The potential for woody understory plants to provide refuge for ectomycorrhizal inoculum at an interior Douglas-fir forest after clear-cut logging

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon M Hagerman ◽  
Stacey M Sakakibara ◽  
Daniel M Durall
Keyword(s):  
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Ectomycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Length Polymorphism ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Fungal Inoculum ◽  
Pseudostuga Menziesii ◽  
Restriction Fragment Length

Clear-cut logging can decrease the amount of inoculum for some ectomycorrhizal fungi. Ectomycorrhizal plants that are not selected for harvest (refuge plants) may, therefore, be important for the maintenance of ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculum in clearcuts following logging. The purpose of this study was to identify refuge plants that could provide ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculum for outplanted seedlings. The ectomycorrhizal status of selected plants was assessed in 1.6-ha clearcuts and in adjacent forest. Over 3 years, 17 and 14 morphotypes were described for Pseudostuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco (Douglas-fir) and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng, respectively. Ten morphotypes (six of these confirmed with restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns) were shared by both species. Anatomical and molecular analyses revealed that, for the morphotypes observed, ectomycorrhizal fungi formed ectomycorrhizal anatomy when associated with Douglas-fir and arbutoid anatomy with A. uva-ursi. Because advanced regeneration seedlings of Douglas-fir and A. uva-ursi are well distributed throughout this site, these two species have a high potential to provide ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculum for outplanted seedlings. There was no difference in mycorrhizal richness between A. uva-ursi plants sampled from the clearcut and forest in the latter 2 years of the study. Conversely, the richness of ectomycorrhizae associated with Douglas-fir sampled from the forest was significantly greater than for seedlings sampled from the clearcuts.

scholarly journals A southern analysis of Rh blood group genes: association between restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns and Rh serotypes

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 566-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
CA Hyland ◽  
LC Wolter ◽  
YW Liew ◽  
A Saul
Keyword(s):  
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Blood Group ◽  
Restriction Fragment ◽  
Length Polymorphism ◽  
Fragment Length ◽  
Fragment Length Polymorphism ◽  
Gene Dosage ◽  
Southern Analysis ◽  
Rh Blood Group ◽  
Restriction Fragment Length

Abstract Polymorphisms within the Rh blood group system have been defined by serologic agglutination methods, but have not yet been defined at the DNA level. Two closely related genes associated with the Rh D antigen and with the Rh C/c and E/e antigens have been cloned. We used a Southern analysis incorporating probes to the 5′ and 3′ regions of the Rh C, E gene and D gene to identify polymorphisms associated with Rh C/c and E/e antigens, respectively. The D gene dosage could be determined by comparing the relative intensities of the D bands with bands from the 5′ and 3′ region of the Rh C, E gene. The concordance between restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns and serologic phenotypes for 102 randomly selected blood donors was 100% for C, e, and D, 94.8% for c, and 94.3% for E. The data are consistent with the sequences encoding the C/c epitopes residing on the 5′ side of those for the E/e epitopes. All samples discordant for the 3′ probe and E had the cE (r″) serotype. These data show that the gene coding for the cE serotype is different in Rh-positive and -negative individuals. The study demonstrates that Rh DNA typing, including D gene dosage measurements and Rh gene haplotyping, may supplement traditional serotyping methods in transfusion medicine.

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