青海高原降解纤维素微生物的调查、分离、鉴定*

从青海高原林区分离筛选 300余株分解纤维素的细菌及 31株降解纤维素的真菌。测定纤维素分解菌含量土样为 2.6×10⁵ g。对纤维素酶水解圈较大的11株真菌 ,根据其滤纸酶活筛选出一株分离自互助北山森林的高产纤维素酶的真菌No. 0143菌株 ,根据其形态学及培养特征鉴定为康氏木霉 (Trichodermakoningii Qudem) ,该菌湿固体发酵物含滤纸酶活力(FPA)为15u/g。该菌无毒副作用 ,可用于饲料业。     

一组纤维素分解菌的分离、筛选及其产酶条件的研究

从堆肥中筛选得到两株分解纤维素的菌株,一株为高温单孢菌Q-0,另一株为芽孢杆菌Q-3,对Q-0、Q-3及这两株菌组成的混合菌产纤维素酶条件进行了研究。结果表明,混合菌分解棉花和滤纸纤维素的分解率均比单一菌株高,其分解率分别为69％和62％。混合菌产酶最适温度为50℃,pH7．5。在以棉花纤维为惟一碳源时,混合菌产生的纤维素酶可达101个酶活单位,比菌Q-0高近40个酶活单位。Q-0、Q-3和混合菌利用有机氮源优于无机氮源。     

秸秆纤维素分解菌的酶活力测定

目的:测定秸秆纤维素分解菌的酶活力。方法:从土壤中分离出具有分解纤维素能力的菌株,采用刚果红染色法进行粗选,得到7株透明圈较大的菌株。将这7株菌株液体发酵培养6d,再分别用滤纸分解度观察、羧甲基纤维素酶活法(CMC)、滤纸酶活法(FPA)和天然纤维素酶活法测定其酶活力。结果:在7株菌株中,F-1、F-2、F-3、F-5的酶活力测定结果与其溶解圈的测定结果、滤纸分解结果基本相同。且天然纤维素酶活力高的菌株,其CMC酶活、FPA酶活也高,滤纸分解效果也比较明显。结论:CMC法、FPA法和天然纤维素酶活法适于测定秸秆纤维素分解菌的酶活力。     

一株纤维素降解真菌的筛选及鉴定

[目的]分离筛选高效降解纤维素的真菌菌株,并研究其产酶能力.[方法]利用刚果红染色法从甘蔗地土壤中分离纤维素降解真菌,再通过测定滤纸的降解率及发酵酶活复筛.[结果]综合考虑水解圈,水解圈和菌株直径的比值(HC值),滤纸的降解率和复筛酶活,对试验真菌降解纤维素的能力进行综合评价,筛选到具有较强纤维素降解能力的真菌菌株SJ1,经形态学观察及分子生物学鉴定,该菌属于草酸青霉.其滤纸酶活、内切葡聚糖酶酶活(CMC酶活)、β-葡聚糖苷酶酶活和外切葡聚糖酶酶活(CBH酶活)分别为25.15、740.42、58.03和2.442 U/mL.[结论]菌株SJ1是一株十分具有研究开发潜力的纤维素酶生产菌株.     

纤维素降解的菌株筛选及其运用

目的:筛选降解稻草纤维素菌株,为纤维素的高效降解提供理论依据.方法:采用羧甲基纤维素钠刚果红培养基与滤纸条培养基从采集的腐木、腐土和腐叶等样品中筛选出纤维素降解菌.然后经液态发酵后测定其羧甲基纤维素酶活力与降解稻草的天然纤维素酶活力,综合考虑这两种酶活力,对其进行单独与混合发酵培养.筛选分解稻草能力较强的菌株组合.结果:初筛到5株真菌和5株细菌纤维素降解力较优的菌株.经酶活力测定后,得到分解纤维素能力较强的两株真菌F3和F5与两株细菌B1和B5,其中F3和B1的羧甲基纤维素酶活分别为705.6U、214.6U;F5和B5天然纤维素酶活分别为466.5U、204.8 U.混合培养在一定程度上能提高纤维素酶活,F3/F5具有稳定而较高的酶活力,某时间段酶活高达646.8U,且后续酶活力也保持在较高水平.而F3/B5在某时间段的酶活高达788.6U.结论:菌株的混合培养可以提高纤维素酶活.     

稻草秸秆纤维素分解菌的分离筛选

本研究基于获得高效木质纤维素分解菌的目的,以刚果红纤维素琼脂和滤纸条培养基为初筛培养基,从分离获得的124株真菌中筛选出透明圈与菌落直径比值较大、滤纸条分解能力较强的11个菌株.经液体发酵,测定其酶活力,复筛得到羧甲基纤维素酶活和滤纸酶活均较高的4个菌株;并进行了不同碳源和不同pH对筛选菌株产酶能力的影响试验,发现不同菌株对不同纤维素物质的分解能力不一样,同一菌株对不同纤维素碳源的利用能力也不相同.     

三株高效秸秆纤维素降解真菌的筛选及其降解效果

【目的】利用多种筛选方法,获得高效秸秆纤维素降解真菌,并研究其秸秆纤维素的降解能力。【方法】采用滤纸片孔洞法、滤纸条降解法、羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC-Na)水解圈测定法、秸秆失重法、纤维素分解率测定法、胞外酶活测定法等常规秸秆纤维素降解菌的筛选方法。【结果】筛选到3株具有较强纤维素降解能力的真菌菌株,经初步鉴定菌株98MJ为草酸青霉(Penicillium oxalicum)、菌株W3为木霉(Trichoderma sp.)、菌株W4为扩张青霉(Penicillium expansum)。菌株W4具有非常强的秸秆纤维素降解能力,10d内对秸秆的降解率可达56.3%,对纤维素、半纤维素和木质素的分解率分别为59.06%、78.75%和33.79%。菌株W4的胞外纤维素酶活力在14.25-49.75U/mL之间。【结论】筛选获得3株高效秸秆纤维素降解真菌菌株,其中菌株W4的纤维素酶活高于已报道的菌株,是一株十分具有研究开发潜力的纤维素酶生产菌株。     

棉秸秆降解高温菌株的筛选及产酶分析

从新疆地区分离具有降解棉秸秆纤维素功能的菌株,得到4株耐高温真菌(50°C)。纤维素酶学性质分析表明,该4株菌的纤维素酶具有良好的耐酸性(最适pH为4.5)和耐高温性(最高达60°C)。以羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC-Na)、微结晶纤维素、棉花、滤纸、淀粉、果胶为底物测定酶活力,滤纸酶活力(FPA)最高达2.63 U/mL、淀粉酶活力最高达6.17 U/mL、果胶酶活力最高达5.86 U/mL。4株真菌酶学特性分析表明,该系列菌株在秸秆生物质利用方面有很大的应用潜力。     

一株产纤维素酶细菌的筛选、鉴定及产酶条件优化

目的：筛选1株产纤维素酶的细菌。方法：通过对从腐烂朽木及其附近土壤中得到的样品进行富集培养、分离纯化得到16株纤维素分解菌,经刚果红染色鉴定和液体发酵培养后对其进行了菌种初步鉴定及产酶条件的初步优化。结果：获得1株纤维素酶分泌量较高的细菌LT3。结论：LT3为革兰氏阳性菌,菌体成杆状,经发酵优化培养后,较适产酶条件为甘蔗渣20g/L,pH7.0、30℃培养120h,CMC酶活为71.17U/mL,滤纸酶活为33.37U/mL。通过克隆其16S rDNA序列,对其进行系统进化分析,鉴定为蜡状芽孢杆菌。     

1株产纤维素酶细菌的筛选、鉴定及生长特性

分离筛选高效降解纤维素的菌株,并研究其生物学特性。利用刚果红染色法从腐烂的玉米秸秆中分离纤维素降解菌,再通过测定滤纸的降解率及多种酶活复筛。综合考虑水解圈和菌落直径(HC值),滤纸的降解率和酶活,对所筛选的菌株进行纤维素降解能力综合评价,最终获得1株具有纤维素降解能力的菌株DX4,其滤纸酶活(FPA酶活)、内切葡聚糖酶活力(CMC酶活)和外切葡聚糖酶活力(Cex酶活)分别为256.051、358.276和5.536 U/m L。结合形态学、生理生化特性和分子生物学鉴定,将该菌株鉴定为枯草芽胞杆菌(Bacillus subtilis),命名为Bacillus subtilis DX4,简称BS-DX4。研究表明,BS-DX4的最适生长温度为40℃,最适生长pH为7.0,低盐浓度下生长旺盛,是具有开发潜力的纤维素酶高产菌株。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.