铁对产铁载体的沼泽红假单胞菌光合色素与铁载体合成的影响

【目的】探求铁对1株能产生铁载体的不产氧光合细菌(Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria,APB)光合色素和铁载体合成的影响。【方法】通用CAS法检测铁载体产生,Arnow、Csaky和Shenker法检测铁载体类型;吸收光谱法和HPLC法分析光合色素的组分和含量。【结果】Rhodopseudomonas palustris CQV97能够产生异羟肟酸型铁载体,未添加FeCl3时,铁载体含量最高,铁载体的产生与生长并非关联型。随FeCl3浓度升高,菌体生长潜伏期缩短,生长速率、最终生物量以及细菌叶绿素(Bacteriochlorophyll,BChl)a和类胡萝卜素(Carotenoid,Car)含量均提高,而检测到的游离铁载体含量降低;菌体积累的BChl a的组成和相对含量未见明显变化,但主要的Car组分由Spirilloxanthin转化为Rhodopin,菌体中积累Car组分的平均共轭体系降低,Car组成的改变与色素提取液的Car特征性光谱蓝移现象相吻合。【结论】首次报道APB能够产生铁载体,CQV97菌株能够产生异羟肟酸型铁载体。阐明了铁对CQV97生长、铁载体产生和光合色素合成的影响规律,这些研究结果为深入开展APB铁载体分离纯化以及生物功能研究奠定了基础。     

土壤产铁载体细菌的筛选及其对铁氧化物的活化与利用

【背景】土壤中铁主要以难溶态铁氧化物的形式存在,有效性较低,产铁载体细菌对铁氧化物的活化是提高铁利用效率的有效途径。【目的】从林木土壤筛选产铁载体细菌,并观察菌株对难溶性铁氧化物的利用效应,可为土壤微生物资源开发及其在养分调控中的作用提供理论依据。【方法】通过CAS检测法从林木根系附近表层土壤中分离产铁载体细菌,借助生物培养实验分析温度和pH对微生物生长和铁载体产生的影响,通过振荡平衡实验,探究细菌产铁载体对铁氧化物的活化效应。【结果】通过CAS检测法从林木根系附近表层土壤中分离得到12株产铁载体细菌,16S rRNA基因扩增子测序初步鉴定结果显示筛选细菌均为假单胞菌属。选取铁载体产生能力和生长活性较高的两株细菌ARSB02和CNRSB01作为重点研究对象,结果显示,不同条件下CNRSB01的生物量和铁载体产量均高于菌株ARSB02,22 h时菌株ARSB02和CNRSB01的铁载体活性单位分别达到67.07%和84.60%。pH 5.0-8.0的范围内两株细菌可以保持较好的铁载体产生能力,菌株ARSB02和CNRSB01在pH7.0时铁载体产生能力最强,铁载体活性单位分别达到38.9...     

高灵敏假单胞菌铁载体的平板检测方法*

CAS蓝色检测平板是一种筛选、检测各类细菌铁载体的常用方法,而蔗糖-天冬酰氨培养基被用于假单胞菌产铁载体规律的研究。用天冬氨酸替代天冬酰氨,将CAS蓝色检测液与蔗糖-天冬氨酸培养基(MSA培养基)相结合,得到一种改进的MSA-CAS检测平板。通过对假单胞菌属7个种8个株进行荧光与非荧光铁载体检测方面的比较研究,结果表明MSA-CAS检测平板假单胞菌铁载体的检测灵敏度比通用CAS检测平板高,而且在检测荧光铁载体方面具有荧光背景低、荧光铁载体晕圈明显和晕圈与背景的对比度大的优点。     

高灵敏假单胞菌铁载体的平板检测方法

CAS蓝色检测平板是一种筛选、检测各类细菌铁载体的常用方法,而蔗糖-天冬酰氨培养基被用于假单胞菌产铁载体规律的研究。用天冬氨酸替代天冬酰氨,将CAS蓝色检测液与蔗糖-天冬氨酸培养基（MSA培养基）相结合,得到一种改进的MSA-CAS检测平板。通过对假单胞菌属7个种8个株进行荧光与非荧光铁载体检测方面的比较研究,结果表明MSA-CAS检测平板假单胞菌铁载体的检测灵敏度比通用CAS检测平板高,而且在检测荧光铁载体方面具有荧光背景低、荧光铁载体晕圈明显和晕圈与背景的对比度大的优点。     

假单胞菌荧光与非荧光铁载体对铁离子的应答差异

假单胞菌既能产荧光铁载体也能产非荧光铁载体.通过对假单胞菌在不同铁离子浓度下,在通用CAS(Chrome azroul S)检测平板、改进的蔗糖-天冬氨酸(SA)平板(MSA)上以及通用液体CAS培养基和MSA培养基内的铁载体产生情况的比较,发现在通用CAS的液体培养基上产生的主要为非荧光铁载体(pyochelin),而在改进的MSA培养基上产生的主要为荧光铁载体(pyoverdine);在铁离子的应答方面,pyoverdine较pyochelin灵敏,较低的铁离子浓度即可抑制荧光铁载体的产生,但是不能抑制非荧光铁载体.     

双层平板法检测嗜盐古菌铁载体

采用双层平板法应用于嗜盐古菌铁载体的原位检测。双层平板的上层为不添加铁离子的嗜盐古菌培养基, 嗜盐古菌可在其上生长, 在缺铁胁迫下可向外界分泌铁载体; 下层为含有CAS检测液用于铁载体检测的琼脂。当上层平板生长的嗜盐古菌分泌的铁载体透过培养基渗透到下层检测琼脂后, 即可在下层检测平板上产生明显的特征性的铁载体螯合晕圈, 表明双层平板法在嗜盐古菌的铁载体检测中确实可行, 且较原有的嗜盐古菌铁载体检测方法简便、直接。     

双层平板法检测嗜盐古菌铁载体

采用双层平板法应用于嗜盐古菌铁载体的原位检测.双层平板的上层为不添加铁离子的嗜盐古菌培养基,嗜盐古菌可在其上生长,在缺铁胁迫下可向外界分泌铁载体;下层为含有CAS检测液用于铁载体检测的琼脂.当上层平板生长的嗜盐古菌分泌的铁载体透过培养基渗透到下层检测琼脂后,即可在下层检测平板上产生明显的特征性的铁载体螯合晕圈,表明双层平板法在嗜盐古菌的铁载体检测中确实可行,且较原有的嗜盐古菌铁载体检测方法简便、直接.     

适合高产铁载体细菌筛选、检测体系的改进与探析

采用pH6．8的磷酸缓冲液代替通用CAS固体检测培养基中的MM9缓冲体系,不加哌嗪二乙醇磺酸,得到颜色稳定、检测效果明显、配制方便,适合高产铁载体细菌筛选与检测的新型检测平板。根据CAS检测液连续吸收光谱比较分析结果,将CAS液体定量检测体系中的检测波长由630nm改为680nm,可以克服OD630读数偏高、易受干扰的问题,而且OD680与铁载体浓度线性关系不变,但采用OD680检测不同细菌产铁载体能力的差异更为明显,因此提高了CAS定量检测的灵敏度,更适合高产铁载体细菌筛选与检测。     

适合高产铁载体细菌筛选、检测体系的改进与探析*

采用pH6.8的磷酸缓冲液代替通用CAS固体检测培养基中的MM9缓冲体系,不加哌嗪二乙醇磺酸,得到颜色稳定、检测效果明显、配制方便,适合高产铁载体细菌筛选与检测的新型检测平板。根据CAS检测液连续吸收光谱比较分析结果,将CAS液体定量检测体系中的检测波长由630nm改为680nm,可以克服OD₆₃₀读数偏高、易受干扰的问题,而且OD₆₈₀与铁载体浓度线性关系不变,但采用OD680检测不同细菌产铁载体能力的差异更为明显,因此提高了CAS     

沙棘根瘤内生细菌中抑菌促生菌株的筛选和鉴定

【背景】植物内生细菌可产生具有抑菌和促生活性的物质,既能抑制植物病原菌对寄主植物的侵染,也能促进植物的生长。沙棘根瘤内生细菌是根瘤内除共生固氮的弗兰克氏菌外,与沙棘共生的一大类微生物。研究具有抑菌和促生活性的植物内生菌,可为微生物菌肥的研究提供理论基础。【目的】筛选具有优良抑菌和促生活性的沙棘根瘤内生细菌,初步研究其抑菌和促生活性,并对菌株进行鉴定。【方法】采用双层琼脂法、琼脂扩散法、双层平板对峙法、牛津杯法进行沙棘根瘤拮抗性内生细菌的筛选。选取抑菌活性较高的内生细菌,分别采用Salkowski比色法、ChromeAzurolS(CAS)平板检测法和钼锑抗比色法进行产吲哚乙酸、铁载体及溶磷能力的测定。采用发酵液灌根法测定沙棘根瘤内生细菌SR308对黄瓜促生作用的盆栽效果。通过形态和培养特征、生理生化试验及16S rRNA基因序列分析法对菌株TT201和SR308进行鉴定。【结果】从131株沙棘根瘤内生细菌中筛选出9株具有较强抑菌活性的内生细菌,其中菌株TT201抑菌性最佳、抑菌谱广;菌株SR308的促生活性最好,其发酵液对黄瓜的生长具有较强的促进作用。对具有较强抑菌和促生活性的菌株TT201和SR308进行鉴定的结果表明,菌株TT201为侧孢短芽孢杆菌(Brevibacilluslaterosporus),菌株SR308为蕈状芽孢杆菌(Bacillusmycoides)。【结论】获得2株具有优良抑菌和促生活性的沙棘根瘤内生细菌,为进一步开发微生物农药及菌肥提供了资源。     

Detection of siderophore production from several fungi and bacteria by a modification of chrome azurol S (CAS) agar plate assay.

A well-known and widely used method for detection of siderophore production by microorganisms in solid medium is the universal chrome azurol S (CAS)-agar plate assay. However, the high toxicity of CAS-blue agar medium caused by the presence of a detergent impedes its utilization with many varieties of fungi and Gram-positive bacteria. To solve this problem, a modification of the CAS-agar plate assay was made by incorporating the CAS-blue dye in a medium with no contact with the microorganisms tested. Half of each plate used in our experiments was filled with the most appropriate culture medium for each type of microorganism and the other half with CAS-blue agar. This modification allowed us to study several strains of fungi (basidiomycetes, deuteromycetes, ascomycetes and zygomycetes) and bacteria (Gram positive and negative), some of them appearing for the first time in the literature. All the microorganisms grew properly and reacted in different manners to the CAS assay. Some strains of wood-decaying basidiomycetes (mainly white-rot fungi) and Aspergillus species produced the fastest color-change reactions in the CAS-blue agar. This modified method could facilitate optimization of culture conditions, since both CAS-blue agar and growth medium were prepared and added in the Petri plate separately.     

Use of CAS-agar plate modified to study the effect of different variables on the siderophore production by Aspergillus

AIMS: To evaluate the suitability of chrome azurol S (CAS) agar plate assay as a quantitative methodology for siderophore production. METHODS AND RESULTS: Aspergillus species (A. flavus, A. niger, A. tamarii) were inoculated in the CAS-agar plates and the siderophores production was determined and expressed as CAS-reaction rate (mm per day). All the species showed positive CAS reaction with different rates depending on culture conditions and A. flavus showed the highest CAS-reaction rate. The siderophore production in solid medium expressed as CAS-reaction rate was correlated with siderophore production in liquid medium. CONCLUSIONS: The use of CAS-agar plate assay was modified and the evaluation of CAS reaction in mm per day made it possible to study and quantify the effect of several variables on the siderophore production by Aspergillus fungi. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: We describe the CAS-agar plate assay as a quantitative methodology, which make it possible to select and evaluate the siderophore production by several microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) according to different culture conditions.     

嗜水气单胞菌铁载体的提纯及特性分析

提纯了嗜水气单胞菌（Ａｈ）Ｊ１ 株的铁载体（ｓｉｄｅｒｏｐｈｏｒｅ） ,并对其特性进行了初步分析。Ａｈ Ｊ１ 株的培养上清液经聚酰胺柱层析、双蒸水洗脱、乙酸乙脂沉淀和真空冻干,获得白色粉末。用ＣＡＳ法及Ａｒｎｏｗ 法检测均为阳性,证实为铁载体,含有２ ,３二羟基苯甲酸（２ ,３ＤＨＢ） 功能团,属酚盐类铁载体。高压液相色谱分析表明,此种铁载体仅含甘氨酸、赖氨酸及色氨酸。上述纯化的铁载体,在体外培养条件下能促进产铁载体为弱阳性的Ａｈ Ｎ９ａ 株的生长,且能对抗ＥＤＤＡ 对细菌生长的抑制作用,显示铁载体能促进细菌的增殖,在细菌的感染致病过程中可能起重要作用。     

The probiotic potential against vibriosis of the indigenous microflora of rainbow trout

The antibacterial properties of the indigenous microflora of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) and the potential use of inhibitory bacteria as fish probiotics were investigated. A total of 1018 bacteria and yeasts were isolated on tryptone soy agar (TSA) from skin, gills and intestine. Forty-five of these inhibited growth of the fish pathogenic bacterium Vibrio anguillarum in a well diffusion assay. The antagonism was most prominent among Pseudomonas spp., as 28 (66%) of the antagonistic bacteria belonged to this genus, despite constituting only 15% of the total tested flora. As pseudomonads are typically siderophore producers, chrome azurol S (CAS) agar was used as a semi-selective medium for isolation of antagonistic bacteria. On this medium, 75% of the iron-chelating strains were inhibitory to V. anguillarum . Eight strains out of a subset of 11 antagonists caused a 3–6 log unit reduction in the density of V. anguillarum [measured by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection in a most probable number (MPN) regimen] in a broth co-culture assay. Survival of rainbow trout infected with vibriosis was improved 13–43% by six out of nine antagonistic strains tested in vivo. All disease-protecting strains were pseudomonads, isolated from CAS plates, whereas two Carnobacterium spp. that were antagonistic in in vitro well diffusion assays did not alter the accumulated mortality of rainbow trout. The addition of live bacterial cultures to fish-rearing water may thus improve survival of the fish; however, in vitro antagonism could not completely predict an in vivo effect. Further studies on the underlying mechanism of activity are required to design appropriate selection criteria for fish probiotic bacteria.     

Detection of siderophores in growing cultures ofPseudomonas spp.

Summary The siderophores produced byPseudomonas fluorescens andP. chlororaphis were detected from the culture supernatants in MM9 and modified King's medium by the universal CAS assay at wavelengths 620–690 nm. The CAS assay was applied to detectPseudomonas siderophores directly in situ, during their production phase, in modified King's medium. Optimum results were detected with a final CAS concentration of 0.025 mM and an iron concentration of 1.25 M. The problems of the method are discussed with respect to the absorbance spectrum, the toxicity of the HDTMA detergent, the influence of the iron concentration and the complexity of media for siderophore production.     

Effect of gelling agent on colony formation in solid cultivation of microbial community in lake sediment

Since Robert Koch and colleagues found agar to be an effective gelling agent over a century ago, the pure culture method using agar plates has long been a standard of microbiology. Agar is undoubtedly easy to handle and useful for culture of microorganisms, but recent discovery of the ubiquity of microorganisms that cannot be cultured on agar raises a question: is agar really the best agent? In this study, we investigated the effect of two gelling agents, agar and gellan gum, on colony formation of a diverse array of microorganisms (total 108 strains) newly isolated from freshwater sediments and a representative microorganism as a slow grower on agar medium, Gemmatimonas aurantiaca, to clarify (i) whether they can grow on both agar and gellan gum plates, and (ii) the difference in time required for colony formation between the two gelling agents. Interestingly, 22 of 108 isolates showed no ability to form any visible colonies on the agar medium but did so on the gellan gum medium, and showed low 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to their closest species. The remaining 86 isolates grew on both agar and gellan gum, but 52 of them grew much faster on gellan gum than on agar. Moreover, gellan gum also significantly stimulated the colony formation of the representative slow‐growing microorganism G. aurantiaca. Our results demonstrate that the gelling agent is a crucial factor for the growth of bacteria on plate media, and that alternatives to agar will be very important for increasing the culturability of yet‐to‐be cultured microorganisms.     

Novel and rapid agar plate methods for in vitro assessment of bacterial biocontrol isolates’ antagonism against multiple fungal phytopathogens

Biological control of plant diseases with antagonistic bacteria is a promising alternative to conventional chemical control strategies. In vitro screening for inhibition of mycelial growth of phytopathogenic fungi by bacterial isolates is the first step in selecting putative bacterial biocontrol agents. Dual culture plate assay is the most common method involved in this first-line selection process. However, it needs independent agar plates to test antagonism by a specific bacterial isolate against each of the fungal phytopathogen. Two modified in vitro antagonism tests are proposed here. Antagonistic activity of a putative biocontrol bacterial strain against four different fungal phytopathogens could be assessed in a single agar plate simultaneously. A comparison of the new methods with conventional dual culture plate assay was also done. The proposed methods are easy to perform and results of antagonism are obtained rapidly. Results of fungal inhibition were qualitatively comparable with that generated through dual culture plate assay. Quantity of resources such as agar medium and plates required for the modified antagonistic assays is several folds less than that required for dual culture plate assay.     

Effect of culture medium composition on inhibition of growth ofNeisseria gonorrhoeae by lactobacilli

The role of genital microorganisms in resistance to gonococcal infection is usually based on their in vitro inhibition of gonococcal growth. Three different culture media (GC, DSA, and MRS) were evaluated for their ability to support the growth of 23 lactobacilli strains and the detection of the antigonococcal activity of these bacteria. The MRS medium was the most suitable medium for the growth of lactobacilli since it favored a good growth of all the lactobacilli strains tested, but it was inhibitory toNeisseria gonorrhoeae. Decreasing the concentration of Tween 80, ammonium citrate, and sodium acetate to one-tenth of their original concentrations yielded a modified MRS medium which still supported good growth of the lactobacilli and was no longer inhibitory to the gonococci. While GC medium did not allow any detection of the production of antigonococcal activity by the lactobacilli, both modified MRS and DSA media allowed the detection of this activity by the agar overlay technique. The use of modified MRS medium is recommended since it is less selective than DSA medium for the growth of lactobacilli.     

The Alternative Role of Enterobactin as an Oxidative Stress Protector Allows Escherichia coli Colony Development

Numerous bacteria have evolved different iron uptake systems with the ability to make use of their own and heterologous siderophores. However, there is growing evidence attributing alternative roles for siderophores that might explain the potential adaptive advantages of microorganisms having multiple siderophore systems. In this work, we show the requirement of the siderophore enterobactin for Escherichia coli colony development in minimal media. We observed that a strain impaired in enterobactin production (entE mutant) was unable to form colonies on M9 agar medium meanwhile its growth was normal on LB agar medium. Given that, neither iron nor citrate supplementation restored colony growth, the role of enterobactin as an iron uptake-facilitator would not explain its requirement for colony development. The absence of colony development was reverted either by addition of enterobactin, the reducing agent ascorbic acid or by incubating in anaerobic culture conditions with no additives. Then, we associated the enterobactin requirement for colony development with its ability to reduce oxidative stress, which we found to be higher in media where the colony development was impaired (M9) compared with media where the strain was able to form colonies (LB). Since oxyR and soxS mutants (two major stress response regulators) formed colonies in M9 agar medium, we hypothesize that enterobactin could be an important piece in the oxidative stress response repertoire, particularly required in the context of colony formation. In addition, we show that enterobactin has to be hydrolyzed after reaching the cell cytoplasm in order to enable colony development. By favoring iron release, hydrolysis of the enterobactin-iron complex, not only would assure covering iron needs, but would also provide the cell with a molecule with exposed hydroxyl groups (hydrolyzed enterobactin). This molecule would be able to scavenge radicals and therefore reduce oxidative stress.