苏云金芽孢杆菌gerA操纵子在芽孢萌发中的作用

芽孢萌发的营养诱导剂通过与特异的萌发受体结合激活下游的萌发过程,从而使芽孢经过一系列的遗传变化及生化反应恢复营养生长.从苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis)中克隆到一个与枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)gerA操纵子和蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)gerR操纵子同源的gerA操纵子.苏云金芽孢杆菌gerA操纵子含有3个开放读码框:gerAA、gerAC和gerAB,该操纵子在产孢起始3个小时后开始转录.gerA的破坏阻断了L-丙氨酸诱导的芽孢萌发并且延迟了肌苷诱导的萌发.在L-丙氨酸诱导芽孢萌发的过程中D-环丝氨酸能够提高芽孢的萌发率.     

抗生素类作为防腐剂对苏云金杆菌芽孢及伴胞晶体的影响*

报道了 1 4种抗生素作为防腐剂对苏云金杆菌CH菌株芽孢萌发的抑制作用和对伴胞晶体的影响。结果表明 ,红霉素、盐酸环丙沙星对CH菌株芽孢萌发有较强的抑制作用 ,在 0 5μg/mL低剂量下可抑制芽孢的萌发 ;氧氟沙星和麦迪霉素抑制作用稍差 ,在 5μg/mL的剂量下抑制作用随时间延长而减弱 ,96h后基本丧失抑制作用。其它几种抗生素对苏云金杆菌芽孢萌发的抑制终浓度均在 30 μg/mL以上 ;SDS -PAGE分析和生物测定表明 ,红霉素、盐酸环丙沙、氧氟沙星和麦迪霉素对伴胞晶体均无明显损伤作用 ,其中氧     

抗生素类作为防腐剂对苏云金杆菌芽孢及伴胞晶体的影响

报道了14种抗生素作为防腐剂对苏云金杆菌CH菌株芽孢萌发的抑制作用和对伴胞晶体的影响。结果表明,红霉素,盐酸环丙沙星对CH菌株芽孢萌发有较强的抑制作用,在0.5μg/mL低剂量下可抑制芽孢的萌发;氧氟沙星和麦迪霉素抑制作用稍差,在5μg/mL的剂量下抑制作用随时间延长而减弱,96h后基本丧失抑制作用。其它几种抗生素对苏云金杆菌芽孢萌发的抑制终浓度均在30μg/mL以上;SDS-PAGE分析和生物测定表明,红霉素,盐酸环丙沙,氧氟沙星和麦迪霉素对伴胞晶体均无明显损伤作用。其中氧氟沙星45oC条件下放置4d,发酵液毒力保持率为96.2%。     

芽孢杆菌孢子萌发机理的研究进展

芽孢杆菌休眠孢子的萌发是孢子恢复到营养生长的第一个决定性步骤。孢子被营养性萌发剂和各种非营养信号诱导而萌发恢复到营养细胞状态。芽孢萌发后就丧失了对外界胁迫的抵抗力。该文主要从芽孢萌发信号传导、营养萌发受体、萌发中的离子通道、皮层溶解酶的功能、非营养诱导萌发和萌发途径等方面阐述芽孢杆菌孢子萌发机理的进展,并对其前景作了简要评述。     

从土壤中提取细菌和芽孢核酸用于PCR的研究

本文探讨了土壤中提了细菌及其芽孢DNA用于PCR扩增检测的方法,我们采用的碘化钠裂解,玻璃粉吸附方法,可以有效提取和纯化土壤中的细菌及芽孢的核酸,操作简便,不需要特殊设备,提取的核酸可直 用于PCR扩增反应,我们用炭疽芽孢杆菌A16R疫苗株的芽孢的类鼻疽伯克霍尔德氏菌污染土壤,使用这一方法从中提取核酸,并用于PCR扩增,证实了该方法的实用性。     

细菌的芽孢

细菌的芽孢邢广林（山东省宁阳县第十四中学２７１４１１）某些细菌在生长后期能够形成一种特有的休眠状态的细胞,称为内生孢子,亦称芽孢。在不同细菌中,芽孢所处的位置不同,有的在中部,有的在偏端,有的在顶端。芽孢一般呈圆形、椭圆形、圆柱形。在有些细菌中,芽孢...     

培养条件对凝结芽孢杆菌芽孢形成的影响

目的:提高凝结芽孢杆菌芽孢形成率及芽孢数量,为凝结芽孢杆菌芽孢制剂的产业化生产提供理论依据.方法:在摇瓶、15L自动发酵罐中考察了碳源、氮源、无机盐、微量元素Mn2+、pH、温度、接种量、溶氧水平对凝结芽孢杆菌液体培养形成芽孢的影响.结果:芽孢形成的最适培养基组成为:麸皮20g/L,酵母膏5g/L,豆粕粉10g/L,NaCl 5g/L,K2HPO4 3g/L,MnSO4.3g/L;最适培养条件为:初始pH7.0,接种后最适起始芽孢浓度为106CFU/mL,培养温度为40℃,180r/min摇瓶培养,250mL三角瓶中最适装液体积为15mL.在15L自动发酵罐中扩大培养,控制溶氧在30%以上,培养20h,芽孢数量可达5.8×109CFU/mL,芽孢率达96.7%.结论:试验获得的最佳培养条件可进一步应用于生产.     

微生物学实验教学用鞭毛染色的良好菌种——灿烂类芽孢杆菌的鉴定

对自环境中分离的生有鞭毛的细菌进行了形态学观察、生理生化测定及系统发育分析．结果表明该菌属于类芽孢杆菌属,与已知种一灿烂类芽孢杆菌的各项性状极为相似,最终将此菌鉴定为灿烂类芽孢杆菌。研究中还发现该菌可作为良好的鞭毛染色的示范菌,可替代微生物学实验教学中经常使用的普通变形杆菌(Proteus vulgaris)用于鞭毛染色和细菌的运动性观察。     

死谷芽孢杆菌对香菇栽培料中木霉菌的抑制研究

[目的]木霉是食用菌生产过程中侵染率较高的杂菌,通常使用化学药剂消杀,但这会带来农药残留问题,利用死谷芽孢杆菌防治木霉展开研究.[方法]首先确定死谷芽孢杆菌抑制木霉的成分是胞内还是胞外物质;其次有效物质经过提取,分析其理化性质的稳定性;最后研究在香菇栽培料中的初步应用效果.[结果]提取的死谷芽孢杆菌胞外分泌物属于脂肽类,能有效抑制木霉孢子萌发和菌丝生长,0.02 g/L即可达到62.8％的抑菌率,对香菇菌丝生长影响较小,且理化性质比较稳定.香菇栽培料中添加26.6％的36h死谷芽孢杆菌发酵液,对木霉菌丝抑制程度最高,防治效果较理想.[结论]死谷芽孢杆菌产生的胞外分泌物对木霉有良好的抑制作用,虽然对香菇的菌丝萌发也有一定的抑制作用,但从减少农药残留问题考虑,值得进一步研究.     

光学显微镜下细菌芽孢染色方法的探讨

由于细菌芽孢对水溶性染料具有较强的抗性,造成芽孢的染色较困难。加热、酸水解、机械摩擦等措施均可以提高芽孢的染色性能,对这些处理方法的优缺点进行分析,并对常规使用的Moeller法进行了改进,提出了一种更适合于微生物学实验课堂教学的细菌芽孢鉴别染色方法。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Characterisation of cell wall polysaccharides, arabinogalactans-proteins (AGPs) and phenolics of Cola nitida, Cola acuminata and Garcinia kola seeds

Many Cola plant species are endemic to West and Central Africa. Cola acuminata and Cola nitida are used as masticatory when fresh, while the dried nuts are used for beverages and pharmaceutical purposes in Europe and North America. Garcinia kola seeds, that serve as a substitute for the true kola nuts, are used in African traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including colic, headache and liver cirrhosis. Seeds extracts of G. kola are also known for their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiviral properties. To gain information on the chemical properties of the kolas, we have isolated and analyzed cell wall polysaccharides, arabinogalactan-proteins and phenolic substances from the seeds of the three kola species. The sugar composition of cell wall material of C. acuminata, C. nitida and G. kola revealed that Gal (up to 30%), Ara, GalA and Glc as the predominant monosaccharides, representing approximately 90% by mol of the total hydrolysable sugar present in this material. In Ammonium oxalate cell wall fraction, GalA was found to be the major sugar present in all kola species. In the alkali-soluble fraction, there were significant differences in the level of Glc and Gal. The level of Glc was high in C. acuminata and C. nitida while the level of Gal and Xyl were high in C. nitida and G. cola. Isolation and quantification of arabinogalactan-proteins demonstrate that G. kola seeds contained four to eight times more of these proteoglycans than the seeds of the other two species. Finally, analysis of soluble phenolic substances shows that caffeine and catechin were largely represented in C. acumina and C. nitida seeds, with caffeine accounting for 50% of all soluble phenolics. These findings indicate that the three Kola seeds are highly enriched in pectins and proteoglycans and that C. acuminata and C. nitida can be used as a possible source of caffeine and catechin.     

中国黑粉菌属和利罗黑粉菌属

黑粉菌属是Roussel 1806年建立的,全世界记载有三百余种,主要寄生于禾本科,是经济作物及牧草的重要致病菌·长期以来,对黑粉菌的邢子使用过各种名称,如厚垣孢子,冬孢子及黑粉孢子等.本文采用黑粉孢子以区别锈菌的冬孢子. 芳’(1979)在《中国真菌总汇》中列出黑粉菌属五十种及一个变型.作者经过显微结构和超显微结构的研究,承认其中二十九种为正确名称,八种及一变型为异名,顶黑粉菌(Ustilago acrearus Berk.)由于错拼而被废弃.埃地黑粉菌(Ustilago emodensis Berk.)被转移至利罗粉菌属(Liroa).另有十一种黑粉菌因缺少标本留待今后订正.自1979年以后,杨信东(1983)增加黑粉菌属二种我国新纪录,K.范基和郭林(1986)描述一新种,四种新纪录.在本文中,作者描述一新种:鸢尾蒜黑粉(Ustilago ixiolirii Guo L) ,孢子堆生在蒴果内,不开裂,黑色,粉末状.黑粉孢子球形,近球形,稀椭圆形, 12.5-21×10-21μm,黑褐色,壁厚1-1.Sμm,纹饰脑状.是迄今生在石蒜科植物上唯一黑粉菌的种,其它几种黑粉菌均属条黑粉菌属.本文增加七种我国新纪录.共计四十九种,寄生于六科四十四属植物,主要是禾本科和蓼科.这仅是黑粉菌属研究的初步报告,在全国范围内大量采集黑粉菌标本后,作者相信会有更多新种和我国新纪录被发现.利罗黑粉菌属(Liroa)是从黑粉菌属(Ustaligo)分出的,此属为单种属.     

Comparative study of Bifidobacteriumanimalis, Escherichiacoli, Lactobacilluscasei and Saccharomycesboulardii probiotic properties

The present work investigates some probiotic properties of four different microorganisms (Bifidobacterium animalis var. lactis BB-12, Escherichia coli EMO, Lactobacillus casei and Saccharomyces boulardii). In vitro and in vivo tests were carried out to compare cell wall hydrophobicity, production of antagonistic substances, survival capacity in the gastrointestinal tract of germ-free mice without pathological consequence, and immune modulation by stimulation of Küpffer cells, intestinal sIgA and IL-10 levels. In vitro antagonism against pathogenic bacteria and yeast was only observed for the probiotic bacteria B. animalis and L. casei. The hydrophobic property of the cell wall was higher for B. animalis and E. coli EMO, and this property could be responsible for a better ability to colonize the gastrointestinal tract of germ-free mice. Higher levels of sIgA were observed mainly for S. boulardii, followed by E. coli EMO and B. animalis, and only S. boulardii induced a significant higher level of IL-10. In conclusion, for a probiotic use, S. boulardii presented better characteristics in terms of immunomodulation, and B. animalis and L. casei for antagonistic substance production. The knowledge of the different probiotic properties could be used to choice the better microorganism depending on the therapeutic or prophylactic application.     

Probing the Drosophila retinal determination gene network in Tribolium (II): The Pax6 genes eyeless and twin of eyeless

The Pax6 genes eyeless (ey) and twin of eyeless (toy) are upstream regulators in the retinal determination gene network (RDGN), which instructs the formation of the adult eye primordium in Drosophila. Most animals possess a singleton Pax6 ortholog, but the dependence of eye development on Pax6 is widely conserved. A rare exception is given by the larval eyes of Drosophila, which develop independently of ey and toy. To obtain insight into the origin of differential larval and adult eye regulation, we studied the function of toy and ey in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. We find that single and combinatorial knockdown of toy and ey affect larval eye development strongly but adult eye development only mildly in this primitive hemimetabolous species. Compound eye-loss, however, was provoked when ey and toy were RNAi-silenced in combination with the early retinal gene dachshund (dac). We propose that these data reflect a role of Pax6 during regional specification in the developing head and that the subsequent maintenance and growth of the adult eye primordium is regulated partly by redundant and partly by specific functions of toy, ey and dac in Tribolium. The results from embryonic knockdown and comparative protein sequence analysis lead us further to conclude that Tribolium represents an ancestral state of redundant control by ey and toy.     

Nomenclatural changes resulting from the transfer of tropical African Sarcostemma to Cynanchum ( Apocynaceae : Asclepiadoideae )

Summary  Four species of tropical African Sarcostemma are transferred to Cynanchum together with two subspecies of S. viminale. In addition, Sarcostemma mulanjense is reduced to subspecific rank under C. viminale.