Dynamics of changes in the genome of callus tissues of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rauwolfia serpentina</Emphasis> upon a switch to conditions of submerged cultivation

It is established that switching from surface to submerged cultivation in a liquid medium of a special composition does not induce noticeable changes in the callus tissues of Rauwolfia serpentina in the course of the first several passages. Polymorphism of the RAPD spectra is discovered following 4–6 growth passages of tissues in the submerged culture; this polymorphism may reflect both changes in the DNA sequence and in the genetic structure of the cell population forming the strain. Addition of an intermediate passage in a solid medium of simpler composition prior to a switch to the liquid medium does not exert a substantial influence on the level and nature of the changes in the genome.     

古尼拟青霉液体发酵液有机粗提物产量的研究

目的:培养基成分对古尼拟青霉液体发酵液有机粗提物产量的影响。方法:采用正交设计方法,考察古尼拟青霉液体发酵培养基3种组分马铃薯、葡萄糖和蛋白胨对其菌丝体与发酵液有机粗提物量的影响。结果:在马铃薯300g/L,蛋白胨8g/L,葡萄糖30g/L时,古尼拟青霉液体发酵液有机粗提物产量可达到136.3mg/L。结论:培养基成分对古尼拟青霉液体发酵有机粗提物产量有显著影响,该文结果对指导古尼拟青霉液体的深层发酵具有参考价值。     

Beauveria bassiana submerged conidia production in a defined medium containing chitin,two hexosamines or glucose

Summary Beauveria bassiana in liquid culture can produce blastospores and occasionally submerged conidia. For use as a bioinsecticide, conidia have definite advantages. Numerous studies have investigated conidia production in liquid cultures using synthetic and industrial grade media supplemented with glucose. We have studied growth, development and sporulation in microcultures using growth media containing chitin monomers. For the production of submerged conidia growth media containing N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc) proved to be better than yeast extract-peptone-glucose (YPG), glucose plus ammonium salts (Glc+NH₄Cl) or N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc). Sixty-one percent of the spores in the GlcNAc medium were submerged conidia with the remainder being blastospores. The concentration of submerged conidia reached 8.0 × 10⁵/ ml after two days in GlcNAc medium as compared to 8.9 × 10⁵/ml in YPG medium. Therefore, in terms of percentage of submerged conidia produced, GlcNAc medium generated more submerged conidia in spite of its lower cell yields. Growth in a medium containing chitin, a polymer of GlcNAc, resulted in 86.3% of the spores as submerged conidia exceeding 10⁶/ml after 48 h. Growth under phosphate limitation resulted in an increased percentage of submerged conidia for all media tested. Electron microscopy and spore protein analysis by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that structural and compositional differences exist between the spore types.     

灵芝液体深层发酵研究进展

用液体深层发酵技术进行工业化培养以获取灵芝活性多糖和三萜是灵芝研究和生产中的热点和方向。本文介绍了近年来灵芝液体发酵技术在培养基的组成、菌种选育、接种量、温度以及发酵模式和动力学方面的研究进展。并探讨了当前灵芝液体发酵研究中的一些问题,为今后进一步深入研究提供思路。     

Esterases in mycobacteria

It was found that a submerged culture ofMycobacterium phlei degrades simple esters (ethylacetate and ethylbutyrate) as well as synthetic lipids (triacetine and tributyrine). The effect of pH on the rate of degradation of tributyrine was investigated and the maximum activity of esterases found within a wide range of pH. The activity of esterases was followed during growth of a submerged culture ofMycobacterium phlei. Esterases were not released into the cultivation medium during growth or even during the early stationary phase. Only a low steady activity of esterases could be demonstrated in a filtrate of the cultivation liquid. The total activity of esterases reached its maximum after a 6–11 day incubation. The specific activity of esterases reached a maximum on the 6th day of incubation; its value decreased to about one half and did not change substantially on prolonged incubation. Changes in the specific activity of esterases were found to be time-related with changes of pH and a decrease of the specific activity was associated with a release of macromolecular compounds into the incubation medium. Esterases as well as other macromolecular compounds were isolated from the filtrate of the cultivation medium ofMycobacterium phlei. The isolated preparation contained 60–72% total activity of esterases present in the filtrate of the cultivation liquid.     

Cryopreservation of basidiomycete strains using perlite.

A new alternative method using perlite as a particulate solid carrier in the growth medium with a cryoprotectant was successfully tested for cryopreservation of several basidiomycete species from different genera (Armillaria, Pleurotus, Pluteus, Polyporus) which failed to survive or retain their properties in cryopreservation procedures routinely used in our laboratory. Frozen basidiomycete strains were kept in cryovials submerged in liquid nitrogen and were either immediately after the freezing process or after a 6-month storage thawed and checked for viability, purity and changes in growth, morphology and biochemical characteristics. All cultures survived the cryopreservation procedure and no negative effects of cryopreservation by this method have been observed after 6 months of storage in liquid nitrogen.     

复合有机氮源对灵芝三萜液态深层发酵的影响

以灵芝为材料,在前期研究基础上,以不同酵母粉作为氮源,研究复合有机氮源对灵芝三萜液态深层发酵的影响。首先,由单因素实验考察3种不同的酵母粉对灵芝菌丝体合成灵芝三萜的影响,确定酵母粉的最适宜浓度范围。在此基础上,根据中心组合实验设计,对3种酵母粉分别采用2种复合和3种复合的方式,优化复合有机氮源的最佳组合配比。结果表明：当基础培养基中添加6.6g/L的酵母粉N-1与6.6g/L的酵母粉N-2时,灵芝三萜产量可达0.478g/L（理论产量为0.485g/L）,比添加单一酵母粉N-1、N-2、N-3分别提高了21%、139%、103%,其氮源用量为两种组合时最低。当基础培养基中酵母粉N-1、N-2与N-3添加量分别为5.07g/L、3.78g/L、7.63g/L时,灵芝三萜产量达0.514g/L（理论产量为0.510g/L）,比单因素对照组分别提高了30%、157%和74%。本研究优化的复合氮源添加方式可明显提高灵芝菌丝体液态深层发酵生产灵芝三萜的产量,为其规模化液态深层发酵的生产提供科学数据。     

Conditions for strict autotrophic culture of tobacco callus

Organic gelling agents such as agar and agarose provide a heterotrophic substrate for growth of illuminated tobacco callus. When green cells are incubated in CO₂-free air on a medium lacking sucrose but solidified with 1% agar, an increase in relative dry weight is sustained through two passages. Similar results with different inoculum sources, and with three brands of agar and two forms of agarose, suggest this is a general phenomenon. A fully autotrophic culture system was developed employing polyurethane pads to support cells in a liquid medium lacking sucrose. Growth was negligible in two passages in CO₂-free air, and increased with each added increment in CO₂ concentration.     

灵芝液体浅层静置培养高效生产三萜的研究

三萜是灵芝Ganoderma lingzhi中重要的活性物质.本研究采用液体浅层静置培养方式(LSSC)提高灵芝三萜的产量.结果表明,在T25细胞培养瓶中的最佳培养条件为初始培养体积2mL,接种量7.0g(菌体湿重/L),在48h补加2mL培养液,发酵7d,三萜产量可达(32.95±0.51)mg/g,为摇瓶培养最高产...     

Sporulation of several species of Streptomyces in submerged cultures after nutritional downshift

Streptomyces griseus ATCC 10137, S. griseus IMRU 3570, S. griseus JI 2212, S. acrimycini JI 2236 and S. albus G sporulated abundantly in several liquid media after nutritional downshift. Spores formed in submerged cultures were viable and as thermoresistant as aerial spores. Scanning electron microscopy showed that submerged spores are morphologically similar to aerial spores. The sporulation of the Streptomyces strains tested in complex medium appeared to be triggered by phosphate nutritional downshift, induced by addition of Ca2+ to the medium. Spore-shaped bodies were formed by S. lividans JI 1326 and S. coelicolor JI 2280 when grown in complex medium supplemented with Ca2+ and proline. The thermoresistance of these spore-shaped bodies differed from that of aerial spores.     

Erratum to: Extracellular protein production and morphogenesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lentinula edodes</Emphasis> in submerged culture

Along with a brief review of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) submerged cultivation history within the framework of important extracellular proteins biosynthesis, this study contains the authors’ own results. The possibility of regulating the lectin activity of shiitake using the synthetic components is shown. The time course of lectin production in culture liquid of L. edodes in different media under submerged culture conditions was studied. The activity of agglutinins depended on the ratio between carbon and nitrogen sources and the pH of the culture medium. A relationship between the chemical composition of nutrient medium, the activity of extracellular lectins of L. edodes, and the formation of pigmented mycelial film in liquid culture has been found. The formulation of medium, on which the brown mycelial film appears in several days of submerged cultivation, is proposed. The results obtained make a contribution to the present notion of biochemical processes that give rise to the occurrence of the aforesaid morphological structure of shiitake. Finally, two extracellular lectins from the submerged culture of L. edodes have been isolated and purified to homogeneity. Their physicochemical properties and composition have been studied.     

Effect of culture medium composition on the activity of extracellular lectins of Lentinus edodes

The time course of lectin production in culture liquid of the basidial fungus Lentinus edodes strain F-249 in different media under the conditions of submerged culture was studied. The activity of agglutinins depended on the ratio between carbon and nitrogen sources and pH of culture medium. The activity of lectin in culture medium was maximal when the fungus was grown in a medium containing L-arabinose as a source of carbon and L-asparagine as a source of nitrogen (C : N ratio, (9.5-12): 1)) on the day 15-18 of culturing at pH 8-9.     

Establishment of an effective oligotrophic cultivation system for Rhodococcus erythropolis N9T-4

Rhodococcus erythropolis N9T-4 grows on an inorganic solid-state medium with no additional carbon and energy sources; however, it is unable to grow well in a liquid culture medium under the oligotrophic conditions. We examined submerged cultivations of N9T-4 using a polyurethane foam sponge to achieve approximately 10 times of the oligotrophic growth of the bacterium in the liquid culture medium.     

Extracellular protein production and morphogenesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lentinula edodes</Emphasis> in submerged culture

Along with a brief review of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) submerged cultivation history within the framework of important extracellular proteins biosynthesis, this study contains the authors’ own results. The possibility of regulating the lectin activity of shiitake using the synthetic components is shown. The time course of lectin production in culture liquid of L. edodes in different media under submerged culture conditions was studied. The activity of agglutinins depended on the ratio between carbon and nitrogen sources and the pH of the culture medium. A relationship between the chemical composition of nutrient medium, the activity of extracellular lectins of L. edodes, and the formation of pigmented mycelial film in liquid culture has been found. The formulation of medium, on which the brown mycelial film appears in several days of submerged cultivation, is proposed. The results obtained make a contribution to the present notion of biochemical processes that give rise to the occurrence of the aforesaid morphological structure of shiitake. Finally, two extracellular lectins from the submerged culture of L. edodes have been isolated and purified to homogeneity. Their physicochemical properties and composition have been studied.     

Antimicrobial activity of Laetiporus sulphureus strains grown in submerged culture]

Cultural conditions for growth and fruit body formation were elaborated to four strains of Laetiporus sulphureus isolated from nature. All strains demonstrated antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria during agar and submerged cultivation including methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and glycopeptide-resistant strain of Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Antifungal activity was not found. The level of antimicrobial activity during submerged cultivation reached maximum after seven days of growth on specific medium with soybean meal and corn liquid; the next four weeks its increasing was not so manifested. Antimicrobial activity correlated with orange pigment secretion and cultural liquid acidification to pH 2.0-2.8 that indicates on acid nature of synthesized products.     

Production of pigments byMonascus purpureus using sugar-cane bagasse in roller bottle cultures

Solid-state fermentation, using sugar-cane bagasse, and submerged fermentation, using a semi-synthetic medium, were performed for pigment production byMonascus purpureus in both stationary and rotary conditions. Rotary cultures gave higher yields of crude red and yellow pigments than stationary cultures whereas twice the amount was synthesized at an earlier time (day 8) in liquid medium (1,285U yellow pigment/bottle, 1,728U red pigment/bottle). Supplementing the liquid medium with 0.6% (v/v) corn oil doubled the extracellular pigment yield but halved fungal growth.     

Differentiation and anaerobiosis in standing liquid cultures of Streptomyces coelicolor

Streptomyces coelicolor differentiates on solid agar media by forming aerial hyphae that septate into spores. We here show that differentiation also occurs in standing liquid minimal media. After a period of submerged growth, hyphae migrate to the air interface, where they become fixed by a rigid reflecting film. Colonies that result from these hyphae form sporulating aerial hyphae. In addition, submerged hyphae in the liquid minimal medium may attach to the surface. Liquid standing cultures easily become anoxic only 1 to 2 mm below the surface. Yet, biomass increases, implying the existence of metabolic pathways supporting anaerobic growth.     

Measurement of hydrodynamic shear by using a dissolved oxygen probe

When a dissolved oxygen (DO) probe is submerged in an air-saturated cell culture medium the thickness of the liquid film that exists outside the membrane of a DO probe changes with hydrodynamic shear. The response of the DO probe thus varies with the hydrodynamic shear environment near the DO probe in cell culture reactors. The thickness of the liquid film was estimated by using a three-layer model, which describes the flow of DO molecules through the liquid layer, the membrane, and the electrolyte, to the cathode of a DO probe. According to the three-layer model, the current output of the DO probe was a strong function of thickness of the liquid film outside the membrane of the DO probe. A correlation between shear rates on the surface of the probe and the DO saturation reading was obtained by using two concentric cylinders with a rotating inner cylinder. This correlation was then used to characterize the local hydrodynamic shear environment in a cell culture reactor. (c) 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

粪透明颤菌血红蛋白基因促进转基因矮牵牛在水培条件下生长并增强其抗涝能力

通过PCR程序克隆粪透明颤菌（Vitreoscilla steroraria Pringsheim)血红蛋白基因（vhb)的编码区。将其置于CaMV35S启动子的驱动下导入矮牵牛（Petunia hybriad Vilm),PCR和Southern杂交分析证明vhb基因已整合到受体基因组中,而RT-PCR检测证实了转基因矮牵牛中vhb基因转录水平的表达。观察了转基因株系在液体培养基中对淹水和缺氧的反应,发现vhb的表达明显促进了水培植物的生长。为进一步研究转基因植物在低氧条件的耐受能力。将上述的转基因株系在静置的液体培养基中进行完全的淹没培养,结果显示转基因植株具有较强的低氧耐受能力。培养两周后能从淹没状态长出液面,并由此而在液体中较正常地生长,而未转基因的对照不能长出淹没的培养基表面,在4-5周后因缺氧而窒息死亡。另将上述转基因株系在温室中盆栽并进行抗涝分析。在模拟的持续淹水胁迫中,转基因株系比对照表现出较强的忍受能力。这些结果预示vhb基因在抗涝作物培育和提高水培植物缺氧耐受能力的分子育种方面具有较良好的应用前景。     

Screening and identification of a Penicillium brevicompactum strain isolated from the fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus and the fermentation production of mycophenolic acid

Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is a fungal metabolite with a variety of biological activities and widely applied in clinical practices. We herein aimed to isolate a new Penicillium brevicompactum strain from the fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus to improve the production of MPA. The fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus was used to isolate P. brevicompactum strains. Identification of the P. brevicompactum strain was performed by sequencing and phylogenetic tree analysis. HPLC assay was conducted to identify the production of MPA. Submerged liquid fermentation and bi-directional fermentation were applied to improve the yield of MPA. The candidates of the P. brevicompactum strain were isolated and screened from the fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus collected from Changbai mountains in China. Based on sequencing and phylogenetic tree analysis of 18S rDNA-ITS, the strain MC-4 was finally identified as P. brevicompactum. And HPLC assay indicated that the isolated P. brevicompactum strain could produce MPA in metabolic products. The optimized conditions of submerged liquid fermentation were as follows: 100 g/L Chinese yam in a liquid PDB medium, pH 6, fermentation temperature of 24 °C, shaker speed of 130 r/min, and fermentation time of 6 days. The maximum value of MPA production was 1.415 g/L after submerged liquid fermentation. Furthermore, the yield of MPA could be significantly increased to 1.537 g/L after bi-directional fermentation with the extractive from fructus Swietenia macrophylla (FSM). We demonstrated that a Penicillium brevicompactum strain isolated from the fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus can be used to improve the production of MPA by submerged liquid fermentation and bi-directional fermentation. This would provide a novel approach for more efficient and safer production of MPA.