以采自我国黑龙江省大庆市的耳萝卜螺样品为研究对象,利用核糖体DNA(rDNA)内转录间隔区序列(ITS)的遗传标记特点,用保守引物BD1和BD2对rDNA内转录间隔区(ITS)及5.8S序列进行PCR扩增,扩增纯化后克隆至pMD18-T载体,重组质粒通过菌液PCR鉴定后,对阳性菌落进行测序和分析。结果显示,所获得的23个耳萝卜螺样品的ITS及5.8SrDNA序列总长度为1 124~1 130bp,存在一定差异,包含ITS-1(548~551bp)、5.8S(175bp)、ITS-2(399~404bp)序列。23个黑龙江省耳萝卜螺之间ITS-1序列的相似性在98.3%以上,ITS-2序列相似性在98.2%以上;而与GenBank中其他椎实螺的ITS-1序列的相似度低于75.6%,与ITS-2序列的相似度低于83.1%。由于耳萝卜螺ITS序列种内相对保守,种间差异较大,故可作为椎实螺种间遗传变异研究的标记。本研究结果为耳萝卜螺的分类鉴定以及进一步的分子流行病学研究奠定了基础。
The objectives of the present study were to examine sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacers of ribosomal DNA(ITS rDNA) of Radix auricularia from Heilongjiang province,China.The ITS sequences were amplified from 23 R.auricularia samples and the amplicons were cloned into pMD18-T vector. The inserts were sequenced,and the lengths of ITS rDNA among 23 R.auricularia isolates was different(1124-1130 bp).Sequence analysis revealed that the ITS-1,5.8S and ITS-2 rDNA of these samples were 548-551 bp,175 bp and 399-404 bp in size,respectively.Sequence similarities among the 23 R.auricularia samples were higher than 98.3% for ITS-1,and higher than 98.2% for ITS-2,while inter-specific difference among lymnaeid snails was considerable.The results of the present study indicate that ITS rDNA sequences can provide useful genetic markers for molecular identification of R.auricularia,and implications for further molecular epidemiological studies of R.auricularia.