多环芳烃降解菌的筛选、鉴定及降解特性

【目的】多环芳烃(PAHs)是一类普遍存在于环境中且具有高毒性的持久性有机污染物,高效降解菌的筛选对利用生物修复技术有效去除环境中的多环芳烃具有重要意义。研究拟从供试菌株中筛选多环芳烃高效降解菌,并分析其降解特性,为多环芳烃污染环境的微生物修复提供资源保障和科学依据。【方法】采用平板法从25株供试菌株中筛选出以菲和芘为唯一碳源和能源的高效降解菌,经16S rRNA基因序列进行初步鉴定,通过单因素实验法分析其在液体培养基中的降解特性。【结果】筛选出的3株多环芳烃高效降解菌SL-1、02173和02830经16S rRNA基因序列分析,02173和02830分别与假单胞菌属中的Pseudomonas alcaliphila和Pseudomonas corrugate同源性最近,SL-1为本课题组发表新类群Rhizobium petrolearium的模式菌株;降解实验表明,菌株SL-1 3 d内对单一多环芳烃菲(100 mg/L)和芘(50 mg/L)的降解率分别达到100%和48%,5 d后能够降解74%的芘;而其3 d内对混合PAHs中菲和芘的降解率分别为75.89%和81.98%。菌株02173和02830 3 d内对混合多环芳烃中萘(200 mg/L)、芴(50 mg/L)、菲(100 mg/L)和芘(50 mg/L)的降解率均分别超过97%。【结论】筛选出的3株PAHs降解菌SL-1、02173和02830不仅可以高效降解低分子量PAHs,还对高分子量PAHs具有很好的降解潜力。研究表明,由于共代谢作用低分子量多环芳烃可促进高分子量多环芳烃的降解,而此时低分子量多环芳烃的降解将受到抑制。     

深海多环芳烃降解菌新鞘氨醇杆菌H25的降解特性及降解基因

[目的]为了从深海环境中筛选新的多环芳烃降解菌,了解其降解基因及降解特性.[方法]以原油作为碳源从印度洋深海海水样品中富集筛选出降解能力较强的多环芳烃降解菌,并根据已报道的相关菌属的多环芳烃起始双加氧酶大亚基序列及侧翼序列设计兼并引物进行扩增.[结果]获得了1株能够高效降解原油、柴油及多种多环芳烃的菌株H25.经16S rDNA序列系统发育分析表明它属于新鞘氨醇杆菌属(Novosphingobium)(96%).并从该菌株中扩增获得2条相似度为91.0%双加氧酶基因片段.2条序列在NCBI上Blastn分析表明均与菌株N.aromaticivorans DSM12444T的降解质粒pNL1上的双加氧酶大亚基具有最高相似度,分别为99.6%和91.0%.根据pNL1上的双加氧酶序列设计引物获得了包含H25双加氧酶大亚基及上下游序列的2个基因片段H25 Ⅰ(2.9kb)和H25Ⅱ(4.5kb).另外,单碳降解实验表明H25对联苯、2-甲基萘、2,6-二甲基萘、菲、二苯并噻吩、二苯并呋喃等均有较好的降解能力.[结论]H25菌株是Novosphingobium属可能的新种.深海细菌在大洋环境多环芳烃污染的自然净化中起到一定作用,并在环境生物修复中有较大的应用前景.     

石油污染土壤自然衰减过程多环芳烃降解基因动态特征

新疆石油污染土壤中微生物多环芳烃(polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,PAHs)降解功能基因研究甚少,且环境因子和功能基因之间相关性仍不清楚。【目的】揭示新疆石油污染砂质土壤自然衰减过程中多环芳烃降解关键基因结构和变化规律。【方法】以新疆准东油田为研究区,分析同一采油区不同石油污染年限土壤理化因子和多环芳烃含量变化,采用扩增子测序研究石油自然衰减过程中多环芳烃降解酶基因结构变化规律,利用Mental检验探讨其环境驱动因子。【结果】石油污染时间1年和3年的土壤中有多项理化指标与背景土存在显著性差异,而污染5年土壤与背景土之间仅2项指标具有显著性差异,随石油自然衰减逐渐恢复至正常。石油污染1年的土壤中16种多环芳烃除苊烯和?以外,其余14种多环芳烃均高于石油污染3年和5年土壤,多环芳烃总量和含油率污染1年土壤均显著高于污染3年和5年的土壤,多环芳烃会在污染后短时间内迅速被降解。扩增子测序结果显示,萘双加氧酶基因分类操作单元(operational taxonomic units,OTUs)序列随污染年限延长逐渐增多;芳环羟化双加氧酶基因OTUs序列BLAST(...     

一株高效降解芘的细菌分离、鉴定及其降解效果

摘要：【目的】获得高效降解高分子量多环芳烃的细菌,并研究其对多环芳烃的降解能力。【方法】利用富集培养和芘升华平板方法,从焦化厂污染土壤中分离多环芳烃降解细菌,对分离菌株通过形态特征、16S rRNA基因和gyrb基因序列相似性分析进行鉴定,并研究该菌对高分子量多环芳烃（HMW-PAHs）的降解效果。【结果】筛选到一株能以芘、苯并蒽、屈、苯并芘、茚并芘、苯并苝、荧恩为碳源和能源生长并降解这些底物的菌株HBS1,该菌株的16S rRNA基因和gyrb基因序列与Gordonia amicalis的相应基因的相似     

一株深海热液环境来源的PAHs降解菌TVG9-Ⅶ的系统发育与降解基因

【目的】对一株深海热液环境来源的多环芳烃(PAHs)降解菌进行系统发育分析并对其降解特性和降解机制进行研究。【方法】对16S rRNA基因进行扩增和测序,进行基于16S rRNA基因序列的系统发育分析;利用GC-MS测定其对PAHs的降解率;通过构建基因组Fosmid文库,克隆PAHs降解基因簇;并利用RT-PCR和qPCR研究关键降解酶基因在不同PAHs诱导下的表达情况。【结果】从西南太平洋劳盆地热液沉积物中分离到一株PAHs降解菌株TVG9-Ⅶ,系统发育分析结果表明,该菌株属于新鞘氨醇杆菌属(Novosphingobium),与该属的Novosphingobium indicum H25T系统发育关系最为密切,它们的16S rRNA基因序列相似性高达99.7%。该菌株在21 d内对菲、荧蒽和芘的降解率分别为95.2%,57.3%和69.6%。从Fosmid文库中筛选得到一个负责PAHs降解的上游基因簇,包含了PAHs起始降解双加氧酶大小亚基(pheA1a/b)基因和一个脱氢酶基因;RT-PCR和qPCR实验表明,双加氧酶大亚基基因pheA1a在菲的诱导下上调表达4.2倍,而在萘及高环荧蒽和芘的诱导下无上调。【结论】菌株TVG9-Ⅶ是Novosphingobium属深海热液来源的PAHs降解菌,具有良好的降解特性,特别是对高环PAHs的降解效果较好。     

微生物降解多环芳烃(PAHs)的研究进展

从多环芳烃(PAHs)的降解菌株的筛选、降解机制以及PAHs污染的生物修复等方面介绍了微生物降解PAHs的最新研究进展。     

多环芳烃降解菌X20的鉴定及降解特性

从多环芳烃降解高效的混合菌群中分离筛选到1株多环芳烃降解菌X20,经形态观察和16SrRNA序列分析,属于假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.)。采用室内摇瓶培养的方法,研究了该菌在不同环境条件下对菲和芘的降解。结果表明:弱碱环境有利于菌株X20对菲和芘的降解,最适pH为8.0;葡萄糖对菲芘降解率的影响呈抛物线变化,当葡萄糖浓度为0.2%时,X20对菲和芘的降解达到最高;X20对菲和芘的降解率随其初始浓度的上升而降低,菲和芘在初始浓度为10、20和40mg.L-1时的7d降解率分别为56.3%、39.25%、29.75%和41.8%、29.55%、23.50%,芘对X20降解的抑制强度高于菲。本研究结果将为构建高效的多环芳烃降解菌群,提高多环芳烃原位污染土壤的生物修复效果奠定基础。     

三叶草根系分泌物对多环芳烃微生物降解及加氧酶的影响

为揭示根际效应对多环芳烃降解的影响机制,建立恰当的植物-微生物联合修复模式,本研究向含有微生物及多环芳烃(芘和苯并\[a\]芘)的微宇宙中加入三叶草根系分泌物,分析其对多环芳烃降解的影响,研究降解过程中微生物加氧酶和16S rDNA基因拷贝数的变化,并对具有多环芳烃降解能力的微生物进行鉴定.结果表明： 分枝杆菌M1具有降解多环芳烃的能力;三叶草根系分泌物总有机碳(TOC)浓度为35.5 mg·L^-1时,芘和苯并\[a\]芘降解率明显提高,分枝杆菌加氧酶基因所占比例增加,表明其促进了分枝杆菌对芘和苯并\[a\]芘的降解;在降解过程中,加氧酶基因拷贝数明显增加,而16S rDNA数量增加不明显,表明前者与多环芳烃降解过程有关,而后者和微生物数量有关.三叶草根系分泌物使分枝杆菌加氧酶基因拷贝数明显增加,从而促进了分枝杆菌对多环芳烃的降解.
     

微生物降解多环芳烃的研究进展

多环芳烃(PAHs)是具有严重危害的环境污染物质。介绍PAHs的降解菌,降解机理和PAHs的生物修复方面的研究进展。土壤中PAHs的生物修复被认为是解决污染的有效方法,目前,菲的生物降解途径已经比较清楚,但对结构更为复杂的多环芳烃研究较少。文章还对消除环境中多环芳烃的相关生物技术提出展望。     

3株多环芳烃高效降解菌株的分离鉴定及降解特性

筛选分离降解多环芳烃(PAHs)的优势菌种对开展多环芳烃污染生态系统修复具有重要的现实意义。本研究以焦化厂周围受多环芳烃污染的土壤为菌源,经过富集培养驯化和平板分离,获得11株能降解多环芳烃的菌株。通过形态观察、生理生化特征及16S rRNA序列比对对菌株进行鉴定,筛选出3株PAHs高效降解菌,分别命名为DJ-3、DJ-8、DJ-10。经16S rRNA序列分析鉴定,DJ-3为假单胞菌属、DJ-8为克雷伯氏菌属、DJ-10为芽孢杆菌属。对菌株降解能力的研究表明,3株菌(DJ-3、DJ-8、DJ-10)培养7 d后对混合多环芳烃中菲(200 mg·L^-1)、芘(200 mg·L^-1)和萘(160 mg·L^-1)的降解率分别为48.9%～65.9%、38.9%～43.1%和57.6%～64.9%。3株菌对多环芳烃混合样品(1200 mg·L^-1)的降解率分别为49.1%、44.5%、53.9%,远高于其他8株筛选菌,为PAHs高效降解菌株。3种菌株两两之间和三者组合均无拮抗关系。研究结果将为构建高效的多环芳烃降解菌群、提高多环芳烃原位污染土壤的生物修复效果奠定基础。     

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.