Enumeration and presumptive identification of some functional groups of bacteria in the rumen of dairy cows fed grass silage-based diets

Abstract Samples of rumen ingesta from two rumen-fistulated dairy cows fed grass silage-based diets were examined for numbers and types of bacteria that developed colonies on rumen fluid-agar media designated to support the growth of (a) a wide range of species, (b) cellulolytic bacteria, (c) lactate-fermenting bacteria, (d) non-fermentative bacteria. The most numerous species was Bacteroides ruminicola followed by Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens . The most abundant cellulolytic species were Eubacterium cellulosolvens and Ruminococcus flavefaciens. Megasphaera elsdenii and Selenomonas ruminantium were important lactate fermenters but an unidentified bacterium that grew poorly on maintenance medium was by far the most numerous among bacteria isolated from lactate-containing medium. One strain remained sufficiently viable to show that it fermented lactate to propionate and acetate.     

解钾菌与解磷菌及固氮菌的相互作用

微生物是土壤肥力的核心 ,土壤中的微生物不仅数量巨大 ,而且种类极多 ,许多微生物对土壤Ｎ ,Ｐ和Ｋ等养分的转化和供给起非常重要的作用。目前 ,研究比较多的主要有解钾菌、解磷菌和固氮菌。能够使土壤中矿物态钾转化为有效形态的细菌 ,目前发现的主要有扭脱芽胞杆菌 (Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓｅｘ ｔｏｒｑｕｅｎｓ)、胶质芽胞杆菌 (Ｂ .ｍｕｃｉｌｇｉｎｏｓｎｓ)、环状芽胞杆菌 (Ｂ .ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｎｓ) [1,2 ] 等 ,这些细菌有些同时能使矿物态的Ｐ转化为有效形态。能够使土壤中无效态磷转化为有效态磷的微生物种类也很多 ,研究比较多的是假单…     

Aerobic and anaerobic microbial consumption of hydrogen in geothermal spring water

Abstract Hydrogen consumption was measured in hot geothermal water from two ponds of the San Federigo solfatara, Tuscany, Italy, where emanation gases contained approx. 4% H₂. H₂ consumption was completely inhibited by NaOH and partially by HgCl₂ indicating microbial utilization. Aerobic and anaerobic H₂ consumption activities coexisted in the same water with aerobic activity being higher in one pond and anaerobic activity in the other. The kinetics of H₂ consumption were consistent with those of 'Knallgas', methanogenic or sulfidogenic bacteria.     

海洋滩涂沉积物环境中几类主要细菌的动态分布

目的研究宁波市宁海县贝类养殖滩涂中异养细菌、反硝化细菌、氨化细菌和硫酸还原菌等几类细菌的动态分布及异养细菌的菌群组成。方法异养细菌的计数采用平板菌落计数法;反硝化细菌、氨化细菌和硫酸还原菌的计数采用MPN法;并参照Oliver提供的海洋细菌鉴定检索图、《海洋调查规范》和《一般细菌常用鉴定方法》提供的图式将分离到的细菌鉴定至属。结果滩涂沉积物环境中异养细菌的数量波动在8.00×103~7.60×104CFU/g(湿重),反硝化细菌的数量变动在5.00×102~5.00×104个/g(湿重),氨化细菌的数量变动在3.00×105~5.00×107个/g(湿重),硫酸还原菌的数量分布在9.00×104~9.00×106个/g(湿重),温度的变化对这几类细菌的数量分布没有直接的影响。所分离的细菌经过鉴定,可归于15个属与肠杆菌科的部分属,其中肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae)的部分属、梭状芽胞杆菌属(Clostridium)、芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)、棒状杆菌属(Corynebacterium)、发光杆菌属(Photobacterium)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)等为优势菌属。沉积物中氨化细菌、反硝化细菌和硫酸还原菌的检出率均为100%,且含量很高。结论经过多年不间歇的养殖后,宁海贝类养殖滩涂已经不同程度地受到了污染,应尽快调整养殖容量并对养殖环境进行重新布局。     

Mini-review of the concentration variations found inthe alfresco atmospheric bacterial populations

Variations in the atmospheric surface layer's culturable, and to a lesser extent, total bacteria-associated atmospheric particlecharacteristics will be discussed in terms of (a)their temporal variation from 2 min resolutionthrough diurnal to annual periods, (b) the effect ofmeteorological conditions on their abundance andsize, (c) total to culturable bacterial ratio, and(d) the total number of bacteria per culturableparticle (e) bacterial survival in droplet/particles, and (f) the general particle size distribution including aerodynamic Count MedianDiameter (CMD).Meteorological and topographic conditions thatcontrol total and culturable bacteria-associatedatmospheric particle concentration will be presentedin terms of (a) precipitation, (b) wind direction,(c) time of day, (d) sky conditions (i.e., cloudy,sunny, rain, etc.), (e) season, and (f) atmosphericinversion conditions.Simulation models will be described that supporthypotheses of diurnal and annual concentrationcycles in the Earth's (and perhaps other planetaryatmospheres) atmospheric surface layer.     

Distribution of bacteria in the sediment of an oxbow tropical lake (Lagoa do Infernão,SP, Brazil)

The temporal distribution of bacteria on the surface sediment of the oxbow lake Lagoa do Infernão was studied over a period of one year using different techniques for bacterial counts. Several bacterial groups were differentiated, such a total bacteria and filamentous, heterotrophic, amylolytic, and lipolytic bacteria. The best defined temporal distribution pattern was obtained by total-AO bacterial counts, with a variation of 1.26 × 10¹⁰ to 8.58 × 10¹⁰ bacteria (g dw)^–1 during the dry and rainy seasons, respectively. The electrode potential (Eh) of the surface sediment ranged from – 148 mV during the rainy season to + 371 mV during the dry season. The variations detected on the surface sediment suggest a greater allochthonous contribution of material and bacteria resulting in high decomposing activity during the rainy season.     

微生物对油田污水-聚丙烯酰胺体系粘度的影响

比较了厌氧和曝气处理后的油田采出水配制聚丙烯酰胺溶液(采出水-聚丙烯酰胺体系)粘度及该体系中腐生菌,铁细菌和硫酸盐还原菌的数量变化。结果表明,曝气有利于聚合物溶液粘度的保持,粘度损失率明显低于厌氧采出水-聚合物体系。总体上,腐生菌或其代谢产物对聚合物粘度的影响很小;铁细菌可以利用聚合物生长,是破坏聚合物粘度的主要微生物类群;硫酸盐还原菌不能直接利用大分子量聚合物,可以利用小分子或分子链断裂的聚合物生长。     

Characterization of Communities of Heterotrophic Bacteria Associated with Healthy and Diseased Corals in Nha Trang Bay (Vietnam)

A comparative investigation of the heterotrophic microflora of 11 species of healthy corals and of white-band-diseased and yellow-band-diseased corals inhabiting the reefs of Nha Trang Bay (Vietnam), which has been exposed to anthropogenic impact, was performed. Fifty-nine strains of heterotrophic bacteria isolated on Y/K and Endo media were investigated and characterized. All the isolates were identified at the genus level by consideration of the results of analysis of their phenotypic properties, determination of the molar percent of G+C bases in their DNA, and the composition of the fatty acids of lipids. In the composition of the microflora of tissues of healthy corals, γ-proteobacteria prevailed, with halomonads being dominant among them. In addition, the gram-negative bacteria included Pseudomonas and Vibrio spp., members of the Cyto-phaga-Fla-vobacterium-Bacteroides (CFB) phylogenetic cluster, and Moraxella sp. The gram-positive bacteria revealed included Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Halococcus, and Micrococcus spp., and coryneform bacteria. In the composition of the microflora of the tissues of affected corals, bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae and of the genera Planococcus and Arthrobacter, which were not revealed in healthy hydrobionts, were found. The anthropogenic impact is not the sole factor determining the infection of corals.     

Detection and characterization of denitrifying bacteria from a permanently ice-covered Antarctic Lake

Denitrifying bacterial strains were isolated from Lake Bonney,apermanently ice-covered and chemically stratified lake in theMcMurdo dry valley region of Antarctica, using complex mediaat4 °C. Three strains, identified as denitrifiers bytheirability to produce nitrous oxide using nitrate or nitrite as arespiratory substrate, were characterized as to theirtemperatureand salinity optima for aerobic growth in batch culture; allthreewere psychrophilic and moderately halophilic. Maximum growthratesof near 0.024 h^–1 were measured for all three strains.Growthrates projected to occur at in situ temperature andsalinityimply generation times on the order of 100 h. Species specificpolyclonal antisera were prepared against two of the strains,ELB17 (from the east lobe of the lake at 17 m) and WLB20 (fromthewest lobe at 20 m). Both strains were subsequently detectedandenumerated in the lake using the antisera. ELB17 was presentinboth lobes below the chemocline, while WLB20 was present inthewest lobe below the chemocline but only in surface waters oftheeast lobe. These distributions are related to the observedchemicaldistributions which imply the occurrence of denitrification inthewest lobe of the lake and not in the east lobe.     

混合培养对光合细菌生长量的影响

采用光合细菌不同菌株,光合细菌株与异养细胞株间混合培养,比较它们与单株培养物生长量的差异。试验结果表明,不同组合的混合培养物春生长量均不同程度高于单株培养物。光合细菌株间混合培养物生长量约高于对照０．３６－１７．４％;多数增长１１％以上。光合细菌株与异养细胞     

缢蛏滩涂养殖环境的细菌群落组成及分析

1引言滩涂贝类养殖由于实行生态养殖,目前已成为宁波市海水养殖业的一大热点.近几年来,随着沿海经济的高速发展,滩涂环境污染问题日趋严重,养殖贝类大规模死亡的现象时有发生,给海洋水产经济造成了严重损失.而微生物数量及种群分布与区域环境有着密切联系,它可直接或间接地反映区域环境的营养水平、污染程度及底质状况等.目前有关养殖环境微生物学的研究主要是针对水体及养殖池底泥中的细菌[1,4,7～10],而对养殖滩涂环境细菌的研究很少[15,18,19].为此,本文以宁波市昆亭缢蛏滩涂养殖区为研究对象,从细菌生态学角度对滩涂缢蛏养殖环境进行研…     

Proteomics‐based identification of orchid-associated bacteria colonizing the Epipactis albensis,E. helleborine and E. purpurata (Orchidaceae,Neottieae)

Using proteomics-based identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), we conducted the first analysis of the composition of endophytic bacteria isolated from different parts of selected Epipactis species, i.e. the buds, the inflorescences and the central part of the shoots, as well as the rhizomes. We identified aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including such taxa as Bacillus spp., Clostridium spp., Pseudomonas spp. and Stenotrophomonas spp., which may be considered as promoting plant growth. Because most of the indicated bacteria genera belong to spore-producing taxa (spores allow bacterial symbionts to survive adverse conditions), we suggest that these bacteria species contribute to the adaptation of orchids to the environment. We found clear differences in the microbiome between investigated closely related taxa, i.e., Epipactis albensis, E. helleborine, E. purpurata and E. purpurata f. chlorophylla. Some of the analysed orchid species, i.e. E. albensis and E. purpurata co-occur in habitats, and their bacterial microbiomes differ from each other.     

发酵床养猪对肥育猪生产性能及肠道有关细菌的影响

目的 研究发酵床养猪对肥育猪生产性能和肠道有关细菌的影响.方法 选择50～ 70日龄的三元杂交猪40头,随机分为2组:实验组和对照组,每组重复1次,每圈10头;投入实验的前7d进行预实验,对猪群进行驱虫.然后5头猪为一组称重,将称重后猪随机分到2组.饲养方式采用自由采食和饮水.实验期为120 d.结果 实验组猪在饲料利用率、日增重、肠道内乳酸菌和大肠埃希菌的数量都比对照组有所提高,肠道内沙门菌没有分离到,经济效益都明显.结论 发酵床养猪技术可以解决猪生产中环境污染问题,改善猪的生活环境,利于猪的生长和发育,其环保性和经济性都高于传统养猪场.     

马铃薯内生细菌的分离及其对环腐病菌的拮抗作用检测(简报)

马铃薯是世界四大作物之一,我国是世界上马铃薯种植面积最大的国家,种植面积达6000万亩。近年来,在马铃薯经济良好发展的带动下,马铃薯生产在种植面积和单产水平上有了大幅度提高。然而各种病害随之表现出逐年上升的趋势。环腐病、黑胫病、干腐病是造成北方马铃薯田间和窖存烂薯的主要病害,一般经济损失达20%—30%,严重年份可达50%。马铃薯环腐病害难以防治是因为病菌侵染部     

Dissimilatory microbial sulfur and methane metabolism in the water column of a shallow meromictic lake

Lake Harutori is a brackish meromictic lake with a steep physicochemical gradient in shallow water. Anoxic water below the chemocline has been characterized by high concentrations of sulfide (>10 mM) and methane (>1.5 mM). Previously, we reported that uncultured bacteria in the SEEP-SRB1 group were major sulfate reducers in the lake [21], but knowledge of sulfur oxidation and methane metabolism was scarce. In this current study, the Lake Harutori microbial community structure in the mixolimnion (at depths of 1.5 m and 3.0 m), upper chemocline (3.5 m), and monimolimnion (4.5 m) was further investigated by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and catalyzed reporter deposition fluorescence in situ hybridization (CARD-FISH). Reads of type I and II methanotrophs were retrieved mainly from 3.5 m and above. Methanotrophic bacteria detected by CARD-FISH accounted for 3.1% of DAPI-stained cells at 3.5 m. Detection frequencies of reads affiliated with the genera Sulfurimonas and Thiomicrorhabdus, which are known to comprise sulfur oxidizers, were relatively high at 3.5 m. Methanogenic archaeal reads were retrieved from the monimolimnion and they affiliated with the genus Methanosaeta. CARD-FISH counts indicated that the cells of Methanosaeta/Methanosarcina/Methanomicrobiales accounted for up to 0.8% of the DAPI-stained cells in the monimolimnion. On the other hand, many of the reads retrieved primarily from the monimolimnion were affiliated with phylogenetically novel uncultured groups.     

Plasmids in tributyltin-resistant bacteria from fresh and estuarine waters

Summary Twenty-six tributyltin (TBT)-resistant bacterial strains isolated from sediments were examined for the presence of plasmids. Plasmids of the size reported to carry metal resistance genes were not found in 15 of the strains, indicating that resistance does not have to be plasmid-mediated. Attempts to cure plasmid-containing strains using acridine organge, ethidium bromide, novobiocin or sodium dodecylsulfate, or by growth at elevated temperature were not successful, nor were plasmids transferred from TBT-resistant strains into TBT-sensitive organisms by electroporation. In a broth mating experiment however, plasmid pUM505, a conjugative plasmid known to encode chromium resistance inPseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, was introduced into TBT-sensitiveBeijerinckia sp. MC-27 isolated from freshwater sediment. The TBT tolerance of theBeijerinckia sp. increased 100-fold, from 8.4 M TBT inBeijerinckia sp. MC-27 to 840 M TBT inBeijerinckia sp. MC-27 (pUM505) on solid medium. The plasmid was transferred at a frequency of approximately 6×10^–4. TBT-resistant transconjugants grew faster in media containing TBT and lost their enhanced TBT tolerance and the plasmid upon serial transfer in medium without TBT. Spontaneous mutants of the donorP. aeruginosa lost both TBT resistance and the plasmid. Therefore, TBT resistance in bacteria can be plasmid-mediated. To our knowledge, this is the first report that resistance to a tin compound can be plasmid-mediated.