海藻酸盐固定化北京丙酸杆菌丙酸发酵的研究

本文报道利用海藻酸钠固定化北京丙酸杆菌,及其丙酸发酵的最适条件。最适海藻酸钠和菌体的起始浓度分别为2％和I00％(w／v)。菌体和海藻酸盐混合滴入CaCl₂：溶液中得到直径为3—4 mm球形颗粒。将固定化细胞放入25ml厌氧管中5 g颗粒/15ml培养基。其成分为(％)：葡萄糖1,酵母膏0．5,CaCI₂0.1。30℃静置培养产生大量的挥发酸,丙酸对乙酸的比例接近10：1。固定化细胞重复利用发酵30次,保持稳定活性65天。     

自絮凝酵母SPSC01在组合反应器系统中酒精连续发酵的研究

建立了一套由四级磁力搅拌发酵罐串联组成、总有效容积4000mL的小型组合生物反应器系统 ,其中一级罐作为种子培养罐。以脱胚脱皮玉米粉双酶法制备的糖化液为种子培养基和发酵底物 ,进行了自絮凝颗粒酵母酒精连续发酵的研究。种子罐培养基还原糖浓度为100g L ,添加 (NH₄)₂HPO₄ 和KH₂PO₄ 各 20g L ,以0.017h^-1 的恒定稀释速率流加 ,并溢流至后续酒精发酵系统。发酵底物初始还原糖浓度 220g/L ,添加 (NH₄)₂HPO₄ 15g/L和KH₂PO₄2 5g/L ,流加至第一级发酵罐 ,稀释速率分别为 0.017、0.025、0.033、0.040和0.05 0h^-1。实验数据表明 ,自絮凝颗粒酵母在各发酵罐中呈部分固定化状态 ,在稀释速率0.040h^-1 条件下 ,发酵系统呈一定的振荡行为 ,其他四个稀释速率实验组均能够达拟稳态。当稀释速率不超过 0 0 33h^-1 ,流出末级发酵罐的发酵液中酒精浓度可以达到 12 % (V/V)以上 ,残还原糖和残总糖分别在 0 11%和 0 35 % h^-1,流出末级发酵罐的发酵液中酒精浓度可以达到12%（V/V）以上,残还原糖和残总糖分别在0.11%和0.35%（W/V）以下。在稀释速率为0.033h^-1时,计算发酵系统酒精的设备生产强度指标为3.32（g·L^-1·h^-1）,与游离酵母细胞传统酒精发酵工艺相比,增加约1倍。     

微生物发酵稻草生产饲料蛋白培养条件的研究

研究了糙皮侧耳 (Pleurotusostreatus)和康氏木霉 (TrichodermaKoningii)发酵稻草生产饲料蛋白的培养条件。在实验室条件下 ,培养基的基本组成为稻草 80g ,麸皮 2 0g ,(NH₄)₂SO₄2g ,葡萄糖 2g,KH₂ PO₄1g。原料 :水为 1∶3 ,pH5.5～6.0 ,接种量 10%,培养温度28℃～30℃ ,培养周期10d。产物分析结     

3-脱氧葡糖松代谢酶产生菌的筛选及产酶条件

从霉菌和酵母中筛选到一株酵母（Saccharomycescerevisiae231）,该菌株具有能够代谢3-脱氧葡糖松（3－deoxyglucosone）的酶,且活性较高。研究了该菌株的最适产酶条件：培养温度28℃,培养基起始pH7.0,培养时间12h,碳源、氮源分别为蔗糖、牛肉膏,添加KH₂PO₄、Ca（H₂PO₄）₂·H₂O能促进产酶。     

高活性反硝化颗粒污泥的研究

以上流式厌氧污泥床（ＵＡＳＢ）反应器中的反硝化颗粒污泥为样品,研究了颗粒污泥的基本特性。测定出颗粒污泥中的优势无机元素为Ｃａ、Ｐ．颗粒表面以球菌和短杆菌为主。反硝化菌是颗拉中的优势菌群,数量可达６．５ｘ１０^８－１．５ｘ１０^１０个／ｍｌ颗粒污泥。初步鉴定了两株脱氮菌Ｍｉｃｒｏｃｏｃｃｕｓｓｐ．ｓｔｒａｉｎＮ_１和ＰｓｅｕｄｏｍｏｎａｓａｅｒｕｇｉｎｏｓａｓｔｒａｉｎＮ_２．     

含易降解有机质时对苯二甲酸(TA)厌氧降解动力学

含易降解有机物的对苯二甲酸有机废水在厌氧处理时,其中的易降解有机质通过甲烷发酵被优先利用,其中间代谢物对对苯二甲酸的降解有抑制作用,同时,对苯二甲酸自身的降解也存在底物抑制现象。本文建立了有易降解有机质存在时对苯二甲酸厌氧降解的抑制动力学模型方程：q=q_max SS+Ks[1+(I-0.86)/K_I,s,并利用非线性回归,确定了模型参数q_max=1972.0mgTA/gVSS·d;K_s=20.2844gTA/L;K_I,I=2.041gCOD/L;K_I,s=0.0108 gTA/L,实验数据对该动力学方程能较好拟合。在此基础上提出两段厌氧处理新工艺。     

转反义trxs基因小麦株系00T89分子鉴定及抗穗发芽特性研究

以皖麦48为受体导入反义trxs基因已获得00T89第4代（T₄）转基因株系,对其进行反义基因的PCR鉴定、相对定量RT-PCR基因表达检测以及抗穗发芽特性研究。结果表明,18个T₄代转基因株系中,13个株系目的基因检测呈阳性;成熟期籽粒萌发过程中,8个株系转录水平上mRNA丰度极显著降低（P<0.01）,mRNA丰度与穗发芽指标呈显著和极显著的相关性（r=0.7181）。其中6个株系在开花后30d至成熟后10d表现出明显的抗穗发芽特性。与非转基因对照相比,平均穗开始发芽时间推迟2.7d（P<0.01）,穗粒发芽率和穗发芽度分别降低35.5%（P<0.01）和47.5%（P<0.01）,成熟后25d这些株系又逐渐恢复发芽特性,无显著差异（P>0.05）。     

碳酸钙促进丙酮酸发酵过程中α-酮戊二酸的形成

在多重维生素营养缺陷型菌株光滑球拟酵母CCTCC M202019发酵生产丙酮酸的摇瓶和发酵罐实验中发现,CaCO₃的添加对发酵液中α-酮戊二酸（α-KG）的积累有重要影响。在维生素浓度不变且供氧充分的前提下,延迟CaCO₃添加时间可明显抑制α-KG的产生,并提高丙酮酸与α-KG的碳摩尔比(C_PYR/C_αKG);而增加培养基中的CaCO₃浓度会导致αKG积累的增加。用不同物质调节发酵液中pH的实验证实：在丙酮酸发酵过程中, Ca²⁺对αKG的积累起主要作用,CO₃^2-起辅助作用,两者对α-KG的积累具有协同效应。维持培养基中CaCO₃浓度不变,改变培养基中硫胺素的浓度,对αKG的积累,特别是对C_PYR/C_α-KG值没有影响;而增加培养基中生物素的浓度,则导致αKG的浓度不断上升且C_PYR/C_α-KG值不断下降。当有Ca2+存在时,胞内丙酮酸羧化酶的活性最高可提高40%,而丙酮酸脱氢酶系的活性没有明显变化。结果表明,丙酮酸发酵过程中α-KG的形成是由于CaCO₃促进了丙酮酸羧化反应,其中Ca²⁺可显著提高丙酮酸羧化酶的活性,而CO₃^2-则有可能作为丙酮酸羧化反应的底物。     

浓香型酒窖中生丝微菌的分离与特性*

从浓香型大曲酒发酵糟中,首次分离到一株能利用甲醇为唯一碳源和能源的生丝微菌Hy-phomicrobium sp M7。该菌具有独特的形态学特征:细胞顶端常生长一根菌丝结构。通过菌丝出芽而繁殖。细胞呈卵圆形,单独存在。菌落淡褐色。该菌对甲醇有较大的亲和力。在甲醇存在时,能以NO3-为电子受体进行厌氧生长。能利用甲醇、甲胺类化合物、乙醇、乙酸盐作为碳源生长,不利用C₂以上的有机物。在乙醇为碳源的培养基上,菌丝顶端常长出一种喇叭口结构。最适氮源为NH相似文献   

人三叶因子3在毕赤酵母中表达条件的研究

为提高人三叶因子 3 (HumanTrefoilfactor 3 ,hTFF3 )在毕赤酵母中的表达量 ,研究了转化子生长的培养条件 ,包括不同碳源对转化子生长的影响和接种量、甲醇浓度、pH值、摇瓶转速及不同诱导时间对人三叶因子 3表达的影响。结果表明转化子在生长阶段加入葡萄糖生长旺盛 ,培养 14h后OD₆₀₀ 就可达到 50。在 100mL生长培养基上的菌液以 1∶1接入诱导培养基时蛋白表达量最高 ;转化子在 1%的甲醇、pH60、摇瓶转速240r/min的条件下诱导4 8h ,菌体密度OD₆₀₀为 15 ,目的蛋白表达量达到 20mg L。用 5L发酵罐进行了高密度发酵 ,经2%甲醇32h诱导 ,最终菌体密度OD₆₀₀ 达到 120 ,每升发酵液中含目的蛋白100mg。     

Characterization of pRGO1, a plasmid from Propionibacterium acidipropionici, and its use for development of a host-vector system in propionibacteria

The complete nucleotide sequence of pRGO1, a cryptic plasmid from Propionibacterium acidipropionici E214, was determined. pRGO1 is 6, 868 bp long, and its G+C content is 65.0%. Frame analysis of the sequence revealed six open reading frames, which were designated Orf1 to Orf6. The deduced amino acid sequences of Orf1 and Orf2 showed extensive similarities to an initiator of plasmid replication, the Rep protein, of various plasmids of gram-positive bacteria. The amino acid sequence of the putative translation product of orf3 exhibited a high degree of similarity to the amino acid sequences of DNA invertase in several bacteria. For the putative translation products of orf4, orf5, and orf6, on the other hand, no homologous sequences were found. The function of these open reading frames was studied by deletion analysis. A shuttle vector, pPK705, was constructed for shuttling between Escherichia coli and a Propionibacterium strain containing orf1 (repA), orf2 (repB), orf5, and orf6 from pRGO1, pUC18, and the hygromycin B-resistant gene as a drug marker. Shuttle vector pPK705 successfully transformed Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii IFO12426 by electroporation at an efficiency of 8 x 10(6) CFU/microg of DNA under optimized conditions. Transformation of various species of propionibacteria with pPK705 was also performed at efficiencies of about 10(4) to 10(7) CFU/microg of DNA. The vector was stably maintained in strains of P. freudenreichii subsp. shermanii, P. freudenreichii, P. pentosaceum, and P. freudenreichii subsp. freudenreichii grown under nonselective conditions. Successful manipulation of a host-vector system in propionibacteria should facilitate genetic studies and lead to creation of genes that are useful industrially.     

Acid-bile, antibiotic resistance and inhibitory properties of propionibacteria isolated from Turkish traditional home-made cheeses

In this study, a total of 29 Propionibacterium spp. were isolated from traditional home-made Turkish cheese samples. As a result of the identification, isolates were identified as Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. freudenreichii (15 strains), Propionibacterium jensenii (12), and Propionibacterium thoenii (2). All isolates and 5 reference strains were examined for their abilities to survive at pH 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and in the presence of 0.06, 0.15 and 0.30% bile salts, their influence on the growth of food-borne and spoilage bacteria, as well as their sensitivity against 11 selected antibiotics. Only seven propionibacteria strains survived in both the acidic and bile salt environments. Propionibacterium spp. strains strongly inhibited growth of the Escherichia coli ATCC 11229 and Shigella sonnei Mu:57 strains (91%). All propionibacteria strains were sensitive to a majority of the antibiotics used in the investigations. Overall, dairy propionibacteria showed high antibacterial activity, resistance to pH 4.0, 5.0, high resistance to bile salts and will provide an alternative source to Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium as probiotic culture.     

Construction of an expression vector for propionibacteria and its use in production of 5-aminolevulinic acid by Propionibacterium freudenreichii

Several promoters from Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii were isolated using a promoter probe vector, pCVE1, containing the Streptomyces cholesterol oxidase gene (choA) as a reporter gene. Three of four promoters isolated exhibiting a strong activity in Escherichia coli also expressed a strong activity in P. freudenreichii subsp. shermanii IFO12426. Using two promoters with a strong activity and a previously constructed shuttle vector, pPK705, shuttling between E. coli and Propionibacterium. we constructed expression vectors for propionibacteria. To overproduce 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), which is the first intermediate in the synthesis of porphyrins, the ALA synthase gene (hemA) from Rhodobacter sphaeroides was recombined with the expression vectors. The activity of ALA synthase in the recombinant P freudenreichii subsp. shermanii increased about 70-fold that in the strain without a vector. The recombinant Propionibacterium produced ALA at a maximum concentration of 8.6 mM in the absence of levulinic acid, an inhibitor of ALA dehydratase, with 1% glucose as a carbon source. The recombinant P. freudenreichii accumulated 18.8 mmol/g cells ALA in the presence of 1 mM levulinic acid and 30 mM glycine. The construction of an efficient expression vector will facilitate genetic studies of a vitamin B12 producer, Propionibacterium.     

Effects of expression of hemA and hemB genes on production of porphyrin in Propionibacterium freudenreichii

The genus Propionibacterium has a wide range of probiotic activities that are exploited in dairy and fermentation systems such as cheeses, propionic acid, and tetrapyrrole compounds. In order to improve production of tetrapyrrole compounds, we expressed the hemA gene, which encodes delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, and the hemB gene, which encodes porphobilinogen (PBG) synthase from Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii IFO12424, either monocistronically or polycistronically in strain IFO12426. The recombinant strains accumulated larger amounts of ALA and PBG, with resultant 28- to 33-fold-higher production of porphyrinogens, such as uroporphyrinogen and coproporphyrinogen, than those observed in strain IFO12426, which harbored the shuttle vector pPK705.     

Use of DNA quantification to measure growth and autolysis of Lactococcus and Propionibacterium spp. in mixed populations

Autolysis is self-degradation of the bacterial cell wall that results in the release of enzymes and DNA. Autolysis of starter bacteria, such as lactococci and propionibacteria, is essential for cheese ripening, but our understanding of this important process is limited. This is mainly because the current tools for measuring autolysis cannot readily be used for analysis of bacteria in mixed populations. We have now addressed this problem by species-specific detection and quantification of free DNA released during autolysis. This was done by use of 16S rRNA gene single-nucleotide extension probes in combination with competitive PCR. We analyzed pure and mixed populations of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and three different species of Propionibacterium. Results showed that L. lactis subsp. lactis INF L2 autolyzed first, followed by Propionibacterium acidipropionici ATCC 4965, Propionibacterium freudenreichii ISU P59, and then Propionibacterium jensenii INF P303. We also investigated the autolytic effect of rennet (commonly used in cheese production). We found that the effect was highly strain specific, with all the strains responding differently. Finally, autolysis of L. lactis subsp. lactis INF L2 and P. freudenreichii ISU P59 was analyzed in a liquid cheese model. Autolysis was detected later in this cheese model system than in broth media. A challenge with DNA, however, is DNA degradation. We addressed this challenge by using a DNA degradation marker. We obtained a good correlation between the degradation of the marker and the target in a model experiment. We conclude that our DNA approach will be a valuable tool for use in future analyses and for understanding autolysis in mixed bacterial populations.     

Microfluidic electroporation for delivery of small molecules and genes into cells using a common DC power supply

The end-product profile of the glucose fermentation by Propionibacterium freudenreichii ET-3 changed on an electrochemical treatment, in which the culture vessel was filled with a carbon felt anode. Acetate and propionate were produced as final end products in a molar ratio of 2:3 without any electrochemical treatments at the point of the consumption of lactate as an intermediate of the glucose fermentation. The ratio was changed to 1:1 at the point of the lactate consumption by the electrochemical incubation at an electrode potential of 0.4 V versus Ag|AgCl for 100 h. During further electrochemical incubation, propionate was oxidized to acetate as a final end-product in the microbe-containing anode chamber. 1,4-Dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid produced by P. freudenreichii ET-3 itself would receive electrons from the metabolic pathway and serve as an electron transfer mediator from the microbial cells to the electrode.     

Structural studies on exopolysaccharides produced by three different propionibacteria strains

The exopolysaccharides produced by three propionibacteria strains, Propionibacterium freudenreichii 109, Propionibacterium freudenreichii 111, and Propionibacterium thoenii 126, grown on whey-based media, were found to be charged heteropolymers, composed of D-glucose, D-mannose, and D-glucuronic acid in molar ratios of 2:2:1. By means of methylation analysis, mass spectrometry, partial acid hydrolysis, and 1D/2D NMR (1H and 13C) studies, it was determined that all three exopolysaccharides contain the same branched, pentasaccharide repeating unit: [Formula: see text].     

Antifungal compounds from cultures of dairy propionibacteria type strains

Antifungal compounds from cultures of five type strains of dairy propionibacteria, as well as from the cultivation medium, were studied. Cell-free supernatants and medium were fractionated by C(18) solid phase extraction. The aqueous 95% acetonitrile fractions were analyzed by GC-MS or subjected to reversed-phase HPLC, to identify, quantify or isolate antifungal substances. The resulting HPLC fractions were screened for antifungal activity against the mold Aspergillus fumigatus and the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. Active fractions were further separated by HPLC and the structures of the compounds were determined by spectroscopic and chromatographic methods. All five strains produced 3-phenyllactic acid, at concentrations ranging from 1.0 microg mL(-1) (Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii) to 15.1 microg mL(-1) (Propionibacterium thoenii), and at L/D -ratios ranging from 2 : 3 (Propionibacterium acidipropionici) to 9 : 1 (Propionibacterium freudenreichii). A number of active compounds found in cultures of propionibacteria were also present in noninoculated growth medium: two antifungal diketopiperazines, cyclo(L-Phe-L-Pro) and cyclo(L-Ile-L-Pro), and seven antifungal linear peptides. Three of the linear peptides corresponded to sequences found in the medium component casein, suggesting their origin from this component, whereas the diketopiperazines were suggested to be formed from medium peptides by heat treatment.     

Accumulation of Intracellular Glycogen and Trehalose by Propionibacterium freudenreichii under Conditions Mimicking Cheese Ripening in the Cold

Seven Propionibacterium freudenreichii strains exhibited similar responses when placed at 4°C. They slowed down cell machinery, displayed cold stress responses, and rerouted their carbon metabolism toward trehalose and glycogen synthesis, both accumulated in cells. These results highlight the molecular basis of long-term survival of P. freudenreichii in the cold.