基于引物的湖泊沉积物氨氧化细菌PCR扩增策略比较

PCR扩增是检测环境中β-变形杆菌纲氨氧化细菌(β-AOB)群落的主要方法,但是引物的敏感性和特异性对结果具有关键影响.本研究首先比较了2组常用的β-AOB 16S rRNA基因引物,结果显示,在扩增一组不同性质湖泊沉积物样品时,βAMO引物均获得明亮的单一条带,但CTO引物则未能全部扩增.克隆及序列分析证实,βAMO引物扩增获得的序列均不属于β-AOB所在的Nitrosomonadales目,而CTO引物扩增获得的序列来自β-AOB中的Nitrosomonas europaea/"Nitrosococcus mobilis"分支.采用变性梯度凝胶电泳方法,对4种不同引物组合PCR策略扩增所得产物进行分析,发现以βAMO或16S rRNA通用引物结合CTO引物的巢式方案可以提高扩增的效率,且β-AOB的群落轮廓与CTO引物直接扩增方案高度相似.这些结果表明βAMO引物具有较高的敏感性但特异性较低,而CTO引物则相反.因此,特定巢式扩增方案既可提高扩增的效率,也能真实反映湖泊沉积物中β-AOB的群落轮廓,是较为理想的β-AOB研究方法.     

富勒烯对PCR反应的抑制作用

以110bp单链DNA为模板,研究富勒烯(C60)对聚合酶链式反应(polymerase chain reaction,PCR)的影响.实验结果表明,随着C60浓度的增加,PCR反应被显著抑制;将Taq DNA聚合酶、单链DNA模板与C60孵育后,其PCR扩增产物均显著减少;增加PCR反应体系中的Taq DNA聚合酶量,可消除C60的抑制作用,但增加起始单链DNA模板的数量,效应不明显,上述研究结果说明,C60不仅可抑制Taq DNA聚合酶活性,同时对DNA模板也具有一定的损伤作用.     

生活垃圾堆肥过程中细菌群落演替规律

应用PCR-DGGE技术研究生活垃圾堆肥过程中的细菌群落演替规律,对堆肥不同时期的宏基因组DNA进行提取,扩增16S rDNA的V3区,分析生活垃圾堆肥过程中细菌群落的变化. DGGE图谱表明,随着堆体温度的升高,DNA条带表现出了明显的动态变化,降温期出现了新的优势条带并趋于稳定,说明堆肥不同时期的细菌群落发生了更替. 对条带分布进行聚类分析,结果表明:以55 ℃为界,将14个堆肥样品划分为2个族,族间的相似性仅为13%,说明堆肥过程中常温期(<55 ℃)和高温期(>55 ℃)微生物群落结构差别较大. 对优势条带回收测序的结果表明:在升温期,堆肥堆体中检测到H. obtusa和人类排泄物中的细菌;但随着温度的升高,具有纤维素降解功能的嗜热微生物Clostridium thermocellum成为堆肥高温期的优势细菌;当堆体温度小于55 ℃时出现了大量的未培养微生物.      

好氧堆肥高温期的嗜热真菌和嗜热放线菌群落结构

使用传统的培养方法和PCR-DGGE技术对好氧堆肥高温期的嗜热真菌和嗜热放线菌群落结构进行了研究.分别采用园林垃圾和餐厨垃圾作为堆肥原料,进行了20d好氧堆肥.高温期(≥50℃)持续了10d和8d.分别对2堆体高温期样品进行稀释平板混菌培养,真菌总数和放线菌总数均分别呈"降低-升高"和"升高-降低-升高"的趋势.同时提取微生物总DNA.分别使用真菌引物对(GC-NS7/NS8)和放线菌引物对(F243/GC-R513)从总DNA中成功扩增得到目标产物,对目标产物进行DGGE分离.传统培养法和DGGE图谱结果显示,不同堆体高温期的嗜热真菌和嗜热放线菌均表现出相似的变化规律,嗜热真菌优势菌比嗜热放线菌明显,但菌群总数比嗜热放线菌少.聚类分析结果表明,堆肥高温期嗜热真菌和嗜热放线菌分别以升温时56℃和58℃为界,分成2个明显的变化阶段,每阶段内部聚类关系较近.阶段间关系较远.温度对高温期真菌和放线菌具有明显的筛选作用.     

固态发酵过程中微生物总DNA提取方法比较

为了分析固态发酵过程中微生物群落的多样性及演替情况,对比研究了从固态发酵中提取细菌和真菌DNA的3种方法--溶壁酶法、超声波法、液氮研磨 CTAB法.使用紫外分光光度计测定了由不同提取方法得到的DNA的产量与纯度;使用细菌16S rDNA基因通用引物(341F和907R)和真菌18S rDNA基因通用引物(NU-SSU-0817和NU-SSU-119)对DNA进行了PCR扩增;采用DGGE(变性梯度凝胶电泳)法对固态发酵中细菌和真菌的多样性进行了分析.结果显示,3种方法得到的粗提和纯化DNA长度均约为23 kb;细菌和真菌PCR产物长度分别约为586 bp和422 bp.细菌和真菌PCR产物的DGGE分析表明,3种方法提取的DNA所反映的微生物多样性比较一致;但紫外分光光度计测定结果表明溶壁酶法提取固态发酵中微生物总DNA产量最高,超声波法次之,液氮研磨 CTAB法最低.     

高温ASBR处理热水解污泥的梯度升温法启动试验研究

采用序批式运行方式、梯度升温方法进行了高温ASBR处理热水解污泥的启动实验.结果表明,梯度升温法能在131 d内较快地启动高温ASBR反应器.在3个梯度升温阶段中（35℃→40℃→47℃→53℃）,反应器的性能都出现了一定的波动,其中在中温→中温（35℃→40℃）、高温→高温（47℃→53℃）阶段出现的波动比较小,而在中温→高温（40℃→47℃）阶段反应器的产气量、甲烷含量、出水COD和反应器内微生物量都出现了较大的变化,反应器的性能波动较大,40℃和47℃分别为中温和高温的上限和下限.在反应器启动过程的稳态期,反应器的平均产气量为2.038 L/d,甲烷含量为72.0％,COD产气率（CH₄/COD_投入）为188.8　mL/g,TCOD和SCOD平均去除率分别为63.8％和83.3％.扫描电镜和DGGE分析结果表明,启动过程中反应器中的微生物形态和种类都发生了变化,启动初期（35℃）和稳定期（53℃）的优势菌种明显不同.     

Real Time PCR研究进展及其在海洋病原生物检测中的应用

Real Time PCR,即实时监测PCR扩增产物并进行解析的方法,目前已广泛应用于分子生物学研究的各个领域.Real Time PCR技术秉承及发展了普通PCR的快速、高灵敏度检出等优点,同时克服了普通PCR不能准确定量、容易污染等缺点,无需在反应结束后通过电泳操作确认扩增产物.目前,Real Time PCR可设计多对引物在同一反应体系中同时对多个靶基因进行扩增,实现多莺实时定量检测.Real Time PCR使PCR技术发生了质的飞跃,扩展了PCR技术的应用范畴,是一种具有划时代意义的技术.本文主要介绍Real Time PCR的主要原理、解析方法、技术发展趋势及其在海洋病原生物检测方面的应用.     

长期施用四环素残留猪粪对土壤中耐药菌及抗性基因形成的影响

探讨了长期施用含兽用四环素药物残留的畜禽粪便对土壤环境中耐药菌及抗性基因形成的影响.分秋季和夏季两次采集苏北黄淮地区沭阳市某养猪场周边长期用含有四环素残留的猪粪作为肥料的耕地土壤,并采集当地没有施加过猪粪的耕地土壤作为对照.分析样品中耐药菌的组成,同时利用PCR技术研究3种目前常见的四环素抗性基因(tetA、tetC、tetE).结果表明,从秋季土壤样品中共分离出59株耐药菌,属于13个菌属,夏季土壤中共分离出35株耐药菌,属于10个菌属,其中致病菌数占总耐药菌数的比例高达38.14%,而对照组中的3株耐药菌只属于一个菌属(Streptomyces).PCR结果显示所有的耐药菌上都携带了抗性基因,tetC是含量最高的抗性基因.施用过含有四环素残留猪粪的土壤样品中四环素的残留含量为41.1~61.9μg·kg-1,干土中四环素抗性基因含量为4.63×105~37.42×105copies·g-1,通过将土壤中四环素的残留量与土壤中抗性基因的量进行拟合,结果发现在一定范围内,四环素残留量与四环素抗性基因量存在着显著的正相关关系.研究还发现合适的气候条件对耐药菌和抗性基因的形成有较好的促进作用.     

鱼类虹彩病毒PCR快速检测试剂盒的准确度评价及其应用

虹彩病毒对鱼类等水生动物有广泛的感染性,给世界水产养殖业造成了巨大的经济损失.针对已研制成功的一种鱼类虹彩病毒PCR快速检测试剂盒,本文对反映其检测准确程度的灵敏性和特异性两个指标进行了检测,并在多个待测鱼样本中进行了试用.结果表明,该试剂盒的检测灵敏度相当于30个病毒粒子,无非特异性扩增反应,适用于多鱼种虹彩病毒病的早期快速诊断、苗种检疫以及水质环境的监测.     

城市污水中人类星状病毒的检测及变化规律

人类星状病毒是典型的水媒病毒,可引起腹泻等疾病. 为了明确污水中人类星状病毒的分布及去除规律,利用常规PCR和定量PCR方法对西安市3个污水处理厂的进水和出水进行了为期1 a的监测;采用特异性引物,确立了人类星状病毒在环境水体中的定性PCR和荧光定量PCR的检测方法. 结果表明,人类星状病毒在进水和未消毒二级出水中呈较高的阳性率,分别为91.5%和36.6%. 经过核苷酸测序鉴定,人类星状病毒的主要血清型为HAst V-1和HAst V-4. 人类星状病毒在进水和未消毒二级出水中的平均浓度分别为1.47×104和1.03×103 copies/mL,污水处理厂对人类星状病毒的去除率为93.15%. 污水处理厂进水中人类星状病毒浓度呈季节性变化,春季和冬季较高,夏季和秋季较低,这一分布规律与该地区历年人类星状病毒的流行规律相似.      

Real-time PCR with molecular beacons provides a highly accurate assay for detection of Tay-Sachs alleles in single cells

The results presented here provide the first single-cell genetic assay for Tay-Sachs disease based on real-time PCR. Individual lymphoblasts were lysed with an optimized lysis buffer and assayed using one pair of primers that amplifies both the wild type and 1278 + TATC Tay-Sachs alleles. The resulting amplicons were detected in real time with two molecular beacons each with a different colored fluorochrome. The kinetics of amplicon accumulation generate objective criteria by which to evaluate the validity of each reaction. The assay had an overall utility of 95%, based on the detection of at least one signal in 235 of the 248 attempted tests and an efficiency of 97%, as 7 of the 235 samples were excluded from further analysis for objective quantitative reasons. The accuracy of the assay was 99.1%, because 228 of 230 samples gave signals consistent with the genotype of the cells. Only two of the 135 heterozygous samples were allele drop-outs, a rate far lower than previously reported for single-cell Tay-Sachs assays using conventional methods of PCR. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for single gene disorders: experience with five single gene disorders

We report our experience of 14 preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) cycles in eight couples carrying five different single gene disorders, during the last 18 months. Diagnoses were performed for myotonic dystrophy (DM), cystic fibrosis (CF) [ΔF508 and exon 4 (621+1 G>T)], fragile X and CF simultaneously, and two disorders for which PGD had not been previously attempted, namely neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and Crouzon syndrome. Diagnoses for single gene disorders were carried out on ideally two blastomeres biopsied from Day 3 embryos. A highly polymorphic marker was included in each diagnosis to control against contamination. For the dominant disorders, where possible, linked polymorphisms provided an additional means of determining the genotype of the embryo hence reducing the risk of misdiagnosis due to allele dropout (ADO). Multiplex fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (F-PCR) was used in all cases, followed by fragment analysis and/or single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) for genotyping. Embryo transfer was performed in 13 cycles resulting in one biochemical pregnancy for CF, three normal deliveries (a twin and a singleton) and one early miscarriage for DM and a singleton for Crouzon syndrome. In each case the untransferred embryos were used to confirm the diagnoses performed on the biopsied cells. The results were concordant in all cases. The inclusion of a polymorphic marker allowed the detection of extraneous DNA contamination in two cells from one case. Knowing the genotype of the contaminating DNA allowed its origin to be traced. All five pregnancies were obtained from embryos in which two blastomeres were biopsied for the diagnosis. Our data demonstrate the successful strategy of using multiplex PCR to simultaneously amplify the mutation site and a polymorphic locus, fluorescent PCR technology to achieve greater sensitivity, and two-cell biopsy to increase the efficiency and success of diagnoses. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Applicability of DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles to gene amplification and molecular analysis

Maternal contamination of fetal DNA represents a major problem when highly sensitive molecular techniques are used in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases. For this reason, we have studied the possibility of using DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles as a target of gene amplification (PCR). Three PCR systems were selected which included a repetitive 149 bp fragment of the Y chromosome, the VNTR locus D1S80, and a portion of the β-globin gene. The results of these experiments indicate that DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles is free of maternal contamination and is suitable for gene amplification and DNA analysis.     

铁矿区重金属污染对土壤微生物群落变化的影响

以密云水库上游某铁矿区为研究对象,采用荧光定量PCR研究了矿区内不同采样点土壤中细菌、真菌、放线菌基因数量的变化,并结合土壤的理化性质与重金属污染情况进行了相关分析. 结果表明,研究区微生物的基因数量与该地区的w(AP)(AP为有效磷)均呈显著正相关(P<0.05);细菌、放线菌的基因数量与该地区的内梅罗污染指数呈显著负相关〔二者R分别为-0.756(P<0.01)和-0.614(P<0.05)〕,而真菌的基因数量与内梅罗污染指数无显著相关性. 采用PCR-DGGE研究了细菌、真菌、放线菌的群落结构变化,冗余度分析结果表明,内梅罗污染指数对细菌、放线菌的种群分布影响较大(P<0.05),对真菌的影响则较小. 细菌、放线菌的种群多样性水平随着污染程度升高呈先升后降的趋势. 微生物数量和结构的变化都表明,不同类群的微生物对重金属敏感程度为真菌抗性最强,放线菌和细菌次之. Cd和Cu污染抑制了土壤中微生物的数量和群落多样性,而轻度Cr、Pb和Zn污染则促进了群落数量的增加和群落结构多样性的丰富.      

PCR-RFLP技术在环境地球化学研究中的应用及展望

PCR—RFLP技术为环境地球化学提供了一种新的研究方法和实验设计的新的思维方式。该方法具有所需样品量低、快速简便及特征性强等优点 ,可广泛应用于物质的生物地球化学循环、环境过程的生物作用、生物多样性及有机物源判断等方面的研究。利用PCR—RFLP技术 ,以环境中存在的 16SrRNA为对象 ,对环境生物的研究已广泛开展并取得了许多成果。展望未来研究成果 ,将会在海洋及湖泊沉积物等自然环境中发现更多的、新的微生物种类 ;将进一步阐明生物作用和物质循环的机理和过程 ;进一步阐明自然环境中生物大分子的变化机理及其环境效应并找到判断沉积物有机物源的新方法     

Prenatal diagnosis of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency by PCR of linked polymorphisms: A study of 17 cases

We describe our experiences of prenatal diagnosis of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency using closely linked polymorphisms detected by Southern blotting and the polymerase chain reaction. Prenatal diagnosis was carried out for 17 pregnancies from 15 couples.     

Pitfalls in molecular diagnosis in a family with severe factor VII (FVII) deficiency—misdiagnosis by direct sequence analysis using a PCR product

Molecular diagnostic tests are becoming a routine analysis in many laboratories. These modern analyses are widely used in clinical medicine, forensic, genetic and prenatal diagnosis and also in preimplantation genetic diagnosis. The accuracy of analysis is highly dependent on the success achieved in minimising genotyping errors. The pitfalls in molecular diagnostic tests can be due to a simple technique such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) used universally. This technique is routinely used for its apparent accuracy, but it is also a well-known source of errors. We report an error introduced during PCR reaction that leads to a wrong sequence result and consequently to a ‘false’ molecular result in a next prenatal diagnosis in a family with severe factor VII (FVII) deficiency. This error was verified using an unsuitable primer design in a rich repetitive sequence of the FVII gene that leads to a false annealing and then to a wrong molecular diagnosis. It is essential to link closely molecular data with clinical and phenotype analysis in order to avoid false-negative or false-positive results, which is of great importance to diagnosis and molecular prevention. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.