具有细菌群体感应抑制活性海洋来源真菌的筛选鉴定

许多致病菌的致病机制依赖于群体感应系统的调控,经实验证明群体感应系统突变或缺失的菌株致病能力显著下降,筛选高效的群体感应抑制剂有望成为解决细菌感染以及细菌耐药性问题的一个有效途径。从海洋软体动物体内分离海洋真菌69株,发酵液粗提物经QSIS2 (Quorum Sensing Inhibitor Selector 2) 筛选模型和紫色杆菌CV026指示菌株筛选后得到编号QY013的粗提物具有群体感应抑制活性,进一步实验表明该粗提物能够显著降低铜绿假单胞菌群体感应调控的毒力因子绿脓菌素的产量,以及紫色杆菌群体感应调控的紫色菌素的产量,且在有效浓度范围内对细菌生长不产生影响。形态学特征和18S rDNA序列分析表明菌株QY013为Penicillium属。文中筛选到一株具有细菌群体感应抑制活性的海洋来源真菌,其发酵液粗提物中的有效活性成分可用于新型抗菌药物的研究。     

具有群体感应抑制活性的海洋细菌的筛选

【目的】从海洋环境中筛选出能有效抑制细菌群体感应的活性菌株,为以致病菌群体感应为靶点的新型疗法提供新的天然产物资源。【方法】以紫色杆菌(Chromobacteriumviolaceum)为报告菌,采用滤纸片法和双层软琼脂法相结合的筛选模型进行群体感应抑制活性菌的筛选。【结果】通过对美国圣璜岛海域海绵中分离出来的272株海洋细菌群体感应抑制活性的筛选,得到了具有抑制紫色杆菌素产生的细菌51株,其中74号菌株抑制效果最好,具有进一步研究的价值。【结论】海洋细菌中有很多具有抑制细菌群体感应效应的菌株,是天然群体感应抑制剂的潜在来源。     

紫色红曲霉Mp-21次级代谢产物抗氧化及抑制α-葡萄糖苷酶活性的研究

[目的]紫色红曲霉(Monascuspurpureus)Mp-21次级代谢产物的分离纯化与生物活性研究.[方法]综合运用硅胶柱、反相C18柱和Sephadex LH-20凝胶柱等柱色谱分离技术对紫色红曲霉Mp-21的次级代谢产物进行分离纯化,运用波谱学技术(核磁共振和高分辨质谱技术)鉴定化合物的结构.对鉴定的化合物进行...     

具有群体感应抑制活性海洋放线菌的筛选与鉴定

目的:从海洋放线菌中筛选得到具有群体感应抑制活性菌株,并对其进行鉴定。方法:利用紫色杆菌CV026指示菌株对放线菌发酵粗提物进行活性筛选。其次通过16Sr DNA序列比对进行菌种鉴定。结果:其发酵提取物经紫色杆菌CV026模型筛选后,发现放线菌J501提取物具有群体感应抑制活性,且在有效浓度时对细菌的生长没有影响。16Sr DNA分析表明J501属于Streptomyces属。结论:海洋放线菌中有具有抑制细菌群体感应效应的菌株,是天然群体感应抑制剂的潜在来源。     

群体感应抑制活性海洋细菌的筛选与鉴定

从黄海青岛海域海洋污泥中分离纯化微生物菌株,然后采用紫色色杆菌(Chromobacterium violaceum) 为指示菌株,检测其代谢产物的群体感应(Quorum sensing) 抑制活性,并对具有抑制功能的细菌菌株进行16S rDNA分子鉴定及生理生化特征分析.结果表明,1株蜡样芽孢杆菌和1株水莱茵海默氏菌具有较强的细菌群体感应抑制活性,分别命名为Bacillus cereus QSI01和Rheinheimera aquimaris QSI02.从海洋环境中筛选的具有细菌群体感应抑制活性的菌株,为以致病菌群体感应系统为靶点的新型药物的研发提供了菌种资源.     

紫色红曲霉Mp-21胞内次级代谢产物的分离纯化与活性研究

【目的】紫色红曲霉(Monascus purpureus) Mp-21胞内次级代谢产物的分离纯化与活性研究。【方法】通过综合运用多种色谱分离方法对次级代谢产物进行分离纯化,最后通过多种图谱数据对化合物进行结构的解析与鉴定。对分离纯化得到的单体化合物进行抗氧化与降血糖相关酶抑制活性的测定。【结果】从紫色红曲霉Mp-21胞内分离纯化并鉴定出3个活性化合物baicalein (1)、genistein (2)、glycitein (3),其中化合物1为首次从红曲菌科中发现,化合物2和3为首次从紫色红曲霉中发现。在体外抗氧化和抑制酶活性试验中,化合物1对1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(DPPH)、O2–、OH–自由基具有较强的清除能力,对α-葡萄糖苷酶和α-淀粉酶也具有较强的抑制作用,IC50分别为5.67、17.46、36.40、30.94、430.93μg/mL。【结论】紫色红曲霉Mp-21具有开发成抗氧化、降血糖等功能性食品的潜力。     

链霉菌KIB-H1556次级代谢产物抗植物真菌活性研究

对曼陀罗(Datura stramonium L.)根际链霉菌Streptomyces sp.KIB-H1556的次级代谢产物进行研究,利用硅胶柱色谱、凝胶柱色谱和半制备HPLC等分离手段对其发酵产物进行分离纯化,采用MS和NMR等波谱学手段并结合文献数据鉴定了3个单体化合物的结构,分别为:Bafilomycin D(1)、Bafilomycin B1(2)和Bafilomycin B2(3)。初步抗植物病原真菌活性筛选发现化合物2和3具有广谱抗真菌活性,尤其对玉米病原真菌的抑制活性显著,可作为玉米病原真菌病害的潜在生物防治剂。     

具细菌群体感应抑制活性海洋细菌的筛选鉴定

目的:从海洋环境中筛选对细菌群体感应有抑制作用的活性菌株,为以致病菌群体感应系统为靶点的新型疗法提供新的药用资源。方法:从海水中分离纯化细菌菌株,采用根癌农杆菌平板筛选模型筛选细菌群体感应抑制活性细菌,对筛选出的海洋细菌进行生理生化和16S rDNA序列测定,根据《伯杰氏手册》进行菌种分类鉴定。结果:从217株海洋细菌中筛选出1株能显著抑制细菌群体感应效应的海洋细菌Y2,该海洋细菌具有蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)的典型特征,其16S rDNA序列与GenBank中蜡样芽孢杆菌16S rDNA的部分序列有100%的同源性。结论:海洋环境中也存在具有抑制细菌群体感应活性的微生物。     

具有群体感应抑制活性海洋放线菌的分离和鉴定

群体感应系统在许多致病菌的致病过程中发挥了重要的作用, 可作为开发新型抗菌药物的理想的靶标, 筛选高效的群体感应抑制剂有望成为解决细菌耐药问题的一个有效途径。我们从胶州湾海泥中分离得到放线菌47株, 其发酵提取物经紫色杆菌CV026模型筛选后, 发现放线菌WA-7提取物具有群体感应抑制活性, 且在有效浓度时对细菌的生长没有影响。16S rDNA分析表明WA-7应属于Streptomyces属。进一步研究表明, WA-7提取物能够显著降低紫色杆菌受群体感应调节的紫色菌素产量和相关蛋白酶的表达量, 且呈浓度依赖性。     

海洋弧菌(Vibrio sp.)LA-05发酵液粗提物的群体感应抑制活性及其发酵条件优化

【背景】海洋微生物代谢产物被认为是发掘新型天然活性物质的潜在来源,其中不可避免地包含新型群体感应抑制剂(quorum sensing inhibitors, QSIs)。响应面法是运用多元二次回归模型拟合各因素和响应值之间的函数关系,对各因素及其交互作用进行评价,可有效地从影响代谢产物发酵条件的各因素中预测出最佳条件。【目的】以紫色杆菌(Chromobacterium violaceum)ATCC 12472^T为指示菌株,研究海洋弧菌(Vibrio sp.)LA-05发酵液粗提物的群体感应抑制活性。在单因素试验基础上,应用响应面法对菌株发酵条件进行优化,以提高其发酵代谢产物中活性物质的产量。【方法】使用琼脂平板扩散法进行初筛后,通过分析发酵液粗提物对紫色杆菌生长曲线及紫色素产量的影响研究其群体感应抑制活性。在单因素试验基础上,采用Box-Behnken设计原则,以紫色素抑制率为响应值,通过响应面试验优化菌株发酵条件,从而提高其发酵液中活性物质的产量。【结果】在基本不影响紫色杆菌正常生长的浓度范围内,粗提物可不同程度地抑制紫色素的产生。模型预测结果表明,最优发酵条件...     

Construction of an effective screening system for detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</Emphasis> quorum sensing inhibitors and its application in bioautographic thin-layer chromatography

In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, quorum sensing (QS) regulates dozens of genes and proteins, many of which contribute to the virulence of this pathogen. QS inhibitory (QSI) compounds have been proposed as potential agents for treatment of bacterial infections. To search for Ps. aeruginosa QS inhibitors, we constructed an effective screening system, QSIS-lasI selector, based on the PlasI-sacB reporter, in which QS could be induced with 20 nM 3-oxo-N-[(3S)-tetrahydro-2-oxo-3-furanyl]-dodecanamide (3-oxo-C₁₂-HSL). During screening of the crude extracts from 65 marine fungi, an isolate of Penicillium atramentosum was found to have QSI activity. Thin-layer chromatography assay of the fungal extracts for bioautographic identification of QSIS-lasI indicated that this fungus produced several QSI compounds, including QS inhibitors other than penicillic acid or patulin.     

具有群体感应抑制效果芽孢杆菌的筛选与鉴定

细菌性疾病是危害水产业健康发展的主要原因之一,从抑制调控致病菌毒力表达的群体感应（Quorum sensing,QS）入手是水产动物疾病防治研究新的热点方向。研究以紫色杆菌 （Chromobacterium violaceum）为报告菌株,采用T型划线和滤纸片法,对分离自异育银鲫肠道及实验室保存的芽孢杆菌F3-1、F3-2、F6-4、F6-5、X77、X93、X3914进行分析测测试,筛选具有群体感应抑制效果的菌株。T型划线结果显示菌株F3-1能够抑制紫色杆菌紫色菌素的产生;滤纸片法结果显示抑制紫色杆菌紫色菌素产生的主要物质存在于菌株F3-1的胞外产物中。试验提取了菌株F3-1的培养物的粗提物,测定粗提物浓度分别在0、50、100、200、300 mg/L时紫色杆菌菌素在585 nm处的光密度值,结果显示随着粗提物浓度的增加其色素的产量显著降低（P0.05）,当粗提物浓度超过200 mg/L时,试管中观察不到紫色菌素存在;利用硫酸铵盐析的方法,提取了菌株F3-1的粗提物中蛋白产物,滤纸片扩散法结果显示表明其胞外蛋白是紫色杆菌QS系统的抑制物质。通过分子生物学16S rDNA鉴定,确定菌株F3-1为短小芽孢杆菌（Bacillus pumilus,GenBank accession No. JX984444）。电镜照片显示该菌具有短杆状特征,因此,分离自异育银鲫肠道的短小芽孢杆菌F3-1具有抑制细菌群体感应的作用。       

A simple screening protocol for the identification of quorum signal antagonists

Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism by which diverse microorganisms can control specific processes in response to population density. A relatively well-known form of QS among Proteobacteria involves production and subsequent response to acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs). Quorum sensing inhibition (QSI), targeting AHL-dependent signaling, has been reported as a strategy for the control of biofilm formation used by several marine organisms. We developed a simple soft agar overlay protocol, based on pigmentation inhibition, to rapidly screen for the presence of potential QSI by bacteria and plants. For bacterial screens, test organisms are first streaked onto their appropriate media and incubated overnight. For plant screens, the plant material (leaf, stem, flower, etc.) is placed onto LB agar. The bacterial growth or plant samples are then covered with an overlay of LB soft agar containing an inoculum of either Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 or Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472 (indicator cultures) and then incubated overnight. These indicator bacteria regulate pigment production by N-hexanoyl-HSL (C6-HSL) QS and are readily inhibited by AHL analogues and other antagonists. QSI is indicated by the lack of pigment production of the indicator culture in the vicinity of the test sample. Growth inhibition of the indicator culture indicates possible antibiotic production. Two different biosensor organisms based on derivatives of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and C. violaceum, capable of detecting a range of AHLs were used to determine whether QSI is due to the production of interfering AHLs competing with the C6-HSL regulation of C. violaceum and P. aureofaciens pigment production. This simple protocol will facilitate the screening of multiple organisms for the production of potential antifouling compounds.     

Isolation and characterization of new potential probiotic bacteria based on quorum-sensing system

Aims: This work was aimed at identifying strains which can degrade quorum‐sensing (QS) molecules from fish gut, with properties suitable for use as probiotic in aquaculture. Methods and Results: A total of 200 strains were obtained from the intestine gut of Carassius auratus gibelio after enrichment in KG medium contained 500 μg l^?1 of C6‐HSL as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen; one strain named QS inhibitor (QSI)‐1 was identified as the genus Bacillus spp. by morphological phenotypes, and the strain also possessed an aiiA homologue gene using PCR amplification. In vitro, QSI‐1 strongly interfered with violacein production by Chromobacterium violaceum. Coculture of QSI‐1 with fish pathogen effectively reduced the amount of acyl‐homoserine lactones (AHLs) and the extracellular proteases activity of Aeromonas hydrophila YJ‐1. The oral LD50 of QSI‐1 to fish was more than 10¹¹ CFU shown that it was avirulent to fish. Fish fed diet supplemented with QSI‐1 had good survival, suggesting that QSI‐1 showed protection against Aer. hydrophila infection. Conclusions: The results indicate that the isolate QSI‐1 might have the potential possibility to be used as a probiotic in aquaculture. Significance and Impact of the Study: This is the first report to describe a bacterium isolated from the intestine gut of C. auratus gibelio which can degrade AHLs and has the probiotic characteristics for its use in aquaculture.     

Inhibition of Quorum Sensing Mediated Virulence Factors Production in Urinary Pathogen Serratia marcescens PS1 by Marine Sponges

The focal intent of this study was to find out an alternative strategy for the antibiotic usage against bacterial infections. The quorum sensing inhibitory (QSI) activity of marine sponges collected from Palk Bay, India was evaluated against acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) mediated violacein production in Chromobacterium violaceum (ATCC 12472), CV026 and virulence gene expressions in clinical isolate Serratia marcescens PS1. Out of 29 marine sponges tested, the methanol extracts of Aphrocallistes bocagei (TS 8), Haliclona (Gellius) megastoma (TS 25) and Clathria atrasanguinea (TS 27) inhibited the AHL mediated violacein production in C. violaceum (ATCC 12472) and CV026. Further, these sponge extracts inhibited the AHL dependent prodigiosin pigment, virulence enzymes such as protease, hemolysin production and biofilm formation in S. marcescens PS1. However, these sponge extracts were not inhibitory to bacterial growth, which reveals the fact that the QSI activity of these extracts was not related to static or killing effects on bacteria. Based on the obtained results, it is envisaged that the marine sponges could pave the way to prevent quorum sensing (QS) mediated bacterial infections.     

Inhibition of quorum sensing regulated bacterial functions by plant essential oils with special reference to clove oil

Aims:  To evaluate quorum sensing (QS) inhibitory activity of plant essential oils using strains of Chromobacterium violaceum (CV12472 and CVO26) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO1).
Methods and Results:  Inhibition of QS-controlled violacein production in C. violaceum was assayed using disc diffusion and agar well diffusion method. Of the 21 essential oils, four oils showed varying levels of anti-QS activity. Syzygium aromaticum (Clove) oil showed promising anti-QS activity on both wild and mutant strains with zones of pigment inhibition 19 and 17 mm, respectively, followed by activity in cinnamon, lavender and peppermint oils. The effect of clove oil on the extent of violacein production was estimated photometrically and found to be concentration dependent. At sub-MICs of clove oil, 78·4% reduction in violacein production over control and up to 78% reduction in swarming motility in PAO1 over control were recorded. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of clove oil indicated presence of many phytocompounds. Eugenol, the major constituent of clove oil could not exhibit anti-QS activity.
Conclusions:  Presence of anti-QS activity in clove oil and other essential oils has indicated new anti-infective activity. The identification of anti-QS phytoconstituents is needed to assess the mechanism of action against both C. violaceum and Ps. aeruginosa .
Significance and Impact of the study:  Essential oils having new antipathogenic drugs principle because of its anti-QS activity might be important in reducing virulence and pathogenicity of drug-resistant bacteria in vivo .     

Tyrosol from marine Fungi,a novel Quorum sensing inhibitor against Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

An ethyl acetate extracts isolated from a marine fungal strain, Penicillium chrysogenum DXY-1, obtained from marine sediments surrounding the East Sea, was found to exhibit anti-quorum sensing (anti-QS) activity. Interestingly, a novel active compound was identified as tyrosol by the purification and structural characterization. At a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL, tyrosol decreased QS-regulated violacein production in Chromobacterium violaceum CV026 by 53.5% and decreased QS-regulated pyocyanin production, elastase activity and proteolytic activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 by 63.3%, 57.8% and 9.9%, respectively. SEM images showed that tyrosol inhibited biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa PA01 without having any effect on bacterial growth. Molecular docking results revealed that the natural signal molecule C₆HSL and tyrosol bound to different receptor pockets of CviR, and tyrosol inhibited the QS activity of CviR in C. violaceum by binding to the DNA-binding domain and blocking pathogenic gene expression. All the data suggest that tyrosol may act as a potential inhibitor of the QS systems to solve the looming crisis of bacterial resistance. We believe that there are other active compounds with relatively high anti-QS activity or synergistic inhibitory effects on QS in the crude extract, which warrants further research.