An amalgam of pathogenic and beneficial endophytic fungi colonizing four Dendrobium species from Meghalaya,India

Endophytic fungi are known to play an important role in driving the evolution of plants by conferring adaptational advantages to their host through the production of secondary metabolites and phytohormones. In this study, we evaluated the diversity and phylogenetic relationship of endophytic fungal communities from four Dendrobium species viz., Dendrobium chrysanthum, Dendrobium heterocarpum, Dendrobium hookerianum, and Dendrobium longicornu of Meghalaya, India. A total of 51 culturable endophytic fungi were isolated from the four selected orchid species. The isolates were identified based on nuclear large subunit sequences into 33 species. Approximately 91% of the isolates showed affinity to Ascomycetes, while 9% of the isolates showed BLAST search similarity to Basidiomycetes. The most common genera were Trichoderma and Xylaria. The most prevalent genera were Fusarium, which was detected in all the four Dendrobium species followed by Diaporthe, which was present in three Dendrobium species viz., D. chrysanthum, D. hookerianum, and D. heterocarpum. The Shannon index value of endophytic fungal communities was the highest in D. chrysanthum (2.66), while D. longicornu (1) had the highest Evenness index. The present study revealed that endophytic fungi in these orchids are an amalgam of pathogenic and beneficial fungi, which have, at the least, switched their lifestyle to asymptomatic endophyte in their host. To our knowledge, this is the first such report on the diversity of endophytic fungi in the four selected Dendrobium species from Meghalaya, India.     

基于高通量测序技术研究药食两用薏苡仁中污染真菌多样性

目的:调查药食两用薏苡仁中污染真菌多样性,为其安全使用提供参考依据。方法:收集薏苡仁样品18批,提取真菌DNA并扩增ITS2序列,基于Illumina MiSeq PE250平台进行高通量测序。结果:共检测到4门18纲44目99科149属的真菌,子囊菌门Ascomycota是最优势菌门,镰刀菌属Fusarium(3.05%~60.32%)是属水平最优势属,其次是曲霉属Aspergillus(2.20%~45.44%)、白僵菌属Beauveria(0.07%~63.21%)、链格孢属Alternaria(0.80%~11.92%)、Arachnomyces(0.03%~39.36%)和青霉属Penicillium(0.24%~8.03%)。此外,共检测到5种潜在产毒真菌,分别是烟曲霉A.fumigatus、土曲霉A.terreus、梨孢镰刀菌F.poae、囊状青霉P.capsulatum和展青霉P.paxilli。结论:高通量测序技术可以快速有效地检测薏苡仁中污染真菌种类,为薏苡仁污染真菌毒素提供风险预警。     

三株长蠕孢属真菌对苗期毛脉酸模根中生物活性成分的影响

目的研究3株长蠕孢属真菌对苗期毛脉酸模根中7种生物活性成分的影响。方法通过长蠕孢属真菌孢子悬浮液对苗期毛脉酸模叶面进行处理,使毛脉酸模感染长蠕孢菌。采用高效液相色谱法对苗期毛脉酸模根样品中的7种生物活性成分进行测定,并对其生物活性成分的量和产量分别进行了方差分析。结果3株长蠕孢属真菌叶面侵染苗期毛脉酸模对其根中白藜芦醇苷、大黄酚苷、大黄素甲醚的量在整个处理期内都没有显著性影响;对其根中白藜芦醇、酸模素、大黄素、大黄酚的量有显著性影响。结论从生物活性成分白藜芦醇的角度考虑,选择大斑病长蠕孢001进行诱导处理,处理时间不宜超过40d。本实验结果将为中药种植及天然药物的开发提供新的思路及理论基础。     

Marine biodiversity as a source of chemical diversity

Total global biodiversity is estimated at between 3 and 500 × 10⁶ species of prokaryote and eukaryote organisms spread across 70 or more phyla. The marine macrofauna alone are estimated between 0.5 and 30 × 10⁶ species and represents a broader range of taxonomic diversity than that found in the terrestrial environment, which has been the traditional source of natural products. With a typical eukaryote possessing 50,000 genes, the global marine macrofauna are the source of 2.5 × 10¹⁰ to 1.5 × 10¹² primary products and an associated extensive range of secondary products. However, only a few thousand novel compounds from marine organisms have been described. These compounds have proven unique in chemical and pharmacological terms but, as yet, no therapeutic agents have resulted. Given a broader drug discovery strategy, and facilitated by technological advances, it is predicted that the characterisation of marine chemical diversity will be accelerated. Strategies for drug discovery from the virtually untapped chemical diversity of marine organisms are discussed. © 1994 Wiley-Less, Inc.     

平时罕见,特殊情况下发生的几种伤病

一些损伤和疾病平时罕见，特殊情况下可以发生，造成严重危害。特殊情况主要包括严重事故、灾害、战争、恐怖主义活动以及特殊环境与特殊作业的危害等。本阐述了现代战争中发生的贫铀武器伤害、燃料空气炸弹伤害、微波武器伤害和战时精神疾病；可能源于恐怖主义活动的炭疽、天花；严重事故性伤害中的核事故、化学事故和煤矿事故伤害；严重灾害中的地震、海难(海战)落海伤害。中介绍了这些伤病的发生情况、伤害特点与医学救治。     

着色真菌蟾蜍分离株小鼠致病试验研究

目的：观察着色真菌蟾蜍分离株的致病性。方法：抽样取着色真菌蟾蜍分离株与标准人分离株对照，制成菌悬液，做小鼠腹腔接种，观察接种后小鼠的外观表现，做菌种逆培养和观察内脏病理变化。结果：蟾蜍分离株卡氏枝孢霉、疣状瓶霉、裴氏着色霉和甄氏外瓶霉与病人分离株一样，在接种28天后，均可从小鼠脏器逆培养出接种的菌种，并引起内脏病变，形成结核样肉芽肿，肉芽肿内均可查见棕黄色硬壳小体。而瓶霉和外瓶霉属菌种逆培养结果均阴性。结论：从野生蟾蜍分离出的卡氏枝孢霉、疣状瓶霉，裴氏着色霉和甄氏外瓶霉与病人分离株一样，对小鼠有致病性，故可能是人着色芽生菌病的致病菌。     

The spectrum of opportunistic filamentous fungi present in the CBS culture collection

The mould collection of the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Baarn, The Netherlands, was screened for isolates originating from warm-blooded animals. The range of species indicates that distribution of clinically relevant, pathogenic or opportunistic strains over the fungal kingdom is non-random. Some opportunistic fungi possess adaptations to life under hostile environmental conditions, enabling them to survive inside the human body. Presence of melanin or carotene seems to be an important virulence factor. Opportunistic fungi which sporulate in submersion are able to disseminate or cause severe local mycoses when the aspecific immune system of the host is impaired. Mycoses caused by a few dimorphic fungi, mostly in their natural ecological niche living in association with vertebrates, are promoted by specific immune deficiencies.     

白色念珠菌感染的分子生物学诊断研究进展

综述了白色念珠菌感染的分子生物学诊断研究进展，包括核型分析，限制性片段长度多态性分析，特异的ＤＮＡ探针及ＰＣＲ等方法。