一株卡他布朗汉姆菌的重新鉴定

目的对中国医学细菌保藏管理中心库藏的一株卡他布朗汉姆菌CMCC(B)29103株进行重新鉴定。方法用营养琼脂培养基培养CMCC(B)29103株,对其进行形态观察、生理生化特性、脂肪酸组分、分子生物学等多相鉴定,同时与模式株DSM25388T相对照;分析CMCC(B)29103株的特征属性、进化位置以及与Acinetobacter indicus模式株DSM25388T的同源性。结果形态学特性、生理生化以及脂肪酸组分构成均与DSM25388T株十分相似,仅存在个别差异;16 S rRNA基因序列比对显示,CMCC(B)29103株与Acinetobacter(不动杆菌属)相近,与模式株DSM25388T相似性最高,为99.85%。基于Acinetobacter属所有成员的16 S rRNA和rpo B基因的系统进化分析均显示CMCC(B)29103与DSM25388T稳定聚类成一个独立分支,且二者的DNA-DNA同源性为78.3%。结论CMCC(B)29103株属于Acinetobacter indicus种,与模式株DSM25388T为不同的菌株,可将其更名为Acinetobacter i ndicus。     

Catabolite regulation in a diauxic strain and a nondiauxic strain of Streptococcus bovis

Streptococcus bovis JB1 utilized glucose preferentially to lactose and grew diauxically, but S. bovis 581AXY2 grew nondiauxically and used glucose preferentially only when the glucose concentration was very high (greater than 5 mM). As little as 0.1 mM glucose completely inhibited the lactose transport of JB1. The lactose transport system of 581AXY2 was at least tenfold less sensitive to glucose, and 1 mM glucose caused only a 50% inhibition of lactose transport. Both strains had phosphotransferase systems (PTSs) for glucose and lactose. The glucose PTSs were constitutive, but little lactose PTS activity was detected unless lactose was the energy source for growth. JB1 had approximately threefold more glucose PTS activity than 581AXY2 (1600 versus 600 nmol glucose (mg protein)⁻¹(min)⁻¹. The glucose PTS of JB1 showed normal Michaelis Menten kinetics, and the affinity constant (K _s ) was 0.12 mM. The glucose PTS of 581AXY2 was atypical, and the plot of velocity versus velocity/substrate was biphasic. The low capacity system had a K_s of 0.20 mM, but the K_s of the high capacity system was greater than 6 mM. On the basis of these results, diauxic growth is dependent on the affinity of glucose enzyme II and the velocity of glucose transport. Received: 22 January 1996 / Accepted: 18 March 1996     

Gender-specific differences in cannibalism between a laboratory strain and a field strain of a predatory mite

Many phytoseiid species, including Phytoseiulus persimilis, are known to engage in cannibalism when food is scarce and when there is no possibility to disperse. In nature adult females of P. persimilis are known to disperse when prey is locally depleted. Males, in contrast, are expected to stay and wait for potential mates to mature. During this phase, males can obtain food by cannibalizing. Therefore, we hypothesize that male P. persimilis exhibit a higher tendency to cannibalize than females. Because rearing conditions in the laboratory usually prevent dispersal, prolonged culturing may also affect cannibalistic behavior. We hypothesize that this should especially affect cannibalism by females, because they consume far more food. We tested these hypotheses by comparing males and females from two strains, one of which had been in culture for over 20 years, whereas the other was recently collected from the field. It is known that this predator can discriminate between kin and non-kin and prefers cannibalizing the latter, hence to construct lines with high relatedness we created isofemale lines of these two original strains. We subsequently tested to what extent the adult females and males of the original strains and the isofemale lines cannibalized conspecific larvae from the same strain/line in a closed system. Relatedness with the victims did not affect cannibalistic behavior, but males engaged more often in cannibalism than females, and females of the laboratory strain engaged more in cannibalism than those of the field strain, both in agreement with our ideas. We hypothesize that the difference in cannibalism between the two genders will increase when they have the alternative to disperse.     

Laccase production by a monokaryotic strain of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus derived from a dikaryotic strain

Monokaryotic Pycnoporus cinnabarinus strains were obtained from the dikaryotic strain I-938. One of these, designated MK18, consistently produced high laccase activity. In cultures of MK18 and I-938 where ferulic acid was added as laccase inducer, laccase activity was enhanced about 2.5-fold reaching 3400 U/l for the MK18 strain. Laccase was purified to homogeneity and under the selected growth conditions, only one isoform of the enzyme was produced. The N-terminal sequence was similar to the amino terminal sequence of laccase II from Trametes versicolor. The enzyme was stable at 60 C for more than 1 h.     

Variations in erythropoiesis throughout a lifetime. Studies in a high-leukaemic mouse strain, the AKR/O strain, and a non-leukaemic strain, the WLO strain

We have studied the development of some haematological variables: erythropoiesis stimulating factor(s) (ESF), investigated with an in vitro cell culture assay; and the content of bone marrow and spleen erythroid colony forming unit(s) (CFU-E) and erythroid burst forming unit(s) (BFU-E) throughout the lifetime of 2 different mouse strains: the high-leukaemic, retrovirus infected AKR/O strain, and the non-leukaemic WLO strain. During the recovery phase of the postnatal anaemia, a peak in plasma ESF occurs in both strains. In young adult mice of both strains another peak in plasma ESF occurs at 70-110 days of age, associated with an increased number of bone marrow CFU-E, in a period when packed cell volume (PCV) remains stable. As the animals grow older PCV decreases, whereas plasma ESF and bone marrow CFU-E concentration increase. These results, together with in vitro dose-response studies, suggest reduced sensitivity to erythropoietin (Epo) of the ageing erythron. Throughout, the AKR/O strain has higher levels of plasma ESF and bone marrow CFU-E concentrations than the WLO strain, indicating both a reduced Epo responsiveness and some degree of ineffective erythropoiesis in the AKR/O strain. At all ages the AKR/O strain has a high concentration of Epo independent bone marrow CFU-E, possibly caused by the virus infection of precursor cells.     

Genome Sequence of Campylobacter jejuni strain 327, a strain isolated from a turkey slaughterhouse

Campylobacter is one of the leading causes of food-borne gastroenteritis and has a high prevalence in poultry. Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni 327 is a subspecies of the genus Campylobacter of the family Campylobacteraceae in the phylum Proteobacteria. The microaerophilic, spiral shaped, catalase positive bacterium obtains energy from the metabolism of amino acids and Krebs cycle intermediates. Strain 327 was isolated from a turkey slaughter production line and is considered environmentally sensitive to food processing (cold, heat, drying) and storage conditions. The 327 whole genome shotgun sequence of 1,618,613 bp long consists of 1,740 protein-coding genes, 46 tRNA genes and 3 rRNA operons. A protein based BLAST analysis places the turkey isolate 327 close to the human clinical strain 81116 (NCTC 11828).     

Physiology of a Methanobacterium strain AZ

A methanogenic bacterium using H₂ and CO₂ as sole energy and carbon source has been isolated in pure culture from digested sludge. Its colonies on mineral agar are translucent, convex, circular with entire margins and yellow to brownish in colour. Cells are gram-positive, non motile and appear as straight cods, normally about 3 m long. A marked pleomorphism depending on the media was observed. The organism is chemolithoheterotrophic, has a pH optimum of 7.0 and an optimal temperature for growth of 33–40°C; no growth occurs above 45°C. The generation time at optimal conditions is less than 5 h. Cysteine must be supplied in the growth medium. It can act as sole sulfur source. The addition of sulfide accelerates the growth at an optimum concentration of 10^-4 to 10^-5 molar. A growth factor, not identical with SH-coenzyme M, occurring in anaerobic sewage sludge and yeast extract shows a stimulatory effect. 7.0–8.2% of the total carbon dioxide uptake is assimilated and 11.2% of the energy obtained from the reduction of carbon dioxide to methane is refound in the caloric value of the biomass. 0.01 ppm of dissolved oxygen completely inhibits growth and methane production. However, the bacteria do not loose their viability when exposed to high oxygen concentrations. Further informations are needed before this organism (DSM 744) is specifically identified.List of Abbreviations TOC total organic carbon - DOC dissolved organic carbon - POC particulate organic carbon     

一株多功能芽孢杆菌的鉴定

【摘 要】 目的 从土壤筛选所得1株芽孢杆菌并对该菌进行鉴定.方法 通过表型特征、生理生化特性和16S rDNA序列同源性分析（Gen Bank登录号为: JN609382）。结果 形态学观察：菌落呈圆形,白色微黄,中央凸起,半透明,长时间培养容易形成褶皱;革兰染色为阳性;芽孢中生,周生鞭毛,细长且多。生理生化特征：参照《常见细菌手册》和《伯杰氏细菌鉴定手册》,其中接触酶反应、V-P测定、卵磷脂以及革兰染色呈阳性;能够利用D-葡萄糖、D-木糖、D-甘露醇产酸,并能使淀粉水解;不能利用丙酸盐,不能形成吲哚,不能水解酪氨酸,生理生化试验结果显示该芽孢杆菌与枯草芽孢杆菌的特征一致。分子生物学鉴定：在Gen Bank上经过BLAT分析,其与枯草芽孢杆菌的相似性最高（99％）。结论 鉴定该菌为枯草芽孢杆菌。     

尿道致病性大肠杆菌HEC4株和禽源致病性大肠杆菌E058株毒力相关特性的比较

对人尿道致病性大肠杆菌(uropathogenic Escherichia coli,UPEC)HEC4株和禽致病性大肠杆菌(avian pathogen-ic Escherichia coli,APEC)E058株进行毒力基因和其他相关特性的比较,结果显示,它们具有一些共同的毒力基因,包括一些存在于APEC中一个大的可传递质粒上的基因;同时,它们也具有一些相似的生化特性。对SPF鸡的致病性试验显示,这两株分离株具有相似的致病力。因此,对于APEC和UPEC的相关性,以及APEC是否有可能导致人尿道感染或者成为UPEC的毒力基因贮主,有待进一步研究。     

Degradation of o-methoxybenzoate by a two-member consortium made up of a gram-positive Arthrobacter strain and a gram-negative Pantotea strain

Aromatic carboxylic acids substituted with methoxylated groupsare among the most abundant products in alpechin, the wastes resulting from pressing olives to obtain olive oil. Degradation of o-methoxybenzoate by an stable consortium made of a grampositive bacterium, Arthrobacter oxydans, and gram negative one,Pantotea agglomerans, was shown to mineralize this compound efficiently. he concerted action of both microorganisms was needed for the two first steps n the process, namely, the conversion of o-methoxybenzoate into salycilate,and the hydroxylation of the latter to gentisate. Gentisate was further degraded by the Arthrobacter strain.     

Global comparison of the membrane subproteomes between a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain and a reference strain

Acinetobacter baumannii causes severe infections in compromised patients. We combined SDS-PAGE, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF) to separate and characterize the proteins of the cell envelope of this bacterium. In total, 135 proteins (inner and outer membrane proteins) were identified. In this analysis, we described the expression by this bacterium of RND-type efflux systems and some potential virulence factors. We then compared the membrane subproteome of a clinical multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolate with that of a reference strain. We found that the MDR strain expressed lower levels of the penicillin-binding-protein 1b, produced a CarO protein having different primary and quaternary structures to that of the reference strain, and expressed OmpW isoforms. We also showed that the clinical strain has a high ability to form biofilms consistent with the accumulation of some outer membrane proteins (OMPs) such as NlpE or CsuD that have already been described as involved in bacterial adhesion. These features may partly explain the MDR emergence of the clinical isolate.     

Characterization of the cytochrome system of a nitrogen-fixing strain of a sulfate-reducing bacterium: Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain Berre-Eau

Two c-type cytochromes were purified and characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic techniques, from the sulfate-reducer nitrogen-fixing organism, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans strain Berre-Eau (NCIB 8387). The purification procedures included several chromatographic steps on alumina, carboxymethylcellulose and gel filtration. A tetrahaem and a monohaem cytochrome were identified. The multihaem cytochrome has visible, EPR and NMR spectra with general properties similar to other low-potential bis-histidinyl axially bound haem proteins, belonging to the class of tetrahaem cytochrome c3 isolated from other Desulfovibrio species. The monohaem cytochrome c553 is ascorbate-reducible and its EPR and NMR data are characteristic of a cytochrome with methionine-histidine ligation. Their properties are compared with other homologous proteins isolated from sulfate-reducing bacteria.