L－赖氨酸快速发酵新菌种及工艺研究

以我室选育的赖氨酸生产菌Ｓ－２１－２４为出发菌株,经硫酸二乙酯（ＤＥＳ）和紫外线（Ｕ．Ｖ．）的复合处理,选育到一株代谢速率高,发酵周期短的新菌株ＦＴＳ－１。对该菌的发酵条件作了研究,选择了最佳培养条件,该菌在５Ｌ发酵罐中发酵４８小时产酸８０ｇ／Ｌ以上,７２小时产酸可达１１０ｇ／Ｌ。     

L－赖氨酸快速发酵新菌种及工艺研究

以我室选育的赖氨酸生产菌Ｓ－２１－２４为出发菌株,经硫酸二乙酯（ＤＥＳ）和紫外线（Ｕ．Ｖ．）的复合处理,选育到一株代谢速率高,发酵周期短的新菌株ＦＴＳ－１。对该菌的发酵条件作了研究,选择了最佳培养条件,该菌在５Ｌ发酵罐中发酵４８小时产酸８０ｇ／Ｌ以上,７２小时产酸可达１１０ｇ／Ｌ。     

一株高产黑色素香灰菌菌株的鉴定、筛选及培养条件的优化

为筛选一株产黑色素能力强的菌株并优化其培养条件。通过ITS测序鉴定11株供试菌株,以菌丝生长速度、平板L值等指标筛选出一株产黑能力强的香灰菌,并对其生长所需碳源、氮源、pH等培养条件进行优化。研究表明,11株供试菌株均为香灰菌（Hypoxylon sp.）,其中Hp.sp0006菌丝生长速度较快、菌球大且均匀、L值最低,并且发酵液黑色素含量最高。该菌株最优培养条件是,以葡萄糖为碳源、牛肉浸膏为氮源、碳氮比20∶1并添加10 mg维生素B₁,黑色素含量可达（1.21±0.17）g/L。香灰菌Hp.sp0006是一株产黑色素较高的菌株,优化后的培养基更有利于黑色素的合成,为香灰菌黑色素的开发利用奠定基础。     

产胞外黑色素菌株的筛选*

对不同来源获得的47株菌株在酪素培养基上生长、产色素情况进行了对比研究。从中选取了T4和Neurospora crassa AS3．1602,比较了二利用5种不同培养基产黑色素的能力。对T4菌株产生的黑色素做了初步研究,并初步鉴定T4菌株为奇异变形杆菌(Proteus mirabilis）。     

用快中子法选育细菌脂肪酶高产菌株

研究了从土壤中筛选产脂肪酶的菌株,利用紫外线,快中子,快中子和磁场复合,γ射线,γ射线和磁场复合诱变,以酶活为筛子进行诱变育种,结果,出发菌酶活较低的一株得到了一株酶活为396．22U/mL的诱变株,此酶活比出发菌株高92倍,并发现比菌对紫外线和快中子比较敏感,而出发菌酶活较高的一株得到了酶活为424．60U/mL发酵液的诱变株,此酶活为出发菌株3．0倍,在此基础上,初步探讨了快中子,γ射线及磁场复合处理在产脂肪酶菌种诱变中的作用,并认为,在产脂肪酶菌株的诱变中快中子诱变更为有效。     

用快中子法选育细菌脂肪酶高产菌株*

研究了从土壤中筛选产脂肪酶的菌株，利用紫外线、快中子、快中子和磁场复合、γ射线、γ射线和磁场复合诱变，以酶活为筛子进行诱变育种。结果，出发菌酶活较低的一株得到了一株酶活为３９６．２２Ｕ／ｍＬ的诱变株，此酶活比出发菌株高９２倍，并发现此菌对紫外线和快中子比较敏感；而出发菌酶活较高的一株得到了酶活为４２４．６０Ｕ／ｍＬ发酵液的诱变株，此酶活为出发菌株３．０倍。在此基础上，初步探讨了快中子、γ射线及磁场复合处理在产脂肪酸菌种诱变中的作用，并认为，在产脂肪酸菌株的诱变中快中子诱变更为有效。     

脂肪酶产生菌分离,鉴定及酶性质的研究

从含油污泥中分离筛选出１７株产脂肪酶菌株,对其中一株进行鉴定,为无花果丝孢酵母（Ｔｒｉｃｈｏｓｐｆｉｇｕｅｒｉａｅ）．研究了该菌的最适产酶条件,并对其部分酶性质进行了研究．     

费氏中华根瘤菌（Sinorhizobium fredii）的多样性研究

用大豆品种Willimas和黑龙33从多年种植大豆未接种根瘤菌的土壤中集大豆极瘤菌,从分离株中选出50株费氏中华根瘤菌,对供试菌株的培养特性,生长速度,耐酸,耐碱性,生长最终pH值,天然抗药性,CN源利用,刚果红吸收强度,产黑色素能力和质粒图谱类型进行了系统的比较研究,并通过聚类分析得到树状图谱,证实了不同土壤中费氏中华根瘤菌的多样性。     

妥布霉素产生菌诱变育种的研究

本实验以妥布霉素产生菌黑暗链霉菌（Ｓ．ｔｅｎｅｂｒａｒｉｕｓ）ＡＴＣＣ１７９２０为出发菌株,经紫外线处理,获得一株产量较高且稳定的菌株ＵＶ－５９,其抗生素效价比原株提高９２．３％对ＵＶ＿５９菌株进行高温处理,得到一株Ｔ－５４１菌株,所产抗生素只有两个组分,比原出发株减少一个组份,不再含有出发株产生的氨甲酸卡那霉素;再对Ｔ－５４１菌株进行原生质体制备,分别用紫外线和紫外线加氯化锂以及亚硝基胍诱变处理原生质体,获得四株高产菌株,效价比原株提高１１５～１５０％,且稳定。此外还研究了变异菌株的形态与产量的关系。     

产黑色素海洋放线菌的分离、鉴定和产色素条件优化

【目的】从连云港高公岛沿岸海底泥样中分离筛选到一株产黑色素的海洋放线菌。【方法】对筛选得到的菌株HT-18所产的色素进行紫外-可见吸收光谱、红外光谱分析。通过形态特征、培养特征、生理生化测定以及16S rRNA序列的系统发育学分析确定菌株HT-18的分类学地位。采用单因素对产色素发酵条件进行优化。【结果】菌株HT-18所产色素为黑色素。鉴定该菌株属链霉菌属(Streptomyces)。最佳产色素条件为:初始pH7.0,装液量为70/250 mL,温度31°C,发酵时间为3 d。【结论】海洋链霉菌HT-18是一株具有研究和应用潜力的产黑色素菌株。     

Production of antimicrobial substances by Bacillus subtilis LFE-1, B. firmus HO-1 and B. licheniformis T6-5 isolated from an oil reservoir in Brazil

AIMS: Forty Bacillus strains isolated from a Brazilian oil reservoir were tested against each other to select strains producing antimicrobial substances (AMS). Three strains, Bacillus subtilis (LFE-1), Bacillus firmus (H2O-1) and Bacillus licheniformis (T6-5), were selected due to their ability to inhibit more than 65% of the Bacillus strains tested. These three strains were also investigated for their capability to inhibit sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Furthermore, physiological and biochemical characteristics of the antimicrobial compounds produced by the selected strains were determined. METHODS AND RESULTS: Among the forty strains tested, 36 (90%) strains were able to inhibit at least one Bacillus strain used as indicator in plate assays and three of them (LFE-1, T6-5 and H2O-1) were able to inhibit 65, 70 and 97.5% of the 40 strains studied here respectively. Clear zones of inhibition were observed when H2O-1 was tested against SRB-containing consortium T6-lab and Desulfovibrio alaskensis strain NCIMB 13491, while strain T6-5 was able to inhibit only the D. alaskensis strain. The three substances showed to be insensitive to different enzymes and chemicals, were heat stable and the substances produced by strains T6-5 and H2O-1 were active over a wide pH range. CONCLUSIONS: Three different AMS produced by Bacillus strains from an oil reservoir, two of them with activity against SRB, are presented here. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The preliminary characterization of these AMS points to their potential use as biocides in the petroleum industry for controlling problems associated with SRB.     

Characterization of melanin pigment produced by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspergillus nidulans</Emphasis>

Although most of the Ascomycetes present DHN-melanin, some reports suggest that A. nidulans does not produce this type of melanin. In this study, we analyzed the pigment extracted from highly melanized strains (MEL1 and MEL2) of Aspergillus nidulans to determine the type of melanin present in this fungus. Our results showed that the pigment produced by MEL1 and MEL2 mutants possesses physical and chemical properties and UV- and IR-spectra very similar to synthetic DOPA-melanin. The characterization of this pigment in terms of its degradation products indicated the presence of indolic units, which were also found in synthetic DOPA-melanin. The analyses of the elemental composition showed that the pigment extracted from these mutants has a high percentage of nitrogen and, therefore, it cannot be DHN-melanin, which presents only trace of nitrogen. This observation was confirmed in the test with tricyclazole because this inhibitor of DHN-melanin biosynthesis did not suppress pigment production in the MEL1 and MEL2 strains. On the other hand, in a medium containing tropolone, an inhibitor of DOPA-melanin biosynthesis, the dark pigmentation of the colonies was not observed indicating that this compound inhibited melanin production in these strains. Taken together, the results obtained in this study indicate that melanin produced by these mutants is DOPA type, representing the first report on characterization of this type of melanin in A. nidulans.     

Methods to evaluate nodulation competitiveness between Sinorhizobium meliloti strains using melanin production as a marker

Three methods to evaluate the relative ability of different strains of Sinorhizobium meliloti to occupy nodules formed on alfalfa after co-inoculation were compare in this study. Results obtained using the three methods of evaluation together, provided insight into the relative nodulation competitiveness between two given sinorhizobial strains. A simple visual phenotypic marker, i.e., melanin production was used to distinguish individual strains in a given assay. As such, melanin producing strains were compared with melanin non-producing strains throughout this study. Method 1 required the use of an ELISA plate, took 35 min for the analysis of 40 nodules, and allowed strain identification by melanin production 2 days after nodule harvest. Method 2 required 3 h for the analysis of 40 nodules, used an ELISA plate, growth of bacteria on Petri dishes, and melanin production was analysed after 48 h of cell culture. Finally, method 3 involved the whole nodulated plant root, required less material than the above methods, and results were obtained after 24 h. Only method 2 was useful in determining if both a melanin producing strain and a melanin non-producing strain had occupied an individual nodule. Each of the three methods represented a rapid way of studying strain competition for field studies, using a natural trait as a marker.     

Fonsecaea monophora色素毒力性研究

目的探讨黑色素是否为Fonsecaea monophora的一个重要毒力因子。方法从Fonsecaea monophora的分生孢子突变株(CBS122845)传代接种产生白色突变株(CBS 125149)。透射电子显微镜(TEM)下观察到黑色素是位于分生孢子细胞壁表面上的电子致密颗粒。通过碱-酸法提取来自两个不同菌株的细胞壁色素颗粒。建立不同菌株或色素颗粒与活化巨噬细胞(RAW264.7)共培养体系,通过实时荧光相对定量PCR检测i-NOS基因的表达,格里斯法检测一氧化氮(NO)的表达结果,ELISA检测IL-12、TNF-α、IL-10的表达结果。结果色素型分生孢子和其色素颗粒能够降低巨噬细胞诱导型一氧化氮合酶(I-NOS)基因的表达和抑制一氧化氮的合成(P<0.05)。提高Th2细胞因子表达,同时抑制Th1细胞因子表达(P<0.05)。结论黑色素可能是Fonsecaea monophora逃避巨噬细胞对其氧化应激的重要机制。同时黑色素下调Th1免疫应答,可能利于真菌的持续感染。     

Functional analysis of a melanin biosynthetic gene using RNAi-mediated gene silencing in Rosellinia necatrix

Rosellinia necatrix causes white root rot in a wide range of fruit trees and persists for extended periods as pseudosclerotia on root debris. However, the pathogenesis of this disease has yet to be clarified. The functions of endogeneous target genes have not been determined because of the inefficiency in genetic transformation. In this study, the function of a melanin biosynthetic gene was determined to examine its role in morphology and virulence. A polyketide synthase gene (termed as RnPKS1) in the R. necatrix genome is homologous to the 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin biosynthetic gene of Colletotrichum lagenarium. Melanin-deficient strains of R. necatrix were obtained by RNA interference-mediated knockdown of RnPKS1. The virulence of these strains was not significantly reduced compared with the parental melanin-producing strain. However, knockdown strains failed to develop pseudosclerotia and were degraded sooner in soil than the parental strain. Microscopic observations of albino conidiomata produced by knockdown strains revealed that melanization is involved in synnema integrity. These results suggest that melanin is not necessary for R. necatrix pathogenesis but is involved in survival through morphogenesis. This is the first report on the functional analysis of an endogenous target gene in R. necatrix.     

Physicochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of melanin from a novel strain of Aspergillus bridgeri ICTF-201

Aims: The aim of the study is to isolate and characterize a melanin pigment from a new strain of Aspergillus bridgeri isolated from rhizosphere soil of Eucalyptus tree and to investigate its antioxidant activity. Methods and Results: The extracellular pigment was alkali soluble, acid‐resistant and insoluble in organic solvents and water. The pigment was precipitated on treatment with FeCl₃, ammoniacal AgNO₃ and potassium ferricyanide and was bleached in the presence of oxidants and reductants. It was confirmed as melanin based on the Fourier transform infrared and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques apart from chemical analysis. Inhibition of melanin production by inhibitors like tricyclazole, 6‐hydroxyflavanone, 4‐hydroxy‐7‐methoxy‐3‐phenyl‐coumarin, 7‐hydroxy‐4‐phenyl‐coumarin and 7‐hydroxy‐3,4,8‐trimethylcoumarin confirmed that melanin produced by A. bridgeri is synthesized by 1,8‐dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN)‐melanin pathway. The melanin showed good free radical scavenging activity by DPPH method with an EC₅₀ of 54·12 μg ml^?1. Conclusions: The results of the study indicate that the melanin produced by the newly isolated A. bridgeri strain is a member of DHN melanin family and exhibited significant free radical scavenging activity. Significance and Impact of the Study: This is the first report on characterization of DHN melanin produced by a novel strain of A. bridgeri and may find potential application as a natural antioxidant in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.     

New biosynthetic step in the melanin pathway of Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis: evidence for 2-acetyl-1,3,6,8-Tetrahydroxynaphthalene as a novel precursor

The predominant cell wall melanin of Wangiella dermatitidis, a black fungal pathogen of humans, is synthesized from 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (D2HN). An early precursor, 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene (T4HN), in the pathway leading to D2HN is reportedly produced directly as a pentaketide by an iterative type I polyketide synthase (PKS). In contrast, the bluish-green pigment in Aspergillus fumigatus is produced after the enzyme Ayg1p converts the PKS product, the heptaketide YWA1, to T4HN. Previously, we created a new melanin-deficient mutant of W. dermatitidis, WdBrm1, by random molecular insertion. From this strain, the altered gene WdYG1 was cloned by a marker rescue strategy and found to encode WdYg1p, an ortholog of Ayg1p. In the present study, two gene replacement mutants devoid of the complete WdYG1 gene were derived to eliminate the possibility that the phenotype of WdBrm1 was due to other mutations. Characterization of the new mutants showed that they were phenotypically identical to WdBrm1. Chemical analyses of mutant cultures demonstrated that melanin biosynthesis was blocked, resulting in the accumulation of 2-acetyl-1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxynaphthalene (AT4HN) and its oxidative product 3-acetylflaviolin in the culture media. When given to an albino W. dermatitidis strain with an inactivated WdPKS1 gene, AT4HN was mostly oxidized to 3-acetylflaviolin and deacetylated to flaviolin. Under reduced oxygen conditions, cell-free homogenates of the albino converted AT4HN to D2HN. This is the first report of evidence that the hexaketide AT4HN is a melanin precursor for T4HN in W. dermatitidis.