Eukaryotic food sources analysis in situ of tropical common sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota based on 18S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing

Sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota is one of the most widespread tropical holothurian species.In this study,eukaryotic organism composition in foregut and hindgut contents of H.leucospilota and surrounding sediments was assessed by 18S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing.Eukaryon richness and diversity in the habitat sediments were significantly higher than those in foregut and hindgut contents of the sea cucumbers(P<0.05).The foregut content group,hindgut content group,and marine sediment group sequences were respectively assigned to 18.20±1.32,19.40±1.03,and 21.80±0.37 phyla.In the foregut contents,Nematoda(20.18%±9.59%),Mollusca(16.12%±10.49%),Chlorophyta(10.04%±4.85%),Annelida(8.72%±10.93%),Streptophyta(8.46%±4.65%),and Diatomea(5.99%±2.01%)were the predominant phyla,which showed the eukaryotic food sources of H.leucospilota were primarily belong to the above phyla.The predominant phyla in the hindgut contents were Streptophyta(45.55%±17.32%),Mollusca(4.93%±4.82%),Arthropoda(5.37%±3.08%),Diatomea(3.88%±2.34%),and Chlorophyta(3.79%±1.59%);and Annelida(37.80%±17.00%),Arthropoda(24.49%±12.53%),Platyhelminthes(7.14%±3.02%),Nematoda(4.14%±0.91%),and Diatomea(5.11%±1.35%)had large contents in the sediments.The comparatively high content of Paris genus in phylum Streptophyta in foregut contents indicated that land plants were one of the primary food sources of H.leucospilota,however the significantly higher contents of Streptophyta in hindgut contents than that in foregut contents might suggest a large part of the terrigenous detritus ingested might not be digested by H.leucospilota.UPGMA and PCoA analysis revealed that eukaryotic organism composition differed significantly between foregut contents of H.leucospilota and ambient sediments,indicating selective feeding feature of H.leucospilota.This study provided useful references for artificial feed of tropical sea cucumbers and enhanced understanding of the ecological roles of detritus-feeding macrobenthos.

16S rRNA Gene-Based Metagenomic Analysis of Soil Bacterial Diversity in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Soil contains a great diversity of microorganisms, among which are bacteria. This study aimed to explore bacterial diversity in soil samples in Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo. Environmental DNA was extracted. The illumina MiSeq sequencing was held and the diversity indices have been computed. Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed 21 Phyla, four of which were abundant: Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Soil microbial communities in the studied samples were phylogenetically diverse but with a stable community structure. 17 classes are represented with relative abundances of Rihzobiales, Bacillales, Actinomycetales and Acidobacteriales. 40 families, the Alphaproteobacteria, the Bacilli and the 12 Actinobacteria. 83 orders among which the Rhizobiales are the most abundant followed by Bacillales and the least abundant followed by the Flavobacteriaceae. Of the 28 genera listed, the Bradyrhizobium is the most dominant in Mw3 and Mw4. 25 listed species, Bradyrhizobium, Bacillus, Actinoplanes, and Candidatu coribacter Acidobacterium are the most abundant species. The Shannon indices of Mw3 and Mw4 are equal, the H’max of Mw4 is greater than the H’max of Mw3. The Simpson index of Mw4 is equal to the Simpson index of Mw3, and the Pielou index (J) of Mw4 is less than the R of Mw3, but very close. This study opens interesting perspectives on the knowledge and exploitation of telluric bacteria in several areas of life.

Comparative evaluation of microscopy,OptiMAL® and 18S rRNA gene based multiplex PCR for detection of Plasmodium falciparum & Plasmodium vivax from field isolates of Bikaner,India

Objective:To evaluate microscopy,OptiMAL? and multiplex PCR for the identification of Plasmodium falciparum（P.falciparum） and Plasmodium vivax（P.vivax） from the field isolates of Bikaner,Rajasthan（Northwest India）.Methods:In this study,a multiplex PCR（P.falciparum and P.vivax） was further developed with the incorporation of Plasmodium malariae（P.malariae） specific primer and also a positive control.The performance of microscopy,plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase（pLDH） based malaria rapid diagnostic test OptiMAL? and 18S rRNA gene based multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of P.falciparum and P.vivax was compared.Results:The three species multiplex PCR if.falciparum,P.vivax and P.malariae) with an inbuilt positive control was developed and evaluated.In comparison with multiplex PCR,which showed the sensitivity and specificity of 99.36%（95%CI,98.11%-100.00%） and 100.00%（95%CI,100.00%-100.00%）,the sensitivity and specificity of microscopy was 90.44%（95%CI,88.849-95.04%） and 99.22%（95% CI,97.71%-100.00%）,and OptiMAL? was 93.58%（95%CI,89.75%-97.42%） and 97.69%（95%CI, 95.10%-100.00%）.The efficiencies were 99.65%,95.10%and 95.45%for multiplex PCK.microscopy and OptiMAL?.respectively.Conclusions:Our results raise concerns over the overall sensitivities of microscopy and OptiMAL?,when compared to the multiplex PCR and thus stress the need for new molecular interventions in the accurate detection of the malarial parasites.This further highlights the fact that further developments are needed to improve the performance of rapid diagnostic tests at field level.

Frequency of mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene A1555G and 961 insC mutations among children with sensorineural deafness in China

Objective： To investigate the frequency of mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene A1555G and 961 insC mutations among Chinese with sensorineural deafness. Methods： Blood samples from 78 sporadic cases with sensorineural deafness were obtained and DNA was extracted from the leukocytes, then the mitochondrial DNA target fragments were amplified by polymerase chain reaction（PCR）. The 1555G mutations were detected by BsmA 1 restriction endonuclease digestion, every fragment was analyzed by sequencing; All the 961 insC mutation were detected by direct sequencing. Results： The percent age of A1555G mutation and mt961C insertion were 6.4% and 2.6% in the hearing-impaired Chinese subjects respectively. Conclusion： A1555G and 961insC mutations in mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA gene regions may play a role in the pathogenesis of hearing loss in the sporadic cases.

16S rRNA Gene Phylogenesis of Culturable Predominant Bacteria from Diseased Apostichopus japonicus(Holothuroidea,Echinodermata)

Cultured Apostichopus japonicus in China suffers from a kind of skin ulceration disease that has caused severe economic loss in recent years. The disease,pathogens of which are supposed to be bacteria by most researchers,is highly infectious and can often cause all individuals in the same culture pool to die in a very short time. The 16S rRNA gene phylogenesis of the culturable bacteria from the lesions of diseased individuals was conducted to study the biodiversity of the bacterial communities in the lesions and to identify probable pathogen(s) associated with this kind of disease. S. japonica samples were selected from a hatchery located in the eastern part of Qingdao,China. Bacterial universal primers GM5F and DS907R were used to amplify the 16S rRNA gene of bacteria colonies,and touchdown PCR was performed to amplify the target sequences. The results suggest that γ-proteobacteria(Alteromonadales and Vibrionales) of CFB group,many strains of which have been also determined as pathogens in other marine species,are the predominant bacterial genera of the diseased Apostichopus japonicus individuals.

Genetic Diversity in Populations of Sepiella maindroni Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis

Part of the 16S rRNA gene is amplified with PCR and sequenced for 5 populations of common Chinese cuttlefish Sepiella maindroni: three from the South China Sea, one from East China Sea and one from Japan. The result shows that a total of 5 nucleotide positions are found to have gaps or insertions of base pairs among these individuals, and 13 positions are examined to be variable in all the sequences, which range from 494 to 509 base pairs. All of the individuals are grouped into 7 haplotypes (h1-h7). No marked genetic difference is observed among those populations. All of the individuals from Nagasaki belong to h1 and the h3 haplotype is found only in the coastal waters of China. AG transition in Nucleotide 255 is suggested to be taken as a kind of genetic marker to identify the populations distributed in East-South China Sea and the Nagasaki waters of Japan.

Preliminary study on mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences and phylogeny of flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

A 605 bp section of mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene from Paralichthys olivaceus, Pseudorhombus cinnamomeus, Psetta maxima and Kareius bicoloratus, which represent 3 families of Order Pleuronectiformes was amplified by PCR and sequenced to show the molecular systematics of Pleuronectiformes for comparison with related gene sequences of other 6 flatfish downloaded from GenBank. Phylogenetic analysis based on ge- netic distance from related gene sequences of 10 flatfish showed that this method was ideal to explore the rela- tionship between species, genera and families. Phylogenetic trees set-up is based on neighbor-joining, maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood methods that accords to the general rule of Pleuronectiformes evolution. But they also resulted in some confusion. Unlike data from morphological characters, P. olivaceus clustered with K. bicoloratus, but P. cinnamomeus did not cluster with P. olivaceus, which is worth further studying.

Isolation of Pectinase Producing Bacteria from the Rhizosphere of <i>Andrographis paniculata</i>Nees and 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Comparison of Some Potential Strains

Pectinases, the enzymes which break down pectic substances, have a wide range of applications in food, agriculture and environmental sectors. In the present study, attempts were made to isolate highly efficient pectinase producer from the rhizosphere of a medicinal plant, Andrographis paniculata Nees, known as the “King of bitters”. The total heterotrophic bacterial count of the rhizosphere soil of A. paniculata Nees ranged from 1.53 × 109 to 2.52 × 109 cfu/g. A total of 65 bacterial colonies were randomly selected from the nutrient agar plates, purified and assessed for pectinase activity. Out of the 65 isolates, 62 (95.38%) showed varying degree of pectinase activity in plate assay using pectin as a sole source of carbon. Among the pectinase producing strains, JBST36 showed best pectinase activity which is followed by the JBST22 and JBST27. Morphological characterization, biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were performed to identify the three most potential strains. Based on the morphological, biochemical and molecular data, JBST22 was identified as Bacillus flexus and the other two were identified as Bacillus subtilis. Furthermore, nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA gene of these 3 strains were compared and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. The study reveals that there are at least 66 base differences in the 16S rRNA gene sequences of B. flexus JBST22 and the B. subtilis JBST36.

Diversity of Microflora in Colonic Mucus from Severe Ulcerative Colitis Patients Analyzed by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Clone Libraries of Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene Sequences

Although the gut microflora is thought to be an essential factor in the development of ulcerative colitis (UC), the entire gut microflora occurring in UC remains unknown. Most studies use feces to represent the microflora distribution;however, here we analyzed the bacterial diversity in colonic mucus from UC patients receiving colectomy surgery and control patients. The diversity of microflora was investigated using a combination of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) and clone library analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequences. In the T-RFLP analysis, the number of terminal restriction fragments (T-RFs) decreased significantly in UC patients when compared to control samples. Also in the clone library analysis, the number of operational taxonomic units (OTU) and the Shannon diversity index were reduced significantly in UC patients. These molecular analyses reveal an overall dysbiosis in UC patients. No specific pathogen was found, and a strong negative correlation in relative abundance of bacterial populations was observed between the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes in the UC patients. This is the first report showing a significant correlation between these two phyla, which may be important characteristics in the pathogenesis of UC.

Molecular Analysis of edicinally-Used Chinese and Japanese Curcuma Based on 18S rRNA Gene and trnK Gene Sequences

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基于线粒体16S rRNA基因的鹅肉源性成分鉴别方法研究

研究旨在建立基于线粒体16S rRNA基因的鹅源性成分鉴别方法。试验以鹅源性DNA为阳性模板,以猪、牛、羊、鸽、鹌鹑、火鸡、鸡和鸭等8个物种DNA为干扰模板的混合模板,设计筛选出鹅特异性引物,进行PCR和荧光定量PCR(qPCR)反应,并将鹅肉DNA模板浓度按101~1088个梯度进行稀释,检测方法灵敏度。结果显示:所设计的引物仅对鹅肉DNA有特异性扩增,对鹅以外的其他8个物种均没有扩增;当鹅肉DNA模板稀释104倍,PCR扩增条带仍然清晰;当稀释倍数达到107时,仍有较好的扩增曲线,且Ct值小于35。研究表明,建立的畜禽肉中鹅源性成分PCR和qPCR鉴别方法不仅具有良好的特异性,而且具有较高的灵敏性,为食品中鹅源性成分的鉴别提供了新途径。

基于UPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS代谢组学和16S rRNA基因测序探讨骨疏丹补肾机制

目的 整合代谢组学和肠道微生物组学的研究策略探讨骨疏丹(Gushudan, GSD)预防氢化可的松诱导的肾阳虚证(kidney-yang deficiency syndrome, KYDS)大鼠的补肾作用机制。方法 分别采用超高效液相色谱-四级杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱(UPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS)的非靶向代谢组学和16S rRNA基因测序分析的肠道微生物组学方法,分析正常对照组、肾阳虚证模型组、骨疏丹给药组和阳性对照组大鼠粪便代谢物谱与肠道菌群组成,采用Pearson相关分析探讨内源性差异代谢物与差异菌群之间的相关性。结果 基于UPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS的代谢组学方法在正负离子模式下共发现骨疏丹参与调控肾阳虚症的22种差异代谢物,如色氨酸、鹅去氧胆酸、肌酐和油酸酰胺等,主要涉及氨基酸代谢、胆汁酸代谢、能量代谢和脂质代谢。基于16S rRNA测序分析发现骨疏丹在属水平显著上调普雷沃氏菌(Prevotellaceae)的相对丰度(P<0.05),显著下调颤杆菌(Oscillibacter)的相对丰度(P<0.05)。相关性分析结果表明甘胆酸和鹅去氧胆酸与在属水平显著改变的普雷沃氏菌(Prevotellaceae)显著正相关(P<0.05),而与考拉杆菌(Phascolarctobacterium)显著负相关(P<0.05)。二十二碳六烯酸与毛螺菌(Lachnospiraceae)显著负相关(P<0.05)。结论 骨疏丹通过良性调节内源性代谢和肠道菌群结构发挥补肾作用,为中药通过肠-肾轴治疗疾病提供新的思路和方法。

细菌16SrRNA基因检测在新生儿败血症诊断中的价值

目的:探讨细菌16S rRNA基因检测在新生儿败血症诊断中的应用价值。方法:选取2016年12月—2018年1月汕头大学医学院第一附属医院收治的102例疑似败血症新生儿为研究对象,其中男性66例,女性36例,年龄10 min~28 d。采集研究对象血液标本分别用血培养和细菌16S rRNA基因PCR检测法进行病原检测,选取10例同期因非感染性疾病住院的新生儿的血液标本作为对照。结果:102例疑诊败血症新生儿中的46例经临床诊断及实验室确诊为败血症,血培养阳性率32.61%(15/46),16S rRNA基因检测阳性率91.30%(42/46),16S rRNA基因检测阳性率高于血培养(P<0.001)。10例同期住院的非感染性疾病患儿的血液标本PCR检测及血培养结果均为阴性,PCR检测灵敏度为91.30%(42/46),特异度为96.43%(54/56)。结论:与传统血培养相比,16S rRNA基因PCR检测法阳性率高,且敏感准确。

产甘油假丝酵母25S rRNA甲基转移酶BMT5对乙酸胁迫耐受的影响及应用

挖掘功能基因,提升菌株环境胁迫耐受性,对高效利用纤维素水解液产乙醇至关重要。产甘油假丝酵母(Candida glycerinogenes)是具有多重抗逆性的工业菌株,经基因组文库筛选,获得能够提高酵母乙酸耐受性的rRNA甲基转移酶基因CgBmt5。在酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)中表达CgBmt5提高了乙酸耐受性,重组菌在胁迫下乙醇产量为60.5 g/L,提高17.7%。在C.glycerinogenes中过表达CgBmt5后,乙酸胁迫下乙醇产量提高17.6%,2种过表达的单位菌体产量、底物转化率、生产强度均有提高。进一步将C.glycerinogenes过表达菌应用于纤维素水解液发酵,乙醇产量提高71.7%,转化率提高65.0%,生产强度提高155.7%。乙酸胁迫下,过表达菌中脂质过氧化水平降低,且过氧化氢酶(catalase,CAT)和超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)活性增加;转录分析发现,Pfk1和Arg3基因上调,Gpd1和Cox3下调,表明CgBmt5可能通过降低脂质过氧化水平、提高SOD和CAT活性及影响糖代谢和精氨酸合成促进菌株的乙酸耐受和胁迫下的发酵能力。该研究为酵母的胁迫耐受机制和纤维素乙醇技术发展提供了新的生物材料。

杉虎杂交斑5S rRNA基因甲基化分析

核糖体RNA是构成核糖体的重要组成部分,在蛋白质合成过程中起着重要作用。利用雌性棕点石斑鱼(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)与雄性清水石斑鱼(Epinephelus polyphekadion)杂交,获得在生长、肉质等方面具有一定优势的子代——杉虎杂交斑。对杉虎杂交斑及其亲本5S rRNA基因编码区前1 000 bp、编码区以及非转录区的DNA甲基化水平进行测定和比较分析。结果表明,杉虎杂交斑5S rRNA基因整体甲基化水平(0.418)高于棕点石斑鱼(0.379)和清水石斑鱼(0.037),但与母本棕点石斑鱼不具有显著性差异,与父本清水石斑鱼存在显著性差异。对5S rRNA基因编码区和非转录区的甲基化位点进行分析发现,在棕点石斑鱼与杉虎杂交斑中所有甲基化位点是一致的,但在清水石斑鱼中均未发现这些位点,表明杉虎杂交斑的5S rRNA基因甲基化模式与母本棕点石斑鱼一致。结果阐明了杉虎杂交斑5S rRNA基因的DNA甲基化水平和模式,为石斑鱼杂交育种提供理论基础。

16S-rRNA测序技术分析早产儿肠道细菌基因组指导新生儿坏死性小肠结肠炎手术时机选择的研究

目的探讨16S-rRNA测序技术分析早产儿肠道细菌基因组指导新生儿坏死性小肠结肠炎(NEC)手术时机选择。方法前瞻性选择2021年1月至2022年6月百色市人民医院需要手术治疗的NEC患儿30例为观察组,选择同期内科保守治疗的Ⅰ期15例和Ⅱa期15例患者为对照组。采用HiSeq测序平台,借助双端测序模式进行高通量二代测序,比较两组多样性指数、优势均属丰度及不同优势菌比值等;绘制受试者操作特征(ROC)曲线,分析16S-rRNA测序技术的指导价值。结果60例患者60份样本中共获得细菌84个,且两组样品均为副杆状菌属最高,其次为Ruminococcus、Blautia、Aeromonas和Fusobacterium;两组肠道菌群上述菌门丰度存在差异(P<0.05);从粪便标本中共获得有效序列7347481条,人均130857条,测序平均覆盖度为(92.15±5.61)%;观察组手术治疗的NEC患儿中香农-维纳(Shannon)及辛普森多样性(Simpson)指数低于对照组内科保守治疗患儿,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);ROC曲线结果表明,16S-rRNA测序技术在NEC患儿手术时机选择中的指导AUC为0.846,指导灵敏度为87.51%,特异度为83.16%。结论NEC患儿常伴有肠道细菌基因组改变,且菌群结构的变化与患儿病情严重程度有关,通过16S-rRNA测序技术能指导NEC患儿手术治疗时机。

Species authentication of commercial beef jerky based on PCR-RFLP analysis of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene

In this study, we determined species-specific variations by analyzing the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene sequence variation （-440 bp） in 17 newly obtained sequences and 90 published cattle, yak, buffalo, goat, and pig sequences, which represent 62 breeds and 17 geo- graphic regions. Based on the defined species-specific variations, two endonucleases, Alu I and Bfa I, were selected for species authentication using raw meat/tissue samples and the PCR-RFLP method. Goat and pig were identified using the Alu I enzyme, while cattle, yak, and buffalo were identified by digestion with Bfa I. Our approach had relatively high detection sensitivity of cattle DNA in mixed cattle and yak products, with the lowest detectable threshold equaling 20% of cattle DNA in a mixed cattle/yak sample. This method was successfully used to type commercial beef jerky products, which were produced by different companies utilizing various processing technologies. Our results show that several yak jerky products might be implicated in commercial fraud by using cattle meat instead of yak meat.

Bacterial community structure in Apis florea larvae analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing

This study characterizes the colonization and composition of bacterial flora in dwarf Asian honeybee （Apisflorea） larvae and compares bacterial diversity and distribu- tion among different sampling locations. A. florea larvae were collected from 3 locations in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Bacterial DNA was extracted from each larva using the phenol-chloroform method. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was performed, and the dominant bands were excised from the gels, cloned, and sequenced for bacterial species identification. The result revealed similarities of bacterial community profiles in each individual colony, but differences between colonies from the same and different locations. A. florea larvae harbor bacteria belonging to 2 phyla （Firmicutes and Proteobac- teria）, 5 classes （Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Bacilli, and Clostridia）, 6 genera （Clostridium, Gilliamella, Melissococcus, Lactobacillus, Saccha- ribacter, and Snodgrassella）, and an unknown genus from uncultured bacterial species. The classes with the highest abundance of bacteria were Alphaproteobacteria （34%）, Bacilli （25%）, Betaproteobacteria （11%）, Gammaproteobacteria （10%）, and Clostridia （8%）, re- spectively. Similarly, uncultured bacterial species were identified （12%）. Environmental bacterial species, such as Saccharibacterfloricola, were also found. This is the first study in which sequences closely related to Melissococcus plutonius, the causal pathogen re- sponsible for European foulbrood, have been identified in Thai A. florea larvae.

Spacer Length Variation in Rice 5SrRNA Genes Revealed by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to amplify 5S rRNA spacer from wild rice(Oryza rufipogon and O.nivara) and cultivated rice(indica and japonica varieties of O.sativa L).The results show that there is spacer length variation within and between species,and the typical indica and japonica varieties have their unique banding patterns of amplified 5S rRNA spacers,whereas intermediate showed no specific amplification profile of spacer regions.The 5S rRNA genes in intermediate are either identical with that of indica variety or that of japonica variety.These data suggest that the spacer length polymorphisms can be used to distinguish between closely ralated species and subspecies.