为了对从猫粪便样品中分离的钩虫虫卵进行种类鉴定,本研究提取该虫卵基因组DNA,根据核糖体内转录间区1(ITS1)的保守序列设计钩虫属引物,通过PCR扩增、克隆、测序、相关软件分析,建立系统进化树,从分子水平对其进行种类鉴定。结果表明扩...为了对从猫粪便样品中分离的钩虫虫卵进行种类鉴定,本研究提取该虫卵基因组DNA,根据核糖体内转录间区1(ITS1)的保守序列设计钩虫属引物,通过PCR扩增、克隆、测序、相关软件分析,建立系统进化树,从分子水平对其进行种类鉴定。结果表明扩增出404 bp DNA片段,测序结果显示该片段包括309 bp ITS1和95 bp的5.8S rDNA,与NCBI中登录的序列进行比对以及采用Clustal X和MEGA5.1软件分析确定该钩虫为锡兰钩虫。这是我国首次建立钩虫的分子鉴定方法,也是40年来再次发现猫源锡兰钩虫,为锡兰钩虫分子生物学和分子流行病学研究奠定了基础。展开更多
Miamiensis avidus Thompson & Moewus,1964,is a cosmopolitan and well-known marine pathogenic ciliated protist.However,the taxonomy of this species up to now has remained controversial,especially with respect to the...Miamiensis avidus Thompson & Moewus,1964,is a cosmopolitan and well-known marine pathogenic ciliated protist.However,the taxonomy of this species up to now has remained controversial,especially with respect to the validity of the morphologically similar species,Philasterides dicentrarchi,which was considered as a junior synonym of M.avidus.In this study,a population of M.avidus was collected from the skin of pharaoh cuttlefish(Sepia pharaonis) cultured near the East China Sea,Ningbo,China and its morphology and phylogeny were investigated in detail based on living characters,infraciliature,small subunit(SSU) r DNA and ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 region sequences.In addition,the morphometrics of a previously reported free-living population,collected from the Bohai Sea,were rechecked and analyzed.We compared the present two isolates with all historic populations of M.avidus and P.dicentrarchi,and found that their morphological characters were either highly similar or exactly identical,indicating that they are the same morphospecies.However,the phylogenetic analyses based on SSU r DNA or ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 region sequences revealed that most M.avidus and P.dicentrarchi populations formed one clade,and the two isolates of M.avidus from Weifang and American Type Culture Collection clustered in another clade,which indicated that there might be cryptic species in Miamiensis avidus.展开更多
Two forms of A. halimus shrubs: erect habit (A. halimus) and bushy habit shrub (A. schweinfurthii) are used naturally isolated by a considerable distance from each other and occupy the same area. To explore the effect...Two forms of A. halimus shrubs: erect habit (A. halimus) and bushy habit shrub (A. schweinfurthii) are used naturally isolated by a considerable distance from each other and occupy the same area. To explore the effect of natural isolation on the genetic basis of the two forms, Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) and the phylogenetic relationships of A. halimus by sequencing ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 regions of the ribosomal DNA are used. Significant isolation-by-distance relationship was found (r = 0.62, P = 0.001). Soil factors did not influence molecular variations. The natural isolation of A. halimus habitats restricts gene flow among the populations and the observed high within-population genetic diversity (74.19%) in this species is best explained by its outcrossing behaviour, long-lived individuals and overlapping generations. The UPGMA analysis of the SCoT results showed that all the studied populations were divided into two discrete genetic groups with significant separation of the two forms in Burg El-Arab area (Populations 1 and 2) and insignificant separation between two forms in El-Hammam area (population 5 and 6). The sequencing of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA regions also showed the insignificant separation of the two A. halimus forms. We conclude that gene flow depending on habitat fragmentation was the main factor affecting the population genetic differentiation. We suggest that the two forms do not merit specific rank in presence of interference between the two forms and absence of a breeding barrier fail to separate the different populations when they become sympatric.展开更多
文摘为了对从猫粪便样品中分离的钩虫虫卵进行种类鉴定,本研究提取该虫卵基因组DNA,根据核糖体内转录间区1(ITS1)的保守序列设计钩虫属引物,通过PCR扩增、克隆、测序、相关软件分析,建立系统进化树,从分子水平对其进行种类鉴定。结果表明扩增出404 bp DNA片段,测序结果显示该片段包括309 bp ITS1和95 bp的5.8S rDNA,与NCBI中登录的序列进行比对以及采用Clustal X和MEGA5.1软件分析确定该钩虫为锡兰钩虫。这是我国首次建立钩虫的分子鉴定方法,也是40年来再次发现猫源锡兰钩虫,为锡兰钩虫分子生物学和分子流行病学研究奠定了基础。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31572230)the Open Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Discipline of Aqua-culture in Ningbo University(No.xkzsc1417)+1 种基金the K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo Universitythe Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Ningbo University
文摘Miamiensis avidus Thompson & Moewus,1964,is a cosmopolitan and well-known marine pathogenic ciliated protist.However,the taxonomy of this species up to now has remained controversial,especially with respect to the validity of the morphologically similar species,Philasterides dicentrarchi,which was considered as a junior synonym of M.avidus.In this study,a population of M.avidus was collected from the skin of pharaoh cuttlefish(Sepia pharaonis) cultured near the East China Sea,Ningbo,China and its morphology and phylogeny were investigated in detail based on living characters,infraciliature,small subunit(SSU) r DNA and ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 region sequences.In addition,the morphometrics of a previously reported free-living population,collected from the Bohai Sea,were rechecked and analyzed.We compared the present two isolates with all historic populations of M.avidus and P.dicentrarchi,and found that their morphological characters were either highly similar or exactly identical,indicating that they are the same morphospecies.However,the phylogenetic analyses based on SSU r DNA or ITS1-5.8 S-ITS2 region sequences revealed that most M.avidus and P.dicentrarchi populations formed one clade,and the two isolates of M.avidus from Weifang and American Type Culture Collection clustered in another clade,which indicated that there might be cryptic species in Miamiensis avidus.
文摘Two forms of A. halimus shrubs: erect habit (A. halimus) and bushy habit shrub (A. schweinfurthii) are used naturally isolated by a considerable distance from each other and occupy the same area. To explore the effect of natural isolation on the genetic basis of the two forms, Start Codon Targeted (SCoT) and the phylogenetic relationships of A. halimus by sequencing ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 regions of the ribosomal DNA are used. Significant isolation-by-distance relationship was found (r = 0.62, P = 0.001). Soil factors did not influence molecular variations. The natural isolation of A. halimus habitats restricts gene flow among the populations and the observed high within-population genetic diversity (74.19%) in this species is best explained by its outcrossing behaviour, long-lived individuals and overlapping generations. The UPGMA analysis of the SCoT results showed that all the studied populations were divided into two discrete genetic groups with significant separation of the two forms in Burg El-Arab area (Populations 1 and 2) and insignificant separation between two forms in El-Hammam area (population 5 and 6). The sequencing of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA regions also showed the insignificant separation of the two A. halimus forms. We conclude that gene flow depending on habitat fragmentation was the main factor affecting the population genetic differentiation. We suggest that the two forms do not merit specific rank in presence of interference between the two forms and absence of a breeding barrier fail to separate the different populations when they become sympatric.