小球藻藻菌共生体系在产油方面的特性

【目的】研究人工构建藻菌共生体系在产油方面的特性。【方法】从BG11培养基中分离、筛选出无菌小球藻,通过人工共培养方法构建了藻菌共生体系,探讨了共生体系中小球藻的生长及产油特性。【结果】相比无菌小球藻,藻菌共生体系对于藻的生长、油脂积累以及产生生物柴油的脂肪酸组分方面都有明显的促进作用,其中细菌(Stenotrophomonas maltophilia)和小球藻构建的共生体系效果最好,小球藻生物量提高了9%,油脂含量提高了36.3%,C18-1的含量提高了259.2%。【结论】进一步说明人工共培养方法构建藻菌共生体系能够提高微藻生物柴油的质量,具有很好的利用价值。     

菌藻共生提高小球藻生物量和产油率

微藻规模化养殖常伴随着细菌的影响,存在于微藻藻际的细菌对微藻生长的影响及藻菌共生的机理尚缺乏深入研究。为建立有益的菌藻共生体系和提高微藻生物质产量,以埃氏小球藻(Chlorella emersonii)为试材,分离藻际微环境的菌群,并运用16S rDNA测序进行鉴定。通过藻菌(1∶1)共培养筛选优势促生菌。人工构建不同比例的菌藻共培养体系,分析优势促生菌对微藻生长和生物质产量的影响。结果显示,从埃氏小球藻藻株SXND-25藻际分离到6个菌种,属于菠萝泛菌属(Pantoea)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)、鹑鸡肠球菌属(Enterococcus gallinarum)和大肠杆菌属(Escherichia coli)四个菌属。其中假单胞菌(Pseudomonas)和菠萝泛菌(Pantoea)为优势促生菌。与其他不同比例菌藻共培养相比,埃氏小球藻与菠萝泛菌1∶5共培养的促生效果突出,埃氏小球藻在第8天生物量达5.86 g/L,藻细胞含油量为26.88%,总油脂产量为1.575 g/L且单不饱和脂肪酸(MUFA)高达554-564mg/L。另一优异组合为埃氏小球藻与假单胞菌1∶1共培养,埃氏小球藻第8天生物量为4.12 g/L,藻细胞含油量达29.50%,总油脂产量提高到1.215 g/L,但MUFA含量低(168-175 mg/L)。研究表明在埃氏小球藻培养过程中,适量添加促生菌,可同时提高埃氏小球藻生物质和油脂产量,这为探究藻菌互作效应以及有益藻菌共生体系应用于微藻规模化生产提供参考依据。     

高产油小球藻的筛选及其油脂分析

小球藻广泛分布于各种生境,特别是淡水环境中,适应性强。其同化产物主要是淀粉,但在环境胁迫条件下可显著积累中性脂,其脂肪酸类型主要为C16和C18,适合作为生物柴油的原料。我们从中国部分地区水体中分离纯化到若干株小球藻,通过薄层层析比较分析了21株产油小球藻的油脂含量,筛选到一株三酰基甘油含量较高的藻株Chlorella sp.NMX37N。其适宜生长温区为15—35℃,在25℃时生长速率最快,比生长速率为0.53/d,生长的最适光强为250μmol photons/(m2.s)。批量培养实验显示,藻细胞的三酰基甘油含量随培养时间延长而增加,并在培养的稳定期达到最大值,此时培养液中氮基本被耗尽。在批量培养条件下培养Chlorella sp.NMX37N约40d,藻细胞中总脂含量可达到33%左右,与此相比通过两步培养方式,将培养至对数后期(约20d)的藻细胞缺氮处理48h后,得到的总脂产率相当。通过两步培养方式可以大大缩短培养时间,使得该藻细胞快速有效积累油脂。另外,气相色谱分析显示,该藻的总脂和三酰基甘油的脂肪酸均以C16∶0和C18∶2为主,占总脂肪酸的70%以上,且不含C20以上的长链脂肪酸,可以作为优质的生物柴油原料。     

pH对小球藻Chlorella sp. XQ-200419光合作用、生长和产油的影响

以一种生长快、油脂含量高的小球藻(Chlorella sp. XQ-200419)为实验材料, 利用测定净光合放氧速率的方法研究了pH对其光合作用的影响; 使用改良的BG-11培养基在微藻环形培养池模拟系统中进行分批培养, 培养周期为8d, 培养过程中使用 pH控制仪在线监测藻液的pH, 根据pH变化, 自动接通、关闭CO2通气管道, 将藻液pH分别控制在5.06.0, 7.08.0, 8.09.0, 9.010.0, 10.011.0内, 研究pH对生长速率、生物质面积产率、总脂含量和总脂面积产率的影响。主要结果如下: 藻液pH对小球藻Chlorella sp. XQ-200419光合放氧、生长速率、生物质产率、总脂含量和产率都有显著影响, 适宜的pH范围是7.09.0, 在此范围内, 光合放氧、生长速率、生物质产率、总脂含量和产率均保持较高水平, 且pH的影响不显著; pH低于7.0, 高于9.0, 其光合放氧、生长速率、生物质产率、总脂含量和产率都显著降低。这表明pH对小球藻Chlorella sp. XQ-200419光合作用的影响和对生长、产油的影响是一致的。pH 7.08.0, 小球藻的生物质平均面积产率和总脂平均面积产率都达到最大值, 分别是8.9 g/(m2d)和2269.5 mg/(m2d); 当藻液pH超过10.0, 生物质平均面积产率和总脂平均面积产率分别降低42.1%和60.0%。适合于小球藻生长的pH也有利于其积累油脂, 所以, pH对小球藻产油的影响是一种适宜模式, 而非胁迫模式。规模化培养小球藻Chlorella sp. XQ-200419, 通过补充CO2将藻液pH控制在7.09.0内, 可以获得高生物质产率和总脂产率。研究结果反映出pH对小球藻光合作用、生长和产油影响的规律, 也为规模化培养小球藻生产微藻油脂过程中合理控制藻液pH提供了依据。       

以异养细胞作为种子的椭圆小球藻产油脂光自养培养优化

异养细胞种子/光自养培养方法是一种可异养培养的能源微藻培养的有效方法,但已有文献尚未从工艺优化角度考察其发展潜力。为了获得较高细胞密度的用于光自养培养的种子和提高光自养培养的细胞密度与油脂产率,对异养细胞种子/光自养培养的培养基和培养条件进行了优化。结果表明,采用优化后的培养基,椭圆小球藻在摇瓶中异养培养的最高藻细胞密度可达11.04 g/L,比在初始培养基条件下提高了28.0%,在5 L发酵罐中异养培养的藻细胞密度达到73.89 g/L;在2 L柱式光生物反应器中光自养培养的藻细胞密度、油脂含量和油脂产率分别达1.62 g/L、36.34%和6.1 mg/(L·h),油脂成分主要为含C16-C18碳链的脂肪酸,是制备生物柴油的理想原料。经过优化,异养细胞种子/光自养培养这一方法能够显著地提高椭圆小球藻产油脂的能力,这进一步表明异养细胞种子/光自养培养方法有望成为可异养的能源微藻的高效培养方式。     

一株新型自絮凝凯式拟小球藻的两步培养产油技术

以分离获得的一株新型自絮凝凯式拟小球藻(Parachlorella kessleri) F01为材料, 自养单步培养法为对照, 设计两步培养法, 研究阶段Ⅰ添加葡萄糖兼养和阶段Ⅱ营养元素限制处理对藻细胞油脂积累及絮凝性能的影响。分别采用血球板计数法、干重法、脂染色法测定藻细胞浓度、生物量和总脂含量, 三维荧光光谱分析藻细胞胞外聚合物(Extracellular polymeric substances, EPS)组分和含量。结果表明: (1)两步培养法阶段Ⅰ兼养培养最适葡萄糖浓度为10 g/L, 10d收获时藻细胞油脂产率204.25 mg/(L·d), 是对照组的16.20倍; 静置12h的藻细胞自絮凝率96.1%, 与对照组差异不显著。(2)在阶段Ⅰ基础上, 阶段Ⅱ进行不同元素限制处理培养1d, 低糖组和低糖低氮协同处理组的藻细胞油脂产率分别为242.64和227.61 mg/(L·d), 分别比阶段Ⅰ增加18.8%和11.4%; 培养4d, 低糖、无糖、低氮和低糖低氮协同4种处理组油脂产量显著高于对照组和阶段Ⅰ, 其中低糖低氮协同处理组最高, 达到3.08 g/L, 是对照组的23.69倍, 比阶段Ⅰ增加了51.0%, 而且阶段Ⅱ中4种处理组藻细胞的自絮凝率基本在85.0%以上, 能满足收获要求。(3) F01藻细胞EPS中蛋白类色氨酸物质含量高低与藻细胞自絮凝率大小密切相关, 不同培养处理通过改变藻细胞EPS中蛋白类色氨酸物质的含量而影响其絮凝性能。自絮凝凯式拟小球藻F01是生物柴油生产的优良潜力藻种, 两步培养法能大幅提升其产油效益。产油微藻的自絮凝优势与两步培养法结合, 有望成为解决微藻生物柴油生产技术瓶颈的关键突破口。     

Fe~(3+)对小球藻的生长及油脂含量的影响

传统化石能源储量日益减少,生物柴油因其环保可再生性成为优质的石化柴油替代品。利用小球藻生产生物柴油速度快、油脂含量高,受到了广泛关注。为进一步提高小球藻生产生物柴油效率,分别探究了Fe3+的浓度及添加时间对自养和异养小球藻生长及产油的影响,获得最优Fe3+培养条件为:自养小球藻延滞期添加10-3 g/L Fe3+,生物量及油脂含量达2.80 g/L及30.90%;异养小球藻指数期添加10-5 g/L Fe3+,生物量及油脂含量达3.30 g/L及29.05%。经脂肪酸分析,以上条件获得的微藻油脂均可作为生物柴油生产原料。     

不同培养基及组成对2种小球藻生长和油脂的影响

研究了4种培养基及组成对蛋白核小球藻F-9和普通小球藻HYS-2的生长、油脂积累和脂肪酸组成的影响。结果发现knop、Provasoli、f/2、MAV 4种培养基中,f/2培养基更有利于小球藻的快速生长,而MAV培养基更适合油脂积累。在f/2培养基中F-9和HYS-2相对生长速率分别为0.156和0.171,培养9 d细胞干重为0.188 g/L和0.195 g/L。而在MAV培养基中F-9油脂含量最高可达19.67%,HYS-2油脂含量最高为21.91%,脂肪酸最高分别占干重的5.11%和8.71%。N/P为16∶1时小球藻生长最快,培养9 d后F-9和HYS-2的相对生长速率分别为0.23和0.239,最终细胞干重分别为0.107 g/L和0.143 g/L。而F-9和HYS-2在N/P为1∶1条件下积累油脂和脂肪酸含量最高,总脂含量分别占干重的为20.40%和27.39%,总脂肪酸占藻粉干重的含量为12.52%和16.94%。     

产油微藻自养培养条件调控

作为新兴生物燃料的生物柴油近年来发展迅速,以微藻为代表的第二代生物能源是解决能源危机的长远之计,但如何提高其产量仍是研究的热点问题。以提高产油自养微藻生物量和油脂含量为目的,在气升式光反应器中运用均匀设计实验方法进行了条件优化试验。分别得出了氮原子浓度、通气速率、二氧化碳体积浓度和光照强度4个因素对小球藻C2生物量积累和油脂含量影响的显著回归方程和反应器优化培养条件。以生物量为指标的优化培养条件是:氮原子浓度0.178 g/L,通气速率5 L/min,二氧化碳体积浓度3%(V/V),光照强度6000 lx。该优化条件下,生物量为2.11 g/L,即生产速率为0.352 g/(L.d),比测试实验中检测到的最高生物量[1.88 g/L,即生产速率为0.313 g/(L.d)]提高了12.2%;以油脂含量为指标的优化培养条件是:进气速率0.400 L/min,二氧化碳体积浓度1.94%(V/V),得到油脂含量为22.4%,比测试实验中检测到的最高油脂量(20.7%)提高7.7%。     

不同氮源对异养小球藻生物量和油脂积累的影响

小球藻因其快速生长和易培养等特性可用于制备生物能源。与传统的光自养相比,异养小球藻可获得更多的生物量和更高的油脂含量。低成本的马铃薯淀粉水解液可作为小球藻的理想碳源,在氮饥饿条件下可诱导产生更多的油脂。为了探讨不同氮源对异养小球藻生物量和油脂积累的影响,并筛选出异养条件下的最适氮源,实验研究了不同浓度无机氮源NaNO3以及有机氮源丙氨酸和酪氨酸对异养小球藻生物量和油脂积累的影响。以马铃薯淀粉水解液为唯一碳源,在SE培养基中分别添加不同氮源培养小球藻。设定的NaNO3和丙氨酸浓度均为1.5 mmol/L、3.0 mmol/L、6.0 mmol/L,酪氨酸浓度为0.75 mmol/L、1.5 mmol/L和3.0mmol/L。所有小球藻培养实验均为暗培养并持续10 d时间。实验过程测定的指标为:小球藻的细胞数目、比生长速率、叶绿素含量、中性脂含量和总脂含量。实验结果表明:(1)在异养条件下以硝酸盐为无机氮源时,氮源促进叶绿素积累从而促进小球藻的生长,减少硝态氮可以使小球藻快速进入稳定期积累油脂。在NaNO3中氮含量为1.5 mmol/L时,生物量和油脂含量分别为2.65 g/L和51.21%,总油脂含量为1.36 g/L。(2)在不添加其他氮源的异养培养基中,丙氨酸可促进小球藻的生物量增加,在稳定期仍促进单位细胞的叶绿素含量,但总油脂含量普遍偏低。(3)酪氨酸可抑制小球藻生物量增加,使细胞膨大从而促进单位细胞内叶绿素和油脂合成,油脂含量高达38.78%—47.02%。这些结果表明小球藻可通过诱导氨基酸转运系统适应氮源的变化,其中酪氨酸所在的第三个转运系统在葡萄糖诱导条件下可促进油脂的合成。     

Coccystes undoxylophus

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Ester production in E. coli and C. acetobutylicum

Genetic engineering has improved the product yield of a variety of compounds by overexpressing, inactivating, or introducing new genes in microbial systems. The production of flavor-enhancing ester compounds is an emerging area of heterologous gene expression for desired product yield in Escherichia coli. Isoamyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, and butyl butyrate are reported here to be produced by expressing Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes ATF1 or ATF2 and the strawberry gene SAAT in E. coli when the appropriate substrates are provided. Increasing the concentration of alcohol added to the reaction generally resulted in increased ester production. ATF1 expression was found to produce more isoamyl acetate and butyl acetate than ATF2 expression or SAAT expression in the strains and culture conditions examined. Additionally, SAAT expression resulted in greater isoamyl acetate and butyl acetate production than ATF2 expression. Butyl butyrate is produced by cell-free extracts of E. coli harboring SAAT but not ATF1 or ATF2.     

Prosthecium species with Stegonsporium anamorphs on Acer

Data from microscopic morphology, single-spore cultures, and DNA analyses of teleomorphs and anamorphs support the recognition of five species of Prosthecium with Stegonsporium anamorphs on Acer: P. acerinum sp. nov., the teleomorph of S. acerinum; P. acerophilum comb. nov., formerly known as Dictyoporthe acerophila; P. galeatum comb. nov., originally described as Massaria galeata; P. opalus sp. nov.; and P. pyriforme sp. nov., the teleomorph of S. pyriforme s. str. The morphology of both type specimens and freshly collected material was investigated. The teleomorphs have brown ellipsoidal ascospores with five distosepta and often a longitudinal distoseptum. The anamorphs of all species described here belong to Stegonsporium; their connection to the Prosthecium teleomorphs was demonstrated by morphology and DNA sequences of single spore cultures derived from both ascospores and conidia. The anamorphs and teleomorphs of all five Prosthecium species are described and illustrated by LM images, and a key to these species is provided. As perceived from this work, S. pyriforme is restricted to Europe and does not occur in North America, whereas S. acerinum is restricted to North America, not found in Europe. The host associations given in the literature are revised and evidence is provided that only A. opalus, A. pseudoplatanus, and A. saccharum are confirmed hosts of Prosthecium with Stegonsporium anamorphs. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of tef1, ITS rDNA, and partial nuLSU rDNA sequences confirm that the species with Stegonsporium anamorphs are closely related to P. ellipsosporum, the generic type species. Stilbospora macrosperma is confirmed as the anamorph of P. ellipsosporum by DNA data of single spore isolates obtained from both ascospores and conidia.     

Aquila pennata undminuta

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UeberAquila pennata undminuta

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Chemical composition, in situ ruminal degradability and post-ruminal disappearance of dry matter and crude protein from the halophytic plants Kochia scoparia, Atriplex dimorphostegia, Suaeda arcuata and Gamanthus gamacarpus

Samples of Kochia (K. scoparia), Atriplex (A. dimorphostegia), Suaeda (S. arcuata) and Gamanthus (G. gamacarpus) were collected and analyzed for chemical composition including crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), ash, neutral detergent fiber (NDFom), acid detergent fiber (ADFom), non-protein N (NPN), Ca, P, Na, K, Cl, Mg, Fe, Cu and Se. In addition, in situ ruminal degradability and post-ruminal disappearance of dry matter (DM) and CP of the samples using a mobile bag technique were determined. Results indicate that the chemical composition of Kochia and Atriplex was notably different from those of Suaeda and Gamanthus. All of these halophytic plants had high concentrations of Na, K, Cl, Cu and Se, and low levels of Ca, P and Mg. The rapidly degradable fractions of DM and CP (g/g) of Kochia (0.31 and 0.35, respectively) and Atriplex (0.39 and 0.50, respectively) were lower than for Suaeda (0.53 and 0.55, respectively) and Gamanthus (0.56 and 0.66, respectively). Ruminal DM and CP disappearance of Kochia (444 and 517 g/kg, respectively) and Atriplex (472 and 529 g/kg, respectively) were lower (P<0.05) than those of Suaeda (553 and 577 g/kg, respectively) and Gamanthus (663 and 677 g/kg, respectively) (P<0.05) using the mobile bag technique. Suaeda had the lowest (P<0.05) NDFom and ADFom disappearance (214 and 232 g/kg, respectively) in the rumen. Kochia scoparia and Atriplex dimorphostegia have more beneficial chemical nutritive components and digestible values versus Suaeda arcuata and Gamanthus gamacarpus.     

Presence of Rhizobium Etli bv . Phaseoli and Rhizobium Gallicum bv . Gallicum in Egyptian Soils

Seven bean rhizobial strains EBRI 2, 3, 21, 24, 26, 27 and 29 identified as Rhizobium etli, and EBRI 32 identified as Rhizobium gallicum, isolated from Egyptian soils and which nodulated Phaseolus vulgaris efficiently, were subjected to hybridization with a nifH probe in order to estimate the copy number of this gene. Seven strains (EBRI 2, 3, 21, 24, 26, 27 and 29) which were only able to nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris, contained three copies of the nifH gene, consistent with their identification as Rhizobium etli bv. phaseoli. Only one strain (EBRI 32) which nodulated both Phaseolus vulgaris and Leucaena leucocephala, had one copy of nifH gene. This confirmed the classification of this strain as Rhizobium gallicum bv. gallicum.     

Effects of MULTIFOLIATE-PINNA, AFILA, TENDRIL-LESS and UNIFOLIATA genes on leafblade architecture in Pisum sativum

In order to dissect the genetic regulation of leafblade morphogenesis, 16 genotypes of pea, constructed by combining the wild-type and mutant alleles of MFP, AF, TL and UNI genes, were quantitatively phenotyped. The morphological features of the three domains of leafblades of four genotypes, unknown earlier, were described. All the genotypes were found to differ in leafblade morphology. It was evident that MFP and TL functions acted as repressor of pinna ramification, in the distal domain. These functions, with and without interaction with UNI, also repressed the ramification of proximal pinnae in the absence of AF function. The expression of MFP and TL required UNI function. AF function was found to control leafblade architecture multifariously. The earlier identified role of AF as a repressor of UNI in the proximal domain was confirmed. Negative control of AF on the UNI-dependent pinna ramification in the distal domain was revealed. It was found that AF establishes a boundary between proximal and distal domains and activates formation of leaflet pinnae in the proximal domain.