一株高效好氧反硝化菌的分离及特性

利用富集培养的方法从南昌市郊某养鱼塘采样分离出22株反硝化细菌,其中8株反硝化率较高,从中选择一株效果最好的作为研究对象,命名为HS-N62,对其生长特性进行了深入研究。结果表明:硝酸盐氮初始浓度为140mg/L,菌株HS-N62在12h内对硝酸盐氮的去除率可达96%,而且没有亚硝酸盐氮的积累。该菌最适生长温度范围为30°C-37°C,最适生长pH范围6.0-8.0,最适C/N比为10:1,并能利用多种碳源生长。运用正交试验探讨了该菌株最适的反硝化条件。反硝化菌株HS-N62还具有较好的除磷能力,12h除磷率达到67.7%(初始磷酸盐浓度57mg/L)。通过形态学特性和生理生化分析以及16S rRNA基因序列分析,菌株HS-N62与Pseudomonas sp.亲缘关系最为接近,相似性达99%,初步鉴定该菌为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。     

壳聚糖酶生产菌的筛选、鉴定及其产酶培养条件的研究

从土样中分离到60株分泌胞外壳聚糖酶的菌株,经过筛选,其中有1株细菌产酶能力较高.生理生化试验鉴定该细菌为假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.).对假单胞菌产酶的培养条件研究结果表明:最适培养基组分为(g/L):壳聚糖5,氨基葡萄糖2,硝酸氨2,MgSO4·7H2O 0.5,KH2PO4 0.4,KCL 0.5,FeSO4·7H2O 0.01,起始pH 6.5;适宜培养条件是:接种量2.0×107个/50ml培养液,28℃,120 r/min振荡培养3d.     

高效聚磷菌的诱变选育及特性研究

实验采用15 keV不同剂量的低能氮离子束注入G菌,选育出两株高效聚磷菌K1、K2。其聚磷率明显高于实验出发菌,为G菌的1.43倍~3.89倍。经多次传代实验表明这两株菌遗传稳定性较好。根据生理生化及生长实验,这两株菌被鉴定为假单胞菌属细菌(Pseudom onas spp),K1、K2两株菌的最适生长条件为:温度为30℃;pH分别为6和8。菌量OD值(optim al density)在λ为218 nm、220 nm时,分别为0.6和0.4。K1菌在3天时繁殖量达到最大,K2菌在4天时繁殖量达到最大。     

溴氨酸降解菌株的分离和特性

从化工厂污泥中中分离到4个对蒽醌染料中间体溴氨酸有显降解和脱色作用的菌株。经鉴定,4株菌均为假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas sp.）。脱色效果最好的N1菌株能以溴酸为唯一碳源生长,其脱色效果受温度和pH影响较大,最佳生长条件是30℃,pH7.2。     

高效氯氰菊酯降解菌CH7的分离鉴定及降解条件的优化

从农药厂活性污泥中,分离到一株能以高效氯氰菊酯为唯一碳源生长的细菌CH7。经生理生化试验和16S rD-NA分析,将菌株CH7鉴定为铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)。采用Box-behnken设计试验、响应面法(response surfacemethodology)优化菌株CH7的降解条件。在最优条件下(29.4°C,pH7.0,接种量0.15g/L),菌株CH7在12d内对100mg/L高效氯氰菊酯的降解率为90%。     

脱氮除磷假单胞菌的筛选及定量检测

【目的】筛选具有较强脱氮除磷能力的细菌,建立结合S1酶保护分析的分子探针技术,以分析该菌在发酵过程中的数量变化情况。【方法】采用缺磷培养基厌氧培养、富磷培养基好氧培养和硝酸盐还原产气实验进行脱氮除磷菌筛选。通过16S rRNA基因序列分析及同源性比对,结合菌株的生理生化鉴定试验,鉴定筛选株。设计相应的16S rRNA探针组,建立结合S1酶保护分析的分子探针技术。【结果】筛选的菌株被鉴定为假单胞菌Pseudomonas sp.,命名为LY10。菌株LY10在富磷培养基中好氧培养24 h,总磷去除率达90.01%。在反硝化聚磷培养基中培养48 h,总氮和总磷去除率分别为84.71%和89.37%。针对假单胞菌16S rRNA基因序列设计了一组用于结合S1酶保护分析的分子探针Probe-P.sp,该探针具有很高的甄别灵敏度,能够将LY10与丛毛单胞属(Commonas)等5种细菌区分开;分子探针定量分析假单胞菌LY10,其细胞量与吸光值呈线性关系,检测的线性范围为103~106 cells/mL,线性方程为:y=-0.967 87+0.372 99x(R2=0.996 7,n=5)。【结论】新筛的假单胞菌LY10的脱氮除磷能力较强,具有生物脱氮除磷的工业化应用潜质。所建立的结合S1酶保护分析的分子探针技术的特异性和灵敏度良好,有望应用于混菌体系中的假单胞菌的定性定量分析。     

UASB底部活性污泥中优势微生物群系及其对PTA生产废水的降解作用

处理对苯二甲酸(PTA)生产废水的上流式厌氧生物滤床(UASB)底部活性污泥中的微生物分析表明,其优势群系为专性好氧菌和兼性厌氧菌。经分离得到156株微生物,分别为假单胞菌属、微球菌属、葡萄球菌属、不动细菌属、芽孢杆菌属和酵母菌属。其中大部分菌株可以PTA生产废水中某些成分为唯一碳源而生长,而以菌株T6对PTA降解活性为最高。经鉴定,该菌与类产碱假单胞菌(Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes)很相似,但存在某些差异,尚需进一步研究确定。     

浑球红假单胞菌在暗处发酵生长时的固氮酶、吸氢酶以及放氢机制的研究

光合细菌浑球红假单胞菌(Rhodopesudomonas sphaeroides)能在黑暗厌氧条件下生长。首次发现发酵生长的浑球红假单胞菌有固氮酶和吸氧酶的活性。试验比较了在光营养、黑暗厌氧呼吸和好氧呼吸生长方式下该菌的放氢作用,认为黑暗厌氧呼吸过程中的放氢是氢酶催化的放氢。     

几株沼泽红假单胞菌的分离和分类特性研究

分别从温州市郊区采集的4处淤泥中分离到4株光能异养型菌株W1,W2,W3,W4,对其形态特征和生理特性研究发现,4株菌基本相似,均为革兰氏阴性,弯曲杆状,出芽繁殖,在光照厌氧和黑暗好氧条件下均能生长.W1～W4菌株能利用许多有机物作为碳源且以乳酸钠、醋酸钠、丙酮酸、苹果酸、丁二酸为最适宜.酵母膏能显著刺激其生长,而谷氨酸钠和丙氨酸对其生长无刺激作用.在pH5.0～8.5的条件下4株菌均能生长,其最适pH均为7.0左右.根据上述结果,确证W1～W4均为沼泽红假单胞菌(Rhodopseudomonas palustris).     

聚乙烯醇高效降解菌的筛选及降解特性研究

以聚乙烯醇为唯一碳源从环境中筛选获得了高效降解聚乙烯醇的微生物菌株XT11, 初步鉴定为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。对菌株Pseudomonas XT11的生长过程及PVA降解过程进行了研究, 发现该菌株在54 h内可将1 g/L的聚乙烯醇(PVA)降解。同时研究了温度、pH值及酵母膏浓度对该菌株降解PVA的影响, 结果表明其最适温度、pH值和酵母膏浓度分别为30℃、7.0和0.5 g/L。研究了PVA浓度对PVA降解率的影响, 发现随着PVA浓度的增大, PVA的降解率降低。     

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.