The settlement substrates of nona-porous abalones （Haliotis diversicolor supertexta） are covered with biofilms in which several types of microorganisms coexist and interact. These microorganisms are usually importan...The settlement substrates of nona-porous abalones （Haliotis diversicolor supertexta） are covered with biofilms in which several types of microorganisms coexist and interact. These microorganisms are usually important causes of juvenile abalone disease as well as organisms useful in promoting abalones’ adhesion. The bacterial community structure of the biofilms remains unclear. The aim of this research was to determine the genetic diversity and phylogenetic affiliation of the biofilm bacteria. Total DNA of bacteria in biofilms was extracted, and 16S rRNA gene clone library was constructed using the primers specific for the domain bacteria. Subsequently, 30 randomly selected positive clones were screened by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism （PCR-RFLP） analysis, and resulted in 15 different RFLP patterns. Sequences analysis of representatives from each unique RFLP type revealed high genetic diversity in the bacterial populations. These sequences fell into nine major lineages of the bacterial domains： α-, β-, γ-and δ-subdivisions of the Proteobacteria; Planctomycete, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, V errucomicrobium spp., and CytophagaFlexibacter-Bacteroides spp. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the dominant phylotypes were most closely related to environmental and clinical Burkholderia cepacia of the β-Proteobacteria, and Roseobacteria of the α-Proteobacteria.展开更多
Ferritin is an iron storage protein that plays a key role in the processes of physiology and pathology.In the present study,the authors reported the ferritin gene from abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta,which we...Ferritin is an iron storage protein that plays a key role in the processes of physiology and pathology.In the present study,the authors reported the ferritin gene from abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta,which we named hds-ferritin.The full-length of hds-ferritin cDNA consisted of 879 bp with an ORF encoding a 171 amino acids.Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that hds-ferritin shared highly homology with other species.Real time PCR and western blot analysis showed that hds-ferritin was distributed ubiquitously in abalone tissues and had the highest expression level in digestive glands,but its transcripts are not modified remarkably by the stimulation with LPS.The recombinant protein was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3),and the titre of anti-ferritin antibody was about 1∶14000.The effects of ROS and RNS on ferritin were analyzed in the present study.The results showed that H2O2 played an important role in decreasing hds-ferritin,however NO cation appeared to have a protecting effect on H2O2-medied reduction of hds-ferritin.展开更多
基金The Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China under contract Nos 2005k055 and B0740012the Innovative Research Team under contract No 2006A001Science Foundation of Jimei University, China
文摘The settlement substrates of nona-porous abalones （Haliotis diversicolor supertexta） are covered with biofilms in which several types of microorganisms coexist and interact. These microorganisms are usually important causes of juvenile abalone disease as well as organisms useful in promoting abalones’ adhesion. The bacterial community structure of the biofilms remains unclear. The aim of this research was to determine the genetic diversity and phylogenetic affiliation of the biofilm bacteria. Total DNA of bacteria in biofilms was extracted, and 16S rRNA gene clone library was constructed using the primers specific for the domain bacteria. Subsequently, 30 randomly selected positive clones were screened by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism （PCR-RFLP） analysis, and resulted in 15 different RFLP patterns. Sequences analysis of representatives from each unique RFLP type revealed high genetic diversity in the bacterial populations. These sequences fell into nine major lineages of the bacterial domains： α-, β-, γ-and δ-subdivisions of the Proteobacteria; Planctomycete, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, V errucomicrobium spp., and CytophagaFlexibacter-Bacteroides spp. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the dominant phylotypes were most closely related to environmental and clinical Burkholderia cepacia of the β-Proteobacteria, and Roseobacteria of the α-Proteobacteria.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 30671619the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province under contract No. Y307606
文摘Ferritin is an iron storage protein that plays a key role in the processes of physiology and pathology.In the present study,the authors reported the ferritin gene from abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta,which we named hds-ferritin.The full-length of hds-ferritin cDNA consisted of 879 bp with an ORF encoding a 171 amino acids.Amino acid sequence analysis revealed that hds-ferritin shared highly homology with other species.Real time PCR and western blot analysis showed that hds-ferritin was distributed ubiquitously in abalone tissues and had the highest expression level in digestive glands,but its transcripts are not modified remarkably by the stimulation with LPS.The recombinant protein was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3),and the titre of anti-ferritin antibody was about 1∶14000.The effects of ROS and RNS on ferritin were analyzed in the present study.The results showed that H2O2 played an important role in decreasing hds-ferritin,however NO cation appeared to have a protecting effect on H2O2-medied reduction of hds-ferritin.
