A、B、C及D处理脲酶酶活分别比CK处理高250.0%、700.0%、250.0%及175.0%,B处理花期土壤脲酶酶活性显著高于其它4个处理,促进了有机氮向速效氮的转化。花期A、C处理磷酸酶酶活比对照低67.0%、46.7%,B、D处理比对照高122.5%,227.5%。B处理在整个生育期都有较高的土壤磷酸酶酶活, D处理组在花期土壤磷酸酶酶活较高。可见含内生拟茎点霉B3菌的B及D处理组能增加土壤磷酸酶酶活。B处理在苗期和花期土壤纤维素酶活较低,而结果期和成熟期较高。说明内生拟茎点霉B3菌剂与有机肥配施可以改善连作草莓土壤微生物区系,提高土壤酶活性,增强草莓抗病能力,增加草莓产量,是一种有效缓解草莓连作障碍的方法。     

禽类饲用芽孢杆菌的筛选及固体发酵条件优化

筛选得到3株适用作为禽类饲料添加剂的枯草芽孢杆菌,分别命名为B395、B605和BM1。该3株菌株均能够在42℃正常生长,能抑制大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌,且能耐受0.3%胆盐,能产生淀粉酶、蛋白酶、纤维素酶。通过饲喂试验,观察到菌剂组可明显促进肉鸡生长,有效降低料肉比。选取B395作为试验菌株,以培养后活菌数为指标,得到其最佳固体发酵条件为麦麸∶稻糠为3∶2、葡萄糖0.5%、尿素2%、KH2PO40.5%,含水量45%、接种量5%、温度37℃、培养时间3d。按上述培养条件,对B395进行培养,摇瓶式发酵可使活菌数可达到(1.3±0.1)×1010CFU/g,浅盘式发酵可使活菌数达到(1.3-1.4)×1010CFU/g;并对B605和BM1进行培养,得到活菌数均超过109CFU/g。     

紫外诱变耐糖选育D-核糖高产菌株

以D-核糖产生菌枯草芽胞杆菌B2502为出发菌株,经紫外诱变、耐糖选育,得到1株可在D-核糖浓度达6%的肉汤液体培养基中生长的菌株B2502-2。其D-核糖产量提高37%,菌体生长达到对数期的时间缩短3 h,耐糖性比出发菌株提高了50%。     

阿维菌素B1a组分高产菌株的诱变育种

目的了解阿维菌素产生菌S.avermitilis的生长特性,提高产生菌B1a组份的产量。方法采用紫外线(UV)、诱变剂氯化锂(LiCl),亚硝基胍(NTG)并结合甲硫氨酸(Met)诱导等手段对出发菌株S.avermitilisH0065进行诱变处理,初筛、复筛。结果筛选获得总效价达到4524.3μg/ml的高产阿维菌突变株N-3-133,其中B组分含量显著提高且高达85.3%,B1a也显著提高达到2533.6μg/ml。结论采用紫外线及亚硝基胍诱变方法,结合甲硫氨酸诱导筛选,与出发菌株相比可以获得阿维菌素总效价及B1a组分显著提高的菌株。     

砂生槐根瘤内生菌对青稞种子萌发及幼苗的促生作用

该文以接种不同砂生槐根瘤内生菌的黑青稞种子和不接种菌株的黑青稞种子为研究材料,采用培养皿作为基质,观察黑青稞种子萌发及幼苗生长情况,测定接种不同根瘤内生菌后的黑青稞发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、株高、根长、须根数、根冠比、植株全株干/鲜重的生理性状,并对各不同处理进行隶属函数综合评价。结果表明:菌株R7和R17的发芽率均达到了100%,R17、R18及R19的发芽势达到了90%,R17和R18的发芽指数变化量与CK1对比分别为45.38%和32.05%。在不同处理下,R21、R14与R7的平均根长与CK1对比呈抑制作用,其变化量分别为-50%、-34.28%及-28.99%;黑青稞幼苗植株高与CK1对比,仅有4株菌对株高产生促进作用,分别是R5、R18、R22及R28;黑青稞幼苗须根数与CK1对比,除R15与R21呈抑制作用外,其余菌株均对幼苗须根数产生促进作用,但R17、R18及R19处理下须根数无显著差异(P>0.05)。与CK1对比,对植株全株鲜重产生促进作用的仅有4株菌,分别为R2、R18、R22和R28;菌株R5、R6及R14的全株干重均低于对照CK1,其余与CK1对比差异显著(P<0.05)。综上结果显示,不同砂生槐根瘤内生菌菌株对黑青稞的种子萌发及幼苗生理性状影响差异显著(P<0.05);接种不同根瘤内生菌效应的综合评价结果显示,接种R17、R18、R28、R20、R19菌株的黑青稞种子隶属函数值为6.71、6.45、6.31、5.81、5.76,可初步选为优良的促生菌株。     

一株拮抗立枯丝核菌的放线菌筛选、鉴定及生理特性

通过对峙实验,从采集自黄渤海海域的双齿围沙蚕(Perinereis aibuhitensis)中分离到一株内生放线菌SCF-18,并对其抑菌活性进行分析。SCF-18对立枯丝核菌(Rhizoctonia solani)和小麦根腐病菌(Bipolaris sorokiniana)都具有拮抗作用,且对立枯丝核菌生长的拮抗效果最为明显,生长抑制率为89.78%。抑菌试验结果表明:菌株SCF-18发酵滤液可以抑制立枯丝核菌丝的生长,发酵液浓度越高,抑制力越强;当发酵液浓度达到50%时,对两种病原菌的抑制率分别为89.78%和80.26%。菌株SCF-18生长特性试验结果表明:菌株SCF-18生长最适温度为30℃,最适pH值为7;放线菌SCF-18耐盐度可达5%。根据形态特征、培养特征、生理生化特性和16S rDNA序列分析,将放线菌SCF-18初步鉴定为淡紫灰链霉菌(Streptomyces lavendulae)。本研究发现,SCF-18菌株是防治立枯丝核菌等病原菌的潜在优良生防菌株,具有潜在的开发应用价值。     

LED红、蓝、白组合光对茄子幼苗质量和果皮品质的影响

本试验采用发光二极管(LED)精准调控光源环境,以‘改良大龙茄’为试材,在前期探明红/蓝组合光(R/B)=3/1有利于培育茄子壮苗基础上,以R/B=3/1(9/3,CK₁)和LED白光(W,CK₂)为对照,分别设定LED红蓝白组合光为: R/B/W=3/1/1(9/3/3,T₁)、R/B/W=9/3/8(T₂)、R/B/W=3/1/6(9/3/18,T₃)和R/B/W=3/1/16(9/3/48,T₄),研究其对茄子幼苗生长、根系发育及定植后茄子产量和品质的影响,以期为茄子集约化高效育苗和设施生产补光提供理论依据和技术指导.结果表明: R/B/W=9/3/8组合光处理下,茄子幼苗株高、茎粗、壮苗指数、地上部干重、根干重、根系发育,以及定植后茄皮花青素、类黄酮含量和前期产量均较高;R/B/W=3/1/1组合光处理下,幼苗根冠比、定植后茄皮总酚和果肉中可溶性糖含量较高;而R/B/W=3/1/6组合光处理下,全株叶面积及定植后茄子果肉中游离氨基酸含量较高;R/B/W=3/1/16组合光处理下,定植后茄子果肉中可溶性蛋白含量较高.不同红蓝白组合光可不同程度提高茄子幼苗质量及定植后茄子前期产量和品质,以R/B/W=9/3/8组合光效果最显著.     

甲胺磷降解菌的筛选及降解特性研究

从长期受有机磷农药污染的土壤中分离到1株能降解甲胺磷的菌株B15,经生理生化鉴定为巨大芽孢杆菌(Bacillus megaterium)。在甲胺磷无机盐培养基(甲胺磷浓度为0.5%)生长时,最适生长温度为28℃,最适pH为7.0,摇床培养(28℃190 r/min)48 h降解率达到83%。菌株在甲胺磷浓度为1%的无机盐培养基上能生长,但是在甲胺磷浓度为0.5%的无机盐培养基上生长最好,降解率最高。外加碳氮源对菌株的降解率有所提高,但是超过某一浓度降解率随着浓度的增加反而下降。     

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.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.