光合细菌H3菌株的分离及其生物学特性研究

H3菌株系由盐田微生物垫中分离获得的光合细菌株。革兰氏阴性杆菌,0.5-0.7×15-2.5μm,在培养条件改变时呈多形态,其膨大细胞可达4.0-7.0μm.单根极生鞭毛,二均分裂。菌落及液体培养物呈深紫红色。菌体蛋白质含量约50%,各种必需氨基酸齐全,并含有丰富的细菌叶绿素a和类胡萝卜素。H3菌株在光照和黑暗条件下均可生长,能利用多种有机和无机碳、氮源,并能固N2.在含0.5-7.0%NaCI培养基中均可生长。但光照、盐浓度、温度、pH和通气等条件对其生长量有明显的影响。作者对其分类地位和应用潜力作了讨论。       

细菌在逆境条件下膜脂肪酸变化的研究进展

细胞膜是控制细菌细胞进行物质交换的屏障。在逆境条件下,细菌通过改变细胞膜脂肪酸的组分和含量,以调整适当的膜流动性和适应性,保护细胞膜免受不利和多变逆境条件的影响。有些细菌在逆境胁迫的条件下会进入活的但不可培养的（Viable but non-culturable,VBNC）状态。总结了细菌几种逆境胁迫及其诱导因子,并论述了细菌和部分具有VBNC态细菌在逆境胁迫下膜脂肪酸的种类及含量的变化、以及脂肪酸检测方法的研究进展,为进一步解析细菌逆境胁迫机制提供参考。     

基于16S rRNA和HSP60基因序列分析粘细菌孢囊杆菌亚目形态分类的种属之间的亲缘关系

[目的]利用16S rRNA和HSP60基因分子标记分析鉴定形态分类特征不稳定的粘细菌种属.[方法]利用粘细菌的传统分离纯化方法从土壤中分离粘细菌,根据菌株的形态特征进行分类,PCR方法扩增菌株的16S rRNA和HSP60基因序列并进行系统发育关系分析.[结果]根据形态特征,分离得到的15株粘细菌菌株归入孢囊杆菌亚目(Cystobacterineae)的2个科3个属.其中11株粘细菌具有典型的所在种属的子实体结构,而菌株0085-4、0121-3、NM03和Myx9736的子实体结构发生了不同程度退化.15株粘细菌的16S rRNA基因序列的相似性在95.4%到99.5%之间.而HSP60基因序列差异较大.[结论]在属水平上,粘细菌形态分类特征和16S rRNA基因系统进化关系具有很好的一致性;在揭示粘细菌种间系统发育关系中,HSP60基因序列更为适用.     

定向进化同源基因在细菌系统进化研究中的应用

１　细菌系统进化及分类研究的发展──从表型到基因型 近年来,随着分子生物学理论和技术的发展,细菌系统进化及分类研究有了长足的进步。过去,判断某一群细菌的分类地位,往往仅利用其表观特征,如细菌形态、菌落形态、生理特征、细胞组份等。随着分子生物学研究的深入,基因型特征成为细菌系统进化及分类研究的主要依据。常用的基因型特征包括：ＤＮＡ Ｇ＋Ｃｍｏｌ％、ＤＮＡ－ＤＮＡ相关性分析、ＤＮＡ指纹分析及ｒＲＮＡ同源性分析等。值得一提的是,Ｗｏｅｓｅ通过对各类生物ｒＲＮＡ序列进行分析,认为ｓｓｕ ｒＲＮＡ（１６Ｓ或…     

高效液相色谱法测芽孢杆菌的DNAG Cmol%

以往细菌分类鉴定都是以表形特征为基础 ,近年来开始对细菌的遗传物质进行研究 ,把细菌分类从人为的分类体系向自然的分类体系推进了一步。最先采用的方法是ＤＮＡＧ Ｃｍｏｌ%的测定。每种细菌都有其特定的Ｇ Ｃｍｏｌ% ,而且其数值比较稳定 ,不受菌龄影响 ,也不因外界条件的改变而改变。据经验 ,一个种内各菌株间的Ｇ Ｃｍｏｌ%不应相差5 %以上 ,同一属不同种Ｇ Ｃｍｏｌ%不应相差1 5 %以上。Ｇ Ｃｍｏｌ%用于芽孢杆菌分类 ,揭示了芽孢杆菌遗传上的异源性 ,结合其他方法 ,芽孢杆菌分类已由原来的一个属 ,发展到现在的七个属。本实验利…     

细菌L型在医学上的意义

细菌L型(L-form)是细菌的一种表形变异类型。细菌本身具有坚韧的细胞壁保护着本身的固有形态。当细菌受到物理、化学、生物等外界不利因素作用时,则出现细胞壁全部或部分地丧失,使细菌出现高度的多形态的变异型。由于细菌的原生质膜仍是完整的,所以在一定渗透压条件下,不会影响它的生存和繁     

一株高效解无机磷细菌BS06的鉴定及其解磷能力分析

【目的】对一株来源于广西甘蔗根际土壤的高效解无机磷细菌BS06的分类和解磷能力进行探讨,以期为解磷微生物在广西甘蔗生产上的开发和应用提供理论依据。【方法】通过形态观察、生理生化测定及16S rRNA基因序列同源性分析,进一步结合种特异的recA基因序列分析对解磷菌BS06进行分类鉴定;通过改变无机磷培养基中的碳源、氮源对菌株解磷能力的影响,分析菌株的解磷特性;通过盆栽试验了解菌株对甘蔗品种粤糖00236、桂糖28磷素吸收的影响。【结果】分类鉴定结果表明菌株BS06属于洋葱伯克霍尔德菌(Burkholderia cepacia);菌株在以乳糖为碳源条件下具有较强的解磷能力,其发酵液中水溶性磷含量为262.71 mg/L;在以硝酸钠为氮源条件下有较强解磷能力,其发酵液中水溶性磷含量达到305.85 mg/L;接种BS06菌株显著促进甘蔗组培苗的生长并提高甘蔗植株的含磷量。【结论】解磷细菌BS06具有较大的开发利用潜力。     

高效液相色谱法测芽孢杆菌的DNA G+Cmol%

以往细菌分类鉴定都是以表形特征为基础,近年来开始对细菌的遗传物质进行研究,把细菌分类从人为的分类体系向自然的分类体系推进了一步.最先采用的方法是DNA G+Cmol%的测定.每种细菌都有其特定的G+Cmol%,而且其数值比较稳定,不受菌龄影响,也不因外界条件的改变而改变.据经验,一个种内各菌株间的G+Cmol% 不应相差5%以上,同一属不同种G+Cmol%不应相差15%以上. G+Cmol%用于芽孢杆菌分类,揭示了芽孢杆菌遗传上的异源性,结合其他方法,芽孢杆菌分类已由原来的一个属,发展到现在的七个属.本实验利用从神农架分离的芽孢杆菌,用高效液相色谱法测定了一些种的G+Cmol%,结果如下.     

干湿交替条件下土壤氨基糖含量的动态变化

通过室内模拟培养试验,研究了恒湿和干湿交替条件下土壤中3种微生物来源氨基糖含量的动态变化,并且利用氨基葡萄糖和胞壁酸的比值分析了干湿交替条件下土壤真菌和细菌对土壤有机质转化的相对贡献.结果表明:恒湿条件下,细菌来源的胞壁酸在土壤中的分解速率大于真菌来源的氨基葡萄糖,氨基半乳糖在土壤中的分解速率较慢;干湿交替改变了土壤中3种氨基糖的分解特征,与恒湿处理相比,干湿交替培养前期以胞壁酸为代表的细菌残余物的分解速率高于以氨基葡萄糖为代表的真菌残余物,随着干湿交替频率的增大,以氨基葡萄糖为代表的真菌残余物分解速率高于以胞壁酸为代表的细菌残余物.可见,干湿交替条件改变了以氨基糖为代表的土壤氮素的微生物转化过程.     

烧伤后免疫抑制引起肠道细菌易位和脓毒症的病理学研究

近年来,创伤后体内细菌易位造成的内源性感染逐渐受到重视,为了探讨细菌易位的条件和途径等机理。本文利用烧伤后注射大剂量地塞米松的大鼠动物模型,模拟烧伤后应激状态下体内肾上腺皮质激素分泌增多,免疫机能下降的条件,观察肠道和其它脏器的病理改变。观察结果证实,烧伤与大剂量皮质激素确有引起肠道细菌易位和内源性感染,造成脓毒症的叠加作用。其基本条件包括肠道菌群微生态平衡的改变,宿主免疫机能下降和肠粘膜屏障的破坏。易位的肠道细菌主要是通过肠粘膜的坏死灶,上皮细胞坏变缺损处进入肠粘膜淋巴管和小静脉的。超微结构改变包括肠上皮细胞表面的微绒毛倒伏、变形、脱落、上皮细胞顶端崩解破坏,细胞间隙泡状增宽。脓肿中多数细菌微细结构完好,粒细胞和吞噬细胞胞浆中有多量糖元颗粒聚集,提示糖皮质激素可能影响吞噬细胞的糖代谢而降低其吞噬功能,使易位的细菌得以定植形成脓肿感染。     

Amitrole-induced cell transformation and gene mutations in Syrian hamster embryo cells in culture

Amitrole, a widely used herbicide, is an animal carcinogen and an inducer of cell transformation. However, it is inactive as a mutagen in bacterial test systems. Thus, it has been suggested that amitrole is a non-mutagenic carcinogen. Over the dose range that induces morphological transformation of Syrian hamster embryo cells in culture, amitrole induced gene mutations at the Na+/K+ ATPase and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase loci measured concomitantly in the same cells. These results indicate that amitrole may act via a mutational mechanism.     

Enhancement of the morphological transformation of Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cells by reducing incubation time of the target cells

Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cell transformation has been used for many years to study chemical carcinogenesis in vitro. It has been shown that this assay is probably the most predictive short-term test system for identifying rodent carcinogens. Although most of the operational difficulties encountered in the early stage of application of this assay have been overcome by culturing the SHE cells under slightly acidic conditions (pH 6.7), a relatively low level of induction of morphological transformation (MT) by known carcinogens still occurs for many cell isolates. In order to improve the response of this assay system to known carcinogens, the effect of incubation time of target SHE cells on the frequency of morphological transformation induced by benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) was investigated. It was shown that the morphological transformation frequency induced by BaP increased significantly (1.4-2.5-fold) when the incubation time of target cells was reduced from the usual 24h to less than 6h prior to seeding onto feeder layers. This improvement in sensitivity was consistent for different cell isolates. In addition, the enhanced response appeared to be a property of carcinogens because treatment with two non-carcinogens, l-ascorbic acid and 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine, did not induce significant increases in the transformation frequency under the shortened incubation period for target cells. These results suggest that the response of the SHE cell transformation assay may be improved by optimizing the incubation time of the target SHE cells. In addition, the results of the present study provide further evidence to support the idea that morphological transformation of SHE cells results from a block of cellular differentiation of stem or stem-like cells.     

An interlaboratory comparison of enhanced morphological transformation of Syrian hamster embryo cells cultured under conditions of reduced bicarbonate concentration and pH

Initial studies performed in our laboratory indicated that early passage Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cells exhibit optimal clonal proliferation when cultured in medium with a sodium bicarbonate concentration of 8.9 mM and pH of 6.70 instead of 44 mM and pH 7.35 as used previously by others. Subsequent studies indicated that morphological transformation frequency induced by benzo[a]pyrene (BP) was also enhanced at pH 6.70 compared to 7.35 and the level of enhancement was affected by cell density and duration of culture. With optimal conditions identified, the carcinogens BP, 3-methylcholanthrene, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, 2-acetylaminofluorene and the non-carcinogen anthracene were tested at pH 6.70 and 7.35 in our laboratory and at Microbiological Assoc. Inc. under code. Additionally, the non-carcinogens 4-acetylaminofluorene, and caprolactam were tested in our laboratory. Results from these studies indicate that all carcinogens tested caused a significant increase in morphological transformation frequency compared to controls at pH 6.70. In contrast, only BP caused a significant increase in the morphological transformation frequency at pH 7.35. The non-carcinogens did not significantly increase the morphological transformation frequency compared to controls. Interlaboratory comparisons were in qualitative agreement despite the fact that different lots of serum and hamster cell isolates were used by the two laboratories. However, different dose-response curves for the various chemicals were observed between the two labs. It was also demonstrated that the enhanced morphological transformation frequency is not due to a decrease in culture medium osmolality or Na concentration, a condition which accompanies media with a reduced bicarbonate concentration and pH. These results demonstrate that the chemicals tested, low pH transformation of SHE cells agrees with carcinogenic potential and that assay variability is minimized. The implications of these results regarding use of the SHE cell assay as a short-term test for predicting the carcinogenic potential of chemicals are discussed.     

Effect of fetal bovine serum on 3-methylcholanthrene-induced transformation of hamster cells in vitro

Summary Eighteen lots of fetal bovine serum were tested for their ability to support clonal growth and 3-methylcholanthrene-induced morphological transformation of hamster embryo cells in vitro. Most of them supported cloning efficiencies of over 11%. However, cloning efficiency alone was an inadequate criterion for selecting serum for transformation studies, since no transformation was observed with some lots, even though their cloning efficiencies were over 16%. This shows the importance of pretesting serum for its ability to support morphological transformation before it is used in mammalian cell carcinogenesis tests. Research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute under Contract No. N01-CO-75380 with Litton Bionetics, Inc.     

Integrins uncouple Src-induced morphological and oncogenic transformation

Expression of activated mutants of c-Src in epithelial cells can induce tumorigenicity. In addition to such oncogenic transformation, the cells undergo a dramatic morphological transformation: cell-cell contacts are disrupted, spreading on extracellular matrix proteins is suppressed, actin stress fibers and focal contacts are lost, and podosomes are formed. We have previously shown that integrin alphavbeta3 strongly supports Src-mediated oncogenic transformation through an interaction at the beta3 cytoplasmic tail. Our current findings demonstrate that this interaction does not affect Src-mediated morphological alterations, thus separating oncogenic from morphological transformation. Moreover, beta1 and beta3 integrins differently affect the various aspects of Src-induced morphological transformation. High levels of beta3, but not beta1, integrins can prevent Src-induced cell rounding although stress fiber disassembly and podosome formation still occur. Studies using chimeric integrin subunits demonstrate that this protection requires the beta3 extracellular domain. Finally, like tumor formation, podosome assembly occurs independent of beta3 phosphorylation. Instead, phosphorylation of beta1 is required to suppress Rho-mediated contractility in order to assemble podosomes. Thus, integrins regulate Src-mediated oncogenic transformation and various aspects of morphological transformation through dissociable pathways.     

L-Form Induction, Morphology, and Development in Two Related Strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Two related strains of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, one the parent and the other an L-form revertant, were studied for their propensity or ability to produce L-forms under the influence of penicillin. The parent strain produced L-forms in nutrient solid media in an osmolarity range between 0.85 and 5.0% NaCl concentration whereas the revertant strain did so between 0.5 and 3.0% NaCl concentration. When various hyperosmolar media were tried without penicillin, recovery of L-forms from the revertant strain was optimal at a salt concentration of 2.0%, whereas the parent strain occasionally produced a few L-forms on 3.0% salt medium only. The process of penicillin-induced transformation from bacteria to L-form followed an unusual morphological sequence, beginning with beading of the bacterial body, followed by disintegration into granules from which the L-form colony derived. No large bodies were seen during the initial process of L-form induction, but they evolved later from the original granules and had the potential to reproduce L-type growth. The spontaneous development of L-forms in hyperosmolar media had a different morphological sequence starting with elongation of the bacteria into filaments which later developed polar and central dilatations from which granules and L-type growth developed. The differences in biological behavior between these related bacterial strains suggest that the revertant strain developed new properties, probably of genetic origin. Consequently, the assumption that L-forms revert to the "parent" bacteria may not always be justified. It can be made only after the biological properties of the parent and the revertant organisms have been properly identified.     

Plant–rhizobacteria interactions alleviate abiotic stress conditions

Root-colonizing non-pathogenic bacteria can increase plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stress factors. Bacterial inoculates have been applied as biofertilizers and can increase the effectiveness of phytoremediation. Inoculating plants with non-pathogenic bacteria can provide 'bioprotection' against biotic stresses, and some root-colonizing bacteria increase tolerance against abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and metal toxicity. Systematic identification of bacterial strains providing cross-protection against multiple stressors would be highly valuable for agricultural production in changing environmental conditions. For bacterial cross-protection to be an effective tool, a better understanding of the underlying morphological, physiological and molecular mechanisms of bacterially mediated stress tolerance, and the phenomenon of cross-protection is critical. Beneficial bacteria-mediated plant gene expression studies under non-stress conditions or during pathogenic rhizobacteria–plant interactions are plentiful, but only few molecular studies on beneficial interactions under abiotic stress situations have been reported. Thus, here we attempt an overview of current knowledge on physiological impacts and modes of action of bacterial mitigation of abiotic stress symptoms in plants. Where available, molecular data will be provided to support physiological or morphological observations. We indicate further research avenues to enable better use of cross-protection capacities of root-colonizing non-pathogenic bacteria in agricultural production systems affected by a changing climate.     

Genetic transformation and cell morphology of Bacillus subtilis grown in Mg+(+)-limited chemostat culture

The rate and frequency of genetic transformation of Bacillus subtilis grown in Mg+(+)-limited chemostat culture are dependent on the dilution rate (D) of the system and achieved maximum values at D = 0.23 h-1. Mg+(+)-limitation induced a morphological change in the cells from their normal rod shape to extended helices. Although this change in shape was a transient phenomenon, under some conditions it persisted for several days and resulted in an apparent increase in the transformation frequency.     

Bacterial gene transfer by natural genetic transformation in the environment.

Natural genetic transformation is the active uptake of free DNA by bacterial cells and the heritable incorporation of its genetic information. Since the famous discovery of transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Griffith in 1928 and the demonstration of DNA as the transforming principle by Avery and coworkers in 1944, cellular processes involved in transformation have been studied extensively by in vitro experimentation with a few transformable species. Only more recently has it been considered that transformation may be a powerful mechanism of horizontal gene transfer in natural bacterial populations. In this review the current understanding of the biology of transformation is summarized to provide the platform on which aspects of bacterial transformation in water, soil, and sediments and the habitat of pathogens are discussed. Direct and indirect evidence for gene transfer routes by transformation within species and between different species will be presented, along with data suggesting that plasmids as well as chromosomal DNA are subject to genetic exchange via transformation. Experiments exploring the prerequisites for transformation in the environment, including the production and persistence of free DNA and factors important for the uptake of DNA by cells, will be compiled, as well as possible natural barriers to transformation. The efficiency of gene transfer by transformation in bacterial habitats is possibly genetically adjusted to submaximal levels. The fact that natural transformation has been detected among bacteria from all trophic and taxonomic groups including archaebacteria suggests that transformability evolved early in phylogeny. Probable functions of DNA uptake other than gene acquisition will be discussed. The body of information presently available suggests that transformation has a great impact on bacterial population dynamics as well as on bacterial evolution and speciation.     

Immunocytochemical Localization of Spore Specific Antigens in Ultrathin Sections

It has been demonstrated, using immunocytochemical techniques, that individual spore antigens are synthesized in discrete compartments of the bacterial cell. An outer layer of bacterial spores, demonstrable ultrastructurally as a distinct exosporium in Bacillus cereus or as an outer tight-fitting sporecoat in B. subtilis , is synthesized in the cytoplasm of the mother cell. Conversely, the layers of the inner sporecoat antigens are synthesized in the forespore compartment and in association with the forespore membranes. Different layers of the sporecoat are thus synthesized in separate morphological areas and are presumably under different genetic control. Immunocytochemical techniques indicate that dipicolinic acid is found in association with the sporecore.