On new species and records of Hydroidomedusae from the Changjiang River Estuary and its adjacent waters

1 IntroductionSamples of medusae collected from 37 stationsof the Changjiang River Estuary ( 28°0. 00′~32°19.60′N,121°6.52′~124°0.00′E) during14 ~16 June 2003,Altogether,164 qualitative andquantitative samples of the plankton are analyzed,and 49 s     

Phylogenetic analysis of Pectinidae(Bivalvia) based on the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region

The ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is a useful genomic region for understanding evolutionary and genetic relationships. In the current study, the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) was performed using the nucleotide sequences of the nuclear ITS region in nine species of this family. The sequences were obtained from the scallop species Argopecten irradians, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Amusium pleuronectes and Mimachlamys nobilis, and compared with the published sequences of Aequipecten opercularis, Chlamys farreri, C. distorta, M. varia, Pecten maximus, and an outgroup species Perna viridis. The molecular phylogenetic tree was constructed by the neighbor-joining and maximum parsimony methods. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS1, ITS2, or their combination always yielded trees of similar topology. The results support the morphological classifications of bivalve and are nearly consistent with classification of two subfamilies (Chlamydinae and Pectininae) formulated by Waller. However, A. irradians, together with A. opercularis made up of genera Amusium, evidences that they may belong to the subfamily Pectinidae. The data are incompatible with the conclusion of Waller who placed them in Chlamydinae by morphological characteristics. These results provide new insights into the evolutionary relationships among scallop species and contribute to the improvement of existing classification systems.     

Cloning and phylogenetic analysis of a fatty acid elongase gene from Nannochloropsis oculata CS179

Nannochloropsis oculata CS179, a unicellular marine microalga, is rich in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs). Elongase and desaturase play a key role in the biosynthesis of PUFAs. A new elongase gene, which encodes 322 amino acids, was identified via RT-PCR and 5′ and 3′ RACE. The sequence of the elongase gene was blast-searched in the NCBI GenBank and showed a similarity to those of the cryptosporidium. But the NJ-tree revealed that the N. oculata CS179 elongase clustered with those of the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Ostreococcus tauri and Thalassiosira pseudonana.     

凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)病原副溶血弧菌(Vibrio parahaemolyticus)的表型及分子特征

采用常规的形态及生理生化特性检验及分子生物学等方法,对引起凡纳滨对虾幼虾发生毁灭性死亡的病原菌进行了致病性、表型生物学及分子生物学的系统研究。结果表明,分离菌为弧菌属(Vibrio Pacini 1954)的副溶血弧菌(Vibrio parahaemolyticus),对凡纳滨对虾、中国对虾及日本对虾仔虾均有强致病性。分离鉴定的4株副溶血弧菌具有淀粉酶、明胶酶、卵磷脂酶活性,但不具有蛋白酶、脂肪酶活性,KP溶血均呈阴性,且均具有K抗原;代表菌株(JGB080708-1株)的16S rRNA基因序列(长度为1456bp,GenBank登录号为GQ205448)和gyrB基因序列(长度为1195bp,GenBank登录号为GQ205453)与副溶血弧菌的两种基因序列相似性均可达98%以上。病原菌的耐药性检测结果显示,对供试49种抗菌药物中的林可霉素等6种药物耐药。     

泥鳅(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)病原霍乱弧菌(Vibrio cholerae)的表型与分子鉴定

从江苏连云港某养殖场养殖死亡的泥鳅肝脏、血液及腹水中分离出大量优势生长的细菌,人工感染试验证明其对泥鳅具有很强的致病性。采用表观分类学及分子生物学方法,对分离菌进行了形态特征、理化特性、胞外酶活性及溶血活性等生物学性状检验;用PCR方法同时扩增其16SrRNA和gyrB基因,分析了16SrRNA和gyrB两种基因序列的同源性,并构建了系统发生树,通过基因序列分析,比较了两种基因在相似细菌的检测和鉴定能力;基于16SrRNA和gyrB基因的系统发育学分析表明分离菌(LD081008B-1)所扩增的16SrRNA和gyrB基因序列均与GenBank数据库中霍乱弧菌具有较高的相似性,且gyrB基因用于细菌种间鉴定更具优越性;16SrRNA基因序列长度为1446bp(GenBank登录号:GQ205447),gyrB基因序列长度为1207bp(GenBank登录号:GQ205452);根据分离菌的表型特征及分子特征,判定病原菌为弧菌属(VibrioPacini1854)的霍乱弧菌(Vibriocholerae)。胞外酶活性及溶血活性检测表明分离菌均具有蛋白酶、卵磷脂酶、淀粉酶、明胶酶及DNA酶活性,在含7%家兔脱纤血...     

泉州湾赤潮藻类优势种演替影响因子探讨

于2006年5—11月对东海泉州湾赤潮监控区设定4个采样站位,进行赤潮常规监测。结果表明,泉州湾藻类优势种由中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)、太平洋海链藻(Thalassiosira pacifica)、微小原甲藻(Prorocentrum minimum)、尖刺拟菱形藻(Pseudo-nitzschia pungens)、丹麦细柱藻(Leptocylindrus danicus)及旋链角毛藻(Chaetoceros curvisetus)等赤潮生物组成,虽然中肋骨条藻为最主要的优势种,但有3个站位出现了上述优势种的演替。通过深入分析该海域水质营养盐含量及组成结构的动态变化对赤潮藻类优势种演替的影响,发现由于不同的赤潮藻类种群具有各自的生态习性及适应环境的生长增殖策略,海域水质营养盐含量和组成结构的变化,会引起赤潮藻类种群增殖竞争力间强弱的相对变化,而种群增殖竞争力强的种类有可能迅速增殖取代原有的优势种而演替为新的优势种,这是一个动态的过程。     

缀锦蛤亚科(Tapetinae)贝类线粒体DNA序列的系统学分析

采用线粒体16S rRNA和COI序列扩增和测序方法,对隶属于缀锦蛤亚科5属7种动物进行了系统学分析.经Clustal x多重比对和PAuP 4.10 软件分析,得到种间序列的遗传距离并构建了邻接(NJ)系统树.实验数据显示,缀锦蛤亚科为遗传连续的同源类群,其中的浅蛤属(Gomphina)、缀锦蛤属(Tapes)和蛤仔属(Ruditapes)亲缘关系较近,结果与Fischer-Piette等(1971)的缀锦蛤亚科的分类方案基本一致.另外,菲律宾蛤仔R.philippinarum 和杂色蛤仔 R.variegata是蛤仔属在印度洋和太平洋海区的一个组群,尽管两种贝类有明显的重叠分布区和相近的贝壳形态,但二者间的16S rRNA 和COI序列遗传距离均达到了物种间差别.结果支持庄启谦(2001)有关菲律宾蛤仔与杂色蛤仔的形态分类及分布区划分的观点.     

对虾传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒衣壳蛋白基因的克隆表达及抗体制备

本文根据GenBank登录的对虾传染性皮下及造血组织坏死病毒(IHHNV)的全基因组序列(NC-002190),设计出主要结构蛋白基因的相应引物,从厦门发病的对虾中,提取DNA,以此为模板,利用PCR扩增目的基因.再将目的基因分别与pGEX-6p1载体和pET-28a载体连接,构建重组表达载体pGEX-Ⅳ、pET-Ⅳ,重组子经酶切和测序鉴定后导入表达型大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE检测,大小约为62KDa和41KDa,与预测大小一致.将pET-Ⅳ表达重组蛋白经纯化,免疫小鼠,Western免疫印迹反应结果表明其抗体均可与pGEX-Ⅳ和pET-Ⅳ表达的蛋白发生特异性反应.本研究的结果为对虾IHHNV的快速检测及其免疫提供了研究基础.     

末次冰期低纬度西太平洋硅藻席沉积与生态特征

硅藻在全球碳循环中发挥着重要的作用。"树荫种"硅藻在次表层水体中的勃发成席,并迅速埋藏成为硅藻席沉积,使人们逐渐意识到次表层生产在整个生产力及输出生产中起着重要作用。介绍了首次在低纬度西太平洋区域发现的硅藻席沉积的分布特征,硅藻席发现站位呈带状分布,大致呈北西-南东向展布,大部分散布在17.5°～20°N之间。采集到硅藻席沉积物的站位其水深在碳酸钙补偿深度(CCD)以下4837～6150m的深水区,多分布在较平坦的海底,且受风力和陆源物质输入影响相对较强的区域。该区域硅藻席的形成可能是由于末次冰期时该海区有大洋锋面的形成所致。该区域的成席硅藻Ethmodiscus rex(Wallich)Hendey为典型的"树荫种"硅藻,可以通过自身调节浮力的作用,在水体相对稳定的贫氧大洋中生存并勃发成席。末次冰期低纬度西太平洋硅藻席沉积的发生,可能使该区成为CO2的汇。