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...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.展开更多
选择合适的内参基因是提高实时荧光定量PCR分析(q RT-PCR)准确性的重要条件。18S r RNA基因表达范围广、表达量恒定,常作为内参基因应用于实时荧光定量PCR中。为了获得丝瓜18S r RNA基因,并设计合适的荧光定量PCR内参引物,解决丝瓜实时...选择合适的内参基因是提高实时荧光定量PCR分析(q RT-PCR)准确性的重要条件。18S r RNA基因表达范围广、表达量恒定,常作为内参基因应用于实时荧光定量PCR中。为了获得丝瓜18S r RNA基因,并设计合适的荧光定量PCR内参引物,解决丝瓜实时荧光定量PCR检测中无内参基因的现状,通过PCR和序列测定,首次克隆到了丝瓜的18S r RNA基因序列,其长度为1 862 bp,Gen Bank登录号为KM656452。在此基础上设计1对荧光定量PCR引物,该引物特异性强,扩增效率高,在丝瓜各生长发育阶段及各种非生物胁迫条件下均能稳定表达,适合在丝瓜基因表达研究中作为内参基因。该研究结果可为开展丝瓜重要功能基因的表达模式和调控机制的研究奠定基础。展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42166005,42076097)the Hainan Provincial Key Research and Development Program(No.ZDYF2021XDNY130)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(No.321RC1023)the State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Open Project(No.MRUKF2021008)。
文摘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.
文摘选择合适的内参基因是提高实时荧光定量PCR分析(q RT-PCR)准确性的重要条件。18S r RNA基因表达范围广、表达量恒定,常作为内参基因应用于实时荧光定量PCR中。为了获得丝瓜18S r RNA基因,并设计合适的荧光定量PCR内参引物,解决丝瓜实时荧光定量PCR检测中无内参基因的现状,通过PCR和序列测定,首次克隆到了丝瓜的18S r RNA基因序列,其长度为1 862 bp,Gen Bank登录号为KM656452。在此基础上设计1对荧光定量PCR引物,该引物特异性强,扩增效率高,在丝瓜各生长发育阶段及各种非生物胁迫条件下均能稳定表达,适合在丝瓜基因表达研究中作为内参基因。该研究结果可为开展丝瓜重要功能基因的表达模式和调控机制的研究奠定基础。
