Soil Microbial Community Response to Nitrobenzene Exposure for a Spartina Wetland

To explore the response of the soil microbial community to nitrobenzene (NB) exposure in a Spartina marsh, a short-term (45 d) mesocosm study was conducted at three NB concentrations of (10, 50, and 100) mg kg^?1. Dry soil, sterile and unsterile controls were also compared. The ability of the microbes to biodegrade NB was studied in an effort to predict the outcome of NB in the mesocosm. The results indicated that a microbial community is capable of doing so. Microbial enumeration and enzyme assays showed that the fluctuations in microbial communities and polyphenol oxidase activities are related to the initial NB concentration. Moreover, cluster analyses through denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) revealed very similar patterns (95.5%) throughout the 45 d term, indicating that the microbial community regenerates when NB is exhausted. Although volatilization and photolysis were the major processes responsible for the reduction in NB in contaminated mesocosms and the microbial community regenerated at the end of incubation, the data indicate potential ecological risks in outfall areas even if the discharged wastewater complies with the national wastewater discharge standards.     

砂仁对抗生素所致肠道菌群失调小鼠调节作用的探讨

【摘要】 目的 通过建立抗生素诱导小鼠肠道菌群失调模型,应用PCR-变性梯度凝胶电泳(PCR-DGGE)技术分析小鼠肠道菌群失调前后经服用中药砂仁调理后肠道菌群指纹图谱的变化。方法 选用10只昆明种小鼠,正常培养7 d,适应环境后每天取粪便1次,连续3 d;菌群稳定后按100 mg/kg的头孢拉啶灌胃,每天灌胃2次,连续5 d,每天取粪便1次;上述小鼠随机分为两个组,自然恢复组(饲喂基础饲料)和砂仁处理组,每组5只。3 d后每天取粪便1次,连续3 d,提取细菌总DNA,以16S rRNA基因V3区通用引物扩增,对扩增的PCR产物进行DGGE电泳及指纹图谱分析并切胶测序比对。结果 抗生素处理后小鼠肠道菌群与正常小鼠差异有统计学意义,致病菌增加,砂仁处理组小鼠与正常小鼠的肠道菌群指纹图谱有很大的相似性,但与自然恢复组差异有统计学意义。结论 抗生素可导致小鼠肠道菌群失调,而中药砂仁对肠道菌群失调有明显的恢复作用。     

抗性淀粉对HFA小鼠肠道菌群的影响

目的 以人源菌群(HFA)小鼠为研究模型,观察抗性淀粉(RS)对高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠肠道菌群的多样性的影响.方法 将30只无菌小鼠接种健康人志愿者的粪便悬液构建HFA小鼠模型后,随机分成3组,一组喂养含20％的抗性淀粉的高脂饲料(RS组),一组喂养纯高脂饲料(CK组),一组喂养普通饲料(CONV组),取第0周和第8周的小鼠新鲜粪便,用PCR-DGGE分析3组小鼠的肠道菌群的相似性和多样性.结果 3组小鼠在第0周时肠道菌群多样性的相似度达到79％～87％,与人的肠道菌群相似性达到39％,说明构建HFA小鼠模型成功,第8周时,3组之间的均匀度(E)和Shannon指数差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),而丰富度(S)在高脂组(CK)与普通饲料组(CONV)和抗性淀粉组(RS)之间差异都有统计学意义(P＜0.05),说明高脂饮食引起肠道菌群多样性增加,而抗性淀粉则能降低这种多样性.结论 抗性淀粉可以显著影响HFA小鼠的肠道菌群多样性.     

基于PCR DGGE的小鼠肠道菌群基因组提取方法的建立

通过比较4种小鼠粪便细菌总DNA提取方法对基于PCR-DGGE检测的肠道菌群多样性分析的影响,旨在建立适于PCR—DGGE的小鼠肠道微生物宏基因组提取的稳定、经济、快捷的方法。采用SDS裂解法、某国产市售粪便DNA提取试剂盒、改进的化学裂解法、改进的溶菌酶法4种方法提取小鼠粪便细菌总DNA,通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳、紫外分光光度法、细菌16S rRNAV3区PCR扩增结合DGGE对提取结果进行比较分析。SDS裂解法和国产市售试剂盒2种方法提取粪便细菌总DNA均未得到理想结果,另2种方法均能够检测到粪便中20种左右的细菌。改进的化学裂解法和改进的溶菌酶提取法的建立为基于PCR—DGGE进行肠道菌群结构的定量及定性分析提供了可靠的前提基础和实验保障。     

饵料对鳡肠道微生物多样性的影响

通过PCR-DGGE指纹分析并结合克隆、测序对饲喂人工配合饲料和冰鲜鱼两种不同饵料的鳡肠道微生物群落结构及多样性差异进行了比较研究。摄食配合饲料和冰鲜鱼的鳡肠道样品中分别检测到21条和17条清晰的DGGE指纹条带; 进一步的克隆、测序及BLAST比对分析表明, 21条测序谱带与GenBank数据库中已知微生物的同源性为98%100%。配合饲料饲养鳡肠道微生物特有条带代表种群主要为魏斯氏菌(Weissellakoreensis)等, 冰鲜鱼饲养鳡特有条带代表种为威斯康星米勒菌(Moellerella wisconsensis)等。从PCR-DGGE指纹相似性来看, 不同饵料饲养鳡的肠道细菌组成差异较为明显, 相似性仅为11.9%42.6%。鳡肠道菌群的DGGE 指纹图谱中条带的H'指数(Shannon-Weiner 指数)最高为配合饲料饲养鳡第Ⅴ组样本, 达到2.84, 最低的为冰鲜鱼饲喂下的鳡第Ⅵ组样本, 为2.46。研究结果表明, 投喂人工配合饲料和冰鲜鱼会对鳡肠道菌落产生影响, 可为鳡饲料的开发提供一定的基础依据。此外, 两类鳡的肠道群落PCR-DGGE指纹图谱有助于这两种鳡产品的跟踪和肠道益生菌研究。     

舌苔细菌PCR-DGGE分析条件的建立与优化

目的针对口腔舌苔细菌16S rDNA序列进行变性梯度凝胶电泳(denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis,DGGE)适用序列的筛选及电泳条件的优化。方法以DGGE图谱的高分辨率为指标,选择舌苔细菌DGGE分离最适的16S rDNA高变区、电泳电压和电泳时间,并采用优化的条件分析健康青年人舌苔细菌群落的分布。结果舌苔细菌16S rDNA V3高变区引物序列能获得更加丰富清晰的DGGE条带;基于该区,当变性剂浓度为30%～60%、电泳温度60℃、电压60 V和电泳时间14 h时能得到分辨率最佳的DGGE图谱。运用此优化条件对12个样本舌苔细菌群落的分析表明,舌苔微生物主要由厚壁菌门、梭杆菌门、拟杆菌门和变形菌门等组成。优化后的DGGE技术对舌苔细菌多样性的分析具有准确性、灵敏性和可重复性。结论 DGGE图谱显示,不同分析条件对图谱类型和细菌多样性指数均有所差异。利用优化的DGGE条件能有效分离舌苔细菌16S rDNA V3区序列,为口腔微生物群落结构分析提供可靠的技术支持,也为其他不同生态细菌的多样性分析提供参考。     

PCR-DGGE detection of the bacterial community structure in the Inner Mongolia steppe with two different DNA extraction methods

Compared with conventional methods, molecular biological technique, such as PCR-DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis), is informative in examining the structure of the soil bacterial community through the extraction of microbial DNA from soil and generation of bacterial community profiles by PCR amplification of 16S rRNA genes. Extraction efficiency of soil microbial DNA is the most important step in these methods. At present, the frozen-thawing method and bead-beating method are most widely used in genomic extraction. Nevertheless, comparison of these two methods has not been conducted in different soil types, especially in humus-rich soil. In this study, extraction efficiencies of the two methods were compared in humus-rich steppe soil in Inner Mongolia based on the PCR-DGGE analysis of bacterial community structure. The results indicated that the bead-beating method is better than the frozen-thawing method in genomic DNA extraction efficiency. In addition, 21 bands in the DGGE pattern with the bead-beating method were further selected, cloned and sequenced. Based on similarity matching, all the sequences formed five major clusters: Actinobacteria; α-, β-, γ-, Proteobacteria ; Bacteriodetes ; Gemmatimonadetes and Acidobacteria . Of the 21 clones obtained from DGGE patterns, YC4 showed 99.7% similarity to Pseudomonas sp. (DQ339153); YC5, YC18 and YC19 showed 99.9 % similarity to Gram-positive bacterium (AB008510), Virgisporangium ochraceum (AB006162) and Micromonospora chalcea (X92613), respectively.     

Molecular investigation of the distribution, abundance and diversity of the genus Pseudoalteromonas in marine samples

The genus Pseudoalteromonas has attracted interest because it has frequently been found in association with eukaryotic hosts, and because many Pseudoalteromonas species produce biologically active compounds. One distinct group of Pseudoalteromonas species is the antifouling subgroup containing Pseudoalteromonas tunicata and Ps. ulvae, which both produce extracellular compounds that inhibit growth and colonization by different marine organisms. PCR primers targeting the 16S rRNA gene of the genus Pseudoalteromonas and the antifouling subgroup were developed and applied in this study. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) was applied to determine the relative bacterial abundance of the genus and the antifouling subgroup, and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was applied to study the diversity of the genus in 11 different types of marine samples from Danish coastal waters. The detection of Ps. tunicata that contain the antifouling subgroup was achieved through specific PCR amplification of the antibacterial protein gene (alpP). The Pseudoalteromonas species accounted for 1.6% of the total bacterial abundance across all samples. The Pseudoalteromonas diversity on the three unfouled marine organisms Ciona intestinalis, Ulva lactuca and Ulvaria fusca was found to be low, and Ps. tunicata was only detected on these three hosts, which all contain accessible cellulose polymers in their cell walls.     

In vitro and in vivo effects of hydrolysates from conglycinin on intestinal microbial community of mice after Escherichia coli infection

AIMS: To detect the effect of pepsin-hydrolysate conglycinin (PTC) on the growth of Escherichia coli O(138)in vitro, and investigate the effect of PTC on intestinal microbial community of mice after E. coli infection. METHODS AND RESULTS: Serial dilution method was used to detect the antibacterial activity of PTC in 96-well cell-cultivated plates. Fifty-five KM mice were randomly assigned to five groups: normal, feeding-E. coli control, HCl-full hydrolysis of conglycinin, conglycinin and PTC. Orally administrated with hydrolysates from conglycinin for 21 days, each mouse was fed with 2 x 10(8) CFU ml(-1) of E. coli O(138) on the 22nd day. The mice activities were monitored and polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was used to analyse the microbial community in mice faeces. The results showed that PTC could inhibit growth of E. coli O(138) at nitrogen concentrations of more than 520 mg l(-1). There was high similarity of intestinal microbial community in mice between PTC and normal groups. CONCLUSION: PTC inhibits growth of E. coli O(138), keeps mice healthy following oral administration of E. coli infection and maintains a balanced active microbial community in their gastrointestinal tract. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study demonstrated the antibacterial activity of PTC against E. coli and its ability to maintain healthy intestinal microbial community in mice even after they were infected with E. coli. This observation is significant in the application of PTC to prevent gastrointestinal diseases caused by E. coli and unbalanced intestinal microflora.     

Ethylene removal efficiency and bacterial community diversity of a natural zeolite biofilter

To establish an economical and environmentally friendly technology for ethylene removal from horticultural facilities and industrial point sources, a bench-scale natural zeolite biofiltration system was developed in this study. The system was evaluated for its performance in removing ethylene from an artificially contaminated air stream and characterized for its bacterial diversity under varied ethylene concentrations, and in different spatial stages of the filter. The biofilter enabled to approximately 100% remove ethylene at loading rates of 0.26-3.76 g m⁻³ h⁻¹ when operated with inoculum containing enriched ethylene-degrading bacteria. The bacterial diversity and abundance varied with the height of the biofilter. Moreover, the occurrence and predominance of specific bacterial species varied with the concentrations of ethylene introduced into the biofilter, as observed by PCR-DGGE methods. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the biofilter system supported a diverse community of ethylene-degrading bacteria, with high similarity to species in the classes Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Bacilli, and Actinobacteria.